March 22, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



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Flower Market Reports 



Conditions have not 

 BOSTON changed materially in the 



market this week with 

 the exception of largo outside orders 

 lor carnations, which, with a shorten- 

 ing up in the supply has caused prices 

 to advance somewhat. American 

 Beauty roses are more plentiful than 

 has been the case in the last few 

 weeks and the general supply of roses 

 while still large is of superior quality. 

 Carnations are also excellent as is also 

 lily 01 the valley. Easter lilies are 

 scarce while callas are plentiful with 

 a good demand. Violets and sweet 

 peas are seen in large quantities but 

 buyers are numerous and they find a 

 read] sale. Miscellaneous and bulbous 

 stock is of excellent quality but some- 

 what scarce. 



The tables are fairly 

 CHICAGO well filled with flowers 



and the customers have 

 a stock to select from that not only is 

 complete in all that the season affords 

 but the quality covers a range that 

 will adapt itself to the needs of all. 

 Whether it is the cheap flower for the 

 inexpensive design or the fancy 

 grade for the corsage or basket, it can 

 be had at this time. There is a good 

 demand for flowers but the supply is 

 gradually running ahead and unless 

 some change comes the inevitable will 

 happen and a glut will come. In addi- 

 tion to the home grown bulbous stock 

 there are quantities of southern jon- 

 quils coming in daily. Violets from 

 the East are another source of vexa- 

 tion to some. The quality does not 

 compare favorably with that of the 

 home grown singles but to those buy- 

 ers to whom a violet is a violet, the 

 effect on prices is not of the best. All 

 kinds of roses are in good supply and 

 quality is excellent. Carnations are 

 more plentiful also and iris, lilies, 

 calendulas, forget-me-not, freesias. hya- 

 cinths, jonquils and sweet peas from 

 the short stemmed to the extreme 

 lengths, pansies and other flowers 

 make a very attractive display to 

 tempt the buyers. St. Patrick's Day 

 was hardly received with the enthu- 

 siasm of other years. 



Business is holding 

 CINCINNATI up well. Supply has 

 increased and lias 

 eased up the market considerably, 

 Shipping business continues good. 

 While prices have fallen somewhat 

 they are holding firm at a point that Is 

 much higher than the average for this 

 time of the year. The rose supply is 

 heavier and has eased up the market 



The Chicago Flower Growers Association 

 WHOLESALE GROWERS of CUT FLOWERS and PLANTS 



L. D. Phone Randolph 631 182 N. Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - 



Roses 



Am, Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" ** No. i and culls 



Russell 



Hadley 



Euler, Mock 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, Hillingdon 



Killarney, Key, Taft 



Ophelia. Sunburst 



Carnations 



Cattleyaa 



Lilies, Longif lorum 



Lilies, Spec ioaum 



C ft! las. 



Freesia 



Roman Hyacinths 



Stevia 



Marguerites 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon. 



Violets 



Narcissus 



Calendula 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu. & Spren. (iooBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Mar. 19 



TRADE PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



PITTSBURG 



Mar. 16 



CHICAGO 



Mar. 18 



60.00 



33.oo 



10.00 



8.00 



15.00 



15.00 



6.00 



6.00 



6.00 



6.0c 



4.00 



5.00 



15.00 



1250 

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6.00 

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 z.oo 

 4.00 

 4 00 

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I. CO 



30.0 

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75.00 



50.00 

 23.00 

 25.0c 

 25.00 

 25.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 

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 8.00 

 25.00 

 20. CO 



15.00 



J. 00 



8.00 



20, CO 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 6.00 



1.50 



40.00 



75.00 



50.00 

 40.00 

 13.00 



8.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 



6.00 



4.00 

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4 OO 



2.00 



35.OO 



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18.00 



■75 



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30. CO 

 2.00 



25.00 



50.00 



BUFFALO 



Mar. 17 



60.00 

 40.00 

 10.0: 

 6.0c 

 6.00 

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 6.00 

 4.00 



5 CO 



6-00 

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50.0c 

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1. 00 

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 35.00 



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to a certain extent but not to an 

 amount to cause any very substantial 

 reduction in price. Carnations are in 

 a good supply. Easter lilies, rubrum 

 lilies and callas are available: Sweet 

 peas are in a heavy supply and meet 

 with good demand. The supply of 

 tulips, daffodils, Dutch hyacinths, Nar- 

 cissus poeticus and freesia is fair and 

 proves good property. Snapdragon 

 continue to meet with a good demand. 

 MUnonette is selling well. Other of- 

 ferings are orchids, baby primrose, 

 wallflower and forget-me-not. 



There was no 

 PHILADELPHIA great increase in 



the supply of 

 carnations last week and the market 

 cleaned up well. Prices on these are 

 now more moderate and very fine 

 stock can be had at reasonable figures. 

 Roses came in more abundantly and 

 the quality also improved. American 

 Beauty took its first drop in many 

 moons the hundi-ed grade being now 

 freely quoted to seventy-five and other 

 grades in proportion. Russell is very 

 fine and in good supply. Ophelia is 

 also very good and ranked among the 

 leaders. Sweet peas were never bet- 

 ter, some really wonderful Yarrawas 

 and others of the orchid type to be 

 seen, big flowers and long stems, ex- 

 ceptionally well done. Daffodils are 

 more plentiful and show good culture 

 in the finer sorts such as Empress 

 from nearby greenhouses. There is 

 the usual influx of outdoor daffodils 

 from the South. These go rather slow 



and at low figures. Iris tingitana is 

 still in evidence but seems to be near- 

 ing its wind up. Cattleya trianae and 

 Schroederae in increased supply and of 

 very good quality. The boys are hav- 

 ing to hustle to place all that's coming 

 in at prices that will please the grow- 

 ers. The shamrock was much in evi- 

 dence for St. Patrick's day as was 

 also (\ve regret to say) the green car- 

 nation, sweet pea and daffodil. If a 

 thing is unnatural its nasty — and 

 vice versa. The three-leaved sham- 

 rock typical of the religious Trinity 

 preached by St. Patrick is natural and 

 beautiful. The others are neither. We 

 seem to be a primitive bunch yet 

 about many things. A lot of the cave 

 man still remains. And we can't 

 blame it all on the war. either. 



Business during the 

 ROCHESTER past week has been 



very good with an 

 abundance of funeral work and at the 

 end of the week a heavy demand foi- 

 st. Patrick's novelties and various 

 green blossoms were disposed of. 

 Carnations are of good quality and are 

 in good demand. Violets are plentiful 

 and sell readily. The supply of roses 

 ha been small during the past week. 

 Many fine large sweet peas are avail- 

 able and are easily cleaned up. 

 Bulbous stock includes some very fine 

 freesia, jonquils, narcissi, daffodils, 

 Roman and Dutch hyacinths, single 

 and double tulips and lily of the val- 

 1 y The supply of greens is none too 

 plentiful. 



