November 3, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



485 



Flower Market Reports 



The flower market has 



BOSTON been uniformly depressed 

 all week. Chrysanthe- 

 mums of high anil low degree are ac- 

 cumulated on all sides and their num- 

 bers are increasing daily, Roses are 

 also in heavy crop, as 'for the past 

 several weeks and carnations have 

 now joined them in the surplus class, 

 the latter being practically unsalable 

 at any figure and many being conse- 

 quently a total loss. Single violets are 

 superb, equal to the best midwinter 

 product. Cattleyas are seen in greater 

 abundance and lilies on the other 

 hand are not so plentiful as they have 

 been. 



The past week has been 



CHICAGO uneventful and the mar- 

 ket is neither very weak 

 nor very strong. There being no great 

 quantity of stock, everything except 

 chrysanthemums is easily disposed of. 

 The week-end trade was generally sat- 

 isfactory and the last Monday in the 

 month brought the usual shipping or- 

 ders from New Orleans and other 

 southern points for All Saints' Day 

 and AH Souls' Day. This was fol- 

 lowed by a day when nothing was in 

 demand. Chrysanthemum season is 

 at its height, but the western stock is 

 still coming and the local blooms have 

 to compete with those from the Pa- 

 cific coast. Roses are more plentiful 

 but are not in excess of demand. 

 Carnations remain scarce. Violets are 

 ottered and a limited amount sell. 

 Lilies are not in heavy supply but a 

 sufficient number are coming to take 

 care of the trade. Miscellaneous stock 

 limited. There seems to be an abund- 

 ance of good green. 



Retailers report a 



CLEVELAND fair amount of busi- 

 ness. Roses and 

 chrysanthemums are about all there 

 is to offer the public at present and 

 these are bringing good prices. Vio- 

 lets find a ready sale. Wholesalers 

 report a slump in business in the past 

 week, being about one-third its pre- 

 vious volume. Roses seem to be 

 piling up in some houses. Chrysanthe- 

 mums, including pompons, are plenti- 

 ful and bringing good prices. Carna- 

 tions are slow coming in. 



There is not much to 



NEW YORK be said concerning 

 the flower market sit- 

 uation this week. It is stagnated still 

 and will in all probability be barren 

 of any special developments for some 

 time yet. Nothing but praise can be 

 said of the quality of the flowers com- 

 ing in dally. Chrysanthemums, roses, 

 cattleyas, violets, all are of unim- 

 peachable excellence but sales of any 

 magnitude are made with difliculty as 

 a rule and the wholesaler is glad to 

 make concessions rather than to let 

 a possible customer get away empty- 

 handed. So the actual returns to the 

 growers are low, unavoidably. The 

 wise heads look for a period of fam- 

 ine, however, later on, when things 

 will undoubtedly average up. 



Rather slow here 



PHILADELPHIA last week, espe- 

 cially in the early 

 part. At the week end things perked 

 up a little and the clean-up was fairly 

 good, although at very low prices. 



SWEET PEAS 



Wonderful quality, just as fine as the 

 cuts later in the season and good 

 long stems, too, in whites, light 

 pinks, with a few cerise and laven- 

 der at 



$1.50, $2.00, $3.00 per 100 



POMPONS 



Per doz. bunches $2, $3, $4, $5 



Office Hours 

 7 A. M. to 5.30 P. M. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The 



Wholesale 

 Florists of 



Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



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



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - trade pwces-jw^ioq^^ ^^^ 



PITTSBURC 



Oct. » 9 



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15.00 



CINCINNATI I 



Oct. ag I 



CHICACO 



Oct. 29 



BUFFALO 



Oct. 37 



Am. Beauty, Special i 25.00 to 



" " Fancy and Extra 15.00 to 



" '* No. I and culls 8.00 to 



Russell, Euler, Mock I 5.00 to 



Hadley to* 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty < 4.00 to 



Ward 4.00 to 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft | 3.00 to 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 1 4,00 to 



CAmatioiu I to 



CattlsTea to 



Dendrobium formocam ! to 



Ltliei, Longiflorum to 



Lilies, Specioaum to 



Lily of the Valley to 



Snapdragon 4.00 to 



Bouvardia to 



Violets .50 to 



Cbrysanthemums 8.00 to 



Sweet Peas to 



Marguerites to 



Gardenias to 



Adianttim to 



Smflax to 



Asparaffus Pin. & Spren. (100 Bhs.) 13.00 to 



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The usual debutante season has not 

 materialized this year, and that means 

 a lot to the flower trade. The girls 

 are all on deck, and anxious to be 

 introduced as of yore but the boys are 

 all at the front or in camp. So 

 what's the use of a deboo to the poor 

 lassie if she has no lad to boo to! 



The market is 

 heavily stock- 

 ed with chry- 

 santhemums, which have all come in 

 together this year and consequently 

 are not making such good figures as 

 they should. Pompons are in good 

 demand. -Roses are good but are also 

 too plentiful. The supply of carna- 

 tions is very small. Violets are ex- 

 ceptionally fine and sell fairly well. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Lilies are not very plentiful but the 

 demand is not strong. Good pot 

 chrysanthemums sell good. A quan- 

 tity of oak foliage Is being used, which 

 makes the sales of asparagus lighter. 

 Smilax sells well and is of good qual- 

 ity. Cypripediums and cattleyas of 

 high degree are in. 



Chrysanthemums are in 

 ST. LOUIS good supply. During 



the past week yellow 

 have been the more plentiful. Carna- 

 tions are now coming in great shape 

 and violets are improving in size and 

 color. Greens are plentiful. The Dry 

 Goods Floral Departments all had spe- 

 cial sales for Saturday. They are cell- 

 ing at small profits, but this to a great 

 extent keeps down the glut. 



_ H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and Importers 



B F~ £1129 Arch St. PHILADH.PHIA, PA. 



Fall Novelties Now On Display New Show Room* Added 



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