September 28, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



453 



Flower Market Reports 



A good strong market 

 BOSTON has developed on roses, 



the quality of which has 

 improved greatly within a few days. 

 Asters are pretty near their end and 

 carnations are gradually usurping the 

 position of prominence the asters have 

 held for the past two months. Lily of 

 the valley is about the best we have 

 ever seen in this market. Cattleyas 

 have been scarce but there is now an 

 abundance. Chrysanthemums increase 

 daily, October Frost being the latest 

 addition to the regular stock. The first 

 violets have made their appearance, 

 and realized 50c. a hundred. 



Trade is gradually be- 

 BUFFALO coming better as the 



days near the autumn 

 season. Dahlias, chrysanthemums and 

 cosmos have added to the list and 

 have so far sold well. Asters are 

 gradually leaving us though some 

 shorts are still received. Gladioli are 

 good and the demand quite satisfac- 

 tory the past week. There are plenty 

 of roses and a good demand for select- 

 ed white, also Killarney. Ward, etc. 

 Lily of the valley and lilies have been 

 in demand and sold out daily. Busi- 

 ness is on the increase. 



Chicago market condi- 

 CHICAGO tions can be summed 



up in a single sentence, 

 not enough flowers to supply the de- 

 mand. The change could scarcely be 

 more complete than that which has 

 taken place during the past month, the 

 ovei-filled counters and ice boxes hav- 

 ing been followed by a scarcity of 

 stock which includes all lines and is 

 more general than for many fall sea- 

 sons. The week of extremely hot 

 weather following a cool summer and 

 the severe rain storm cut off the bulk 

 of the outdoor flowers almost as ef- 

 fectually as a feast would have done. 

 There are now some gladoli and a few 

 asters left but the best ones were cut 

 some time ago leaving comparatively 

 little to help out till greenhouse flow- 

 ers are more plentiful. Roses are so 

 far from being equal to the demand 

 that many orders have had to be cut 

 in two the past week but this con- 

 dition is not expected to last long. 

 Carnations are now coming in more 

 freely and the stems on the longest 

 are probably eighteen inches. October 

 Frost and Golden Glow chrysanthe- 

 mums are now to be had in limited 

 quantity and American Beauties, or- 

 chids and gardeuias are being cut in 

 larger quantities each week. 



The market is tight- 

 CINCINNATI ening all around and 



prices are going up 

 fast toward a point that would make 

 the market seem like a mid-winter 

 one. The quality of all kinds of stock 

 has improved since the cold weather 

 and now practically all is first class. 

 Roses have shown the most wonderful 

 improvement. All are clean and of 

 good color and are in a pretty fair 

 crop. American Beauties are short of 

 the call for them. Carnations, too, 

 are fast reaching late season form. The 

 stems are rapidly increasing in length 

 and the blooms are pretty good. As- 

 ters may now be counted out for the 

 season and dahlias and cosmos are 

 taking their place as outdoor flowers. 

 Lilies are short of the call for them. 



STARTLING VALUES 



WE OFFER BELOW 



f iei'i fif"*" CARNATION PLANTS 



Extra large plants, healthy, free of 



disease, very choice stock. The 



best Taloes ever oflfered ; all 



plants guaranteed. 



Gciod investment, plant in after 

 early Chrysanthemums 



100 1000 



VICTORY $7.00 $60.00 



COMFORT 8.00 7.5.00 



HARRY FENN 7.00 60.00 



BE.4CON S.OO 75.00 



HARLOWARDEN 6,00 50.00 



WHITE PERFECTION... 8.00 70.00 



WHITE WONDER 9.00 85.00 



ALMA WARD 8.00 70.00 



C.I^ORIOSA 9.00 85.00 



MRS. C. W. WARD 8.00 70.00 



ENCHANTRESS 7.00 50.00 



ROSE-PINK ENCHANT- 



IJESS 7.00 50.011 



PRINCESS CHARMING.. 10.00 



DOROTHY GORDON 7.00 50.00 



WINO.VA 7.00 60.00 



BROOKLYN 12.00 100.(10 



QIEEN 6.00 50.00 



BOSTON MARKET 6.00 50.00 



HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS 



WILD SMIL.4X, $6.00 per case. 



GREEN GALAX, $1..50 per 1000; $7.50 per 10,000. 



BRONZE GALAX, $1.50 per 1000; .$8.50 per 10,000. 



LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS (green), $1.00 per 100; $9.50 per 1,000. 



(;keen sheet moss, .$.3..50 per bag. 



si'H.vtJNlTM MOSS, 10 hl)l. bales, nicelv burlapped, each, $4.00: 



5 bale lots. $3.75 each; 10 bale lots, $3.50 each; 25 bale 



lots. $3.25 each. 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES. Mary new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. 

 Write us for prices on these and on Supplies. 



S. ^. I*ennooli=]\Xeetian Oo. 



THE "^TioriItI of PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Lodlow St. 



NEW YORK 



117 W. 28th St. 



WASHINGTON 

 1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special... . 



" " Extra 



No. I 



" " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Richmond 



My Maryland, Kaiserin, Carnot. . . . 



Bride, 'Maid 



Taft, Hillingdon, Ward 



CINCINNATI 



September 24 



CARNATIONS 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



" Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Daises 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumous, Strings (100) 

 " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



10.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 



•50 



10.00 

 3S-00 

 25.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



50.00 

 12.50 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 1.50 



1. 00 

 12.50 

 40.00 

 35 -oo 



DETROIT 



September 23 



20.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



25.00 

 20.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 



3.00 to 6.00 



12.50 to 



3.00 



2.00 



■50 



1. 00 

 12.50 

 20.00 

 20.00 



50.00 

 15.00 



4.00 

 3.00 

 1.50 



1.50 

 15.00 

 30.00 

 30.00 



BUFFALO 



September 24 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 

 ' TO DEAL ERS ONLY 



I PITTSBURGH 



I September 17 



25.00- 

 15.00- 

 8.00 

 3.00- 

 8.00 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



20.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 



2.00 

 3.00 



50.00 to 



6.00 

 6.00 



60.00 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 x.oo 



25.00 



1.25 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35-00 



20.00 to 



12.50 to 



6.00 to 



2.00 to 



3.00 to 



3.00 to 



50.00 to 



2.00 



2.00 



•so 



30.00 

 15.00 



60.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00- 



5-00 



3-00 



1-25 



15.00 

 50.00 

 35.00- 



for the meagre receipts can not take 



care of the strong demand. This will 

 undoubtedly continue until the chrys- 

 anthemums come in strong. A limited 

 number of lily of the valley are of- 

 fered. A few sweet peas from the new 

 cut have made their appearance. They 

 w^ere taken up in a hurry. Limited 

 quantities of chrysanthemums in white 

 and yellow have appeared and have 

 sold in a hurry. Business in decorative 

 greens is good. 



At the beginning of last 

 DETROIT week business was very 



plentiful for all. but by 

 the second half it had slacked down 

 very considerably. Flowers in general 

 are very scarce. Roses are off crop in 

 this section. Carnations are plentifully 

 shipped in but only few of them are 

 really good. Asters have all the ear- 

 marks of a declining season and so 

 have the gladioli. Lilies are just 



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