DbcbMbes 27, 1906. 



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The Christmas Market. 



Growers, wholesalers and retailers once 

 more report the best Christmas trade on 

 record. The weather, which had been 

 clear and pleasant, changed to fog and 

 rain December 20 and one or two days 

 following were about as dark and dis- 

 mal as could be imagined. The mild 

 weather, however, made it possible to 

 move plants with little covering. Pre- 

 dictions for a green Christmas were 

 shattered by a heavy snowfall, which 

 came unheralded and unexpectedly on 

 Saturday evening. Sunday proved dull 

 and moderately cold, while Christmas 

 eve proved still colder, and plants and 

 flowers had to be securely wrapped. The 

 dark weather to some extent upset cal- 

 culations as to the flower crop, roses and 

 carnations proving less abundant than 

 had been hoped for. 



There was, as usual, a good call for 

 pot plants and while nothing really new 

 or unique was forthcoming, the old fav- 

 orites were in good supply and de- 

 mand. In azaleas, Apollo and Firefly 

 were the leaders, although white and 

 pink shades were also in some request. 

 In berried plants some fine hollies were 

 seen and skimmias, aucubas, ardisias and 

 solanums were all in more or less call. 

 Cyclamens, colored Primula Sinensis, 

 Erica melanthera, poinsettias, white and 

 pink Lorraine begonias and Cypripe- 

 dium insigne -were the leaders. Tulips 

 were seen at some otores, but were short- 

 stemmed and small. Made up pans with 

 mixtures of foliage and flowering 

 plants sold well at some stores and 

 there was a good call for fern pans and 



medium-sized palms. Boston florists do 

 not use the amount of ribbon in ' ' dec- 

 orating" their plants as in some cities 

 and we earnestly hope they never will. 

 "Well grown plants are not improved by 

 it but too often made hideous. 



In cut flowers roses, as was expected, 

 proved none too plentiful and realized 

 good prices. Top figures on Beauties 

 were $15 to $18 per dozen. First qual- 

 ity Kichmond made half these prices. 

 This was easily the most popular rose on 

 the market. Some good Liberty was 

 seen and sold well. Wellesley, Killar- 

 ney, Chatenay, Bride and Bridesmaid 

 made up to $4 per dozen. Some fine 

 Morgan, Mrs. Oliver Ames, Safrano and 

 Bon Silene were noted and all sold well. 

 In carnations, scarlets, such as Cardinal, 

 Victory and Robert Craig, and crimsons, 

 made $10 to $12.50 per hundred. Ym- 

 chantress, Fair Maid, Lawson, Helen 

 Goddard, Mrs. Patten, Variegated Law- 

 son and ordinary scarlets and crimsons 

 brought $8 to $10. Whites made $6. 

 Some were sold at lower prices than the 

 foregoing, but were inferior goods. Even 

 whites were less druggy than sometimes 

 occurs. 



Violets sold mostly at $1.50 and $2 

 per hundred. These were of very fine 

 quality, singles, as usual, selling the 

 highest. Callas and Li Hum Harrisii did 

 not advance much. Poinsettias made all 

 the way from $2 to $8 per dozen. Not 

 many made the highest figure, but quite 

 a few reached, $6. Euphorbia Jacqui- 

 niaeflora and scarlet bouvardia sold well. 

 Sweet peas at $2 per hundred, antir- 

 rhinum at $4 to $8, mignonette from $4 

 to $10, valley from $4 to $5, Cypripe- 

 dium insigne $12, marguerites, yellow 



and white, $2 to $3; Paper Whites and 

 Eoman hyacinths, $2 to $3, and chrysan- 

 themums, were the bulk of the other 

 flowers in evidence. The last named 

 flowers were on the wane. A few mader 

 up to $6 per dozen. Others had trouble 

 in making that price per hundred. Bul- 

 bous stock and stevia were in abundant 

 supply. Asparagus plumosus and Spren- 

 geri sold well and adiantum stiffened 

 to $1 and $1.25 per hundred. 



As usual, the wholesalers and retailers 

 did a heavy business in mistletoe and 

 holly. The first named was splendidly 

 berried. English holly, where imported, 

 was well berried, but a good deal of 

 southern stock was poor. Laurel and 

 box were in heavy demand for wreath- 

 ing and a lot of ground pine also was 

 used. 



Various Notes. 



Pcirce Bros, sold a large quantity of 

 azaleas. Firefly being the leader. They 

 also had good cyclamens. They about 

 cleaned out their late mums and had a 

 large crop of carnations, including a 

 fine lot of their new scarlet. Governor 

 Guild. 



W. W. Edgar & Co., as usual, had an 

 excellent lot of poinsettias, azaleas, Lor- 

 raine begonias and other seasonable 

 flowering plants. They also sold many 

 ferns in pans and other foliage plants. 



Houghton & Clark made a specialty of 

 orchids in their window, including well 

 bloomed Cypripedium insigne and cat- 

 tleyas. 



McMulkin had a most effective scar- 

 let window. Among other flowers used 

 were Euphorbia Jacquinia^flora, Salvia 

 splendens, ardisias, poinsettias, scarlet 



