February 16, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



161 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade has livened up 

 BOSTON quite considerably this 

 week. Valentine's Day 

 has had a good part in the activity 

 and increased sales on account of the 

 day are reported from all sides. The 

 chief participants in the special call 

 are roses, violets and carnations, but 

 the lesser flowers such as primroses, 

 daisies, wallflowers, mignonette and 

 myosotis have also found favor. Ros' 

 are quite scarce with prices holdiufi 

 strong. Values on carnations have 

 also braced up somewhat. Bulbous 

 flowers are being received in increased 

 quantity. 



The general opinion pre- 

 CHICAGO vails that trade was 

 more nearly approach- 

 ing normal the past week than for 

 some time previously. When books 

 are compared with those of two or 

 three years ago it Is found that they 

 suffer little in comparison. Last year 

 was an exceptionally good one and 

 February this year, under the pre- 

 vailing conditions, is bound to fall 

 below in volume of business but this 

 does not discourage the thinking 

 florist. Roses are comparatively 

 scarce. The quality of those now 

 coming in is good and customers are 

 not "slow in supplying their needs 

 early. Carnations are in fair demand 

 and the stock runs all the way from 

 splits to fancy, but the price does not 

 average high enough to make the 

 growers feel that they will have much 

 left after the coal bills are paid. 

 Spring flowers exceed in quantity 

 those of other years and while many 

 are sold there are also many lost. 

 Common ferns sell for $3 per thou- 

 sand. 



Business is up to ex- 

 CINCINNATI pectations. Demand 

 is shady and results 

 in the average business being fairly 

 good. Fxpress service is much better, 

 and now shipments are either going 

 through or coming through in a rea- 

 sonable time. Shipments from the 

 east and south, however, are still de- 

 layed somewhat. Roses, with the ex- 

 ception of American Beauties, are far 

 short of actual needs. The American 

 Beauties, however, are in a beautiful 

 supply. Carnations, lilies and bulbous 

 stock are fairly plentiful. 



There is a very no- 

 NEW YORK ticeable activity this 

 week in the wholesale 

 market, attributable in part to the 

 Valentine's Day spurt which has had 

 ■ the effect of offsetting the usual de- 

 jection of Ash Wednesday's entry. 

 The quantity of bulbous stock being 

 received shows no diminution and 

 sales are at low figures. Roses are 

 moving briskly with no surplus in 

 sight. Carnations, violets, lilies, lily 

 of the valley, cattleyas, etc., are all 

 available in quantity unlimited and at 

 prices that are considered too low for 

 the season. Quality is excellent all 

 through. 



There is a little 

 PHILADELPHIA spurt here as the 

 week commences 

 caused by the long distance orders for 

 St. Valentine's Day. Locally there is 

 little doing as the retailers are all 

 closed for the Monday holiday and 



CATTLEYAS 



Some wonderfully choice Flowers 

 coming in 



Specials $6.00 per doz. 



Medium $3.00 $4.00 " 



Special prices on large quanti- 

 ties. 



Pussy Willow 



$.25, $.50, $.75, $1.C0 per Bunch. 



Everything in Plants, Cut 

 I Flowers, Greens, Ribbons and 



' Supplies. 



S. S. PENNOCK CO. 



THE "ffer."., PHIlADtLPHIA 



NEW YOKK 



117 W. 'iSlh St. 



B.VLTIMOKE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sis 



PHII,.4J>ELPHIA 



1608-1630 Ludlow St. 

 WASHINGTON 

 1316 H. St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ™^^ 



Ro«et 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" *' Fancy and Extra 



" *' No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Camatioiu 



Cattleya* 



Dendrobium fonnosum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



CallaS'- 



Uly of the VaUey 



Snapdrason 



Bouvardia 



Violets 



Freesia 



Narcis. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Stevia 



Calendula 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



/VsparaffUsPlo. &Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Feb II 



35.00 

 25.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



3. CO 



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40,00 



35.00 



20.00 

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15.00 



lO.OO 



8.00 

 10.00 

 I5.C0 



4.00 



75.00 



i».50 



8.00 lo 10.00 



to 7.00 



4.00 to 8.00 



to 

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1.00 



2.00 

 2.00 



2. CO 

 2.00 

 4.00 



1.50 



4.00 

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 4.00 

 3.00 

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2. CO 

 1.00 



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1. 00 

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 35'00 



CHICAGO 



Feb. II 



40.00 

 30.00 

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 6,00 

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 5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 1.50 

 40.00 



8.00 



5.00 

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20.00 



15.00 

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50.00 

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 12.00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

 60.00 



I3.00 



PRICES -Per 100 _^^ ^ 

 TO D E ALERS ONUf 



PITTSBURG 



Fcb._4 



50.00 



3500 



15.00 

 25.00 



BUFFALO 



Feb. II 



12.00 

 6.00 

 6 CO 

 6.00 

 1. 00 

 5.C0 

 3.C0 

 3.00 

 3.«o 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3, CO 



25.00 



1.35 



20.00 



50.00 



50.00 



30.00 



25.00 



6.00 



6.00 



6.00 



3.00 



6.00 

 5. CO 



5c. 00 



8.00 

 4.00 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



60.00 I 

 40.00 

 30,0c 

 10.00 



J2.CO 



I5-00 

 6.00 

 10.00 

 15.00 

 to 5.00 

 to 60.00 



to 



to 12.00 

 to 6.00 

 to 15.00 

 to 10.00 

 to 6.00 



40.00 



20. CO 

 10.00 

 8.00 



; 6.00 

 6.00 



I 6.00 



2.00 



40.00 



10.00 



4,00 



4.00 



.60 



3. CO 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 2.00 



4.00 



1. 00 

 1. 00 

 15.00 

 1. 00 

 15.00 

 35-0O 



12.00 

 12.00 

 12.00 



400 



60.00 



12.00 

 8.00 



8.00 



•75 

 6.C0 

 3.00 

 4^£o 

 1.50 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 3. CO 



3.00 



I.2J 



20.00 

 60.CO 



only funeral work Is being attended 

 to. American Beauty roses are scarce 

 at present and the quality is nothing 

 extra. This is a usual condition for 

 this time of year and it will be three 

 or four weeks before much improve- 

 ment can be expected. Russells are 

 very good but not over plentiful. 

 Scott Keys, Hadleys and Hoosiers are 

 also of very superior quality and sell 

 fairly well at moderate prices. Carna- 

 tions are at their best and very popu- 

 lar but r.nfortunately the prices con- 

 tinue at a much lower level than this 

 time last year. Cattleyas and gar- 

 denias .vere never better and there is 



an ample supply of them. Cypripe- 

 diums do not go so well, much of the 

 stock arriving, although of fancy types, 

 showing evidence of having been 

 rather too long on the plants. Sweet 

 peas are a big feature of the market. 

 Immense quantities of them find ready 

 sale at good prices. Valentine demand 

 is using up many of this popular 

 favorite. Daffodils and other bulbous 

 llowors are much in evidence. Freesias, 

 especially the variety Purity, go well 

 as does also the Iris novelty Tingitana. 

 Plumosus green is scarce and higher 

 than usual. 



{Ccntitiued en fn£e t6j) 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and Importers 



1129 Archest. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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