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HORTICULTURE 



December 18, 1915 



Flower Market Reports 



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are getting eight for good carnations 

 today and some orders thej' can't fill 

 at any price. LooIjs lively for Christ- 

 mas week. 



Owing to the com- 

 PITTSBURGH bination of several 

 weeks of cloudy 

 weather and the pinching of plants 

 for the Christmas trade, stock has 

 been exceptionally "shy" since Thanks- 

 giving. Society work is at "concert 

 pitch," figuratively speaking and fun- 

 eral work continues plentiful, so that 

 the demands are really far in excess of 

 the supply, the latter being consider- 

 ably reinforced from the outside. 

 While prices hold up well, there is 

 nothing really extravagant. From an 

 all-round point of view, the approach- 

 ing holiday business will far exceed 

 that of last year, when business condi- 

 tions were marked by the quintessence 

 of depression. 



The downtown 

 SAN FRANCISCO retailers enjoyed 



a better counter 

 trade the past week than for some 

 time, as large crowds of holiday shop- 

 pers are now visiting the large stores 

 daily. The florists make quite a feat- 

 ure of novel and attractive window dis- 

 plays, and these are strong drawing 

 cards for drop-in business. The trade 

 anticipates a banner Christmas busi- 

 ness and is preparing accordingly. 

 Indications are toward plenty of stock 

 with high average quality. Shipping 

 business is a little above normal for 

 this time of the year. Violets are the 

 big feature, but a good many chrys- 

 anthemums, roses and greens are be- 

 ing sent out also. Locally the demand 

 for chrysanthemums has dropped off 

 decidedly, probably because the late 

 offerings are off-quality for the most 

 part. Bonnaffon is very scarce and 

 good Nonin is hard to find. Pompons 

 are still fairly plentiful, and continue 

 to sell well. The rose situation has 

 been improving for several weeks, un- 

 til there is enough medium stock to 

 fill all requirements, but fine stock is 

 held at a premium. As there are not 

 enough really good roses to supply the 

 demand, the finest offerings clean up 

 early in the day. More Cecile Brunner 

 could be used, and Beauties are being 

 held back for the holidays. A splen- 

 did crop of gardenias is coming on, and 

 the demand is all that can be desired. 

 The same is true of cattleyas. Paper 

 white narcissi made their appear- 

 ance at Thanksgiving time in limited 

 quantity and are now being offered 

 quite freely. Freesias are quite plenti- 

 ful also and hyacinths are more in 

 evidence. Plenty of poinsettias, primu- 

 las and begonias are in sight for the 

 Christmas trade. California holly ap- 

 pears everywhere and a strong de- 

 mand Is reported. Lots of greens are 

 being shipped. 



Trade has been fair. 

 ST. LOUIS The wholesale market 

 shows a decided short- 

 age, especially so in carnations, and 

 prices are now doubled up. Roses are 

 going to be in abundance as our local 

 growers are all coming on <Top, also 

 shipments from outside show roses 

 will be plentiful. Extra fine cut poin- 

 settias are coming in. Other stock 

 generally will be in plenty ,it usual 

 prices. 



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Prices of Sash Only — Unpainted 



.95 each Lots of 48 Sash . . .85 each 

 .90 each Lots of 96 Sash . . .80 each 



Prices of Glass, Paint, Putty and Zinc Glazing Nails 



Enotigh for 12 Sash . . $17.00 Enough for 48 Sash . . $60.00 

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Lots of 12 Sash 

 Lots of 24 Sash 



There is a heavy 

 WASHINGTON demand for stock of 



all varieties and a 

 noticeable decrease in the supply. Flow- 

 ers have been blooming in this local- 

 ity since last August and it is but 

 natural that there should be a shorten- 

 ing up. Carnations have jumped to 

 from $3 to $6 and hardly enough to 

 fill the orders. Roses are in excel- 

 lent shape and bring up to $1.5. Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses are also of fine qual- 

 ity and sell well at from $3 to $5 per 

 dozen. The call for lily of the valley 

 has been very good and gardenias 

 which are increasing in quantity are 

 selling well. The holiday sale of bloom- 

 ing plants has already begun. Azaleas, 

 poinsettias, Cincinnati begonias and 

 cyclamen are as good as have ever 

 been seen in this locality. The days 

 have been generally dark and cloudy, 

 although perhaps not sufficiently so to 

 have an adverse effect on floral pro- 

 duction, for the stock offered is Al . 



NEWS NOTES. 



Grosse Isle, Mich. — James Bremer 

 has purchased the greenhouses ot 

 David Beyers. 



Webster, Mass. — Olson & Co. suc- 

 ceed F. C. Riebe in the wholesale flow- 

 er and plant trade in this place. 



Columbia City, Ind. — Chas. S. Adair 

 has purchased the North Side Green- 

 houses, formerly owned by Elmer Cox. 



Dallas, Tex. — The Lang Floral & 

 Nursery Company have purchased the 

 greenhouses and the store on Elm 

 street of the Brown-Dawson Company. 



Elizabethtown, Pa. — E. H. Zercher 

 has purchased the I. W. Hoffman 

 greenhouses on South Market street, 

 and will carry on the business in the 

 future. Mr. Zercher will conduct the 

 business in addition to his extensive 

 greenhouse business at Mt. Joy. 



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