December 9, 1911 



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IF YOU NEED CHRISTMAS PLANTS 



We don't need to explain to you the advantage of a Central Florists' Plant Supply 

 House in these busy days, where selected flowering- and foliage stock is assembled for 

 inspection and selection, saving - time and expense of railroad trips to visit widely sepa- 

 rate! growers. Thats where we both win. Packing and shipping facilities unsurpassed. 

 Of blooming and fruiting plants we have Cyclamen of besi quality ever seen in Decem- 

 ber ; Ericas, Lorraine Begonias, Camellias, Oranges, Jerusalem Cherries, Ardisias. In foliage 

 plants All Palms, etc.; Ivies and Holly Ferns, Table Ferns, Aspidistras, Phoenix Roe- 

 bL-leni (elegant little specimens), Araucarias, Buxus Pyramids, Scotti Ferns, Dracaenas. 



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WOODROW (2b MARKETOS, 



Wholesale Plantsmen and Florists 

 41 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK 



Flower Market Reports. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



(Continued from yare $31) 



surprise. All report Thanksgiving 

 business a good percentage ahead of 

 lusi year and we hope tiiis may also 

 come true with Christmas three wi 

 h( nee. The principal call was tor 

 chrysanthemums ami this was en 

 banced by the high price of long 

 stemmed roses in the wholesale mar- 

 ket At present 1 lii.v -itn t li« mums 'are 

 practically gone but other Bowers are 

 coming in in very good quality and 

 plenty of them. 



The market closed 

 NEW YORK very strong last week, 



after the Thanksgiv- 

 ing Dly : onslaught, the prices prevail- 

 ing for the holiday being well main- 

 tained. Monday opened with a heavy 

 snowfall, which, aided and abetted by 

 a disastrous fire at the U. S. Express 

 Co.'s stables in Jersey City, so crip- 

 pled and delayed flower deliveries 

 that much embarrassment and scurry- 

 ing was inflicted on the wholesale 

 district, and prices kept where they 

 left off on Saturday. Chrysanthe- 

 mums 'made an almost complete exit 

 \<ith '.'the Thanksgiving Day cut, and 

 an unwonted emptiness is noticeable 

 everywhere. The result will doubtless 

 be a good boost for the carnation, 

 which' is already selling at figures rare- 

 ly touched at this season and -seldom 

 exceeded at any season. The quality 

 is noticeably good. Roses are not too 

 plentiful and probably will not be 

 until -the holiday crop shows up. Nor- 

 mal values are well maintained, and 

 lower prices are not looked for in the 

 near' future. Of lily of the valley 

 there is a fair supply, but much of it 

 is of indifferent quality. Roman 

 hyacinths abundant, paper white nar- 

 cissi less so. Violets are uncertain 

 and flucttiating'and prices sag. Gigan- 

 teiinv'liljes an in quite heavy receipts 

 — spmetjni' - b so that values 



Sare' maintained only with much diffi- 

 culty. Speciosum rubrum lilies are a 

 much-prized feature of the market and 

 bring good prices. In the orchid line 

 there is a fair supply of cattleyas but 

 oncidiurus and other "spray'' orchids 

 are in insufficient quantity for the de- 

 mand. An atmosphere of confident 

 activity is gradually pervading the 

 Wholesale district, and the feeling Is 

 more 'optimistic than it has been for 

 many moons." The retailers are not 

 disposed to he jubilant though, and 

 the" "surplus speculators" are far from 

 happy over the situation. 



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Thanksgiving 

 PHILADELPHIA week came fully 



up to the high- 

 est expectations here. Trading was 

 brisk all along the line. There was 

 plenty of stuff but not too much. No 

 gluts. No sacrifices. A satisfactory 

 market, such as we seldom see. In 

 roses the medium grades were in 

 rather best demand, the fancies and 

 specials being a little harder to move. 

 Carnations cleaned right up. Good 

 chrysanthemums also sold well — and 

 some of the fancies, like Chadwicks 

 brought top-notch figures. Violets and 

 lily of the valley were in brisk de- 

 mand. Orchids are not so plentiful 

 but enough of them to go around. 

 About the only draggy item was the 

 lily, of which there were liberal ship- 

 ments but very little call. All other 

 flowers are going well at the a 

 standard figures. Good crops in sie.ht 

 for Christmas trade. The prophei i 

 figuring on rather moderate prices for 

 the great festival. 



The market was in fine 

 ST. LOUIS condition the past week 

 and, especially on Wed 

 in sday and Thursday it was crowded 

 up with extra fine stock in everything 

 si asonable and the wholesalers had 

 plenty of orders on hand for both lo- 

 cal and shipping to consume nearly 

 all of it. The local retailers all had 

 : a splendid business for Thanksgiving 

 . Day. Prices were not so high consid- 

 ; ering the quality* of the stock. The 

 cut being so heavy last week much is 

 expected for the early part of this 

 week and prices will remain abot 

 they were last week— some fine Beau- 

 ties are coming in but not any too 

 I many. Smaller roses are more plen- 

 tiful in all grades. Violets sold fine 

 • although many more were received 



than expected. Chrysanthemums are 

 on the down grade and only few are 

 coming in now. 



The Thanksgiving 

 WASHINGTON Day period proved 

 to be very success- 

 ful with the trade in this city, and 

 sales for the entire week were very 

 satisfactory. Prices were good; no- 

 body was trying to give their stock 

 away and there was a healthy demand 

 for everything. Roses and chrysan- 

 themums were, t>f course, the top- 

 notchers as regards quantities dis- 

 posed of. Roses are coming in good, 

 and are cleaning up to advantage. 

 Carnations of Al quality are scarce, 

 the best grades bringing about 

 lie 1 there are so few of theui 

 thai the demand exceeds the supply; 

 Lily ot the valley and narcissus are" 

 in better demand this week than last,: 

 but double violets are moving slower 

 than would be expected. These latter 

 were quoted during the holiday time 

 at $1.25 to J1.50, but there was no 

 extra demand for them. The demand 

 for orchids was quite good. On Sun- 

 day last the ice boxes looked pretty 

 .veil cleaned out, and it is expected 

 that this month of December will 

 prove to be a record breaker and the 

 year finish up in fine style. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



Professor L. C. Corbett of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture was the lec- 

 turer at the Michell course on Monday, 

 the 4th inst. 



Visitors: — N. B. Keeney, Le Roy. \. 

 5 ; Professor L. C. Corbett. Washing- 

 ton, D. C; H. L. Holmes. Harrisburg, 

 Pa.; Martin C. Ribsaru, Trenton. N. I ; 

 A. and G. Rosbach. Pemfjerton, X. .1 



