July 21, 1917 



HOKTICULTURE 



75 



Flower Market Reports 



The market congestion 

 BOSTON which has been in evi- 

 dence for the past few 

 weeks is not so noticeable today and 

 the bare stalls in the market are the 

 best evidence that the supply has ma- 

 terially shortened up. But the de- 

 mand is very weak and the effect of 

 this is not shown materially in the 

 stock on hand. Hence, we cannot re- 

 port any noticeable advance in whole- 

 sale market values although it is In 

 evidence that the call has increased 

 on account of local demand for funeral 

 and other uses. Things are bad, but 

 they might be much worse than they 

 are. 



From a general stand- 

 CHICAGO point the Chicago mar- 

 ket is very satisfactory. 

 For any one who expects to do the 

 same amount of business as in the 

 winter, there could be nothing but dis- 

 appointment, but for the florist who 

 expects summer conditions in July, 

 there is" nothing to find fault with. 

 Roses are in good demand for the sea- 

 son, especially short ones. Lily of the 

 valley also sells well and the call for 

 American Beauties is said to be very 

 good. Carnations are not holding up 

 well and some shippers are now turn- 

 ing down their shipping orders. Others, 

 however, are filling them as usual and 

 say they have no complaints. Local 

 sales of carnations are slow. The last 

 of the peonies will probably be taken 

 from cold storage this month. Those 

 coming now seem to be in very good 

 condition. If cool temperature is a 

 promoter of summer business, then 

 the Chicago florists are having this as- 

 sistance. 



For the time of the 

 CINCINNATI year business is fair. 

 There is not a whole 

 lot of business but what there is in 

 business is steady. The supply of 

 flowers is fully able to satisfy all pres- 

 ent demands. Few long roses are 

 coming into the market. Many short 

 ones, however, may be had. Gladioli 

 flnd a good market. The demand for 

 lilies is picking up. Carnations, 

 though small, have a better market 

 than they had a fortnight ago. Hardy 

 hydrangea are coming into the whole- 

 sale houses. Sweet peas have been 

 holding out nicely and meet with a 

 lair demand. 



The flower market 



NEW YORK experienced a wel- 

 come rejuvenation 

 last Saturday which lasted over until 

 Tuesday, at which time it took an- 

 other tumble back into the trenches. 

 Red roses are in demand in advance 

 of the supply and Ophelia is decidedly 

 a favorite in the general call. The 

 market is pretty well cleaned up on 

 the material which has been "in the 

 saddle" for the past few weeks and 

 the lack of supply makes it look like 

 a temporary famine. But we don't 

 think anybody will be badly used 

 under prevalent conditions. 



/^. 



ASTERS 



N^ The first cuts are 

 now arriving, and 

 very good quality 

 they are. 



$2, $3 and $4 per 100 



S. S. PENNOCK 

 COMPANY 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^•^""^"/^'d'ealers onl> 



I CINCINNATI 



Roses Jul y i6 



Am. Beauty, Special ' to 25.00 



*' " Fancy and Elxtra , 15.00 to 20.00 



" " No. I and culls 8.00 to i ».oo 



Russell, Euler, Mock 3.00 to 8.00 



Hadley ! to 



Arenbcrg, HoosJer Beauty , 3 .00 to 8.00 



Ward . 3,00 to 8,.oo 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft 3.00 to 6.00 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon , to 



Carnations i.oo to 2.00 



Cattleyas to 



Dendrobium formosum ! to 



Lilies, LongifloruTn , 8.00 to 10.00 



Lilies, Speciosum 3x10 to 8.00 



Cly of the Valley to 



Snapdragon 3.00 to 



Gladioli I 4<^ to 



Asters I 2.00 to 



Sweet Peas .35 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax to 1 5.00 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 30.00 to 25.00 



CHICAGO 



July i5 



BUFFALO 



July 16 



PITTSBURG 



July 9 



6.00 



4.00 

 •50 



25.00 



15.00 



4.00 



3.00 



a. 00 



9.00 



2. 00 



3.00 



1. 00 



50.00 



4.00 

 3.00 



s.oo 



•as 

 -»5 



30.00 

 25.00 



30. QO 

 35.00 

 10.00 

 20.00 



SO.OC 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



75.00 



20.00 

 15.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 2. 00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 50.00 



8. CO I 8.0c to 



6.00 



6.00 

 6. CO 



1. 00 

 1. 00 



•75 

 25.00 

 50.00 



3.00 

 6.0c 

 3.00 

 6,co 



to 

 .... to . 



50 to 

 .00 to 

 .... to . 



35.00 

 30,00 

 4.0C 

 8.00 ; 



8.00 ; 



8.00 

 5.00 

 6.00 



B.oo 



2.00 



60.00 



10.00 

 4.00 



8.00 

 5.00 

 8.00 



x.oo 



20.00 



13. 00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



to 25.00 

 to 15.00 

 to to.oo 

 10.00 



3.00 



3.00 

 3.00 



1. 00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



10.00 

 to 10.00 

 to 10.00 

 to 2.00 

 to 75 -oo 

 to 



6.00 to lo.a 



4.00 to 



.30 



I. CO 



6.00 



6.00 



x.oo 



15.00 

 30.00 



to 1.35 

 to 30.00 

 to 50.00 



1. 00 

 30.00 



■so 



s.oo 



1.35 



30.00 



75.00 



Roses and car- 

 PHILADELPHIA nations are in 

 siaaller supply 

 and the quality corresponds. There 

 are still a few good carnations and 

 these bring good figures but the 

 asters will be along soon and then 

 good bye. Lilies are plentiful but 

 they sell. Gladioli, not so many thus 

 far and mostly from the south. There 

 oncht to be some good Jersey stock 

 by the end of the week. 



A splendid lot of 

 PITTSBURGH gladioli and very 

 fair asters are now 

 coming in. as well as some larkspur 

 and gypsophilla. Carnations are be- 

 ginning to drop out and the growers 

 are emptying their benches and re- 

 planting. Owing principally to funeral 

 work, business has been fairly good 



during the week just past and prices 

 keep going apace. 



This market is in 

 ROCHESTER a critical condition. 



The season is prac- 

 tically a month behind and at pres 

 ent we are swamped with outdoor 

 flowers. Business the past two weeks 

 lias been very slow, and prices are 

 ruling accordingly. Considering the 

 glut of outdoor roses the greenhouse 

 stock has not moved very fast and 

 many are going to waste. The cut of 

 carnations continues very large and 

 they are sold for low prices. Quanti- 

 ties of candytuft, sweet william. 

 feverfew, gypsophilla, coreopsis, gail- 

 lardia and pink and red ramblers ar- 

 rive daily. Lilies are plentiful at 

 $5.00 per hundred to clear. 



tCcnirHUfd on pa^t 77 



