June 2, 1917 



HOKTICULTUHK 



71& 



Flower Market Reports 



A very unusual Memo- 

 BOSTON rial Day experience was 

 had by the Boston flor- 

 ists. Of outdoor flowers there were 

 practically none. Of indoor product 

 there was the heaviest supply ever 

 known for this occasion. Some 

 growers, not satisfied to rely on their 

 regular cut, resorted to cold storage 

 and the resultant influx, especially of 

 roses was something enormous. Car- 

 nations, also, were subjected to the 

 hold-up process and many dilapidated 

 shipments were in evidence. There 

 were mountains of candytuft, sweet 

 peas, lilies, feverfew, astilbe, yellow 

 daisies and late daffodils, and it was 

 out of the possibilities to dispose of 

 it all to advantage, yet the sales at 

 wholesale must have far exceeded 

 that of any previous year notwith- 

 standing the very inclement weather 

 conditions prevailing for the two days 

 preceding the holiday. Shipping trade 

 was very heavy and far overtopped 

 the local business. The sale of arti- 

 ficial wreaths was phenomenal, dry 

 goods stores, department stores and 

 other concerns being heavily in it in 

 competition with the retail florists. 

 And be it recorded that of the consid- 

 erable advertising space occupied in 

 the daily newspapers by the retail 

 florists every line of same so far as 

 we noticed was devoted to the exploit- 

 ing of artificial wreaths and not one 

 word to fresh flowers. 



When this reaches Hok- 

 CmCAGO ticultube's readers, Me- 

 morial Day will have 

 passed and unless something unfor- 

 seen transpires it will ba written up 

 as one of the best we have ever 

 known. Like all the florists' big days 

 this year, some new impetus seems to 

 have been given it and business is 

 limited only by the amount of stock 

 obtainable. Friday and Saturday were 

 very busy days. Sunday, wholesale 

 houses were open all day and every 

 one in them on the jump. Monday, 

 shipping was so great that it was 

 hard to find time to wait on the home 

 trade. There was some difference in 

 the capacity of the various houses, 

 some having more stock than others, 

 but probably all turned down more or 

 less orders, especially for peonies and 

 colored carnations. If the sun had 

 shown and the temperature been high- 

 er, the stock coming into the market 

 would unquestionably have been 

 doubled. Peonies are decidedly back- 

 ward, the market having but few for 

 the last of May. All kinds of roses 

 are coming in quantities that may be 



PEONIES 



<'(tul weather liart been a wonderful 

 help to ttie <|iiulit>' of the Peonien. 

 Our loeiil Nt<iek is probably the 

 elioice»t we have ever hundletl, wliich 

 we can supply in any quantity, all 

 eolorH. 



$30, $40, $50 per 1000 

 $4, $5, $6 per 100 



Special prices in qiiuntity. 



S. S. PENNOCKMEEHAN CO. 



THE^'-FtJU^uofPHILADElPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA 



117 W. 28tbSt. 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 



Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 



1216HSt..N.W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^"^^ 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



CINCINNATI 



Rosea May 21 



Am. Beauty, Special 35-oo 10 40.00 



" " Fancy and Extra 20.00 to 30.00 



" " No. I and culls 8.00 to 15.00 



Russell, Euler, Mock 6.00 to 15.00 



Hadley 6.co to 15.00 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 5,00 to 12.00 



Ward 4.C0 to B 00 



Killarn^y, Radiance, Taft 4,00 10 10.00 



< 'phelia. Sunburst. Hillingdon 6.00 to 12.00 



Key to 



Carnations \ oc 'f 6.00 



Cattleytts ■ oj 00 ii. 75.oti 



Dendrobium formoBum to 



Lilies, Longiflorum ic.oo to 12.50 



Lilies, Speciosum to 



Callas 8.00 to 10.00 



Lily of the Valley to 6.00 



Sn«pdr'*gon • 600 to 12.50 



Daffodils 2.00 to 3.00 



Narcissi Paper W hite. to 



Roman Hyacinths- to 



Freesia ti 



Tulips 3-00 to 4.00 



Calendulas 2.00 to 3.00 



Swet^t Peas 50 to i.co 



Violets- 10 



Marguerites to i.oo 



Gardenias 15.00 u 20.00 



Adiantum ■ ■■■ to i.oo 



Smilax -• < 10 15.00 



Asparagus Plu. & Spren, (100 Bhs.) ; 25.00 to 50.00 



CHICAGO 



May 28 



BUFFALO 



May 28 



PITTSBURG 



May 15 



2 00 

 O.'.OO 



40.00 ' 

 30.00 



8.00 : 

 25.00 1 



xo.oo I 



10.00 j 



10.00 



t2.00 



6.00 i 

 75.00 I 



20.00 

 15.00 

 J.OO 



3.00 

 5-00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 2 00 

 3.00 



2.00 

 40.00 



25.00 20.00 It 25.00 



20.00 12.00 If- 15.00 



8.0c 6.00 U to.oo 



8.00 If 15.00 



12.00 



8.00 

 10.00 



5.to 

 0.00 

 8.00 



6.C0 

 6. CO 

 4.00 

 6. CO 



lo.oc to 12.C0 T 6.0c to 



8.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 ^.00 



3.00 

 2.00 

 •50 



15.00 

 25.00 



lO.CO , 



5.00 



8.CO 

 3.CO j 



4.00 

 3.03 

 1.50 



I.oo 

 23.0a 



50.00 



4.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 1.00 



I.oo to 



3.00 to 



.50 to 



3.00 2.00 

 50.00 50.CO 



10.00 

 5.00 



10.00 



12.00 

 12.00 



IC.OO 



12.00 



3.00 



75-00 



7.00 

 6.00 



2.00 

 3.00 



1.25 



,50 

 15.00 



to I.oo 

 to 30.00 



6,00 to 

 6.00 to 

 I.oo to 



3.00 

 2.00 



.50 



I.oo 

 1 5. CO 



35.00 to 35.00 40.00 to 



8.00 

 8.00 

 2.00- 



4.00 



4.00 

 1.50 



1.25 



ao.oo 

 60.CO 



more than sufficient next week, but 

 this week are inadequate to meet the 

 heavy demand. There are many sweet 

 peas and all the colors of iris, south- 

 ern gladioli, snapdragons and tulips 

 as well as many other miscellaneous 

 flowers. 



Memorial Day busi- 

 CINCINNATI ness is excellent. 



The cut of outdoor 

 stock is rather short but a good sup- 

 ply of indoor material is coming in. 



and this should be able to take care 

 of the demand in good fashion. The 

 peony cut falls short of the standard 

 cut of other years for Memorial Day. 

 Roses and cirnations are in a heavy 

 supply. Lilies are plentifu' and prove 

 good property for this holilay. Ex- 

 cellent gladioli and snapdragon are of- 

 fered. Sweet peas are in fa'r supply 

 and have a good market. Callas. iris- 

 es and corn flowers form a part of the 

 general stock. 



{Contifiufd on f>agf "//) 



For the Retailer or for the Grower 



KENNICOTT BROS. CO. 



Wholesale Cut Flowers 



IN CHICAGO 



B. B. KENVICOTT. Preiid<Ti. 



J E. FOLLWORTB, Scc"y "nd Gen'l Mjr 



