October 19, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



551 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 

 Conslgaments Solicited 



Hardy Fancy Fern Our Specialty 



38-40 BROADWAY, DETROIT, MIUH. 

 Flower Market Reports 



(Continued t>'Cin pa^e 54Q) 



consideration the supply, are selling 

 much better than the other colors. In 

 Beauties only the medium and short 

 are selling well. Chrysanthemums are 

 cleaning up regularly. Lilies and lily 

 of the valley prove good property. Car- 

 nations have been finding a pretty fair 

 market. Other offerings include vio- 

 lets, sweet peas and orchids. The cos- 

 mos and dahlia market are glutted and 

 will undoubtedly continue so until we 

 have a killing frost. 



There is practically 



NEW YORK nothing to add or de- 

 tract from last week'.-? 

 report. We have an over supply of all 

 stocks and with the dull trade and con- 

 sequent accumulation large quantities 

 of flowers have gone to the dump cart. 

 Naturally prices have been somewhat 

 lower. Chrysanthemums continue to 

 come in great quantity and the quality 

 as a rule is good — some of the fancy 

 sorts being very fine. 



Trade here last 



PHILADELPHIA week was fairly 

 satisfactory. As 

 one wholesaler put it; "pretty good 

 but might have been better." For one 

 thing the weather was on the too 

 warm side which brought in a great 

 many more flowers than the market 

 could absorb — with a consequent 

 weakening of values. Some good 

 judges thought the historical pageant 

 now running at Fairmount Park had 

 taken away so many of our society 

 people and flower buyers from their 

 usual home affairs where flowers are 

 used, that it had a distinctly bad ef- 

 fect on our business. The best sellers 

 on the list were white roses; and fol- 

 lowing these American Beauty and 

 chrysanthemums. Beauties are still 

 rather scarce and hold their own well 

 as to prices under the adverse con- 

 ditions noted above. Pink roses came 

 in fair condition although they showed 

 the effect of the warm weather a little. 

 Dahlias very plentiful and the demand 

 for same not nearly as brisk as it 

 was. The same may be said of carna- 

 tions. The gardenia market improved 

 slightly, largely on account of the bet- 

 ter quality of the flowers now arriv- 

 ing. Orchids are not so plentiful and 

 the demand for these continues fairly 



WELCH BROS. CO. 



AMERICAN BEAUTY, KILLARNEY, RICHMOND. MARYLAND AND ALL THE 



SUPERIOR RJjES, lily OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS. ORCHIDS 



BESX PRODUCED 



226 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. 



William F. Kasting Co. 



\A/^Holesal< 



383-387 ELUCOTT ST. 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



—MONTREAL FLORAL EXCHANGE, LTD.-, 



ORGANIZED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THB CANADIAN TRADE. 

 COT FI.OWERB AND FI.ORI8T8' 8CPPLIES OF EVERT DESCRIPTION. 

 Home-rrawB Stock • Specialty. STBICTLT WHOLESALE; NOTHING BOLD 

 AT RETAIL. 



Ample refere>ee fimlibed a* t* etaBdtDC and Bnancial ability of tbe company. 

 123 MANSFIELD STREET, MONTREAL, P. Q. 



NEW YORK Q UOTATION S PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



r Lily of the Valley 



t Violets 



£ Chrysanthemums, Fancy 



*' Ordinary 



Daises . 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum — 



Smilax 



Asparagus Piumosus, strings (per loo) 



" •• & Spren (loo bunches) . 



First Half of Week 



beginning Oct. 14 



1912 



20.00 



3.00 



1. 00 



■15 



8.00 



1. 00 

 4.00 



6.00 



8.00 



40.00 



4.00 



3.00 



.20 



33.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 



15,00 



■50 



8.00 



25.00 



12.00 



good. Cypripediums liave made their 

 appearance again after a long ab- 

 sence. Chrysantliemums much more 

 plentiful. The best grades sell well 

 but demand is sluggish for anything 

 below fancy. The lily market feels 

 the effect of the white chrysanthe- 

 mums now available, and has eased up' 

 considerably. 



The wholesale market 



ST. LOUIS was crowded up to its 

 capacity during the last 

 week. Roses and carnations are in 

 heavy in all varieties and grades. The 

 trade doesn't seem to want them just 

 now, as the call is for the chrysanthe- 

 mums which are just beginning to 

 come in and this week will see the 

 market quite heavy with them in all 

 the early varieties. Cosmos, dahlias 

 and violets also have helped to crowd 

 things up. Prices have gone down on 

 everything except chrysanthemums 

 and these will hold their own for a 

 time yet. 



The market last 



WASHINGTON week was heavily 

 loaded with dah- 

 lias, cosmos and chrysanthemums 

 causing a let-up in the sale of roses 

 and other higher priced flowers. The 

 Weather was exceptionally warm for 

 this time of the year. Prices remain 

 about the same as previously quoted 

 and there is enough stock of all kinds 

 to meet the demand. 



early fall outlook encouraging. They 

 are anticipating a good season. 



Weeber & Don have sent out the 

 bulk of the gardeners' bulb orders. 

 These frosty nights have given an im- 

 petus to general store trade. 



Dansville, N. Y. — A retail depart- 

 ment has been opened by Kelly Bros., 

 nurserymen. 



Fine Quality of Brilliant Bronze and 

 Green Galax, 40c. per 1000; $3.00 per 

 case of 10,000, 



\~\ Dagger and Fancy Ferns. 75 cents 

 per KKIO. 



Liiurel Festooning. 4 cents per yard. 

 Bunch Laurel, 25 ceuts per bundle, 

 .Mi other Evergreens at lowest prices. 

 \\'rite. Wire or Telephone. 



MILLINGTON FERN CO. 



MILLINGTON, M.iSS. 



Telegraph Station, New Salem. Mass. 



Unknown Customers — Cash with order 



ur reference. 



NEW YORK NOTES, 



Frank Sheehan, formerly with 

 Charles Millang, is now with Moore, 

 Hentz & Nash, 



Woodi'ow & Marketos have been re- 

 ceiving some very pretty primroses in 

 pots which are in demand. 



The American Nursery Co, report 



Wired Toothpicks 



Manufactured by 



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



10.000.... 91.76. 50,000.... 97.M. Sample frM 

 For sale by dealers 



WILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foremo«t and Best 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE 



A First Class Market for all CUT FLOWERS 



28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



