November 10, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



509 



Flower Market Rqxxrts 



Dull and drowsy, indeed, 

 BOSTON is the atmosphere of the 

 flower markets these 

 days. Large quantities of fine flowers, 

 mainly chrysanthemums, roses and 

 carnations,, burden the tables and 

 crowd the ice boxes, but takers are 

 "few and far between" and the pros- 

 pect of a good sized sale is enough to 

 bring the salesman down, down, 

 away down before he will let a cus- 

 tomer turn away empty-handed. There 

 are some very fine flowers to be seen, 

 such as single violets, calendulas and 

 Bouvardia Humboldtil, all of which 

 are equal to the best ever exhibited 

 and they are well entitled to a better 

 appreciation than they are getting just 

 now. But all this may change before 

 long and the sooner this happens the 

 better for us all. 



There is no marked i 

 CHICAGO change In the market 

 conditions. Trade con- 

 tinues to be rather dull, especially 

 early in the week. Shipping trade Is 

 not sufficient to relieve the market of 

 chrysanthemums and local trade has 

 not been sutficient to keep prices up 

 to the growers' anticipations. The 

 chrysanthemums are now of the mid- 

 season varieties and the quality is ex- 

 cellent. There are roses to suit every 

 taste and the prices are not a tax on 

 any purse, however small. Some very 

 great concessions are being made to 

 move the stock on the oft days which 

 are bound to come some time in every 

 week. The trade does not respond 

 very eagerly to the opportunity to buy 

 violets. The change from winter 

 weather to ideal Indian summer has 

 helped bring out the carnation a little 

 more freely. 



The market is well 

 CINCINNATI supplied with stock 

 but a cold spell has 

 caused some lines to shorten up some- 

 what. The demand is active and 

 steady generally. Roses, generally, 

 are in a good supply, but good white 

 ones sometimes run short. Carnations 

 and chrysanthemums are in a fair 

 supply. The good white ones of the 

 latter are cleaning up better than the 

 yellows and pinks. Lilies, callas and 

 orchids are all in the list of daily 

 offerings, also sweet peas, lily of the 

 valley and snapdragon. 



Inclement weather the 

 CLEVELAND last few days in Oc- 

 tober cut a swath in 

 the retail trade and wholesalers found 

 the goods piling up on their hands to 

 a noticeable degree. With the return 

 of good weather, however, demand 

 Improved so that during election 

 week trade was rather brisk. Every 

 variety of midseason chrysanthemums 

 are now on the market, William Turn- 

 ers being in full swing. The best are 

 selling as high as $1 apiece on Euclid 

 avenue. American Beauty roses are 

 plentiful. Carnations are still quite 

 short In spite of the advancing sea- 

 son. 



There are occasional 

 NEW YORK days when a sem- 

 blance of returning 

 life comes into the wholesale flower 

 section. Such a day was last Satur- 

 day, which was altogether the best 

 day of the entire week. But Monday 



BONNAFFON 



This old variety, still 

 one of the best. We are 

 receiving the first cuts and 

 splendid stock it is, at 

 $10.00, $12.50, and $15.00 — 

 with a few extra choice at 

 $20.00. 



POMPONS 



in all varieties, any color, 

 any quantity, $2.00, $2.50, 

 $3.00 per doz. bunches. 



Business Hours 

 7 A. M. to 5.30 P. M. 



Everything in Flowers, Plants, 

 Kibbone, and Supplies. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The n?i?ffi%f Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



1 60S- 1 620 Lud low St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^^'^^ •'•"^^to'dealers only 



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Am, Beauty, Special ' 25.00 



'* '* Fancy and Ejctra 



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Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty<**> 



Waid 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hiilingdon 



Carnations 



Cattleyaa - 



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Lilies, SpecioBum I to 



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Violets 



Chrysanthemums •. 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



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AsparasusPlu. ASpren. (100 Bhs.) 



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saw a lapse to the "nothing doing" 

 condition and Tuesday, election day, 

 followed suit. After the election agi- 

 tation has finally settled down, things 

 may liven up a bit and doubtless when 

 the present crop of roses subsides and 

 the chrysanthemums take their de- 

 parture this market is due to experi- 

 ence something in the way of a flower 

 famine. Quality in all lines is very 

 good but prices obtained for the best 

 run very low, especially where sales 

 of any good size are made. Pompon 

 chrysanthemums are selling about as 



freely as anything. Violets drag bad- 

 ly and some of the up-Hudson growers 

 are sending the heaviest part of their 

 cut to the western markets. 



The chrysanthe- 

 PHILADELPHIA mum is now In 

 full swing and is 

 the leader in the floral procession. 

 Fancy grades are in excellent demand 

 and bring good prices. Medium and 

 lower grades do not go so well. Roses 

 are not quite so plentiful but there Is 

 no price advance, probably because 



{Continued ch fragej;il) 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and Importers 



1129 Arch St. PHILADEXPHtA, PA. 



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