October 20, 1917 



HORTICULTUKE 



433 



Flower Market Reports 



The influx of chrysanthe- 

 BOSTON mums and rapidly in- 

 creasing cut of roses has 

 had a depressing effect upon market 

 values of these two leading items and 

 prices are lower, with indications of 

 still further descent as stock increases. 

 There is not much material in the 

 markets other than roses and chrysan- 

 themums, and the carnations and lilies 

 are selling at strong figures. Outdoor 

 flowers are finished for the season, ap- 

 parently. Cattleyas are coming In 

 more freely. 



The market is in very 

 CHICAGO short supply. Every flow- 

 er of good quality sells 

 and then there is not enough to go 

 around. Some of the largest shipping 

 houses reports all large orders of the 

 past two weeks have had to be cut, 

 but it is expected that in another 

 week this will be changed. The pass- 

 ing of asters and gladioli after the big 

 supply for months, and the slowness 

 with which carnations and chrysan- 

 themums are coming have left the 

 market in its present condition. Roses 

 are more plentiful than one week ago 

 and they are used in place of carna- 

 tions when substitution is allowed. A 

 few pink chrysanthemums are being 

 cut, but the most of the stock is still 

 in yellow. American Beauties are of 

 good quality and the supply about 

 equals the demand. Few outdoor flow- 

 ers remain. Cosmos from southern 

 Illinois have arrived in considerable 

 quantity but sell slowly. Oak leaves 

 have sold well and look very attrac- 

 tive for fall decorations. Sprengeri 

 and other green is still supplied by 

 local growers. 



Business is good but 



CINCINNATI our supply is still 

 short. Shipping busi- 

 ness is excellent. Roses are in fair 

 supply and are finding a waiting 

 market. Chrysanthemums are coming 

 along nicely but as yet can not 

 be classed as plentiful. However, fair 

 quantities in yellow, white and pink 

 are available. Lily of the valley are 

 now sent into the market regularly. 

 Last week was the first time they were 

 available here for some time. 



A serious frost struck 



CLEVELAND Northern Ohio the 

 latter part of the 

 first week in October. Nearly all out- 

 door stock was destroyed, many grow- 

 ers losing large acreages. All big 

 dahlia growers lost their stock. Re- 

 ports from down state show that the 

 frost there w«s much more severe 

 than along the lake. Below 30 miles 

 from the lake, that is around Akron, 

 Canton and Youngstown, outdoor stock 

 was frozen solid. The retail market 

 was seriously affected. Indoor crops 

 will be later than usual this year on 

 account of late planting due to short- 

 age of labor. On Tuesday of this week 

 a number of downtown stands closed 

 several hours early having sold out 

 their stock. Chrysanthem\mis are 

 coming in and are popular and high 

 in price. Carnations are scarce. White 

 roses are in special demand. 



Tendencies are 



NEW YORK towards a lower scale 



of prices as time 



passes and the high tide of chrysan- 



LILIUM 

 RUBRUM 



Showy, attractive and last- 

 ing, splendid well grown 

 stock 



$1.50 per bunch 

 S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The 



^t?i?fs^%f Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



1608-1 620 Ludlow St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



W^ASHINGTON. 1 2 1 6 H. St.. N. W. 



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CINCINNATI 



Oct. 15 



I CHICAGO 



I Oct. 8 



BUFFALO 



Oct. I 



PITTSBURG 



Oct. 8 



Am. Beauty, Special 25, c 



" " Fancy and Elxtra 15.00 to 



" " No. I and culls 6.00 to 



Russell, Eukr, Mock 5 .00 to 



Hadley ; to 



Aicnberg, Booster Beauty 4.00 to 



Ward., 



4.00 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft i 4.00 



Ophelia. Sunburst, Hillingdon 4.00 



Camatioiis 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobinm f onnoaum to 



Lilies, Longiflorum to 



Lilies, Speciosum to 



Uly of the Valley to 



Snapdragon I 4.00 to 



Gladioli I to 



Violets ; to 



Chrysanthemums 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax ■ - ' . . 



Asparagus Plu. & Spren. (100 Bhs.) | 2$ 



15.00 to 



35.00 



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themum crop draws nearer. Roses are 

 a strong feature on all sides and carna- 

 tions are also coming forward into 

 the light that beats upon 28th street. 

 Violets are a part of the regular daily 

 diet now and the same is true of cat- 

 tleyas and quality is excellent on both 

 but demand lags. The dahlia influx 

 is over for this year. 



Fewer complaints 

 PHILADELPHIA have been re- 

 ceived during the 

 past week or ten days as to express 

 service. This may indicate that de- 

 liveries have been reasonably prompt 

 and an improvement on the recent 

 congested conditions; or it may be 

 that the appeals of the wholesalers 

 for the co-operation and sympathy of 

 their customers under trying condi- 



tions has had some effect. Whatever 

 the reason the commission men are in 

 a slightly more cheerful mood on this 

 subject, which we are very glad to 

 see. The general run of business has 

 been fairly satisfactory. Roses have 

 sold better and the slight glut re- 

 ported in our last report has largely 

 disappeared. Carnations have im- 

 proved a little in quality, but they are 

 still mostly short-stemmed and in 

 short supply. But they find a market, 

 as there is a good call for them even 

 if the quality is not yet up to the 

 usual standard for this season of the 

 year. Asters are over and dahlias 

 about got their finishing touch on the 

 nights of the 12th and 13th. Orchids 

 continue a strong feature as to quan- 



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