September 28, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



455 



BUY 



BOSTON 

 FLOWERS 



N. F. MCCARTHY & CO., 



112 Arch St., 31 Otis St. 



BOSTON'S BEST 

 HOUSE 



MCtflGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMSSMN FLORISTS 



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 Hardy Fancy Fern Oar Specialty 



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 Flower Market Reports 



'Contimied front fa^c jjj) 



enough for Ihe demand. This week 

 will see some good flowers of October 

 Frost, Monrovia and Smith's Advance 

 on the marliet. Pompon and anemone 

 varieties have also been planted in 

 large variety and plenty of them. 



The market has been 

 NEW YORK marked by extreme 

 irregularity during 

 the past week, the fluctuations, from 

 day to day, being very pronounced and 

 the average tendency being downward. 

 The most noticeable and also the most 

 deplorable drop in value has been in 

 the case of cattleyas which within a 

 few days experienced a fall of about 75 

 per cent and changed from a condition 

 of extreme scarcity to one of un- 

 wieldy over supply as a result of the 

 first flush of the labiata crop. What will 

 happen when the height of the bloom- 

 ing is reached may perhaps be im- 

 agined. There are also lots of oncid- 

 iums. Monday of this w'eek saw a 

 most remarkable spurt for a short time 

 on all lines; the next day, Tuesday, 

 was just the reverse and sales were 

 few and at bargain rates. All the new- 

 roses are much in evidence here and in 

 such quantities that special prices for 

 these ai-e out of the question. The 

 yellow varieties, of which the supply- 

 last season came mainly from New 

 England sources, are especially abund- 

 ant and the outlook for these seems a 

 bit dubious. Chrysanthemums are 

 coming in by dozens of high grade and 

 hundreds of ordinary and it will not 

 be long before they will run into the 

 thousands daily. There are plenty of 

 dahlias, mostly battered from rough 

 packing, but gladioli are -waning fast. 

 The proud man with the first bunch of 

 violets has already shown up. 



Carnations came 

 PHILADELPHIA in more plenti- 

 ful last week and 

 were, on the average, of very satisfac- 

 tory quality. As the asters are getting 

 on their last legs the carnations come 

 in very handily to take their place. 

 The weather has been against the 

 dahlia crop. First we had it hot and 

 dry. now we have had a lot of rain. If 

 w-e have a few bright, cool days after 



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MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



" Speclosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Daises 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias • 



Adiantum 



3milax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 



*' ** & Spren (loo bunches) . 



last Half of Week 



ending Sept. 21 



1912 



25.00 



5.00 



3.00 



.50 



-50 



.10 



•50 



1. 00 



12.00 



6.00 



8.00 



50.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 2.00 



20.00 



.50 



8.00 



35'Oo 



12.00 



First Half of Weeli 



beginning Sept. 23 



1912 



15.00 



6.00 



2.00 



1.00 



.50 



•50 



.50 



1.00 



12.00 



6.00 



8.00 



33.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 



x.oo 

 x.oo 

 2.00 



20.00 



8.00 



35 -oo 



J2.00 



the rain we shall have dahlias worth 

 seeing. Roses continue fine and show 

 increasing stamina all along the line, 

 while prices lieep on an even l^eel and 

 are firm at last weelv's decided ad- 

 vance. The daintiest and most charm- 

 ing of them all at present is Mrs. Taft; 

 It has been extra fine all summer and 

 has never been better than at present. 

 Chrysanthemums are looming up moie 

 and more; October Frost is the latest 

 addition to the white section. We have 

 almost too many orchids now. 

 Cattleya iabiata, Dendrobium formo- 

 sum and Oncidium Rogersi are in big 

 supply and seem more than the mar- 

 l<et can absorb. Gladioli are nearly 

 over, as far as the out-door crop is 

 concerned. Eulalia plumes and titro- 

 mas, oal< foliage, red dahlias, yellow 

 chrysanthemums, ai-e to be seen in 

 quantity and lend a pleasant Indian 

 summer air to the general situation. 

 The glorious autumn with its purple 

 and gold is here. 



While business as 

 WASHINGTON a whole during the 



month just ended 

 has not been as good as could be de- 

 sired yet there has been a good de- 

 mand at times. Dahlias have not as 

 yet begun to come in in such quanti- 

 ties as to fill the void left by the quic!v 

 outgoing of asters and gladioli. This 

 leaves but roses and carnations with 

 which to worli. There are plenty of 

 short-stem roses for all purposes and 

 enough long-stem stock to fill all or- 

 ders. Lily of the valley has been in 

 better demand and orchids are m^re 

 plentiful and slightly cheaper than 

 they have been. The stores are re- 

 porting exceptionally good results from 

 the fern and palm sales they have been 

 holding during the past week or ten 



days. The outlook for early outdoor 

 chrysanthemums is poor, due to the 

 ravages of thrips which are very ac- 

 tive this season. 



The market during the 

 ST. LOUIS past week was noted 



for its scarcity of stock 

 and numerous buyers. The whole- 

 salers report clean-up sales almost 

 daily. Roses seemed to let up all of 

 a sudden in all varieties, with Beauties 

 in big demand. Carnations are plenti- 

 ful, but of poor quality. Tuberose 

 stalks, gladioli, lily of the valley, lilies 

 and asters all sell at sight; that is, in 

 the first grades. Asparagus sprays, 

 too, sell cleaned up daily. 



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