August 28, 1915 



HOETICULTUKE 



295 



Flower Market Reports 



( Cotitinued front pagf :.^ i 



crops. The supply in the market is as 

 heavy as it was while the demand for 

 stock, although steady, has shown no 

 marked improvement. The rose cut Is 

 heavier and better than it was. Car- 

 nations, too, are a little more plentiful 

 than at the last writing. The j^ladio- 

 lus supply is steady and more than 

 able to take care of the present de- 

 mand. Aster receipts include large 

 supplies in the various colors. Lilies 

 are not very plentiful. 



The flower trade sit- 

 NEW YORK uation here shows no 

 improvement, w i t h 

 few exceptions. Lilies and lily of 

 the valley are going better owing to a 

 decreased supply and to an un- 

 usual amount of funeral work. Or- 

 chids are in very limited supply; the 

 few there are of best quality are sell- 

 ing at top figures. Roses are in larger 

 supply and in quality and length of 

 stem are notable for August. Of course 

 there ire thousands of the short 

 grades but never have there been so 

 many good roses to be had in mid- 

 summer. The sale of these is limited, 

 however. Asters are still plentiful but 

 gladioli are not so abundant. General 

 business is very dull. 



Friday and Sat- 

 PHILADELPHIA urday of last 

 week were pretty 

 good days but business was rather slow 

 until then. Roses have sold better, es- 

 pecially in the higher grades, these 

 being rather on the scarce side. There 

 are some excellent Russells also some 

 good White Killarneys and Sunbursts. 

 The new crop local Beauties have 

 greatly improved and are now pre- 

 ferred to the northern grown as they 

 arrive in better condition. The hot 

 weather is against even fine stock 

 coming from a distance. The oversup- 

 ply of lilies is past for the time being 

 and prices have hardened up very 

 considerably. Too many asters and 

 much of the stock not top notch. The 

 many heavy showers nearly every day 

 and then the blaze of sunshine follow- 

 ing has been apt to blister the flowers 

 and make them spotty and unsalable 

 to a large degree. Gladioli are selling 

 better — at least there are not so many 

 to throw away at the wind-u]) of the 

 week's business. The orchid market 

 continues firm with supply slisht'y in- 

 creased. Vandas and oncidinms add a 

 little variety to the cattleya standbys. 

 There are oceans of white hydrangea 

 heads and other outdoor flowers. 



Usual midsum- 

 SAN FRANCISCO mer dullness has 

 failed to mate- 

 rialize here, as shown by the fad that 

 stocks cleaned up as closely the past 

 week as any time since the first of the 

 year. Most lines are plentifnl and 

 where slightly short substitutes can 

 be made, so the situation is highly sat- 

 isfactory all around. Scabiosas, marl- 

 golds, mignonette, marguerites, gypso- 

 philas, coreopsis and other summer 

 flowers continue to move in exception- 

 ally large quantities. Small sunflow- 

 ers are popular. Chrysanthemums are 

 more in evidence from day to day and 

 the quality is excellent for the oi.enlng 

 of the season. Monrovia, Golden Glow 

 and October Frost are offered quite 

 freely now. and Unaka, the large pink 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TELErilONE .MAIN X6»8 

 ,\inerlc&n Beauties, Ori-hldn, Valley, Carnatloni. All the noveltle* In the Cut J"'""" 

 .Market furiil»lied on nliort notUe. frlten quoted on appllfutlon. No retail order* 

 accepted, l-'lotvers Nlilpped out of BonIod on early tralnH. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyu ■ 



Lilies, Looffiflorum 



" Rubrum ■ 



Lily of the Valley 



Daises 



Snap<ira8on 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Sweet Peas 



Com Flower 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumocus* stnags (per loo) 



^^ •* *• & Spren (loo bunches) 



Last Half of Week 



ending Aug. 21 



1915 



35.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 3.00 



.50 

 .50 

 .15 

 .10 



12.00 

 .50 

 4.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



75.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



4.00 



.50 



x.oo 

 3.00 

 1.00 



•«5 

 ■as 



35.00 



•75 



8.00 



30.00 



20.00 



First Half of Weik 



beginnint kii. 21 



ISIS 



25.00 

 3.00 

 1.00 

 2.00 



.50 

 •50 



.»5 



la.oo 

 •50 

 4.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



75.00 



6.00 



2,00 



4.00 



• SO 



1.00 



2.00 



1. 00 



.«S 



•25 



25.00 



8.00 

 30.00 

 90.00 



variety, and the large yellow Crocus 

 will probably put in an appearance 

 next week. A limited amount of new 

 carnations have arrived the last few 

 days, which, however, do not attract 

 much attention as the stems are short. 

 Old cuttings are very scarce and the 

 quality very poor. The supply of 

 asters is enormous, but they all seem 

 to find an outlet, as no surplus is re- 

 ported in any quarter. Gladioli are 

 hardly so plentiful, although some very 

 nice Mrs. Francis King are still of- 

 fered, as well as fine Niagara and a 

 few Panama. On the other hand the 

 supply of dahlias has increased some- 

 what and the quality. If anything, 

 averages better than it has for two or 

 three weeks. Some of the rose offer- 

 ings are nothing extra in quality and 

 good stock is easily disposed of at 

 firm prices. Not much improvement 

 is expected before the middle of Sep- 

 tember. Kubrum lilies are plentiful, 

 good quality and cheap. Orchids are 

 in a little better supply, but more 

 could be sold it available. Gardenias 

 clean up particularly well on account 

 of the scarcity of orchids. 



It is difficult to write 

 ST. LOUIS up the market as it 

 really is and the prices 

 obtained for stock. Business among 

 the retailers was at a standstill, so the 

 wholesalers have had a hard time in 

 disposing of their consignments, which 

 have been heavy of late. There are 

 plenty of roses of all kinds, asters, 

 field-grown carnations, tuberoses and 

 gladioli. The latter have shortened up 

 since the week previous, with the price 

 a few cents higher this week. 



This has been a 

 WASHINGTON slightly better 

 market for cut 

 flowers during the past week or ten 

 days and conditions are more hopeful. 

 The glut of gladioli and asters Is 

 about over and those being received 

 are in better quality. Roses have im- 

 proved and are now coming In with 

 longer stems. Dahlias have not as yet 

 made their aiipearance in quantities 

 sufficient to menace the sale of other 

 stock. Carnations are decidedly off. 

 Gardenias are not very plentiful and 

 orchids are extremely scarce, with 

 prices very high. The retailers report 



many queries regarding prices for 

 decorations and even the placement of 

 orders for execution during the latter 

 part of September and early in Octo- 

 ber and the prediction is made that 

 business during the fall season will be 

 very good. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



Mr. and .Mrs. Abram L. I'pnnock are 

 spending a vacation at Ocean City, N. 

 J., with their son Samuel S. Pennock 

 and his family. Abram L. will be 88 

 on his next birthday. 



Paul Huebner of the Reading R. R. 

 system has just returned from the R. 

 R. Gardeners' Convention at Detroit 

 and speaks enthusiastically of the 

 splendid reception given the delegates 

 by the local trade— members of the 

 Florists' Club and others. He says 

 they had a very successful meeting 

 and much good work was accom- 

 plished. 



The House of Michell has sent out 

 a large number of personal invitations 

 to attend a special inspection trip to 

 their nurseries and perennial gar- 

 dens, at Andalusia, on Wednesday, 

 September 8th. They have provided a 

 special train, leaving Broad Street Sta- 

 t'oii at 11.3(1 A. M. on tliat date. "Rec- 

 ognition tags" to be worn visibly on 

 the lapel of the coat will be dis- 

 tributed so that no one may miss the 

 special train. Refreshments will be 

 served, as well as free transportation. 



ROCHESTER TAKES THE STAGE. 



All roads lead to Rochester next 

 week, when the results of the zealous 

 campaign by the members of the Flor- 

 ists' Association will, we sincerely 

 hope, materialize In a floral and horti- 

 cultural exhibition worthy of the occa- 

 sion. A large trade display is assured 

 and a representative attendance of 

 florists and their allies is expected 

 from far and near. The exposition, 

 of which the hortii ultural show is a 

 li.trt. will be open from August 30 till 

 September 11. A dally attendance of 

 over 20,000 Is counted upon. 



The wholesale florists of St. Ix)ul» 

 have agreed to close their places at 

 6 P. M. every week day and to remain 

 closed on Sundays all winter. 



