September 5, 1914 



HORTICULTUEE 



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Flower Market Reports 



Very little animation is 

 BOSTON apparent in the trade yet, 



either in wholesale or re- 

 tail departments. Roses are plentiful. 

 American Beauties included. The lat- 

 ter are selling quite freely but there is 

 still a surplus. Carnations of the new- 

 crop are coming in ; no great demand 

 for them but they are moving satisfac- 

 torily. Gladioli are shortening up rap- 

 idly; neither as good nor as abundant 

 as they were. Asters are a veritable 

 nuisance as to quantity received and 

 lack of demand and they are bedrag- 

 gled by the frequent rains. A few 

 chrysanthemums— October Frost and 

 Golden Glow are seen. Sweet peas are 

 in good demand and scarce. The same 

 is true of lily of the valley. 



Quite a satisfactory 

 BUFFALO business was had dur- 

 ing the past week. The 

 supply is heavy on all lines except on 

 fancy asters which are still on the 

 scarce side. Some indoor grown as- 

 ters are fine, but not enough to fill the 

 demand for that quality. There are 

 plenty of Beauties and other roses, 

 also lilies. The Saturday cleanup was 

 quite satisfactory for summer condi- 

 tion. 



According to schedule, 

 CHICAGO business should be 

 awakening into new life 

 this week and it really is on the gain. 

 Not that anything like all the flowers 

 are sold or that prices are what grow- 

 ers like to see them, but the tendency 

 is to a strengthening of prices on the 

 best grades of stock and a little bet- 

 ter demand. Carnations are again a 

 feature in the market, some very good 

 ones coming from under the glass, and 

 stems are lengthening. The chrysan- 

 themum season is just opening and 

 Golden Glow has all the honors so far. 

 selling from eight to fifteen cents each. 

 Supply of lily of the valley is shorten- 

 ing as is also the number of orchids. 

 Daisies are .gone and miscellaneous 

 flowers are few. This makes it easier 

 to sell a higher class of flowers and 

 the demand runs strongly to roses, as 

 usual. Beauties seemed shortening a 

 little last w-eek but are again plenti- 

 ful, more than can be moved. Mrs. 

 Russell is holding her own as queen of 

 the summer with Mrs. Shawyer sec- 

 ond. At Poehlmann Bros', the success 

 of these as summer roses is considered 

 sure. There is a good supply of Mrs. 

 Ward, Sunburst and Killarney Bril- 

 liant among the newer roses, and when 

 cooler weather comes the wholesaler 

 predicts the usual swing back to Kil- 

 larneys and Richmonds. as first 

 choice of buyers again. All kinds of 

 green can be had. Carnation Philadel- 

 phia is being seen in the market, but 

 so far it looks sleepy. Possibly cooler 

 weather will give better results. 



The demand for stock 

 CINCINNATI is very slow while 

 the supply on the 

 other hand continues large and good. 

 The result of the combination of these 

 two items is a rather poor week's 

 business. The cut of roses continues 

 heavy; quality much better. Carna- 

 tions are fair for the first crop flowers. 

 Lilium giganteum plentiful and good. 

 Rubrum lilies do not sell very well. 

 A few tuberoses reach the wholesale 

 market. Asters and gladioli together 

 form the largest part of the week's 



MRS. CHARLES RUSSELL 



litis new Eose is iu liue form at 

 present and is proving a good hot 

 weather variety. Get some of 

 tliem ! 



$6, $8 and $10 per 100 



If you want variety iu Kosus for 

 your coming season's business, you 

 can get them from us. We have 

 85 or more varieties to pick from 

 and the above-mentioned variety 

 will be among the best. 



DAHLIAS 



This fall Jlower is coming in in 

 fine variety. For decoration work 

 there is nothing better. 



$2 and $3 per 100 — special 

 price in quantity 



We close at Noon, Labor Day, Sept. 7 



Until Sept. 15, we continue to close at 



5 P. M. 



S. S. PENNOCKMEEHAN CO, 



m WHOLESALE 

 FLORISTS OF 



PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PBIIADELPHIA BALTIMORE VVASBINOTON 



^Ov^fA"^ 11' W- 28l[i St. 1608-1620 Indlon St. Fr.nklln .nd St. F.ol S1..I2I6 H Si., 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. Longifiorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Asters 



Gladioli - 



Com Flower 



Chrysanthemums 



Dahlias 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianium 



Smilax ... 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (lOo) 



'* '* & Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



^ept. 3 



ST. LOUIS 



August 29 



PHILA. 



August 29 



3.00 to 



■ 25 

 1.00 

 .50 



.50 



■75 



offerings and as far as aggregate total 

 sales are concerned form the largest 

 part of the week's business. They 

 are, however, offered in such large 

 quantities that it is impossible to real- 

 ize a fair price for them while many 

 go to waste. 



Seasonal changes are 

 NEW YORK noted in the stock 



offered in the whole- 

 sale markets and the window decora- 

 ations of the stores. A hint that Au- 

 tumn is not far away is seen in the 

 display here and there of excellent 

 blooms of Golden Glow chrysanthe- 

 mums. Dahlias in abundance are now 

 procurable if anybody wanted them. 

 Gladioli are still in very heavy re- 

 ceipt but they will gradually recede 



from now on. Asters are in varying 

 quality, some of them being unpre- 

 cedentedly fine. Roses are coming 

 in heavily, some better than others, 

 but, as a rule, showing up well con- 

 sidering the time of year. Carnations 

 are not yet in much evidence, but 

 those that are received are of fair 

 quality. All the foregoing are in ex- 

 cess of demand which is the light- 

 est ever experienced in this market. 

 Lily of the valley is the one scarce 

 article. There is a lively call for all 

 that comes in and at very firm prices. 

 Xo more cheap lily of the valley ia 

 likely to encumber the trade for some 

 time to come. The stock of pips In 

 storage will, no doubt, be carefully 



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