April 14, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



499 



At no time this season have they been better than at 

 present; wonderful quality; all lengths. 



Special 



Fancy 



Extra 



First 



Second 



$5.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 1.50 



I'fi- 100 



$35.00 

 30.00 

 20.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



S. S. PENNOCK-IVIEEHAN CO. 



THE ^'-sJrHA!„, PHILADELPHIA 



J NEW YORK 



117 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216HSI.. N.W 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ™ade 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONI > 



{Coniinued jrotn fiage 4Qj) 



in a good supply but were not quite 

 as plentiful as was anticipated previ- 

 ous to Easter. Carnations were in a 

 good supply. Easter lilies were in 

 abundance and generally of a high 

 quality. A limited amount of tulips, 

 daffodils and hyacinths were available. 

 Sweet peas, lily of the valley and or- 

 chids sold well. Among other offer- 

 ings were callas. gladioli, snapdragon, 

 violets and stocks. 



Easter week began 

 NEW YORK inauspiciously. The 



high temperatures of 

 Saturday and Palm Sunday was re- 

 sponsible for a large cut of roses and 

 general stock and with a weak demand 

 kept the market depressed during the 

 week. The retailers were in anything 

 but a cheerful mood up to Friday when 

 their plants began to move and Satur- 

 day cleared up that situation for them 

 in a generally satisfactory manner. Cut 

 lilies were all cleaned up rapidly and 

 there were probably more of these sold 

 during the week at good prices than 

 for many years previous. Callas also 

 found a lively market. White carna- 

 tions moved slower than usual Wed- 

 nesday, when it was expected an extra 

 demand would develop for use in the 

 churches, and for the balance of the 

 week they were in generous supply 

 and did not clean up at all satisfac- 

 torily. The carnation end was dis- 

 tinctly disappointing. As the week 

 wore on dark weather and lower tem- 

 peratures reduced the supply of roses 

 and they cleaned up well on Sunday 

 morning. Beauties were more plenti- 

 ful, proportionately, than any of the 

 other varieties, much too plentiful to 

 maintain a staple price and some were 

 carried over. Some fine Hadleys out- 

 sold the Beauty. There were some ex- 

 cellent Brunners and they brought 

 good prices. Ophelia sold well and led 

 the teas in popularity and there were 

 some fine flowers of these in the mar- 

 ket with stems 2-foot and over. Fine 

 stock in all varieties of roses was in 

 demand and averaged up well. Cattley- 

 as were very scarce. All week long 

 there was a deluge of daffodils and 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty , Special 



" " Fancy and Extra ... . 

 " *' No. I and cuUs 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosi«r Beauty 



Ward 



ICilUrney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillinedon.... 



Key 



CarnatioBS 



Cattlejas • 



Dendrobhun fonnosam 



Lilies, Lon^f lonim 



Lilies, Speciosum 



CalUs 



Uly of the Valley 



SnapdrBgOD 



Daffodils 



Narcissi. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia ■ • 



Tulips 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



Violets 



Marsuerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AsparatfusPlu. &SpreD. (looBhs.] 



I CINCINNATI 



April 9 



I 40.00 

 ! 25.0c 

 I 6.00 



CHICAGO 



April 9 



BUFFALO 



April 2 



50,00 

 30. OD 

 20.00 



6,00 

 4.00 

 4,00 

 6.00 



xo.oo 

 8 00 

 10.00 

 I a. 00 



3.00 

 60.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 a. 00 



3.00 to 



9.00 to 



2.00 to 



3.00 to 



50 to 



.40 to 



15.00 

 25,00 



4.00 



75.00 



12.00 

 T2.00 



10.00 

 6,00 



IS. 50 

 3.00 

 3,00 

 4AXJ 

 3-00 

 4.00 

 4,00 

 1,00 



■75 

 i.co 



1. 00 

 20.00 



50,00 



35-00 

 25,00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



4.00 

 3.00 

 4,00 



1.50 



40.00 



40,00 

 35.00 

 20.00 

 20.00 



10.00 

 8.00 

 10.00 



3.00 

 50,00 



8.00 10 I3,(C 



8.00 to 

 5.00 to 

 6,00 to 



a. 00 



3,00 



2,00 



.50 



■50 

 15.00 



■75 

 12,00 

 35.00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

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 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



lO.CO 



6.00 



lO.CO 



3.00 



3,00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 1.50 



1. 00 

 25. CO 



1,00 

 18.00 



50.00 ' 



30.00 

 20.00 

 6.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



3 00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 a.co 

 40.00 



8,00 



4,00 



B.oc 



6.00 



5.00 



2.00 



2,00 



2.00 



a. 00 



2.00 



2.C0 



.60 



,30 



I.co 



15.00 



1. 00 



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ao,oo 



40,00 

 30.00 

 10.0c 

 15.00 



0.00 

 10.00 



6.(0 

 10 00 

 10.00 

 12.00 



3.00 

 50 00 



10.00 ; 



6.00 j 

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7.00 I 



8.00 : 



3.00 



3.00 



3.00 



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3,00 I 

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I 50 

 .50 1 



a.co 



25.00 



i-'5 



20.0c 



30.00 



PITTSBURG 



April g 



50.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 



40.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 4.C0 



2.00 

 fo.co 

 70. CO 



4.00 

 6,co 



t,QO 



a.co 

 2.00 



•50 



■»5 

 2.00 



1. 00 

 15.00 

 40.00 



I -.CO 



12.00 

 12.00 



4.00 



75.00 



25.00 

 13.00 



6.00 

 so.oo 



3.00 



3.00 

 4.00 



3.00 



.75 

 3.00 



i.«5 



25.0c 

 75.C0 



jonquils and there were enormous 

 Quar titles of them sold, also much that 

 was not. The South contributed to 

 make the situation difficult. The bet- 

 ter sorts of tulips were towards the 

 end of the week readily marketed 

 at fair prices but many were poor, both 

 as to color and quality. Cattleyas were 

 scarce and brought good prices when 

 of satisfactory quality. Lily of the 

 valley was scarce and generally poor 

 and good prices were realized this 

 year for stock which would be discarded 

 formerly as culls. Sweet peas were a 

 factor for a day, were in ample supply, 

 and generally of excellent quality. The 

 supply of iris was rather more than the 

 demand. Gardenias did as well as 

 could be expected considering the am- 

 ple supply: there seemed to be plenty 

 of the inferior grades for the street 



boys. Violets worked off fairly •well 

 when good, but many were kept hang- 

 ing too long on the plants only to lose 

 their fragrance. Of miscellaneous flow- 

 ers, snapdragons, stocks, primroses, 

 daisies, etc.. there were plenty — rath- 

 er more than was wanted. .4s the 

 South has begun shipping asparagus 

 there was plenty and to spare of that 

 and accumulations remainei unsold. 

 On the whole, considering that the 

 country had declared war only the day 

 previous, results should be considered 

 satisfactory, for the bulk of Easter 

 business done was no less than in pre- 

 vious years. There were very few 

 novelties in I'.lants but practically all 

 good plants found a market, the mod- 

 erate priced stock being generally pre- 

 ferred. 



{Continued on page JO/) 



For the Retailer or for the Grower 



KENNICOTT BROS. CO. 



WholesBlo Cui Flowers 



IN CHICAGO 



H. B. KBNSICOTT, President. 



J B. POLIWORTH, Sec"? and Gen'l Mjr. 



