July 28, 1917 



HOBTICULTUEE 



105 



Flower Market Reports 



Very quiet indeed on all 

 BOSTON sides so far as trade is 

 concerned but the indus- 

 trious ones find plenty to keep them 

 engaged, repairing, painting, etc., clos- 

 ing up the business of the season now 

 ended and making preparation for that 

 soon to open. The growers, of course, 

 find lots to do at this season. Some 

 good asters, mainly white, are now in 

 market. Gladioli are of excellent qual- 

 ity. Longiflorum lilies are still far in 

 excess of all market needs. Roses run 

 small but there are enough of all 

 grades and more than enough to sup- 

 ply the demand, which is away off. 

 Qualities of double g^-psophila are be- 

 ing sent in and the old single kind is 

 not wanted. Sweet peas are small and 

 inferior. 



The past week has been 

 CHICAGO one of summer tempera- 

 ture and the real test 

 of summer trade came. The week-end 

 business was generally reported as 

 satisfactory. More sales were prob- 

 ably made than during all the balance 

 of the week. Stock is in good condi- 

 tion, generally speaking, for July. 

 Roses are of very fair color and not 

 inclined to be soft. Carnations have 

 not counted largely in the week's sales 

 for some time so there is no marked 

 change. Gladioli are coming with deep 

 color and on long spikes and take well. 

 Some of the largest daisies of the year 

 are to be had, stems ranging from 30 

 to 36 inches and with flowers accord- 

 ingly. These retail at 75c. per dozen 

 in some stores. The amount of mis- 

 cellaneous stock is large enough to 

 meet all demands and not as large as 

 to cause prices to be discouragingly 

 low. Among the more expensive flow- 

 ers, cattleyas. American Beauty and 

 Mrs. Russell roses are holding their 

 own at a fair price and with little loss. 

 Out of doors, the parks and lawns are 

 beautiful in their coverings of green 

 but flowers are scarce, even geraniums 

 being rather shy in blooming. 



The market is well 

 CINCINNATI supplied with sea- 

 sonable stock of all 

 kinds. This meets with a steady 

 though light demand and manages to 

 clean up fairly well. The bulk of the 

 roses are short but a few more long 

 blooms than a fortnight ago are avail- 

 abe now. Few carnations arc seen. 

 Asters are coming along better now 

 and are taking the place of the carna- 

 tions. Gladioli are in a good supply. 

 Some excellent hardy hydrangea are 

 offered. 



The particular feature 

 NEW YORK of the July market 

 thus far is the abund- 

 ance of material. While we cannot 

 say that there is a large supply of fine 

 roses yet there are plenty of Ameri- 

 can Beauties which move, if at all, 

 very slowly. Demand is normal for 

 the season, with not many carnations 



Lilium Regale 



One of the most attractive nov- 

 elties of recent Introduction. 

 A splendid summer flower, 

 sliiiwy, attractive and lasting. 

 S.).00 per hundred flowers. 



I Cut Gladioli 



.S;i.OO. S4.flO, S5.00 per hundred. 



Asters 



SJ.OO, $3.00, SU.OO per hnndred. 



S.S.PENNOCKCO. 



THE ni'oTutof PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA 

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

 BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



Franklin & St.Paul St». 1 2 1 6 H St., N.W. 



During July and August we 

 will close daily 4 p. m., Sat- 

 urdays 1 p. m. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS _ trade prices -j»^»rjoo^^ 



ONI 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty, Special | 



" " Fancy and Extra 15.00 



*' " No. I and culls 8.00 



CINCINNATI 



July 16 



I CHICAGO 



July 16 



PITTSBURG 



July 23 



Russell, Euler, Mock, 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon.. 



Carnations 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formoBUm 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Gly of the Valley 



Snapdrason 



Gladioli 



Astera 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiajitum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (100 Bhs.) so.oo 



but more than enough for daily re- 

 quirements. The asters are beginning 

 to come along and are of a good qual- 

 ity. Plenty of lilies both pink and 

 white are to be had tor funeral work 

 but there is not much of that this 

 week. Lily of the valley has been 

 scarce and cattleyas seem to suffer 

 from the hot weather which is leaving 

 Its Impress on all stock. A consider- 

 able supply of gladioli, gypsophila, 

 sweet peas, achillea and delphinium 

 make up an ample variety to choose 

 from. 



Much of the stock being received 

 in the wholesale markets is un- 

 salable from the effects of the heat, 

 which has been intense on several days 

 the past week. The principal occupa- 

 tion of the wholesale dealers just at 

 present is that of skirmishing for con- 

 signors for the coming season. 



During the week 

 PITTSBURGH just past business 



conditions have 

 been somewhat slow as befits the 

 season, unfortunately. Roses, of fair 

 quality considering the time, are 

 somewhat of a glut, while carnations 

 have about dwindled in quality and 

 quantity to rock bottom. 



Trade is pretty 

 PHILADELPHIA fair with stock 



rather lim- 

 ited. Asters and gladioli are on the 

 scarce side but a good supply is 

 looked for any day now. Roses — 

 some of them right good but the ma- 

 jority of them rather poor. Russells 

 are excellent and Beauties are still 

 holding their own fairly well. Lilies are 

 still plentiful and good. Regale, the 

 new lily, is a fine feature just now 

 and meets with ready sale. Orchids 

 are still in fair supply and of excellent 

 quality. 



Business is very 

 ROCHESTER slack and the mar- 

 ket is glutted with 

 quantities of outdoor stock. Quanti- 

 ties of Pink Ramblers are in. Indoor 

 roses are numerous, but the demand 

 is very slow. Ophelia and Sunburst 

 are the best sellers. Harrisii lilies 

 are very plentiful and so are carna- 

 tions, but the latter are very soft. 

 Outdoor sweet peas are plentiful and 

 pretty good. Very little is doing in 

 the way of floral work and transient 

 trade is very quiet. Large quantities 

 of bedding stock are still on hand and 

 little hopes are held for it to be 

 cleared. 



