Jamiary 31, 1914 



HORTICULTUKE 



165 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade in this market has 

 BOSTON shown little if any Im- 

 provement over last week 

 although it has been brisk at times, 

 it falls flat at others. Roses are still 

 scarce while carnations are in fine con- 

 dition and the supply fairly sood. Vio- 

 lets are plentiful as also lily of the val- 

 ley. Cattleyas and sweet peas can 

 be had in any quantity. Yellow jonquils 

 are in good demand and the supply is 

 good. 



The market, although 

 BUFFALO gradually improved, has 



experienced no heavy 

 over-supply the past week. Roses are 

 still scarce, especially the medium 

 and short grade. There have been 

 sufficient carnations to help out. Many 

 shipments of carnations are lacking in 

 quality and there are too many weak 

 stemmed and splits. Lilies have 

 shortened up and the demand has been 

 heavy. Beauties are also scarce. Bar- 

 gain signs have been noticed, but 

 these were on violets only. Other 

 stock in fair supply. 



The rose situation is 

 CHICAGO simply this, that it is 



impossible to fill or- 

 ders complete, regardless of price. The 

 shortage is along all lines, but is felt 

 more where demand is heaviest, in 

 medium grades. This is naturally 

 turning the trade to carnations, wliich 

 toward the latter part of the week be- 

 gan to show signs of stiffening in 

 price and diminishing in supply. 



The market is receiving some fine 

 butterfly sweet peas, which are picked 

 up quickly. There is a good demand 

 for longiflorum lilies and the supply is 

 not large. American Beauties are 

 showing the effect of a whole month, 

 almost entirely without sunshine and 

 the color and quality are not the best. 

 A few extra fancy tulips of double 

 yellow Coronne d'Or were sent in, but 

 there were plenty of poorly grown, 

 short stemmed tulips, that did not sell 

 at all. A limited quantity of long 

 Yellow Prince and a beautiful clear 

 pink claimed by the grower to be a 

 pink La Reine were quickly bought 

 up. Paper whites are again selling 

 well and lily of the valley is in good 

 demand. 



Last week proved a 

 CINCINNATI good week. Therewas 



an active demand, 

 and everything cleaned up easily at 

 substantial prices. The supply was 

 very limited, green goods being the 

 only thing that was plentiful. Owing 

 to the continued cloudy and dark 

 weather, rose receipts decreased to a 

 point that was about the minimum for 

 this time of the year. An ordinarily 

 good cut of carnations helped to make 

 up for the deficiency in roses. Gigan- 

 teum lilies which were plentiful also 

 did their share in this work. Other 

 miscellaneous lines, such as callas, 

 narcissus, jonquils and the like en- 

 joyed a good call. There was also a 

 steady demand for the smaller flowers. 

 Sweet peas sold well, most all of them 

 were of excellent quality. One cut of 

 single violets Is very small. The 

 doubles are in a fair supply and move 

 nicely. Lily of the valley, orchids 

 and primrose are offered in good quan- 

 tities. 



Single Daffodils 



Golden Spurs, very oholce, .$5.00 per 



100; .?10.(H) per 1000. 

 Other Varieties, $4.00 per 100; $35.00 



per 1000. 

 V.ALLEY. Special, $1.00 per ■■"" 



Kxtra, $3.00 per 100. 

 ORCHIDS. Cattleyas, best, $ 

 per do/.. ; ifJO.OO per 100. Medi 



100. 

 $0.00 



per do/.. ; $40.00 per 100. M'edium, 

 $4.00 per doz. ; $2.''i.(K) per 100. 

 Dendrobiunl FornioHUni, .$0.00 per 

 doz. 



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WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Killarney, Extra 



*' Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Maryland, Ward, Taft, Sunburst, Extra . 



" " *' " Ordinary 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum . . . 



Callas.... 



Lily of the Valley 



Paper Whiles, komsn Hyacinths 



Freesias 



riaftodils 



Tulips 



Violets 



M ignonette 



Daisies 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianium 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (icxs) 



" & Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



January 28 



50.00 to 



20.00 to 



10.00 to 



8.00 to 



5.00 to 



8.00 to 



lo.oo to 

 to 



3.00 to 



.50 to 

 6.00 to 



•75 to 



15.00 to 



75 to 



12.00. to 



35.00 to 



75.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 20.00 



4.00 



2.00 

 50.00 

 12.00 



12. 00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 



•75 



8.00 



2.00 



2.00 



25.00 



1. 00 



15.00 



50.00 



25.00 



ST. LOUIS 



January 26 



PHILA. 



January 26 



35.00 to 



15.00 to 



10.00 to 



8.00 to 



4.00 to 



8.00 to 



4.00 to 



8.00 to 



4.00 to 



50.00 

 25.00 

 12.50 

 10.00 



6.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 10.00 



6.00 



3-00 



1. 00 



40.00 



10.00 



10.00 



3.00 



3.00 



3.00 



4.0U 



4.00 



■ SO 



4.00 



1. 00 

 12.00 

 35-00 

 15.00 



4.00 

 2.00 

 50.00 

 12.50 

 12.50 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 1. 00 

 8.00 



1. 00 



1-25 



15.00 

 50.00 

 25.00 



75-00 



35-00 



6.00 



10.00 



5.00 



10.00 



5.00 



10.00 



4.00 



8.00 



5.00 



3.00 



25.00 



12.00 



12.00 



2.00 



2.00 



4.00 



4.00 



3.00 



•25 



3.00 



2.00 



.50 



8.00 



1.00 



15.00 



35.00 



35.00 



85.00 

 50.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 



15.00 



8.00 



35-a> 



6.00 



4.00 



50.00 



15.00 



15.00 



4.00 



3,00 



6.00 



5.00 



5.00 



1. 00 



6.00 



3.00 



2.00 



25.00 



1.50 



20.00 



50.00 



50.00 



There is no particu- 

 NEW YORK lar change in busi- 

 ness. Some people 

 claim it is dull, but others do not find 

 it so. American beauties are scarce, 

 selling for 75c. and in some cases 

 $1.00. Roses as a general rule are 

 scarce and lily of the valley is plenti- 

 ful. Lilac sells for $1.50 per bunch. 

 Bulb stock is clearing out nicely. If 

 there is a glut of anything, it is cat- 

 tleyas and gardenias and these are 

 most magnificent in quality but are 

 being sold at ridiculously low figures. 

 Carnations are meeting with good de- 

 mand. T^ilies are not quite so plenti- 

 ful; some especially long stemmed 

 lilies are fetching $15.00 per hundred. 

 There is the usual supply of freesia, 

 myosotis, daisies and other seasonable 

 flowers in market. 



Very fair week. 

 PHILADELPHIA Prices held firm 

 with upward ten- 

 dency. The demand was good all 

 along the line and nearly everything 



was on the scarce side except cattle- 

 yas, lily of the valley and daffodils. 

 All roses scarce, especially in the 

 lower and medium grades. Special 

 Beauties jumped a notch. Carnations 

 stiffened up considerably, notwith- 

 ' standing that there was a good sup- 

 ply of very fine quality, and the clean- 

 up was good, there being nothing left 

 at the end of the week for the street 

 gentlemen. The orchid market held 

 about the same as week previous — 

 plentiful and good quality. Oncidium 

 splendidum is now in good form, so is 

 Dendrobium Formosum, and Cattleya 

 Percivaliana. Cypripediums are over. 

 Violets are moving fairly well, but 

 like lily of the valley the market on 

 them is not very brisk. Gardenias 

 also move out fairly well, although it 

 seems as if the popularity of this fine 

 flower is rather less than what it has 

 been the past few seasons. As already 

 noted, daffodils are rather too many 

 for the market to absorb and prices 

 show a tendency to recede, although 



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