May 11, 1918 



HOETICULTUEE 



469 



Flower Maiioct Reports 



At the present moment 

 BOSTON the Boston market is 



fairly seething with flow- 

 ers driven to maturity and quick de- 

 crepitude by the unprecedented heat 

 of the past few days and incapable of 

 lasting over night in presentable con- 

 dition. All this comes at a time when 

 the unwisely hoarded carnations and 

 other stock had been hopefully in- 

 terned for the Mothers' Day blow-out 

 with the 'result again that often hap- 

 pens to the "best laid plans o' mice 

 and men," and all projects for the cele- 

 bration are badly demoralized. There 

 are quantities of every imaginable 

 flower stock in sight but thp buyers 

 are few, although it is also true that 

 the wholesale dealers have a cheerful 

 lot of orders on their flies for ship- 

 ment at the end of the week. The sit- 

 uation is evidently similar in kind to 

 that existing elsewhere for there are 

 heaps of American Beauties from "up- 

 the-Hudson" in New York state that 

 have arrived in just the proper condi- 

 tion for making rose jars and rose 

 beads. Among the handsomest stock 

 offered in quantity are the Spanish 

 irises in blue, white, purple and gold, 

 and the" anemones in colors of unriv- 

 alled brilliancy. Budb stock has nar- 

 rowed down to Von Sion and poetlcus 

 narcissi and longiflorum lilies mainly. 

 There are lots of snapdragons, tall and 

 stately, but they find scant sympathy 

 and the sweet peas have "met their 

 Waterloo" in the heat wave. 



The condition of the 

 CHICAGO market has .greatly 



changed during the past 

 week. A sudden change from cold 

 weather to midsummer temperature 

 has brought on a quantity of stock, 

 much of which is a little soft for ship- 

 ping. Local trade cannot use it all 

 though much is moved each day. The 

 prospects for Mothers' Day are hard 

 to determine at this writing (May 

 7th), so much depends upon the tem- 

 perature. Orders have come in that 

 indicate good business if stock is 

 right and prices not too high. 



The demand for 

 CINCINNATI Mothers' Day is ex- 

 tremely heavy while 

 the outlook for a large supply of stock 

 for that day is not any too promising. 

 Last week's business was good and 

 kept the market cleaned up pretty 

 well. Roses are in only a fair supply 

 and are not any too plentiful. The 

 first peonies from the south made 

 their aipearance last week. Sweet 

 peas are in a fair supply. Excellent 

 orchids are available but they meet 

 \vith a poor market. Other offerings 

 include Cape jessamime, parrot, tulips, 

 poetlcus narcissus, snapdragon, lily of 

 the valley and iris. 



This market has 

 NEW YORK had a bad week for 

 the growers and 

 wholesalers and a very light one for 

 the retailers. The Liberty Bond 

 campaign and other influences out- 

 side of floral considerations have 



RUSSELL 



The'qualily is still as choice as 

 ever and in quantity with us at 



Special . . . $20.00 

 Fancy . . . 15.00 

 Extra . . . 10.00 

 First ... 8.00 

 Second . . . 4.00 



Everything in Plants, Cut Flowers 

 Greens, Ribbons and Supplies 



S. S. PENNOCK 

 COMPANY 



The Wholesale Florists of 

 Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1 e08- 1 620 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Stfc 



WASHINGTON. 1218 H. St.. N. W. 



WBOLBSALB FLOWER MARKETS — 



TRADE 



CINCINNATI 



May 6 



CHICAGO 



May 6 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extia 



•• " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Aienberg, Hoosicr Beauty 



Ward 



ICillarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, HiUingdon 



Camatioiu 



Csttleyu-- 



Ldiea, Lonififlorum 



Lilies. Specio»um 



Iris 



Callu 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapcirason 



Gladioli 



Pansieft. 



Daffodil! 



Tulips 



Calendula 



Stocks 



Wall Flowers 



Misnonette 



Sweet Peas 



Marsuerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax • • ■ ■ ■ 



\sp«racusPla.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



40.00 



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15.00 

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4.00 

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PRICES — Per 100 ^^ ^ 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



PITTSBURG 



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 25.00 



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operated to the disadvantage of 

 trade, and the heavy influx of flowers 

 due to the sultry weather and conse- 

 quently of soft and unsatisfactory 

 (luality, has made the past ten days 

 anything but inspiriting tor the 

 dealers. New York has never taken 

 very seriously to Mothers' Day and 

 barring a stiffened backbone on the 

 market value of carnations, in sympa- 

 thy with other markets which have 

 ordered heavily here for their needs 

 on that occasion, the event is not to 

 any extent reflected in any special 

 activity. Spring bulbous flowers are 

 no longer a predominating feature 

 and will soon take their departure 

 tor this season and maybe a longer 

 period. The supply of roses and car- 

 nations is very heavy in all varieties 

 and qualities. Large shipments of 

 outdoor garden bloom are further en- 

 cumbering the wholesale district. 



"Lilac week, Bar- 

 PHILADELPHIA num circus week. 



Liberty Bond 

 week, is it any wonder there's a mess 

 around here!" This from Bill Moore, 

 who is in charge of the surplus sales 

 at one of our big wholesale markets 

 here, tells the tale succinctly in a few 

 words. But this was the middle of 

 the week and things picked up a bit 

 later and by Friday and Saturday "the 

 mess" had largely disappeared. Crops 

 are abundant and fine on American 

 Beauty, Russell, Ophelia and other 

 roses with prices ruling about the 

 same as last reported. Carnations 

 are about as satisfactory as anything 

 and holding their own well. Lots of 

 sweet peas, many of them soft and 

 not very salable. Weather too damp. 

 (Continued on page J/Tl) 



