February 12, lyl« 



HORTICULTURE 



221 



Flower Market Reports 



The storms of tlie last 

 BOSTON few days have stopped the 



rush of goods to this 

 market. The price of carnations ad- 

 vanced again last Saturday and kept 

 up till Monday afternoon. Tuesday 

 and Wednesday were weak days in 

 all lines but roses, which are still off 

 crop. Bulb stock is now plentiful but 

 still sells at a fair price. Golden Spur 

 narcissi iiredominate, with a few Mrs. 

 Ware and Victoria coming in. The 

 average of daffodils coming in is not 

 as good as last year. Lilies have 

 shortened up to some extent, but there 

 are being received some very good 

 callas. Amongst the tulips are very 

 good Prosperity, La Reine. T. Moore 

 and Couronne d"Or and others. Violets 

 are coming fair but sell at a low figure. 



Spring weather for 

 BUFFALO nearly a week has de- 

 veloped a good demand 

 for Golden Spur, Von Sion and Vic- 

 toria daffodils. Also Yellow Prince, La 

 Reine and other tulips. There are also 

 fine freesias, plenty of Roman hya- 

 cinths, etc., which all have a tendency 

 to lessen the sale of carnations. The 

 carnation supply has increased and 

 prices are now within reach of the 

 buyers. There is a fair supply of 

 roses, though the demand for shorts 

 still keeps up. Some excellent Ophelia, 

 Shawyer, Sunburst and pink Killarney 

 are had and sales have been good. 

 Lilies are coming better and there is 

 a heavy supply of lily of the valley, 

 Violets are plentiful — in fact there is 

 now enough of everything to supply 

 all needs. 



Conditions are chang- 

 CHICAGO. ing. The market is not 

 so tense. The high 

 prices of a short time ago are gone 

 for the season and most people re- 

 joice. The effect is still here, how- 

 ever, making growers dissatisfied at 

 the inevitable smaller returns and as 

 Valentine Day approaches makes the 

 retailer cautious in placing his order. 

 Had it depended upon local sales the 

 market would have had a big lot of 

 accumulated stock at this time for 

 home trade was rather quiet the first 

 week in February, but outside orders 

 took care of all the high grade stock 

 not needed here. Of carnations, there 

 are many which fall far short of the 

 "fancy" class and the why of the split 

 calyx is a popular .luestion. Roses are 

 loosening a little but not enough to 

 make much difference in prices. 

 American Beauties are more easily 

 obtained but only in the lower grades, 

 the high-class stock still being very 

 scarce. Violets are being crowded 

 hard by their rivals, the sweet peas, 

 for corsages. Since the advent of the 

 winter sweet pea the fate of the double 

 violet has been sealed and this has 

 been helped along by the poor condi- 

 tion in which the eastern stock has 

 arrived. Single violets fare better 

 and a mild steady demand generally 

 uses them up. Lily of the valley is 

 scarce and much of it is small. Plenty 

 of bulbous stock is coming. 



Stock has been fair- 

 CINCINNATI ly plentiful, not an 

 o v e r-s u p ij 1 y but 

 enough to care for all demands. At 

 present, however, with the advent of 

 cold weather the supply has shortened 

 materially. There has been a small 



SPENCER 

 SWEET PEAS 



Our growers are cutting freely 

 of dark and light pinks, lavender, 

 white and cerise Spencer Sweet 

 Peas, splendid well grown stock. 



Medium stems, $1.00 per 100 

 Long " 1.50 



Ex. long " 2.00 



SINGLE DAFFODILS 

 $4 per 100, $30 per 1000 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



PHILADELPBIA 



1608-1620 LadIo.T Si, 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



117 W. 28ll> Si. Frantho and St. Paul Si>. 1216 U Si.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^^"^ ^^'^ to'd'ealers onl> 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra 



No.i 



Russell. Hadley 



Killarney, Richm'd, Hill'don, Ward 



" " " " Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Tafi, Key, Ex. 



•' Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra ... 



" " " Ordinary 



CamatJons, Fancy 



" (Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobhitn f ormosuin 



Lilies, LonKiflorum 



Rubrum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley- 



Daiaes 



VioUtB 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon 



Narciisus, Paper-White. 



Trumpet — ■ 



Tulips 



Hyacinths. Roman 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peaa - - • - 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax . . . 



Asparagus Plumosua. Strinics ' loo 

 & Spren. (icx>bch<;.; 



CINCINNATI 



Feb. 7 



40.00 

 30.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 S.oo 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 



2.00 

 90.00 



10.00 

 5.00 



to 

 to 

 to 



60.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 



t3.00 

 8.00 



12. CO 

 8.00 



12.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



60.00 



I a. 50 

 12.50 

 12.50 

 5.00 



x.oo 



CHICAGO 



Feb. 7 



BUFFALO 



Feb. 7 



PITTSBURG 



Feb. 1 



40.00 



30.00 



10.00 

 8.00 



10.00 

 5.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 



10.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 1.50 



50.00 



6.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 ■75 

 4.00 

 5.00 



3.00 

 a. 00 

 a. 00 

 3.00 

 2. CO 

 1. 00 

 25.00 



10,00 

 50.00 

 a5.oo 



50.00 



40.00 



25.00 



25.00 



15 00 



8.00 



la.oo 



8.00 



15.00 



8.00 



4.00 



2.30 



60.00 



8.00 

 4.00 



:o.oo 

 4.00 

 1.50 

 1. 00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 a.co 

 4.00 

 3.<o 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 a. 00 



35.00 

 1. 00 



12.00 



60.00 



40.00 



30.00 



15-C" 



8.00 



10.00 



6.00 



8.00 



6.00 



8.00 



4.00 



3.00 



s.oo 



40.00 



10.00 



5.C0 

 8.00 

 3.00 



I.<X) 



.60 



4.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 3. CO 

 a.co 

 a. 50 

 a.co 

 1. 00 

 30.00 



40,00 

 35.00 



la.oo 

 6.00 



la.oo 

 4.00 



1.50 



6.00 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 4.C0 

 4. CO 



3.00 

 4.00 



3.00 



a. 00 



40.00 



15.00 

 60.00 

 50.00 I 



J.a.BUOL©NG 



184 North Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 

 ROSES, VALLEY and WHOLESALE 



""""^TlTc^Hy GROWER of 



CUT FLOWERS 



increase in the size ot the daily loso 

 receipts. American Beauties are in 

 plent.v and of excellent quality. Car- 

 nations are to be had in fairly good 

 quantities; there is a .good cut ot red 

 lor Valentine Day. Lily of the valley 

 and h.weet pea receipts are large an'i 

 souio of the best of this winter may be 

 liatJ. Orchids and violets are also 

 plentiful. The lily cut is large and 

 good. Daffodils, freesia, etc, are com- 

 ing in abundantly. 



Present conditions 

 NEW YORK in this market are 

 anything l)ut encour- 

 aging. The rose supply is lighter now 



than for some time, yet the dimin- 

 ished demand has caused prices to sag, 

 particularly on the longer grades. 

 Quotations on the best grade of Beau- 

 ,ty are maintained only because of the 

 few received. Some very fine H ad- 

 leys are moving well at good prices. 

 There are more than enough carna- 

 tions to meet present requirements, 

 .so thai clearances are difficult, even 

 of the stock goes for very much less, 

 at low figures. Three dollars |)er hun- 

 dred buys the primest and this price 

 is the exception, not the rule: the bulk 

 .■\n abundant supply of tulips and 



(Conti'nufii oti paf^t 2^3) 



