Xovember 1, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



613 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade is very quiet tbis 

 BOSTON weeli. Clirysanthemums 



loom up strong in long 

 ranlis on the tables of wholesalers and 

 market dealers and all other flowers 

 seem to have been crowded out of no- 

 tice for the time being. Large chrys- 

 anthemums of the exhibition type do 

 not figure noticeably in this market: 

 medium flowers are the rule among 

 the commercial growers and the ex- 

 cessively large blooms are seen only 

 on the exhibition boards, where they 

 do not attract the attention which 

 they formerly did. Roses are plenti- , 

 •ful and cheap. Carnations are rapidly 

 accumulating, many being sold at cut 

 rates after a sojourn in the whole- 

 saler's ice boxes waiting in vain tor a 

 buyer. All told there is plenty of 

 everything and no scarcity in sight so 

 long as chrysanthemum rules. 



There has been very 

 BUFFALO little change in market 



condition. Roses con- 

 tinue to come in heavy and chrysan- 

 themums has been in good supply. 

 Pompons are coming on and have 

 taken well. The receipts have been 

 heavy on everything except carnations 

 which, have been on the short side. 

 Dahlias and cosmos continue to come 

 in but there is very little sale for 

 these. Violets are good, but the de- 

 mand lacks. Lilies are coming in 

 more plentiful and good sales have 

 been had. Some callas, also which 

 sold readily. Lily of the valley is In 

 good supply. Orchids are not moving 

 well. Asparagus and other greens are 

 in normal supply. It cannot be said 

 that trade is quiet though some dull 

 days were had last week. 



The chrysanthemum is 

 CHICAGO now occupying the cen- 

 ter of the stage. Offer- 

 ings of the popular fall flower are in- 

 creasing daily. The old favorite mid- 

 season sorts such as Ivory — both pink 

 and white — Bonnaffon, and a few Ap- 

 pletons have made their appearance, 

 together with a host of the newer va- 

 rieties too numerous to mention. So 

 tar the influx of stock can't be called 

 a glut, the market being able to take 

 care of the daily arrivals, but prices 

 have somewhat weakened all along the 

 line. Pompons are not over plenty as 

 yet, and meet with fair demand. Roses 

 are about equal to the demand, except 

 the shorter lengths in w-hite. which 

 are rather short in supply. Carnations 

 still are the scarcest article on the 

 market and the growers hold out small 

 hopes for an increase in the output for 

 several weeks to come. Lily of the 

 valley is enjoying an excellent demand 

 and so are lilies. Violets, on the other 

 hand, are moving rather slowly, par- 

 ticularly the double of which larger 

 quantities- are received than the mar- 

 ket can absorb, and although the qual- 

 ity is improving still the stock is far 

 from being up to standard. 



The demand for the 

 CINCINNATI early All Saint's and 

 All Soul's Day deco- 

 rations was the only redeeming fea- 

 ture of last week's market. This, nat- 

 urally, was only on Friday and Satur- 

 day. On those days nearly every- 

 thing that sold at a cheap or reason- 

 able price, considering the crowded 

 market, was cleaned up nicely. Dur- 



BONNAFFON 



tSplendid flowtrs, well grown, 

 every one of tliem, almost exliibi- 

 tiou blooms. 



$2.00, $2.30, $:i.00 iier doz. 



IMenty of otbei- varieties, piuk, 

 white and yellow. 



.$1.00, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 per doz. 



V 4LtEY— Special, $4.00 per 100 ; 

 Extra. $3.00 per 100. 



(■.\TTLKYAS: 



Doz. llXt 



Special $6.00 $+0.00 



Extra -t-00 '25.00 



First 2..50 13.00 



The third grade quoted are 



perfect flowers but small size. 



Special prices In large quantities. 



Business Hours From 

 7.30 A. M. to 6.00 P. M. 



Headquarters for Greens 



WILD SMILAX. $.'J.00 per case. 

 BRONZE ti.VL.VX. .$2.00 per 1000. 

 UREEN «i.\L.4.\. $1.00 per ll«10. 



SL-IO per lO.OIX). 

 GREEN LErCOTHOE. Xew crop. 



$1.00 i)er 100. $7..j0 per 1000. 

 .AITIMN FOLI.VGE. .T(k-. per bunch. 

 GREEN SHEET MOSS. .$:i..50 per 



iKlg. 

 ASP.4RAGIS STRINGS. 50c, each. 



ASPAK.\Gl!S and SPRENGEKI 



hunches, oOe. each. 

 SMIL.\X. •20c. per string. 

 t'l T HEJILOCK. .$2..jO per bundle. 

 Ii,\Rl)Y DAGGER FERNS. Best 



(|U ilitv, large fronds. $1.50 per VMM. 

 SrH.AGNUM MOSS. Burlapped, 10- 



hhl. hales, $:i.7.j each: 5-hale lots. 



$3.50 each: 10-bale lots, $3.25 each. 

 MEXICAN IVY. $1.00 per 100; $7..50 



Iter 100(J. 



RiKK^^nc Jfc- ^imT-k1l«>e •^'•"'>' '"•"' l>i"tt*''"s in exclusive Ribbons. 

 IVlUDOns OC OUpfJllCS If y,,u ,iij not receive one o£ our new 



r;.talic_'iics, a'b isc .is and w c will mail yuu a copy promptly. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



The 'Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 

 Philadelphia New York 



AV.\^ 



1608-20 Ludlow Street 



Baltimore 

 Franltiin and St. Paul Sts. 



117 West 2Sth Street 

 Washington 

 1216 H Street, N. W. 



In Writing Advertisers Kigdly Mention HO RTICULTURE. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ^«^"^ """^^o-d^'i^s only 



BOSTON 



October 30 



to 



Roses 

 Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special.... 



Extra 



No. I 



" " Lower Grades 



Killarney , Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



" " Ordinary . . 



Maryland, Ward, Taft,Carnot, Extra 



*' Ordinary i .00 10 



1.50 to 



30.00 to 



10.00 to 

 6.00 to 

 2.00 



4.00 



4.00 

 1.00 



5.00 



to 



Carnations, Fancy Grade . 

 '* Ordina'-y. 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum . 



Liiy of the Valley 



Chrysanthmums 



Violets 



Daises 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax ■ 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (100). 

 & Spren. (100 Bdis.). 



to 



30.00 to 



8.00 to 



2.00 to 



6.00 to 



■ SO to 



■75 

 to.oo 



36-00 

 25.00 



25.00 



15.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



4.00 

 2.00 

 1.50 



40.00 

 to.oo 



4.00 



16.00 



.60 



1. 00 

 25.00 



x.oo 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 3500 



St. LOUIS 



October 37 



ao.oo to 25.00 



15.00 



10.00 



2. 00 

 5.00 

 2.00 



5<» 

 a. 00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 9.00 

 1. 00 



40.00 

 10.00 

 3«> 



8.00 



I2.00 



35 oo 

 15-00 



12.00 

 5.00 



6.00 

 3 00 

 6.00 



50.00 



12.50 



20.00 

 ■35 



1.25 



i5.e» 

 50.00 

 35^«> 



PttUJi. 



October 27 



20.00 to 25 .00 



12.50 to 16.QO 



8.00 to 10.00 



4,rio to 



4.00 to 



1. 00 to 



4.00 to 



I. 00 to 



4.00 to 



1.00 to 



2. 00 to 



1. 00 to 



8.00 



3.00 



3-*» 

 3.00 

 1.50 



25.00 



8.00 



1. 00 



3.00 



.10 



• 50 



13. 00 



•75 

 15.00 



35.00 



to 



50.OD 



i».5» 

 4.00 

 30.00 



-5» 



1.50 

 05.00 



1. 00 

 90.00 

 50.00 

 50,00 



ing the balance of the week average 

 sales were ordinary and the price 

 medium. For carnations the demand 

 has been sufficient to take up all good 

 receipts and maintain a i)rice that 

 was fair, taking into consideration the 

 falling prices in other lines. Chrys- 

 anthemums enjoy a fair demand but 



there are so many of them that the 

 returns do not up to this time reach 

 a high point. Some varieties sell at 

 al)out one-half the figure they sold at 

 in other years. Roses continue in 

 good supply. The receipts include 

 a fine crop of fine Richmonds. The 



'Continued on Peag O/j") 



