May 18, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



493 



Flower Market Reports 



The bottom has com- 

 BOSTON pletely gone out of the 

 flower market this week. 

 In fact it partly fell out some time ago 

 and the hot spell last week finished 

 the job and Mothers' Day did nothing 

 to put it back. Prices established in 

 advance for the occasion were not ex- 

 cessive, even on carnations, but the 

 receipts were so heavy that these 

 could not be maintained and the whole 

 fabric of market values went to 

 pieces. By Saturday morning quanti- 

 ties of carnations in the markets were 

 awaiting buyers at $10.00 a thousand. 

 The white ones were the worst suffer- 

 ers and dealers were refusing to fill 

 orders for colored ones unless 50 to 

 60 per cent of whites were also taken. 

 Much of the stock at the end of the 

 week was tired and weary looking, 

 due to weather conditions and "salt- 

 ing," jointly, and could not possibly 

 pass examination for service. Stock 

 in wholesale dealers' hands at present 

 writing is very large and with no pros- 

 pect of a cleanup. The accumulation 

 includes about everything in season — 

 roses, carnations, irises, sweet peas, 

 lilies, snapdragons, late narcissi, tu- 

 lips, callas, cattleyas, etc.. the supply 

 of all these being away beyond any 

 possibility of consumption by the 

 meagre demand. On the Mothers' Day 

 proposition the best call came from 

 places at a considerable distance. Lo- 

 cal buying was much less than had 

 been expected. City retailers, how- 

 ever, are admitting a very pleasing 

 Mothers' Day experience. They cer- 

 tainly had things quite their own way 

 and whatever increase in prices they 

 were able to "get by" with, did not 

 pass on to any considerable degree to 

 the producer. We hope to see the 

 bottom restored to the business soon, 

 to last until the natural end of the 

 season at least. With a shortening 

 up of crops and with Memorial Day 

 and the month of weddings in sight, 

 perhaps a period of stability may yet 

 be enjoyed but certainly the situation 

 this week olTers little on which to base 

 any pronounced optimism. 



Trade has not ceased 

 CHICAGO with the passing of 

 Mothers' Day, as so 

 often happened after a day of special 

 demand. After keeping their stores 

 open all day Sunday, the retailers 

 were early in the market on Monday 

 after stock to fill belated orders which 

 arrived that day. Many telegrams 

 and special delivery orders were re- 

 ceived on Monday. The wholesale 

 market cleaned up on Sunday and the 

 incoming stock on Monday was most 

 welcome. There is now a good supply 

 of all kinds and the quality is all that 

 can be desired. 



The supply for Moth- 

 ClNCINNATl ers' Day was fully 



sufficient to satisfy 

 the needs of the business for that day. 

 These needs were cut down greatly at 

 the finish by rainy weather on Satur- 



PEONIES 



For Memorial Day, Peonies will be 

 in fine shape and splendid quality. 

 They will be mostly of the newer 

 viirieties. 



$6.00, $8.00, 10.00 



With some novelties at 

 $12.00 per 100 



Everythine in Cut Flowers, Plants. 

 Greens, Ribbons and Supplies. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^"V^ioruJlof Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



1 608- 1 620 Ludlow St. Franklin & St. P«ul St». 



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - 



TRADE PRICES 



Roftea 



Am. Beauty, Spcaal 



•• " Fancy and Elxtra 



** ** No. 1 and culls 



Russell, Eulcr, Mock 



Hadley 



Aienberg, Hoosicr Beauty 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, HiUingdon 



Camatioiu 



Cattleru 



Lilies, Longrifloruin 



Lilies. Speciosum 



Iris 



CalUs 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Pansies •"• 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Calendula 



Stocks 



Wall Flowers 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Marouerites 



Gardenia* 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



\sp«raBus Pin. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI I 



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CHICAGO 



May 6 



BUFFALO 



May 13 



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day and Sunday. Roses are in a good 

 supply. Carnations are again in 

 heavy supply. Lilies are fairly plenti- 

 ful. Peonies are coming in strong and 

 by the end of this week will be very 

 plentiful. The outdoor list includes 

 also iris, lily of the valley, cape jessa- 

 mine from the South, and parrot tu- 

 lips. 



This market has had 

 NEW YORK a pretty disastrous 

 experience, due to 

 the unseasonably tropical weather of 

 last week combined with the blind pol- 

 icy of many growers who, lured by the 

 will-o-the-wisp of high prices on car- 

 nations and some other things for 

 Mothers' Day. hoarded up their flow- 

 ers until the end of the week and then 

 loaded them in by tens of thousands 

 on a thoroughly demoralized market, 

 with the result that on Saturday after- 

 noon the push-cart pedlers were parad- 

 ing the streets with bushels of carna- 



tions at twelve for ten cents, and Mon- 

 day morning the cellars and ice boxes 

 in the wholesale marts presented a 

 wretched spectacle of withered car- 

 nations which were a total loss. Other 

 flowers there were, and are now, 

 which crowd the markets to repletion 

 in various degrees of decrepitude due 

 to their long and hopeless wait for an 

 outlet but the white carnation— proud 

 emblem of Mothers' Day — is the most 

 conspicuous victim. Spanish iris is 

 very plentiful and although large 

 quantities of the flowers are disposed 

 of there is still a surplus. The clear 

 yellow, bright blue and soft lavender 

 are the best sellers. Darwin tulips of 

 wonderful beauty are seen in large 

 quantities and they share with the iris 

 the popularity of the moment. Lilacs 

 from the suburban districts have been 

 coming in by wagon loads, making 

 things lively for the street and hole- 

 in-the-wall merchants. A few days 

 win clean them up. as well as much 

 other early spring blooming hardy 

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