December 8, lOl/i 



HORTICULTURE 



605 



Flower Market Reports 



Since Thanksgiving Day 

 BOSTON business has been very 



quiet in this market and 

 the outlook seems to indicate a rather 

 dull period from now until the 

 Christmas hustle begins, dependent 

 more or less on the weather and its 

 effect on the supply. At present it is 

 fortunate that the quantity of roses 

 coming in is quite light. Any in- 

 crease under the existing depression 

 would only serve to break down 

 market values which are none too 

 stable just now. Carnations are 

 more numerous than the demand calls 

 for, whites being particularly in 

 excess and a good many are seen 

 which begin to show the effects of 

 long waiting for a buyer. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are rapidly losing their posi- 

 tion on the firing line and will soon 

 be but a memory. 



The past week's record 

 CHICAGO covers the report of 



Thanksgiving, which 

 has always been one of the florists' 

 holidays. Practically every flower in 

 the market was sold and little if any 

 cutting of prices took place. The ship- 

 ping orders began to come in early 

 and continued till the last hour, result- 

 ing in more than one disappointed 

 would-be customer. Local trade was 

 good, and the fact that so many flor- 

 ists were seen in other than their regu- 

 lar buying places showed that it was 

 no day of bargain prices and the rule 

 ot "regular customers first" was fol- 

 lowed strictly. Since Thanksgiving 

 day, some fairly good chrysanthemums 

 have come in in limited quantities, but 

 another week will probably see the 

 end. Roses are on the scarce side, the 

 daily cuts bring hardly sufficient to go 

 around and to all appearances they 

 will be in good shape for Christmas, 

 very few sweet peas are seen. The 

 cut of carnations is still limited 

 enough to keep the price steady. 

 Southern green is now coming and 

 with the local makes a good supply. 

 Winter berries are missed this year, 

 very few having appeared. These are 

 generally very much in evidence at 

 this time and sell well. Two of the 

 regular shippers have reported the 

 quality ot the berries such that ship- 

 ping them in would be a doubtful in- 

 vestment. The price of boxwood and 

 other greens is rising as Christmas ap- 

 proaches, the supply being reported as 

 unusually light. 



Thanksgiving trade 

 CLEVELAND was at least as good 



as last year and in 

 many instances better. Aided by an un- 

 usual scarcity of stock the wholesalers 

 had no difficulty in cleaning up nicely. 

 In tact scarcity of stock is the feature 

 of the present market. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are about tlirough. Koses, car- 

 nations, violets and narcissus are 

 short. Violets arrive one to two days 

 late. Holiday supplies are starting 

 to move, including red goods ot all 

 kinds and demand is in good volume 

 and starting earlier than usual. Box- 

 wood and pine wreaths are scarce and 

 prices are higher. 



SWEET PEAS 



This stock is simply wonderful, 

 never had better at any season of 

 the year, stems 18 inches long and 

 under, mostly light pink, some 

 Yarrawa, quite a few white, with a 

 limited amount of lavender. 



$2.00, $3,00 per 100 



Write for our complete list of 

 Christmas Greens. 



Everything in FLOWERS, PLANTS, 

 RIBBONS and SUPPLIES. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^ttiTfftlTof Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



1 608- 1 620 Ludlow St. Franklin & St. Paul St8. 



WASHINGTON. 1 2 1 6 H. St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^"•"^^to'dealers on. > 



Roves 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Elxtra 



** '* No. I and culls.. 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadlcy 



Arcnberg, Hoosier Beauty. . . . 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft .... 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Camatioiu 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium fonnoaum 



Lilies, Lon^florum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Bouvardia 



Violets 



Chrysanthemums 

 Narcis. Paper White 

 Roman Hyacinths 



Stevia 



Sweet Peas. 



Marguerites 



Gardeni. 



Aciiantum 



Smilax 



Asparafftu Plo. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Dec. 3 



I CHICAGO 



I Dec. 3 



BUFFALO 



Dec. 3 



35.00 



20.00 



6.00 



5.00 



4.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 a. CO 



to 

 to 



40.00 

 25.00 

 15.00 

 30.00 



12.00 



8.00 

 10.00 

 18.CO 



4.00 



75.CO 



12.50 



7.00 



6.00 



40.00 

 30.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



3.00 



3.00 



2.00 



60.00 



60.00 



1 0.0c 



4.00 



4.00 



6.00 

 3.00 



15.00 to 

 25.00 to 



50.00 

 40.00 

 10.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 



12.00 



la.oo 



12.00 



4.00 



75-00 

 75.00 

 1 2, CO 



6.00 

 6.CO 



25.00 

 4.00 



1.50 

 x.co 



I.OO 



20.00 

 50.00 



40.00 

 30.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 3 00 

 4.00 



to 

 to 

 6c. 00 o 



to 



8.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 8,00 to 



300 



to 

 . to .. 



50.00 

 40.00 

 15.0c 

 10.00 

 8.CO 

 12.00 



5. CO 



8.00 



12.00 



5.00 



75.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



5.0c 



6.00 to 

 3.00 to 

 3.00 to 

 1.25 to 

 ■73 to 

 1. 00 to 

 to 



1,00 

 15.00 



35,00 



to 



25. CO 



4. CO 



5.00 



1.50 

 1.25 



1.50 



1.25 



20.00 

 50 00 



PITTSBURC 



Dec. 3 



60.00 



45.00 

 35-co 

 10.00 

 15.00 



4.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



40.00 



20.00 



zo.oc 



3.00 



5.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



•75 



40.00 



12. 00 



1 3. 00 



4.00 



75,00 



12.00 



3O.0O 

 4. CO 

 5.00 



4. CO 



1,00 



1.25 



20.00 

 60.CO 



A period of low vital- 

 NEW YORK ity in the flower mar- 

 ket is usually experi- 

 enced during the interval between 

 Thanksgiving and Christinas, and this 

 year will be no exception to this long- 

 existing rule, if present indications 

 are rightly interpreted. The Thanks- 

 giving business created very little 

 commotion here and the sharp ad- 

 vance in prices just previous to the 

 holiday seems to have had very little 

 basis for its existence as there were 

 but few items on the seasonable stock 

 list which fell behind in al)ility to 

 satisfy all calls. Red tiowers had the 



right of way, such as it was, and 

 whites actually dragged and this con- 

 dition still exists. The effect of the 

 plant trade on the cut flower trade 

 this year is a question of considerable 

 interest. The plant growers are talk- 

 ing short supply and there appears to 

 be some reason for this view, consid- 

 ering the absence of imported forcing 

 material and the unpreparedness of 

 the flowering bulbs due to late deliv- 

 ery. At present time the market is 

 rather heavy with slow moving cut- 

 flower stock and values are weak. 



(Continued on page 607) 



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Manufacturers and Importers 



1129 Arch St. PHILA DI LF H' A, PA. 



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