May 23, 1914 



HORTICULTUKE 



779 



Flower Market Reports 



{Ctntinufd frcm page 777) 



A fair trade is report- 

 NEW YORK ed from the whole- 

 sale districts, which Is 

 encouraging considering that the out- 

 door planting and bedding department 

 claims the attention of the suburban 

 florist almost to the exclusion of all 

 other interests just now and already 

 the preparations for Memorial Day are 

 a disturbing factor in the daily routine. 

 Stock cannot be said to be overplenti- 

 ful. Some things that have had a 

 leading part in loading down the mar- 

 ket, such as spring bulb stock, are now 

 past their power to help or to hinder. 

 Outdoor lilacs are now at their height 

 and will in due time be succeeded by 

 the peonies. Gardenias are scarce and 

 cattleyas are also shortening up. Lilies 

 have got back to normal values as 

 price quotations show. Smilax contin- 

 ues in short supply but adiautums are 

 much too plentiful. Roses command a 

 little better. figure than they did last 

 week. The quality has been good, gen- 

 erally, the cool weather favoring them 

 much. Carnation quality is hardly up 

 to recent standard. 



There was a good 

 PHILADELPHIA volume of . busi- 

 ness, especially 

 towards the latter part of last week, 

 but prices generally ruled low. This 

 depressed standard of values was true 

 of the fiigher grade of stock as well as 

 in the shorts. Carnations fared rather 

 better than other staples as the mar- 

 ket was clear to start with after the 

 Mothers' Day rush. But buyers could 

 find all the good stock they wanted as 

 low as two cents, which was quite a 

 contrast from the previous week. Roses 

 are tremendously 'plentiful. Local 

 Beauties are now supplemented by 

 some nice stock from Northern grow- 

 ers, which show marked color and fin- 

 ish. Russell and Sunburst are also very 

 good. The supply of cattleyas has 

 dropped oft a little and with fair de- 

 mand prices have hardened consider- 

 ably. No change in the gardenia sit- 

 uation. Callas are fewer, but there is 

 still a big over-supply of Easter Hlies. 

 The gladiolus market has been supple- 

 mented with some nice stock of the 

 "baby" type, like Peach Blossom, Deli- 

 catissima. etc. Peonies are more plen- 

 tiful and some of the choicer varieties 

 are now appearing. Snapdragon and 

 sweet peas of fine quality are in great 

 supplj-. First cuts of blue cornflower 

 now in. 



The market is still al- 

 ST. LOUIS most overloaded with 

 stock of anything in 

 season. Demand has been rather slow 

 which causes the surplus to pile up 

 from day to day and prices have 

 dropped greatly. Better trade is looked 

 for this week, several large conven- 

 tions and a number of social events 

 being in prospect. For Decoration Day 

 all outdoor stock should be very plen- 



Telephone 3860 Madison Square 



WOODROW & MARKETOS 



WHOLESALE 



Plantsmen and Florists 



37 and 39:West 2Btb St., NEW YORK 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstead St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flowers 



William F. Kasting Co. 



\A/^Holo8al< 

 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



loris-bs 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyu 



Lilies. Lonsiflorum 



Callei* 



Lily of the Valley 



Wallflower 



Snapdragon* 



Daffodils 



Tulips ■ ■ - 



Pansies 



Miffnonette 



Daises, "Mite and yellow 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches) 



Lilacs (per bunch) 



Gardenias 



Adiantum ■ 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (per loo) 



" " & Spren (lOo bunches) i 



Last Half of Week 



endini May 16 



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beginning May 18 



1914 



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tiful and no advance In prices is looked 



for. 



The flower market 

 WASHINGTON has been very puz- 

 zling and unstable 

 during the past ten days. The heat 

 forced the life out of the flowers one 

 day and the cold held them back dur- 

 ing the next three or four. All stock 

 has moved fairly well, but prices con- 

 tinue low. Snapdragon at the present 

 time is meeting with but a very mod- 

 erate demand. The market for sweet 

 peas has improved and the ordinary 

 varieties are bringing up to $6 per 

 thousand while Spencer type bring con- 

 siderably more. Roses are quite plen- 

 tiful and move well in small quantities 

 at small prices. Heliotrope and gladi- 

 oli form another addition to the usual 

 stocks and peonies have just made 

 their appearance. 



west, reports good trade all along the 

 line and comments especially on the 

 tremendous business being done in 

 Pittsburgh, Cleveland and other cities, 

 in celebrating Mothers' Day. All 

 kinds and colors of both flowers and 

 plants are used and the occasion is 

 assuming such proportions as to com- 

 pare with Easter. This in marked 

 contrast with Philadelphia where some 

 of the leading retailers have been open- 

 ly hostile to the whole thing. Which 

 may be good sense, but not good busi- 

 ness. 



Visitors: — W. G. Badgley of Badgley, 

 Riedel and Meyer, N. Y. City; A. P. 

 Dewar, representing R. & J. Farquhar 

 & Co., Boston, Mass.; Joseph A. Manda, 

 West Orange, N. J. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



A careful survey of the peony farms 

 in this locality by one of the leading 

 distributors tends to the conclusion 

 that there will be a good supply for 

 Memorial Day, notwithstanding the 

 lateness of the season. Of course a 

 good deal will depend on the weather. 

 If it continues bright and warm every- 

 thing will be all right. 



The Michell store was gay on the 

 14th and 15th inst. with a fine display 

 of Jlay flowering tulips. Prizes had 

 been offered and the gardeners came 

 out in good force and gave the public 

 a fine idea of the possibilities of this 

 magnificent class of flowers. Shows like 

 this are good for horticulture and good 

 for business. Hundreds of varieties 

 were shown and were a revelation to 

 most of the visitors in their wealth 

 of form and color. 



VISITORS' REGISTER. 



Washington, D. C. — Mr. and Mrs. 

 Will Rehder, Wilmington, _N. C. 



Boston: J. B. Urquhart, Newport, 

 R. I.; I. Rosnosky, representing H. F. 

 Michell Co., Phila.; J. J. Karins. rep- 

 resenting H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, 

 Pa.; William Tricker, Arlington, N. J. 



Chicago: Arthur Schutz, Hammond, 

 Ind.; Miss Drake. Kenosha, Wis.; Jos. 

 H. Hill, Richmond, Ind.; F. Rentschler, 

 Madison, Wis.; Wm. Desmond, Minne- 

 apolis, Minn.; Benj. Flynn, Columbus, 

 O.; W. S. Coggan, Battle Creek, Mich. 



NEWS NOTES. 



E. J. Fancourt of the Pennock-Mee- 

 han Co. just returned from a trip 



Woonsocket, R. I.— Wilfred H. Fly 

 has pvirehased 50,000 sq. ft. of land on 

 hardy plants and shrubs. 



Bloomfield, N. J. — Jacob Hauck has 

 purchased the greenhouses of J. J. 

 Brozat, 49 Montgomery street. 



New Haven, Ct.— The Elm City Nur- 

 sery Company have secured two tracts 

 of land at Woodmont for nursery pur- 

 poses. 



