July 1, 1911 



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Flower Market Reports 



(Continued from page ly) 



Local market conditions 

 DETROIT are normal for summer, 

 as experienced every 

 year, but perhaps a little advanced 

 because of the extreme heat. Stock 

 coming in is less than two weeks pre- 

 vious, which condition is more pro- 

 nounced through the absence of 

 peonies. Roses from newly planted 

 stock arc being sent in in large quan- 

 tities, but being of poor keeping qual- 

 ity, a surplus of today does not pre- 

 vent a shortage of tomorrow. Sweet 

 peas average very good, most of them 

 being butterfly varieties which the re- 

 tail trade appreciates fully. The de- 

 mand for commencement bouquets and 

 wedding flowers has been sporadic, 

 but insistent. On such days it was 

 with great difficulty only that good 

 quality flowers could be obtained. 



The retail florists are 

 NEW YORK experiencing the nor- 

 mal June demand but 

 the wholesale markets have difficulty 

 in supplying the material in satisfac- 

 tory quality. Roses run very poor as 

 a rule, the choice grades being prac- 

 tically extinct for the time being. Car- 

 nations are also very small and close 

 up by the time they reach the market. 

 A few very fine cattleyas are seen and 

 such things as longiflorum lilies and 

 lily of the valley are all right as to 

 quality. The number of longiflorum 

 giganteum sent to Smith by A. S. 

 Burns, Jr., for one month was 91,000 

 which is believed to be a new high 

 record for one establishment. Large 

 quantities of Crimson Rambler bloom 

 are being sent in and these together 

 with (Jouble deutzia are found very 

 useful in decorative work of any ex- 

 rent Spiraea Anthony Waterer, love- 

 ly as a garden subject, lacks in color 

 when brought indoors among bright 

 colored flowers and while quantities of 

 it are shipped to the wholesale mar- 

 kets, very little sale is found. Crim- 

 son Rambler sprays bring from 1 cent 

 lo 1% cents per spray. 



There is very lit- 

 PHILADELPHIA tie change to re- 

 port in this mar- 

 ket since our last week's resume. It 

 is gradually getting down to the sum- 

 mer level. Another week probably 

 will inaugurate the regular summer 

 business. The trend was rather spas- 

 modic — fair in spots and then dull 

 again. American Beauty roses are 

 still fairly plentiful and selling right 

 well — all things considered. Melody is 

 still good and sells well— holding its 

 color and quality remarkably. The car- 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



Consignment* Solicited; 

 Hardy Fancy Fern Oar Specialty' 



38-40 BROADWAY, DETROIT, MICH 



WILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foremost and Beet 



WH0LE8ALE COMMISSION H0U8K 



A Pint Cla» Market lor all CVT FLOWER* 



28 Willoufcrhby St., Brooklyn If. I 



T«L 4S»1 Main 



William F. Kasting Co. 



Wholesal 

 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



lorists 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



NEW YO R K QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dea lers Only 

 MISCELLANEOUS 



CatUeyae 



Lille*. Longirwruai 



Uly el the Valley 



Gladioli 



Stocks 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas (per lee bunches) 



Oardeoiaa 



\dtantum 



Sasilax 



Aspararaa Plumoens, itriaex 



" " ft Spr.cn. (100 bcha). 



nation market is fair, quality general- 

 ly not very good although there are a 

 few exceptionally fine lots to be seen. 

 Orchids shorter in supply and moving 

 a little better. Lily of the valley has 

 hardened up and the stock now offered 

 is up to regular standard. A nice im- 

 provement is also to be noted in the 

 water lily market. These are now in 

 good regular demand and command 

 fair prices with no surplus. They 

 may now be regarded as a staple ar- 

 ticle for a while. Sweet peas coming 

 in very good and moving off nicely in 

 large volume. Gardenias are not 

 plentiful but enough for the demand. 

 Shakespeare and America gladioli in 

 evidence and seem to move well. All 

 greens plentiful. 



Trade has settled 

 WASHINGTON down to something 



approaching sum- 

 mer dullness. Stock is plentiful and 

 is coming along in fair condition. 

 Prices are about normal. Sweet peas, 

 scarce and poor two weeks ago, are 

 now more plentiful and quite satisfac- 

 tory. There is little to relieve the gen- 

 eral dullness of the situation. 



The flowers that are 

 ST. LOUIS now coming into this 

 market are not very 

 choice and show considerable suffer- 

 ing from the dry spell — especially the 

 outdoor stock. Roses of all kinds are 

 poor, still the choice bring a liberal 

 figure. Carnations are small and poor 

 also. Sweet peas are scarce and in- 

 ferior. The best stock coming in now 

 are the gladioli and lilies. These have 

 a large demand and sell clean daily, 

 gladioli bringing as high as $8.00 per 

 100 and best lilies, $12.50. Some extra 

 good asters are coming in which 

 bring from $3.00 to $5.00 per 100 and 

 clean up. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Duluth, Minn. — Eischen Brothers 

 are succeeded by the Duluth Floral 

 Co. 



Boston, Mass. — The Boston Co-oper- 

 ative Flower Market and the Boston 

 Flower Exchange will close every Sat- 

 urday at 12 noon during July and 

 August. 



Rochester, Ind. — Shelton, the flor- 

 ist, has leased the Dunn Greenhouses. 

 He will continue to grow stock at the 

 Dunn place, while the selling will be 

 done at the Shelton greenhouses. 



Syracuse, N. Y. — The florists have 

 reaped the largest harvest this spring 

 they have ever had, all being practi- 

 cally cleaned out. Some have had to 

 take part of their stock plants to 

 fill imperative orders. There is no 

 question but that each year sees a 

 larger demand. All are anticipating a 

 heavy call for chrysanthemums this 

 fall, and are making preparations to 

 meet it. There has been a greatly in- 

 creased sale of flowers for graduation 

 exercises, many of the country high 

 schools sending in large orders for 

 good flowers. 



Philadelphia, Pa. — The store furnish- 

 ings, etc., of Robert A. Stewart, florist, 

 212 South 13th street, were sold on 

 June 19th. 



THE BEST LETTERS 



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