March 3V1917 



HORTlCULTU'Rfe 



283 



Flower Market Reports 



Slump; more slump; and 

 BOSTON then some. That Is the 



state of this market at 

 present and so far as one can see, 

 likely to be for some time to come. If 

 only the daffodils and other bulb stock 

 would slack u» there might l)e some 

 little chance for other things. Even 

 callas, erstwhile in the plebeian class, 

 are on all sides in superabundance. 

 Sweet peas and carnations crowd the 

 tables in the market, heavy contribu- 

 tions to the vast expanse of color 

 which greets the visitor, no matter 

 what hour of the day he selects. There 

 must have ben an unusual quantity of 

 Dutch hyacinth bulbs negotiated into 

 this neighborhood last fall for these 

 have never before figured very promi- 

 nently in the cut flower trade here, but 

 at present they are on all sides. Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses of the "special" 

 grade are practically unobtainable but 

 anything else that one might call for 

 can be had ad libitum and the regular 

 price quotations would figure merely 

 as "a scrap of paper." 



Conditions have changed 

 BUFFALO since the beginning of 

 the Lenten season. The 

 supply on everything is overabundant 

 except roses, which have been in nor- 

 mal supply. Daffodils, tulips and all 

 bulbous stock are overplentiful and 

 there are considerable peas, carna- 

 tions, violets, lilacs, lily of the valley 

 and other stock. Trade has complete- 

 ly fallen off and about the only thing 

 doing is a little design work. Better 

 conditions are looked for. 



The first week of Lent 

 CHICAGO has passed and what 

 part it played in market 

 conditions of the week is a question 

 upon which there is some difference of 

 opinion. Whatever the cause, there 

 has come a change and most of the re- 

 tail florists are finding It a rather 

 quiet ending to February. The whole- 

 sale houses are receiving quantities 

 of stock, more than can be used to 

 advantage and buyers are carrying 

 away the flowers for considerably less 

 than quotations. Bulbous stock, for 

 which a good price has been main- 

 tained for many weeks, is now being 

 moved for much less or it remains un- 

 sold. Tulips are especially slow sale. 

 There are more roses being cut now 

 than at any other time since Christ- 

 mas. Mrs. Russell is seen in all 

 lengths of stem and with large heads 

 of good color. American Beauties are 

 scarce and by no means all perfect. 

 Carnations are so abundant that no 

 price can be maintained steadily, but 

 concessions have to be constantly 

 made. The situation is further ag- 

 gravated by some growers who hold 

 their blooms too' long before cutting 

 them. Violets are selling slowly since 

 the rush on St. Valentine's Day and 

 good homegrown singles are offered 

 as low as 40c. per 100. The scarcity 

 of callas is over and in its place is an 

 overabundance, for on every counter 

 may be seen great jars of them. Pree- 

 sia is very plentiful. Snapdragons are 

 equal to demand, while mignonette, 

 calendulas, sweet peas, pansies and 

 other flowers are keeping the market 

 well filled. 



LILAC 



For choice and effective 

 work, nothing more beauti- 

 ful. 

 The best quality, $1.00 per banch 



A good medium quality at 75 cts. 

 per bunch 



GREEN CARNATION DYE 



$1.00 per package, enough to dye 

 300 Carnations 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE 



^"pSsof PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 2Slh St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216HSl„N.W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^^^^ •'"'^^ 



-Per 100 

 TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roaes 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



' ►phelia. Sunburst, Hillingdon 



I^ey.. 



Carnations 



Catdeyas 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Callas 



Uly oF the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Daffodils 



Narcissi. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia 



Tulips - 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas- 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



A.diantum 



Smilax .... 



AsparagrusPlu. &Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Feb. 26 



CHICAGO 



Feb. 26 



BUFFALO 



Feb. 26 



PITTSBURG 



Feb. 26 



45.00 



25.00 



8.00 



6.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



2.00 

 50.00 



6.C0 

 8.00 



4.00 

 3.00 



j.oo 



2.00 



3,00 



3.00 



75 



■ 75 



■75 



25.00 



50.00 

 35.00 

 20,00 



10.00 

 8,00 

 8.00 



10.00 



3.00 

 60.00 



12.50 



ID 00 

 10.00 

 7.00 



6.CO 

 4.00 

 3,00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



I 50 



I. CO 

 I. CO 



1. 00 

 15-00 

 50.00 



40.00 

 30.00 

 6.00 

 6,00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 6,00 



50.00 

 40.00 

 20.00 

 15,00 



10.00 

 10.00 

 12.00 



4.00 

 60.00 



10.00 to K2.50 



12.00 



S-oo 



5.00 



2.00 



2.00 



2.00 



a, 00 



1. 00 



2.00 



.50 



.40 



■75 



25 CO 



12.00 

 25.00 



15.00 

 6.00 



lO.CO 



3.00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



1.50 



1. 00 



1.60 



30.00 



1. 00 



18.00 

 50,00 



35^oo 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 B 00 

 5.00 



2. CO 



40.00 



10.00 

 4.00 

 8. 00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 2.50 

 2.00 

 2.00 



2. 00 

 2.50 

 3.00 



•75 



,30 

 1. 00 



1. 00 



25.00 



60.00 

 40.00 

 1 5.0c 



8.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



6. CO 

 12.00 

 10.00 



3.00 

 50.00 



12.00 

 6.00 



I2.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 4.0O 

 2.00 

 ■50 

 1.50 



I^25 



15.00 

 50.00 



This market is again 

 CINCINNATI well supplied with 

 stock. Prices in gen- 

 eral are lower than they were. Ship- 

 ping business, particularly in supplies 

 and greens, is excellent. Roses are in 

 ■a good supply. Carnations, while they 

 are not in a verj^ heavy supply are 

 sufficient. Lilies are plentiful, while 

 the supply of callas and rubrum lilies 

 are ample. Daffodils, hyacinths and 

 tulips are e.xcellent and in a good sup- 

 ply. Sweet peas, if anything, are too 

 plentiful. Single violets are very 

 plentiful. Lily of the valley and or- 

 chids may be had in fair quantities. 

 The supply of Asparagus plumosus 

 and Sprengeri is very short. 



The market has gone 

 NEW YORK bad, very bad. Flow- 

 ers of all kinds are 

 heavily overstocked in the wholesale 

 markets and the outlook is anything 

 but cheerful. There seems no outlook 

 for the accumulations of bulbous ma- 



terial or, indeed, most of the other 

 stock, there being nothing in the en- 

 tire list that is sold up to the limit. 

 American Beauty roses may be termed 

 an exception but if they were really 

 obtainable the quotations we list 

 would go to pieces. 



The past week's 

 PHILADELPHIA business has con- 

 tinued brisk with 

 the exception of Wednesday which be- 

 ing the first day of Lent was rather 

 dull. There was a good clean-up Fri- 

 day and Saturday and even the dragg>' 

 items went at fairly good prices. 

 Roses were more plentiful with the 

 exception of Beauties and Russells, 

 these two being still very scarce. 

 While roses seemed to be in less de- 

 mand and these piled up a little but 

 the pink varieties held their own all 

 right. Carnations came in very freely 

 and prices ruled rather easier. Orchids 

 remain about as last reported— good 



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