March 1, 1913 



H E T I C U L T U K E 



305 



Flower Market Reports 



This week shows up bad- 



BOSTON ly at the wholesale mar- 

 kets, much worse than 

 last week which was none too good 

 either. There is a heavy crop on, it 

 would seem, of everything in the cut 

 flower line and at the same time sales 

 have fallen off locally and out-of-town, 

 so that there is a big accumulation on 

 hand which cannot be sold at any 

 price. This applies to about every- 

 thing, but particularly so to violets 

 and sweet peas. For double violets 

 there are absolutely no takers and, 

 when it comes to sweet peas, the big 

 special growers of this flower are pro- 

 ducing it in such superlative quality 

 that the market is practically ruined 

 for the grower of the ordinary gi-ade. 

 Buyers have had their taste educated 

 up and as there are enough of the fine 

 flowers to supply all they need the 

 balance goes a-begging. 



Unseasonable weather 



BUFFALO has brought on the 

 stock of cut flowers 

 and plants too fast and the past 10 days 

 the trade in general has made com- 

 plaintsof dullness. Roses, which a short 

 time previous were on the scarce 

 side, are now had in quantity, all 

 grades, all colors, all prices. The same 

 with carnations and everything along 

 the line. Spring bulbous stock is 

 coming on too fast and has not been 

 active in sales. There is an oversup- 

 ply of violets and the bargain sign 

 was conspicuously displayed though 

 an all-day rain set in on Saturday but 

 with little or no effect. 



A little ripple was 



CHICAGO caused in the market 

 Monday by the orders 

 that came from all over the country 

 tor flowers to be sent to the opening 

 of Henry C. Lytton & Sons' clothing 

 store, "The Hub," in their new State 

 street building. Thousands of Ameri- 

 can Beauties and other roses were used 

 including some very large vases of 

 Killarney Queen. Many designs also 

 helped to use up the shorter flowers. 

 So many poor pips of lily of the val- 

 ley seem to have been used this sea- 

 son, that that popular flower has 

 hardly been up to normal in demand 

 this winter. Those who have the first 

 quality are getting the best of the 

 trade. Beauties are neither plentiful 

 nor good just now but sell because 

 they are Beauties. Other roses are 

 coming more freely but not enough 

 to cause any drop in prices at this 

 time. Violets are still lagging and 

 sweet peas are reported as not selling 

 as well as last year. Butterfly sweet 

 peas have been in now two weeks but 

 even they do not find enthusiastic 

 buyers. Bulb stock is coming a little 

 slower with prices firmer. Carnations 

 vary frequently in price but good 

 grades are selling well. Lent appears 

 not to have affected the market to any 

 marked degree. 



Market condition are 



CINCINNATI not all they might 

 be. The supply of 

 stock of good quality is very large. 

 The gross amount of sales at the end 

 of a week's business reaches a fair 

 average but prices are lower than they 

 should be. Most all the stock of qual- 

 ity finds a market at some price but at 

 times this is a sacrifice price. The 

 rose supply has increased very consid- 



GARDENIA 



SPECIAL 



To specalize ia any flower, 

 pureh;ises must be made at 

 moderate prices and of good 

 quality also. Cheapness does 

 not always mean cheap 

 flowers, but when offered as 

 a special by a firm who runs 

 specials and has a reputation 

 for honest specials, then the 

 know they are getting unusual 

 and eagerly grasp these oppor- 



Our growers are cutting freely of GAR- 

 DEXI.4S. all very good quality, and will 

 be until the end of the season. We offer 

 these as a Special in lots of fifty or over, 

 as they run. some long, some medium 

 stems, all good flowers, at $12.50 per 100. 



C.4RN'.\TION SPECIAr, JJO. 1. lu lots of 500 or over; our selection as to color; 



the very best quality, at $3.00 per 100. 

 C.\BN.4TIOX SPECIA'L NO. 2. In lots of 300 or over; our selection as to color; 



medium quality, at $2.00 per 100. 

 ROSE SPECIAL NO. 1. Best long stemmed stock; all specials; our selection as 



to color ; in lots of 200 or over, at ^8.00 per 100. 

 ROSE SPECIAL NO. 2. c.ood medium stock; our selection as to color; in lots of 



200 or over, at $3.00 per 100. 

 C.4TTI>EY.\S. Special: .$6.00 per doz. ; .$40.00 per 100. Extra: $4.00 per doz. ; 



$25.00 per lOO. 

 VALLEY. Special: $4.00 per 100. Extra: $3.00 per 100 

 PISSY WILLOW. .50c. per Ijuuch ; extra heavy, 7.5c. per bunch. 

 RIBBON.S AND SUPPLIES. Slany new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. Write us 



for prices on these and on Supplies. 



GREEN CARNATION IlYE FOR M-\RCH 17th, 50c. per package. 



Small shipments can be made b.v l"arcel Post at purchaser's risk. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Go. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK 



117 West 2«th St. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H. St., N. W. 



^O^Ll-^"* 



WHOLBSALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^«*"^'^"=^1,^e!.Ve^* only 



ROSES 



BOS I ON 



February 27 



CHICAGO 



February 24 



»T U»lils 



February 17 



PHILA 



February 24 



Am, Beauty, Fancy and Special.... 



" " Extra 



No. I 



'* " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Maryland, Extra 



" " Ordinary... 



Bride, 'Maid 



Hillingdon, Ward, Melody, Extra.. 

 " " " Ordinary 



Taft, Sunburst 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



*' -Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum . . . 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Narcissus, Paper White 



" Trumpet 



Tulips 



Roman Hyacinths 



Violets 



Daises 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas , 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo).. 

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erably until now the market on every 

 variety is easy. Many very fine Ameri- 

 can Beauties are coming into the 

 wholesale houses. The carnation cut 

 has not decreased any as yet and the 

 pink varieties are selling much better 

 than the white ones. The quality of 



the bulbous offerings has shown a tre- 

 mendous increase in the last week or 

 so. Now a very considerable part of 

 the receipts are big, long-stemmed 

 stock of real quality. The supply of 

 Easter lilies and callas is very much 



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