February 10, 1917 



HORTICULTUEE 



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•*"^^^ Wonderfully choice quality; sprays full and well 

 ♦^. »V matured— $1.00 and $1.50 per bunch. Try a sample 



of either grade. 



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$.25, $.50 and $.75 per bunch 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE ^''"F'.riit.of PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



117 W. 28th St. 1608-1620 Ludlow St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 1216HSt., N.W 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ™^= 



The long expet-ted break 

 BOSTON in prices arrived this 



week accompanying an 

 increase in stock generally. Short 

 roses have fallen off one half, both in 

 price and sales. Better qualities were 

 not so hard hit, but an appreciable 

 decrease in volume of sales was noted 

 here also. White carnations have 

 Btood up well under the sharp decline, 

 neither falling off in quality or 

 amount. Reds, however, are slightly 

 inferior to those seen hitherto and 

 not so nmch in demand. The market 

 is slowly being filled with its usual 

 spring specialties English primroses 

 are in abundance, and apparently have 

 made a decided hit with the public. 

 Paper whites have been rather drowsy 

 all week. Tulips of excellent grade 

 «re much in demand and have enjoyed 

 stiff prices. Calendulas and wall 

 flowers are being sold in meager quali- 

 ties at a low price. 



For two weeks past 

 BUFFALO business has been rath- 

 er uneven, one day a 

 heavy demand for stock and the next 

 day business only normal. Design 

 work was in demand for a few days, 

 which kept the carnations and other 

 stock for such use cleaned up. Roses 

 are not too plentiful, especially shorts, 

 while medium continue somewhat 

 scarce and prices have been firm. 

 Lilies are on the short side but the 

 bulbous stock is coming in more plen- 

 tiful each day. There are fine mig- 

 nonette, orcliids. sweet peas. etc. Beau- 

 ties are coming in good quality and 

 prices rule high. 



The extremely low tem- 

 CHICAGO perature cut down sales 



on the first Saturday in 

 February. .\ genuine blizzard developed 

 and both local and out-of-town trade 

 showed a decided tendency to await 

 its departure. Monday had not changed 

 conditions very decidedly, but there 

 was some improvement, especially in 

 shipping trade. Stock was naturally 

 kept back oy the low temperature and 

 cloudy days so prices varied little. 

 There are more carnations just now 

 than the market needs and some of the 

 largest consigners are now cutting 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



*• '* Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenbcrg, Hoosier Beauty 



Wztd 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



< )phelia. Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Kay 



Carnations 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium f ormosum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Callas ' 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Daffodils • 



Narcissi. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia •■* 



Tulips 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AsparaKUsPIu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Feb. 5 



CHICAGO 



Feb. 5 



50.00 



30.00 



8.00 



BUFFALO 



Feb. 5 



PITTSBURG 



Jan. 32 



6.00 to 



6.00 to 



6.00 to 



6.00 to 



to . 



3 00 to 



12.50 

 6.fO 

 10.00 



to 



4.00 

 3.00 to 

 3.00 to 



2. 00 to 

 2.00 t> 



4.00 to 



3.00 to 



75 



■ 75 



•75 



to 



to 

 to 

 to 



heavily. Bulbous stock is much in 

 evidence on all the counters and its 

 l)riglit colors and good keeping quali- 

 ties are adding to its popularity as the 

 season advances. There are enough 

 Beauty roses to supply the regular de- 

 mand. Single violets are selling well 

 and many double ones are moving but 

 at a much lower figure. All kinds of 

 roses are in good supply and they gen- 

 erally move each day at satisfactory 

 prices. A good many lilies are selling 

 now. Lily of the valley is scarce but 

 freesia, its nearest approach to a rival 

 is increasing daily, while Roman hya- 

 cinths also help out. There is a large 

 quantity of good stevia seen in some 

 houses and with pussy willows are 

 much used with the large flowers. 

 Some excellent green is coming from 

 the South as well as being cut locally. 



Notwithstanding several 

 NEW YORK wild blizzardy days 

 when supply ran meagre 

 on some important items and stiff 

 prices were maintained temporarily, 

 yet the very evident tendency of the 

 market is towards a surplus condition, 

 lower values and freer sales. Spring 

 influences are in the air and will soon 



change the aspect of scarcity to one 

 of superabundace. The variety of 

 flowers offered in the wholesale dis- 

 trict has never before been equaled 

 and the quality leaves little more to 

 ask tor. Bulbous stock is getting a 

 little troulilesome. 



Condi tions re- 



PHILADELPHIA main about the 

 same as reported 

 during the past three weeks. Roses 

 are still scarce and the carnations 

 are having their inning. Acacia 

 pubescens is among the new items to 

 be seen around; also white camellias. 

 Snapdragon is very fine now and 

 meeting with much favor. 



Stock has again 



PITTSBURGH shortened up con- 

 siderably and it is 

 often impossible to supply orders in 

 full. This is particularly true of long- 

 stemmed roses. On Monday one retail 

 firm had an electric fan in front vig- 

 orously fanning warm air on the win- 

 dows wliile here and there the entire 

 length of the long store room were 

 tall copper receptacles filled with burn- 



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