October 2, 1:115 



HORTICULTURE 



455 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued from page y;j) 



ful handling; carnations are very poor 

 indeed; lilies are of higher quality 

 than at any time during the summer 

 and there are lots of them; lily of the 

 valley is of regal quality from some 

 growers but there is plenty of the 

 other kind; cattleyas are of varying 

 quality and are moving with exasperat- 

 ing slowness; oncidiums. Dendrobium 

 phalaenopsis, D. formosum giganteum 

 help out on the variety of orchids; 

 chrysanthemums are gradually assert- 

 ing themselves and already show 

 signs of accumulation wliicli will se- 

 riously affect the returns if the asters 

 and dahlias delay their exit much 

 longer. There are quite a few changes, 

 removals and new firms in the whole- 

 sale market district, mention of which 

 will be found from time to time in our 

 reading columns or in the advertising 

 pages. 



Business coii- 

 PHILADELPHIA tinues to improve 



slowly here, as 

 was to be expected with the advent of 

 cooler weather. Stocks of all kinds 

 have decreased in quantity and as a 

 rule have bettered in quality. There 

 is an air of activity all around and a 

 much better tone and feeling every- 

 where. In roses, American Beauty is 

 back to its old place as leader and 

 moves off nicely at about same prices 

 as last year. Close seconds in the run- 

 ning are Ophelia and Russell, We 

 have never seen Ophelia in finer form 

 than it is at present. Crimson Queen 

 and Hoosier Beauty are among the 

 new ones that are attracting attention. 

 Carnations are coming in better and 

 selling right well. Orchids were plen- 

 tiful; fine quality; demand not brisk. 

 There is much more activity in the 

 dahlia market since the cool weather 

 set in. Asters and gladioli are prac- 

 tically over, although there are a few 

 stragglers here and there. No change 

 in the chrysanthemum situation — Just 

 a few of the early yellows and whites. 

 The supply of lily of the valley and 

 lilies has shortened up and the de- 

 mand remains excellent. Tritomas are 

 selling better, althou.gh it is still a lit- 

 tle early for them. 



-Vfter an unprece- 

 PITTSBURGH dented season of 



cold weather and 

 rain, followed by a fortnight of dry 

 weather and torrid heat, autumnal 

 growing conditions are well-ni.eh per- 

 fect. Chrysanthemums have just 

 started to come in, and as the early 

 varieties go, are of exceptional good 

 quality. Considering the early season, 

 business is fine and the supply very 

 heavy, with the disposal in proportion. 

 Asters and gladioli have nearly run 

 their course, but dahlias continue 

 "Queen of the Day," both as to qual- 

 ity, quantity and favor. The McCallum 

 Company which makes a specialty of 

 these flowers is averaging 4,500 daily. 

 All are specimen varieties, their dahlia 

 man having made their growth almost 

 a religion, saying nothing of science. 



Flowers are 

 SAN FRANCISCO hardly .so plen- 

 tiful a s they 

 were a few weeks ago. and witli busi- 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TKLiKPHOKK MAIN W98 

 Aanerlcaa BwdUm, Onshlda, Valley, Canutioni. All the noveltle* in the Cut Flow* 

 Market fnnilabnl on short notire. Price* quoted on application. No retail order 

 accepted. Flowera shipped out of Boston on early trains. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT S A. M. 



NEW YORK QDOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyu ■■ 



Dendrobrum formosum ' 



Lilies, Loagiflorum 



Rubrum , 



LUy of the Valley 



Daises 



VioleU 



Snapdrason • 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Chrysanthemums 



Sweet Peas 



Com Flower 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumoaus, strings (per loo) 



** & Spren (loo bunches). 



Last Half of Week 



ending Sept. 25 



1915 



lo.oo to 35.00 



30.00 to 25.00 



3.00 to 5.00 



3.00 to 3.00 



3.00 to 3.00 



to .50 



First Half of Waak 



beginning Sept. 27 



1915 



10.00 



30.CX> 



4.cx> 



3.CX> 

 2. 00 



•50 

 1 .00 



5.00 



.50 



8.00 



5.00 



•»5 

 16.00 



•75 

 10.00 

 30.00 

 30,00 



5.00 

 ■50 



8.00 

 15,00 

 10.00 



25.00 

 35.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 •50 



3.00 



3.00 



1.00 



13.00 



•»5 

 16.00 



•75 

 10.00 

 30.00 

 ao.oo 



ness Iteeping up nicely the supply is 

 practically cleaned up from day to day. 

 Several large decorations of a social 

 nature took many flowers the past 

 week, and a great deal of less desir- 

 able stock was used on floats in the 

 big I. O. O. F. parade. Carnations are 

 coming in a little better, but the sup- 

 ply is still limited and the offerings 

 are readily absorbed notwithstanding 

 rather poor quality. The supply of 

 chrysanthemums is increasing rapidly 

 and they meet with excellent demand. 

 October Frost is getting scarce, but 

 there are plenty other varieties to take 

 its place. Queens are beginning to ap- 

 pear and show excellent quality. Rose 

 Pink and Unaka are arriving freely 

 and pompons are plentiful. The latter 

 are very popular and bring top prices. 

 Dahlias continue very satisfactory 

 both in quantity and quality, and the 

 demand shows no inclination to weaken. 

 Gladiolus is holding out fairly well, 

 and asters are still offered in consider- 

 able quantity, while the supply of 

 amaryllis is abundant. Violets are 

 coming in more freely, but the demand 

 exceeds the supply by a large margin 

 and heavier arrivals will lie welcome 

 to the trade. The rose market shows 

 little change, summer roses being off 

 crop and winter roses just beginning 

 to appear. The quality is a little bet- 

 ter this week, but there is not enough 

 good stock to fill the demand. Gar- 

 denias are scarce, and the limited sup- 

 ply is readily absorbed. The same is 

 true of orchids, although cattleyas 

 promise to be plentiful in another 

 week or two. The supply of small out- 

 door stock is gradually decreasing, af- 

 ter a very successful summer season. 



The market is still 

 ST. LOUIS overcrowded and lias 



been so all week and 

 with the retail business slow, the 

 wholesalers have a hard time cleaning 

 up their stock. Chrysanthemums of 

 the white and yellow sorts are coming 

 in more freely and sell better. Roses 

 are most plentiful and down in price 

 and only the fancy sorts sell with any 

 degree of regularity. Carnations are 

 looking better; still the quality is shy, 

 also the stems. Outdoor stock is still 

 coming in. 



A marked drop in 

 WASHINGTON t h e temperature 



last week created 

 a scarcity of stock of all kinds. It is 

 stated that not more than one-tenth of 

 the number of dahlias generally to be 

 had at this time of the year are now 

 obtainable. Carnations are not as yet 

 very plentiful, nor is the stock any- 

 thing to boast of. Cattleyas are more 

 plentiful and are bringing lower prices. 

 Spray orchids are not in any great de- 

 mand. There have not been nearly 

 enough good white roses to go around 

 for the past ten days. Funeral work 

 has been quite heavy and the demand 

 for white roses was greater than it has 

 been for some time. Pink roses are 

 more plentiful. American Beauty 

 roses are very good and in fair de- 

 mand. Lily of the valley is more plen- 

 tiful but has been selling quite well. 



PERSONAL. 



Daniel ,J. Leary, florist, Baldwin 

 street, Waterbury, Ct., and Miss Sadie 

 V. Dougherty will be married Oct. 12. 



John M. Hunter, the veteran garden- 

 er, of Englewood. N. J., has gone to 

 California hoping to improve his 

 health. 



irvington, N. J. — E. W. Fengar has 

 two happy finds among his chrysanthe- 

 mums. One is a bronze sport from 

 Unaka and the other a pure white 

 sport from Well's Late pink. 



Lawrence Cotter, manager of Lake- 

 view Rose Gardens at .Jamestown. 

 N. v.. has recently returned from a 

 sanitari\im. having been ill all sum- 

 mer. We hope the improvement now 

 indicated will continue uninterrupted. 



Natural Green Sheet Moss 

 Dyed Green Sheet Moss , 



Delivered by Ejcpress 



$1.75 

 3.00 



Southern Wild Smilax 



KNUD NIELSEN 



Evergreen, Ala. 



