May 27, 1916 



HOBTICULTURE 



737 



Flower Market Reports 



A synopsis of this weeli's 

 BOSTON market conditions is 

 scarcely indicative of the 

 true state of affairs, for while business 

 has been fairly brisk there has been 

 an undertone of calmness which us- 

 ually precedes a storm. With the 

 possible exception of roses there is an 

 appalling shortage of all flowers, and 

 there are none too many roses. If the 

 supply be carefully compared with the 

 demand. First-class whites are bring- 

 ing record prices, and short lengths in 

 red are unusually busy. Short Beau- 

 ties have taken a rise from last week's 

 slump and the entire rose market is 

 striving to adjust itself to the sharp 

 falling off in the shipments from the 

 growers. Carnations are even scarcer. 

 Retailers report a constant demand 

 for peonies, and the wholesalers have 

 been forced to call upon the Philadel- 

 phia markets to fill their orders. 

 Snapdragons are fairly active with 

 sweet peas a shade better. More than 

 one grower will be forced to admit liis 

 crop of feverfew a failure, at least as 

 far as the holiday is concerned, for at 

 present it is far behind schedule. Stocks 

 are coming in goodly quantities and 

 they form an old standby for this par- 

 ticular day. Spirea has not made its 

 appearance yet and is being eagerly 

 awaited. The Darwin tulip is the only 

 bulbous flower to be obtained. Present 

 indications point to an unparallelled 

 volume of Decoration Day business 

 and if the all-powerful sun will but 

 shine for the next few days Boston 

 may expect a record sales-total. Dar- 

 win tulips are quoted at $3.00 to $4.00 

 and Spanish iris at $6.00 to $8.00. 



For the past week cold 

 BUFFALO drizzly days and heavy 

 rains has shortened up 

 the stock and there is a scarcity on 

 some lines, especially carnations. De- 

 mand was heavy and this helped the 

 rose situation. Lilies are now growing 

 less each day, also callas, and there 

 are not too many outdoor flowers. 

 Some fine Darwin tulips are had and 

 these sell up quickly. Lilv of the val- 

 ley is scarce and high. Beauties are 

 only fair in quality, but other roses 

 are fine. Indications again point to- 

 ward a heavy Memorial Day. 



Warm, bright weather is 

 CHICAGO brin.srfng forward a fine 

 lot of stock of every sea- 

 sonable kind. The peony crop this 

 week is in full swing and drifting 

 steadily into the cold storage vaults. 

 Sonie are coming in too far open, but 

 the greater proportiou of the stock is 

 being received in fine condition. Roses 

 are all that could be desired, with ev- 

 ery kind in good supply. Carnations 

 are all that the growers could ask, 

 with Memorial Day just a week off, 

 and it looks now as if these favorites 

 of this holiday are to be in enormous 

 supply. Of miscellaneous stock there 

 is much to choose from and ihe buyer 

 on the spot has a wide range, with 

 every known color of sweet peas in 

 quantity, extra fine snapdragons, 

 irises, calendulas, etc. The difficul- 

 ties in the way of shipping out by ex- 

 press are temporarily working to the 

 advantage of the local buyers, but it 

 is expected that the troubles of the 

 express companies will soon be ad- 

 justed. 



FOR THE JUNE GIRL 



A PEONY DECORATION 



Light pink and white we have ihem in 

 unlimited quantities, also plenty of the 

 other shades, all splendid quality, the 

 newer varieties. 



$3, $4, $5, $6 per lOO 



\ ALLEY S5.<H), SS.OO per 100 



SWEKT rE.4S...S1.00, S1.50 per 100 

 (ATTLEY.VS ....fS.OO, SS.OO per doz. 



l:\EU\THING IN RIBBONS FOR THE 

 JUNE GIRL 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 16OS-I620 Ludlow St. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



117 W. 28th St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 1216 H St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^^^^^ 



PR1CES-P«r 100 



TO DEALERS Q|fl.Y 



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Am. Beauty, Special 

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ancy and Extra* 

 No. I 



Rtusell, Hadley 



KilUrncy, Richm'd, Hill'don, Ward 



" Ord. 



Aronburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



" •' '• •'^Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra .. ■ 



" " " Ordioary 



Camatloiu. Fancy 



" OrdiDary 



CattlaTW 



Daodrobiam fonnoaHm 



Lilies 



Uly of the V»U«y 



DftiSM 



Miffnonette 



Saap<lracoa 



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Gladioli 



Calendulas 



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Gardenias 



Adiantom 



Smilax 



A^paw^gua Flu. A Spr^T* (looBhs.) 



dNONNATI 



May 22 



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There is a notice- 

 NEW YORK able falling off in 



the receipts of most 

 staple flowers in the wholesale mark- 

 et but the demand has been slow and 

 there is plenty of material for all 

 comers. Decoration Day trade is al- 

 ways an enigma in this market until 

 it has transpired and much of the 

 result depends upon the calls that 

 come from points Xorth and East 

 where, in some years, the outdoor 

 crop of desirable flowers for cemetery 

 use is too late for the occasion. In- 

 dications this season are that there 

 will be a market for everything that 

 comes in time for out of town calls 

 and prices on some things are al- 

 ready stiffening up in anticipation. 

 Never has the quality of material in 

 all lines been better, the cool weather 

 and slow growth being conducive to 

 the production of sturdy substantial 

 blooms. The dealers ' in greens are 

 very busy all of the present week. 



The continued 

 PHILADELPHIA cool weather 



here for the past 

 ten days has kept the flower market in 

 a very healthy condition. Stocks gen- 

 erally all along the line have been 

 coming in rather scantily. Carnations 



especially have been on the short side 

 and prices firmed up quite a little. 

 Sweet peas are also scarce. It seems 

 a sort of "between wind and water" 

 with these — the indoor about over and 

 the outdoor only just commencing. 

 The market on roses kept steady and 

 there was no over supply. In the 

 American Beauty and Russell class 

 the higher grades are most in evi- 

 dence. In Killarneys and others of 

 that type there is a fair sup|)ly of all 

 grades. Indoor lily of the valley went 

 still higher notwithstanding the big 

 influx of very nice outdoor stock 

 offered at very reasonable prices. Blue 

 cornflower is more in evidence than it 

 has been so far this season. There 

 are no local peonies as yet (22nd) and 

 unless we have a few hot sunshiny 

 days right oft our nearby growers wilt 

 miss their usual Menuirial Day mar- 

 ket — which is about their only chance. 

 If they miss that there is little in it 

 for them. We hope the weather man 

 will relent and be good. 



May weddings seem 

 PITTSBURGH to have come into 



their own, as it 

 were, and together with continual ex- 

 cessive demands in funeral. work, are 



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