December 25, 1915 



HORTICULTUBB 



859 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued frffm page Ss7) 



Roses have been doing well. They ap- 

 pear to be in good crop everywhere, 

 quality verj' good and the signs of 

 pickling not so apparent as in the case 

 of thp carnations. There are relative- 

 ly nnjre of the long stem grades than 

 the short, while the demand is mostly 

 the reverse. We look to see an abund- 

 ance, if not an excess, of roses and 

 heavy sales at moderate prices. Poin- 

 settias in cut state are among the most 

 despised things at Christmas time 

 usually, and this year is no exception. 

 They are hardly worth growing for 

 cut-flower purposes. Of lily of the val- 

 ley there is an abundance. Longi- 

 florum lilies are holding out at a good 

 price but many of the lots seen are of 

 low grade quality. AH white flowers 

 naturally suffer at Christmas. Red is 

 in the saddle, but whether it be roses, 

 carnations, poinsettias or anything else 

 in that popular color, the stock must 

 be such as will hold up in good fresh 

 condition after delivery to the consum- 

 er. Anything else, nowadays, will only 

 make trouble for the dealer and obloquy 

 for the cut flower trade. -As for the 

 plant trade the most of the story is 

 told when we say that all the growers 

 were sold out clean long before the de- 

 mand ceased. The stock is very fine 

 as a rule with the exception of the 

 small poinsettias grown for pan use. 

 Of these there is a greater amount of 

 inferior material on the market than 

 we have ever seen before. Cyclamens 

 are very fine; so are azaleas. Foliage 

 plants, such as crotons and dracaenas, 

 are brilliantly colored, and the fruited 

 plants such as solanunis, ardisias and 

 oranges are uniformly excellent. Erica 

 melanthera, also several of the ventri- 

 cosa sorts, are also very well done. 



The past wee k's 

 PITTSBURGH ideal weather augurs 

 well for the florists, 

 whose only troubles now seem to be 

 scarcity of stock to supply the demand, 

 which increases as the days go on. 

 Roses are fairly plentiful, including 

 special American Beauties, but carna- 

 tions are so scarce that the whole- 

 salers do not even care to quote prices. 

 Of these flowers, it is estimated that 

 the various retailers are able to fill 

 about only twenty per cent of the calls. 

 Holly is not coming in the quantities 

 required, the quality being "hof and 

 hof," some about perfect and other 

 again most inferior. 



Preparations for 

 SAN FRANCISCO Christmas are 

 demanding i)rin- 

 cipal attention all along the line now. 

 Some fine windows have already made 

 their appearance. Stock has cleaned 

 up very closely all week, and in some 

 instances more flowers could have 

 been used to advantage. It is believed 

 the growers are holding back for the 

 Christmas trade and that there will 

 be a much better showing than present 

 offerings would indicate. A heavy rain 

 the first of the week about finished 

 the chrysanthemums and this was fol- 

 lowed by a few cold days, which acted 

 as a set-back to roses and some other 

 seasonables. Good stock is bringing 

 high prices. On the other hand violets 

 are even more plentiful and the de- 

 mand continues excellent. There Is 

 little to be said about carnations, the 

 offerings being light, quality poor and 

 demand only fair. The supply of roses 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TEX,KPHONB M.XIN MM 

 American Bwutim, Orohlda, Vaaey, Camatlans. AU the DovelUee In the Out Fl»we» 

 Mafket furuldlied on short notice. Price* quoted on application. No retail «r<l«» 

 accepted. Flowers uhlpped out of Boetoo on early trains. 



STORE OPEJM FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Last Halt of Week Fint Half of 1 

 flodiae Dec. 18 befnoHiK Dec. 20 

 Ills 1S15 



Cattleya* 



Dendrobrum formosum 



Lilie*. Lonsifloruin ' 



Rubnan 



CallM 



LUy of the VaUey 



Oaises 



VioleU 



MiffDonette 



Snapdragon 



Narcissus, Paper-White 



'■ Trtimpet 



Hyacinths, Roman 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Stevia 



Sweet Pea« 



Gardenia* 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Aaparaffiu Plumoau^ smogs (per loo) 



" ** A Spren (xoo bunches). 



40.00 



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>Vhat Have Yoti to Offer for Comii^^ Seasoi» ? 



I have an nnllmlted market for any variety of flowers. In any quantity. Prompt re- 

 turns of sales on consigned goods. Eeady cash when due. A clean record of twenty- 

 eight years in the Cut Flower Commission Business. 



Write for Information or call and talk It over. 



Telephone 

 167 8> 4-*68 Mad. Sq. 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Rustead St., PhiltdelpUa, Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES. ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varioties of Cut Flowin 



J. K. ALLEN 



118 "West 28th Street 

 NE'W YOR.K 



PHILADELPHIA- 



Wliolesale Flower Exchange 



16J5 Kanstead St., Philadelphia 

 EVERYTHING IN CUT .FLOWERS 



Gardenias and Orchids a specialty, 



"Jake" knows the ropes. Give him a 

 trial. Consignments solicited. 



Kstllhllshrrt 1S«« Tel. .i.il Madison Sq. 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit Consignments of New Eng- 

 land Grown Novelties. 



GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. 



A. J. OUTTMAN, President. 



Wholesale Florists 



101 W. 28th St., 



NEW YORK 



RIEDEL & MEYER, Inc. 

 Wholesale Commission 



READY FOR BUSINESS 



49 WEST 28th ST. NEW YORK. 



We have 20 years' experience behind UB. 

 Telephone, Farragut 2036-2037-558. 



D. C. Arnold & Co., Inc. 



Wholesale Florists 



112 West 28th St., N. Y. CITY 



Telephone, 2287 Farragot. 

 ConHle:nineiits Solicited. 



RCCD (Q. KELLER 



\ii Wet.1 irAh St.. New Yorli 



Florists' Supplies 



We niiinufarlur*' all our 



letal Designs, Baskets, Wire Werk & Novelties 



ami are dc.iKTS tii 



UrcoratUe (ilaMNware. (Irowere an.' 



FlorUtH* Requisites 



UNITED CUT FLOWER CO. JNC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



PERCY W. RICHTER. Mgr.. NEW YORK 



111 W. iSlli Slrifl 



iKis hardly equalled the demand for 

 several days, so the arrivals have been 

 readily absorbed. Hadley, Ophelia, 

 Aaron Ward, Sunburst and Russell 

 show fine (inality, and American Beau- 

 ty is all that can be desired. Flower- 

 ing plants are showing up well, and a 



good demand la reported. Holly ap- 

 pears everywhere. 



The Christmas market 

 ST. LOUIS all depends upon the 



weather. Willi clear 

 weather I'roiii now on there should be 



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