June 30, 1917 



HO KT I CULTURE 



827 



Flower Market Reports 



Evidence of the waning 

 BOSTON season is seen in the 

 wholesale flower section 

 where activity is light and a distinct 

 falling off in amount of transactions 

 is noted as compared with last week. 

 The great variety of material in sight 

 heretofore is materially reduced and 

 the main contents of the markets com- 

 prise roses, carnations, lilies and 

 peonies, the latter being at last the 

 native crop. Carnations are very fine 

 but are hopelessly overstocked, par- 

 ticularly in the white varieties. Sweet 

 peas are at low ebb, between the last 

 of the winter crop and the first of the 

 outdoor product. Peonies are of su- 

 perb Quality but like everything else 

 they bring very small returns. 



Very satisfactory condi- 

 CHICAGO tions have prevailed 

 during the past week, 

 when the month of roses with its com- 

 mencements and weddings was near- 

 ing a close. Business is generally re- 

 ported to be very good and cool 

 weather has given the florist some ex- 

 cellent stock to work with. Roses 

 may be said to be the real backbone 

 of the business now, as they have been 

 for some time. With the coming of 

 peonies they have usually fallen to 

 second place but this year roses have 

 held first. Local peonies are now at 

 their height and good ones are selling 

 at a moderate price, while the 

 grower who has been unsuccessful in 

 producing good flowers will have very 

 small returns. Carnations are not 

 moving at all well, a situation which 

 unfortunately is not new and many 

 of the carnation growers are getting 

 discouraged. Iris is nearing its close. 

 Many lilies are seen and most of them 

 are moved with little loss. The num- 

 ber of kinds of miscellaneous flowers 

 is narrowing down, calendulas, pan- 

 sies, and marguerites being most in 

 evidence this week. 



Although the peonies 

 CLEVELAND of northern Ohio are 

 of an unusual qual- 

 ity, they have been so retarded by the 

 lateness of the season that the usual 

 supply for Commencement exercises 

 was not available. In addition to the 

 great quantity now on the market, 

 gladioli and outdoor Spanish iris are 

 plentiful, with roses and carnations 

 coming in with the rapidity which is to 

 be expected at this time of year. 



The absence of a 

 NEW YORK marked demand for 

 any one thing in par- 

 ticular makes a dull market and that 

 is the condition this week. School 

 closing is playing a very trifling part 

 this year, less than usual. There is 

 a plenteous supply of roses, carnations, 

 outdoor stock and warm weather. To 

 particularize, carnations are firmer In 

 price than last week and Beauties be- 

 cause of a falling off in quantity and 

 their better keeping qualities are do- 

 ing fairly well. The smaller roses are 

 coming in freely and are showing the 

 effect of summer weather. Mrs. Rus- 

 sell has the lead as a seller, when 

 good All of the red roses blow out so 



DELPHINIUM 



In dark and lleht bines, mostly like 

 the liellndoDDa atiade. Wonderfully at- 

 tractive In any kind of work. 



$4.00 and $5.00 per 100 



RAMBLER SPRAYS 



Dorothy Perkins, Excelsa, American 

 Plllor, Etc. 



$5.00 to $20.00 per 100 sprays 



Durins July and .\UKU»t »<■ will cIoik 



daily 4 !■. M. Sttturdayn 1 I'. M. 



Closed all day July 4th. 



S.S.PENNOCK-MEEHANCO. 



THE '^^,tV.f.\, PHILADELPHIA 



Florist* of 



PHliADELPHlA 

 160&-1620 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 



BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



Franklin & St. Paul Su. 1216 H St.. N. W 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONL> 



CINCINNATI I 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" ** Fancy and Extra 



*• " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Tait 



' >phelia. Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Key 



Carnations 



Cattleya* 



Dendrobium f ormoBum 



Lilies, Longifloruni 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Peonies 



Gladioli 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peaa 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax ■t^L"x 



\sparaguBpIu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



June 25 



I 



CHICAGO 



June 35 



BUFFALO 



June 4 



I PITTSBURG 



I JUDC 19 



30.00 

 25.00 

 10.00 



to.oo 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 10.00 



3.00 



75.00 



10.00 to 12.50 



35,00 

 I5.0C 



4.00 



5.00 



5. CO 



4.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



3.00 



4.00 



3.00 



4.00 



3.00 

 •35 



35.00 to 



6.00 

 B.oo 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 .50 

 1. 00 



1. 00 



ZS>0O 

 35.00 



20.00 



15.00 



4.00 



3.00 



4.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 



1. 00 

 60.00 



35.00 



20.00 

 10.00 

 30.00 



10.00 

 10.00 

 JO.OO 



10.00 



3.00 

 75.00 



6.0c to lO.CO 



4.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



4.CO 



•50 

 ■50 



15.00 



35.00 



6.00 

 6.CO 

 6.C0 



5«> 

 2.00 

 1.50 

 1.50 



1. 00 

 20.00 

 50.00 



30.00 

 15.00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 to 



3.00 



2.00 



, 300 



2.00 



j 40.00 

 I 6.0c 



I 4-00 



6.0c 

 4.00 



s.oo to 

 .50 to 

 1.00 to 



•50 



15.00 

 35.00 



300 

 1.35 

 1.50 



1.00 

 30.00 



35.00 



.50 to 



.10 to 



•so to 



ao.oo to 



1.00 to 



15.00 

 30.00 



to 



1. 00 

 •75 

 1.00 



35.00 

 1.35 



30.00 

 60.CO 



quickly that they are neglected. Out- 

 dor "Jacks" have been in heavy sup- 

 lily but are now on the wane. Lily of 

 the valley is in limited supply and 

 holds up in price. Cattleyas— when 

 choice— generally find buyers at good 

 figures. There is no scarcity o£ lilies 

 and it is not possible to clean them up 

 every day. Cold storage peonies are 

 very much in evidence and although 

 the quality of these flowers is very fine 

 tlie prices realized are very low. The 

 street and the business reminds one of 

 a day in August. 



The market here 

 PHILADELPHIA is without special 



feature. If any- 

 thing business has fallen oft a little. 

 Stocks are plentiful and quality holds 

 up very well in most things. Roses 

 are very good, especially Beauties, 

 Hadlevs and Russells. White roses 

 liave "been ratber on the scarce side. 

 Carnations are still holding their own 

 prettv well. There are plenty of 

 nood lilies. Sweet peas have suffered 

 a bit from the warm weather being 



For the Retailer or for the Grower 



KENNICOTT BROS. CO. 



Wholesale Cui Flowers 



IN CHICAGO 



H. B. KBNSICOTT. P™«iJ»i. 



I E. POCIWOBTH. »"'» — <> 0""' 



