January 18, 1919- 



HORTICULTUKE 



67 



Flower Market Reports WHOLES ALE FLOWER MARKETS - trade prices -^oo 



Conditions show but li t - 

 BOSTON tie change in the market 



over the preceding week. 

 Prices holding about the same all 

 along the line. Shipments have not 

 been large but what stock has been 

 received is of excellent quality. Roses 

 and carnations have improved con- 

 siderably, and while not moving as 

 rapidly as in the past few weeks, the 

 market is generally pretty well 

 cleaned up. Lilies are the one scarce 

 article and violets are having a bet- 

 ter sale, and what few paper whites 

 that have come in have found ready 

 purchasers. 



The reaction following 

 CHICAGO the holidays is over and 



business has steadied to 

 a pace that is very' satisfactory, and 

 if it holds as it is at this time there 

 will be no stock wasted. Local sales 

 have picked up. Social affairs and 

 funerals are taking all the stock left 

 after shipping orders are filled. The 

 crop of roses is not large at this time 

 ■but remains about as it has been since 

 the early days of December. Carna- 

 tions are more plentiful, but of these 

 many are splits caused by the dark 

 days and there are none too many 

 first class ones. Paper whites are 

 selling at 6c. and the yellow at 8c. 

 which is a record for these. Some 

 good freesia is also selling for prices 

 that make life easier for the grower. 

 Snapdragons are fine and customers 

 willingly pay three dollars per dozen 

 for the best. There are none too 

 many of the lilies and in fact miscel- 

 laneous stock in general meets a 

 ready sale. 



The market is good 

 CINCINNATI and active and every- 

 thing coming in is 

 being cleaned up by the buyers. In 

 fact last week the market partially re- 

 turned to the conditions immediately 

 preceding the holidays. Stock is more 

 plentiful and is keeping the prices to 

 a reasonable point. The call from out 

 of town for stock and supplies is 

 very heavy. The rose supply has 

 shortened, while carnations, on the 

 •other hand, have become more pleuti 

 fill. Easter lilies and callas are in a 

 fair supply. Rubrum lilies are now 

 coming in. Sweet peas are finding a 

 good market and are bringing excel- 

 lent prices. Freesia and Paper White 

 Narcissus sell well. Lily of the valley 

 and orchids move rather slowly. Sin- 

 gle violets find a fair market, also 

 snapdragon. The same can be said 



Roiei 



Am . Beauty , Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. i and culls 



Russell 



Hadley 



Killer, Mock 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, Hiliingdon 



KiUarney, Key, Tart 



Ophelia. Sunburst 



Carnation* 



Cartl.yaa 



Lilian, Looffif lorum 



Lilian, Specioanm 



Lily of th. Valley 



Snapdragon 



Violet. 



Stevia 



CalaatafeU 



SweetPeas* 



Gardnaiaa 



A diaarum 



Smilax 



Anparacua Plu. * Spren. (icoBhs. ) 



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CHICAGO 

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of Stevia. Other offerings are Calen- 

 dula, .Mignonette, Forget-me-not and 

 Baby Primrose. 



Market conditions 

 CLEVELAND during the week end- 

 ing January 11 were 

 sluggish caused by a supply in excess 

 of demand. Carnations in particular, 

 were plentiful, and it would seem that 

 the exorbitant figures charged the 

 public for this popular flower during 

 the holidays, has seriously lowered 

 the demand for it. With roses the 

 condition was entirely different. At 

 no time since the holidays have they 

 been in sufficient supply to take care 

 of the call, and by the middle of last 

 week, the scarcity became acute. 

 Liberal quantities of both pink and 

 white Killarney arrived, but Ophelia. 

 Shawyer, Ward and Russell, were un- 

 obtainable except in very small 

 amounts. Both paper whites and 

 freesias are figuring largely in the 

 market now, the former being in much 

 greater request than the latter. All 

 greens are in plentiful supply but are 

 cleaning up daily. In retail circles 

 trade is reported dull and various 

 plans are being put into operation to 

 stimulate it. Wedding orders are 

 growing more numerous and the vari- 

 ous social functions are again taking 

 on life. A decided check in the death 

 rate has also affected the trade. 

 Growers in general are highly grati- 

 fied by their December returns and a 

 tinge of genuine optimism is discerni- 

 ble in their conversation. Growing 

 conditions are at this writing excel- 

 lent, there is plenty of coal on hand 

 and the labor market has considerably 

 eased up. 



Business during the 

 ROCHESTER past week has been 



generally falling off. 

 Stock is quite scarce, but the light de- 

 mand has been about equal to the sup- 



ply. Carnations are as scarce as dur- 

 ing the past month but have a good 

 demand. Roses are fairly plentiful 

 with the exception of yellow varieties 

 which are a little off crop. Easter and 

 calla lilies are adequate for the pres- 

 ent supply. Regarding violets the de- 

 mand has been very slow with a great 

 reduction in price in order to reduce 

 the stock. Sweet peas are seen occa- 

 sionally. The bulbous stock is arriv- 

 ing and includes good freesia, yellow 

 and white narcissus which find ready 

 sale. 



An unusual number 

 ST. LOUIS of social gatherings 

 brought about by the 

 return of the boys in khaki and blue 

 has had a tendency to hold the market 

 firm and has prevented the usual after 

 the holiday slump. Carnations are 

 fairly plentiful while roses, violets 

 and sweet peas hold about the same. 



There are plenty of chrysanthemums 

 in the flower shops of Paris this win- 

 ter season, but they are sold at a pro- 

 hibitive price, anything between two 

 and ten francs being charged for a 

 single bloom. It is said that they 

 were never more expensive, even dur- 

 ing the first years when they became 

 known in France, when the chrysan- 

 themum was regarded as a great rar- 

 itv. — Christian Science Monitor. 



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