November 22, 1913 



HOETICULTURE 



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Flower Market Reports 



As a general proposition, 

 BOSTON the heavy stock of mate- 

 rial that daily encum- 

 bered the wholesale markets when last 

 report was made, has been noticeably 

 reduced. This is due in part to the 

 waning chrysanthemum output and in 

 part, we believe, to the proclivities of 

 the growers in holding back their cut 

 as much as possible for the expected 

 Thanksgiving Day call. Carnations 

 are not very plentiful, neither are 

 roses and both these staples have 

 gone up a peg in market value. Vio- 

 lets are very scarce. Lily of the val- 

 ley excellent in quality. Paper white 

 narcissi are coming in freely. Very 

 fine Sunburst and Killamey Queen are 

 in evidence and they bring a good fig- 

 ure when on 24 to 28-inch stems. 

 Chrysanthemums have a bedraggled 

 look and the end is not far off. 



The supply in roses 

 BUFFALO has fallen off consider- 

 ably and the conditions 

 have got back to normal. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are in full swing and have sold 

 quite satisfactory. Some choice 

 Golden Wedding and Maud Dean 

 have had ready sale. There, too, is 

 the usual amount of ordinary stuff 

 which blocks up and are moved for 

 whatever can be realized. So far Ma- 

 jor Bonnaffon has not been up to pre- 

 vious years in quality — more of the 

 small stuff than the good large size. 

 Violet sales were brisk for one day 

 only and have again fallen back to 

 the forced sale. Lily of the valley 

 continues in normal supply and has 

 remained steady. Lilies are more ac- 

 tive and there has been a call for 

 good Beauties which are scarce. The 

 poor quality has not sold and Milady, 

 which are excellent are preferred. 

 There is a good demand on asparagus 

 and other greens, some laurel and 

 southern smilax have been used ex- 

 tensively the past week. 



The market is consid- 

 CHICAGO ered to be in a very 

 good condition, with a 

 general shortening up of stock. De- 

 mand has been good and while there 

 had been no specially heavy calls, as 

 often occurs, the great bulk of flowers 

 moved off at fair prices. Quite a num- 

 ber of sweet peas are coming now, 

 the stems of most of them being of 

 fairly good length and meet ready 

 sale. American Beauties are still 

 holding second place to chrysanthe- 

 mums, but no one seems to have any 

 going to waste. Extra long stems sell 

 more slowly than the medium grades, 

 but this is not confined to chrysanthe- 

 mum season only. The call for or- 

 chids is just now rather ahead of the 

 supply and prices are made according- 

 ly. The supply of good carnations has^ 

 shortened and probably will remain so 

 till after the holidays. Home-grown 

 violets are in fair supply, the eastern 

 stock arriving in limited quantities 

 during the warm damp weather. There 

 is no excess of greens in any line. 

 Most of the wholesalers report few ad- 

 vance orders for Thanksgiving and do 

 not anticipate any great demand tor 

 flowers for that day. 



The market still se- 

 CINCINNATI riously feels the ef- 

 fect of the glut of 

 chrysanthemums. The receipts of the 



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Killarney Brilliant 



Probably no rose has won the laurels this 

 ru.':e has, silver medals, certificates, honors 

 wliprever shown. The best commercial rose 

 >f the future. 



OWN ROOT. .$.30.00 per 100; $250.00 per 1000 



GR.iFTED. $35.00 per 100; $.300.00 per 1000 



GRAFTING EVES. $200.00 per 1000, January 

 delivery. 

 Special Quotations on larger quantities. 



M.\TC'HL,ESS, the peerless White Carnation 

 for 1M4. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100; 

 $100.00 per 10(10. 



V,\LLEY. .Spechll, ifl.OO per 100. E.vtra, 

 .f:!.(IO per 100. 



BOXWOOD. $8.00 per case of 50 lbs. 



Business Hours 7.30 A. M. to 6 P. M. 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES. Many new pat- 

 terns in e.xclusive ribbons. If you have not 

 yet received one of our new catalogues, 

 advise us at once and we will mail you a 

 copy. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 



1608-1630 Ludlow St. Ill West 28th St. Franklin & St. Paul Ste. 

 WASHINGTON 1316 H St. N. W. 



In Writing Ad\ertiser3 Kindly Mention HORTICULTURE. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^"^"^ '•'^'^^-.j^'/Jg^g^ qmly 



I BOSTON I S»r. Louis I PHILA. 



Roses ' November 20 | November 17 | October 27 



Am. Beauty, Special | ae.oo 



" " Fancy and Extra | io.(x> 



*' No. I I 6.00 



Killamey , Extra 4 .00 to 



" Ordinary t-oo to 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra - 4.00 to 



" " Ordinary 1.00 to 



Marylatod, Ward, Taft, Sunburst, Extra 6.00 to 



" " " "Ordinary 2.00 to 



Russell, Shawyer , to 



Carnations, Fancy 1 s.co to 



" Ordinary I 1,00 to 



Cattleyas • . 



Cy^ripediuus 



Lilies, Longiflorum . ... - 



Caltas 



Lily of the Valley 



Paper Whites, Roman Hyacinths. 



Freesias 



Chrysanthmums 



Violets 



Daisies 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiaotum 



Smilax ■ 



I 40.00 

 ! 6.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 



3.00 

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50.00 



8.00 



35.00 



18.00 



35.00 



Asparagus Plumosus, Serines (100). 



& Spren. fiQO Rehic 



15.00 

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 x.oo 



•75 

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 12.50 



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 35.00 



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shorter and medium grades are far 

 greater than can be utilized. The 

 glut will probably continue until 

 Thanksgiving next week. From pres- 

 ent indications chrysanthemums alone 

 will be in adequate supply for Thanks- 

 giving. Most of the other stock is 

 coming in in limited quantities which, 

 while more than adequate right now. 

 will scarcely be able to take care of a 

 strong demand. The rose supply has 

 shortened considerably. The cut of 

 American Beauties is short of the call 

 for them. Carnation cut is a little 

 heavier than a week ago. Lilies are 

 plentiful and considering market con- 

 ditions enjoy a fair call. Violets are 

 not selling very well. Lily of the val- 

 ley and orchids prove good property. 

 "Mexican ivy" has been added to the 

 green goods list during the past week. 



On Saturday, owing 

 NEW YORK to the opening 



of the Horse Show, 

 probably, there was a decided im- 

 provement in the market. Gains were 



apparent all along the line. Roses,, 

 which are much shorter in supply, 

 have stiffened up in price, especially 

 in the lower grades. Carnations 

 cleared out nicely. Lily of the valley 

 took a jump with the rest of the stock, 

 reaching 4c. and a limited supply of 

 special stock brought $5 per 100. Cat- 

 tleyas are not so much in evidence. 

 Chrysanthemums, while not realizing 

 more money, cleaned up much better. 

 Taking things all together,, there is 

 a marked improvement in the market. 

 Southern asparagus plentiful. 



The market though 

 ST. LOUIS not any too brisk, was- 



steady throughout the 

 past week. The supplv and quality 

 of chrysanthemums has been good 

 during the entire season. Carnations 

 are up in price owing to the shortage. 

 The fancy goods run $4 per 100 and 

 common go at $2. Roses are holding 

 their own so far this season, running 

 in price from $3 to $10 per 100, with 



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