March 4, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



317 



Flower Market Reports 



The cold snap of the first 

 BOSTON of the present week 

 shortened up the flower 

 supply considerably. Most affected 

 were the carnations, which are very 

 scarce and sell at a good figure. Roses 

 have been cheaper but the shortage of 

 carnations is sending them higher. 

 Sweet peas are more plentiful, also 

 violets. Bulb stock is coming fine and 

 sells well. Primroses and pansies are 

 much better and find a ready market. 

 Snapdragon is more plentiful and 

 sells very poorly at present. 



Bright sunshine has had 

 BUFFALO a tendency to bring on 

 more flowers, especially 

 carnations and bulbous stock. The 

 former are coming in heavier each day 

 and a good many ordinary are seen. 

 Good stock has had fair sales. Lilies 

 are fine and selling well. Roses are 

 coming in heavier and the merchant 

 has little or no trouble to fill his wants. 

 Sweet peas are fine, Illy of the valley 

 is good and there is a good supply of 

 daisies, mignonette, hyacinths and all 

 corsage flowers. Floral work has been 

 quiet and stock on some lines has seen 

 accumulation, though it cannot be said 

 that business is bad. 



There is stock enough 

 CHICAGO to meet all demands. 

 Shipping trade has been 

 heavy, but local trade has been rather 

 light. There is considerable stock of 

 second grade and the retail stores arc 

 showing the special price signs on 

 southern jonquils, carnations, roses, 

 etc. Tulips and daffodils continue 

 to crowd the counters. Of the 

 large roses Mrs. Russell is most in 

 evidence. Beauties are still scarce. 

 There is a large supply of lilies and 

 callas and first quality move rapidly. 

 Sweet peas are scarce, buds having 

 dropped during cloudy weather. Free- 

 sia still in good supply. Violets are 

 not so much of a feature at this time. 

 The demand for them has not 

 equalled that of former years. Lily of 

 the valley is scarce and much of it is 

 small. 



The supply of stock 

 CINCINNATI is about the same 

 as it was at the last 

 writing while the demand is strong 

 enough to take up most of it. Strip- 

 ping business is excellent. Roses 

 have shown considerable improvement. 

 Short American Beauties are in heavy 

 supply but the long ones are extreme- 

 ly scarce. The carnation cut is not as 

 large as it was. Lilies as well as 

 callas continue to hold their own. 

 Bulbous stock generally has a fair 

 market. Sweet peas, lily of the valley 

 and orchids are all excellent. Violets 

 do not have a very good market. 



Little needs to be 

 NEW YORK said in detail regard- 

 ing present market 

 conditions. All stock is coming on 

 full-tilt, and the street men and sur- 

 plus-moving stores are in high spirits, 

 alert for liargains and clamorous as 

 usual when such conditions pre- 

 vail. The standard of value on all 

 stock is on the downward trend. The 

 varieties of flowers in the market is 

 unusually extensive. 



Early in the past 



PHILADELPHIA week things were 



a bit draggy but 



DAFFODILS 



The Emperors are now coming in, 

 wonderfully choice flowers, crisp and 

 well grown. 



$4.00 per 100 



Other varieties $3.00 per 100. As a "week 



end" SPECIAL 300 or over at 



$2.50 per 100 



GREEN CARNATION DYE $1 per package 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale florists o( Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-162b Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28tb Sf. 

 WASHINGTON 

 1216 H St.,N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — '''^^ 



Ro«et -. 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" '* Fancy and Extra. ... 



No.i 



Russell, Hadley 



KilUrney, Richm'd, HiU'don, Ward 



" Ord. 



Arcnburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



.. ** .. .. .. Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra ... 

 " " '* Ordinary 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinsiry 



CatUeyas 



Deodrobiuni f omio»uni 



Lili«8, LonKiflorum 



Rubrum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Daiaes 



VioUts 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon 



Daffodils 



Gladioli 



Tulips 



Hyacinths 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Lilac (per bunch) 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINrfNNATI 



Feb. a8 



40.00 



20.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 i.OO 



CHICAGO 



Feb. 28 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS Offj ^lf 



BUFFALO I PITTSBURG 



Feb. 28 I Feb. 91 



10.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 



50.00 



30.00 



15.00 



15.00 



10.00 



6,00 



10.00 



6.00 



■0.00 



6.00 



4.00 



2.00 



90.00 



12.50 



IL> 50 

 10.00 

 5,00 



.50 tc 



3.00 



4. CO 



2.00 



4.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 



.75 *o >-5o 



12.00 

 35.C0 



I.OO 



15. 00 

 50.00 



35.00 



2S.OO 



8.00 

 5.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 I.OO 



30.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



10.00 

 3.00 

 t.oo 



.40 



4.00 



6.00 



2.00 



1.50 

 25.00 



I.OO 



11.00 



25.00 



50.00 



35.00 



12.00 

 25.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 10,00 



6.00 



4.00 



2.00 

 40.00 

 50.00 

 15.00 



8. CO 

 12.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 



•75 

 8.00 

 12.00 



3.C0 



4-00 

 4. CO 

 4.00 

 3.00 



2.00 

 30.00 



1.Z5 

 15.00 

 50.00 



60.00 



30.00 



5.00 



10.00 



10.00 



4.00 



12.00 



6.00 



8.00 



5.00 



2.50 



1.50 



40.00 



10.00 



4.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 



I.OO 



■50 



3.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



2. CO 

 2.00 

 2. CO 



2. CO 



I.OO 

 25.00 



75.00 



Sojoo 

 15.00 

 1500 



I3.00 



6.00 



15-00 



10.00 



12.00 



7.00 



3.00 



2.00 



50.00 



12.00 

 6.00 



12.00 



5.00 



1.50 



.60 



5.CO 



10.00 

 3.00 



3.<o 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



3.00 

 30.00 



1.50 

 15.00 

 60,00 



60.00 

 40.00 

 12.50 

 S.oo 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 



2.50 

 25.00 



75.00 



50.00 



15.00 



12.00 



12.00 



6.00 



12.00 



6.00 



12.00 



6.00 



3.00 



1.50 



50.00 



10.00 to 12.00 



10.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 



-50 

 4.00 



6.00 



3 00 

 2.C0 

 3 00 

 3.00 



12.00 

 5-00 

 3.00 

 •75 

 6.00 



10.00 



5.00 

 4.00 

 3C0 

 3.00 



by the wind-up there was a marked 

 change, This favorable condition was 

 caused not only by the milder weather 

 but also by a good increase in supplies. 

 This was particularly the case with 

 roses. With the exception of Ameri- 

 can Beauty these are now more plenti- 

 ful and of very good quality. Carna- 

 tions were never better — splendid as 

 to quality and there is a much firmer 

 tone in recent quotations. The lead- 

 ers at present arc Pink Delight, Glo- 

 riosa. Matchless and Mrs. Ward. Sweet 

 pea supply has dropped off a little; 

 quality very fine and selling well. The 

 cattleya market is rather bare, the 

 principal subject being Trianac, helped 

 out by a few Schroederae and dondro- 

 biunis. Daffodils are in px( client form 



some top-notch Emperor to be seen 

 with large crisp well finished flowers 

 showing excellent stamina and culture. 

 Acacia is about over for the season. 

 There are still a few camellias to be 

 had. Plenty of lilies but lily of the 

 valley rather scarce. 



Flowers of all kinds 



PITTSBURGH are plentiful, ex- 

 cepting, of course, 



American Beauty roses. Roses, car- 

 nations, lily of the valley, jonquils, tu- 

 lips, sweet peas, mignonette and eat- 

 tleyas all bring fair prices. Violets, 

 however, have no price and have to be' 

 worked out as best one can, the flor- 

 ists using practically everything else. 

 They probably will come into their 

 own again, but present prospects in- 

 dicate that it will not be for a lon.g 

 while to come. 



There is more stock 



ST. LOUIS coming in than can be 

 consumed and at 

 prices not unreasonable. Stock is of 

 extra good quality. Violets are in 

 great supply and $2 per 1000 is the 

 lowest price. Roses are coming bet- 

 ter each day. Carnations, too, are 

 many. Bulb stock is also looking up 

 and is coming in more than the de- 

 mand calls for. Lily of the valley was 

 scarce all week. Sweet peas are fine, 

 but sell at greatly reduced prices. . 



Business last week 



WASHINGTON showed quite an 



improvement. The 



demand for American Beauty roses 



(Coutrnurd pu f<ngf itq) 



