July 11, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



53 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade lags badly since 

 BOSTON July 1. There is neither 

 local nor shipping de- 

 mand worth mentioning but the latter 

 should very soon waken up. Roses 

 are in abundant supply, the best sell- 

 ers being Killarney Brilliant, Double 

 White Killarney and Cardinal. There 

 is plenty of lily of the valley but longi- 

 floruni lilies are scarcer than for some 

 time past and the price has advanced. 

 Gladioli are still of the indoor stock. 

 Some outdoor sweet peas are seen but 

 the indoor product is the better, so far. 

 Asters are not yet in sight, but are 

 about due. 



Very little change in 

 BUFFALO ni a r k e t conditions, al- 

 though it may be said 

 that things are not altogether at a 

 standstill. The week end saw a fairly 

 good cleaning up except on roses of 

 poor quality and Beauties did not 

 take well. There is a heavy supply of 

 lilies which do not run to advantage 

 on account of the outdoor candidum 

 lily. Other outdoor stock such as 

 Canterbury, bells, delphinium, Shasta 

 daisies, coreopsis, etc.. has been plenti- 

 ful. Early store closing and vacations 

 are in order and a few weeks of dull- 

 ness is certain to prevail. 



Cool weather the past 

 CHICAGO week has improved the 



rose stock In a marked 

 degree. Killarney Is coming in of a 

 quality considered fair for this season 

 of the year. Most of the stock, how- 

 ever, is of the shortest length stem. 

 Good long-stemmed stock is very 

 scarce. Sunburst, which is one of the 

 most satisfactory summer varieties, 

 may be had in all desirable lengths. 

 Some very fine Russells are noted; 

 these are mostly snapped up by local 

 buyers catering to a select trade, the 

 price — 6 to 20c. — being prohibitive to 

 the cheaper trade. Shawyer is now 

 seen in increasing quantities, most of 

 it cut from young early-planted stock, 

 in length from 6 to 20 in., selling read- 

 ily at 3 to 10c. Bulgarie and .Milady 

 can be had in various lengths and of 

 fine quality. Carnations ai'e still com- 

 ing into the market in considerable 

 quantities but very few blooms are of 

 even fair quality. Asters are more in 

 evidence but most of the stock offered 

 is short-stemmed as yet. Beauties are 

 still in heavy crop and the quality is 

 excellent. Lilies are about eqvial to 

 demand; these command 8 to inc. for 

 the best grade. The crop of June 

 brides having been harvested there is 

 a decided drop in demand for lily of 

 the valley. There is an abundance of 

 out-door grown stock of every descrip- 

 tion which finds favor with many deal- 

 ers. Few sweet peas are seen and 

 these are very short stemmed. 



The market is the 



CINCINNATI usual July market. 



The supply is not 



any too large for the rather ordinary 



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ASTERS 



r 



^ .Not as good as tbey will be In :i 



sbort time, but excellent quality for 



the early cuts considering weather 



conditions — purples, wliites and 



^ pinks. 



Per 100; $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 



Few^Extra Long at $3 per lOO 



EVEKVTIIING IN RIBBONS. We carry 

 oiu' of the. largest and most varied stocks 

 of Riblions pertainini.^ to the florist liiisi- 

 iifss of any house in the country. If you 

 hiivc not received one of our new cata- 



LTiies, advise us and we will mail you 



h: at once. 



During July and August we close at 

 five P. M. 



S.S.PENNOGK-MEEHANCO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28lh St. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-162O Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE, Franklin and St. Paul Sts. 

 WASHINGTON, 1216 H St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^^'^^'^^^^/o""'*' 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 15 



" " Fancy and Extra 8. 



" " No. 1 2, 



Killarney, Richmond, Extra 3. 



" " Ordinary. 



HiUingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 5, 



" " " Ordinary 



Maryland, Taft, Extra 5, 



" " Ordinary 



Russell, Shawyer 2 



Carnations, Fancy i 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 15 



Lilies. Longiflorum 6 



Lily of the Valley 2 



Gladioh I 3. 



Com Flower 



Dasies, white and yellow 



Sweet Peas , 



Gardenias j . . 



Adianium , | 



Smilax 12 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (100) 1 35. r 



" '* & Spren. (100 Bchs.) ' lO.c 



BOSTON 



July 9 



50 to 



75 to 



25.00 



15.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



15.00 



X.50 



■50 



20.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 4.C0 

 .50 

 1.0c 

 .50 



1. 00 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35-O0 



ST, 



, LOUIS 



uly 6 



20.00 

 15.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 



1.50 to 



.50 to 



40.00 to 



8.00 to 



3.00 to 



5.00 to 



.25 to 



.25. to 



25.00 



18.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



2.00 

 1. 00 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



■50 



1. 00 



.40 



1.00 

 10.00 



35.00 



15.00 



to 1.25 



to 12.50 



to 50.00 



to 25.00 



PHILA. 



July 6 



17.50 



12.00 



6.00 



3,00 



2.00 



4.00 



3.00 



4.00 



2.00 



4.00 



2.00 



1. 00 



35-00 



8.00 



3.00 



4.00 



.25 



•50 



•35 



35.00 



20.00 



25.00 

 I7.5O" 

 10,00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



S.oo- 

 4.00 



8.00 

 3,00 



2.00- 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



■35 

 •75 



•75- 



i.co- 



20.00 

 50.00 

 35-« 



but active demand. Practically all the 

 receipts sell and some of them realize 

 pretty fair prices. There is a good de- 

 mand from out of town. The supply 

 of roses has increased somewhat but 

 the largest part consists of shol-t stock 

 of fair quality. American Beauties 

 are in a large supply, most of them 

 choice blooms. Carnations sell nicely; 

 and all good gladioli sell at sight. 

 Lilies, too, have a good market. 



Stock is shortening 

 NEW YORK up in quantity and 



the situation has 

 changed somewhat since last week's 

 report. Lilies are again in good de- 

 mand at a better price and lily of the 

 valley is selling quite well. Roses are 

 very plentiful in a way, the bulk of the 

 receipts being small new crop buds 

 which are considered well sold at 35 

 to 50 cents per 100. Asters have made 

 their appearance and bring $2.00 per 

 100. Outside gladioli are in and the 

 market price of this flower is cut to 

 one half, in consequence. Orchids are 

 doing much better than they were. 



Fourth of July 

 PHILADELPHIA week is never a 



very good week 

 for the flower business. The customers 

 are mostly all going out of town and 

 the shopkeepers fight shy of buying 

 anything except hand to mouth. But 

 compared with other years last week's 

 volume of business was all that could 

 be expected and shows up favorably. 

 Prices ruled low, of course, all along: 

 the line. Roses are plentiful and ex- 

 cept on the northern-grown, receipts 

 are only of medium quality. Carna- 

 tions are gradually running down both 

 as to quantity and quality. Per contra 

 asters are improving both in quantity 

 and quality. Pretty soon this flower 

 will be showing grade enough to cut 

 some figure in the market. Gladioli 

 is more in evidence, but as yet they 

 are mostly outdoor cut from points 

 south. Locals should have been in by 

 now, and may be expected in force 

 any day. Cattleyas, gardenias, lily of 

 the valley, lilies and other standard 

 stocks remain in normal supply and 

 demand with no marked features. 



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