October 3, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



497 



Flower Market Reports 



For the past few days 

 BOSTON this market has been 



nearly swamped with the 

 heavy accumulations of flowers, but 

 now the situation, following a sharp 

 frost, is much improved and today, 

 Thursday, has seen a very welcome 

 spirit of activity. Roses are good, 

 and not too plentiful. Carnations are 

 received rather too heavily for the 

 demand but they hold their price 

 pretty well when good. Lily of the 

 valley has eased up somewhat but 

 longiflorum lilies are holding firm. 

 Asters are plentiful, low grade and 

 cheap. Chrysanthemums rapidly in- 

 creasing in number and quality. Vio- 

 lets are in and bring 50c. a hundred. 

 The outlook is for a rather overloaded 

 market generally, should there be 

 good weather. 



Business seems to be 

 BUFFALO on the upward course. 



The outdoor stock is 

 gradually leaving us and the indoor 

 material is more sought for. Chrysan- 

 themums are coming on more each 

 day and have taken well. Dahlia ship- 

 ments from Eastern points have not 

 arrived in good shape. Roses continue 

 to come in quantity and there are any 

 amount of the shorts, which are hard 

 to move. Lily of the valley and lilies 

 have sold well and the market has 

 been fairly cleaned up daily. Carna- 

 tions are coming on nicely. There are 

 some excellent Enchantress and White 

 Perfection and these have sold read- 

 ily. 



Summer weather pre- 



CHICAGO vails and there has been 

 no frost to kill the out- 

 door flowers. The increase in demand 

 which was slightly evident earlier in 

 the month, has dropped off again and 

 even some good flowers are wasted. 

 The supply of roses is a little less, 

 but there are still more than can be 

 used. Quality is excellent and the 

 buyer has everything in his favor. 

 Asters are decidedly less in evidence; 

 home grown ones are fast dwindling 

 away and eastern shippers have about 

 ceased to send to this market. Lily 

 of the valley sales lag this week. 

 Chrysanthemums are becoming an im- 

 portant factor in the day's sales, Octo- 

 ber Frost and Golden Glow comprising 

 the bulk of the cutting. Smith's Ad- 

 vance is about gone. Carnations are 

 more plentiful each day, the size of 

 the flower and the length of stem 

 showing up well for the last of Sep- 

 tember. Altogether business is far 

 from good. 



The market is still 



CINCINNATI crowded by tlie large 

 receipts of dahlias, 

 asters and roses. Business is picking 

 up but not enough to cause an ad- 

 vance from the low prices. Dahlia re- 

 ceipts are generally of a high quality. 

 Cosmos has a fair call. Roses are in 

 a very heavy supply. American Beau- 

 ties, however, are rather scarce. The 

 lily supply has shortened considerably. 

 Last week the first chrysantlinmums 



OCTOBER 

 WEDDINGS 



Wlilte OrcblilR and Valley In 

 (lu^iiiiity and of splendid quallly 

 ton. .Mho CattleyaH. Vundan, 

 Oru idluiiis and C ypripcdiums. 



Doz. 100 



<,itlliy«» »«.00 »I0.00 



Dendrohium Formo- 

 sa in 6.00 



Viinda t'oerulea 2.«« 15.00 



< .^ iiripediuma (fancy) 2.50 



Oiicidiunia 50 3.00 



We can also supply Orchids 

 ii,i\cd In attraitlve assortments, 

 S.l.iH), JIO.OO and $15.00 boxes. 



V.VLLKY: Speelal, $5.00 per 

 100; Extra, $4.00 per 100. 



S. S. PENNOCK- 

 MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK' PHIUDBIPHIA 



117 W. 28il. Si. 1608-1620 ladlow Si. 



BALTIMORE E^VASHISGTOS^^ 



Fr.nllin .nd Si. PaatSn. 1216 H Si., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^''^ '''"^^'to'dI!Xlers ^y 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



** " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Killarney, Richmond, Extra 



" *' Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 



" " " Ordinary. 



Maryland, Taft, Extra 



*' *' Ordinary 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum . 



Lily of the Valley 



Asters 



Gladioli 



Com Flower 



Chrysanthemums 



Dahlias 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianlum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (lOo) 



" *' & Sprcn. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



<Jct. I 



ST. LOVIS 



Sept. aS 



20.00 to 



6.00 to 



l.oo to 



4.00 to 



.50 to 



4.00 to 



.50 to 



4.00 to 



.50 to 



3.00 10 



1.50 to 



■75 <o 



30.00 to 



4.00 to 



3.00 to 



•35 t° 



I. CO to 



to 



6.00 to 



1.00 to 



.50 to 



to 



•75 «> 



I3.00 to 



35.00 to 



iQ.oo to 



35.00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.0a 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



12.00 

 3.00 

 1.00 



40.00 



6.00 



4.00 



•50 



3. CO 



■50 



13.50 

 3.00 

 1.00 



30.00 

 1.00 



15.00 



50.00 



35.00 



30.00 

 10.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 1.00 

 4.00 

 2. 00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 I. 00 

 40.00 

 6.00 

 300 

 1.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 



S.oo 

 300 

 ■ •50 

 50.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



15.00 

 10.00 

 4.C0 

 4.00 

 1.00 

 4.00 



3. 00 

 4.00 

 1.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 35.00 

 6.00 



jS.oo 

 15.00 



1.35 

 11.50 

 50.00 

 25.00 



PHOA. 



Sep t. 19! r^ 

 30.00 

 13.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



3. 00 



8.00 

 3.00 

 1.50 

 50.00 

 12.00 

 500 

 2.00 



to 

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 3.00 10 

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35.00 to 

 35.00 to 



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so.oo 



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13.00 



1.00 



•40 



15.00 



4.00 



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 •0.00 



1.50 



15.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



and violets of the season made their 

 appearance. Carnations are increasing 

 in numbers and include some very 

 good blooms. Asters while still plen- 

 tiful are near an end. The last gladi- 

 oli, too, are coming into the wholesale 

 houses. They are not very good. Both 

 orchids and lily of the valley meet 

 with a fair demand. 



Stock is a 



KNOXVILLE, TENN. little scarce 

 although 

 about enough to supply the local trade. 

 Dahlias are good, carnations are be- 

 ginning to bloom, roses rather scarce, 

 chrysanthemums will be here in a 

 short time. Trade is unusually good 

 for this time of the year, and this 

 month will show a large increase over 

 September of last year. Local trade 

 is sufficient to consume all stock with 

 the exception of orchids. 



Since our last report 



NEW YORK the cut flower market 



has had a fluctuating 



and unsteady career. 'At present writ- 



ing conditions have settled down a 

 little towards a stable basii, and prices 

 are firmer on most specialties, due to 

 the cold weather of the past tew days, 

 the shortening up of the product from 

 under glass and the killing oft of 

 much of the outdoor garden stuff such 

 as dahlias, asters, gladioli, etc. Vio- 

 lets are on deck once more but their 

 status in this market for the coming 

 season is not yet discernible to any- 

 body. Orchids are not doing as well 

 as they should in holding up their 

 traditions as a high class and high 

 price flower. Many cattleyas are 

 moved out of the wholesale marts at 

 prices which not many years ago 

 would have given their growers heart 

 disease. Carnations are improving In 

 quality but are not yet up to standard. 

 Cosmos is abundant. The gardenia is 

 beginning to come out of the obscurity 

 in which it has hidden for several 

 months, and in fairly acceptable quali- 

 ty. Lily of the valley is holding its 

 own right "in the middle of the road." 



(Co. iiHued 01 fngt jm) 



