Juue 13, 1914 



HOETICULTUKE 



879 



Flower Market Reports NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only^ 



{Continued from pageSjy) 



but it will soon begin to dwindle and 

 this fact together with the finish of 

 the peonies, which is not far off, \vill 

 soon relieve the market of its un- 

 wieldy load. 



[•'irst week of 

 PHILADELPHIA June, which in 

 this market is 

 usuall.v very good, suffered a sort of 

 aftermath from the congested Memo- 

 rial week conditions. There was a 

 fair amount of business done, but the 

 tremendous oversupply was still very 

 much in evidence, especially the first 

 few da.^s. Later in the week things 

 picked up a little. American Beauty 

 roses are among the most satisfac- 

 tory items. The quality is very good 

 for the season. Prices held firm with 

 an upward tendency. Carnations were 

 under grade and there was little reg- 

 ular demand. Much of the stock went 

 to the street at absurd prices. 



••Count tbiit day lost 



Whose low descending' sun 

 Sees prices shot to shreds 



And business done for fun." 



Sweet peas are very fair quality and 

 hold their own about as good as an,v- 

 thing. The outdoor crop is now the 

 mainstay and they are much harder 

 and keep well — far ahead of the forced 

 material. In the cattleya market Gas- 

 kelliana, Mendeli and gigas now hold 

 sway; Mossiae is about over. Easter 

 lilies still very plentiful and very mod- 

 erate in price. In regard to general 

 conditions, the next week or two will 

 see a big shortening up in crops. Even 

 now the tendency is noticeable in 

 some thin.es. The warm weather we 

 are now experiencing hits both quan- 

 tity and quality. Peonies still in their 

 glory. Rambler roses, cornflower, 

 coreopsis, iris, delphinium, xerophyl- 

 luni. and many other outdoor items 

 add variety and interest to the situa- 

 tion, but we fear the returns for same 

 must be rather disappointing to the 

 shippers. Old Iron Face is having 

 the time of his life. 



The bottom having 

 WASHINGTON long since dropped 



out of the local 

 flower market it is now a case of 

 "How much will you give," rather 

 than the asking of a price for any- 

 thing other than perhaps lily of the 

 valley, which is in great demand be- 

 cause of the large number of wedding 

 bouquets, and orchids. Roses, carna- 

 tions, gardenias, sweet peas and every 

 other variety of flowers can be had in 

 quantities for a song; the market is 

 overloaded and the scrap heap in the 

 wholesale and commission houses 

 grows by leaps and bounds each day. 

 There is but little call for anything 

 and sales, other than decoration work, 

 are made only when the customer at 

 retail desires something exclusive. 

 then he visits the stores. At the mar- 

 ket one can get 75 sweet peas for as 

 low as five cents at retail and the gar- 

 deners have to throw away large 

 quantities even when offering them at 

 that price. But when it comes to in- 

 cluding sweet peas in a corsage or 

 bridal bouquet, that's another story. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas ■ • • 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Mignonette 



Daises, white and yellow 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches) . 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagiis Plumosus. strings (per loo) . 



Last Half of Week 



endins June 6 



1914 



15.00 



z.oo 



1,00 



3.00 



-so 



•75 



1. 00 



10.00 



.50 



10.00 



35.00 to 



& Spi'en Cioo bunches) ' 15.00 to 



35.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 i-SO 

 6.00 



25.00 



■75 

 16.00 

 50.00 

 35.00 



A remarkably good quality of indoor 

 sweet peas of the Spencer type are to 

 be had at about $1 per hundred. 

 Gladioli are in fair demand at about 

 $6 per hundred. The week opened 

 with intense heat, unbearable because 

 of the cool weather which has hereto- 

 fore prevailed. 



The market is still in 

 ST. LOUIS an overcrowded condi- 

 tion, everything plenti- 

 ful and small demands. The retailers 

 say they had a very disappointing 

 week. AH flowers displayed at the 

 wholesale markets show plainly the 

 effects of the hot. dry weather. Roses 

 come in bad and carnations are small. 

 Sweet peas are in abundance and so 

 are cape jasmines. Candidum and 

 longiflorum lilies are fine, but too 

 many. Gladiolus stalks, too, are com- 

 ing in heavy. Everything in greens 

 can be had in plenty, except ferns, 

 which have been very scarce of late. 



Obituary 



H. L. Murdock. 



11. L. .Murdock for :j.j years in the 

 florist business, died at his home r,7 

 Pine St.. Gardner. Mass.. Tuesday. 

 June 9, after an illness of three 

 months, of heart failure. He retired 

 from business about eleven years ago 

 and the business has since been car- 

 ried on by his son, F. W. Murdock. 

 His wife died in February, since when 

 he has been in failing health. Mr. 

 Murdock was one of the sterling men 

 in the florist business in New England 

 and during his long business career 

 enjoyed the confidence and respect of 

 the trade to the fullest extent. His 

 age was 7.5 years. 



C. M. Stark. 



Louisiana. Mo.. .lune 1. — Clarence 

 .McDowell Stark, for thirty years head 

 of Stark Nurseries In this city, under 

 whose management the establishment 

 became the largest nursery in the 

 world, died suddenly Saturday after- 

 noon at a sanitarium in .Jacksonville. 

 HI., where he had been on account of 

 his health. He was found dead be- 

 tween 4 and a o'clock, a few minutes 

 after he had gone to his room for a 

 short sleep. 



Mr. Stark succeeded his father who 

 was the founder of the big plant, as 

 head of the Stark Nurseries. For 

 thirty years he directed the business, 

 placing it at the very top of its line. 

 In this time he became known as one 

 of tlie leading horticulturists In the 



United States. He was actively Iden- 

 tified with the growth and progress 

 of this city in the past third of a cen- 

 tury. In 1904 he retired from the 

 presidency of the nursery company. 

 His widow and three children sur- 

 vive. 



H. Schmalzel. 



Hans Schmalzel. florist and jjioprie- 

 tor of the West End Green House. 

 Lincoln, 111., was found dead in bed 

 on Wednesday morning. May 20, by 

 his family, when called for breakfast. 

 Death had occurred several hours pre- 

 vious to discovery of the body, and 

 the attending physician stated death 

 was due to heart failure. 



Hans Schmalzel was born in Sijietz- 

 lioU. near Reginsburg. Bavaria, on 

 March 2fi. 18G0. and was •')4 years and 

 2 months of age. 



He came lo America at an early age 

 and settled in Canada, later coming to 

 the United States, where he settled in 

 Kansas. In 189S he located in Lin- 

 coln, where he has since resided. For 

 ten years he has conducted the West 

 End Greenhouse and was one of the 

 best florists and designers in the city. 

 Recently the green house was sold, 

 and plans were being completed for 

 the erection, of a new plant, and a 

 stock company had already been 

 formed. Surviving are the wife and 

 three children. Carl F.. Susie H. and 

 Kurt, also two brothers in Germany. 



VISITORS' REGISTER. 



New York. — L. .1. Ueuter, Westerly. 

 It. I.; Emil Glauber. Montclalr, Colo. 



Philadelphia: -^ Mrs. John Wolff, 

 and daughter. Savannah, Ga.; George 

 Klinges. Atlantic City, N. J. 



Boston. — Leonard Barron, Garden 

 City, N. Y.; Ormister H. Roy, Mon- 

 treal. P. Q.; Wm. Cotter. Montreal, 

 P. Q.; E. Dorey, New York City; 

 Reginald Beal, of Carter's, London, 

 Eng.; H. C. Neubrand, representing 

 A. N. Pierson. Cromwell, Conn.; Win. 

 Tricker. Arlington. N. J. 



Holm Lea. the beautiful estate of 

 Prof. C. S. Sargent in Brookline, Mass.. 

 was opened to the public Saturday af- 

 ternoon and all day Sunday. June 7. 

 The rhododendrons, azaleas and other 

 flowers were In their best bloom. 



