July 20, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



65- 



Flower Market Reports 



There is but little life to 

 BOSTON the flower market this 



week and mid-summer 

 dullness prevails. Roses are plentiful 

 and are running better than usual 

 while carnations are beginning to 

 shorten up. Lilies are of good quality 

 and are readily disposed of and lily 

 of the valley is scarce with but little 

 demand for it. Cupid evidently has tak- 

 en a vacation. Gladioli are beginning 

 to be plentiful and are selling fairly 

 well, while asters are just making 

 their appearance. 



Conditions in the mar- 

 CHICAGO ket at this time do not 

 vary much from the 

 usual late July state of affairs. Short 

 roses in nearly all leading varieties 

 are In fairly good supply but the long 

 stemmed stock of good quality is 

 rather scarce and the demand on 

 roses about equals the supply. Good 

 carnations are hard to get as a rule. 

 Gladioli are beginning to come in In 

 quantity and will soon be plentiful. 

 Gypsophila, both the annual and pe- 

 rennial, is in good supply and makes 

 a good filler. Shasta daisies, gaillar- 

 dia and other outside flowers are in 

 fair supply and help out the market, 

 as are also lilies of good quality. 



Asters and gladioli 

 NEW YORK now supplement the 



moderate supply of 

 roses and carnations. The asters ar- 

 riving are not of a very good quality 

 while gladioli are earlier and better 

 than usual. There is quite enough of 

 everything to meet the daily needs of 

 the retailer and then some. Both the 

 size of the flowers and the quantity 

 of carnations is on the wane. There 

 are plenty of long stem roses but few 

 that can be called fine — particularly 

 pink. The demand for orchids and 

 valley is quiet. Lilies, both pink and 

 white are plentiful and cheaper. 



Last week stock 

 PHILADELPHIA came in more 



freely and by 

 Saturday there was quite some ac- 

 cumulation and it went at sacrifice to 

 the street boys, the weather that day 

 being unfavorable. On the whole, how- 

 ever, there is not much cause to' com- 

 plain as general conditions compare 

 very favorably with this time a year 

 ago. In fact, as any retailer will tell 

 you they are having to pay more for 

 their flowers this season than last. 

 Roses are more plentiful, Russell 

 leading with white and pink Killarney 

 also very good. Scott Keys and Jon- 

 kheers extra fine. In fact these two 



GLADIOLI 



Of the newer and better 

 varietie§, the kinds grown es- 

 pecially for cut flowers, and 

 wonderful stock it is, at 



$6 and $8 per 100 



Everything in Cut Flowers, Plants, 



Greens, Ribbons and 



Supplies 



Buriness Hours during the summer, 7 

 A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays close at 1 P. M. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ""S'„'Si:„, Philadelphia 



NE^V YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



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



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ^"^^ ^'^^Yo'd'^^lers onl^ 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hiltingdon 



Camationa 



Cattleyaa • • • 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Gladioli 



Peonies 



Sweet PeBLS 



Asters 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Flu. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



CHICAGO 

 July 15 



BUFFALO 



July '5 



25.00 

 15-00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



2.03 

 60.00 

 10.00 



35.00 

 23. 00 

 10.00 

 12. 00 

 10.00 



15.00 

 25.00 



1,00 

 20.00 



35.00 



40,00 

 3C.00 



8.00 

 5.00 



•75 

 15.00 

 25.00 



50.00 

 40.00 

 15.00 



15.0c 

 8.00 

 10.00 



12. 00 

 3.00 

 75.00 

 10.50 



6.00 



12.00 



8.00 



1.25 



1.50 

 23.00 

 50.00 



20.00 

 15.00 



50- 

 4.00 



3.00 

 4.00 



2.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 1.00 

 4C.00 



8.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



■ 50 



1,00 



15 03 

 35.00 



30.00 

 20,00 

 15.OC 

 10.00 



6.CO 



12.00 



4.00 



8.00 



6.00 



2.0G 



50.00 



10.00 



10.00 



8.00 



10.00 



3.C0 



l.CO 



1,25 



2C.OO 

 50.00 



PITTSBURG 



July i5_ 



25 00 



15.00 



3.00 



4.00 



30 ,0C 

 20,0c - 



10.0C-- 

 13.00 



to 

 to 



3.00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 



8.o«> 

 8.00 

 12.0C' 



3.0c 

 75. oc- 



12,00' 



8. CO 



.50 to 



1,15 



15,00 

 75-O0 



may be said to have taken their ac- 

 knowledged place as reliable summer 

 varieties. Asters and gladioli are 

 stronger features as the days roll by. 

 Carnations are on the v.ane. 



The flower market 

 PITTSBURGH continues firm with 

 enough demand to 

 meet the supply. Prices remain un- 

 changed and the stock offered is of 

 good quality. On the other hand the 

 dearth of out-door bloom is making a 

 demand for table and general home 

 decorations that does not always pre- 

 vail at this season of the year. 



Market condi- 

 ROCHESTER, N. Y. tions con- 

 tinue very 

 quiet. Shipments are pretty well 

 cleaned up each day, only the poorer 



grades and those that are most unsal- 

 able go to waste. The supply of roses 

 is none too heavy but the quality ia 

 holding up well. Lilies are plentiful 

 but the demand is not large. Sweet 

 peas sell well. Carnations are short 

 cut and quality poor. Larkspur is 

 about over. There is a good supply 

 of miscellaneous stock which finds 

 ready sale for Saturday and Sunday 

 trade at the cemetery. Gysophila is 

 plentiful and extremely useful. 



Trade as usual at this 

 ST. LOUIS season is dull. Stock Is 



being thrown out and 

 when good stock is needed a search 

 must be made for it. Good carnations 

 and roses Russell, Ophelias and Ward 

 are at fair prices. Ferns are plentiful. 

 The gladioli supply is increasing. 

 Sweet peas are about over. 



