December 30, 1916. 



HORTICULTURE 



889 



Flower Market Reports 



{Continned from page 



There was quite a slump in carnations 

 and there were sales on Monday morn- 

 ing as low as $2.00 and ?3.00 even for 

 reds. Violets did very well. Lily of 

 the valley sold all right, but at mod- 

 erate figures. Mignonette, gardenias, 

 wallflowers and calendulas had to be 

 sold very cheap and did not clean up, 

 at that. There were also plenty of 

 sweet peas left over. Cattleyas did 

 very well when quality was right. Gen- 

 erally, the feeling in wholesale flower 

 circles is not at all jubilant over the 

 Christmas outcome. Retailers acknowl- 

 edge having given preference to the 

 plant department and lay the blame 

 for this on "pickled flowers" more 

 than they do on the high prices asked. 

 The present week is very dull on all 

 sides. 



The general ver- 

 PHILADELPHIA diet is one of the 



best Christmases 

 we ever had. This applies not only 

 to cut flowers, but plants also. The 

 Wednesday to Friday, three days, 

 were the best. The last day coming 

 on Sunday rather put a damper on the 

 two closing days' trade which as a rule 

 are always the best. Everything sold 

 well and at good prices. About the 

 only things left over w^ere paper 

 white narcissi and stevia. One would 

 have thought that lilies would have 

 shared in this neglect, but for some 

 reason they didn't. They were in 

 very good demand indeed and cleaned 

 up at good figures. 



Christmas prices were 

 ST. LOUIS high in this market al- 

 though there was no 

 insurmountable scarcity. Roses and 

 carnations held at top figures for fully 

 a week previous and the stock was 

 very fine, especially the roses. Red 

 flowers had the call throughout. Vio- 

 lets held out well at excellent figures. 

 The plant demand was very heavy and 

 benefited by the prices asked for 

 flowers. Poinsettias. begonias and cy- 

 clamen were the outstanding favor- 

 ites. Lycopodium was very scarce. 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS. 



Delayed mail deliveries have inter- 

 fered with our market reports for the 

 past two weeks. Christmas accounts 

 from several points are still missing 

 as we go to press. 



A cutting from an American Journal 

 has come into my hands, which im- 

 parts the information that The Pro- 

 tective Association of Holland Nur- 

 serymen has agreed not to send, direct 

 or indirect, any nursery stock to be 

 sold at auction, either to U. S. A. or 

 Canada. AVill our Dutch friends ex- 

 tend to Britain this same guarantee? 

 Or will they seek the earliest oppor- 

 tunity of dumping into England the 

 stock that might otherwise have found 

 its way to America? 'ft'e must watch 

 this.— Hort. Trade Jour. (Eng.) 



T«l«»lwB« tSN Mawlliea Iqaar* 



WOODROW & MARKETOS 



WHOI.KBAIJI 



Planfsmen and Florists 



37 and 39 West 28th SL, NEW YORK 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHmE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TELEPHONE MAIN 2698 

 American Beauties, Orchids, Vaiiey, Carnations. Ali tiie novelties In the Cnt Flower 

 Marlfet furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail order* 

 accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on eiirly trains, 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT B A. IVf. 



RiviAN \a/e:i 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



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

 from Growers of Snapdragons and Sweet Peas, etc., for the New York trade. 



Tel. Farragut 3068 . 



I06 y/sf&s-t. 



NEW lORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyu • 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilie* _ 



Lilies. Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



SnapdragoD 



Narcissi, Paper Whit* 



Roman Hyacinths 



Calendulas 



VioleU-- 



S^veet Peas 



Margruerites 



Gafdenias. per doz 



AdiaDtum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumoaus, & Spre n (loo bunches). 



ORCHIDS - - GARDENIAS 



HEADQUARTERS for the entire output ol the 

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



PAUL MECONI Wholesale Florist NEW YORK 



Telepbone Nob. 3864 and 8364 Madison Square 



67 WEST 26tb STBEET 



J. J. COAN, INC. 



H5 >VEST 25TH STREET 

 New York 



TeL, rarrarnt S413-B8S1 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 



H. M. ROBINSON & GO. 



BOSTON'S FOREMOST 



Wholesale and Commission Florists 



82 Otis Street, 2 Wlnthrop Suvtm 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Telepbone 2 618-2617-2616, Main. 



wniiam Stuart Allen Co, 



Committion MerehantM in 



Cut Flowers 



53 We.t 28th Street, NEW YORK 

 Telephone — 3S6 Madison Square. 



VIOLETS 



B.S.SLINN, Jr.,"A'A3ir'- 



GEO. W. CB.\WBCCK, Pres. 



George W. Crawbuck Co. 



(INC.) 

 Wholes lie Commission Florists 



47 WEST 28th STREET. NEW TORK 



Telophonp. Madison Square 5200-5297 



UNITED CUT FLOWER CO. JNC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



111 W. 28th St ., - NEW YORK 



A CLEAN RECORD 



for 28 yean as CommlHlon Fieri** 



J. K. ALLEN 



TELEPHONE 118 We»t 28th StrM* 



1«1 • 1068 Farragat NEW Y OBK 



BatabUabed 1888 



TeL SSI Farrscm* 



Send Flower Consignments to 



L. B. NASON 



Wholesale Florist 

 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY 



Shippine Orders Carefully Filled. 

 Correspondence solicited. 

 Telepbone, Farragut 2245. 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



110 West 28th St., New Yorli 



We Solicit ConilenmeBU of New 

 Bncland Qrown NcTaltlea. 



Beechwood Heights Nurseries 



Iini>orter» and Growers of 



OROMIDS 



Cut Flowers of All the I.eadlnff VarletlM 

 in their Sentton. 



THOMAS YOUNG, Jr., Proprietor 



POL'NP UBOOK, N. J, 



