March 29, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



307 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade has fallen oft con- 

 BOSTON siderably the past week 

 and although prices con- 

 tinue about the same this is due no 

 doubt to the tightening up of ship- 

 ments. Roses have decreased con- 

 siderably in supply but the stock re- 

 ceived is of excellent quality and there 

 Is a fairly good demand for American 

 Beauties. Carnations are also of good 

 quality and while the demand is not 

 heavy holds up well. Lilies are the 

 one scarce article, due no doubt to the 

 approach of Easter and prices have 

 advanced somewhat in consequence. 

 Violets are being disposed of more 

 readily than for some time past and 

 sweet peas also find many purchasers. 

 Lily of the valley has grown more 

 plentiful and the quality is greatly 

 improved. Bulbous stock is still 

 scarce. 



The market is very er- 

 CHICAGO ratic this week. The 



warm spring weather 

 and bright sunshine are bringing the 

 stock forward so rapidly that it is ac- 

 cumulating faster than the retailers 

 can use it. Some days the demand 

 more nearly equals the supply and 

 counters and ice boxes are fairly 

 empty at night, but on others the 

 street fakirs are the only resource of 

 the wholesale houses. There Is a 

 good shipping trade so far and much 

 high grade stock is used up in this 

 way. Of roses there is everything to 

 please the most fastidious customers, 

 and of carnations the supply is of the 

 best the market has had this season. 

 Sweet peas are here in quantity and 

 quality, ranging from the short stems 

 to the extra long ones. Of miscel- 

 laneous stock there is also a large 

 amount to choose from. 



The market is well 

 CINCINNATI supplied with stock. 



Last week receipts 

 became heavy and for the first time 

 since last autumn was there any con- 

 siderable amount of stock left over 

 after the close of the day's business. 

 While demand is holding up, still 

 prices are dropping very reluctantly 

 after the protracted period of high 

 prices. Roses may again be classed 

 as plentiful. Carnations are in a good 

 supply, also sweet peas. Some excel- 

 lent lilies, callas and rubrums are 

 coming into the market. Bulbous stock 

 is fairly plentiful. The principal items 

 are daffiodils, jonquils, freesia and 

 narcissus poeticus. The first of the 

 Darwin tulips of the season came in 



The Chicago Flower Growers Association 

 WHOLESALE GROWERS of CUT FLOWERS and PLANTS 



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



WHOLESALB FLOWER MARKETS - ™ ADE PWCES -& r I J8uM only 



Rotes 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. i and culls 



Russell 



Hadley 



Euter, Mock 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, Hillingdon 



Killarney. Key, Tait 



Ophelia. Sunburst 



Carnations 



Cattleya* 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Calls*.. 



Freesia 



Romai Hyacinths 



Stevia 



Marguerites 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Violets 



Narcissus 



Calendula 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias • 



A dianru m 



Smilax 



Asparagus PIu. A Spren. (iooBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



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last week. They found a good market. 

 Other offerings are snapdragon, pan- 

 sies, mignonette, wallflower and for- 

 get-me-not. 



The end of last week 

 NEW YORK found the market gen- 

 erally cleaned up on 

 roses and carnations without any 

 marked changes in price. This week 

 had a rather good start but it was due 

 to dealers stocking up and not to any 

 spurt in business. The parade of the 

 27th Division, Tuesday, practically 

 shut off business in the wholesale dis- 

 trict after 10 o'clock, and many of the 

 retail stores were closed so that much 

 stock was carried over, and that, with 

 freer shipments of nearly all kinds of 

 stock and a light demand, finds the 

 market over supplied and quotations 

 variable. American Beauties and the 

 long stemmed roses move the slowest, 

 but lower prices prevail throughout 

 the list with very few exceptions. Car- 

 nations have suffered a considerable 

 decline in price. Tulips have met 

 with a good sale right up to Monday, 

 but they too are not going at all well. 

 Golden Spurs and Victorias are not in 

 large supply, so that up to this time 

 there has been no accumulations and 

 little difference in price. The demand 

 for cattleyas is limited and there is 

 considerable stock waiting sale. Longi- 

 florums and callas are in good supply 

 and not going very briskly — price 

 steady. Other bulbous stock is more 

 in evidence with the fine weather we, 

 are having. Asparagus and smilax are 

 moving rather slowly. 



Conditions the 

 PHILADELPHIA past week in the 

 cut-flower market 

 remained steady and about as last re- 

 ported. Supplies continued to increase 

 with the lengthening days, the fine 

 weather and the advent of spring. 

 Quality of the products was also of a 

 high order and the demand held up 

 fairly well. American Beauty roses a 

 little more plentiful and freely of- 

 fered at about half the fancy prices 

 they brought a month ago. Other 

 roses held their own fairly well. Car- 

 nations continue very good and hold 

 their own as to quotations. Cattleyas 

 still freely offered but the crop is past 

 its flush now and the market can take 

 reasonable care of all that is offered. 

 Seasonable stock is 

 ROCHESTER in good supply but 

 demand has lessened 

 somewhat, possibly due to the Lenten 

 season. Roses and bulbous stock 

 are in adequate supply, while carna- 

 tions are not quite so plentiful. Vio- 

 lets and sweet peas are in good de- 

 mand. Some fine freesias, calendulas, 

 forgetmenots and primulas are seen. 

 Lily of the valley is also good and sell- 

 ing well. Lilies and pussy willows 

 are in fair supply, also calla lilies. 

 There is a good demand for potted 

 plants, with a large selection. 



The warm weather has 

 ST. LOUIS brought in all varie- 

 ties of stock with re- 

 duction in price of roses, carnations 

 and' sweet peas. Greens and bulbous 

 stock are selling fine. 



