July 6, 1918 



HOETICULTUEE 



17 



Flower Market Reports 



The market has shown 

 BOSTON a marked contrast this 



week and mid-summer 

 dullness prevails. Flowers are scarce 

 and the supply on hand is more than 

 sufficient to cover all orders.' Roses, 

 as usual, have what little call there is 

 and they are of excellent quality and 

 demand fair prices. Peonies have dis- 

 appeared au.i carnations are of poor 

 variety. Lily of the valley i^ s:a:ce. 

 Outdoor stock moves slowly and the 

 market as a whole is in the doUdroms. 



The market is much 

 CHICAGO firmer than it was two 



weeks ago. There has 

 been a gradual lessening up of stock 

 while the demand has held steadily 

 for flowers for out of town trade. All 

 the best shipping stock is required 

 each day and local buyers are early in 

 the market to supply their needs. This 

 is the last week of peonies. It has not 

 been a banner year for that flower 

 but neither has it been an excaplion- 

 ally poor one. The cool weather of 

 the last half of June has done much 

 to keep outdoor flowers in good condi- 

 tion and there is quite a varietj' now 

 coming. The low temperature has 

 also been very favorable to the roses 

 and carnations. 



After the best week's 

 NEW YORK business for several 

 years the market has 

 slowed up with very little else to look 

 forward to for the summer except the 

 meagre transient business and funeral 

 work. Roses hold up well in quality 

 and the supply is ample. Beauties 

 are fairly good and Ophelias of good 

 size and color are not uncommon 

 Longiflorums can be had in quantity. 

 Rubrums have been moving freely. 

 Lily of the valley is not over plentiful, 

 neither are good orchids. Growers of 

 good sweet peas have done w-ell this 

 past week for good stock brought good 

 prices. General business has dropped 

 off so that prices have tumbled and 

 stock is accumulating in the hands of 

 dealers. Carnations cleaned up Mon- 

 day but are also beginning to drag. 

 Outdoor stock cuts little figure at pres- 

 ent except good sweet peas. 



Russell seems to 

 PHILADELPHIA be the Queen Bee 

 in the rose hive 

 at present. There are some very fine 

 long-stemmed stock coming in and 

 these bring about as good prices as in 

 mid winter, which is lucky for the 

 grower seeing he has no coal bill at 

 present. In carnations there are still 

 some very good Beacon and Enchan- 

 tress to be seen, many of these bring- 

 ing four cents without any trouble. 



FERNS 



Nearby stock, splendid, well 

 selected fronds, in bundlts 

 of 50 



Single thousards, $2.50 ; in five 



thousand lots or over, $2.00 



per 1000 



Everything in Cut Flowers, Plants 



Greens, Ribbons and 



Supplies 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^1?.lf/it{s%f Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



1 608-1 620 Ludlow.St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON. 1 2 1 6 H. St.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES — fcr 100 



TO DEALERS ONL'J 



Rofet 



Ajn. Beauty, Special 



'" *' Fancy and Extra 



*' *' No. I and culls. 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosicr Beauty 



Ward 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft .... 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon. 



Carnatioiu 



Cattleyat 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



LilieB, Speciosum 



Lfly of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Peonies • • 



Calendula 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AtparasutPln.&SiweB. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI I CHICAGO 



J"'y I I July 1 



BUFFALO 



July I 



PITTSBURG 



June 24 



5.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 



8.00 

 5.00 



10.00 

 3.CO 

 3.00 

 1.50 



so. 00 



1.25 



20.00 

 50.00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



1.00 



to 

 to 







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 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



to 



to 



1.95 tc 

 .... to 



10.00 



4.00 

 4. CO 



S.oe. 

 10.00 

 12.00 



3.00 

 75.00 

 12.00 



40.00 to 



1.50- 



20.00 

 75.00 



As a rule all flowers are on the scarce 

 side and everything cleans up well. A 

 vast difference from the plethora of 

 two weeks ago. 



With the ending of 

 PITTSBURGH the garden roses 



and other outdoor 

 varieties there is a notable stiffening 

 in the cut flower market. Quotations 

 of last week remain unchanged but 

 the demand has been sufficiently brisk 

 to clear the offerings daily. This was 

 to some extent due to the rush of 

 commencement exercises which fill 

 the closing days of June. The whole- 

 sale florists see no reason for undue 

 pessimism notwithstanding the gen- 

 eral tendency towards restriction. 



Stock has not 

 ROCHESTER, N. Y. been any too 

 plentiful dur- 

 ing the past week and it is only the 



last couple of days that enough was 

 seen on the market. Outdoor mater- 

 ial is not so very plentiful but is com- 

 ing faster each day now. Rose ship- 

 ments are light with quite a big de- 

 mand. White varieties are still 

 scarce. Carnations are small and a 

 good demand for larkspur is noticed. 

 All other outdoor stoclc such as 

 coreopsis, gaillardia, sweet Avilliam, 

 bachelor buttons, snapdragon, candy- 

 tuft and gypsophilla sells good. Sweet 

 peas are scarce and of poor quality. 

 Lilies are meeting all present de- 

 mands. 



S u m m e r dullness is 

 ST. LOUIS everywhere.' An occa- 

 sional wedding, a birth- 

 day or funeral work form the outlet. 

 Gladioli are arriving freely, and some 

 good Russell roses are seen, otherwise- 

 (Contined on page 19) 



