October 18, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



jind sale at any time. A seedling bego- 

 nia of Lorraine and selections in cycla- 

 mens are promising, ' * and some compen- 

 sation to the grower for his efforts," 

 added Mr. Barnes. W. M, 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market last week 

 showed little change from the week 

 jirevious, conditions and prices re- 

 maining about the same. Gladioli are 

 -cldom seen. A few asters, from 

 j'rames, arrive daily. Dahlias also are 

 . oming. Serious frosts the last of the 

 week cleaned up most of the outdoor 

 i lowers for the season. The flood of 

 . hrysanthemums has begun, but prices 

 liold up splendidly last week, espe- 

 I ially for the novelties. Some of the lat- 

 ter sold for as high as $9 per dozen, it 

 uas reported. The cut flower market 

 I heady is dominated by autumn 

 blooms, but tlie receipts are still light 

 and the demand corresponds, there be- 

 ing no surplus. 



Lilies rose in price last week; notli- 

 ing under $6 per hundred was obtain- 

 able, while most sales were at $8 per 

 liundred. A few choice flowers brought 

 $10 per hundred. Valley was scarce, 

 but a light demand kept the top price 

 below $8 per hundred, and this only for 

 the selected. There are plenty of or- 

 chids now, and the prices are again 

 down to old levels. Nothing over 35 

 cents each is asked for cattleyas, and 

 most of the flowers are selling as low 

 as $2.0 per hundred. Gardenias are 

 back again. Not many of them have 

 arrived, but the market seems in no 

 hurry for them. Most of the violets 

 are of por>r quality and there is little 

 demand. 



Good long-stemmed carnations are 

 few, but tliose that arrive bring ex- 

 cellent prices. Some sell as high as $5 

 ])er hundred, but $4 per hundred is the 

 average price. The short-stemmed 

 flowers sell at from $1 to $2 per hun- 

 dred. The quality rises daily, and it 

 is expected that tliere will be an abun- 

 dance of carnations before November 

 1. American Beauty roses are of poor 

 quality and $^0 per hundred is the top 

 ])rice. Hybrid tea roses are up in price 

 for selected flowers. Hadley, Key, 

 Mock, Russell and Prima Donna roses 

 are tlie favored novelties. There were 

 no roses under $2 per hundred Octo- 

 ber 1.'). Hadley roses are fast improv- 

 ing. 



Tlic supply houses are almost hid- 

 den under great loads of autumn foli- 

 age. Fine liydraiifjcas and evergreens 

 add to tlie supjily of stock for big dec- 

 orations. There are pansies, tritomas, 

 cosmos, delphiniums, bouvardias and 

 tuberoses in abundance. 



The retailers are optimistic, made so 

 by the beginning of the season of 

 dances, dinners, weddings and recep- 

 tions, many of which, calliufj for elab- 

 orate decorations, are announced. 



Various Notes. 



The New York Cut Flower p]xchange 

 has joined with the fifty-seven other 

 wholesalers and has agreed to close its 

 I)lace of business on Sunday. A plan 

 to close the wholesale ])laces at 5 p. 

 m. daily is beiiijj considered. Jack 

 Gunther is back of the movement. 



The next meeting of the New York 

 Florists ' Club will be held November 

 ]2. It will be chrvsanthemum night, 



though novelties in roses and carna- 

 tions will also be shown. Growers may 

 ship flowers in care of II. C. Riedel, 49 

 West Twenty-eighth street, and the ex- 

 hibits will be carefully staged. There 

 will be other shows in New York from 

 November 7 to 12, inclusive^, and visit- 

 ors are invited to attend the club show. 

 The program for the club's ladies' 

 night at the Hotel McAlpin, November 

 17, includes dancing, refreshments, 

 music and vaudeville. 



The death of William Nilsson, of 

 Woodlawn, N. Y., is recorded in the 

 obituary column of this issue. 



William P. Ford has recovered from 

 the effects of a second operation on one 

 of his knees and is able to be back at 

 his office. 



There is a good prospect of another 

 bowling club this winter. However, 

 since John Donaldson deserted, there 

 has not been much enthusiasm for the 

 sport, though it is expected that New 

 York will be represented at the S. A. 

 F. convention bowling games in St. 

 Louis next spring. 



William L. Trumpore, lately with J. 

 H. Small & Sons, is dangerously ill at 

 the hospital, 137 East Sixty-third 

 street. 



The news of the death by automobile 

 accident of J. A. Valentine, at Den- 

 ver, was received with sorrow in New 

 York, where he had a wide circle of 

 friends. 



The seedsmen have been busy ship- 

 ])ing bulbs since the arrival of the car- 

 goes from Holland. 



R. J. Irwin is expected back from his 

 Canadian hunting trip this week, and 

 it is certain there will be more moose 

 heads at 108~ West Twenty-eighth 

 street. 



Maurice Cohn, buyer for Joseph 

 Trepel's seven stores in Brooklyn, and 

 Miss Lilian Arnold, of that city, were 

 married Sunday, October 14. They are 

 spending their honeymoon on a trip up 

 the Hudson. 



John Mallon reports that business 

 is good in Brooklyn. He is also busy 

 in behalf of the Red Cross. 



J. ).<.. Allen exhibited two carna- 

 tions, one pink and one white, on the 

 same stem. They came from C. Hunt, 

 the Staten Island grower. Both were 

 perfect flowers. 



I). J. Pappas, of the United Cut Flow- 

 er Co., has returned from a business 

 trip to Boston and New England. 



Charles H. Totty has begun shipping 

 his mum crop to the New York market. 

 Joseph Fenrich had more than a dozen 

 varieties of Autumn Queen from Mr. 

 Totty 's establishment October 1.'!. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



F. S. Ileal has purchased C. P. Bene- 

 dict 's interest in tlie Ilazclliurst Dalilia 

 (lardens, Staten Island. He lias three 

 greenhouses and specializes in dahlias, 

 gladioli and asters. He also grows stock 

 under glass for the New York market. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



The Market. 



Husiiicss was not so brisk last week. 

 Shipments were smaller than usual, and 

 barely enough stock reached the mar- 

 ket to supply the limited demand. Oc- 

 tober 12 and 13 the demand became 

 heavier, and retailers had difficulty get- 

 ting a large enough supply to fill orders. 

 In consequence of these conditions, the 



supply was cleaned up daily. Indoor 

 stock appears to be later than usual 

 and few chrysanthemums have arrived. 

 Roses are coming in splendid condition. 

 The quality is good and they sell read- 

 ily. September Morn, which is new to 

 this market, is becoming popular. Sun- 

 burst, Russell, Ward and Scott Key 

 roses are good sellers. Sweetheart roses 

 are plentiful. Easter lilies are in 

 shorter supply and prices are higher. 

 Orchids are plentiful and of good qual- 

 ity. 



The supply of carnations is short. 

 Asters, too, are scarce. A good supply 

 of dahlias reaches the market, but there 

 is not enough for the demand. The ma- 

 jority of outdoor stock is gone, and 

 what remains is of poor quality. Sin- 

 gle and double violets have moved well. 

 A few potted plants are obtainable. 

 They include cyclamens, primroses and 

 chrysanthemums. Greens are more 

 plentiful. They include Asparagus 

 plumosus, Sprengeri and smilax. The 

 sale of palms, Boston ferns and foliage 

 plants is increasing. 



Various Notes. 



Among the visitors to the trade last 

 week were C. M. Archer, of the Rose- 

 ville Pottery Co., Zanesville, O.; Milton 

 Selinka, representing Schloss Bros., 

 New York city; F. R. Pierson, of Tarry- 

 town, N. Y. ; Robert Greenlaw, repre- 

 senting the S. S. Pennock Co., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., and Robert Bard, of Syracuse, 



C. H. Vick was recently elected third 

 vice-president of the New York Federa- 

 tion of Horticultural Societies and 

 Florists' Clubs. Mr. Vick made a busi- 

 ness trip to Buffalo October 8. 



The Edwin C. Kaelber, Inc., store on 

 Clinton street had an attractive window 

 display last week. A large vase of 

 Sunburst roses was surrounded by grass 

 basket vases of violets, while quantities 

 of smilax formed a background. 



Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boucher left 

 October 13 on a vacation to be spent 

 in Canada. They expect to visit the 

 wholesale and retail stores in Quebec, 

 Montreal and Toronto. 



James Tick's Sons are showing quan- 

 tities of Dutch bulbs, wliicli have just 

 been received. Prices are normal. 



William C. Ehmann, of Corfu, is cut- 

 ting some excellent early mums in pink, 

 white and yellow. 



George B. Hart, Walter Salmon and 

 Clark Vick recently drove ])y automo- 

 bile to Corfu and visitcil a number of tin- 

 growers tliere. 



J. B. Keller Sons had a beautiful win- 

 dow display of yellow chrysanthemums 

 arranged witli oak leaves last week. 



H. E. Wilson has just finished pick- 

 ing the peaches at liis establishment. 

 He had more than 3,.")()0 bushels. His 

 mums are coming along in good shape. 



The monthly meeting of the Roches- 

 tor Florists' Association was held Oc- 

 tober 8 at Musicians' hall, about twen- 

 ty-five members being ])resent. A let- 

 ter from the committee iu charge of 

 securing the fund for national public- 

 ity, asking the cooperation of the 

 Rochester florists, was read, but action 

 was deferred until the next meeting. 



Frank La Vigne is cutting fine pink 

 and white chrvsanthemums. II. J. H. 



Atchison, Elan.— "An excellent sea- 

 son," reported Manager Mengelsdorff, 

 of the Atchison Seed & Floral Co. ' ' Our 

 chrvsanthemum show will be made as 

 attractive as usual." 



