June 10, 1916 



HOETICULTUEE 



801 



Flower Market Reports 



Jlouday, June 5, was a 

 BOSTON record day on wedding 

 decorations among the 

 retail florists. Peun alone reports 29 

 affairs on that day. While the retail- 

 ers are thus rushed with business the 

 wholesale markets are lying in a state 

 of coma, due to the fact that the grow- 

 ers are shipping in more stock than 

 the market can possibly use, especial- 

 ly snapdragon and sweet peas, and 

 there is practically no sale for them. 

 The stores are clamoring for Hadley, 

 Ophelia and Ward roses, however, for 

 these colors are most popular for 

 graduations and receptions. Lily of 

 the valley has come into its own 

 again, for this month at any rate, and 

 is still a prime favorite for wedding 

 bouquets. This week will see the last 

 of the outdoor crop of lily of the val- 

 ley. Cattleyas are plentiful and are 

 being sold in goodly numbers. Mar- 

 guerites are moving fairly well. Dar- 

 win tulips are shortening up. Lilies 

 and callas lie inert. Long American | 

 Beauties are in better shape than the 

 short lengths, but neither are selling 

 heavily. 



Stock for Memorial Day 



BUFFALO was not scarce — at least 

 on Monday and Tues- 

 day. A few days prior more stock 

 could have been used to advantage, 

 especially carnations, but there was 

 an enormous supply of tulips, lily of 

 the valley, and a lot of other outdoor 

 material, and indications pointed to- 

 ward a record-breaking Memorial Day 

 business. But there was too much 

 rain, and too many lilacs which come 

 at this time had a tendency to lessen 

 the sales of indoor material. Some 

 peonies were handled, but there was 

 no demand whatever and the supply 

 on everything else was ueavy. Fol- 

 lowing Memorial Day there was an 

 oversupply on all lines and the de- 

 mand was very light on everything. 

 Rain storms galore and no speculative 

 buying caused the market to fill up 

 heavily and on Saturday bargain 

 signs unloaded only a portion of the 

 heavy receipts. 



The first week of June 

 CHICAGO has been one in which 

 few in the trade have 

 found profits large. Business has been 

 very erratic. Some days, especially 

 parade day, sales were few and the 

 curbstone merchants did business at 

 the "two dozen for a quarter" rate in 

 roses and carnations. There was an 

 accumulation of stock very hard to 

 move to advantage. Shipping trade 

 which always uses up most of the best 

 grades of stock has suffered somewhat 

 from the strike and the commence- 

 ments are hardly yet in order. Local 

 demand is confined mostly to funeral 

 work and weddings, the latter report- 

 ed by some downtown retailers to be 

 aggregating well. Social events con- 

 nected with the political conventions 

 are also using up some of the best 

 Btocb. Probably the number of cor- 

 sages seen on the streets is the main 

 floral feature of the week, orchids be- 

 ing the favorite. There is any amount 

 of all kinds of flowers coming in daily 

 and buyers can be assured of getting 

 anything their trade demands at mod- 

 erate cost. 



FOR THE JUNE GIRL 



Peonies in all colors, mostly the 

 newer varieties. Wonderful 



quality, the best ever offered at 

 this time of the year 



Medium quality, $3 and $4 per 100 



Choice " $5 and $6 per 100 



Special prices in large quantities 



RAMBLER SPRAYS, the first cuts are 

 now coming from Washington, then 

 comes Baltimore, Philadelphia and 

 New York 



$6 to $25 per 100 sprays 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



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



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28lh St. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER IVIAKKETS — ™^^ 



PIUCCS-P«r 100 



TO dSobrs QMUY 



Am. Beauty, Special 



ascy and Extra. 

 No. I 



Rtawell, Hadley 



KilUrney, RicKm'd, HUl'don, Ward 



" Ord. 



Arenburg, RadtADce, Tah, Key, Ex. 



" Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburtt, Extra ■ • • 



" " '* Ordmary 



Fancy 



Onfinary 



CttMUrf*- • • • 

 Plain fciiiM 



Lilies • 



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Daiava 



Mienonette 



Peonies 



Gladioli 



Calandulaa 



Stocks 



Sw*«tF*a« 



GarJvaiaa 



Acftiaatiiin 



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10.00 

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BUFFALO 



June 5 



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June 5 



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10.00 

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35.<o to 50.00 



Business last week 

 CINCINNATI was fairly good but 



this week has shown 

 a decided falling off. The supply is 

 very heavy and there is only a weak 

 demand for it. As far as quality is 

 concerned the best stock is a limited 

 number of summer roses, American 

 Beauties, certain carnations, gladioli, 

 lilies and outdoor sweet peas. All are 

 plentiful. Lily of the valley, snap- 

 dragon, corn flower, coreopsis and 

 water lilies are all excellent and in 

 fair supply. New ferns and wild 

 smilax are meeting with a good call. 



The wholesale mar- 

 NEW YORK ket of this metropo- 

 lis for the past week 

 and more has not been a market but 

 an exhibition. Never before have so 

 many flowers been seen here at one 

 time as one sees piled high on the 

 tables and in the windows of the 

 wholesale di'itrict this present week. 

 The quantity sent in daily is appar- 

 ently limitless; the quantity le.giti- 

 mately sold is negligible. Scores — pos- 

 sibly hundreds— of push-carts are to be 

 seen on the streets, heaped high with 

 carnations and peonies mainly, with 



placards bearing the price "flowers 1 

 cent each." Besides the avalanche of 

 peonies and carnations there are ex- 

 posed on the sales counters of the 

 wholesalers untold quantities of 

 sweet Williams, coreopsis, irises, py- 

 rethrums, hlies, stocks, centaureas, 

 sweet peas, etc., not to mention the 

 roses in all varieties and all grades 

 which encumber the cellars and re- 

 frigerators waiting for a purchaser. 

 Cattleyas have suddenly taken a 

 downward plunge, too, and Mossiaes 

 at lOe. are easy to find. American 

 Beauty roses have stiffened up and if 

 good, will bring a good figure. The 

 yellow daisy market, normally excel- 

 lent, has been completely broken up 

 by heavy consignments from Boston 

 where this crop is a specialty with a 

 number of .growers. The conditions 

 above described are regarded as only 

 temporary and as soon as the peonies 

 are through improved conditions are 

 confidently looked for. 



Since Memorial 



PHILADELPHIA Day trade here 



has been fairly 



brisk hut the supply of flowers has 



