July 18, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



.S5 



Flower Market Reports 



There is very little activ- 



BOSTON ity thus far in the sum- 

 mer shipping trade, al- 

 thousih the time has come for it to ma- 

 terialize. The worst handicaii on the 

 wholesale market at present is the 

 glut of small roses which are consid- 

 ered well sold at 35 cents a hundred. 

 Carnations are poor generally and sell 

 very low although the receipts of as- 

 ters are still ve\y light. Cattleyas are 

 moved with difficulty at unheard-of low 

 figures. 



This market passed 



BUFFALO through a very quiet 

 week and things have 

 not improved much over last report. 

 The supply of roses is still heavy and 

 the flowers come in in open condition. 

 Sales are very slow and high prices 

 are out of the question. The Mock 

 rose has met with good sales and it 

 carries for shipping much better than 

 other varieties at this time. Carna- 

 tions are poorer eacli day though a 

 few good whites and Enchantress are 

 still had. Some gladioli in the vari- 

 eties Pink Beauty and America have 

 sold well. 



.•\sters are appearing in 



CHICAGO lare^e ntimhers each week 

 and will soon ma'-e 

 themselves an important part of the 

 summer offerings. Stems are shorter 

 than usual and unless there is suf- 

 ficient rain very soon, aster growers 

 will lose their crop. Outdoor gladioli 

 are now out-numbering the greenhouse 

 grown with the trio of favorites still 

 the bulk of tlie stock. Qualitv is ex- 

 cellent and the stock as a whole looks 

 much better than later when the col- 

 lections of off-colored gladioli alwavs 

 make their appearance. Roses are far 

 more plentiful than can be used to ad- 

 vants?e ^nd ^iiort ones =">'l more bv 

 the jar than by count. Mrs. Russell 

 at Poehlmann's is the queen of the 

 new roses to date. With stems three 

 feet long it is not hard to sell all In 

 sicht for 20c. each. Ophelia adds an- 

 other new rose and mention is made 

 on another page. Beauties continue in 

 good crop, but demand is slow. Ship- 

 ping trade Is limited, but a fair pro- 

 portion of the best stock is used up 

 In this way and the rest Is needed for 

 local sales. Carnations are mostly 

 small and do not count heavily in total 

 sales. Miscellaneous summer stock in- 

 cludes a large variety of cheap flowers, 

 sold at any price. 



The supply in the 



CINCINNATI market this week is 

 heavier than at the 

 time of the last report while the de- 

 mand has been about the same as be- 

 fore. Only the best stock is taken up 

 by the buyers. Quite a bit of it finds 

 its w-ay to the ash barrel. Roses are 

 the biggest losers in this respect. The 

 Killarneys open so quickly tliat they 

 are very nearly unsalable except in 

 limited amounts at lowest prices. Oth- 

 er roses fare better but can be had 

 only in limited quantities. American 

 Beauties are in good supply and prove 

 good property. A few more good gladi- 

 oli are now coming in. These find a 

 ready sale, while the poorer grades 

 hardly have a call. The cut of lillies 

 is large and fully able to tak<' care of 

 all calls. The first asters have made 

 their appearance. Lily of tli" valley 

 are conspicuous for their absence. 



GLADIOLI 



1,1111!.:. wi'll lliiwcivd .-ipikes. .stock Kviiwu 

 esijciiiilly fill- tlie liinver liiule, plenty »t 

 Aincrica and Kintr. also a Knod assortment 

 of otlier colors. We can take care of any 

 sized orders as we are receiving large 

 dail.v sliipments. 



$.5.00 per 100, WO.flO per 1000. In 

 lots of 200 or more, our selection 

 as to variet.v, !|i3.<K) per 100. 

 >.\LiI.EY, Spe<ial .•S4.()0 i)er 100. Evtra 



$S.«0 per 1(10. 



t.\TTLEY.\S, $6.00 per <loz.. a few extra 



larse at $".30 per <loz. 



EVERYTHING IN RIBliONS. We earry 

 one of the largest and most varied storks 

 ill the country. If you have not received 

 one ^)f our new ctitalognes, advise us and 

 we will malt you one at once. 



l>nrinK: <Iuly and August we close at 5 P. M. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



Philadelphia, 1008-1020 Ludlow St. 

 New York, 117 W. 2Sth St. 



lialtimore, Franklin and St. Paul Sts. 



Washington, 1210 H St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



*' No. I 



Killarney, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary. 



HillingdoD, Ward. Sunburst, Extra.... 

 '* " ■' Ordinary. 



Maryland, Taft, Extra 



'* " Ordinary. 



Russell , Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



*' Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longifiomm . . . 



Lily of the Valley 



Asters 



Gladioli . 



Corn Flower 



Dasies, white and yellow 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianium 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) 



" " & Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



ST. 



LOUIS I 



uly 13 I 



PHILA. 



July 13 



20.00 

 15.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



zs.oo 



18.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



6.00 



1. 00 

 10.00 

 35-00 

 15,00 



to 1.25 



to 12.50 



to 50.00 



to 25.00 



15.00 

 JO. 00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 



5.00 



2.00 



20.00 

 12.00 

 6.00 



6.00 



3.00 



6.00 



1. 00 

 15. CO 

 35^<:o 

 35.00 



1.50 

 20.00 

 50.00 



35^oc 



New green galax and leucothoe are in 

 the market. 



The flower market 

 NEW YORK shows very small im- 

 provement this week^ 

 There is a tremendous influx of small 

 roses from young stock which it does 

 not pay the growers to pack and trans- 

 port nor the wholesalers to offer for 

 sale. Very few carnations are in sight. 

 There are big receipts of lilies, both 

 longiflorum and rubruni. Gladioli are 

 rapidly increasing. Cattleyas seem 

 less abundant but there is little outlet 

 for them at present. A fair number of 

 asters are received. Asparagus plu- 

 mosus from the south is still being re- 

 ceived from southern growers. Aspar- 

 agus Sprengeri has seemingly lost its 

 hold on the market and is reported as 

 practically unsalable. 



"About as usual 

 PHILADELPHIA for the season" 

 is the remark we 

 hear in regard to business conditions. 

 Buying and selling is at a low ebb but 

 not abnormally so. Asters are coming 

 in good and are more plentiful; but so 

 far not quite enough of high-grade 



stock for the demand. The gladiolus 

 crop which has been rather backward 

 is now- much more in evidence, and 

 there is ready demand. These are not 

 only very showy but they are also 

 good shippers and keepers. America is 

 the leader so far. Roses are holding 

 their own fairly well but the decline in 

 carnations is very rapid. The sweet 

 pea situation is not as brilliant as it 

 was. The quality is none too good and 

 the quantity is also curtailed. The 

 best stock at present is coming from 

 northern points. These are longer 

 !<temined and have better substance 

 than the locals. Plenty of lilies but 

 no oversupply. The snapdragon is 

 still to be seen but they are outdoor 

 stock — short and do not ship well. 



The cut flower market 

 ST. LOUIS has not changed any 



from last week. The 

 stock coming in clearly shows the ef- 

 fect of the great heat of the past six 

 weeks with only a little shower or two. 

 The water supply of some of our county 

 growers is running low^ and the stock 

 hi the fields suffers greatly. There are 



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