December 9, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



H31 



BUY 



BOSTON 

 FLOWERS 



n. f. McCarthy & co., 



84 Hawley St. 



BOSTON'S BEST 

 HOUSE 



Flower Market Reports 



After the fine record of 

 BOSTON Thanksgiving week this 

 market has quieted down 

 considerably and there is only a 

 moderate demand. The principal 

 activity around the wholesale marts 

 is in the line of inquiries for prices 

 and inspecting of holiday supplies. 

 The receipts of all sorts of flowers are 

 ample and in the majority of cases 

 quality is excellent. This is particu- 

 larly true of roses, carnations and 

 violets. The roses of recent introduc- 

 tion are making by far the best show- 

 ing in popularity, especially Radiance, 

 Taft and Hillingdon. White roses have 

 been too plentiful for the demand but 

 the" exit of the chrysanthemum will, 

 in a measure, remedy this disparity. 

 Carnations are of exceptional quality. 

 Sweet peas move slowly. Of bulbous 

 stock there is an abundance at moder- 

 ate prices. 



Chrysanthemums were 

 BUFFALO the feature of the mar- 

 ket Thanksgiving week, 

 and there were enough to supply all. 

 Bonnaffons were the heaviest in yel- 

 low, and being of medium size sold 

 well, though there was little or no 

 advance in price. Golden Wedding, 

 Mrs. Jerome Jones and White Maud 

 Dean were good, and shared in the 

 demand. White carnations were seen 

 in quantities, but the colored varieties 

 sold best, especially Beacon and Win- 

 sor. Beauties were good and Rich- 

 monds were in better demand than 

 other teas. There was plenty of 

 other stock, such as violets, lily of the 

 valley, mignonette, narcissus, sweet 

 peas, Roman hyacinths, and ail shared 

 in the demand. The trade is thankful 

 for the extra business which the holi- 

 day brought for the whole week, and 

 the wholesaler is thankful that the 

 market is back again to normal con- 

 ditions. 



The history of the mar- 

 CHI CAGO ket the past week is the 

 history of Thanksgiving 

 sales, for all the life of the trade 

 centered in that day. Stock, which 

 promised to be abundant enough for 

 all reasonable demands, was held back, 

 and prices quoted were higher than 

 could hold. As a result every one had 

 twice as much stock as he had planned 

 for and prices on some things, notice- 

 ably carnations, were cut in two on 

 Wednesday. Those who did not sell 

 out then had so much on hand for the 

 last of the week that prices went still 

 lower. Those who had sold out clean 

 on Wednesday counted themselves for- 

 tunate. Paper whites are not moving 

 very fast, attributed to the presence 



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of good white chrysanthemums still in 

 the market. Roman hyacinths are in 

 about the same condition. Callas are 

 coming in and take well this week. 

 There are still a great many chrysan- 

 themums and prices are holding up 

 well. Roses are plentiful, Beauties 

 scarce. Violets more than equal the 

 demand some days and clear up well 

 others. Sweet peas are rapidly gain- 

 ing in length of stem, and are of 

 splendid color. Plenty of excellent 

 steria is offered, and all kinds of green 

 in first-class quality is to be had. 



Prices now are such 

 CINCINNATI as will delight the 



grower when he sees 

 his return sheets, but the amount of 

 offerings is not such as gladden the 

 buyers, for the market is light on 

 almost everything. The chrysanthe- 

 mums are going out quickly and the 

 other stock is not increasing in 

 quantity as rapidly. As a consequence, 

 the buyers must do some tall hustling 

 to get their wants filled. Poinsel 

 are coming in nicely and promise to 

 he factors in a very short time. The 

 quantity of paper white narcissi is in- 

 creasing. Roses and carnations, too, 

 are increasing in numbers ami also 

 quality, but not as fast as tin 1 max! 

 demands. Among the others somi 

 good Richmond are included. The 

 supply of Beauties is moie adequate 

 than it was. Lilies find a good request. 

 The same is true of both N. Y. double 

 and single violets. In chrysanthe- 

 mums practically only the largest and 

 the small medium sizes are offered. 

 Other intermediate grades are ren- 

 dered conspicuous by their absence. 



Stevia is beginning to sell fairly well. 

 The green goods market shows a heavy 

 call from out of town for ferns and 

 leucothoe. 



In view of the precari- 



DETROIT ous business conditions 



of the past weeks which 



for reasons stated previously, did not 



come up to the standard set one year 



ago. Thanksgiving week was a great 



Continued on page 833) 



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H. J. SMITH. Hinsdale, Mass. 



