January 23, 1915 



HORTl CULTURE 



121 



Flower Market Reports 



Business is still far from 



BOSTON normal and at this writ- 

 ing tlie wholesale mar- 

 kets are inactive with few buyers to 

 cause any excitement. The retail 

 stores seem to be busy, but the whole- 

 salers are not satisfied with conditions. 

 There is a large supply of plants and 

 the demand for them is fairly active, 

 thus cutting somewhat into the sale 

 of cut flowers. Last week carnations 

 were very plentiful, but within the 

 last four or five days stock has short- 

 ened up considerably, not only in car- 

 nations but roses as well. There is 

 a good supply of cattleyas. Gardenias 

 are more abundant and in better de- 

 mand. Shipping trade has fallen off 

 a bit, so that stock is not cleaning up 

 as well as it should under existing 

 circumstances. 



Last week's receipts 



BUFFALO were heavy, especially 

 in carnations, some 

 choice, some good, some ordinary and 

 a lot of inferior quality, the last too 

 poor to offer for sale at this season, 

 and consequently the quantity and the 

 quality brought down the price. Roses 

 have shortened in supply but some 

 very choice flowers are in market. Vio- 

 lets sold better, also lily of the valley 

 and mignonette and lilies. Beauties 

 of the long grades did not have any 

 special demand though shorts sold 

 readily. Golden Spur and Victoria 

 narcissi are in and so far have taken 

 well even at the 50c. mark. Tulips in 

 pink, bronze, white and yellow, and 

 freesias are coming in nicely. Sweet 

 peas are fine though not too many. 



A little more hopeful 



CHICAGO tone prevails in the 

 market at present. The 

 chief difference Is in a slight increase 

 in local demand and a shortening up 

 of the supply, especially in roses. 

 All kinds of roses have advanced in 

 price and at no time during the sea- 

 son has the cut been less. American 

 Beauties are now decidedly off crop 

 and it will be some time before there 

 is a large supply again. Bulbous stock 

 is heavier each week, the season 

 opening up with a very fair price on 

 good tulips and jonquils. With the 

 enormous quantity known to have been 

 planted the price will probably drop 

 soon. Paper whites are in evidence 

 everywhere and very hard to move. 

 Sweet peas are now coming with good 

 stems, much of the stock being of the 

 butterfly varieties. There are plenty 

 of violets to meet the demand, grow- 

 ers in the East and local ones all cut 

 ting fair crops. Orchids still continue 

 to come in at a rate that keeps prices 

 low. 



The market is again 



CINCINNATI In a firm condition. 

 The sujjply, particu- 

 larly in roses and carnations, has 

 shortened greatly to a iwint where 

 the daily demand for stock affects 

 fair clearances in the market. Locally 

 business is only fair but the call from 

 out-of-town is very strong and helps 

 give Third street its present substan- 

 tial tone. All roses are cleaning up 

 nicely except American Beauties and 

 they have a fair request. The Killar- 

 neys are very fine. Carnations, too, 

 are far from being plentiful. All re- 

 ceipts of any good (luality at all 



VALLEY 



None but the very best grade of 

 Pips are boug-ht, thus insuring 

 the choicest quality of blooms, 

 long well flowered spikes, the 

 famous P/M quality. 



Special $4.00 per 100 

 Extra 3.00 per 100 



PUSSYWILLOW 50c. and 

 75c. per bunch. 



CATTLEYA PERCIVALLIANA, un- 

 usually good at present for this 

 variety $3.00 per doz. $20.00 

 per 100. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia t^'ra^^ 



NBW lORK 

 117 W. 2Sth St. 



PHIUDELPHIA 

 160g-l«20 LoJIoo St. 



BALTIMORE 



f raoLliD •ii<l St- P'°l ^■•• 



WASHINGTON 

 I2I6HS1..N.W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty , Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" No. I 



Kitlamey, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra.* ■• 

 " *' " Ordinary. 



Maryland, Shawyer, Taft, Extra 



" •' " Ordinary .. - 



Russell, Hadley , Ophelia 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Cy pripediutns 



Lilies, Longif lorum 



Lily of the Valley 



VioleU 



Snapdragon 



Narcisus, Paper White 



Corn F lower 



Freesia 



Daffodils 



Lilac I'er Imnrh) 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias ■ • • 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo)... 

 " " & Spren. (loo Bchs.) .... 



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PHILA. 



January 11 



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30.00 

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found a good market for the few days 

 immediately preceding this writing. 

 Tillies enjoy a good call. The nar- 

 cissus market is picking up. Callas 

 are selling well. The same is true of 

 lily of the valley. In this last-named 

 flower some very fine stock may be 

 had. Otlier offerings include violets, 

 orchids. Roman hyacinths and freeaia. 



It is very pleasing to 

 NEW YORK report a much more 



satisfactory market 

 condition here. Prices liave advanced 

 materially all along the line and busi- 

 ness has been more brisk. The rose 

 supply has shortened up very consid- 

 erably with the natural course of 

 events that prices have advanced and 

 the shortened supply of roses has 

 made it possible to obtain fairly good 



prices for bulbous stock which is now 

 arriving in large quantities. Carna- 

 tions have also shortened up in sup- 

 ply and increased in price very much. 

 Sweet peas a little more plentiful, but 

 with the usual good prices being main- 

 tained. Asparagus from the south is 

 selling very well. Lilies in good de- 

 mand clearing out nicely at favorable 

 figures. Callas, fl2 per 100. Orchids 

 also advanced in price though not to 

 such a great extent as some of the 

 other flowers. Violets remain about 

 the same. 



There was a 

 PHILADELPHIA slight improve- 

 ment in business 

 here last week. Not only was there a 

 little more business but the crops lot 



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