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The Florists' Review 



Ann. 20, 1916. 



change. The quality is good, with a 

 small percentage of splits. Easter lilies 

 are plentiful. Callas, too, are sufficient 

 for all requirenients. Cattleyas and 

 valley are none too plentiful. Violets 

 are selling fairly well. Sweet peas are 

 good and greatly exceed the violets in 

 quantity. 



Some excellent snapdragon is to be 

 had, but the sales are rather slow. Daf- 

 fodils and jonquils are improving in 

 quality and are considered good for 

 this time of the season. Freesias and 

 Boman hyacinths are hardly to be con- 

 sidered, because they are nearly done 

 for. The single white tulips are not sell- 

 ing so well as they might, but the double 

 ones sell readily. Smilax and boxwood 

 continue short, particularly the latter. 

 Asparagus is abundant. 



Various Notes. 



"Walter Stroh, of Batavia, was in 

 town last week. 



A display of seasonable decorative 

 plants was to be seen at Felton's 

 Flower Shop last week. 



A huge assortment of seasonable 

 plants, including some extra fine speci- 

 mens, was on display at S. A. Ander- 

 son's annual Palm Sunday flower show. 

 This is always largely attended and al- 

 ways creates much comnlent. A. E. 



NEW YORK. 



Tlie Market. 



It was hardly a good Saturday last 

 week, following six dull days during 

 which stock accumulated. There was 

 a surplus to dispose of and prices were 

 considerably shaded before the iceboxes 

 were cleared. Prices naturally will 

 harden during the present week. I 

 suppose it will be a plant Easter, as 

 usual, for every plant of all the grow- 

 ers in this section had been sold and 

 delivery made by April 19. 



In the cut flower market American 

 Beauties now are abundant and prices 

 have fallen. Good stock last week sold 

 as low as $10 per hundred. In small 

 quantities the selects touched $25. The 

 experts declared there would be no 

 great advance in anything for Easter. 

 The rose market, however, is not over- 

 stocked. Hadley still is a great fa- 

 vorite and its best blooms sell at $30; 

 so do the best C. Brunner roses. Euler, 

 Kussell and Ophelia are favorites and 

 the public is fortunate in having so 

 many splendid varieties to choose from. 

 Carnations are stronger, some choice 

 arrivals even touching $4 per hundred 

 April 15. Many, however, sold at $3 

 per hundred, and anything not up to 

 the standard fell to $2 and under. Good 

 prices were expected for Easter. Or- 

 chids have advanced and promise ex- 

 cellent values, some of the best cat- 

 tleyas selling at 50 cents. There are, 

 however, many inferior blooms, on 

 which it is hard to realize over 15 or 

 20 cents each. Mossise leads the list. 

 There Eave been low figures on the 

 longiflorum, 3 and 4 cents each for the 

 short-stemmed and not more than 8 

 cents for the best of them. It was 

 thought the top for Easter would be 

 $10 per hundred. 



Valley is not so plentiful and prices 

 have been up to 4 cents. Of gardenias 

 there is no end and the prices remain 

 down, only the selected bringing $2 

 per dozen. Bulbous stock is abundant 

 and good prices have been maintained. 

 The tulips are selling well and are of 



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