October 12, 1912 



HORTICULTUEE 



519 



BUY 



BOSTON 

 FLOWERS 



N. F. MCCARTHY & CO., 



112 Arch St., 31 Otis St. 



BOSTON'S BEST 

 HOUSE 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



ConslgnmenU Solicited 

 Hardy Fancy Fern Our Specialty 



38-40 BROADWAY, DETROIT, MIUH. 

 Flower Market Reports 



f Continmd from page jiJj) 



With the return of 

 NEW YORK summer weather — 



and we have experi- 

 •enced five hot days in succession, the 

 mercury having gone up to 78 — our 

 n)arket, which loolied like getting into 

 good shape, has had a decided check 

 and the slightly better conditions and 

 tone of last week are not maintained. 

 American Beauty roses have been 

 pretty firm, but other varieties are in 

 such quantities that the prices quoted 

 must be somewhat unreliable. Chrys- 

 anthemums are selling well but we 

 have far too many for satisfactory re- 

 turns. All other stocks are plentiful, 

 but prices have a downward tendency. 



The demand fci 

 PHILADELPHIA American Beau- 

 ty last week ex- 

 ceeded the supply hence the price re- 

 mained firm at the advance noted in 

 our last report. This is one of the 

 healthiest signs of an improved mar- 

 ket. Richmonds are not plentiful as 

 yet and perhaps this is just as well, 

 as there seems to be no very active 

 demand for them. There is a plenti- 

 ful supply of Killarneys and these 

 move off excellently — particularly the 

 white. Taft is proving not only a 

 good summer but also a great fall 

 rose. We have never seen it better 

 than it is at present and the demand 

 for it keeps up. It seems to fill a gap 

 that no other competitor can touch. 

 Hillingdons and Wards are also 

 strong features of the market — both in 

 <iuantity and quality. Dahlias have been 

 in shorter supply than usual for the 

 date. They moved off well. Of course, 

 the weather is more tavorable for them 

 now; but they are a week or so too 

 late, as they will have to buck up 

 against a strong infiux of chrysanthe- 

 mums — which would not have hap- 

 pened a week ago. Pink Delight and 

 Ward are the leaders in the carna- 

 tion procession and are very good in- 

 deed. The demand tor gardenias has 

 improved very considerably and the 

 crop has kept pace. There is no great 

 congestion, howe-, er, and the prices 

 on these have had an upward tenden- 

 cy. Orchids in good supply; demand 

 moderate. Lilit-s, short and market on 

 these in good si. ape. Cosmos coming 



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"""AMERICAN BEAUTY, KILLARNEY, RICHMOND, MARYLAND AND ALL THE 

 SUPERIOR R J;ES. LILY OF THE VALLEY. CARNATIONS. ORCHIDS 

 BEST PRODUCED 

 226 Pevon«hlre Street, Boaton, Mas*. 



William F. Kasting Co. 



\A/'Holesal' 



383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



loris-ts 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



—MONTREAL FLORAL EXCHANGE, LTD.— 



ORGANIZED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CANADIAN TRADE. 

 CCT FLOWERS AND FLORISTS' BOfl'LIES OF EVERT DESCRIPTION. 

 Home-rrawB Stock m Speclaltr. STBIC'TLY WHOLESALE; NOTHING SOLD 

 AT RETAIL. 



Ample refarnee fornlihad •• t* itBadlac and flnanclal ability of the companT. 

 123 MANSFIELD STREET, MONTREAL, P. Q. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longlflorum 



Lily oJ the Valley 



Violets 



ChryBanthemums, Fancy 



'* Ordinary 



Daises • 



Sweet Peas 



Qardentas 



Adiantun 



Smllax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (per loo) 



•• *• & Spren fioo bunches) . 



First Half of Wetk 



beginning Oct. 7 



1912 



20.00 to 40.00 



4.0Q to 6.00 



1.00 to 3.00 



.20 to .40 



40.00 



12. 00 



15 00 

 4.00 



1. 00 

 4.00 



6.00 



8.00 



2.00 



15.00 



.50 



8.00 

 25.00 

 12.00 



in very freely and of very fine quality, 

 larger flowers and better substance 

 than anything we have seen in the 

 earlier arrivals. 



The market was very 

 ST. LOUIS, satisfactory last 

 week among wholesale 

 houses and retailers likewise. Busi- 

 ness has picked up greatly since the 

 cooler weather set in. The stock is 

 not up to the usual standard though 

 some excellent roses in Killarneys 

 and Beauties are coming in. The same 

 may be said of carnations, but the 

 bulk of these are very poor and very 

 short-stemmed. Chrysanthemums as 

 yet are few and these will sell quickly 

 at good prices until they become 

 more plentiful. Violets are now com- 

 ing in but very tew. Out-door stock 

 is becoming less each day and will 

 soon be a thing of the past. All 

 greens are plenty. 



The condition of 

 WASHINGTON business has im- 

 proved consider- 

 ably since the weather became some- 

 what cooler and flowers also are in 

 better shape and larger quantities. 

 There is plenty of stock of all kinds 

 with the possible exception of Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses and short-stem car- 

 nations. Radiance and Richmond 

 roses are coming in in very good 

 shape. Some locally grown violets 

 are coming in now; the Rhinebeeks as 

 yet are unsatisfactory because of their 

 frailty. Cosmos and dahlias are of 

 such quantity as to greatly lessen the 

 sale of other stock. Indoor chrysan- 

 themums are making their appear- 

 ance. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Cattin, III. — The florist business of 

 Scott Morris has been purchased by 

 Mrs. Florence Terpening who has 

 moved it to Sandusky and Lookout 

 streets. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — J. B. Booker 

 has purchased land at Montebello and 

 will erect a range of greenhouses for 

 cut flower growing. 



Fine Quality of Brilliant Bronze and 

 (ireen Galax, 40c. per 1000: $:!.00 per 

 i-ase of 10.1100. 



A-1 Dagger and Fancy Ferns. 75 cents 

 per 1000. 



Laurel Fe.stoonins:, 4 cents per yard. 



Bunrh Laurel, 2.5 cents per bundle. 



All other Evergreens at lowest prices. 



Write. Wire or Telephone. 



MILLINGTON FERN CO. 



MILLINGTON, MASS. 



Telegraph Station, New Salem, Mass. 



Unknown Customers — Cash with order 



or reference. 



Wired Toothpicks 



IVlanufactured by 



Cambridge, C. — The florist business 

 of I. A. Oldham has been pirchased by 

 Fred W. Arnold. 



W.J. COWEE, Berlin, N.Y. 



10,000 $1.7S. SO.eoO t7.M. Sample Itm 



For sale by dealers 



WILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foremost and Best 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE 



A Fl rst Class Market for all CUT FLOWERS 



28 Wiiloughby SI., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



