December 30. UUi;. 



HORTICULTURE 



887 



Flower Market Report WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



1^ 



TRADE PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONl.V 



It is no exaggeration to 

 BOSTON say that Boston shattered 

 some old traditions and 

 established some new precedents dur- 

 ing the recent Christmas season. The 

 violet, the former aristocrat of this 

 holiday was "relegated to the rear" for 

 corsage use and cattleyas found a 

 cordial welcome in bouquets and for 

 corsage wear. The expected demand 

 for roses and carnations was cut near- 

 ly in twain. Potted plants were eager- 

 ly sought by the purchasing public. 

 Ericas, poinsettias. bouvardias, bego- 

 nias and cyclamen broke all records 

 for number sold and the same would 

 have been true of orange trees had 

 there been more of them. Azaleas 

 made the poorest showing of anything. 

 Flowers were scanty and small, giving 

 mute evidence of the lack of skilled 

 labor and proper cultural attention in 

 the Belgian nurseries, as well as in- 

 jury suffered in their long journey and 

 neglect, in transportation and on the 

 docks. Ardisias. the gem of all Christ- 

 mas berried plants, were very scarce 

 and not very good as a rule. Al- 

 though the local retailers did not han- 

 dle the usual quantity of roses the 

 wholesale houses made tremendous 

 shipments to more distant points. Fted 

 varieties were especially active and 

 what is believed to he a record price 

 for Hadleys was established when one 

 grower received $1.00 apiece for the 

 top quality. Hed carnations were al- 

 most prohibitive in price and of in- 

 ferior quality on the average. Other 

 colors moved fairly well but white was 

 discarded generally. The bulb stock 

 moved rather weak. Trumpet narcissi 

 and paper whites were in no great de- 

 mand. Poinsettias of excellent quality 

 and with stiff price tags were eagerly 

 bought. Callas and lilies sold as usual. 

 Lil.v of the valley was much in evi- 

 dence, but quality far from extra. 

 About half as much smilax as usual 

 was on the market and it was all 

 spoken for. Christmas wreaths, holly 

 and misletoe came into their own for 

 a week and boxwood wreaths, balls 

 and baskets were eagerly bought up. 

 Up until Saturday night, Christmas 

 quotations held fairly steady, but Sun- 

 day and Monday saw the customary 

 drop and now all are back to normal 



Roaei 



Am, Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



** " No, 1 and culls 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, Hillingdon, Ward, Extra 

 Ord, 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 

 " Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Euler, Ex 

 ,. Ord. 



Carnations 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium f ormosum 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Narcissi. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Calendulas 



Violets 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiaotum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Dec. 37 



CHICAGO 



Dec. 27 



BUFFALO 



Dec. 27 



PITTSBURG 



DtC. 7J 



60.00 

 40.00 

 15.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 



13.00 

 8.00 



6.00 



3.00 



•75 

 1.50 



15.00 

 25,00 



6o,oo 

 35J00 



I2,OC 



ao,oo 

 10,00 



6.00 

 io,co 



800 

 10.00 



8,00 



5,00 



75.00 



12.00 

 6,00 

 7,00 



6,00 

 6.00 



5,00 

 4,00 



1,00 



3,«0 

 1-50 



30,00 

 1.35 



30.00 



SO.oo 



50.CO 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



to 'JO.OO 

 to 40.00 



to 35.00 



to 30,00 



to xa,oo 

 6,00 



to 



.■• to 



to 



8,00 to 



3,00 



40,00 



t3,00 



6,00 



5,00 



70,00 



10,00 to I3.00 



4.00 



3,00 



3.00 



•75 



•75 

 40,00 



8,00 

 6,00 

 6,00 



5,00 

 1.35 



1,35 

 30.00 

 50,00 



Chicago has had a won- 

 CHICAGO derful Christmas trade 



and a general feeling of 

 satisfaction prevails among wholesal- 

 ers and retailers alike. The clean-up 

 on plants was no surprise, for there 

 were not enough to fill regular orders 

 in expensive stocks, and heavier or- 

 ders came in early for low priced 

 plants in consequence, which were 

 soon disposed of and retailers were 

 on the alert for more before the rush 

 was fairly begun. Cut flower sales 

 were almost equally good on the clos- 

 ing days of the week. Buyers were 

 on the market up to midnight Satur- 

 day and trade on Sunday was good. 

 The pickled stock was again in evi- 

 dence, with the usual unsatisfactory 

 result to all concerned. Prices varied 

 according to quality in the wholesale 

 houses and there was plenty for all. 

 Poinsettias were in 

 CINCINNATI excellent supply for 

 Christmas and met 

 with a good dcniand Roses were not 



as plentiful as they had been, but 

 there was a sufficiency. Carnations 

 were fairly plentiful, but prices ranged 

 high. A heavy cut of lilies came into 

 the wholesale houses, also callas. 

 stevia and narcissus were in good and 

 sufficient quantity, Violets enjoyed a 

 heavy call. Lily of the valley was not 

 scarce and there were orchids and 

 sweet peas is generous supply. 



Trade was fair but 

 NEW YORK not exceptional up 



to Saturday evening, 

 December 23. After that the entire 

 list broke badly. A heavy overstock 

 had to be carried over by the whole- 

 sale dealers, with the usual result 

 of ruinous prices for the accumula- 

 tion on .Monday and thereafter. All 

 white roses went very slow, but the 

 others cleaned up well until Sunday 

 night. Top Beauties brought the tra- 

 ditional dollar each but It required 

 some etTort, There was a good de- 

 mand for Russell, lladley and Ophelia. 



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