September 1, 1917 



HOETICULTUEE 



261- 



Flower Market Reports 



One finds it very slow 

 BOSTON and somnolent in and 

 around the wholesale 

 flower markets this week. Asters and 

 gladioli are being piled in daily and 

 not one quarter of the agglomeration 

 is sold. The greater part of the ma- 

 terial is simply thrown away. Even 

 roses, which were in fair demand last 

 week, have fallen down into the ranks 

 of the rejects. Quality is senerally 

 good. There are many very fine lilies 

 and the choicest varieties of gladioli 

 and best strains of asters are well rep- 

 resented but there is not room tor 

 half of them. 



By far the greater part 

 CHICAGO of the stock coming 

 into this market con- 

 sists of asters and gladioli. Of asters, 

 the sales are mostly confined to those 

 of the best quality except where 

 wanted for cheap design work when 

 any number can be purchased for a 

 song. Many retail florists living in 

 the city as well as those in the sur- 

 rounding country have grown asters 

 for themselves and so further limit 

 the sales this year. Gladioli are com- 

 ing in great quantities and they aver- 

 age better than in previous years. 

 The former collections of odd and un- 

 attractive colors are happily missing 

 this year and the low prices this 

 flower is bringing may be attributed 

 only to the great numbers being cut. 

 Roses are in demand whenever a 

 really choice flower is needed. The 

 supply now covers a large number of 

 varieties but stock is far from being 

 first-class and cuts are limited. So 

 scarce are the good roses that prices 

 average almost as high as in winter. 

 Most of the miscellaneous stock is 

 gone. Carnations are coming slowly 

 from the young plants and demand is 

 light. A limited quantity of really 

 good smilax is seen. The first chrys- 

 anthemums of the season are here, va- 

 riety Golden Glow. 



Market fair, at times, 

 CINCINNATI cleaning up pretty 

 well, but during the 

 middle of the week especially accum- 

 ulates pretty rapidly. Roses are 

 offered in fair quantities and now in- 

 clude some stock that is pretty good 

 for the time of the year. Asters are 

 in a heavy supply and generally good. 

 Gladioli plentiful, also lilies. 



A listless and unin- 

 NEW YORK teresting market 

 heavily overburdened 

 with gladioli and asters of every con- 

 ceivable size, color and condition is 

 about all we have to report this week. 

 Convention topics are already "ancient 

 history" and there is nothing left to 

 maintain interest or excitement in 

 the wholesale districts. Commission 

 dealers and growers are busy lining 

 up their fall relationships and much 

 quiet campaigning is in progress, as 

 usual at this season. Outside of the 

 asters and gladioli the principal in- 

 terest now centers about the roses, 

 which are improving in quality every 

 day and of which there is no surplus 

 of top notch grade. Lilies continue 

 plentiful and sales are large but at 

 rather low figures. Cattleyas are few 

 and hold at very high figures. 



ASTERS 



In all colors, splendid 

 ^ quality tlowers and good 

 ij^ long stems 



$1.00 $2.00 and $3.(!0 per 100 



Ribbons, Supplies and 

 Plants, write for our lists 



Business hours, 7 A. M. to 4 P. M. 



Saturdays 1 P. M. 



Open until noon Labor Day. 



S.S.PENNOCKCO. 



THE '^%t.tt of PHILADELPHIA 



SEW YORK 

 117 W. 28ihSi. 



BALTIlvlORE 

 FraDklin & St. Paal Sl> 



PHIL,\DELPHU 

 1608-1620 Laaiovv Si. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H.St., N W 



WHOLESALB FLOWER MARKETS — ^^^^'^^^to'dea 



15.00 to 

 8.00 to 

 3.00 to 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra 



** " No. I and culls... 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley - 



Arenbcrg, Hoosier Beauty i 3.00 



Ward ! 3.00 



Killamey , Radiance, Tart j 3.00 



Ophelia. Sunburst, Hillingdon , 3.00 



Cumatioiu I i -oo 



Cattleyas I 



Dendrobium formosuin I 



Lilies, Lonsiflorum ! 12.50 



LUi«s, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Sweet Peas. 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



A.diantum 



Smilax 



AsparaffUsPlu.&Spren. (100 Bhs.) > 35.00 



CINCINNATI 



Aug. 27 



to 



I CHICAGO 



I Aug. 27 



TO D EALERS ONI V 



PITTSBURG 



Aug. 27 



35.00 



20.00 



10.00 



8.00 



6.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 6.C0 

 2.00 



7 5. CO 



20.00 



15.00 



3.00 



3.00 



2. 00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 .50 

 60.00 



25.00 

 20.00 

 10,00 

 20.00 



8.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



B.oo 



• 75 



75.00 



5.0c to 8.CO 



4.00 to 

 3.00 to 

 1. 00 to 



.50 to 

 to 



.as to 



6.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



le.oo 

 25.00 



18.00 



BUFFALO 



Au g. 27 



25 .CO 



20.00 

 12.00 



3.00 



3.00 

 3.00 



2.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



50.00 to 



to 



6.0c to 



3.00 to 



6.00 to 



.50 to 



1 .c o to 



I. 00 to 



.40 to 



15 00 

 8.00 

 8.00 



S.oo 

 3. CO 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 1. 00 

 60.00 



10,00 

 6.00 

 8.00 



1.50 



J. CO 



3.00 



•50 



12.00 

 8.00 



2. 00 



4.00 



10.00 

 6,00 

 10.00 



to 



to 



4.00 



4.00 



4. CO 



8.00 



to s.oo 



to 10.00 



to 



to 75.00 



to 



> to 



lO.OD 



4.00 to 

 1. 00 tp 



l.CO 



15.00 

 25.00 



1.25 



20.00 

 35,00 



■75 

 10.00 

 3i-oo 



2.00- 



6.oe 

 4.00 



t.25 



15.00 



50.CO 



Good asters are 

 PHILADELPHIA the outstanding 

 feature of this 

 market. They are really very fine. 

 The recent cool weather has brought 

 them along in elegant shape. Prices 

 are very reasonable on account of the 

 big supply and the moderate mid- 

 summer business which the retailers 

 are doing. Roses hold their own very 

 nicely. Russells and Beauties remain 

 the leaders. Some very nice Sun- 

 bursts are arriving; also a limited 

 amount of Ophelia. Orchids are still 

 on the scarce side and cattleyas rang- 

 ing around the dollar mark. Lilies 

 have hardened up a little and are 

 gradually getting back to normal 

 prices. The worst of the dogday sea- 

 son — they all feel — is now past and 

 we may look for gradual improvement 

 from now on. 



Business has livened 

 ROCHESTER up during the week. 



The market is fairly 

 well filled with roses of most varieties 

 and they are selling good. Gladioli 

 •are a drag with the exception of the 

 better varieties such as America, 



Mrs. King and Niagara. Sweet peas 

 are not very plentiiul and are some- 

 what inferior. Carnations continue' 

 to arrive, but in very small quanti- 

 ties. The market is w^ell supplied 

 with lilies and most stores are using 

 a lot of auratums from their own 

 houses. Coreopsis, bachelor buttons 

 and Buddleia are all plentiful. Golden 

 Glow Chrysanthemums have made 

 their first appearance. Asters are not 

 over plentiful, but the demand is good. 



This market has as- 

 ST. LOUIS ters, tuberoses, early 

 yellow chrysanthe- 

 mums, roses, and carnations too poor 

 to bo salable. Next week most of the 

 the theatres opening will, it is hoped, 

 help trade. 



H. KUSIK & CO. 



l.ARGKST SlIirPERS OF FRKSII CDT 

 FLOWK KS AT K.\N.S .\S CITV 



FloriwtH* Suitplies 

 Manufacturers of Wire DesiRns 



M^jn,, KANSAS CITY. MO. 



