August 12, 191G 



HORTICULTURE 



219 



Flower Market Reports 



(CoHtinttfci frotfi page 2ty} 



can border to report the war — say 

 three columns of live news every day? 

 And when you got there you found 

 there was no war, and nothing to talk 

 about, but that the home office wanted 

 its three columns of "live stuff" just 

 the same! Wouldn't you pity the poor 

 war correspondent — grinding out in- 

 anities and sweating his shirt off try- 

 ing to make it look like news. You 

 wouldn't like it. and you'd pity him. 

 Well, he's no worse off than the flower 

 market correspondent. "There aint 

 no such animile" as a flower market. 

 It's too hot even to get up an argu- 

 ment with an Irishman. Doggone it! 

 I'm going fishing. 



Prices remain high, 

 PITTSBURGH trade conditions 



continuing remark- 

 ably good. Considering that at time 

 of writing we are in our fifth week of 

 torrid heat, with frequent hard rains, 

 stock is of fair quality. Last Saturday 

 experienced one of the severest elec- 

 trical and rain storms ever in this 

 vicinity, horticultural products of all 

 kinds being practically "beaten t( 

 pieces." Asters and gladioli of fine 

 quality are now coming in from Ash- 

 tabula and Toledo, Ohio. 



The wholesale market 

 ST. LOUIS is in a poor condition 



as to supply. The heat 

 wave has been here for the past few 

 weeks. Stock in the field is suffering 

 greatly for the want of rain, while in- 

 door stock suffers from the heat. The 

 cut flower trade is at an extremely 

 low ebb at the present. At the whole- 

 sale market we find a lot of poor 

 stock. Asters and gladioli are in good 

 demand. Roses and carnations are 

 very poor. Outdoor flowers are drying 

 up in the field. 



Business is very 

 WASHINGTON flat, although it is 



expected that the 

 month will average up better than the 

 same period last year. Some very 

 good dahlias are coming in now. and 

 asters show an improvement, although 

 it is conceded that these are something 

 of a failure this year. It is a very hard 

 matter to get roses that amount to 

 anything. Some good summer sweet 

 peas and gardenias are in the market. 

 Gladioli make a good showing. 



Visitors' Register 



Boston — E. H. Chamberlain, New 

 Bedford, Mass. 



Philadelphia — Mr. and Mrs. Henry 

 Fischer, Baltimore, Md.; Henry Heck, 

 Reading, Pa. 



St. Louis. — Harry Balsley, Detroit, 

 Mich.; H. G. Knowlton, Chicago; Mor- 

 ris Le Vene, New "York. 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET. BOSTON, MASS. 



TKLKPIIONE MAIN t<i»8 

 Ainprlcui BeaDties, Orchids, Valley, Carnatlana. All the noveltira In the Cnt Flower 

 Market furiilhhe<l OD Hhort Doth'e. l*rlceH quotetl no appllcatlun. No retail orilera 

 accepted. Flowert* nhl|*peil out of BoMtoo on eurly train* 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT B A. M. • 



NEW YORK QDOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



ROSES AND CARNATIONS 



American Beauty. Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



RuMcll, Hadley 



Killamey. Richmond, Hillingdon. Ward. Extra 



** " " " Ordinary . 

 Areoburg. Radiance. Taft. Kev. Extra 



*' " " '• Ordinary 



Ophelia. Mock, Sunburst, Extra 



" '* " Ordinary 



Carnations. Fancy 



** Ordinary 



Ust Half of Weak i Rrst Half of Wiik 



ending Aug. 7 , beginning Aug. 9 



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A CLEAN RECORD 



for 28 years as Conunlssion Florist 



J. K. ALLEN 



TELEPHONE 118 West 28th Street 



167 £ SUSS Farragut NEW ITOBK 



BstabUshed 1888 



TeL S61 FarrsKnt 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit Consignments of New 

 England Qrown NoTelUea. 



J. J. CO AN, INC. 



lis WEST 25TH STREET 

 New York 



Tel., Farragut 6413-6801 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 

 CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 



H. M. ROBINSON & GO. 



BOSTON'S FOREMOST 



Wholesale and Commission Florists 



32 Otis Street, 2 WIntbrop Saoore 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Telephone 2618-2617-2616, Main. 



GEO. W. CRAWBCCK, Pres. 



George W.Crawbuck Co. 



(INC) 

 Wholes lie Commission Florists 



57 WEST 28th STREET, NEW TOBK 



Teleplione, Madison Square 5206 



llfEOCUTFLOWEfCOJNC; 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



PERCY W. mCHTER. Mgr, NLW YORK 



111 W. 28th Street 



HERMAN WEISS 



Wholesale Florist 



Experienced, PrutfreNsive and can handle 



shipments of pr«werH' product 



RatiNfacturily. 



106 West 28 h St., NEW YORK 



Tel. Farragut 3066. 



STRAIGHT WHOLESALE ONLY 



FRANK MILLANG 



CUT FLOWERS 



55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK 



MO DKSIGNS MADE UP 



A NATIONAL FLOWER. 



There is a move now for a National 

 Flower. Some mention the mountain 

 laurel, but that will not grow in a 

 fourth of our domain. The Iris can be 

 made to grow in every State of the 

 Union. Every family anywhere in the 

 U. S. can raise them. This can he said 

 of no otl-.er flower. The peony cannot 

 endure the heat and drought of the 

 semi-arid regions — nor can the phlox. 

 We have enough native sorts to give 

 it prestige. I have seen beautiful wild 

 ones growing on the stony bluffs of the 

 Black Hills where the mercury is often 

 40 below and there are scores of people 

 now originating new kinds. There are 

 170 native sorts, besides over 1,000 fine 

 hybrids. They are always on hand for 

 Decot'ation Day and will fill all the re- 

 quirements of a national flower. 



C. S. Harrison. 



PERSONAL. 



C. F. Edgar has been appointed man- 

 ager of the Sniedley Floral Co., 

 Broadway, Fargo, N. D. He was form- 

 erly associated with Penn the Florist, 

 Boston, Mass. 



NEW CORPORATION. 

 Indianapolis, Ind — Joseph H. Hill 

 Comiiaiiy, general greenhouse busi- 

 ness, capital stock, $80,000. Incorpora- 

 tors. Joseph H. and Lucile G. Hill and 

 Clem A. Gaar. 



ROBERT DYSART 



CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT 



SImpIr method* of correct arronDtlnff 



•Hpeelally a<lapte<l for flurUtti' oite. 



BOOKS BALANCED AND AU.II'HTED. 



40 STATE 8T BOSTON 



Telaphan* Mm) a S8. 



