October 30, IHl.l 



HORTICULTURE 



583 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued from page jSi) 



gets. Just think of four tioUars for a 

 thumb nail when you can get fine Kil- 

 larueys big as a dollar for two. It 

 sounds ridiculous, but there you are. 

 Cho'solora is the leader among the 

 big chrysanthemums, of which, by the 

 way, there seem to be fewer big fel- 

 lows than usual. Medium-sized tlow- 

 ers with rather short stems are the 

 rule at present. Polly Rose is a con- 

 spicuous example, much smaller this 

 year among all that have arrived so 

 far. The experts say we are "over 

 the lump" on the orchid question now. 

 and that there will be no more cheap 

 cattleyas. Fair to decent prices from 

 now on. Gardenias for the moment 

 seems to be about as scarce as hen's 

 teeth. Maybe that is a blessing in dis- 

 guise. It is never good to feed us too 

 much on any one thing. Even beef 

 and greens, kail and potatoes, can be 

 overdone, and we fly to the lunch 

 stand tor hot milk on toast and a cup 

 of tea. Bouvardia is becoming more 

 conspicuous and we notice a little 

 mignonette around. 



The horn e-grown 

 PITTSBURGH dahlias have had 

 their day, although 

 some splendid specimens are being 

 distributed by the McCallum Company 

 among their retail trade, being con- 

 tinuously ordered from New Jersey. 

 To a certain extent these "Jersey 

 Beauties" are affecting the sale of the 

 home products of chrysanthemums, 

 roses and lilies. There are now plenty 

 of good roses and lilies, and chrysan- 

 themums have commenced to come in 

 more plentifully. While prices con- 

 tinue about as they have been, the in- 

 creasing stock points to a reduction 

 all around in a very short time. 



Business was a 

 SAN FRANCISCO little more brisk 

 the past week 

 than it was the week before, but the 

 supply of flowers was even more 

 plentiful, so the values remained 

 about the same. Exposition festivities 

 take a good many flowers, and din- 

 ners, weddings, and other social 

 events furnish an outlet for many 

 more, while the usual fall activity in 

 counter trade is beginning to show at 

 the downtown shops. The shipping 

 trade is steadily increasing also. 

 Although receipts of chrysanthemums 

 are much heavier, the demand is suf- 

 ficient to make them clean-up fairly 

 well. Many of the finer specimens have 

 been reserved tor the last few days for 

 exhibition purposes at the National 

 Fall Flower Show, which has lowered 

 the average of first-class stock in the 

 market. Beauties are rather scarce 

 and are clearing accordingly. Other 

 roses are improving and getting more 

 plentiful from day to day. and while 

 buyers find it necessary to be in the 

 market early to fill their wants to 

 their liking, they have the advantafeu 

 of selecting from stock of the first 

 quality. Asters and gladioli have 

 ceased to be a feature of the market. 

 Dahlias continue plentiful and in good 

 demand. Carnations are in somewhat 

 better supply and enjoy a better call 

 than for several weeks. Violets are in 

 good supply. Flowering plants are 

 rather scarce. An abundance of Hol- 

 land bulbs have been placed on the 

 market here the last few weeks. 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TEI.^PHONE MAIN «698 

 ^erlcan Beauties. Orchlde, Valley, Carnationi. All the novelUe« In the Cut Flower 

 Market funilsbed on short notice. Price* quoted on sppUcatlon. No retaU order* 

 •ocepted. I lowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. 

 STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. 



NEW YORK QDOTAT IONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



CattlarM- - 



Daadrobhun fomMMum 



Lilio*. Lonffiflorum 



Rabrum 



Lily of Hi* VftU«r 



Daiae* 



Violeto 



Snapdrasoa 



Chrysanthemums 



SwaetPeaa 



Com Flower 



Gardeaiaa 



Adiantum 



SmilAx •.. , 



Acpaniffua Plumoaua. stnogs (per zoo) 



& Spron (xoo buQchrs) 



First Half of Will 



kiiiiJilai Oct. 25 



IStS 



40.00 



35.00 



6.00 



1. 00 



a.oo 



9.00 

 4.00 



35.00 



• 50 



8.00 



35.00 



15.00 



50.00 



50.00 



5.00 



3,00 



3.00 



■50 



•35 



3.00 



ao.oo 



to 



M 



35-0O 

 1. 00 

 10.00 

 50.00 

 35.00 



The market has been 

 ST. LOUIS unusually good. The 



chrysanthemum season 

 is now in full force and the demand is 

 fine, but other stock has to suffer, es- 

 pecially the roses and carnations, 

 which are coming in heavy and prices 

 have dropped. The store men say 

 trade is fine in all lines, but they can't 

 consume all the stock coming in. So 

 we can look for cheap sales all week. 

 Other flowers are having a fairly good 

 demand and seem to hold up their end 

 in price. 



Dahlias and cos- 

 WASHINGTON raos practically de- 

 moralized the local 

 market last week. This situation 

 came as a great surprise, for it had 

 been reported that there would be no 

 glut of these. Chrysanthemums which 

 had been bringing better prices than 

 in previous years were victims of a 

 very noticeable slump; carnations 

 could not be moved because of an over- 

 supply of the former. Lilies had been 

 scarce and these promptly dropped 25 

 per cent., with plenty to be had. Lily 

 of the valley is easily obtainable, 

 whereas the previous week the filling 

 of orders was doubtful. Roses alone 

 have remained scarce, with just about 

 enough good stock to fill all demands. 

 Princess of Wales and Governor Her- 

 rick violets are now offered with long 

 stems and fairly large heads, but the 

 supply is not heavy. Yellow daisies 

 are also to be had. Orchids are not 

 overplentiful and these met with fair 

 sale last week. 



RCED (Q. KELLER 



132 Went 25th SI., New York 



Florists' Supplies 



>Vp miiniirtirtiire nil our 



ietal DisiEns, Baskets, Wire Werk & Novelties 



;in<l ,ir.- (Imhrs lii 

 FlorlNtN* IC^MiniNlfes 



Natural Green Sheet Moss 

 Dyed Green Sheet Moss , 



Delivered by Elxpreaa 



*-':S? 



The Farquhar Social. 



On Friday evening, October 22, the 

 Parquhar Nurseries employees gave 

 their first annual social and dance. In 

 Memorial Hall, Dedham, Mass. Over 

 two hundred couples attended, Boston 

 being represented by the employees 

 of the firm, with their wives and 

 friends. The stage was tastefully 

 decorated with foliage and flowering 

 plants by Robert Laurie and his 

 assistants. Dancing commenced at . 

 8 o'clock and was continued until 12 

 o'clock. 



The Olympic Orchestra furnished 

 the music. It was somewhat of a rev- 

 elation to our city friends to find that 

 the "hayseeds" could produce such ac- 

 complished musicians and entertain- 

 ers. Through the generosity of John 

 K. L. M. Farquhar the financial bug- 

 bear was removed. 



Great credit is due to the various of- 

 ficers. President Robert Laurie. Treas- 

 urer P. Fordam, Secretary J. Traquair 

 and committee, for the manner in 

 which they labored to make the affair 

 a success. 



Boston Bowlers. 

 The Boston Florists' Bowling League 

 scores for Thursday evening, October 

 2L were as recorded below. Our sport- 

 ing readers should bear in mind that 

 the bowling in Boston is done with 

 "candle pins" and small balls, and the 

 scores should be judged accordingly. 



Carbolic, 1220. . .vs. . .Uobinsoii. 1210 



Co-op. Market, 1353. ..vs. ..Flower Kx., 1218 



Zlmi. 1227...vs...Pnnslc3, 1222 



tJnlvIn, 1283... vs... M. & M., 1207 



liiosiialian higb man with 307. 

 STANDING TO DATE. 



Southern Wild Smllax 



KNUD NIELSEN 



Evergreen, Ala. 



(i.ih ill 



f'l np. Market 



Carboiio 



I'aiisles 



Zlnn 



Kx'lianse 



HnlilnsDii 



M. \ M 



