February 6, 1915 



H O irri f IT L T U R E 



189 



Flower Market Reports 



With the thermometer 

 BOSTON registering below the 



freezing point and snow 

 and sleet making conditions in the 

 downtown districts uncomfortable, 

 very little business has been done by 

 the majority of retailers. Funeral 

 work has been the mainstay of the 

 trade during the last few days. But 

 with this exception business is dull and 

 necessarily the demand is small. Sev- 

 eral weeks of cloudy weather have 

 shortened up the supply, so that the 

 wholesalers have been able to demand 

 fairly good prices. Roses are now 

 quite short in supply, especially Rus- 

 sells and Hadleys. Beauties are not 

 being called for to any great extent 

 this week and consequently have fallen 

 off in price a bit. Carnations have 

 taken a brace, the supply having 

 dropped markedly. McKinley Day 

 found few supporters among the trade 

 and passed away with no noticeable in- 

 crease in business. It has been diffi- 

 cult to secure concerted action upon 

 this holiday, but few retailers have 

 taken kindly to it and have decided to 

 extend their efforts to the days that 

 have already been widely exploited. 

 All branches of the trade are looking 

 forward to St. Valentine's Day for in- 

 creased activity.. 



Very little change from 

 BUFFALO previous report except 



that roses have come on 

 a trifle more in quantity. The short- 

 age were on the shorts and mediums 

 and these are coming in more plenti- 

 fully. A fine lot of sweet peas are had 

 also lily of the valley, tulips, daffodils, 

 mignonnette and a fair call for these. 

 There are plenty of carnations of all 

 grades and the poor quality has very 

 little outlet. Business is not brisk, 

 though some days a slight ripple is 

 noticeable. Social gaieties are quiet 

 and the weather too cold for any spec- 

 ulative buying. 



It is hard to understand 

 CHICAGO just why the wholesaler 

 is so much more cheer- 

 ful than the retailer these days, unless 

 it is the advanced prices. There is no 

 increase in the number of Beauties or 

 roses coming into the market and the 

 supply may be said to be decidedly 

 short. Little sunshine has appeared 

 to help out the buds, and zero weather 

 has been recorded frequently during 

 the past week. Some fine Mrs. Rus- 

 sell roses are now seen, carried on 

 stems from .30 to 36 inches and they 

 compete with American Beauty in 

 price. Mrs. Ward is about through 

 for the present. The violet situation 

 is still unusual. Low prices are gen- 

 eral, yet the market was sold out on 

 Saturday and could have used more. 

 Downtown retailers are selling violets 

 for 25c. per bunch of 50, fresh stock. 

 Cattleyas remain low also; one house 

 retails regularly for 35c. each. Carna- 

 tions are in good supply and are sell- 

 ing much better than earlier in the 

 year. The season is markinl by the 

 lack of large social events and the 

 chief use of flowers is for funeral work. 

 For gifts and small events tlie spring 

 flowers are very popular. Valentine's 

 Day is looked forward to by the trade 

 this year as an opportunity to make 

 up a little of earlier losses. 



Sweet Peas 



Our growers are and will be cutting 

 freely for some time to come Orchid 

 Sweet Peas (Spencers) in light and 

 dark pink, cerise, white, shaded 

 white and a number of other 

 shades, unusually choice quality, 

 splendid long, well-flowered stems. 



Medium stems, per 100, $1.00; long, 



$1.50; extra long, $2.00. 

 VALLEY. Special, $4.00 per 100. 



Fancy, $3.00 per 100. 

 PUSSY WILLOW. 50c. and 



per bunch. 

 GARDENIAS. Special, $3.00 



doz. Fancy, $2.00 per doz. 

 CATTLEYAS. Special, $5.00 



doz. Fancy. $4.00 per doz. A few 



extra choice, per doz., $6.00. 



is. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



75c. 



per 



per 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



NEW TORK 

 117 W. 28il> St. 



PHILADELPBIA 

 1608-1620 Indlow Si. 



BALTIMORE 



Franbho ,«i Si. Paal Sli. 



WASBINGTON 

 12I6HS1..N.W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ^'^■^^'•'^^^-/o*V^lers only 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Killamey, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 



" " " Ordinary 



Maryland, Shawyer, Taft, Extra 



" *' *' Ordinary 



Russell, Hadley, Ophelia 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 35 



BOSTON 



February 4 



ST. LOUIS 



January 25 



PHILA. 



January 25 



to 

 to 

 to 



3.00 to 



Cypripediums • 



LUies, Longif lorum 



Lily of the Valley 



VioleU 



Snapdragon 



Narcisus. Paper White 



Corn Hower. 



Freesia 



Daffodils 



Lilac (per IniiKh) 



Sweet Peas ••■ 



Gardeoias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus. Strings Cioo). 

 •* " & Spren. (100 Bchs.l .. 



8.00 



3.00 to 

 1.50 to 

 .50 to 



3.00 to 



.75 to 



ZQ.OO to 



.50 to 



8.00 to 



25.00 to 



25.00 to 



40.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 12.00 



5.00 

 15.00 



6.00 

 15.00 



4.00 

 15.00 



5.00 



2.00 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



4.00 

 •75 



4.00 



2.00 



•75 

 2.00 

 4.00 



1.50 

 3500 



1. 00 

 12.00 

 40.00 

 35-00 



30.00 

 20.00 



lO.OO 



5.00 



2.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 -75 

 40.00 



8.00 



3.00 



.25 



3.00 



40.00 



25.00 



15.00 



6.00 



4.00 



8.00 



5.00 



8.00 



5.00 



10.00 



3.00 



1. 00 



50.00 



10.00 



4.00 



.75 



5.00 



1. 00 

 10.00 



35.00 



10.00 



I.2S 

 12.50 

 50.00 

 15.00 



40.00 

 20.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 1.50 

 40.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 2.00 



•35 

 12.00 

 1.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 3.00 



.50 

 8.00 

 1.00 

 10.00 

 35-00 

 35.00 



60.00 



50.00 



30.00 



10.00 



5.00 



10.00 



4.00 



10.00 



6.00 



20.00 



4.00 



2.00 



50.00 



15.00 



12.00 



4.00 



.60 



15.00 



3.00 



2.50 



6.00 



4.00 



2.00 

 ao.oo 



I-50 

 12.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



Most everything in 

 CINCINNATI the market is clean- 

 ing up nicely. The 

 cut is a little larger than a week ago, 

 but the demand is active and the aver- 

 age quality of stock is very high. 

 Roses are cleaning up as fast as they 

 come in and at times more could easily 

 be used. The same is true of carna- 

 tions. Lilies are selling well. Both 

 callas and Rubruni lilies have a fair 

 market. The same applies to narcis- 

 sus. Violets are in a large supply, the 

 single ones selling much better than 

 the double. Lily of the valley and 

 orchids meet with a fair demand. 

 Sweet pea offerings are excellent in 

 quality. Other offerings include jon- 

 quils, freesia, tulips, Roman hyacinths 

 and primroses. 



The severe snow 

 NEW YORK storm this week has 



affected business 

 somewhat but with it all continues to 

 be in a rather satisfactory condition. 

 The supply of roses still being in a 

 limited quantity prices prevail about 

 tlie same as last week and carnations 

 are moving better at $30 to $40 per 

 1000. Bulbous stock seems to be of 

 exceptionally good quality and clears 

 out nicely. Cattleyas are in oversup- 

 ply and the average price by the hun- 

 dred is anywhere from $10 to $15, a 

 few special blooms bringing 25c. Cy- 

 pripediums and Dendrobium formosuni 

 $15 to $20 per 100. Lily of the valley 

 is moving slowly. The storm has been 

 holding up shipments, especially those 

 from long distances, 



{^Continued on fiage' iql^ 



