May 2M. 1916 



HOETICULTURE 



705 



Flower Market Reports 



Despite the overhanging 

 BOSTON skies and inclement 

 weatlier niailcet condi 

 tions liave improved considerably over 

 those existing last week. The volume 

 of business has steadily increased and 

 prices have been stiff and unyielding. 

 Carnations, colored varieties only, are 

 a trifle too plentiful but white on the 

 other hand is decidedly scarce. The 

 growers are not holding back for 

 prices are ideal for them and they are 

 taking advantage of the situation. 

 Roses, short grades particularly, are 

 moving rapidly, but Beauties still 

 continue to show the effect of last 

 week's slump. Snapdragon is coming 

 in heavily and much is lieing thrown 

 away after unsuccessful attem|)ts have 

 been made to sell it. The same is 

 true of sweet peas. The market is 

 literally flooded with them. They are 

 still being shipped in heavily by the 

 growers and there is no relief in sight. 

 Cattleyas are scarcer than usual with 

 the demand running rather liigli. Both 

 callas and lilies are being disposed 

 of readily at fair prices, and they are 

 practically the only things which have 

 remained in a normal state. The new 

 crop oi soutliern ferns have arrived 

 to relieve the depressing scarcity and 

 are eagerly bought up at $2.00 a thou- 

 sand. Taken in its entirety the mark- 

 et has passed through a very favor- 

 able state. 



Last week was almost a 

 BUFFALO holiday week, consider- 

 ing the volume of busi- 

 ness done. On some lines a scarcity 

 was seen. Of course the demand fell 

 toward carnations for Mothers' Day 

 and the buying was brisk especially 

 for white. The supply was very short, 

 which helped the sale of roses and 

 other stock. There was an oversupply 

 of lilies and these had to be forced. 

 Prices were all cut up to move the 

 heavy quantity of lilies received. Peas 

 fell short, and on Saturday night the 

 market was cleaned up on everything. 

 The opening of the 

 CHICAGO peony season is the im- 

 portant event of the 

 week. A few early ones had straggled 

 In, but May 15 saw the counters of the 

 wholesale houses heaped with the big 

 packaH;es. The warm weather has 

 brought out the stock in southern 

 and central Illinois and prices are 

 from 4 cents to 8 cents, which is not 

 a high beginning. Lilacs are also com- 

 ing In mianlity and there is no fixed 

 price, as each day varies. There has 

 never been a finer lot of snapdragons 

 in this market and the sale is steady. 

 Iris, too, is in good demand and qual- 

 ity very good. Sweet peas are clean- 

 ing up well and cover quite a range in 

 price with deep coloring quite marked 

 as bright weather is more general. Of 

 carnations there are none too many 

 when any extra demand comes. Roses 

 are in good crop and quality all that 

 could be desired. Outdoor daffodils 

 and narwin tulips are still to be had 

 in quantity White and yellow daisies, 

 always in demand at commencement 

 time, are bringing good returns. A 

 few violets are finding slow sale. Rose 

 Koosier Beauty is makine a fine 

 record. 



DAGGER FERNS 



Nearby's, superior in every 

 way to imported Ferns, a 

 little more expensive, but 

 cheaper m the end. 



$2.50 per 1000 



In lots of 5000, $2 per 1000 



SPECIAL PRICES 

 TO WHOLESALERS 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA. 1608-1620 Ludlow Si. 

 NEW YORK, 117 W. 28th 8l. 



BALTIIWORE, Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 

 WASHINGTON. 1216 H St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - 



TRADE 



PRICES-Per 100 ^_„ , 



TO DEALERS QtO-^ 



Rmw 



Am. Beauty , Special 



*' " Fancy and Extra- 



No. i 



CINCINNATI 



May 8 



to 



to 



Ru«*eU, Hadlcy 



KilUrney, RicWd, Hill'don, Ward 



Arcnburg, Radiaoce, Taft, Kev, Ex. 

 t. t< " •* Ord. 



Ophelia. Mock, Sunburst, Extra ... 

 «' " " Ordinary 



Camatioiu. Fancy 



" OrdinE^ 



C«tllo7M 



Dttdfobkim formoMiin 



Lifies. LAnviflorum 



" Rubr\un 



Calla* 



U\f of tfce VfclUy 



Dai»«s 



Viole<» 



Mignonette 



SnapdraKOB 



Daffodil* 



Gladioli 



Tulips 



Hyacinths 



Fre«sia 



Calendulas 



Lilac f per bunch) 



Sw«et Peaa 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax * ■ • ■ ■ 



Aq>ari^gusPlu. ASpr«>. (looBhs.) 



35.00 



25.00 



15.00 

 8.00 to 

 8.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 8.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 8.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 to 



60.00 to 

 to 



8.00 to 



6.00 to 



to 



to 



40,00 

 30.00 

 20,00 



15,00 



I a, 00 

 6.00 



12.00 

 6.00 



I2.0D 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 



75-00 



10.00 



8.00 

 5.00 



CHICAGO 



M:ty I 



BUFFALO 



May 8 



PniBBXJRG 



May 8 



6.00 to 10.00 



30.00 

 ao.oo 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 6.U0 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 50.00 



8.00 



6.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 



4.00 



6.00 



4.00 to 6.00 



.35 



15-00 

 as.oo 



3.00 



.75 

 1.00 



90.C0 

 50.00 



75 



1. 00 

 15.00 

 a g.oo 



40.00 I 



30,00 



15-00 i 



35.00 



12.00 



6.00 



la.oo 



6.00 



15.00 



5.00 



5.00 



3.00 



to 75.00 



to 



to 12.00 



to 



to 13. 00 



to 4.00 



to 2.00 



to ■ 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



6.00 

 12.00 



2. CO 



3. op 



2.00 



3. CO 



1.50 



1.50 



90.00 

 50.00 



30.00 



15.00 

 8.00 

 6 00 



4.00 



3.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



6.00 



3.00 



2.00 



1. 00 



40.00 



6.00 



3.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 



.40 



2.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 



1,00 

 1.00 



3. CO 

 .25 



■50 



10.00 



1,00 



15.00 



40,00 



25.00 



30JX3 

 10.00 

 8,00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



8. SO 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3,00 

 K50 

 50.00 



10.00 

 5-00 



10.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 .50 

 3.0D 

 6jOO 

 S.00 



ao.oo 



10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6,00 



6.00 

 6.00 



4.00 

 3.00 



60.00 



25.00 



15.00 

 8.00 



12.00 



12.00 

 4.00 



12.C0 

 4.00 



12.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



75-00 



6.00 to B.oo 



8.00 



4. CO 



1.50 



3.00 

 4,00 



2.00 



2. CD 



> 3.00 



I ••• 



I 3.00 3.00 



I I.OO > 



I 1,50 .50 



35.00 



» 1.35 1.00 



I ac^oo 



« So»oo 3 0j|g__ 



10.00 



500 

 3.00 



.50 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 3<» 



4.00 



1-5° 



i.as 

 30.00 

 50.00 



NEW CROP 



F.VNf'Y Sl.3.5 PER 10(H) 



D.XtlGKR Sl.1.5 1"KR 1000 



(iRKKN SHEET MOSS FOK It.WtilNti 



ItASKKTS !i!1.75 I'ER BAC. 

 I-EKrETl'.VTK.I) MOSS »3.f)0 I'ER BA<i 

 IIKKI.EBERRV FOMACiE 152.50 I'ER 



t'.XSE 

 l.YKAT.V (EverKreen Oiik> S'J.SO PER 



CASE 



CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO. 



EVERGREEN, ALA. 



Taken as a wImI' 

 CINCINNATI .Mother's Day busi- 

 ness was by far the 

 best this market has had for that day. 

 A heavy demand easily took up th>.' 

 receipts at good prices. ShippiiiK 

 l)usiiiess, jiartit ularly in roses and car- 

 nations was very large. Quite a num- 

 ber of the carnations, and for that 

 matter some ol" the other stock, were 

 so l)artlv pickled (hat they were unfit 



lor use. Roses are in a good supply 

 and include some very excellent 

 blooms. Carnations were cut very 

 close for Mothers' Day but by the 

 middle of the week became again plen- 

 tilul. Lily receipts exceed the demand 

 for them. Sweet peas are very plenti- 

 ful. Peonies may be had and the 

 supply of both forced and outdoor 

 gladioli is large. 



iCoHtinued oti f*age 707) 



