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The Florists' Review 



February 19, 1914. 



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BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Last Aveek was an exceptionally cold 

 one. February 12 Boston experienced 

 its lowest temperature for ten years, 

 with 11 degrees below zero. Readings 

 of 15 and 25 degrees below were com- 

 mon within fifty miles of the Hub, The 

 severe cold contracted the flower supply, 

 but at the same time crippled flower 

 buying. Supplies were unusually light 

 for the season and prices held up re- 

 markably well. Everyone had antic- 

 ipated a great business for St. Valen- 

 tine's day, but a fierce northeast bliz- 

 zard ragecl the whole day, half paralyz- 

 ing traffic and spoiling what had 

 promised to be a record-breaking day 

 for February 14. 



American Beauty roses continue 

 scarce and high-priced, but Russell, 

 Killarney Queen, Shawyer and Sunburst 

 Are of exceptional quality; Richmond 

 also is in strong supply. Ward, Hill- 

 ingdon, Killarney, White Killarney and 

 Taft are all good, and sales ot late 

 have been satisfactory. Carnations 

 have shortened up materially since the 

 cold wave hit us, and prices have been 

 firm. Violets are somewhat weak; more 

 sales at 300 for a dollar are made than 

 at any other price. The clean-up for 

 Valentine's day was good considering 

 the unprecedentedly bad weather. 



Bulbous stock is abundant. In tulips, 

 doubles as well as singles are plentiful; 

 the same holds true of narcissi. It is 

 noticed that double Von Sions are 

 harder to sell than singles. Freesias 

 continue good. Sweet peas have been 

 somewhat less abundant, but are ample 

 for the demands. Mignonette is fine. 

 Yellow marguerites sell rapidly. Lilies 

 and callas are overplentiful. There is a 

 wide assortment of miscellaneous 

 flowers. Cattleya Trianae remains 



?)lentiful. Schrcederffi is almost ready. 

 Jardenias, valley and green stock are 

 all in fairly good demand. 



Various Notes, 



The directors of the Boston Coopera- 

 tive Market have work so well advanced 

 on their commodious new market, at 260 

 Devonshire street, that everything will 

 be in readiness for the opening, March 

 1. Several more large growers signed 

 leases last week, among them Thomas 

 Roland and William Sim, and several 

 others are considering leases. The Bos- 

 ton Flower Exchange expects to have 

 the Waban Rose Conservatories and the 

 Boston Rose Co. among the stall holders 

 in the near future. 



Thomas Capers, of Wellesley Hills, is 

 having good success with carnations 

 this season. Beacon he always does re- 

 markably well. His other specialties 

 are Benora, White Wonder and Pink 

 Delight. 



William R. Morris, of Wellesley Hills, 

 is sending an extra fine lot of Killarney 

 and White Killarney and Richmond 

 roses to B. .7. McGinty, 



Wax Bros., in spite., of the unpropi- 

 tious weather, had an extra good Valen- 

 tine's day trade, with violets in heavy 

 demand. 



Charles Holbrow, of Brighton, has 



Wholesale Cut Flower Prices. 



Boston, Feb. 18, 1914. 

 PerlOO 



B«»ot7, Specials 140.00 @ $75.00 



Extra 20.00 @ 30.00 



ShortBtems 8.00 @ 15.00 



Shawyers, Russells 4.00 @ 25.00 



Killarney 4.00 @ 10.00 



White KillameT 4.00® 10.00 



Dark Pink Killarney 4.00 @ 12.00 



Double White Killarney 4.00 @ 10.00 



Killarney Qaeen 4.00 6 16.00 



Mrs. Aaron Ward 4.00 @ 10.00 



Lady Hillinsdon 3.00 @ 8.00 



Richmond, Bhea Reld 3.00 @ 16.00 



Sunburst 4.00® 16 00 



Rivoire (Bulfarie, Taft) 4.00 @ 12.00 



CSamations 2.00 4.00 



Cattleyas 25.00 @ 40.00 



Lily of the VaUey 2.00 @ 3.00 



Easter Lilies 8.00 10.00 



Gardenias 10.00 O 25.00 



Fancies 85 O .50 



Single Violets 25© .50 



Double Violets 25 « .50 



Marguerites 75 @ 2.00 



Antirrhinums 3.00 @ 8.00 



Sweet Peas SCO 2.00 



Mignonette 4.00 @ 6.00 



Paper Whites, Romans 1.00 O 1.50 



Cypripediums 8.00 12.00 



Callas 8.00® 10.00 



Tulips 1.50© 3.00 



Daffodils 1.60 O 2.00 



Freesias 3.00 @ 4.00 



4,000 giganteum lilies in good shape 

 for Easter. He has a fine cut of Kill- 

 arney, White Killarney and Richmond 

 roses. In carnations he grows Enchant- 

 ress, White Enchantress and Pink De- 

 light. 



The lecture at Horticultural hall 



February 14 was poorly attended, owing 

 to the inclement weather. The speaker 

 was J. B. Morton, Washington, D. C, 

 and his subject was, "Making a New 

 Variety of Asparagus." There will be 

 no lecture March 21. From March 24 

 to 28 an extension school in pomology 

 will be conducted by the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, with three or four 

 daily lectures and demonstrations. 



Last week Carbone had one of his 

 windows beautifully arranged with 

 specimen acacias. Forced deciduous, 

 shrubs continue to be much featured 

 here. 



John W. Foote, of Reading, grows 

 Asparagus Sprengeri and plumosus in 

 quantity this season. His carnation 

 specialties this season are Beacon, Pink 

 Delight and Benora. 



F. H. Houghton made, as usual, quite 

 a hit with his old-fashioned bouquets 

 for Valentine's day. Mr. Houghton has 

 many imitators but no equals in this 

 class of work. 



William A. Riggs, of Auburndale, has 

 3,500 giganteum lilies in prime condi- 

 tion for Easter. He is marketing an 

 extra fine lot of Dutch bulbs in pans; 

 also lilacs and azaleas. 



Patten & Co. are receiving orders 

 from all over the country for their 

 grand new crimson carnation. Princess 

 Dagmar, which they believe is easily 

 the leader in its color today. 



A. M. Davenport has 10,000 giganteum 



WE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS FOR CUT 



ORCHIDS and GARDENIAS 



Quantities of each, of the finest quality, can be shipped daily. 



We have the healthiest stock of Gardenias in the country, and are now bookins 



orders for young stock to be delivered in March and later. 



2^-inch pots, $10.00 per 100; 3-inch pots, $15.00 per 100 



F. J. DOLANSK Y, M..i"s... Lynn, Mass. 



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ORCHIDS 



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 Onoidiums. Cypripediums, 

 etc., at their seasons. Qual- 

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PAUL DE NAVE 



Orekid Growar 

 FALL RIVER. MASS. 



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