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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Apeil 4, 1907. 



For April Weddings ! 



CUT LILIES, BEAUTIES, 

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decorations, which attracted much notice 

 and favorable comment. 



The Tomlinson market was well 

 stocked all day Saturday and a large 

 crowd kept all busy waiting on them. 

 Several of the stand holders had stands 

 outside to handle their surplus. S. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Risins Eastern Market. 



The volume of business in cut flowers 

 was larger than ever before at Easter. 

 It was not satisfactory, owing to the 

 extremely warm weather which set in on 

 the Tuesday before Easter ana con- 

 tinued until Saturday. Flowers that 

 were absolutely fresh reached the mar- 

 ket in poor condition in some cases, and 

 others not yet fully developed proved 

 unsatisfactory in the hands of retailers 

 despite great care in packing. All the 

 wholesalers agree that they have never 

 handled so large a quantity of flowers 

 at one time, and the amount of sorting 

 and grading required to get the quality 

 of stock necessary under such trying 

 conditions to fill shipping orders greatly 

 increased their labors. Prices advanced 

 a little on Thursday and Friday, but 

 not nearly so much as anticipated. By 

 Friday afternoon it became evident that 

 the excessive heat was bringing in too 

 large a quantity of flowers for any pos- 

 sible demand, and prices weakened. By 

 Saturday evening it became evident that 

 there would be a large surplus in cer- 

 tain varieties of stock, and in nearly all 

 varieties there were some flowers left 

 over. It is probable that when the re- 

 turns are totaled it will be found to 

 have been the best Easter on record. At 

 present there are so many disappoint- 

 ing features that this is hard to realize. 



Cut lilies were in heavy demand. The 

 gupply was about equal to requirements. 

 Prices ranged from 12% cents to 15 

 cents, with all good stock on long stems 

 bringing the latter figure. It was 

 thought that calla lilies would be used 

 in place of Easter lilies when the latter 

 could not be had, but this has been 

 proved an error. The demand appears 

 to be entirely distinct, the buyers being 

 unwilling to accept callas as substi- 

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Carnations were in heavy supply; 

 fancy white and Enchantress sold at 6 

 cents, and occasionally 8 cents, but 4 

 cents was a good price for all select 

 stock. Great quantities of carnations 

 reached the market in poor condition, 

 owing to the extreme heat, and either 

 went to sleep on the wholesalers' hands 

 or had to be replaced after delivery to 

 the retailers. There was no evidence 

 that this stock had been held over; in 

 most cases it had simply succumbed to 

 the sudden heat wave. 



Violets were in active demand. It is 

 probable that there were more marketed 

 in this city and shipped out of town 

 than ever before. Lady Campbell 

 was favored by many buyers, while the 

 Hudson river stock, Marie Louise, had 

 also a large following. For the best 

 doubles $1 per hundred was a good 

 price. Singles were not so satisfactory. 

 The stock grown in frames sometimes 



shaded, but without heat, kept well, but 

 fine flowers from plants that had been 

 forced during the winter collapsed soon 

 after reaching the market, or failed to 

 satisfy the retailers. 



Tulips were another unsatisfactory 

 item, the single varieties, and even 

 Murillo, flying open so fast that they 

 were useless. Southern daffodils were 

 absolute trash, the shipments received 

 from Wednesday until Friday being 

 thrown away when opened. Those ar- 

 riving on Saturday evening were in bet- 

 ter condition and realized fair prices. 



Koses were too plentiful. The large 

 crops of Kaiserin forced for Easter 

 proved more than sufficient for all de- 

 mands and many were left unsold. Only 

 a few reached the top prices, 15 cents to 

 18 cents. Brides and Maids, when of 

 really select quality, brought good 

 prices, but the ordinary grades were 

 rather hard to market at any figure. 



