July 7, 1917 



HOKTICULTURE 



19 



Flower Market Reports 



The flower markets are 

 BOSTON a solitude these days. Of 



flowers there is still quite 

 a heavy cut coining in. Peonies are 

 about ended but there are heavy re- 

 ceipts of carnations and roses for 

 which there is a very light sale and 

 quantities of these as well as lilies 

 have to be thrown away for lack of a 

 taker. Sweet william, gypsophila, 

 larkspur and sweet sultan are in 

 strong evidence this week. There is 

 comparatively no lily of the valley but 

 plenty of cattleyas of superb quality. 



The last week in June 

 CHICAGO brought a fair amount of 



business to the whole- 

 salers. Commencements are over and 

 weddings are few, but the week's sales 

 were not discouraging. Peonies were 

 the most unsatisfactory for all the lo- 

 cal ones were cut to avoid further rain 

 and the market was flooded with them, 

 including many poor ones. Many were 

 put into cold storage and others sold 

 for very low prices or thrown away. 

 This week opens with peonies taken 

 from cold storage. In roses, Mrs. Rus- 

 sell, Milady, Sunburst and Ophelia 

 are the leaders, and splendid stock of 

 each is offered at very moderate 

 prices. Carnations are not improving 

 but there is some very fair stock com- 

 ing. Large spikes of gladiolus in sev- 

 eral rich shades and quantities of gyp- 

 sophila are offered. Also some very 

 good summer sweet peas. Smilax is 

 scarce and high. Perns are coming in 

 good supply from Wisconsin and Mich- 

 igan. 



The market is in the 

 CINCINNATI usual condition of 



early summer. There 

 is enough stock for all needs, but only 

 a small part of it is of any real qual- 

 ity. Demand is steady but not partic- 

 ularly strong. Shipping business is 

 pretty fair. Roses are in a large sup- 

 ply but the greater part of them are 

 short. Lilies are of excellent quality. 

 Gladioli and snapdragons are meeting 

 with a good market. Greens are plen- 

 tiful. 



The flower market Is 

 NEW YORK hopelessly d e f u n c t 



tor the time being 

 and there is little in the prospects as 

 they appear now to cause jollification 

 in the bosoms of the producers of sum- 

 mer flowers as the resorts have not yet 

 shown any evidence of gaiety. How- 

 ever, it is still early in the season and 

 it is allowable to look on the hopeful 

 side still. The quantity of flowers in 

 sight every day is greatly reduced. 

 Quality, considering the weather of 



CORPORATION NOTICE 



VL'ALIT ' 



Official Notice is hereby given of changes 

 in the personnel of the Corporation of 

 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., taking 

 effect July 1st, 1917. 



DIRECTORS 



S. S. PENNOCK, President. 



PERCY B. RIGBY. Vice-Pres. and Mgr. New York Store. 



EDWIN J. FANCOURT, 2d Vice-Pres. and Mgr. Ribbon & Supply Dept. 



CLARENCE U. LIGGIT, Treas. and Mgr. Plant and Bulb Dept. 



RALPH E. FAUST. Secretary. 



ALVAH R. JONES, Mgr. Philadelphia Cut Flower Dept. 



JOHN J. PERRY, Mgr. Baltimore Store. 



OTTO BAUER, Mgr. Washington Store. 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN Retires as First Vice-President 



The Name of the Corporation will be 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



PHILADELPHIA, PENN. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — 



TRADE 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Rotea 



Am. Beauty, Special 



CINCINNATI I 



July » I 



CHICAGO 



July 3 



BUFFALO 



Juiyj 



prrrsBunc 



Julys 



. 40.00 



Fancy and Extra 1 5.00 



No. I and culls 4.00 



Russell, Euler, Mock.. 



HaOley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty. 

 Ward 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft . 



4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 3.00 



Camatioiu 



CatUeyaa 



Dendrofoium formotum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley • 



Snapdragon 



Peonies 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peaa 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax Al* * ' 



AipBraEasPlu.&Spren. (100 Bbs.) 



1. 00 



8.00 



3.00 to 



35.00 



30.00 



10.00 



10.00 



10.00 



8.00 



5.00 



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8.00 



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75.00 



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9.00 

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6.00 

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75.00 



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4.00 

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3.00 



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8.0c 



3.00 

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2. CO 



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1.00 



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15.00 

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95.00 

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4.00 

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5.00 

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4.00 

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75.00 



late, is fairly acceptable but there are 

 a good many bedraggled carnations 

 and lilies and bursted roses and these 

 nobody wants; in fact, they cannot be 

 given away. 



Market about as 

 PHILADELPHIA usual for the 



time of year. 

 Supplies of most of the staples seem 

 to have held up a little longer than 

 in former seasons but they have now 

 fallen oft very considerably and will 

 continue to decrease as the summer 

 advances. The best rose coming in at 

 present is Mrs. Russell, although that 

 great flower is showing the effects of 

 the hot weather. Beauties have been 

 rather plentiful the best coming from 

 eastern points. There are some very 

 good Ophelia and Sunburst. What 



few good whites there are bring good 

 prices but most of them are under 

 grade. Carnations are getting smaller 

 but there are still a few good ones 

 the best being Ward, Matchless and 

 Enchantress Supreme, but the hot 

 weather has had a marked effect on 

 all. Sweet peas are now mostly out- 

 door stock and are fairly good. Gladi- 

 oli are not as plentiful as usual prob- 

 ably on account of the lateness jf the 

 season. Orchids are in good supply 

 with demand fair. 



Early July, as usual, 

 PITTSBURGH finds the trade ex- 

 periencing a down- 

 right slump in business. On the 

 Fourth the retailers closed for the day, 

 the majority participating in the big. 



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