September 9, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



379 



Flower Market Reports 



(Ctntinued from fia£t 377) 



ing quantities as formerly. Carnations 

 are daily gaining in length of stem 

 and size of bloom. Tbe miscellaneous 

 stock this week includes cosmos, the 

 I'm st dahlias, a few sweet peas, celosia. 

 golden rod, etc. Some very good lily 

 of the valley is now offered. 



Most everybody is on 

 DETROIT deck again and we hope 

 the time is not long be- 

 fore we all are hustling again. Con- 

 sidering the many fall weddings in 

 view this wish is quite certain of ful- 

 lillmcnt. The quality of flowers, es- 

 pecially roses, is greatly improved 

 over two weeks ago but prices remain 

 about the same. Gladioli are giving 

 out in quality but are heavy in sup- 

 ply. This was a good year for ama- 

 teurs in asters. They brought the 

 best to the market and therefore 

 Found ready sales for them in stores. 



The market keeps 

 NEW YORK ohl so sluggish with 



a gradually increas- 

 ing amount of stock which becomes 

 mure difficult to move. Prices remain 

 in almost every instance tie same as 

 those quoted last week, the only dif- 

 ference being a larger variety to 

 choose from. There are numerous 

 pretty things to be had that would 

 surely tend to coax were the custom- 

 ers there to see or the passerby dis- 

 posed to buy, but the rule is to reef 

 the sail and go close to the wind — 

 and the only wind is expletive hot air. 

 For the matter of five dollars one can 

 get an immense showing of gladioli, 

 hydrangea, lilies and other very 

 showy and useful outdoor dowers and 

 as for roses — well, it just depends on 

 what you want them for. 



Storekeepers are 

 PHILADELPHIA beginning to fix 



up their places 

 now -making the Interiors attractive 

 — paying some attention to their win- 

 dow displays, and carrying more 

 stock on hand. For some i ime back 

 it has been a case of keeping little if 

 anything on hand, and running around 

 to the wholesalers whene\ -r a little 

 order came in. But th 3 is now 

 (hanged for the better, and trading 

 from now on will be more satisfactory 

 in every way. The present is the first 

 week of the dahlia season and while 

 they reach us on a "no demand" mar- 

 ket their advent is a diversion and 

 gives an air of novelty to the situa- 

 tion. So far, the stock is as a rule 

 short-stemmed. Among th< principal 

 varieties seen around are White Swan, 



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 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



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Wholesal 

 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



lorists 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



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Lilies, Longrflorum 



Lily ol tbe Valley 



Chrysanthemums 



Oladloll 



Asters 



Daisies 



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Sweet Peas (per 100 bunches) 



Oardenlas 



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Sanllax 



Asparagus Plumosas, itriift 



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Arabella, Lyndhuist, Mrs. Jones, Kri- 

 emhilde, Sylvia and Storm King. As- 

 ters continue very good and are the 

 mainstay where good stock is wanted 

 in quantity. Carnations are getting a 

 little better; hut they are still far 

 from occupying an important place in 

 the market. There are some pretty 

 good American Beauty roses arriving 

 from local sources which are all right 

 except in color. In the latter respect 

 the Eastern grown stock is still much 

 brighter. Mrs. Aaron Ward and Prince 

 of Bulgaria are pleasing additions to 

 the regular list of roses, and seem to 

 meet with good sale. Lily of the val- 

 ley and longiflorum lilies are in fair 

 demand and of excellent qualit.\. 

 There is plenty of both. The receipts 

 from the gladiolus farms have slack 

 ened up very considerably and we do 

 not look to have these with us much 

 longer. Orchids are still very scarce. 

 Tritomas are in evidence but there is 

 not much demand for these as yet. 

 Their turn will come later. Greens 

 very slow. 



With the two dull 

 ST. LOUIS months gone the local 



trade is looking for 

 more steady trade and they surely 

 need it as the last two months have 

 been mighty dull with them. The 

 wholesalers are looking for a better 

 market from now on as stock is com- 

 ing in of better quality. The market 

 is in about the same condition as the 

 week previous as to stock, prices and 

 demand. Only the very best quality 

 of roses finds any demand. Beauties 

 are plentiful. There is plenty of as- 

 paragus and ferns to be had at usual 

 prices. 



The sale of stalls of the Boston 

 Flower Exchange, held September 2. 

 was the most successful in the history 

 of the market, almost every stall bi 

 ing sold, and prices ruled the high 

 on record. This market is receivil 

 an abundance of almost every kind 

 stock but demand is light. 



ST. LOUIS NOTES. 



Mrs. C. A. Kuehn with her two 

 children has returned from her sum- 

 mer trip north, visiting Detroit and 

 Milwaukee. 



C. C. Sanders' place on Clara ave- 

 nue is nearly completed, since the new 

 building collapsed a few weeks ago. 

 They expect to open the new store 

 about Sept. loth. 



Miss M. S. Newman has returned 

 from her summer trip East and has 

 again opened her store, which was 

 closed during July and August. 



L. Zimmer, the Biddle Market flor- 

 ist, has returned after a two months' 

 trip to his home in Hamburg. His 

 store was closed during his absence. 



J. F. Win.lt, for many years a retail 

 florist on Bayard avenue, has sold his 

 business to the firm of Windt & Heit- 

 mann, who will run a general retail 

 business at the old stand. Mr. Windt, 

 who is well on in years and well off 

 in the world's goods, will retire. 



The second Sunday opening of 

 Shaw's Garden to the public was on 

 Sept. 3. The day was most beautiful 

 and over 12,000 people took advantage 

 of the opportunity. SupL Irish was 

 all smiles. A large force of students 

 took the visitors in groups and 

 shower] them through the garden. 

 The will of the late Henry Shaw 

 reads that the public is only to be 

 admitted on two Sundays in each 

 jreai 



J. J. Beneke says that the bowlers 

 among the florists are beginning to 

 look to the opening of the season 

 this week. Messrs. Beneke and Ryan 

 will bowl in the Royal Arcanum 

 league, Carl Beyer with the Western 

 Rowing Club league and Messrs. 

 Kuehn, Schrlefer and Wibling with 

 the Manufacturers' league, and it is 

 possible that these six will form a 

 team after the regular season and 

 compete for prizes at the Chicago 

 convention next August. 



Visitor this week: A. Cowan, rep- 

 resenting the Geo. Wittbold Co., Chi- 

 cago. 



