April 6, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



34& 



Flower Market Reports 



Never in the history of 

 BOSTON Easter have the florists 



of this section had great- 

 er cause for thankfulness than on this 

 occasion. A whole week of delightful 

 weather conducive to the best results 

 in plant and flower crops culminated 

 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in a 

 condition of spring atmosphere which 

 brought out the public in swarms, 

 crowded the flower stores to the limit 

 and made plant and flower deliveries 

 simple and expeditious. On Sunday 

 the thermometer registered 64 degrees 

 and a more perfect Easter day has 

 never been seen. Jlarch, for once, 

 "went out like a lamb" and April has 

 come in as if to joyously celebrate "the 

 bridal of the earth and sky." The 

 wholesalers did a big shipping trade, 

 the estimate of one of the wholesalers 

 that fully seventy per cent, of the 

 Easter cut flower product had been 

 sent away by Thursday night, being 

 not far from the truth. The rush in 

 the wholesale markets was a forecast 

 of the general results in the retail 

 stores, which at the windup were com- 

 pletely dismantled of the immense 

 stock they had secured. Lilies were 

 cleaned up early and many would-be 

 buyers had to go without. Lily prices 

 were much higher than at any recent 

 Easter. Among the rather unusual 

 things offered in cut flowers were cor- 

 eopsis, renunculus, anemones, ixias 

 and the pink petunia known as Bar 

 Harbor Beauty. Bicolor Victoria nar- 

 cissi were superb and lots of them. 

 There were plenty of good roses but 

 they were all needed. 



The condition of the market three 

 days after Easter presents an entirely 

 dilferent aspect. The usual reaction 

 after a flower holiday set in with a 

 vengeance and on Wednesday the bot- 

 tom fell completely out. The values 

 quoted in our flower price tables mean 

 very little at present for almost noth- 

 ing can be disposed of at any price. 

 Stock is piled high in the wholesale 

 places but 5t is not wanted and half- 

 price or quarter-price would make no 

 difference, although quality runs high. 

 Business is dead for the time being. 

 In addition to the usual standard as- 

 sortment there are large quantities of 

 Mrs. Sander marguerites, English 

 primroses, anemones, ranunculuses 

 and the finest long-stemmed pansies 

 ever offered in the cut flower market. 



Trade was very good 

 CHICAGO all Easter week, the 



demand though not ex- 

 tremely large being steady enough to 

 keep all in good spirits. As soon as 

 Easter shipping began there was no 

 stock left over each night, except 

 spring flowers and carnations. Orders 

 from out-of-town were reported as 

 equal to those of former years and if 

 any one was disappointed in their 

 shipping trade they have not made It 

 known. Home trade was heavier each 

 day as the week end drew near. The 

 wholesalers cleaned up on everything 



SWEET PEAS 



In all colors, whites, lavenders, 

 pinks, both the delicate pinks and 

 the pink and white, quite a few of 

 the newer shades, a splendid crop 

 on 



Long $2.00 



Medium $1.00 1.50 

 Short .50 .75 



EVERYTHING IN PLANTS, CUT 

 FLOWERS, GREENS, RIB- 

 BONS AND SUPPLIES. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^t?iir,^«of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 

 WASHINCTON. 1 2 1 6 H. St., N. W 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ^"^^ 



PRICES— Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONL> 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra. 



" " No. I and culls... 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadtey 



Arenbcrg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killaniey, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hilltngdon. 



Carnations 



Cattleyaa 



Lilies, LonKiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Callas 



Lilr of the Valley ••••• 



Snapdrsgon 



Gladioli 



Pansies 



Freesia 



Narcis, Paper White 



Roman Hyacinth* 



Daf fodil«. 



Tulips 



Calendula 



Stocks. 



Wall Flowers 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias -- 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Pla. A Spren. (looBhs.) 



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except carnations, which had been kept 

 too long by the growers, and conse- 

 quently were passed by. The retail 

 trade has become too familiar with the 

 over-ripe carnation to offer them to 

 their customers. That there were some 

 picked right is true and they were 

 the ones that sold. There was a big 

 sujiply of orchids that sold well. Mon- 



day after Easter found plenty of buy- 

 ers down town showing that the retail- 

 ers sold out on Sunday. 



The Easter demand 

 CINCINNATI was very satisfac- 

 tory and took up 

 everything that came into the market 

 on time and was good. Lilies were- 



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H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and Importers 



1129 Arch St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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