September 18, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



389f 



Flower Market Reports 



This market is suffering 

 BOSTON from tlie effects of the 



hottest days of the pres- 

 ent summer. Much of the material 

 comes to town in a bedraggled condi- 

 tion of collapse equalled only by the 

 condition of those unfortunate mortals 

 who must stick to their job, an almost 

 hopeless one at present, of trying to 

 turn the stuff into cash. There are 

 heaps of asters and gladioli still, and 

 roses and carnations are accumulating 

 only to go into the discard daily. 

 People have little need to purcliase 

 flowers at such a time. Better news 

 next week. 



Conditions have fallen 

 BUFFALO back to summer days 

 again, the weather be- 

 ing very hot and roses of new crops 

 came in very much full blown. Asters 

 have continued heavy throughout the 

 week, though gladioli have shortened 

 up and price on these are a trifle bet- 

 ter. Chrysanthemums have made their 

 appearance but no special demand. 

 Lily of the valley, white roses and or- 

 chids had a slight demand and lilies 

 moved a little better than a week pre- 

 vious. Dahlias are coming in; also 

 carnation are seen, some very choice 

 Enchantress and Perfection, and these 

 have sold readily. 



As the first fall mouth 

 CHICAGO advances, summer lieat 

 prevails as if making; up 

 for lost opportunity. Asters are being 

 hurried to a finish and the most of 

 the stock remaining is of medium size, 

 although a few of the larger ones are 

 still left. Carnations are beginning to 

 come more freely, but they are far 

 from their best. The Queen of the 

 Pall arrived two weeks ago and Golden 

 Glow and Smith's Advance have no 

 rivals as yet in the chrysanthemum 

 world. Prices are not high and de- 

 mand is not urgent. Gladioli are seen 

 in beautiful colors and spikes are large 

 and full, but sales are very slow in- 

 deed. A fair quantity of roses is com- 

 ing each day and the local demand is 

 generally conceded to be fair, but the 

 outside trade is needed to use up the 

 flowers. The supply of garden flowers 

 is not so great as in some other sea- 

 sons and this has helped to keep prices 

 steady. 



After an unusually 

 CINCINNATI cool August, Septem- 

 ber has started to 

 give us some real summer weather. 

 This has apparently worked to a dis- 

 advantage in the florist business for it 

 has brought in very heavy cuts while 

 the demand for stock seemed to fall 

 away. Shipping business, however, 

 has been pretty good. The supply of 

 roses is very heavy and the same Is 

 true of asters and lilies. Dahlias are 

 beginning to come in very strong. 

 They are excellent in quality. Carna- 

 tions are good and in a fairly large 

 supply. A few chrysanthemums in 

 yellow have made their appearance. 



Whatever optimism 

 NEW YORK might have been gen- 

 erated by last week's 

 Improved market tone was quickly and 

 most effectively dissipated when this 

 week's sizzling got to working. The 

 unprecedented heat has created fierce 

 havoc with most of the stock coming 



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in and put a quietus on all demand. 

 Lots of material has been received at 

 the markets in useless condition. Quot- 

 ing prices is a waste of time. There 

 is no standard of values under present 

 conditions. 



The hot spell has 

 PHILADELPHIA certainly "played 

 hob" with the 

 cut flower business here. Last Satur- 

 day there were hundreds of boxes of 

 asters that had never yet been opened 

 and could not be sold at any price. 

 Gladioli were almost in the same boat. 

 The stocks came piling in by the car- 

 load, without sense or reason — each 

 grower socminp to think maybe his 

 particular shipment would be lucky 

 enough to get the preference on any 

 little business agoing. The aster and 

 gladiolus situation was certainly 

 enough to drive any wholesaler to 

 drink. Things were not quite so bad 

 In the rose market. American Beati- 

 ty keeps improving in quality and is 

 selling at about normal prices for this 

 season of the year. Russells arc also 

 very good and going well. Urilliant 

 is the best of the Killarneys at present, 

 but even that summer favorite will 

 soon show effects if this torrid weather 

 keeps on a few more days. Carnations 



are shaping up a little better. The 

 moist summer has been particularly 

 favorable to the dahlia crop. We have- 

 never seen them in finer form than 

 this year. October Krost and Golden 

 Glow are about the only chrysanthe- 

 mums to be seen so far. Orchids are 

 still very scarce. A few Uendrobium 

 forniosum added a little variety to the 

 limited list last week. 



The holidays of 

 SAN FRANCISCO the past week 



drained Uiis 

 market of flowers, and some of the 

 wholesalers say they could have sold 

 more of some varieties had Ihe.v been 

 available. Labor Day and Admission 

 Ilay. September 9th, were big da.vs at 

 the exposition, and the festivities in 

 connection with both celebrations took 

 many flowers. espe<lally the .Native 

 Sons parade, which contained some 

 of the most elaborate floats .vet to ap- 

 pear during the exposition period. The 

 .lewish holiday helped out consider- 

 ably also by stimulating the denuind 

 for chrysaDtheminiiH and fancy basket 

 arrangements, as well as general coun- 

 ter trade. Carnations are very scarce, 

 it being difficult to flII orders at times. 



(Ce'itimued ^u ptti;e njt) 



