September 2, 1916 



HORTICULTUHE 



327 



Flower Market Reports 



(Coittintied f)-om ptiffe iJJ) 



Owing to the pro- 

 PITTSBURGH longed stretch of 

 drought and heat, 

 asters have dropped out of sight al- 

 most entirely. Otherwise, there are 

 now just about enough flowers to take 

 care of the trade. For the week past 

 there has been somewhat of a demand 

 for gladioli and lilies, which are 

 coming in of fair quality. Roses, too, 

 have commenced to come in again. 



Business is quiet with 

 ST. LOUIS the retailers and the 

 market is not in an 

 overcrowded condition any one day. 

 Stock is of very poor quality and 

 prices are low. The best sellers are 

 asters and these clean up daily at 

 good prices. Roses are poor and the 

 short stemmed ones do not bring much 

 at any time. Any thing good in carna- 

 tions is out of the question for the 

 present at least. Gladioli has good 

 call and are of extra good quality. 

 Tuberose stalks were in heavy last 

 week. Lilies are in good demand. Lily 

 of the valley is scarce. 



There is a great 

 WASHINGTON need for rain in 

 this locality. Con- 

 ditions this season have been such 

 that the growers are selling flowers 

 which in other years would be dis- 

 carded as worthless, and they are 

 getting good prices for what they term 

 "trash." It is a hard matter to get 

 good stock in any line. A few thous- 

 and roses are received daily from 

 local houses and were it not for these 

 the market would be largely void of 

 desirable stock. Old stock carnations 

 are off the market and the new flow- 

 ers have been delayed by the intense 

 heat. Lily of the valley is very poor 

 and there is none of local growth to 

 be had. Orchids are very scarce. 

 There are some few gardenias still to 

 be had. Gladioli are on the wane. 

 Dahlias are somewhat better, but 

 asters are nearing an end. 



TO THE GROWERS OF ROSES. 



This Is to inform you that members 

 of the American Rose Society have 

 been raising money to co-operate in 

 employing a trained plant pathologist 

 to investigate diseases of roses. Suf- 

 ficient money has now been obtained 

 to assure this work, which is already 

 underway. Doctor L. M. Massey of 

 the New York State College of Agri- 

 culture, Cornell University, Ithaca, is 

 conducting the investigations. It is 

 hoped that all gi-owers of roses will 

 now take advantage of this arrange- 

 ment, not only to obtain what little 

 information there is already at hand, 

 but to co-operate in ways which will 

 be suggested from time to time. 

 Through co-operation with Doctor 

 Massey, the growers will greatly in- 

 crease the efficiency of the investi.s^.l- 

 tion and obtain the greatest returns 

 from their investment. 



First of all, it seems desirable to 

 make a rose disease survey such as will 

 acquaint us with the various diseases, 

 together with their range and the ex- 

 tent of injury caused by them in this 

 country. In order that this survey 

 may reach its maximum efficiency, it 

 will be necessary for the growers to 

 co-operate by sending specimens of 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TELEPHONE MAIN I«»8 

 Ainerlcan Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnation*. All the noTelUea In the Cot Fl*«« 

 Market fuml«lied on short notice. Prices qnoted on application. No retail order* 

 accepted. Flowers shipped out of Bonton on early trains. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



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Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias* •• ■ 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



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diseased plants. Franked tags will be 

 supplied on request. It is hoped that 

 each grower will interest himself in 

 this work sufficiently to collect and 

 send diseased material together with 

 a brief statement regarding varieties 

 affected, nature and extent of injury, 

 time of appearance of the disease, and 

 other points of interest which may 

 have been noticed. Acknowledgment 

 of receipt of material will be made 

 and such information as is available 

 in the line of control will be given. 

 Many growers will be visited, but it is 

 hardly necessary to say that it will be 

 impossible to visit all. 



The material sent should be freshly 

 collected and should show various 

 stages in the development of the dis- 

 ease. Where roots are sent it will 

 usually be undesirable to enclose any 

 soil. ^\^lere convenient, specimens 

 should be mailed so as to reach Ithaca 

 the latter part of the week. Doctor 

 Massey may be away from the city 

 during the early part of the week and 

 the material should receive immediate 

 attention upon its arrival. 



Place leaves, buds, etc., between the 

 leaves of an old newspaper, a few be- 

 tween each two sheets. Then roll into 

 a tight bundle, wrap in stout paper. 

 Tie well, attach one of the franked 

 tags on which you have written your 

 name, address and mail. It will go 

 postage free. 



Yours for success in this undertak- 

 ing, 



H. H. Whetzel, 

 Hpad of the Department of Plant Pathology, 

 N. Y. State College of Agriculturo. Cor- 

 nell, University. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The St. Louis Florists' Union met 

 at Library Hall on Aug. 21 to discuss 

 the question of Sunday closing. 



F. H. Weber and family, and August 

 Hummert and family are home again 

 from their western vacation trip. 



Eli Mioux, foreman for the Bourdet 

 Floral Co., has resigned to start busi- 

 ness of his own. He will build green- 

 houses at Carlyle, 111. 



NEW CORPORATION. 

 New York, N. Y.— Schloss Bros., flor- 

 ists' ribbons, capital stock, $50,000. 

 Incorporators: E. Schloss, 549 West 

 113th street; C. A. Houston, 200 Fifth 

 avenue; A. Schloss, Long Beach, L. I. 



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George W. Crawbuck Co. 



(INC) 

 Wholesale Commission Florists 



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Telephone, Madison Square 5296 



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Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



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111 W. ZSth Street 



HERMAN WEISS 



Wholesale Florist 



Experienced, Progregslve and can h&ndl* 



shipments of growers' prod act 



satisfactorily. 



106 West 28th St., NEW YORK 



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for 28 years as Commission Florist 



J. K. ALLEN 



TELEPHONE 118 West 28th Street 



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Wholeaale Commiaaion Floriata 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit ConslgnmenU of New 

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 New York 



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