March 11, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



349 



Flower Market Reports 



The inclement weather 

 BOSTON of the past week and 



Lent starting in, has cut 

 into the market considerably. Al- 

 though flowers as a rule are not com- 

 ing in in very large shipments they 

 are slow to sell and hang on discour- 

 agingly. The prices for the first part 

 of the week, considering all conditions, 

 were very good. Carnations are lead- 

 ing in activity but roses are going fair- 

 ly well. Bulb stock is decidedly on 

 the slump, although some of the good 

 new varieties still bring good prices. 

 Lilies have again shortened up but 

 there are enough callas to relieve the 

 pressure. Sweet peas are arriving fast 

 and in good quality. There are some 

 very fine tulips in red La Reine, Mur- 

 lllo, Prosperity and Darwin varieties. 



Weather remains cold 

 BUFFALO and business is not up 



to the mark. The sup- 

 ply on everything has been heavy, es- 

 pecially carnations, of which a good 

 portion are of inferior quality. There 

 are enough roses now and there Is 

 enough of about everything else. 

 Trade was very quiet last week, ex- 

 cepting that Saturday was a good day. 

 The bargain sign was well scattered 

 and this helped to unload a portion of 

 the heavy accumulation on some lines. 



The market is well 

 CINCINNATI supplied with sea- 

 sonable stock. Roses 

 again are plentiful and meet with a 

 fair demand. Carnation receipts, on 

 the other hand, are barely sufficient. 

 Lilies continue plentiful. Receipts of 

 bulbous stock are rather limited but 

 enough come in for all immediate 

 needs. Sweet peas, lily of the valley, 

 violets and cattleyas are all in a very 

 heavy supply. Callas and Rubrum lil- 

 ies have a fair market. 



A large amount of stock 

 CHICAGO continues to pour into 



this market. Everyone 

 who grows anything has something to 

 contribute and the buyer has plenty 

 to choose from at a price which makes 

 it easy to sell again to advantage. 

 The only exceptions to an abundance 

 in all lines is where unusual condi- 

 tions prevail, as in the case of lily of 

 the valley, for example. The scarcity 

 of pips and the uncertainty of the 

 future supply make growers of that 

 flower cautious in using up what they 

 have. American Beauties have not 

 behaved quite in an approved manner 

 this season and the supply is limited 

 in the best qualities. Mrs. Russell, its 

 rival, is recovering from some set 

 backs earlier in the season and its 

 color and foliage are good. All the 

 other winter roses are in heavy sup- 

 ply. There is any amount of carna- 

 tions coming now. A good shipping 

 trade continues to use up a large pro- 

 portion of the lietter class of stock and 

 the lower grades are worked up in 

 funeral designs. Bulbous stock is in 

 heavy supply. Late winter blooming 

 plants are beginning to be seen in 

 the store windows. Roses of the 

 "baby ramliler" type, rhododendrons 

 and genistas are a welcome addition 

 to the bulbous offerings. 



OPHELIA 



Better quality than ever, good 

 stems and splendid color, all 

 lengths. 



Special Sin.(M) per 100 



Extra S.OO per 1()() 



First «.«« per 10(1 



Second 4.00 per 100 



A few extra long specials at $12.00 per 

 100. 



MYOSOTIS $2.00 per 100. 

 (i.VRDKNIAS ?3.0fl «nil .S3.00 per iIoa. 



S. S. PennockMeehan Co. 



The Wholesale Horists ol Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28tl> St. 



BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



Franklin & St. Paul SU. 1 2 16 H St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^^^^ 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALEK 3 OtqY 



RosM 



Am. Beauty, Special 



** " Fancy and Extra. 

 No. I 



Ruasell, Hadley 



KilUmcy, Richm'd, HiU'don, Ward 

 " Ord. 



Arenbure, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 

 ./Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra . ■ ■ 

 " " *' Ordinary 



Canwtfona, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



CatdoTM 



Dsodrobiiun formoattm 



Lilies, Lomrifloruxn 



" Rubrum 



Callas 



Uiy of tihe Valley 



Dai»e« 



Violet* 



Migmonette 



Saapdrason 



Daffodils 



Gladioli 



Tulips 



Hyacinths 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Lilac fper bunch) 



Sweet Peaa 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus PIu. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Feb. 28 



40.00 

 90.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 B.oo 

 4.00 



4.00 



40.00 to 



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 

 12.50 

 10.00 



5.00 



•75 



3.00 to 4.00 



3-00 

 4.00 

 a.oo 



4.00 

 5.00 

 300 



• 75 to '-50 



iz.oo 

 as-oo 



1. 00 

 1500 

 30.00 



CHICAGO 



March 6 



BUkTALO 



March 6 



PITTSBURC 



Feb. 91 



35.00 

 25.00 



8.00 

 5.00 



e.oo 

 4.00 

 8.00 



4.00 



8.00 



4.00 



3.00 



x.oo 

 30.00 



to 



10.00 to 



6.00 

 10.00 



3.00 



«.oo 



■*° 

 4.00 

 8.00 



3.00 



to 

 to 

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2.00 



2. CO 



1.50 



25.00 



1.00 



I a.oo 



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to 

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50.00 



35.00 



12.00 

 35.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 10.00 



6.00 



J. 00 



2.00 

 40.00 



50.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 12.00 



5.00 



3.00 

 •75 

 8.00 

 12.00 

 3.C0 



4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



3. 00 

 30.00 



1.25 

 15.00 

 50.00 



60.00 



30.00 

 5.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



12.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 2.50 

 1.50 



40.00 



10.00 



4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 ■50 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



3. CO 

 2.00 

 3.CO 



•50 



35.00 



1.00 



40.00 



75.00 



50 «) 



15.00 



15.00 



10.00 



6.00 



15.00 



8.00 



10.00 



6ux> 



3.00 



2jOO 



50.00 



12.00 

 6.00 



12.00 

 5.00 



1.50 



.60 



5.00 



lOJX) 



3.00 



3.CO 



3.00 



3 00 



3.00 



1.50 



9.00 



30.00 



1.35 



15.00 



60,00 



60.00 to 



40.00 to 



12.50 to 



8.00 10 



8.00 to 



tc 



to 



4.00 



8. 00 



4. CO to 



8.00 to 

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2.50 to 



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to 

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25.00 



10.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 



4.00 



3 00 



2.CO 

 2 00 



2.00 



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 



12.00- 



12.00- 

 5.00 

 3.00 



•75 

 6.00 

 10.00 



5.00 

 4.00 

 300 

 3.00 



.75 'O ■•5° 



• 75 f 1-25 

 10,00 tc 15.0D 

 40.00 to 50.00- 



stormy weather. 

 NEW YORK heavy receipts of 



flowers and the open- 

 ing of Lent make a triple entente hard 

 to manage in the wholesale cut flower 

 market this week. The receipts of 

 roses have been growing heavier daily 

 and many are necessarily sold in bulk 

 lots at figures far below the regular 

 quotations, in order to keep accumula- 

 tions within bounds. Even the prince- 

 ly Hadleys which at Smith's have been 

 the outstanding sensation of the rose 

 market this season, have been forced 

 to abandon their first line of trenches 

 and stand on the defensive against 

 general adverse conditions and a fall- 

 ing market. There are lots of very 

 disreputable lilies in sight, but wheth- 

 er due to imperfection in the bulbs or 

 to heedless culture we cannot say. Tu- 

 lips are superb and are holding their 

 own better than in other years on this 

 account. There are new varieties of 

 great beauty of coloring, in quantity 

 and the old sorts which dominated the 

 market in former years are relegated 

 to the rear. Lots of daffodils in varied 

 forms. Violets sell readily if single. 



but the doubles have no show in the 

 popular favor. The billows of color in 

 the wholesalers' windows, composed 

 of tulips and daffodils largely would 

 delight a Dutch bulb man's heart. The 

 cattleya situation has undergone a 

 transformation. Trian;i'S are about 

 gone and Schrodents are abundant. 

 While these are sold at moderate 

 prices. Brasso-Cattleyas and .Mossia-s 

 when such are obtainable bring as 

 high as $1.00 a flower, so that the- 

 orchid's position of pre-eminence in 

 the fancy demand is not yet wiped out. 

 There are some fine gardenias in sight 

 now. also. 



G e n e ra 1 condi- 

 PHILADELPHIA tions have been 



ver>' good here. 

 The demand was excellent and there 

 was no over supply of stock. While no 

 decided advance in prices took place 

 the market held firm all along the line. 

 In roses, Russell. Hadley and Ophelia 

 are the leaders. The quality of these 

 three is excellent. The market could' 

 absorb more Ophelias than are coming 



(Ceiniinued on fiagr _??') 



