December 7, 1912 



HOETICULTURE 



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The choicest and best lot of Gardenias our growers have ever sent in to 

 (IS in quantity and quality both. 



Special $4.00 per doz. Fancy $3.00 per doz. 



First $2.00 per doz. 



NORTHPORT: The new cerise-pink Carnation; strong, healthy rooted 

 cuttings, guaranteed slock, $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES: Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. 

 Write us for prices on these and on Supplies. 



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THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA, 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK, 117 W. 28lh St. 



WASHINGTON, 1216 H St.. N. W 



Flower Market Reports 



Thanksgiving Day busi- 

 BOSTON ness CO upled with the 

 shortening up of the 

 chrysanthemum crop sufficed to clean 

 the benches and put the flower mar- 

 ket in a very bullish condition. Prices 

 went up, especially on carnations and 

 the very lively demand from all quar- 

 ters has sufficed until Thursday to 

 keep prices very stiff. But now a 

 sudden relapse has set in, due in part 

 to the very warm sunny weather and 

 values have taken a sudden and very 

 material drop. Things are exceeding- 

 ly quiet and a surplus for the coming 

 week is not an improbable outlook. 



Reports of a satisfac- 

 CHICAGO tory Thanksgiving trade 

 are general and the 

 quality of most of the stock was ex- 

 cellent. So often, before the florists' 

 holidays have growers held back stock 

 till it was worthless that buyers are 

 cautious and first-class stock quite 

 generally sold out. Chrysanthemums, 

 of course, were greatly in demand and 

 many of the fall favorites were dis- 

 posed of. Roses of all kinds were in 

 good supply. Carnations were scarce 

 as has been the case all the fall. The 

 divine flower has not been at all equal 

 to the demands made upon it and it is 

 a question if the supply of flrst-class 

 flowers will be sufficient during the 

 entire winter — certainly not before the 

 holidays. Violets are selling better 

 than earlier in the season owing to 

 the cooler weather. Stevia in limited 

 quantities comes in and finds ready 

 sale. Lilies are selling slowly, gar- 

 denias the same, but lily of the val- 

 ley and sweet peas are moving nicely. 

 All kinds of green are to be had and 

 with the quantities of prepared foliage 

 a florist can now make a showy win- 

 dow with no flowers at all. 



The opening days of 

 CINCINNATI this week showed 

 the market to be in 

 a good sound condition. There was 

 an active demand that utilized the 

 supply. The Thanksgiving rush cleaned 

 up everything in sight that was good 

 and left the market at the close of the 

 week In rather too tight a condition. 

 Monday, however, this condition was 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^«^''^'"*'^lrD^Y '"" 



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BOSTON 



December 5 



CHICAQO 



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ST. LOUIS 



December 3 



PHILA. 



December 3 



Am . Beauty, Fancy and Special. . . . 



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" " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Richmond, Maryland ... 



Bride, "Maid 



Hillingdon, Ward, Melody 



Taft, Sunburst ... 



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Cattleyas 



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Paper White Narcissus 



Stevia 



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Chrysanthemums, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Daises 



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Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smitax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (100). . 

 " " & Spren. (100 Bchs.).. 



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ameliorated and on Tuesday most 

 everything was easy. The rose supply 

 has increased somewhat and as a re- 

 sult this market is in a fairly easy con- 

 dition. Beauties, pink roses and Rich- 

 monds are at the time of this writing 

 clearing up on sight while the large 

 cut of white enjoys an excellent de- 

 mand. The carnation cut is still very 

 limited. Chrysanthemums have nar- 

 rowed down to mostly Chadwick and 

 Nonin. The offerings in both are gen- 

 erally large and of excellent quality. 

 Lilies and callas are proving good 

 property. Single violets are still in 

 limited supply and clean up each day. 

 The doubles are selling well. Lily of 

 the valley, orchids and narcissus enjoy 

 a good call. The stevia market Is 

 crowding to a large extent. Green 

 goods business is excellent. 



We always have re- 



DETROIT garded Thanksgiving 

 Day as the barometer 

 for Christmas, and according to this 

 outcome we are sure going to have 

 the best Christmas ever. Social af- 

 fairs of all kinds are keeping us very 

 busy in the meantime. Stock is good 

 and plentiful with carnations holding 

 back some, mostly because of prevail- 

 ing diseases, the most suffering va- 

 riety being Winsor. 



Again, after an excel- 



NEW YORK lent period of activity 

 the market has taken 



a fall and stagnation reigns in the 

 wholesale flower district after a very 

 encouraging week of good prices. 

 American Beauty roses and carnations 

 have felt the rise and the subsequent 

 fall more severely than any other 

 flower, but the slump is felt all 

 through the list and unless a cold 

 wave intervenes it is probable that 

 the present era of reaction may con- 

 tinue up until the Christmas demand 

 begins to make itself felt. 



St. Louis had a good 



ST. LOUIS Thanksgiving market 

 with plenty of stock in 

 all grades and wholesale prices not 

 any too high. Trading retailers say 

 they never had such good business as 

 this Thanksgiving; everything sold 

 well. Chrysanthemums are now on 

 the down grade. Violets are some- 

 what scarce. Carnations are coming 

 along fine and a good crop is looked 

 for this month. Roses, too, are quite 

 plentiful in all grades and also sell 

 much better. All other stock in satis- 

 factory supply. 



The Thanksgiving 



WASHINGTON Day flower busi- 

 ness was not as 

 good this year as last. Plenty of sales 

 were made but they did not amount to 

 so much so far as bulk was concerned. 

 The out-of-town shipments were quite 

 heavy, however. Chrysanthemums are 



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