BOSTON Ornamental Terminal Prices as of 10-FEB-2009                            
                                                                               
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BH FV201                                                                       
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---ACACIA (MIMOSA): MARKET STEADY. per bag CA long 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.50 few   
lower per bunch NL long 8.75                                                   
---AGAPANTHUS: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s EC Blue Varieties long 14.50-16.50   
mostly 14.50-15.00 per stem EC Blue Varieties long 1.50 White Varieties long   
1.30-1.35 mostly 1.35                                                          
---ALSTROEMERIA: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CB Assorted Colors long 5.00-6.50    
mostly 6.50 CD Assorted Colors long 7.50 EC Assorted Colors long 6.00-7.50     
mostly 6.00-6.50 Red 7.50-8.00 White 7.00-7.50                                 
---AMARANTHUS: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s CA Hanging Type long 8.00-9.50 mostly
9.50 NL Hanging Type long 12.50                                                
---ANANAS (PINEAPPLE): MARKET STEADY. per stem CL exlong 6.50 long 4.75-5.00   
Miniature 2.25 -2.75                                                           
---ANEMONE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. per bunch NENG short 5.50 White 6.25              
---ANTHURIUM: MARKET STEADY. per stem CD Standard Type Green Varieties med     
2.50-3.00 HI Standard Type Red Varieties med 2.00 NL Standard Type lge         
3.00-4.00 mostly 4.00 med 3.75                                                 
---ASTER: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CA Matsumoto long 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50 CB  
Monte Casino blue long 5.00-6.00 mostly 6.00 box lots 4.00-4.50 EC Matsumoto   
long 7.50 Monte Casino long 6.50-7.00 bunched 10s EC Novi Belgii long 7.50-8.00
                                                                               
---BANKSIA: MARKET STEADY. per stem CA long 4.00-6.00 mostly 4.00 IS long 4.50 
---BELLS OF IRELAND (MOLUCELLA): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long        
7.50-8.50 mostly 8.50 few lower EC long 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.50 few lower NL long
8.50                                                                           
---BIRD OF PARADISE (STRELITZIA): MARKET STEADY. per stem CB med 1.10-1.40     
mostly 1.40 bunched 5s CB long 10.00                                           
---BOUVARDIA: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s CA long 7.50-8.00 EC long 7.00-7.50   
---CALLA (ZANTEDESCHIA): MARKET STEADY. per stem CA Standard Type Assorted     
Colors long 2.50-3.50 mostly 3.00 few lower White Varieties long 2.50-3.50     
mostly 3.50 Miniature Type long 2.00-2.25 CB Standard Type White Varieties long
2.50-3.00 mostly 2.50 CR Standard Type Variegated(Green Goddess) long 5.00 EC  
Standard Type Assorted Colors long 2.40-2.50 mostly 2.50 few higher            
Variegated(Green Goddess) long 2.75-3.00 mostly 3.00 Miniature Type White      
Varieties long 2.00-2.50 mostly 2.50 NL Standard Type Assorted Colors long     
2.00-2.80 mostly 2.25-2.75 bunched 5s NENG Standard Type White Varieties long  
25.00 med 20.00 bunched 10s EC Miniature Type Assorted Colors long 13.50-15.00 
---CAMPANULA: MARKET LOWER. per bunch CA Canterbury Bells long 7.50-8.50 mostly
7.50 EC Canterbury Bells long 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50                            
---CANDYTUFT: OFFERINGS LIGHT. per bunch CA long 8.50                          
---CARNATIONS: MARKET HIGHER. per stem CB Sel .35-.42 mostly .38 pink .45 red  
.40                                                                            
---CARNATIONS, MINIATURE: MARKET RED AND PINK HIGHER; OTHERS STEADY. per bunch 
CB long 3.50-4.00 mostly 4.00 pink long 4.50-5.00 red long 4.50-5.00           
---CHRYSANTHEMUMS: MARKET STEADY. per stem CA Standard long 1.50 box lots 1.40 
CB Standard long .75-.85 mostly .85 few lower EC Standard long .90-1.00 bunched
10s CB Disbud Cremon long 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.50 few higher Spider assorted     
colors long 5.50-6.50 mostly 6.50 Dark Green  11.50 Light Green 7.50           
---DAFFODIL: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s WA Various Varieties long        
5.00-6.50 mostly 6.00-6.50 per stem EN Various Varieties long 1.70-2.00        
---DELPHINIUM: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CB Volkerfrieden long 9.00 FL    
Belladonna long 7.50-8.50 bunched 10s CA Belladonna long 7.50-9.00 mostly      
7.50-8.50 Hybrid long 15.00 Volkerfrieden long 9.00-10.00 EC Belladonna long   
7.50-8.50 mostly 8.00 NL Hybrid long 15.00-16.50 mostly 16.50 per stem EC      
Hybrid long 3.00 few lower med 1.10-2.00 mostly 2.00                           
---FORSYTHIA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. per bunch NJ long 12.50 short 6.50-7.50 NL long 
24.00-25.00                                                                    
---FREESIA: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s NENG long 8.50 NL long 12.50-15.00      
mostly 12.50 med 9.50-10.00 white long 15.00 per bunch CD short 5.00           
---GARDENIA: MARKET STEADY. per bloom NENG 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.50               
---GERBERA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Standard Type long .95-1.25 mostly
1.25 few higher Miniature Type long .75-.85 CB Standard Type Assorted Colors   
long .75 CD Standard Type long 1.35-1.75 mostly 1.50 Miniature Type long       
.75-1.00 mostly .75 NENG Standard Type long 1.25-1.35 mostly 1.35 Miniature    
Type long .75-.85                                                              
---GINGER (ALPINIA): MARKET STEADY. per stem CR Red Type long 1.75-2.50 mostly 
1.75-2.00 box lots 1.25 short .90-1.00 mostly 1.00 Pink Type long 1.75-2.50    
mostly 1.75-2.00 short .90-1.00 mostly 1.00 Honeycomb long 2.00 EC Red Type    
long 1.75-2.50 mostly 1.75-2.00 box lots 1.25 short .90-1.00 mostly 1.00 Pink  
Type long 1.75-2.50 mostly 1.75-2.00 short .90-1.00 mostly 1.00 HI Red Type    
long 2.00 med 1.50 short .85-.95 mostly .95 Pink Type long 2.50 med 2.00       
---GLADIOLA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 8.50 FL long 11.00-12.50   
mostly 12.00 Red 13.50 med 8.50                                                
---GLORIOSA: MARKET STEADY. bunched 5s NL long 15.00                           
---GODETIA: MARKET STEADY. per bunch EC long 7.50 few lower                    
---GYPSOPHILA: MARKET STEADY. per bunch EC Perfecta long 6.50-7.50 mostly 7.50 
Million Stars long 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50 box lots 5.50-6.50 Party Time long    
6.50-7.00                                                                      
---HELICONIA: MARKET STEADY. per stem CR Upright Type exlong 6.50-7.00 mostly  
6.75 Hanging Type long 6.50-7.50 EC Hanging Type Various Varieties long        
6.00-6.75 mostly 6.75 HI Upright Type Various Varieties long 6.00-7.00 mostly  
6.50 bunched 10s CR Parakeet Type long 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 HI Parakeet    
Type long 14.00                                                                
---HYDRANGEA: MARKET STEADY. per stem CB Various Varieties Blue long 3.00 med  
2.00-3.00 mostly 2.50 Pink exlong 6.00 long 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.00 med 4.50     
White med 2.00-3.00 EC Various Varieties Assorted Colors long 2.50-3.00 NL     
Various Varieties long Red 8.50                                                
---HYPERICUM: OFFERINGS LIGHT. per bunch EC long 7.50-9.50 mostly 8.50 Green   
9.00-10.00 NL long 10.00                                                       
---IRIS, DUTCH TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA Dark Blue Varieties   
long 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.50 Yellow Varieties long 5.50-6.50 mostly 6.00 White   
Varieties long 5.50-6.50 mostly 6.00 CD Dark Blue Varieties long 6.50 NC long  
5.50-6.00                                                                      
---KANGAROO PAW: OFFERINGS LIGHT. bunched 5s EC Assorted Colors long 8.50 per  
bunch NL Red Varieties exlong fineappear 15.00                                 
---LARKSPUR (CONSOLIDA): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 9.00-10.00     
mostly 9.50-10.00 EC long 8.50-8.75 mostly 8.75 few lower IS long 12.50 med    
9.00-10.00                                                                     
---LEUCADENDRON: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CA Safari Sunset long 8.50 EC Safari 
Sunset long 10.00 IS Safari Sunset long 8.50 NZ Safari Sunset long 8.50        
---LEUCOSPERMUM (PIN CUSHION): MARKET STEADY. per stem HI long 2.50-2.75 mostly
2.50 NL long 2.00 NZ long 2.00 bunched 5s CA long 15.00                        
---LIATRIS: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s CA Field Grown long 6.00-6.50 CB 70cm   
6.00-6.50 mostly 6.50 EC long 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.50 PE 60cm 6.50 50cm 5.50     
---LILAC: OFFERINGS LIGHT. per bunch NL Hybrid Type purple exlong fineappear   
45.00 short fineappear 30.00 white long 16.50-18.00 mostly 17.50               
---LILIES: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CD 3-4 blooms Asiatic/Longiflorum Hybrid   
long 16.00 bunched 5s NENG 3-4 blooms Oriental Type Casa Blanca long           
24.00-25.00 bunched 10s CA 2-4 blooms Asiatic Type long 12.50-13.50 3-4 blooms 
Oriental Type Acapulco long 23.00-27.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 3-5 blooms Oriental 
Type Casa Blanca long 26.00-27.00 3-4 blooms Oriental Type Cobra long 25.00 few
lower Opus One long 25.00-26.00 3-5 blooms Oriental Type Siberia long          
25.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 3-4 blooms Oriental Type Sorbonne long 20.00-22.50    
mostly 22.50 Starfighter long 24.00 3-5 blooms Oriental Type Stargazer long    
20.00-22.50 mostly 20.00 few higher White Stargazer long 30.00 CD 3-4 blooms   
Oriental Type Sorbonne long 22.50-26.50 mostly 26.50 CR 3-4 blooms Asiatic Type
long 12.50 NENG 2-3 blooms Asiatic Type long 10.00-12.50 mostly 12.50 4-5      
blooms Asiatic Type long 15.00 Oriental Type Acapulco long 22.00-23.00 2-3     
blooms Oriental Type Casa Blanca long 24.00 4-5 blooms Oriental Type Siberia   
long 27.50-30.00 mostly 28.00 3-4 blooms Oriental Type Sorbonne long           
22.50-25.00 mostly 25.00 4-5 blooms Oriental Type Sorbonne long 30.00 2-3      
blooms Oriental Type Starfighter long 20.00 Stargazer long 15.00 NL 2-3 blooms 
Asiatic Type long 15.00-17.50 mostly 16.00 White 13.50 Oriental Type Acapulco  
long 20.00-25.00 4-5 blooms Oriental Type Acapulco long 30.00 2-3 blooms       
Oriental Type Canberra long 19.00 3-4 blooms Oriental Type Casa Blanca long    
28.00 4-5 blooms Oriental Type Casa Blanca long 30.00-35.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 
2-3 blooms Oriental Type Cobra long 16.00 23.00 4-5 blooms Oriental Type Coral 
Queen long 30.00 3-4 blooms Oriental Type Helvetia long 22.00 2-3 blooms       
Oriental Type La Reve long 17.50-22.50 mostly 20.00 3-4 blooms Oriental Type La
Reve long 25.00 Rubrum long 32.50 Siberia long 28.00-35.00 mostly 35.00 few    
higher Sorbonne long 26.00 Yellow Delight long 30.00 OR 4-5 blooms Asiatic Type
long 13.00-14.00                                                               
---LISIANTHUS (EUSTOMA): MARKET HIGHER. bunched 10s EC exlong 13.00-15.00      
mostly 13.50 long 10.00-12.50 mostly 12.00-12.50 FL long 12.50 IS med 13.50 NL 
long 16.50                                                                     
---ORCHID-CYMBIDIUM: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per spray NL Miniature Type lge 9.00 
Red/White alone 12.50 Standard Type exlge 24.00 Red 12 blooms 24.00 Assorted 8 
blooms 20.00 SG Standard Type exlge 24.00-28.00                                
---ORCHID-OTHERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bloom CA Japhet long 6.50 per spray 
CA Aranda long 15.00 Red 17.50 Dendrobium white long 3.90 HI Dendrobium white  
medium 2.00 Assorted Colors long 3.50 Oncidium exlong 3.80 TL Oncidium long    
1.25 Vanda long 5.00-6.00 mostly 6.00 bunched 5s HI Dendrobium white exlong    
30.00 NZ Mokara Assorted Colors long 7.25 SG lge Mokara Assorted Colors exlong 
fineappear 15.00 long 10.00 TL Mokara Assorted Colors long 7.25 bunched 10s NZ 
Oncidium long 8.50 SG Dendrobium exlong 15.00 Purple, Pink, White,Green long   
13.50 White Oncidium long 18.50 medium 10.00 TL Dendrobium Assorted Colors long
12.00 Green/White 12.50                                                        
---PEONY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem IS Double Varieties long 4.00-5.50     
mostly 5.50 Semi-Double Type pink long 2.90                                    
---POMPONS: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CB Assorted Varieties Assorted Colors long
3.00-4.00 mostly 3.00 box lots 2.50 EC Assorted Varieties Assorted Colors long 
3.00-3.50 mostly 3.00                                                          
---PROTEA: MARKET STEADY. per stem CA King exlge 7.50-8.00 mostly 7.50 Pink    
Mink exlge 2.50-3.00 Pink Ice exlge 2.00                                       
---QUEEN ANNE'S LACE: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CA long 8.50-8.75 mostly 8.75   
box lots 6.00 Field Grown long 5.50-6.75 mostly 5.50-6.00 EC long 7.50-9.00    
mostly 7.50 few lower FL long 9.00                                             
---RANUNCULUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s FR long 14.00 IS long 10.00 NL 
long 13.50-14.50 mostly 14.00                                                  
---ROSE, HYBRID TEA: MARKET HIGHER. per stem CB Red Varieties 70cm 1.95 60cm   
1.75 50cm 1.50 40cm .75 Asstd Colors Without Red 70cm 1.35 60cm 1.10 50cm 1.00 
40cm .65 EC Red Varieties 70cm 2.35 60cm 1.75 50cm 1.50-1.75 White Varieties   
60cm 1.55 Pink Varieties long 1.10 70cm 1.55 Asstd Colors Without Red 60cm 1.00
50cm 1.00 bunched 12s CA Red Varieties long 2.50                               
---ROSE, SPRAY TYPE: MARKET HIGHER. bunched 10s CB Assorted Colors long        
7.50-8.50 few higher EC Assorted Colors 70cm 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00 60cm     
7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50 Red Varieties 70cm 13.50                                 
---ROSE, SWEETHEART: MARKET HIGHER. per stem CD Red Varieties long 1.50 Pink   
Varieties long 1.35 Asstd Colors Without Red long .85-1.00                     
---SNAPDRAGON: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s CA long 12.00-12.50 med 7.50-8.50    
mostly 8.50 CD long 12.00-12.50 mostly 12.50 FL long 12.50 med 8.50-10.00      
mostly 8.50 NENG long 12.50                                                    
---SOLIDAGO: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CB long 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.50 box lots   
4.50 EC long 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.50                                             
---SOLIDASTER: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CB long 5.00-6.00 mostly 6.00 box lots 
4.00 EC long 6.50-7.50                                                         
---STAR OF BETHLEHEM/ORNITHOGALUM: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s NL Arabicum long 
10.00-12.50 mostly 11.00-12.50 Thyrsoides (Chincherinchee) long 5.50-6.00 few  
higher                                                                         
---STATICE (LIMONIUM): MARKET STEADY. per bunch CB Sinuata long 4.00-5.00      
mostly 4.50-5.00 Seafoam long 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00 Tissue Culture 5.50-6.00   
Caspia long 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50 EC Limonium Hybrids Misty Blue long 7.50-8.50
mostly 8.00-8.50 Misty White long 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.00-8.50 few higher        
---STOCK: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s CA Double Varieties Assorted Colors long  
7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00-8.75 box lots 6.50 EC Double Varieties Assorted Colors   
long 8.50 few lower                                                            
---SUNFLOWER: MARKET STEADY. bunched 5s CA exlong 7.50 few lower bunched 10s CA
long 8.00-9.00 EC med 8.50 Large Head Varieties long 11.00 FL med 8.50 OR      
Miniature Type long 6.50 per stem EC long 1.25 FL exlong 1.50                  
---SWEET PEA: MARKET STEADY. bunched 25s IT long 12.00 NL long 10.50-11.50     
---SWEET WILLIAM: OFFERINGS LIGHT. per bunch NJ long 8.00                      
---TRACHELIUM: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s EC Blue Varieties long 7.50-8.50     
mostly 7.50 Green 8.00-9.50 mostly 9.50                                        
---TUBEROSE: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s EC long 10.00 FL long 8.50-9.00 mostly 
9.00                                                                           
---TULIPS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s FR French Type Assorted Colors long
24.00 White long 30.00 NENG Standard Type long 5.50-6.00 NJ Standard Type long 
12.00 few higher NL Standard Type long 5.00-6.50 mostly 6.50 Parrot Type long  
10.00-12.50 mostly 10.50 Novelty Type long 7.50-9.00 mostly 9.00 VA Standard   
Type long 5.00 WA Standard Type long 8.50                                      
---VIBURNUM: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CD long 18.00 NL long 24.00-25.00  
med 21.00 short 14.00-17.50 mostly 17.50                                       
---WAXFLOWER: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CA long 7.50-9.00 mostly 9.00 few lower