August 17, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



173 



Flower Market Reports 



Weather conditions have 



BOSTON had quite an effect on 

 the market this week 

 shortening up stock with a natural 

 rise in prices but with very little de- 

 mand for flowers of any description. 

 Roses have been scarce while gladiolus 

 and asters glut the market. Sweet 

 peas have been cleaned out owing to 

 the prevailing conditions. Lily of the 

 valley as well as Easter lilies have 

 shortened up but outdoor lilies are 

 more or less plentiful and only serve 

 to swell the amount carried over each 

 dav. 



Its grip is gradually be- 



CHICAGO ing broken and summer 

 trade is fast slipping 

 away. It is very encouraging to know 

 that business has held on so long for 

 the dull season must necessarily be 

 short. Intense heat has had its effect 

 on all kinds of cut flowers and all 

 have alike suffered. The supply of 

 roses has shortened up till there is 

 need of all that are coming in to fill 

 the demand, even though limited. 

 Chrysanthemums have been burned 

 the past week, but still there are some 

 good ones. Asters are only fair in 

 quality but there are plenty of them. 

 Business is fair but 



CINCINNATI the supply is in ex- 

 cess of actual wants. 

 Roses are fairly plentiful and some of 

 them are of an excellent quality. 

 Gladioli are extremely plentiful. Lilies 

 are in a good supply. Aster receipts 

 are very low owing to the lateness of 

 the late crop. Other offerings are 

 carnations, hardy hydrangea and a 

 few water lilies. 



There has been a con- 



NEW YORK siderable falling off 

 in the supply of roses 

 this week and this helps the situation 

 in as much as the limited demand can 

 just about take care of what is re- 

 ceived. The two best roses are Key 

 and Columbia. Beauties are arriving 

 in moderate number but flowers are 

 small. White lilies are plentiful and 

 not moving freely. A tew very fine 

 asters are coming along but the bulk 

 of this stoelv is small and undesirable. 

 There is no let up to the gladioli and 

 on other outdoor flowers, there are 

 more than can be sold. Orchids are 

 still on the light side. 



The most notable 

 PHILADELPHIA feature about the 



market this week 

 is the advent of American Beauty 

 after an extended vacation. Not many 

 and not up to grade but welcome for 

 all that — and they bring good money, 

 all things considered. Other roses 

 continue in fair supply and go fairly 

 well at moderate prices. Carnations 

 are done for the present. The aster 

 has it e\l to itself. There are lots of 

 gladioli and of very good quality. The 

 lily market is well represented Ijy fine 

 supplies of longiflorum, speciosum 

 and anratum — all excellent and selling 

 well. Orchids are on the scarce side 

 again. Hydrangea heads are very 



ASTERS 



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^^ In all lengths, assorted 

 colors, same medium 

 quality and same extra 

 good quality at $i.oo, 

 $2.oo, $3.00 and the 

 choicest stock at $4.00 

 per 100. 



Everything in Cat Flowers, 



Plants, Greens, Ribbons 



and Supplies 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^"Filf/itJlof Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 >V. 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 - ^•^^^'^^to'dOxrs only 



Roies 



Am , Beauty , Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russel! 



Hadley 



Euler, Mock 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, Hillingdoo 



Killamey, Key, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst 



Camatioiu 



Cattleyaft 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias 



Calendula 



Sweet Peeis 



Gardenias •] 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Aug. 12 



CHICAGO 



Aug. 12 



BUFFALO 



Aug. 13 



PITTSBURG 



Aug. 12 



25.00 



15.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



5.00 



4.00 



3.00 



4. GO 



60.00 

 10.00 



to 



to 



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3.00 to 



1 .00 to 



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to 



.25 to 



15.00 

 25.00 



35.00 

 20.00 I 

 10.00 I 



12.00 ! 



12. 00 

 12.00 

 8.00 

 6,00 

 6.00 



8, CO 

 2.00 

 75.00 

 12.50 



6.00 



6.00 

 3.0J 

 3.00 



.35 



1. 00 

 20.00 

 35.00 



30.00 



2C.OO 



8.00 



to 

 to 



3.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 1,00 

 50.00 



lO.OC 



3.00 



75.00 



15.00 



4.00 to 6.00 



2. 00 



■50 



2.00 

 .40 



25.00 to 



6.00 

 4.00 



3.00 

 1 .00 



1,50 

 50.00 



4c .00 to 



8.00 to 



3.00 to 



6.00 to 



3.00 

 • so 



.25 to 

 to 



.50 



15 oo 



35.00 



30,00 

 20.00 



6.0c 



6.00 

 6.CO 

 6. CO 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 2.0c 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 5.00 

 8.00 



5.00 

 2.00 



1.23 

 20.00 

 50.00 



13.00 

 10.00 

 2.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



2.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



2.00 

 i.o: 



• 73 

 10. OD 

 40.00 



to 20.OC 

 to IZ.OO 



to 8.00 



to lO.OC 



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to 

 to 

 10 

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10.00 



B.oo 

 10.00 

 10.00 



2.0c 

 75.00 

 12.00 



to 



to 



4.00 



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1.23 



20,00 

 60.00 



plentiful and they come in very handy 

 for many purposes. 



Business has been 

 PITTSBURGH slow for the whole- 

 salers, who report 

 both the stock and the demand poor. 

 There are too many roses, including 

 American Beauties. Asters are com- 

 ing in in large quantities but of poor 

 quality. Gladioli have been the best 

 sellers and the stock has so far been 

 very good. 



Rather more 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. activity has 



been noticed 



during the past week. Out-door stock 



had become somewhat scorched and 



less salable and a good downpour last 

 Thursday came only just in time to 

 save the gladiolus crop. They are 

 much in demand now and sell well. 

 The supply of roses is fairly large, but 

 the quality quite poor. Asters are in 

 large supply. The poorer sweet peas 

 are plentiful. The quality of carna- 

 tions is very poor.. 



Market conditions have 

 ST. LOUIS been influenced greatly 



by the extreme hot 

 weather Roses are becoming plenti- 

 ful and carnations are arriving more 

 freely v.ith large consignments of 

 gladiolus. Some fine fancy asters are 

 seen. 



