June 11, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



897 



Flower IVlarket Reports. 



There are evidences of a 

 BOSTON mild slump in prospect 



in this market. All that 

 has kept it intact thus far has been 

 the continued cool weather, and it only 

 requires a spell of high temperature 

 such as always comes sometime in 

 June to bring in an avalanche of re- 

 tarded stock. The market has been 

 greatly favored in another sense by 

 the cool weather and the resultant 

 sturdy petalled flo^yers, in that it has 

 made shipping a pleasure for those en- 

 gaged in it and has elicited compli- 

 ments and gratitude from out-of-town 

 buyers generally, for the splendid con- 

 dition in which goods arrived for Me- 

 morial Day. Roses have been moving 

 very satisfactorily and quality is good 

 throughout the entire line. Carnations 

 have sold well, also, up to the middle 

 of this week, but they are now show- 

 ing decided weakness. Lily of the val- 

 ley is scarce, much in demand, and 

 higher in price than for a long time 

 past. Lilies are very draggy and 

 peonies are discouragingly slow. Sweet 

 peas are over-stocked and values are 

 on the downward trend. Heavy ship- 

 ments of stocks are coming in every 

 day — stocks intended for Memorial Day 

 but which did not mature in time, and 

 the prices which they now realize are 

 entirely inadequate to recompense the 

 grower. Very fine Jack Rose dahlias 

 are in this market and are a. very 

 pleasing and acceptable novelty, so 

 early in the season. They are grown 

 by W. C. Ward, of Quincy. Five trans- 

 atlantic steamers have sailed from Bos- 

 ton this week, carrying over 3000 pas- 

 sengers and the local flower business 

 has experienced a boost of no small 

 value in consequence. 



■Tune is recognized as 

 BUFFALO the month of weddings. 

 Everything centers 

 about the weddings and commence- 

 ments now and the trade is looking 

 forward for a busy ending of spring 

 business. Bridal flowers are gradually 

 being in demand. Bride roses. White 

 Killarney. lily of the valley, orchids, 

 paeonies. etc. The past week left the 

 market in good condition and trade 

 was very active on some lines. Stock 

 has been scarce, thougli a good deal 

 more could have been used, especially 

 In the sweet pea line. Other stock 

 such as carnations, roses, lilies, daisies, 

 etc., was in good supply and every- 

 thing seemed to clean up satisfactory. 

 Home grown paeonies are slow in com- 

 ing in, only a few of the early red 

 being had. Greens of all kinds are in 

 good supply. 



That an unusual amount 

 CHICAGO of business was done 

 during the week follow- 

 ing Memorial Day is conceded by both 

 wholesalers and retailers, and this 

 refers to both local and shipping 

 trade. Scarcely a shrub is in bloom 

 anywhere in this vicinity and pansies 

 are almost the only out-of-door flowers, 

 so the florists are called upon when- 

 ever there is an occasion that demands 

 the use of flowers. The result is that 

 prices are almost as high as before 

 Memorial Day, in fact, there is no 

 change in the price of roses. Carna- 

 tions, of course, bring less, but the 

 demand is steady and all good stock 

 sells readily at good prices. Beauties 



9Uai,%<* 



FLORIST'S GREEN THREAD 



Similar to silkaline, and many consider it even superior, while the 

 price is only about one-half. 



Strong cord and fast color. Just the thing for stringing Smilax and Asparagus 

 Single pound 75c. Box of 3 lbs. $2.10. Pkge. of 121bs. $8.00, 



CHIFFONS SILK NETTING FANCY RIBBONS 



S. S. Pennock=iV\eehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



1608-20 LUDLOW STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



1212 New York Ave., WASHINQTON, D.C. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to DB^fL^ei^B^NUY. 



CINCINNATI 



June 7 



DRTROIT 



June 7 



BUFFALO 



June 7 



PITTSBUItO 



June 7 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. . 



" Extra 



No.i 



" Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid. Chatenay, F. & S. . . . 



'* " Low.gr 



Killarney, MyMaryIand,Fan.& Sp. 



" Lower grades 



Richmond, Fancy & Special 



" Lower grades 



Kaiserin, Carnot, Fancy and Sp . . - 

 ** " Lower Grades.. .. 



30.OO 

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CARNATIONS, Novelties and Fancy 

 " Ordinary 



MISCBLLANEOUS 



3.00 to 



3.00 

 3,00 



Cattleyas . - 50.00 



Lilies . 8.00 



Lily of the Valley 3.00 



Stocks 



Pansies. 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Peonies , 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adlantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Pluroosus, strings (100)' 25.00 

 " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 20.00 



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8.00 



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are still scarce, especially long ones, 

 and there are many cripples among 

 all lengths. The only real good 

 Beauties to be had are those just be- 

 ginning to come from the plants 

 grown purposely for summer bloom- 

 ing. Peas of the Spencer type are 

 fine and sell readily at from $1.00 to 

 $1.50 per 100. but the old time sweet 

 peas, with the short steins, do not 

 sell quickly at fifty cents. Local 

 growers of peonies report from one 

 fourth to one third of a crop, the qual- 



ity of the old red being only fair, 

 and no one can say yet what the 

 quality of the later varieties will prove 

 to be. As the season for callas closes 

 the demand increases and lilies are 

 very scarce. Asparagus plumosus and 

 Sprengeri are both selling about as 

 fast as obtainable and in general this 

 can be said of all kinds of good stock, 

 owing to a stronger demand than usual 

 at this season of the year. Another 

 week will bring commencements. 



{Reports C9miinued on page CSs) 



