March 13, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



349 



Flower Market Reports 



Business continues de- 

 BOSTON pressed, except for one or 

 two flashes caused by large 

 funeral orders received by individual 

 retailers. There is a moderate supply 

 of all kinds of stock. Prices in general 

 have not declined very much, but the 

 demand is weak, thus making the 

 movement of flowers extremely slow. 

 Roses are plentiful and are mostly of 

 good quality. The only item in fairly 

 active demand is yellow stock of roses. 

 This holds true also for tulips, jonquils, 

 daisies, etc. The demand for carna- 

 tions Is about the same as last week, 

 showing a tendency to weaken. A few- 

 fancies are going at $4.00 per 100. Or- 

 chids are still moving quietly and the 

 demand for gardenias is light. Violets 

 continue to overcrowd and are finding 

 a poor outlet through the street boys. 

 Potted plants of tulips and jonquils 

 are really the only active items. Bos- 

 ton was entirely over-looked by the 

 snow blizzard which caught so many 

 other places last Saturday, and sunny 

 spring weather has prevailed. 



Considering the Lenten 

 BUFFALO days the flower market 

 is up to all expectations. 

 Of course there are dull days and very 

 dull at times, as well as good ones. 

 When there is a good sprinkling of 

 floral work, we call them good days 

 as a surplus is moved for which there 

 Is no other outlet at the present. Stock 

 that cannot be used for floral works 

 sees its name on some sign as a bar- 

 gain sale. Daffodils, tulips and violets 

 are amongst the latter. Roses are 

 about equal to the demand. Carna- 

 tions are in good supply and the best 

 quality has found good sales. Peas 

 are good, also plentiful. Lily of the 

 valley is very quiet. Lilies sell satis- 

 factory. There was too much freesia 

 for a while and the price was down, 

 also too much other bulbous stock. 



Stock is cleaning up fair- 

 CHICAGO ly well. During the busi- 

 er part of the week ev- 

 erything was disposed of. Flowers are 

 beginning to come in in large quanti- 

 ties, the change being noticed particu- 

 larly in roses, much to the pleasure of 

 the wholesalers, but there is not 

 enough to warrant any decrease in 

 price. Some American Beauties of fine 

 quality are at last seen and as the 

 amount is very limited they are quick- 

 ly bought up. Carnations are more 

 plentiful. Bulbous stock still comes on 

 In quantity. Prices have been steadily 

 going down, but now are steady at a 

 fair profit to the grower. Violets con- 

 tinue to bring a discouraging price and 

 many are not sold at all. Lily of the 

 valley is In fair supply. Orchids are 

 bringing a better price. 



The market is in a 

 CINCINNATI pretty good condi- 

 tion with supplies 

 sufficient while the call is generally 

 steady and prices fair. Roses are com- 

 ing along nicely. The American Beau- 

 ty cut Is larger, also the carnation cut 

 and prices have dropped. Lilies are 

 plentiful, also and all other bulbous 

 stock. The first outdoor jonquils and 

 daffodils from the south have made 

 their appearance. Sweet peas are hav- 

 ing a pretty fair market. Lily of the 

 valley has only an ordinary rail. The 

 orchids offered are excellent. Antir- 

 rhinums sell fairly well. 



EASTER 



Where and how to buy the best 

 plants for Easter are problems we solve 

 for you in our plant list, now ready. 

 Send for copy. Among the offerings 

 we have 



EASTER LILIES RHODODENDRONS 

 SPIREAS ROSES 



HYDRANGEAS ACACIAS 

 lULIPS FERNS 



DAISIES BLGONIAS 



AZALEAS GARDENIAS 

 BABY ROSES HYACINTHS 



(For baskets 

 EXCEPTIONAL VALUES FOR 

 EARLY ORDERS 



GREEN CARNATION DYE 

 For St. Patrick's Day 



P/M Extra quality, per packagi, 50c. 



PALMS FOR PALM SUNDAY 



Order them now and have them shipped when you 

 want them. We can furnish first-class crowns. 



Per Doz $ 2.50 



Per 100 15.00 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Go. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



PBILADELPBU, 1608-1(20 Igdiow St. 

 BALTIMORE. FruUin and Si. tmul S». 



SEW IORK. n7 W. 2Sib St. 

 TVASHINGTON, 1216 B St., N. W. 



Jau 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES -P«r 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Rotes 



Am. Beauty, Special 



*' " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



KiUamey , Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary. 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 



" *' *' Ordinary.. 



Maryland, Kadiadce, Taft, Extra 



<* " •* (")rdinary .. . 



Russell, Hadley , Ophelia, Mock 



Carnations, Fancy 



Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum • 



" Rubrum 



Uly of the Valley 



Daises 



Violets 



Snapdragon 



Narcisus, Paper White 



Freesias 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Sweet Peas 



Com Flower 



Gardenias 



Adiantutn 



Smilax 



Asparasus Plumosus, Strinss (loo)... 

 *' ** & Spren. ("x) Bchs.l .... 



BOSTON 



March ii 



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March 8 



PHILA, 



March 8 



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The retail trade gen- 

 NEW YORK erally complain of 



light demand and this 

 lamentation is reflected and vigorously 

 re-echoed by the wholesale commis- 

 sion men and market dealers. It. is 

 fortunate that at such a time the sup- 

 ply of roses and carnations is not ex- 



cessive and a fairly steady balance of 

 prices is consequently maintained on 

 these two staples. All bulbous stock. 

 violets, etc., are in excess far beyond 

 requirements and the regular trade 

 makes but little impression on the ac- 

 cumulation, which finds its main out- 



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