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HORTICULTUBB 



April 24, 1920 



that there will be a liberal quantity 

 offered and taken up at good prices. 



It isn't too early to be thinking 

 about Christmas plants, and I have 

 noticed one plant in particular that is 

 surely going to be in short supply for 

 this coming Christmas; that is the Be- 

 gonias, such as Cincinnati and Melior. 

 Stock in 2M,-iDch size for June 1st de- 

 livery is hard to find. The price Is 

 high and every grower who has any 

 stock at all will do well to keep it com- 

 ing along in as good condition as pos- 

 sible and propagate from the tops as 

 soon as this can be done without in- 

 juring the stock. 



As to Cyclamen, I think there will 

 be a normal quantity. There is a lot 

 of excellently grown early stock, and 

 there probably is no plant thait is more 

 generally useful and satisfactory than 

 the Cyclamen for holiday trade. 



I understand that Mr. Strout's new 

 yellow Carnation, Maine Sunshine, has 

 had a wonderful advance sale, and 

 Mr. Strout is making all preparations 

 for the introduction of this Carnation 

 the coming season. Everyone knows 

 that whatever he does Is done well, 

 so we feel sure of getting good stock 

 and in good time of delivery. I under- 

 stand that Mr. Strout is building a 

 new house to assist him in dissemi- 

 nating Maine Sunshine. 



There is no question that this is a 

 grand Carnation. It is a true yellow, 

 deep enough so that it shows up well 

 even under artificial light; the habit 

 of growth is all that can be asked for, 

 and form, shape and keeping qualities 

 are of the best. When I think of the 

 different varieties of yellow we have 

 had in the past, I can think of none 

 that ever showed up anywhere near 



Pachysandra terminalis 



2 year old plants, 

 $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 



Euonymus radicans 



3 year old plants 

 $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 



JAMES WHEELER 



NATICK, MASS. 



to the class of Maine Sunshine, and 

 unlike most of the yellow sorts, this 

 variety has a good rugged constitution. 



Another Carnation of promise for 

 the coming year is Hope Henshaw, to 

 be introduced by A. N. Pierson, Inc. 

 If I understand con-ectly, stock of this 

 variety will be somewhat limited. This 

 is a pink, somewhat like Ward In 

 shade, and has been tried out by sev- 

 eral growers besides A. N. Pierson, Inc. 

 They all report it of good habit and 

 productiveness, and I feel sure from 

 what I have seen of it that it is a 

 good keeper. 



It isn't too early to think of ordering 

 new Carnations for next season. The 

 grower who gets his order in early is 

 going to benefit by good delivery, and 

 the way these two varieties above 

 mentioned are selling, it would be ad- 

 visable to get orders in right away. 

 While there will be plenty of cuttings 

 to go around, those that are not or- 

 dered until next December or January 

 will have to come from late lots. 



THE MARKET. 



This has been undoubtedly a buyers' 

 week: in other words, stock has been 

 so plentiful that it could be obtained 

 at about any reasonable price. This 

 has been the condition not only in 

 Boston but in Philadelphia and other 

 markets. In many cases, too, difficul- 

 ties have been increased because of 

 transportation troubles. Inability to 

 move stock has caused an overplus of 

 nearly everything all along the line, 

 although this has been more notice- 

 able perhaps in Philadelphia and New 

 York than in Boston. 



For the first three days prices were 

 on the downward trend in most mar- 

 kets, but during the latter part of the 

 week there has been a vigorous effort 

 to stabilize conditions. In many in- 

 stances growers have held back their 

 stock in order that the market might 

 be cleared up. On the whole, condi- 

 tions are more favorable for the week 

 to come. Actual prices are very much 

 the same as last week, and the mar- 

 kets are remarkably uniform through- 

 out the country. 



Roses are quoted at from $4 to $20. 

 but may be bought for less. This is 

 also true of carnations with quotations 

 at $4 to $6. Salesmen would like to 

 get ?20 for callas but often take $12. 

 and while quotations for lilies are 

 from $1.5 to $20 in Pittsburgh, it is a 

 fact that in New York they have been 

 selling at from $6 to $12. Sweet peas 

 are fairly strong at 50c. and so are 

 snapdragons at $6 to $8. Gardenias 

 are not very plentiful, but are selling 

 in New York at from $4 to $20, there 



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Concord Junction HiMUiMjllsAe4t« 



being a great difference in quality. 

 Tulips are selling readily but not above 

 $6. Violets have made little progress, 

 in fact do not sell in many places at 

 enough to show a profit. 



FLORISTS UNITE IN ACTION CLOS- 

 ING SHOPS SUNDAY& 



For the first time in years, fourteen 

 of the leading florists' shops of Wash- 

 ington were closed last Sunday. Real- 

 izing that the observance of Sunday 

 as a day of rest or worship is neces- 

 sary to the health of all workers, the 

 florists last week decided to remain 

 closed on the Sabbath in the future. 



Representative florists and their em- 

 ployes attended services at Foundry 

 Methodist Episcopal Church last Sun- 

 day, and a sermon on Sunday observ- 

 ance was preached. 



William F. Gude, of the firm of Gude 

 Brothers Co., is explaining the action 

 of the florists, said that those In Wash 

 ington feel their employes are entitled 

 to one rest day a week. 



The florists who observed the 

 "closed" Sunday are: Z. D. Blacki- 

 stone, George H. Cooke, Dupont 

 Flower Shop, Gude Bros. Co.. Stanley 

 H. Holland. Louis E. Hoover. F. F. 

 Leapley. Louise Flower Shop. Marche 

 & Co., Leo Niessen Co.. O. A. C. Oehm- 

 ler. S. S. Pennock Co., J. H. Small & 

 Sons and Washington Floral Co — 

 M'asJi ington Post. 



