February 5, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



185 



Flower Market Reports 



Market conditions gener- 

 BOSTON ally remain about the 



same as last week. Busi- 

 ness is not very good. There is a 

 great lot of bulb stock now in, with an 

 exceptionally good quality of Golden 

 Spur. Amongst the new arrivals in 

 the bulb line are lavender and white 

 Dutch hyacinths, Narcissus Bicolor 

 and Victoria, and Thos. Moore tulips. 

 Carnations are in in fair quantity, but 

 the storm now in progress has re- 

 tarded them to some extent. Roses 

 are almost entirely off crop. There 

 are some very fine grades of pink, 

 white and yellow snapdragon coming 

 in. Good samples of primula and 

 azalea plants are offered. 



Business still keeps up 

 BUFFALO satisfactorily, although 

 the receipts on every- 

 thing except roses are becoming heav- 

 ier. With a good supply of tulips, daf- 

 fodils, lilies and carnations, the situa- 

 tion is better for all. Carnations are 

 down and within reach of buyers and 

 the supply is increasing daily. There 

 are fine freesias, mignonette, sweet 

 peas, etc. Beauties are scarce, but 

 there is no special demand. 



The change which came 

 CHICAGO over the Chicago market 

 and reached proportions 

 worth mentioning about Jan. 20th was 

 a welcome relief to all, many florists 

 having had to almost suspend business 

 during the reign of extreme prices. By 

 the week end, stock sold out clean and 

 prices again soared upward. February 

 opened with very little trade, and the 

 first day of the month was juobably 

 the dullest of the year. The lack was 

 in customers rather than in flowers, for 

 the counters displayed more stdck than 

 in many weeks, principally carnations 

 and bulbous stock. Tulips of white, 

 pink and yellow are now coming in 

 quantity and find ready sale usually. 

 Paper whites also sell well. American 

 Beauty roses are scarce, most of the 

 cuts being of the lon.g-stemmed ones. 

 All kinds of roses are limited in sup- 

 ply and prices are not declining. Single 

 violets are selling well. Lilies, too. 

 are in good demand. Orchids are 

 scarce, lily of the valley about equal 

 to demand, and mignonette, calendulas, 

 marguerites and snapdragon all find 

 ready sale. 



The warm weather 

 CINCINNATI of last week has 

 brought about a very 

 material increase in the supply of 

 stock and now nearly everything is at 

 least in a supply large enough for 

 present needs. The demand, though 

 active, is about the same as it has 

 been for the last two or three weeks. 

 Prices are lower than they were. 

 American Beauties are in a good sup- 

 ply. Other roses, while apparently 

 sufficient, still are not very plentiful. 

 The carnation cut is large and can 

 easily care for all present demands. 

 Sweet peas are beginning to be in a 

 regular and heavy supply. Lilies are 

 again plentiful. Bulbous stock is com- 

 ing in fair quantities. 



It was expected that 

 NEW YORK the very warm weath- 

 er which lasted sev- 

 eral days and drove crops along in a 

 hurry, coupled with the raindly in- 

 creasing cut of bulbous flowers would 

 permanently break down the (iit flower 



ST. VALENTINE HINTS 



On every box of Valentine flowers a 

 spray or two of those soft, furry tufted 

 ' Pussy Willows, will give it just that 

 t touch that gives it individuality. 



Kxtra long sprays 75c per bunch 



.Medium length sprays.. 50c per bunch 

 12 si)rays to each bunch. 



DOUBLE VIOLETS, $1.00 per lOii, 

 $7.50 per lOOn. 



SINGLE VIOLETS, 75c per 100. $6.00 



per 1000. 



DAFFODILS, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 



IniHi. 



SWEET PEAS, Regular type. $1,00 per 

 100; Spencers, $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00 

 per 100. 



CATTLEYAS, $6.00 iier doz., $40.00 



per liiii. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 laJlow Si. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 

 NEW YORK BALTIMORE 



117 W. 28li> Si. FruLIln ud Si. Paol Sl«. 



WASHINGTOH 



1216 H Si., R. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ™^^ "^^^/o-d'Slers only 



Rmm 



Am. Beauty, Special 



•* " Fancy and Elxtra .... 



No.i 



Russell, Hadley 



KilUrney, Richm'd, Hill'don, Ward 



<* * Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



•• ■' *' " Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburs'., Elxtra ... 



'* " " Ordinary 



Carnations. Fancy 



" Urdinaxy 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobmm f ormosum 



Lilies, LonRiflorum .... 



" Rubrum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley. •• 



Daises 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon 



Narcitsus. Pa per- While 



" Trumpet 



Tulips 



Hyacinths, Roman 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings f loo 

 ** ** & Spren. (loobchs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Feb. I 



CHICAGO 



Feb. 1 



BUFFALO 



Feb. I 



40.00 



10.00 

 to.oo 



10.00 

 6.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



90.00 to 



50.00 



35.00 



ao.oo 



15.00 



15,00 



3.00 



15.00 



8.00 



15.00 



8.00 



5.00 



4.00 



60.00 



10.00 

 5.00 



3.00 



3.00 



•75 to 



12.50 

 35.00 

 35.00 



3500 



25.00 



10.00 

 8.00 



lo.oo 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



1.50 

 35.00 



10,00 



CO. 00 



50.00 



35,00 



30 .CD 



35,00 



15.00 



8.00 



is,oo 



8.00 

 15-00 

 8.00 



4.00 



3.00 



50.00 



8.00 



1 3.00 



5.00 



3. 00 



1. 00 

 8.00 



xo.oo 



3.C0 

 5.00 

 4.C0 



5.00 

 9.00 



3.00 

 a.50 



30.00 

 1. 00 

 13.00 

 60.00 

 50.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



4.00 



I3.00 

 6.00 

 8,00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 S.OO 



40,00 



10,00 



4.00 



,50 



3.00 

 5.00 



3,00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 S.OO 



3,00 

 3.00 



■75 



35,00 



1,00 



40.00 

 35-00 



50.00 

 35.00 

 35.00 



30.00 

 8,00 

 6,00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 60.00 



13.00 

 5.00 



I3.00 

 4.00 



' .60 



S-oo 



XOjOO 



3,00 



4.00 

 SCO 



3.00 

 3,00 

 3,00 



a,oo 

 30.00 



"•35 



15.00 

 60.00 

 50.00 



PITTSBURG 



Feb. 1 __ 

 50.0C 

 35<» 

 ao.tO 



40.00 

 35,00 

 15.00 

 6,00 



to 6.00 



10,.. I.' 

 to.oo 

 lO.Co 



3. 00 

 3.00 

 .30 

 4.00 

 6.00 



300 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 • 75 



•75 

 13,50 

 35-00 

 ■5.00 



la.oe 



I3.00 



6.oe 

 1 3. 00 

 6. CO 

 19.00 

 6.0 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 40.00 



i5.oc> 

 15.00 

 15-' 

 5.00 

 4. CO 



.50 



6.00 



I3.CO 

 4.00 



500 

 5.00 



S.OO 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 3.C0 



I'M 



15^ 

 50^ 

 90.a» 



J.A.BUDL0NG 



184 North Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 

 ROSES, VALLEY and WHOLESALE 



CUT FLOWERS 



market l)Ut, while it did make it staK- 

 ger a bit there was no seneral slump. 

 Tulips, daffodils, freesias and simitar 

 stock took a drop naturally and carna- 

 tions and violets receded somewhat 

 but roses and other stock Renerally 

 still maintain their previous standing 



and now that winter has again started 

 in a steady market is fairly assured. 

 Hoses are not in crop with many 

 growers but quality of those that 

 come in Is excellent. Cattleyas con- 

 tinue at the bottom of the ladder, but 



