BOSTON Ornamental Terminal Prices as of 03-FEB-2009
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---ACACIA (MIMOSA): MARKET STEADY. per bag CA long 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.50 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 long 10.00-10.50 mostly 10.50 few
lower NL long 12.50-14.00
---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 STEADY. per bunch CA long 7.50-8.50
mostly 8.50 few lower CB long 8.50 EC long 7.50-8.50 mostly 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 CB long 10.00 EC long 8.00-10.00
mostly 9.50-10.00
---CALLA (ZANTEDESCHIA): MARKET ABOUT 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 STEADY. per bunch CA Canterbury Bells long 7.50-8.50
mostly 7.50 EC Canterbury Bells long 8.50
---CARNATIONS: MARKET STEADY. per stem CB Sel .32-.40 mostly .36
---CARNATIONS, MINIATURE: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CB long 3.50-4.50 mostly
3.50-4.00
---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 STEADY. bunched 10s WA Various Varieties long 5.00-6.50
mostly 6.00-6.50 per stem EN Various Varieties long 2.00
---DELPHINIUM: MARKET 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 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 Miniature Type long .75-.85 CB Standard Type Assorted Colors long .75 CD
Standard Type long 1.35-1.50 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 STEADY. per bunch CA long 8.50 FL long 11.00-12.50 mostly
12.00 Red 13.50
---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: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CB long 10.00 EC long 7.50-9.50 mostly
8.50 Green 9.00-10.00
---IRIS, DUTCH TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA Dark Blue Varieties
long 5.00-6.50 mostly 5.50-6.00 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 FL long 8.50-9.00
mostly 9.00
---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 16.50-17.50 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 23.00 16.00 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 STEADY. bunched 10s EC long 11.00-12.50 mostly
12.00-12.50 FL long 12.50 IS med 11.00 NL long 16.50
---ORCHID-CYMBIDIUM: MARKET STEADY. per spray NL Miniature Type exlge
11.50-12.50 mostly 11.50 med 6.50 NZ Miniature Type lge 11.50-12.00 mostly
11.50 NL Standard Type lge 16.50 Charlie Brown 18.50 NZ Standard Type lge 20.00
Green 24.00 Red 22.00 SG Standard Type exlge 24.00-28.00 per bloom NL Standard
Type lge 4.50
---ORCHID-OTHERS: MARKET STEADY. per bloom CA Japhet long 6.50 per spray CA
Aranda long 15.00 Red 17.50 TL Vanda exlong fineappear 15.00 long 5.00-6.00
mostly 6.00 bunched 5s HI Dendrobium short 8.75 white exlong 30.00 medium 10.00
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 NL
Oncidium long 12.50 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 HIGHER. per stem IS Double Varieties long 4.00-5.50 mostly
5.50
---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 STEADY. bunched 10s FR exlong 18.50 long 14.00 IS long
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.50 IT long 10.00 NL long 13.50-14.50 mostly 14.00
---ROSE, HYBRID TEA: MARKET RED HIGHER; OTHERS STEADY. per stem CB Asstd Colors
Incl Red 60cm .80 50cm .75-.85 40cm .55-.65 EC Red Varieties 70cm 1.15-1.25
mostly 1.15 60cm 1.00-1.25 50cm 1.00 Asstd Colors Without Red 70cm .90-1.15
mostly .95 60cm .85-1.10 mostly .95 50cm .75-.90 40cm .65-.80 mostly .75
bunched 12s CA Red Varieties long 2.50 Asstd Colors Without Red long 1.25-1.50
mostly 1.50 CB Asstd Colors Incl Red 70cm .85
---ROSE, SPRAY TYPE: MARKET STEADY. 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
---ROSE, SWEETHEART: MARKET STEADY. per stem CA long .85 box lots .60 CD long
.85-1.00 White .85-.95
---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 ABOUT STEADY. bunched 5s CA exlong 7.50 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 few higher
---TRACHELIUM: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s CB Blue Varieties exlong 10.00 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 STEADY. bunched 10s CA French Type Assorted Colors long
18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 few lower NC Standard Type long 6.00 NENG Standard
Type long 5.50-6.00 NJ Standard Type long 4.50-6.00 mostly 6.00 few higher NL
long 6.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 box lots 5.00-5.50 Parrot Type long 10.00-12.50
mostly 10.50 Novelty Type long 8.50-10.00 mostly 8.50-9.00 VA Standard Type
long 5.00
---VIBURNUM: MARKET STEADY. per bunch NL long 36.50-38.50 few lower med 26.50
short 14.00-17.50 mostly 17.50
---WAXFLOWER: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CA long 7.50-9.00 mostly 9.00 few higher