April 27, 1918 



H K T 1 C U L T U K E 



431 



Flower Madoet Reports 



Business has lagged con- 

 BOSTON siderably this week and 



at present moment Is 

 depresslngly dull. Roses are moved 

 only at very low figures although of 

 excellent quality generally. Carna- 

 tions are also very draggy. There is 

 an abundance of sweet pea.s but many 

 of them are rather short-stemmed and 

 inferior. With the exception of large 

 daffodils, Darwin tulips and lilies, 

 bulbous flowers are about over. There 

 are some very fine ranunculuses in 

 fair quantities and these sell at from 

 $4.00 to $8.00 a hundred. English 

 primroses are quite plentiful and good, 

 selling at $2.00 per dozen bunches for 

 the best. Snapdragon of fine finish 

 is offered but finds few takers. Lily 

 of the valley is better than for a long 

 time past, but like everything else it 

 is not finding a very appreciative 

 market just now. 



Trade continues mod- 

 CHICAGO erate and no change for 



the better is expected 

 till the cold wind and rain give way 

 to warmth and sunshine. Funeral 

 work is using up a fair amount of 

 stock and shipping orders are helping 

 out but more business would be wel- 

 come, and there is plenty of stock to 

 take care of it. There is an abundance 

 of roses coming in daily and the 

 variety and quality are all that can be 

 desired. Carnations continue in excess 

 of demand. There is plenty of miscel- 

 laneous stock to choose from and the 

 buyer on the spot will get a good deal 

 for his money. 



Taking into consid- 

 CINCINNATI eration the general 

 conditions and the 

 time of the year business is fairly 

 good. The supply Is sufficient and at 

 times proves to be more than sufficient. 

 Prices are very reasonable, at least 

 from the buyers point of view. 



Roses are in a fair supply. Carna- 

 tions are coming in heavily. Sweet 

 peas are fairly plentiful but many are 

 short stemmed. Lilies are not near as 

 plentiful as they were. Some excellent 

 snapdragon is seen. 



Trade has been going 

 NEW YORK at a very moderate 



gait for the past 

 week. There is nothing in sight at 

 present to indicate any special activity 

 ahead and the small trader and bar- 

 gain-lot buyer has come in quite wel- 

 come in many instances so that ac- 

 cumulations may be held down. The 

 growers are doing their part as to 

 quality of product, most varieties of 

 seasonable stock being very well 

 grown. This is particularly true of 

 the roses, which are very fine, as a 

 rule. Cattleyas are still seen in 

 larger supply than the market re- 

 quires. Gardenias are a slow proposi- 

 tion — in fact, everything that would 

 be classed among the choice high- 

 grade products is noticeably slow to 



VALLEY 



For the balance of the sea- 

 son we will have a regular 

 supply of Valley 



Special, $8.00 

 First, 6.00 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS, 



PLANTS, GREENS, RIBBONS 



AND SUPPLIES. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^tfiruuof Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 T W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



ieOH-1620 LualowSt. Franklin & St. Paul Sta. 



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ™^^ 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Rotes 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra. 



" '* No. I and culls. . . 



Russell, Eulcr, Mock 



Hadley - 



Areoberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon. 



Camationa 



Cattleraa 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosuno 



Ir 



CINCINNATI 



April »3 



CHICAGO 



April 2z 



Callas 



Uly of the Valley 



Snaodr^son 



Gladioli 



Punsies 



Freesia 



Narcis. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Daffodil. 



Tulips 



Calendula 



Stocks 



Wall Flowers 



Mignonette 



S^ve^t Pea* 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax - 



AsparaffusPIo.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



40.00 

 25.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 500 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 



3. CO 



50.00 

 10.00 



50.00 



35-00 . 

 15.00 I 



15-00 



I300 



8.00 I 

 8.00 I 



lO.tO I 



3.00 

 60.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



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to 

 to 



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2.00 to 



2.00 to 



2 00 to 



4.0a to 



.50 to 



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to 



to 



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 25.00 



to 



3.00 



3.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



4.C0 



3 00 

 6.00 



1.50 

 1.50 



1. 00 



20.00 



50.00 



40.00 



20.00 



5.00 



3.00 

 300 



2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 ;.oo 

 40.00 

 6.0a 



5.00 



5.C0 

 4.00 



500 



75 



to 

 to 

 to 



2 00 



2 on to 



2.00 to 



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2.00 to 



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3.00 

 ■50 



15.00 



1. 00 



1 3.00 



25.00 



50,00 

 40.00 

 15.00 

 25.00 

 3J.0O 

 I2.0«. 

 10.00 

 10.00 

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 60.00 

 10 00 



8.00 

 13. 00 

 5.00 



1. 00 

 3.00 



3.cx> 

 3 00 

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 3.00 

 4.00 



8.00 



1.50 



1. 00 



25.00 



i»5 



30.00 



50.00 



BUFFALO 



April t3 



40.00 

 30 00 

 15.0c 

 8.00 



PITTSBURG 



April 15 



30.00 



so. 00 



3.00 



3.00 

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4.00 



3.00 

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8.00 

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 6.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 -50 



I. CO 



1.00 



I. CO 



3.00 



3.00 



9.00 



-50 



1 .00 



15. CO 



1 .00 



15 03 

 35.00 



10. (O 



8.00 



6. CO 



8.00 

 10.00 



3.00 

 50.00 

 lo.co 



6.00 

 to 8.00 



to 12.00 



to 8 00 



to 10.00 



to 8.00 



to .75 



to 3.to 



to 



to 



to 3.( O 

 to 3. 00 



to 3.00 

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to 

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4.C0 



1.50 



1.50 



25 00 



1.25 



3C .00 

 5000 



30 00 

 15.10 

 5. CO 



10.00 



to 40.00 

 to 35.00 

 to I z . 5« 

 35.00 



. to 

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4.00 



4.00 

 4.00 



6j.oo 

 12.00 



6.00 



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6. CO 



6.00 



3.00 

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 1. 00 



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4.00 



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to 7500 



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1. 00 

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 1.5c 

 3.0. 



1.50 



25.00 

 75.cc 



move and whatever business is had 

 leans mcstly to the things that are 

 more commonplace and cheap. The 

 stores that have been doing the most 

 business are those located in neighbor- 

 hoods where laboring people and those 

 of moderate means reside and the 

 Fifth avenue and Madison avenue re- 

 tailers have had the most reason to 

 complain of reduced and sluggish 

 business. 



Business has 



PHILADELPHIA, been rather er- 

 ratic here. Some 

 days it would be good; then a slump; 

 then pick up again. The weather, the 

 parades for Liberty, the supply and de- 

 mand — all had a bearing. Erratic is 

 the word that tells the story all right. 



"Off again, on again, gone again. Pin- 

 negan!" Peonies from southern i)oints 

 have made their appearance. Very 

 fair quality, but nothing like what we 

 will have soon from nearby. Roses 

 are holding their own fairly well and 

 prices remain on an even keel. Car- 

 nations are selling about as well as 

 anything. Some days there are too 

 many; then again, not enough. Sweet 

 peas are in ample supply, not quite sa 

 fine as they were, shorter stemmed and 

 a bit soft. Gardenias are slow. When 

 you hear the boys on the street offer- 

 ing them for a nickel on a Saturday, 

 that tells the story. Spanish Iris are 

 again in evidence. These are of the 

 later-flowering varieties and bring 

 more moderate prices. Apple, cherry, 

 lilac and other outdoor blossoms are 

 {Confhuied on page 423) 



