December 25, 1915 



HOBTICULTUKB 



857 



Flower Market Reports 



The dark weather of the 

 BOSTON last two weeks has made 



an apparent great scarc- 

 ity of certain flowers in the market. 

 Good carnations have been almost im- 

 possible to obtain and red ones are be- 

 ing held at unheard-of prices. Unfor- 

 tunately the quality is not there in a 

 large proportion of the carnations 

 offered. Pickling is decidedly in evi- 

 dence. Roses are more plentiful and 

 outside of red are selling at a medium 

 figure. American Beauties are rather 

 unsecure from present outlook. Sweet 

 peas of the Spencer variety are in 

 brisk demand at a good figure and 

 Blanch Ferry and White varieties of the 

 grandiflora type sell well. Lilies, cal- 

 las, marguerites, calendulas, etc., also 

 sell rapidly. In the plant line there 

 has been a brisk trade and dealers are 

 generally sold out. The market on 

 azaleas is especially good. Cyclamen 

 have been all cleaned up and are in 

 great demand. 



At this writing, long 

 CHICAGO distance shipments are 

 clearing the market for 

 the heavier trade which is expected 

 later in the week. All kinds of roses 

 are in good supply as predicted, and 

 there is every indication that there 

 will be enough to fill all orders. The 

 shortage is in carnations, particularly 

 red ones. When it was asserted by 

 some of the large growers weeks ago, 

 that carnations would be scarce for 

 the holidays, few were inclined to take 

 it seriously, but those who had ac- 

 cepted orders at a low price are now 

 unable to fill them. The plants are 

 ofC crop, and buds are not far enough 

 advanced to create any hope even 

 should the sun shine all of each day, 

 or as one grower put it, "24 hours of 

 each day." American Beauties are 

 fine, the supply being mostly of the 

 long-stemned ones. Mrs. Russell is 

 distinctly of two types, the good ones 

 and the bad, the latter being decidedly 

 off color. The very last cuts of chrys- 

 anthemums are now in and no one re- 

 grets that the season is over. The last 

 ones are not equal to those of mid- 

 season, but fair. Lily o£ the valley is 

 bringing good prices. 



Supply has been 

 CINCINNATI rather short, but 



roses are getting 

 more plentiful as the holidays ap- 

 proach and there will undoubtedly be 

 a fair cut for Christmas. American 

 Beauties which up to this time have 

 moved out rather slowly are now meet- 

 ing with a good call. Carnations are 

 very scarce. Poinsettia receipts are 

 very heavy and very good. The sup- 

 ply of lily of the valley, double violets 

 and orchids is equal to the demand, 

 while single violets and sweet peas 

 may be had in fair quantities. Narcis- 

 sus receipts continue rather light. Lil- 

 ies are plentiful and very good. Up to 

 this time the demand for boxwood has 

 been exceptionally heavy. 



Business has been gradu- 

 BUFFALO ally growing heavier each 



day. Last week was quite 

 a busy one for those handling decora- 

 tive greens and the sales so far have 

 exceeded any previous year. There 

 was also a good supply of cut material 

 In roses, lilies, carnations, chrysanthe- 

 mums and other stock and things 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE 



Roses 



Am, Beauty, Special 



" '* Fancy and Extra 



No.i 



Russell, Hadlcy 



Killarney, Richm'd, Hill'don, Ward 



" Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



" Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra . . . 



" " ** Ordinary 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Dafidrobiuni fonn««um 



LiKea, Lomciflorum 



Rubrum 



Callaa ■ 



Uly of die Valley 



Daises 



Violate 



Mignonette 



Snapdracon 



Narcissus, Paper- White 



Trumpet 



Hyacinths, Roman • 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Stevia 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings ( 100} 

 " ** & Spran. (100 bchs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Dec. 13 



CHICAGO 



Dec. 13 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



mtSBURG 



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BUFFALO 



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J.a.BUDL©NG 



184 North Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



CUT FLOWERS 



ROSES, VALLEY and 

 CARNATIONS 



A Specialty 



WHOLESALE 

 GROWER Of 



cleaned up fair at end of week, except- 

 ing long Beauties, lily of the valley 

 and white roses. Every indication 

 points toward a heavy holiday husiness 

 as a slight hustle has already begun 

 at this writing (Tuesday). 



This niarkf't has been 

 NEW YORK going through a rare 

 experience during the 

 past week. The demand for cut flowers 

 in the retail stores has been slack, as 

 is the case usually preceding the 

 Christmas onslaught, yet inices have 

 stiffened up to a limit seldon reached 

 and the wholesale places have been 

 cleaning up very well, everything con- 

 sidered. Much doubt is expressed by 



wise observers as to the outcome when 

 the holiday trade develops its capacity. 

 That more or less stock — especially 

 carnations and violets — is being held 

 back for the final windup by some 

 growers, seems very probable. Many of 

 the carnations sent in previous to the 

 holiday have shown a very suspicions 

 drowsiness after being exposed to the 

 air for a brief time. So few violets 

 have been in evidence that the where- 

 abouts of the crop is quite a mystery. 

 We hope that the disheartening experi- 

 ence of other years will not be repeat- 

 ed—an avalanche of violets on the last 

 ,day and the back of the market broken. 



{COMtinufJ OH pttgf 859) 



