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14 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Decbmbeb 30, 1909. 



HERE'S HOMELIKE HOUSING. 



Time after time the business ends of 

 florists' establishments are illustrated, 

 so just for variety here are, a couple of 

 pictures that show what all the glass and 

 the pother about growing and selling are 

 for. Of course these are only the nests 

 — the birds are inside. It isn't wholly 

 for the love of flowers that most florists 

 labor; it's tor lovo of homo. There must 

 be something wrong in the make-up of 

 the man who doesn't cherish his home 

 above all things save its occupants — 

 many a man has sacrificed honor for 

 home — and want to spend as much time 

 there as he can. The better the home, 



melanthera, ardisias, Otaheite oranges, 

 hollies, Skimmia Japonica, berried sola- 

 nums, Christmas peppers, bougainvilleas, 

 Cypripedium insigne and valley in pans 

 were among the other plants sold. There 

 was also considerable call for pans of 

 made-up foliage plants, fern dishes, Bos- 

 ton ferns and palms of medium size. 



There was a good supply of roses of 

 all kinds, but they sold out well. Beauties 

 made $12 per dozen for the best, other 

 grades making all the way from $2 to $9 

 per dozen. There were some remarkably 

 fine Kichmond, the finest making $6 per 

 dozen ; others went at $2 to $4 per dozen. 

 Killarney was also fine, selling from $1 



Home of "Wta. H. Siebrechtt CfaappaquOt N. Y. 



the more cheerful its surroundings, the 

 brighter life will be. Homes and flowers 

 go together. Every florist ought to run 

 his greenhouses as a means to an end — 

 the homelike, comfortable, bright and 

 happy home — and not make the home 

 simply a place to go to after all the 

 other places have shut up. 



BOSTOR 



Tlu Market 



It would hardly have been possible to 

 manufacture any better weather than we 

 were favored with during Christmas 

 week. Skies were practically cloudless 

 and, while the temperature was moderate- 

 ly low, necessitating careful wrapping 

 up of all plants, everyone could do his 

 trading in comfort, there being no snow, 

 slush or mire to contend with. On the 

 contrary, dust was flying on roads in both 

 city and country. 



It is not surprising, considering the 

 favorable climatic conditions, that Christ- 

 mas trade was good. It is something of 

 a hackneyed phrase to say that all records 

 were broken, but the volume of trade was 

 undoubtedly heavier than ever before, 

 and while higher prices have been realized 

 on some flowers in preceding years, the 

 average prices were good. 



Every year the plant trade cuts more 

 and more of a figure at Christmas. Noth- 

 ing new was seen, but the old favorites 

 sold well. Azaleas were, as usual, the 

 leaders, Apollo, Firefly, Mme. Petrick 

 and Deutsche Perle being mostly in evi- 

 dence. Large quantities of Lorraine 

 begonias were sold, and these were never 

 of finer quality. Some purchasers fight 

 shy of them, claiming that they drop too 

 soon when placed in a warln room. 

 Cyclamens were seen in quantity, but did 

 not sell as well as could be wished. 

 Primulas had quite a good sale. Poin- 

 settias in pans were in big demand. Erica 



to $4 per dozen. Bride and Bridesmaid, 

 as usual, hung fire and did not move so 

 well as the Killarneys. Some nice My 

 Maryland, Chatenay, Safrano and other 

 varieties were seen, but only in moderate 

 sized lots. 



Carnations were quite plentiful, but 

 cleared out well. T"he top price for faii- 

 cies was $10 to $12 per hundred on such 

 varieties as Bay State, Beacon, Victory, 

 Octoroon, Ruby and Fenn. Such varieties 

 as Pink Delight, Enchantress, May Day, 

 Winsor, Rose-pink Enchantress and 

 Winona brought $6 to $8, while whites 

 varied from $3 to $6, the lower prices 



narcissi and stevia were plentiful a 

 ordinary prices. There were small lots f 

 yellow narcissi, tulips and freesias, t,,r 

 finest of the last named making $6 to ^ \ 

 per hundred. Mignonette made $2 to -i; 

 and pansies $1 to $1,50 per hundrc : 

 Some nice Euphorbia jacquiniseflora ar,.! 

 scarlet bouvardia sold well. Poinsettis 

 had a good call at from $2 to $6 pr-i 

 dozen bracts. Chrysanthemums mad^^ 

 their final bow, some nice flowers sellii!^ 

 at $3 to $5 per dozen. Gardenias sold :it 

 $4 to $5 per dozen. Cattleyas were in 

 strong request. Percivaliana made $4 to 

 $5 and Trianse $6 to $9 per dozen. 

 Cypripedium insigne was in good supply 

 at $8 to $10 per hundred. There was an 

 excellent sale for adiantum and aspara 

 gus, without much change in prices. 



Tne business in greens of all kinds was 

 tremendous, far surpassing previous 

 years' records. Holly sold splendidly, as 

 did mistletoe, while the call for boxwood 

 and laurel wreathing was never greater. 



Taking everything into consideratiou, 

 Christmas trade was the largest in volume 

 and best all around ever recorded in Bos- 

 ton, although prices did not average quite 

 so high- as in some previous years. The 

 retailers were greatly favored by the clear 

 weather and did a first-class business. 

 The cold weather necessitated heavy 

 wrapping, but it was fortunate that the 

 heavy snow storm, which struck us Christ- 

 mas night, came after business was com- 

 pleted. 



December 27 saw a moderate supply of 

 flowers in the market. Many arrivals 

 were late, owing to snow blockades. De- 

 mand was not heavy, but prices held up 

 well all around. With a continuation of 

 the present weather there will be a sharp 

 curtailment in production, and prices will 

 probaoly rule high for at least a few 

 days. 



Various Notes. 



Mann Bros, had a lot of remarkably 

 fine bulbous flowers in for the Christmas 

 trade, including both tulips and yellow- 

 narcissi. They also had a heavy pot plant 

 trade. 



The calanthes shown at the last meet 

 ing of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 by Duncan Finlayson were remarkably 



Home of Joseph A. Mandot West Oranee, N. J. 



being for Queen. Violets were forthcom- 

 ing in immense quantities; the prevail- 

 ing rates were $1 to $1.50 per hundred, 

 singles taking the best prices, as usual. 

 Sweet peas made $1 to $2 per hundred; 

 valley, $3 to $5; lilies and callas, $12 per 

 hundred. Roman hyacinths, Paper White 



fine. In addition to C. Veitchii thei<? 

 were Sandhurstiana, Cornelius Vandci'- 

 bilt, vestita rubro-oculata, albo-oculatii 

 and luteo-oculata. Mr. Finlayson grow? 

 four bulbs in an 8-inch pan, uses dry cow 

 manure freely and feeds heavily. . 



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