The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 2, 1910. 



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ant to record that, like true sports, they 

 enjoyed the ball game. 



The outdoor rose and peony show of 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 

 was held in Horticultural hall last 

 Wednesday afternoon and evening. 



M. Eice and Mrs. Eice are due to 

 arrive in harbor June 2 on their re- 

 turn from their European trip. 



Charles Henry Fox, famous floral 

 artist, is ill with typnoid fever in the 

 Jefferson hospital. Mr. Fox's friends 

 hope that his splendid constitution will 

 quickly rally from the attack. 



One of the largest decorations of the 

 week was arranged in Horticultural 

 hall, May 31, by Julius Wolff, Jr., for 

 the wedding of the daughter of a promi- 

 nent merchant of this city. Ten cases 

 of huckleberry, a southern decorative 

 green, over 1,500 peonies, besides many 

 Beauties, were among the material used. 

 Phil. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Memorial day trade, about which 

 much guessing had been done for some 

 weeks, was on the whole satisfactory. 

 Any fears that there would be a scar- 

 city of flowers proved utterly ground- 

 less. There was a good supply of prac- 

 tically everything and, as usual, large 

 quantities of pickled stock were either 

 cleared out at low rates or left un- 

 sold. Compared with 1907, for in- 

 stance, there was not so good a clean- 

 ing-up, but this year far more flowers, 

 both indoor and outdoor, were avail- 

 able. 



Eed roses sold extra well and were 

 insufficient for demands. The same did 

 not hold true of pink and white varie- 

 ties. Of these an enormous number 

 were, available and prices were quite 

 low, many having to be cleared at $1 

 and $2 per hundred. Good stock, of 

 course, made much better prices, but 

 on roses there is usually little advance 

 at Memorial day. 



Carnations were the most aggressive 

 flowers on the market. Fancy red, 

 crimson and deep pink brought $5 

 and $6 pfer hundred, a few as high 

 as, $§, while the bulk of good powers, 

 eveti whites, tnad'fe $3 and $4. There 

 was, as usuaV* quantity of kept-over 



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stock which had to be unloaded even- 

 tually at $1.50 and $2 per hundred, 

 which, if sold a few days earlier, would 

 have netted the growers double the 

 money. 



Sweet peas sold all the way from 

 40 cents to $2, the latter for. fancy 

 Spencers. They were in good supply. 

 Easter lilies and t:allas made $1.50 and 

 $2 per dozen; Spanish iris and small- 

 flowered gladioli, $3 and $4 per hun- 

 dred. Spiraea Japonica, white candy- 

 tuft, stocks and double feverfew sold 

 at 25 cents and 50 cents per bunch. 

 Little bulbous stock from outdoors 

 was available, except some double white 

 narcissi and Darwin tulips. Lilac was 

 not of good quality, b^eing mostly on 

 the wane. Marguerites were in strong 

 demand at $l^pd $2.j;igr hundred. A 

 few fancy flowers so^d, ^igher. There 

 were not enough jor- the aemand. Of 



lily of the valley some good outdooi 

 stock was available, in addition to the 

 forced article. Of cut shrubs, such as 

 Spiraea Van Houttei and viburnums, 

 there was an abundance, with slow 

 sales. Asparagus Sprengeri sold well 

 as did plumosus. Of cattleyas an( 

 other orchids there was a good supply, 

 but these are beyond the reach of th<' 

 bulk of Memorial day purchasers. 



Briefly summed up, it can be said that 

 shippers of good stock received satis 

 factory prices. Senders of held-over 

 flowers, as usual, received poor returns. 



Since Memorial day business ha? 

 ruled quiet, with a decided drop in 

 prices. Single peonies are due to ap- 

 pear the last part of the ^eek and 

 the following week do uble a ehoold be 

 in full blast. Pot plant trade has been 

 good and bedding plant specialists are 

 tolerably well cleaned out. Geraniums 



