November 4, 1911 



ttORTlCU LTURE 



648 



Flower Market Reports. 



(Continued from tare bjl) 



and beginning of this showed tenden- 

 cies to run short. The red are now 

 showing their good colors and the 

 Rose Pink Enchantress has its cold 

 weather hue. Most of the offerings 

 are now long-stemmed. Chrysanthe- 

 mums of course are the blooms that 

 are in demand. The varieties with 

 good well formed flowers have little 

 trouble in finding a market. The de- 

 mand for lily of the valley and or- 

 chids has slacked a little, while all 

 violets both double and single sell 

 well. Boxwood has been added to the 

 green goods line and new galax will 

 be here within a week. 



The situation has 

 NEW YORK been quite unsat sfac- 



tory here, from the 

 viewpoint of the grower and whole- 

 sale dealer for the past two weeks 

 There is a heavy influx of chrysanthe 

 mums and other staples which coming 

 upon a low-spirited market has had 

 a very depressing effect on values. 

 Sales have lagged and where large 

 •quantities are concerned have been 

 effected only at a considerable sacri- 

 fice on price. All the mid-season and 

 many of the late chrysanthemums are 

 on the regular daily list now. Robin- 

 son, Taft and other large flowered 

 sorts are apparently less popular with 

 the buyer than the old standard com- 

 mercial variety, Ivory. Lilies are se'l- 

 ing very low. Roses are very abun- 

 dant. Colder weather is needed. 



Last week started 

 PHILADELPHIA out in much bet- 

 ter shape owing 

 to clear weather, less baseball and 

 more football, the latter being a help 

 to the flower business and the former 

 a. detriment. Plenty of stock all along 

 the line, particularly roses, carnations, 

 and chrysanthemums. We are getting 

 the last of the early chrysanthemums 

 and are starting on the mid-season 

 varieties which meant a week of me- 

 dium-class bloom with very few speci- 

 men flowers coming to the market: 

 prices low, the poorer stock being sold 

 at any figure that could be gotten and 

 no reasonable offer refused. Quite a 

 few pompons coming in with some 

 beautiful flowers in the spraj varieties 

 in pink, yellows ami whites, including 

 the pink and yellow Garza which are 

 very beautiful indeed. These and the 

 ordinary pompons are becoming more 

 popular every year and will continue 

 so as they are very valuable for all 

 kinds of work, not only for vase work 

 hut in decorating effects. With the 

 cooler weather carnations are still im- 



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 ity. Prices are also improving but 

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 one for him although prices have not 

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 quantities of dahlias were moved all 

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A general improved 

 PROVIDENCE condition has been 

 noticeable in the 

 market during the past week and with 

 an increase in the supply of stock 

 there has also been a stiffening of 

 prices, indicating a healthy condition 

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 lets with a dull market at 50 cents 

 (Continued on pagt o/.vi 



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