February 1, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



115 



Flower Market Reports 



Weather conditions for 

 BOSTON the past few weeks Is 

 certainly showing its 

 effect on the market in the general 

 supply. Roses have been off crop for 

 several days although what stock is 

 being sent in is of excellent quality. 

 Carnations are also good and while the 

 supply does not always meet the de- 

 mand prices still hold firm. Lilies 

 are still scarce, but bulbous stock is 

 more plentiful and prices range 

 high. Violets are the one feature that 

 drag on the market. The situation as 

 a whole is satisfactory as there is 

 hardly any stock left over from day to 

 day. 



Extreme scarcity of 

 CHICAGO stock continues to be 



the dominant note in 

 the condition of the market. The large 

 number of idle greenhouses caused by 

 the experiences of last year, when 

 every day brought fear that the fires 

 must go out, and the desire to con- 

 serve coal that the war might more 

 speedily be won, is now resulting in a 

 shortage of stock not known before 

 to florists, even those longest in the 

 business. Nor does it seem likely 

 that there will be a change in the near 

 future. Roses are off crop and orders 

 are cut down frequently one-third and 

 prices are away up. Carnations, usual- 

 ly away ahead of demand at this time, 

 are bringing unheard of prices. All 

 miscellaneous stock is in great de- 

 mand and in short supply. 



Business has been 

 CLEVELAND considerably larger 

 than at this time last 

 year. There has been a demand for 

 white roses and lily of the valley that 

 the market could not supply. There is 

 plenty of all seasonable stock except 

 roses, which continue scarce, particu- 

 larly in the medium and short grades. 

 The local output of carnations is heavy 

 with quality fairly good. Paper whites 

 are in oversupply but yellow narcissi 

 scarce. Receipts of callas are liberal, 

 but lilies are decidedly short. Sweet 

 peas are gradually assuming their 

 place of importance, but as yet, are not 

 equal to the demand. Hudson River 

 violets are arriving a day late and are 

 moving very slowly. All greens are 

 plentiful except adiantum, and accord- 

 ing to reports from the growers, it will 

 be some time before the cuts become 

 normal again. There is a decided 

 dearth of such miscellaneous stock as 

 calendulas, forget-me-nots and mig- 

 nonette. A few Roman hyacinths are 

 to be had. Beauties are in moderate 



WHOLESALB FLOWER MARKETS - ^^^^o-d'Salerscnly 



Rmm 



Am, Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



11 " No. i and culls 



Russell 



Hartley 



Knlcr, Mock 



Ar en berg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, HUlingdon 



KiUarney, Key, Taft 



Ophelia. Sunburst. 



Carnations 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Lonffiflorum 



Liliea, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Violet* 



Narcissus 



Calendula 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax ■ •• 



AsparacnsPln. oVSpren. (iooBhs.) 



supply and clean up early in the day. 

 Sufficient cattleyas are available to 

 take care of the demand. Prices of all 

 stock remain firm, the only item that 

 has suffered a decline being paper 

 whites. 



Business is excellent, 

 CINCINNATI the demand is steady 



and active and is 

 keeping the market cleaned up from 

 day to day. Prices are good. The 

 shipping demand continues heavy. The 

 supply of roses continues to be rather 

 meague. Those that do come into the 

 market clean up quickly at top prices. 

 The cut of carnations is fair and is 

 finding a ready sale. Easter lilies are 

 selling well. Rubrum lilies and callas 

 find a good market. Bulbous stock in- 

 cluding paper white and yellow nar- 

 cissus, Dutch hyacinths and freesia is 

 proving good property. A few snap- 

 dragon that come into the wholesale 

 houses meet with a good demand. The 

 sweet pea cut has become fairly heavy 

 and are cleaning up regularly. Orchids 

 are meeting with a good demand. 

 Other offerings are lily of the valley, 

 violets, calendula, mignonette, forget- 

 me-not, wallflower and baby primrose. 



The only change 

 PHILADELPHIA in the market 



here worthy of 

 speaking of occurred a few days ago 

 — after P. Welch of Boston blew into 

 our midst. Then prices went up a 

 notch or two. It is only fair to say, 

 however, that the advance took place 

 after, not before, the foxy one from 

 Devonshire street had his wants sup- 

 plied. Looks like an Indian proposi- 

 tion. Sneaks in, gathers up every- 

 thing reasonable in sight, then when 

 the regular boarder comes down for 

 his breakfast, there ain't any — except 

 at fancy prices. So the tax falls on 

 the poor Philadelphia buyers and Bos- 

 ton gets away with the goods. The 



Vigilance Committee ought to get 

 busy. 



The market during 

 ROCHESTER the past week has 

 not been very brisk. 

 There has been a shortage of flowers, 

 roses of nearly all varieties being 

 scarce and very high in price. Calla 

 lilies are in supply but there is a scarc- 

 ity of Easter lilies. The supply of 

 carnations is fair. There has been a 

 shortage on violets, the supply not be- 

 ing able to meet the demand. The 

 early crop of freesia is about over, 

 some good jonquils, paper whites and 

 yellow narcissus are seen and the sup- 

 ply of bulbous plants as a rule is good 

 and sell easily. Cyclamen and begonia 

 are off crop. Greens are fairly plen- 

 tiful. 



Bright sunshine with 

 ST. LOUIS moderate temperature 

 has been the condition 

 of the past week. Flowers in all varie- 

 ties have held a stiff market and at no 

 time has there been a surplus either 

 in carnations or roses. Violets and 

 sweet peas have held their own to- 

 gether with bulbous stock and there 

 has also been a brisk demand for 

 greens. 



Stock has increased 

 WASHINGTON somewhat in sup- 

 ply but there has 

 been enough added business to keep 

 the market clean. There has been a 

 lowering of prices, with larger drops 

 in prospect. Stock of all kinds is 

 good. There has been a dropping off 

 in the shipping business showing that 

 the out of town growers are increasing 

 their production and are able to sup- 

 ply retailers in their neighborhood to 

 a greater extent. 



Calumet, Mich.— The floral establish- 

 ment of Harper & Thomas has been 

 sold to Henry Kettenbeil. 



