September 14, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



277 



Flower Market Reports 



Business has i (nitinued 

 BOSTON to be good during the 



past week and wiih cool 

 weather and an apparent sliortenlng 

 up of material prices have hold with 

 every indication of remainins firm. 

 Roses are being received in fine con- 

 dition with a scarcity of white, which 

 has had the effect of stiffening the 

 entire list. Carnations have not made 

 much of an impression as yet and the 

 quality as well as the quantity re-_ 

 ceived is not of much marketable 

 value. Lilies are excellent and the 

 demand has continued to keep^ up 

 with the supply. Lily of the valley 

 has improved in quality as well as 

 quantity with prices ranging accord- 

 ingly. Asters and gladioli have gone 

 off some while dahlias have not made 

 any impression on the market what- 

 soever. Chrysanthemums are being 

 received in fair quantity and are soon 

 snapped up. The rest of the market 

 remains about the same. 



The Chicago market is 

 CHICAGO not oversupplied with 



any kind of stock un- 

 less it is the very short stemmed 

 roses, and with the coming of cooler 

 days these will decrease. Shipping 

 demand continues good and uses up a 

 large part of each day's cut, while lo- 

 cal trade has increased to such extent 

 that little remains to be desired un- 

 til the supply becomes larger. All 

 kinds of roses are of good quality, the 

 length of stem being the chief cause 

 of preference in any one variety. Car- 

 nations are from the young plants, and 

 stems are short, but the blooms are 

 of good color and fair size. Out door 

 flowers are here in the deep yellow 

 tones of early fall as well as the more 

 delicate blues of the fringed gentians 

 and the larkspur. Chrysanthemums 

 are now cut in white and yellow and 

 sell readily. 



There is little if any 

 NEW YORK improvement in gen- 

 eral market condi- 

 tions. Early varieties of white and 

 yellow chrysanthemums have ap- 

 peared but the demand is tame. There 

 is any quantity of medium and poor 

 grade asters and dahlias and these 

 when sold, bring very little. Roses of 

 special and fancy grade are not nu- 

 merous but there are enoush and to 

 spare of those in lower grades. Beau- 

 ties are in fair supply. Lillies have 

 shortened up but not to the point 

 where they are scarce. Orchids ap- 

 pear to be more plentiful. The few 

 carnations received find slow sale. 



Easter Lilies 



Splendid quality here at present 

 and in good supply. Indispens- 

 able under present conditions in 

 every up-to-date store. Good 

 shippers and keepers. 



Per 100 $10.00 $12.00 



ASTERS 



Semples, Cregos, Victorias and all 

 the better September sorts. 



Per 100. $1.50 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 



Business Hours, 7 A. M. to 5 P. M. 



Everything in Cut Flowers, Plants, 

 Greens, Ribbons and Supplies 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^X'r'iSlf of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



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



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS Ot LY 



Roses 



Am, Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell 



Hadley 



Euler, Mock 



- Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, Hillingdon 



Killamey . Key , Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst 



Camatioiu 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley ■ 



SnapdragoD 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias 



Calendula 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



\«paraffUsPIu.&Spren. (looBhs,) 



CINCINNATI 



Sept, 9 



CHICAGO 



Sept. 9 



BUFFALO 



Sept. 9 



PITTSBURG 



Sept. 9 



25.00 

 15.00 



6.00 

 6.00 



D.OO 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 



60,00 

 ia.50 



35-00' 



20.00 



10.00 



12.00 



12.00 



1 2.0c 



8.00 



6.00 



6.00 



8.C0 



2.00 



75.00 



15. CO 



35-00 



20.00 



8.00 



4.00 



40.00 



30.00 

 12.00 

 20.00 



3 00 to 

 2.00 to 

 3 00 to 



5.00 



4.03 



4.00 



.35 to 



to 



to 



to 

 to 



3-O0 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 3 00 

 9.00 

 75.00 

 10.00 



4.00 

 3,0c 



i.OO 



a. 00 



6,00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6. CO 

 3.00 

 IOC .00 

 12.00 



8.00 

 4 00 

 5.00 

 4.00 



2. 00 to 3.00 



15,00 

 25.00 



1. 00 1. 00 

 20.00 15.00 

 35,00 \ 25.00 



2.00 



20.OO 

 50.00 



25.00 

 10.00 



3-0 



6.00 



3,00 



3.C0 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



3.00 

 1. 00 

 5c. 00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 6,00 



2. CO 



1. 00 



•50 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 



.50 



■75 

 35,00 



30.00 



23.00 

 8.0c 

 10.00 



6. CO 

 6, CO 

 10,00 

 5.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 1.50 

 60.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 3.0D 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 4. o 

 s.oo 

 •75 



2.00 



acoo 

 50.00 



so 00 



10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



23,00 



15.00 

 8.00 

 12.00 



4,00 to 12.00 



to 

 to 



to 



3 00 



3.00 



3.00 



I. CO to 



60.00 to 



to 



to 



to 



8.00 



10,00 

 8.00 

 2.00 



75.00 



15.00 



3.00 

 3.0 



•75 

 10.00 

 40,00 



4.00 

 6.00 



i,S5 

 15.00 

 60.00 



General condi- 

 PHILADELPHIA tions were a lit- 

 tle under the av- 

 erage here last week, the demand all 

 along the line being rather slack. 

 Roses continue good — the flowers be- 

 ing fine and the foliage clear, al- 

 though not much yet as to stem. As- 

 ters were never better, the September 

 varieties being of extra size, good 

 form and long stemmed. Dahlias are 

 more in evidence and the season for 

 these may be said to be now fully 

 opened. -Chrysanthemums of the 

 early-flowering sorts like Golden Glow 



and October Frost are to be seen 

 around in limited supply. There are 

 plenty of lilies. Clematis paniculata 

 is the latest arrival among the minor 

 items. 



Trade has been very 

 ROCHESTER, dulL Interests at 



N. Y. the War Exposi- 



tion and Horse Show 

 did not stimulate the flower business, 

 although some stores displayed floral 

 baskets in the horse show colors. 

 Roses have been very scarce. Asters 

 are not as plentiful and there are few 



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