September 7, 191S 



HOETICULTUEE 



253 



Flower Market Reports 



The market hat been 

 BOSTON fairly active this week 

 and conditions sli w a 

 vast improvement over the situation 

 of last week and lends much eii' our- 

 agement to those who are looking 

 forwarJ to a good fall business. There 

 has been a good demand all week for 

 American Beauty roses, lily of the 

 valley and adiantum. Roses have been 

 of excellent quality in the nany 

 varieties but lily of the valley, al- 

 though taking quite a jump in price, 

 is only of average quality. Carnations 

 are coming in slowly and are not 

 showing much life as yet. Gladioli and 

 asters are still plentiful and good and 

 are moving fairly well. Yeflow and 

 white chrysanthemums have also made 

 their appearance and have proved 

 ready sellers. Greens are in fair 

 supply with good demand. 



The remarkable condi- 

 CHICAGO tion of good shipping 



trade and poor local 

 sales has existed for a month and still 

 continues. One thing that accounts 

 in a measure for this is the fact that 

 so many local retailers grow asters, 

 gladioli and other out-of-door flowers 

 of their own, and some have one or 

 more greenhouses connected with 

 their stores, which tends to carry 

 them through the summer with small 

 purchases from the wholesale market. 

 Funeral work was heavier than usual 

 last week and the demand for roses 

 was larger than for some time. Stock 

 is good and little complaint is heard 

 from those who buy roses, even the 

 shortest stemmed ones being good 

 value. Prices are medium as is usual 

 in August and the buyer on the spot 

 who can use a large lot gets them at 

 a bargain. With the coming of Sep- 

 tember and the cool days of the last 

 half of August, good quality and good 

 demand are expected for all kintfs of 

 stock. Of asters there are few first 

 class ones, but the buyers have be- 

 come accustomed to this. Carnations 

 are on short stems but quality is im- 

 proving. High grade gladioli are still 

 coming and demand continues fair. 

 Weddings are bringing calls for lily of 

 the valley and orchids, neithi r of 

 which are in large supply. There are 

 plenty of lilies and sales are good. 

 Chrysanthemums have tested t'^ mar- 

 ket in August and growers appear 

 satisfied with results. 



Business is better 

 CINCINNATI than it was for a 



time this summer. 

 The demand is fairly active and takes 

 up most all good stock readily. As- 

 ters are now in a good supply fince 

 the cuts from the north have b 'gun 

 to come into the market. Glalioll 

 still are fairly plentiful. Lilies are 

 selling well. Rose receipts are fair 

 and clean up pretty well. Carnations 

 are proving good property. Some 

 early dahlias may be had. Occasion- 

 ally some cosmos is available 



BEAUTIES 



New crop now arriving. Ex- 

 cellent quality; good form and 

 substance; clean, well finished 

 flowers, that will give good 

 satisfaction. Dozen 



Special $3.00 



Fancy 2.50 



Extra 2.00 



First 1.50 



Short 1. 00 



DAHLIAS 



Dahlias now arriving. Try a 

 sample order. Quality very 

 good. Per 100, $2.00. 



Bii>iDess Hours, 7 A. M. to 4 P. M. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^»V°.lf/itif of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 2Sth 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'dealers o: ly 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



*' " Fancy and Elxtra ■ 



'* " No. I and culls 



Russell 



Hadley 



Euler, Mock 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, Hillingdon 



Killarney . Key, Taft 



Ophelia. Sunburst 



Carnations 



Cattleyaa 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias 



Calendula ' 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenteis 



Adiantum 



Smilax • 



Asparagus Flu. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Sept. 2 



CHICAGO 



Sept. 2 



25.00 

 15.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6,00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 



60.00 

 12.50 



35.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 12.00 

 12.00 



13. 00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 1 



8.CO 

 2.00 I 



75-00 1 

 i5<oo 



6.00 



40.00 



50.00 



S.oo 



3.0a 



3.00 to 

 3.00 to 



to 



to 



to 



3.00 to 



2 .00 to 



3 00 to 



5.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



15.00 10 



25.00 to 



1. 00 



30.00 



35.00 



1.50 

 60.00 



4..00 

 3,00 



3.00 



1. 00 



1. 00 

 20.00 

 35.00 



to 



4 00 

 6.00 

 3-00 



3.25 

 25.00 

 50.00 



BUFFALO 



Sept. 2 



PITTSBURG 



Sept. 2 



1. 00 



.50 



30.00 

 20.00 



6.0c 



6.00 

 6.CO 

 6. CO 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 1.50 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 5.0c 

 8.00 



3.00 

 2.50 



■as to 

 10 



.50 

 15 00 

 35.00 



1.23 

 20.00 

 50.00 



10.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



3 00 to 

 3.00 to 

 3.00 to 

 1 .00 to 

 60.00 to 



to 



to 



to 



23.0c 



1 5.0c 



8 oc 



t2.0C 



8,00 



10.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 



75.00 



15. oc 



3,00 

 2.0^ 



•7S 



lO.OD 



40.00 



4.00 

 6. CO 



1.25 



15.00 

 60.00 



The cooler weather 

 CLEVELAND which ushered in 



September is re- 

 flected in the improved tone of busi- 

 ness and the better quality of stock. 

 Late asters are now being received in 

 quantity and are met by a brisk de- 

 mand. The glutted condition of the 

 gladioli market is somewhat relieved, 

 the better grades of flowers command- 

 ing higher prices. Receipts of roses 

 are more liberal. Easter lilies are 

 plentiful and move slowly. Sutflcient 

 lily of the valley is being offered to 

 take care of the demand, which at 

 present is flckle. Business is nor- 

 mally good and bids fair to continue 

 throughout the month. 



NEW YORK 



conditions and 



The past week has 



brought but little 



change in existing 



the market is still in 



a sleepy condition. There is still an 

 abundance of roses which run from 

 poor to excellent. Lily of the valley 

 and orchids are still scarce and hard 

 to get. Asters continue a feature and 

 in laree supply. 



Asters have im- 

 PHILADELPHIA proved very 



much recently. 

 The local crops are especially fine and 

 have the call over anything coming 

 from a distance. This is no doubt on 

 account of the delays in transporta- 

 tion and not from climatic reasons. 

 Of course the fact that the later flow- 

 ering sorts are naturally superior in 

 size and form to the little fellows of 

 early summer has also something to 

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