December 9, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



789 



Flower Market Reports 



{Cc^ittittfu-if from /"age J'St) 



ing up cleaned up clean. A very grat- 

 ifying showing indeed and one that 

 gives a more cheerful tone to the mar- 

 ket in all directions — the first tune- 

 ful, bell-lilse-tone we have heard for 

 many a day. Another joyful note 

 sounds today — Monday of present 

 week — when from all sides cometh 

 the story of brisk business and good 

 prices. Long may she wave. What? 

 Certainly I mean the bell. Flags are 

 all right but bells do also wave. 



Thanksgiving was 



PITTSBURGH a pronounced suc- 

 cess. The abundant 

 sunshine of the past several days has 

 forced the roses and carnations to an 

 unusual degree, although they con- 

 tinue to bring fair prices. The high 

 cost of coal, especially, has almost 

 swamped the smaller dealers, who, un- 

 fortunately were caught napping when 

 others were laying in their winter sup- 

 ply in anticipation of the predicted 

 scarcity and increase in prices. Chrys- 

 anthemums have practically had their 

 day, although some very attractive 

 specimens are still seen. Lilies are fair 

 but there are no lilies of the valley 

 of home production, all being brought 

 in from other sections. Apropos of 

 this, the inadequate express sei^vice 

 is causing great inconvenience and, 

 of course, dissatisfaction in regard to 

 tardy consignments. Thanksgiving, or, 

 rather, what were intended to he 

 Thanksgiving violets, arrived entirely 

 too late for their intended purpose. 

 Paper white narcissus, Roman hya- 

 cinths, mignonette and calendulas 

 are now coming in satisfactorily. 



With ideal weather on 



ST. LOUIS the 29th and 30th, 

 Thanksgiving Day for 

 1916 made everyone happy The grow- 

 er, the wholesaler and the retailer were 

 all kept busy. The chrysanthemum 

 ruled, with yellow the favorite color. 

 Carnations were fine but heavy in sup- 

 ply. Roses were somewhat scarce and 

 prices were stiff. Violets had a satis- 

 factory sale. Chrysanthemums in good 

 stock were in good demand at regular 

 rates and a few fancy blooms brought 

 prices accordingly. 



The Thanksgiving 



WASHINGTON Day business was 

 highly satisfactory 

 to all and as a result of the heavy 

 sales there followed a great scarcity 

 of stock and high prices prevailed 

 into the present week. Sweet peas 

 were in heavy demand and these with 

 violets sold very well. Lily of the 

 valley brought $8 per hundred and 

 cleaned up well, orders coming in 

 from many northern points. There 

 were enough gardenias and orchids to 

 fill the demand. For the first time 

 in many months, retailers found it 

 hard at times to get their orders tilled 

 and. in fact, there were many tlow- 

 ers unobtainable. Out of town orders 

 had to be turned down in many in- 

 stances because of lack of stock. 



*riayh*a« tSSO MadUaa aqmrnra 



WOODROW & MARKETOS 



WHOI'ESAI'K 



Plantsmen and Florists 



37 and 39 West 28th SL, VSM YORK 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVON»1IRE STREET. BOSTON, MASS. 



TKI.KI'IIONK M.\IN 2008 

 American Krautirs, Orcliids, VaUi'), Carnutions. All the novelties in the Cut Flower 

 Mariiet furnihiied on short notice. I'riccH quotcfl on application. No retail orders 

 accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on cariy trains. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT e A. M. 



MERIVIAN \A/EISS 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



Can handle shipments of growers' product satisfactorily Would like to hear 

 from Growers of Daisies, etc., for the New York trade. 



lOS ^A^es-t 2S-th St., IMEAA/ YORK 



Tel. Farragut 3066 



NBW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyaa - • • 



Dendrobium fonuoBum 



Lilie!* 



Lilies. Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



SnapdrasoD 



Narcissi, Paper Whita 



Chyrsanthemums 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Aapara gua Plumoaus. & Spren (loo bunches) . 



Ust Half Of Week 



ending Dec. 2 



1916 



to lOO.OO 



to 50.00 



to 10.00 



to 6.CO 



to 8.00 



to 4.00 



to 3.00 



to 25.00 



to 1.50 



to 3.00 



to 40,00 



to i.oo 



to I3.00 



to 35.00 



Fii^t Hilf of «••' 



beginning Dec. ^ 



1916 



40,00 to 



6.00 

 3.00 



4.00 

 I.OO 



2.00 



4.00 



.75 



1.00 



2Q.OO 

 6.00 



xo.oo 



5-00 



2.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 z.oo 

 4.00 

 •75 



to 



1.00 to 



so .00 to 



.50 to 



6.00 to 

 10.00 to 



75-«> 



50.00 



xo.oo 



6.00 



8.00 



4.00 

 3.00 



35.00 

 x.oo 

 3.00 



40.00 

 1.00 



1 3.00 



35.00 



ORCHIDS - ■ GARDENIAS 



HEADQUARTERS for the entire output of the 



BEECHWOOD HEIGHTS NURSERIES, of Bound Brook, N. J. 



PAUL MECONI 



Wholesale Florist - 



NEW YORK 



Telephone Nos. 3864 and 8.364 Madison Square 



57 WEST 26th STREET 



J. J. CO AN, INC 



lis \VEST 25TH STREET 



Ne>v York 



Tel., Farragtit 6413-6891 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 



H. M. ROBINSON & CO. 



BOSTON'S FOREMOST 



Wholesale and Comniission Florists 



82 OtlB Street, 2 Wlnthrop Square 



BOSTON, UA8B. 



Telephone 2618-2617-2616, Main. 



William Stuart Allen Co, 



Commission Merchants in 



Cut Flowers 



53 West 28th Street, NEW YORK 

 Telephone^356 MadlBos Square. 



VIOLETS 



B.S.SLINN, Jr.,"«Y; 



55-57 W. 26ih Si. 



lOKK 



Sriicl FltiMcr Consignments to 



L. B. NASON 



Wholesale Florist 

 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY 



sliippiiiK OrilerK Car.'fiilly I i Hell. 

 Correspondence solicited. 



Telephone, Farragut 2245. 



GEO. TT. OBAWBCOK, Pre*. 



George W. Crawbuck Co. 



(INC) 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



57 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK 



Telephone, Madison Square R2iH5 



UNirSm FLOWER co.,Tnc. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



111 W. 28th St.^_- NEW YORK 



A CLEAN RECORD 



for 28 years as Commission Florist 



J. K. ALLEN 



TELEPHONE 118 West 28tli Street 



1«7^* 8058 Farraicnt NEW YORK _ 



BstabUshed 1888^ Tel. S8J Farrarnt 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit Conslgnmenta of New 

 England Grown NoTeltlea. 



Beechwood Heights Nurseries 



IinporttTH and tiruutTM of 



OROMIDS 



Cut Flowers of -Ml the Leodlnp Varieties 

 In their Seaeon. 



THOMAS YOUNG, Jr., Proprietor 



BOUND UROOK, N. J. 



