January 10, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



55 



^^ WHOLESALE 



\ FLORI5T5 





GEORGE B. HART 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



34 Stone St., Rochester, N.Y. 



Ttiepbone 38(i0 MaUisun Sqnare 



WOODROW & MARKETOS 



WHOLESALE 



Plantsmen and Florists 



41 West 28th Street, NEW YORK 

 Flower Market Reports 



{Ccrrtinui-ii frotn f'age j^) 



The usual quiet fol- 

 NEW YORK lowing New Years is 



on this week and will 

 probably continue for a week more, 

 at least. That it is not accompanied 

 by the customary market slump is 

 due, in part, to weather vagaries and 

 in part to the adroitness ot the rose 

 growers, who have acquired consum- 

 mate skill in late years in timing their 

 crops almost to a day. The advent 

 of the Killarney type of roses was the 

 death knell of the old-time uncertain- 

 ty and scattered results of the holi- 

 day rose crop. Since Christmas the 

 cut has fallen off sufficiently to save 

 the market from rose chaos and all 

 other crops are also beneficiaries. Our 

 market quotations tell the rest of th' 

 story as to prices, this week. But 

 things are very, very dull on all sides. 

 New Year's week 

 PHILADELPHIA was fully as good 

 as other years, 

 probably a shade better, although there 

 did not seem to be much extra busi- 

 ness around either. Stock generally 

 is not quite so plentiful now except 

 perhaps in carnations. Roses have 

 fallen off in supply, especially Ameri- 

 can Beauty. These are back to nor- 

 mal figures after the Christmas slump. 

 The usual dull weather of January 

 will tend from now on for a while to 

 scarcity and high prices. Russells 

 are very scarce indeed and in some 

 cases are bringing nearly as much as 

 Beauties. Killarneys are improved as 

 to color, although not quite at their 

 best yet. Hichmonds are not very 

 plentiful; quality pretty good. Lily 

 of the valley is very good stock, and 

 none too plentiful — probably as scarce 

 as they ever were tor New Year's 

 week. Violets 'also rather on the 

 scarce side. Nearly all other items 

 are in normal supply and fair demand. 

 The eaily daffodils (French-grown 

 Trumpet Majors) are the latest new 

 arrivals among the minor subjects. 

 Paper Whites are plentiful and good. 

 Mignonette is also very fine. 



The market since the 

 ST. LOUIS liolida.vs has been in 



fairly good shape. The 

 •crop has shortened up considerable 

 but prices are not near so high as they 

 ■were for the holidays. 'Violets have 



B. S. SUNN, JR. 

 V I O LET S 



CARNATIONS, ROSES 



55 and 57 W. 26th St., New York 



Shipping Orders Carefully Filled 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstetd St., PkiUdelphii, P*. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flewin 



William F. Kasting Co. 



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 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



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BUFFALO, N. Y. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Cypripediums 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Callas ■ 



Lily of the Valley 



Paper Whites, Roman Hyacinths 



Freesias 



VioIeU 



Daises 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches) 



Gardenias' 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (per lOO) 



" " & Spren (lOO bunches). 



Last Half of Week 



endin£ Jan. 3 



1914 



25.00 

 12.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 



■50 



6.00 

 15.00 



.50 

 8.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



40.00 

 15 00 

 12.00 



I?.0O 

 4.00 

 2.00 



1.00 

 2.00 

 10.00 



35-00 



■75 

 10.00 

 25.00 

 15.00 



First Half of Week 



beginning Jan. 5 



1914 



20.00 

 12.00 

 10.00 

 12.00 

 3.00 

 I -50 



.50 



6.00 

 15.00 



•so 

 8.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



40.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

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1. 00 

 2.00 

 8.00 

 35.00 

 •75 

 12.00 

 35^a> 

 20.00 



been exceptionally scarce this season. 

 With a little clear weather no doubt 

 they would be in plenty and just now 

 they bring |1 per 100 for the best. 

 Roses and carnations are about enough 

 to go around. Sweet peas are fine but 

 short for the demand. Of everything 

 else there is a good supply. 



A large number of 

 WASHINGTON social events con- 

 tinues to keep the 

 trade on the jump during business 

 hours and for some time after the 

 usual time of closing. The out-of-town 

 trade is quite heavy. All flowers with 

 the possiljle exception of Easter lilies 

 and narcissi, are meeting with a ready 

 sale. American Beauty roses are not 

 as plentiful as they have been and are 

 bought up as soon as they are offered 

 for sale. Cattleyas are also scarce 

 and are bringing from 60 to 75 cents 

 each, while there are more cypripe- 

 diums on the market than there have 

 been for some time and these can be 

 had at from $1.50 to $2 per dozen. 

 Some exceptionally fine double stevia 

 was seen in the stores. Sweet peas 

 are moving well at about $1.25 per 

 hundred; poinsettias are bringing 15 

 and 25 cents each, and carnations are 

 bringing in the neighborhood of $4 per 

 hundred. Pink, white and yellow 

 snapdragon is proving quite popular 

 this season and is to be had in good 

 quality with extra long stems. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The next meeting of the Indiana 

 State Florists' Society will be held In 

 Indianapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 13th. 



The regular meeting ot The Cincin- 

 nati Florists' Society will be held on 

 Monday evening, January 12 at the 

 club rooms. 



On January 17, George H. Peterson 

 of Fairhaven, N. J., will deliver a lec- 

 ture at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on 

 The Hybrid Tea Rose of Today. 



The Knoxville (Tenn.) Florists' So- 

 ciety has been organized with the fol- 

 lowing officers: President, C. L. 

 Baum; vice-president, Mrs. Edith 

 Crouch; secretary and treasurer, A. J. 

 McNutt. 



The next meeting of the New York 

 Florists' Club, Monday, January 12, 

 will be enlivened by a talk on Adver- 

 tising by L. W. C. Tuthill. That it 

 will be worth listening to is a safe 

 prediction. 



The regular meeting of the North 

 Shore Horticultural Society, was held 

 January 2, at Manchester, Mass., when 

 the members listened to a very able 

 address on Apple Culture by F. A. 

 Smith of the Essex County Agricul- 

 tural School who brought out some 

 good points on up-to-date methods. At 

 our next meeting January 16, A. 

 Leuthy, the well-known plantsman, 

 will talk on Plants. James Salter. 



At the regular session of the South- 

 ampton, N. Y. Horticultural Society, 

 Deo. 16th 1913, it was decided to 

 give a dinner at the Commercial 

 Hotel, Jan. 8th 1914, inviting the 

 wives and lady friends of the mem- 

 bers, and some of the seedsmen who 

 have contributed largely toward the 

 success of the summer exhibitions, 

 (in lieu of the annual banquet). The 

 meeting on Jan. 1st, 1914 being the 

 night for the election of officers, 

 Julius W. King was elected president; 

 M. J. McLaughlin, vice-president; and 

 Wm. McLoud, treasurer. Mr. Palmer 

 who has faithfully performed the 

 duties of secretary ever since the or- 

 ganization of the society, finding the 

 duties getting too arduous tor his ad- 

 vancing years, declined and Wm. Fltz- 

 patrick was elected in his place. We 

 also added an assistant secretary, 

 Joseph G. Cassidy, who will perform 

 the double duty of assistant and cor- 

 responding secretary. 



D. T. Wei.ls, Cor. Sec'y. 



