April 22, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



577 



Flower Market Reports 



With nearly ideal condi- 

 BOSTON tions prevailing it is not 



difficult to forecast a 

 record volume of business for the 191G 

 Easter. The most noticeable feature 

 of this week's market is the steady 

 heavy demand and the equally steady 

 supply which so far has prevented 

 serious shortages and yet has not glut- 

 ted the market. With the single e.\- 

 ception of carnations every variety is 

 in abundance. This scarcity of carna- 

 tions- has had a beneficial effect on 

 the sale of roses, peas and bulb stocks, 

 thus balancing the market more even- 

 ly. Roses are steady, with a wide 

 range of prices. Wholesalers report 

 more roses handled this year than 

 ever before and better prices are be- 

 ing obtained, they claim. Snapdragon 

 is being sold in large quantities and a 

 few salesmen claim record prices. The 

 first shioment of gladioli arrived on 

 Wednesday morning and were imme- 

 diately sold. Lilies are plentiful as 

 are callas and candidum lilies. A few 

 Spanish irises are to be seen but are 

 not being heavily called for. Prim- 

 roses are going wonderfully well and 

 are welcomed by all. A few dealers 

 report a slight shortage on red roses. 

 This is not general, however, as the 

 majority have a well balanced stock 

 on hand. Violets, double only, are ex- 

 cellent in quality, but very scarce, ow- 

 ing to the lateness of the holiday this 

 year. Sweet peas are being bought 

 and sold in large quantities at very 

 good prices and taken altogether the 

 condition of this week's market may 

 be stated as excellent. 



The opening of the last 

 CHICAGO week before Easter 

 found the Chicago mar- 

 ket with a large supply of roses. All 

 growers are cutting heavily and the 

 spring weather together with the late- 

 ness of Easter make a combina- 

 tion which throws a large quantity of 

 roses into the supply of stock for the 

 florists' big holiday. The situation is 

 different with carnations. At this 

 writing, Tuesday, April 18th. the sup- 

 ply of good carnations is not large. 

 If this means the holding back of 

 stock for later in the week to catch 

 advanced prices, the bright weather is 

 apt to defeat the game as has been 

 the case so often in the past. Of lilies, 

 there is no end. but of long stemmed 

 lilies with substance there are none 

 to spare. It is a season of short 

 stemmed lilies which is all right for 

 plant trade but the cut flower dealers 

 are disappointed in the lack of well 

 grown, long stemmed lilies. More 

 American Beauties are coming now 

 than at any previous time since the 

 holidays. Bulbous stock is still here, 

 but in comparatively limited quantity. 

 Some fine iris in yellow and lavender 

 appeared this week. It is long 

 stemmed and of rich color and in ev- 

 ery way splendid stock. A great many 

 excellent sweet peas are on the coun- 

 ters. Snapdragons are selling well. 

 Callas are here in greater number 

 than the market needs. Such are the 

 conditions at this time but wholesalers 

 report long lists of orders for out-of- 

 town customers, and by the time these 

 a^e filled the condition of the market 

 may have undergone a complete 

 change. The last minute orders and 

 the repeat orders of the week end 



BEAUTIES 



BURTON STOCK AND BURTON 



QUALITY FOR AFTER EASTER 



WEDDINGS 



IN ANY QUANTITY 



Per 100 



Special SaS.OO 



I'ane.v 30.00 



Kxtra 2.1.00 



first 15.00 



Setond 10.00 



>.\L.I,EY — .Special, ?6.fl0 per 100; Extra. 

 S.-,.00 per 100. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



The Wholesale Florists of I hiladelphia 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 



1608-1620 L'dlow St. 117 W. 28lh ?l. 



BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 1216 H it., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



Rose* 



Am. Beauty, Special 

 " " PsDcy ; 



Rutsell. Hadley 



sDcy and Extra. 

 No.i 



Kusseii. naaiev 



tCilUrney, KicKm'd, Hill'don, Ward 

 " Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Talt, Key, Ex. 

 " Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra . ■ . 

 *' Ordinary 



Camatiotu. Fancy 



" Ordinary 



C«ltleras 



Dsndrobiuni fortnoMim 

 Lilies, Lonffifloruin 

 Rubrum • ■ • 



Callai 



Lily of the Valley 



Daises 



VioUu 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon 



Daffodils 



Gladioli 



Tulips 



Hyacinths 



Freesia- • ■ - 



Calendulas 



Lilac iperbunch) 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AsparagusPlu. ^^.preii. (looBhs.) 



TRADE PRICES -Per 100 

 TO DEALE RS 0W.> 



BUFFALO 



April 17 



PfTTSBURG 



April lo 



1.00 



20. to ] 11.0c 

 90.00 ^500 



25. CO 35.00 



1.00 I.OO 



15.00 



_ 5o.oo 40.00 



35.00 



20.00 

 15.0D 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 10.00 



4.00 



12.00 



4.00 



3.C0 

 2.00 

 50.00 



XO.OO 



10.00 

 6.00 



3.00 

 •50 



6.00 

 12.00 

 4-00 



4.00 



1.25 

 20.00 

 25.00 



also make predictions very difficult in 

 Chicago where shipping trade North, 

 South. East and West covers great dis- 

 tances. There is very little advance 

 in price to local dealers at this time. 

 An abundance of cut 



CINCINNATI flowers are coming 

 in for Easter. Lilies, 

 roses, carnations and sweet peas have 

 been and are in heavy supply. Roses 

 are very fine in all varieties. Carna- 

 tions are coming in stronger than was 

 expected. Jonquils and daffodils, in- 

 door and outdoor, are in good supply. 

 Tulips and Dutch hyacinths run light 

 in quantity. Plant business for Easter 

 is exceptionally large. 



Ceaseless hustling, 



NEW YORK flavored with a cer- 

 tain air of confident 

 superiority on the part of the i)lant 

 growers is the principal symptom of 

 the approach of Easter now in sight. 

 In the cut flower field there is really 

 nothing of value to report at this 

 stage of the game. The market 

 is well filled with stock of all va- 

 rieties in all grades and prices vary- 

 ing accordingly, tinder conditions as 

 they are now enhanced market prices 

 in advance of Easter are not within 



the possibilities, and yet it is equally 

 true that no man can predict with any 

 degree of accuracy what may happen 

 between now and Saturday, midnight, 

 or conduce to bring about "nut- 

 cracker" conditions on any one spe- 

 cialty. For the present things are dull 

 and as heretofore in recent years the 

 wliolesalers and growers are obliged 

 to wait and exercise due patience 

 while the plant men are having their 

 innin.gs. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Sweet peas and 

 carnations have 

 gone rather b<^t- 

 ter but, on the whole, prices realized 

 are below the average. Roses are 

 very good and quite plentiful. There 

 was a fair clean up last Saturday, but 

 no fancy prices. Cattleyas are scarce 

 and bringing good prices. They are 

 mostly Schroederje. Trianas i.s nearly 

 done and Mossioe just commencing. 

 There are too many F;aster lilies. 

 I!alance of market about as last re- 

 I)orted. Prospects for Easter week very 

 good. Everybody is praying for fine 

 weather from Thursday morning to 

 Saturday night. 



{Conti'nttfii ott f>agf ,-70) 



