. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JUNB 12, 1913. The Florists* Review 13. New Houses io G>urse of Construction for .the Leedle Floral Co., Springfieldt O. ing the present summer's crop of rose plants, and will add greatly to the rose growing facilities of this company. Ge Dale. NEW YORK. The Market. The cut flower market last week suf- fered its most disastrous shake-up, and shake-down, in a generation. The old- est inhabitant cannot remember any- thing to compare with it for the first week of June. The market could not digest the enormous shipments. Cellars and ice-boxes were s
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JUNB 12, 1913. The Florists* Review 13. New Houses io G>urse of Construction for .the Leedle Floral Co., Springfieldt O. ing the present summer's crop of rose plants, and will add greatly to the rose growing facilities of this company. Ge Dale. NEW YORK. The Market. The cut flower market last week suf- fered its most disastrous shake-up, and shake-down, in a generation. The old- est inhabitant cannot remember any- thing to compare with it for the first week of June. The market could not digest the enormous shipments. Cellars and ice-boxes were still running over Saturday night, after everybody had been supplied at his own offer. There have been no warm spells worth men- tioning and nearly every variety of flower is arriving in superb condition. The demand, however, is far below ex- pectations, and the numerous marriages, dinners and school celebrations seem to hardly create a ripple. The serious break in prices began June 2 and conditions since have re- flected the slump in securities in the financial district. There is no diminu- tion in the rose shipments, and no short- age of any variety. Retail prices in the big department stores were less than half the wholesale figures of a week ago. American Beauties went begging, the best of them away under $10 per hundred. This fact gives, in a word, the general situation. The same conditions prevail as to all the teas, and even the novelties, so-called, are down to unheard-of levels. Great quantities of the lower grades of roses sold at $ per thousand. Peonies dominate everything at pres- ent, grand stock, much of it, and in ^eemingly endless supply. Onlv the oest sells at a figure profitable to the grower, and mediocre shipments do not . ^* all- Quite large quantities are ^oing into cold storage, but most of the "irrivals are well advanced and preser- ;^Tl °"* ^^ ^^^^ question. Carnations tnat brought 4 cents and over for Me- morial day were selling at 50 cen
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