August 10. 191S 



HORTICULTURE 



13t 



Flower Market Reports 



Gladiolus and ast> is have 

 BOSTON swamped the market this 

 week and the quality runs 

 in various grades with but little de- 

 mand for the best of them. Roses are 

 plentiful especially the short otf-mmed 

 variety and American Beautie- can be 

 had in small quantities. Carnations 

 as far as the market is concerned are 

 over. Sweet peas are abundant but 

 the rest of the list suffers from a lack 

 of supply, which has but very little 

 effect on prices. 



With the unseasonably 

 CHICAGO low temperature of the 

 closing week of Jul^* 

 summer business held fairly well and 

 stock was tresh and bright. August 

 opened the same way and a good trade 

 was done comparing favorably to that 

 of other years, but the first week end 

 saw a change and the hottest spell of 

 the year is now on. It could not do 

 otherwise than cut with the sales and 

 the books showed an immediate reduc- 

 tion in the totals. Stock was affected 

 and the supply lessened. At this time 

 all really good roses are needed for 

 regular trade. Carnations are out of 

 season. Asters are not especially good 

 but the best sell. Gladioli are plen- 

 tiful. 



Saturday the market 

 NEW YORK was cleaned up in a 

 generally satisfactory 

 way compared with the early week's 

 business but Monday came along with 

 a hot wave which has put a damper 

 on demand — it has dwindled down to 

 a stage of stagnation. If anything 

 can be said to move it is whirp lilies. 

 The call for roses is very limited and 

 a majority of the stock is earned over 

 and will no doubt be lost for roses 

 have no keeping qualities noAv. .-vsters, 

 except a few of the choicer grades are 

 unsalable. Gladioli are too numerous 

 to mention. Trade is at its lowest ebb. 

 The usual sum- 

 PHILADELPHIA mer dullness pre- 

 vails here. Lots 

 of asters and gladioli are the main 

 features. Roses are also in fairly 

 strong evidence. Good lilies are in de- 

 mand and the supply seems to be 

 equal to the occasion, with prices a 

 little easier. Rubrum lilies are in 

 evidence and meet with ready sale. 

 Sweet peas are about over for the 

 time being. 



Trade in all 

 ROCHESTER. N. Y. stores fs very 

 quiet. The 

 last few cool days has shortened up 

 the stock considerably. Gladioli are 

 now the most popular flowers and sell 

 fairly well. Asters are yet somewhat 

 small. The carnation supply is about 

 over. Sweet peas have slowed up and 

 are not so good. Roses have been 

 small. 



.V 



ASTERS 



Greenhouse, very choice, 

 well-grown stock (dis- 

 budded i $3.00. $4.00 per 

 100. 



Outdoor stock, in all 

 lengths, assorted colors, 

 some equally as good 

 quality as the greenhouse 

 grown. $1.00. $2. 00 and 

 S3. 00 per 100. 



Everything in Cut Flowers, 



Plants, Greens, Ribbons 



and Supplies 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The 



Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



Wholesale 

 Florists of 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



1 608- 1 620 Ludlow St. Franlclin & St. Paul St». 



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ™^^ ™^^-to'deal£rs only 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" ** Fancy and Elxtra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Aienberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



tCillamey, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon • 



Camatioiis 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflonim 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Uly of the VaUey 



Gladioli 



Sweet Peas 



Asters 



Adiantum 



Smilax • ■ 



\sparasnsPln.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCn4NATI I CHICAGO 



Aug. 5 1 A"g- 5 



BUFFALO 



Aug. 5 



PITTSBURC 



Aug. 5 



25.00 

 15.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 S-oo 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 



60,00 

 10.00 



3.00 

 1.00 



15.00 

 25.00 



3S-00 I 

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 12.00 

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 8.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



8.CQ 

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75-00 i 

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6.00 



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1. 00 j 



20.00 I 



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40.00 to 



2i .00 to 



8.00 



2.00 



2.00 

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 2.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 75.00 

 10.00 



4.00 



2.00 



.40 



1. 00 



1.00 



15.00 



25.00 



50.00 



30.00 

 12.00 

 20.00 



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10.00 



10.00 



10.00 



3.00 



100.00 



15.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 1.00 



4.00 



1.50 



25.00 

 50.00 



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20.00 



10.00 

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3-O0 

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 4c. 00 

 8.00 

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■25 

 .50 

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15 00 



35.00 



30.00 

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6.0c 



6.00 

 6. CO 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

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2.0C 



50.00 



10.00 



5.00 I 



8.00 



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.40 I 



2.00 



1.25 



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50.00 I 



20-00 



12.00 



3.00 



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to 25.0c 

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to 

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to 



3.00 

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1.00 

 50.00 



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8.00 

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75'0*» 

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40.00 10 



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4.00 



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15.00 

 60.00 



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The market has been 

 ST. LOUIS at a complete stand- 

 still. Funeral work is 

 the only outlet. Roses are coming in 

 freely. Russells and Ophelia and some 

 Hoosier Beauties. Carnations are 

 poor and small. Some fairly good 

 size pink and purple asters are seen. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Woodstock, Vt.— Roy G. Campbell 

 began work for F. S. Mackenzie in 

 the greenhouse the first of July, as 

 successor to Eru«st Morris, who en- 

 listed. Mr. and Mrs. Canjpbell have 

 moved to the house formerly occu- 

 pied by Mr. and Mrs. Morris. 



New Haven, Ct. — Andrew O. MC- 

 Crea. florist, at 221 Meadow street, 

 filed a petition in bankruptcy August 



1. stating under oath he did not have 

 the necessary money to pay the filing 

 fee. Liabilities, all unsecured, are 

 listed at $1,887.46. Assets, comprised 

 of stock in trade, are valued at $250 

 and debts, due to open account, are 

 listed at $58.80. 



San Diego. Gal. — Presumably beaten 

 to death and buried in the yard at 

 :Mme. Ernestine Schumann - Heink's 

 country home at Grossmont near here, 

 the body of Wilhelm Besthorn. the 

 singer's gardener, was discovered 

 wheff his own dogs were found franti- 

 cally digging above it July 31. Best- 

 horn was of German birth. It is said 

 he was a naturalized American. He 

 carried a sum of money when he dis- 

 aipenred several days ago. 



