January 26, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



83 



Flower Market Reports 



The flower market sit- 

 BOSTON nation has not mate- 

 rially changed since last 

 week. Roses are off crop and prices 

 hold firm, while carnations seem to 

 be off popularity and prices sag as 

 stock unsold accumulates. Bulbous 

 stock is also a slow proposition. In 

 short, trade is light considering the 

 date and with Lent but three weeks 

 away. Strange to say, the best days 

 for the past week or two as reported 

 by the wholesale dealers, were Sat- 

 urday, 19th, and Monday, 21st, when 

 little business was expected on ac- 

 count of the quite general suspension 

 in most lines of trade. As we have 

 before remarked, if demand for flow- 

 ers were anywhere near normal the 

 supply coming in would not half 

 suffice, a condition of which the 

 causes are quite obvious. The main 

 topic of conversation in the flower 

 market is the fuel subject and. judg- 

 ing from the prevalent anxiety, this 

 burning question is as far from a safe 

 adjustment as ever. 



This trade in general 

 CHICAGO had one of the poorest 

 weeks in its history. 

 The effe'ct of the storms was still felt 

 and the zero weather day after day 

 made local buyers scarce and out-of- 

 town shipments difficult and often im- 

 possible. Florists are not discouraged, 

 however, for stock coming in is excel- 

 lent and, with a rising thermometer 

 trade is certain to return. Spring 

 flowers have evidently come before 

 there is a demand for them and the 

 jonquils and tulips are not selling 

 very well. Paper whites have reached 

 a stage where there is no hope of dis- 

 posing of them all and lilies are also 

 too plentiful. Carnations are on the 

 bargain counter these days and the 

 buyer's money goes a long way. Tliere 

 are plenty of roses, all' grades of 

 which can be bought at a moderate 

 price. Common ferns are selling tor 

 $2.50 and $3.00 per 1,000 and galax 

 for $1.25 per 1,000. 



Business has been 

 CINCINNATI fair right along but 

 let down consider- 

 ably at the end of last week. The 

 demand is not very strong or steady 

 and the supply, while not large, is 

 able to take care of all demands. The 

 heavy snow causing delays and some 

 embargos on shipments have inter- 

 fered consitlerably with shipping to 

 and from this city. Roses and carna- 

 tions are each in a good supply, also 

 sweet peas and lilies. Some excellent 

 rubrum lilies and callas may be had. 

 Paper white narcissi are in a heavy 

 supply that is threatening to ghit the 

 marivet. Cypripediums are in a good 

 supply but find a very ordinary 

 market. 



The flower business 

 • CLEVELAND is good this week. 

 In spite of the heavy 

 winter and slim supply of coal, stocks 

 continue ample for all needs. Roses, 

 carnations, sweet peas and bulb slock 

 are plentiful but prices are well mi in 

 tained. Earlier in January carnations 

 were quite scarce but are a little more 

 plentiful now. Violets are finding a 



DAFFODILS 



The early Trumpet Majors, a welcome 

 touch of ?prin,2r to the flower supply. 



$4.00 and $5.00 per 100 



PAPER WHITE SPECIAL 



200 for $500 



Everything in Ffowers, Plants, 

 Ribbons and Supplies 



S. S. PENNOCK CO. 



THE ^'■ll'oH.'uof PHILADELPHIA 



B.4I-TIMORE PHILADELPHIA 



Frnnklin & St. Paul Sts 1608-1630 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK WASHINGTON 



in W. 28th St. 1216 H. St., N. W. 



WBOLBSALB FLOWER MARKETS — 



TRADE 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONL'V 



Rotet 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* ** Fancy and Blxtra 



** ** No. 1 and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosicr Beauty 



Ward 



Killamey , Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Carnatioiu 



Cattle7Bft 



Dendrobium f onnoaum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdr •Ron 



Bouvardia 



Viole's 



Free&ia 



Narcis. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Stevia 



Calendula 



MiRnonette 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Pla.&Spreo. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Jao 21 



I CHICAGO 



I Jaa. 19 



BUFFALO 



Jan. 21 



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good market. Daffodils are among the 

 new arrivals. A few growers had part 

 of their stock nipped by frost during 

 the recent zero weather but the trade 

 as a rule came through fortunately 

 considering the coal situation. 



Business has held at 

 NEW YORK a low level right 



along, Saturday and 

 Monday last being very unremunera- 

 tlve days in the wholesale section and 

 altogether the situation is far from 

 what it should be, on the average for 

 this date. Hoses are the main re- 

 liance at present, they alone showing 

 somje "ambish." The short grades of 



roses are very scarce. Other market 

 staples are very draggy. Carnations 

 have shown a moderate upward 

 movement in value, especially the 

 clioicer sorts, such as Ward. Extra 

 long-stemmed lilies bring a fair re- 

 turn and so does Asparagus plumosus, 

 which is quite scarce. 



Business has 

 PHILADELPHIA been pretty fair 



here, the tone be- 

 lu,^' considerably better than previ- 

 ously. Carnations stiffened up very 

 considerably in price and the quality 

 is top-notch, with the exception of 

 American Beauty. Roses are on the 



(Continued en f>age Qt) 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and Importers 



1129 Arch St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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