July 15, 1911 



HORTI CULTURE 



83 



BUY 



BOSTON 

 FLOWERS 



n. f. McCarthy * co., 



84 Hawtoy St. 



BOSTON'S BEST 

 HOUSE 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued from page Hi) 



Under presenl condi- 

 NEW YORK tions of weather and 



business there is 

 really little of interest or value to be 

 communicated concerning the flower 

 market. All roses, carnations and 

 sweet peas are in the worst possible 

 shape and choice stock of either is 

 almost an impossibility. The finest 

 product for the time being is the Cat- 

 tleya gigas. These are superb and 

 seem to revel in the heated atmo- 

 sphere. At the other extreme of the 

 cattleya class are the C. Gaskclliana, 

 which on account of their small size, 

 etc., bring only about one-quarter of 

 the price willingly paid for the gigas. 

 Of lilies and lily of the valley there 

 are an abundance and they are usual- 

 ly good, although some poor material 

 is received in both classes. Gladioli 

 begin to assert themselves, bub the 

 flowers are small. The wholesale 

 houses are almost empty, very little 

 stock of any kind coming in and most 

 of them close at 4 p. m. daily. 



Business has fall- 

 PHILADELPHIA en off very much, 



and conditions 

 are now down to a real sum- 

 mer basis. To keep pace with this, 

 many growers are throwing out 

 their stock preparatory to replant- 

 ing and consequently have little to 

 ship. The weather has been excessive- 

 ly warm, and much of the outside 

 stuff usual at this time of year is dried 

 up. Sweet peas are one of the prin- 

 cipal crops affected and are very poor 

 at present. Asters have not improved 

 much during the past ten days. Lilies 

 are in good shape and thankfully re- 

 ceived. Another good thing is the 

 double white petunia. About once 

 every three years the growers of these 

 hit it right and get good money. But 

 they don't go if there be anything bet- 

 ter in sight. Out door gladioli have 

 now commenced — varieties like May, 

 Augusta and Brenchleyensis being 

 seen in quantity. Another favorite 

 subject is the light lavender Centau- 

 rea imperialis. All roses are below 

 standard except American Beauty. 

 These are about the best value on the 

 market — the sales of same being as 

 satisfying as could be expected. Gar- 

 denias are very poor and very scarce. 

 Orchids have shortened up consider- 

 ably. The hot weather has been pret- 

 ty hard on field-grown carnation 

 plants. 



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lorists 



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MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyaa 



Lille*. Leagitlernai 



UIt el the Valley 



Qladloll 



Stocks 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas (per too buDcbcs). 



Oardenlaa 



AdUntani 



Asparafas Plasaoaas, «n»|i 



" " ft Spien. (100 bchs). 



Midsummer dullness is 

 ST. LOUIS now upon the flower 



trade. The wholesale 

 markets are dull, with very little good 

 stock coming in. Gladioli, lily of the 

 valley and lilies are about the only 

 good stock in sight. Carnations are 

 very scarce. Roses seem plentiful but 

 small and soft. Asters bring $5, and 

 tuberose stalks $5. 



Long continued 

 WASHINGTON heat, with only an 

 occasional shower 

 the effects of which were fleeting, 

 brings vegetation to a sorry pass 

 around Washington. As a consequence 

 local supply of cut flowers is decidedly 

 poor. Retailers report that they find 

 trade unsatisfactory and stagnant. 

 Phlox, asters, dahlias and other gar- 

 den flowers are in rather unsatisfac- 

 tory condition. Wild flowers from 

 the corners of the worm fences are 

 displayed attractively by the florists. 

 Summer roses are fairly good, con- 

 sidering everything. The first Beau- 

 ties, while small, are fairly satisfac- 

 tory. White carnations are scarce. 

 Lily of the valley of good quality is 

 coming in plentifully. Harry Kirk 

 makes a welcome addition to the yel- 

 low roses available. 



PERSONAL. 



Friends who have felt concerned 

 about the recent illness of David 

 Welch, of Welch Bros., Boston, , will 

 be pleased to learn of his arrival at 

 his destination, Mallow, Ireland, in 

 good health and spirits, on July 5. 



Mr. Velie, who has now fully recov- 

 ered from his operation, will resume 

 his duties in charge of the Boston 

 office of Lord & Burnham Co., next 

 Monday, and Mr. De Forest, who has 

 been in charge during Mr. Velie's ill- 

 ness will return to New York. 



W. H. Eiss, who has been connected 

 with the W. F. Kasting Co., Buffalo, 

 for some time, has severed his con- 

 nection with that firm. Mr. Eiss has 

 been in ill health for sometime and 

 left last Tuesday for a trip to the 

 northwest where he has interests in 

 mining. The craft wish him every 

 success. 



It is rumored that A. J. Guttman is 

 soon to reenter the wholesale cut 

 flower business at 114 W. 28th St. New 

 York. 



Bedford, Mass. — Norris F. Comley, 

 who four years ago leased the green- 

 house establishment of Fred. Parker, 

 has relinquished the lease to Mr. Par- 

 ker and sold him the crop which con- 

 sists of about thirty tons of tomatoes 

 under glass. Lack of needed water 

 supply, Mr. Comley states, was his 

 reason for giving up the place. He 

 will concentrate his efforts on his own 

 plant in Lexington, Mass., hereafter, 

 and has purchased the glass for a 

 large house which he will add this 

 season. 



Cincinnati florists who are away or 

 going away on trips are as follows: 

 Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peterson for Scan- 

 dinavia, Denmark and Germany; Max 

 Rudolph and Henry Schwartz for Ger- 

 many and possibly France; Fred Gear 

 to Rochester, N. Y., with the Shriners; 

 Geo. Tromey to Atlantic City, with the 

 Elks. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Herhman 

 and daughter of Covington, Ky., to 

 Chicago and Alex Ostendorp to Wash- 

 ington and in Virginia on the 

 Potomac. 



Philadelphia Visitors: Mr. Tromey, 

 prop. Tromey's Flower Shop, Cincin- 

 nati, O. (on his way to the Elks Con- 

 vention, Atlantic City, where he has 

 the contract to decorate chair for Ex- 

 alted Grand Ruler); Mr. Conlon, of the 

 Connelley, McCarthy Co., Charleston, 

 S. C .; Chas. Vorkeller, So. Bethlehem, 

 Pa.; lames Brown, of Corbesville, Pa. 



