February 14, 1914 



HORTICULTUBE 



241 



Flower Market Reports 



The market this week is 

 BOSTON devoid of activity, al- 

 though there is no very 

 heavy overproduction excepting on 

 some of the bulbous material, partic- 

 ularly tulips and yellow narcissi. Both 

 of the latter have been dragging badly 

 and the same may be said of violets 

 and cattleyas. On the other hand, car- 

 nations have moved up a peg and all 

 that come in find a ready demand at 

 good prices. Roses are holding their 

 own very steadily and are of excel- 

 lent quality generally. American 

 Beauty still brings the $9 a dozen 

 price for special stock and there is 

 no surplus. Sweet peas are moving 

 very satisfactorily, especially the Spen- 

 cers, which bring three to four times 

 as much as the old type realizes. 



Trade continues quite 

 BUFFALO satisfactory though 



there are some days 

 during the week that things are not 

 as bright as looked for. Spring flow- 

 ers have taken well up to a few days 

 ago and now the market is rapidly 

 filling up and prices have declined 

 somewhat. There has been enough of 

 everything and carnations of poor 

 quality in particular, which are car- 

 ried along, but select stock finds 

 ready sales and there are some good 

 Beacon, Enchaatress, White Wonder, 

 White Perfection, Melody and Ideal 

 coming in., the latter having fine color' 

 and stem though the bloom is some- 

 what smaller than Enchantress. Short 

 roses are not coming on in any quan- 

 tity, but there are enough selects in 

 Killarney and the Sunburst. Lily of 

 the valley is plentiful, also violets 

 and gardenias and the demand 

 light. Orchids are good and reason- 

 able in price. The supply of lilies 

 equals the demand. Peas, mignonette, 

 stocks, narcissus, Roman hyacinths 

 and freesia are also in good supply. 



A complete change in 

 CHICAGO weather has brought 



more or less change in 

 market conditions. With several days 

 of sunshine, flowers have had more 

 light than for many weeks previous 

 and have responded accordingly. While 

 it will take some time to put the 

 plants in a strictly normal condition, 

 the increase in cut of roses is already 

 perceptible and quality is improved 

 also. The market is almost too well 

 supplied with violets, home-grown 

 singles coming in in quantity and New 

 York doubles are being rushed to this 

 market. Sales for St. Valentine's Day 

 are expected to be very large in all 

 lines and especially in violets, though 

 no great number of advance orders are 

 reported. Tutips are coming more 

 freely and prices on good stock are 

 holding up well to the advantage of 

 the growers, while the short-stemmed 

 small tulips are left unsold or moved 

 at a loss. American Beauties are gain- 

 ing in color and in stiffness of stem 

 as the result of colder weather and 

 sunshine. Common ferns are now sell- 

 ing at ?3.00 per 1000. 



Real wintry weather 



CINCINNATI prevails for the first 



time this year. Of 



course weather such as this is no par- 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — t*^"^^ 



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, Faucy 



** Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum . . . 



Caltas .... 



Lily of the Valley . . . . . 



Paper Whies, Koman Hyacinths 



Freesias 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Violets 



M ignonetle 



Daisies 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianium 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (lOo) 



" " & Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



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ticular incentive to business and on 

 Monday, the general replenishing day 

 for the florists, the buyers seemed to 

 buy only that which they were certain 

 they needed. The average demand 

 last week just about took up all stock 

 that was worth while. Prices from 

 a buyer's point of view were fair. 

 Roses are still in a very limited sup- 

 ply and the receipts are hardly suffi- 

 cient for average requirements. Car- 

 nations, on the other hand, are fine 

 and come in in good quantities. Ex- 

 cellent sweet peas are offered in lib- 

 eral quantities. The violet market has 

 been rather poor but a good market 

 is expected for both kinds at the 

 end of the week. Everything else in 

 good supply. 



The viciously cold 

 NEW YORK weather with which 



this week has started 

 out has taken about all the remaining 

 life out of the flower trade, eating up 



the coal on. the one end and freezing 

 up the btiyers at the other— a case of 

 "burning the candle at both ends" — 

 which pleases nobody. Valentine's 

 Day may start up something, but at 

 present writing it is not particularly 

 encouraging as to outlook. BulbouB 

 stock of all kinds is very abundant 

 and is accumulating in wholesalers' 

 hands, awaiting the arrival of the 

 bargain hunter who unfortunately is 

 a scarce commodity in the wholesale 

 district. Carnations are moving fairly 

 well, everything considered. Hoses 

 are fine, but they more with exas- 

 perating slowness. Violets are un- 

 loaded with difficulty and cattleyas 

 keep them company. Many "odds and 

 ends" of pretty things, such as wall- 

 flowers, dasies, cornflowers, calendulas, 

 primroses, etc., are at the disposal of 

 the buyers at present. These, as well 

 as Spencer sweet peas are easily dis- 

 posed of. 



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