June 12, 1915 



HORTICULTUEE 



793 



Flower Market Reports 



A rather slow market is 

 BOSTON the story "in a nutshell" 



this week. Roses and 

 carnations are the worst sufferers 

 from this condition, carnations espec- 

 ially. Lily of the valley is the one ex- 

 ception. Yellow daisies are doing 

 pretty well, however. Peonies, which 

 have been quite plentiful have short- 

 ened up and a better price for the 

 time being is the result. Local peonies 

 have not yet opened up. Stocks, as- 

 tilbe and similar material do well if 

 they sell at any price, and snap drag- 

 ons are not much better. Spanish iris 

 after having made an excellent record, 

 are about finished. Gladioli of the 

 Blushing Bride type are almost unsal- 

 able but America and Augusta bring 

 good prices. 



The demand for flowers 

 CHICAGO did not stop suddenly 

 following Memorial Day 

 as so often happens, but orders contin- 

 ued to come in all the week. Local 

 trade was not up to shipping trade, 

 however, and au accumulation of 

 stock would have followed had out- 

 side demand ceased to any great de- 

 gree. Up to the end of the week, the 

 bulk of all kinds of stock sold at good 

 prices, witU the exception of long 

 stemmed American Beauties, which do 

 not move quickly even at a low price. 

 They can be bought at the price of 

 medium lengths at some of the largest 

 houses, but even at that, sales lag. 

 The second week in June opens with 

 a cold rain, preceded by a Sunday of 

 mid-summer weather w h i c h had 

 brought out a large amount of stock. 

 Monday the cut made on Sunday could 

 not be disposed of and Tuesday stock 

 was accumulating. Carnations are most 

 in excess of demand and large lots 

 can be moved only at a low figure. 

 Peonies are being cut now by local 

 growers. The frost that came while the 

 buds were forming is now showing 

 effect in some localities. All kinds 

 of roses are to be had in almost any 

 quantity. 



Business is rather 

 CINCINNATI slow. The larger 

 part of the com- 

 mencement season was over at the end 

 of last week, leaving only a few minor 

 ones for this week. The demand for 

 weddings while fair is not overly 

 brisk. The supplies in most all lines 

 are more than sufficient for require- 

 ments. Rose receipts contain many 

 excellent blooms of the newer varieties. 

 Gladioli generally have a nretty lair 

 market. Lilies are plentiful, some of 

 the offerings in outdoor sweet peas are 

 very fine. Lily of the valley and or- 

 chids are meeting with a oretty good 

 call. 



Local wholesale deal- 

 NEW YORK ers forecast the worst 

 week of the season 

 this time. We hope the outcome will 

 be quite the reverse but must acknowl- 

 edge that the symptoms are not very 

 encouraging. All kinds of stock are 

 coming in very freely and there is 

 really a very light demand for any- 

 thing. Peonies have been lumbering 

 up the counters almost after the fash- 

 ion of the chrysanthemums in their 

 season. But this will not last long and 



PEONIES 



For June Wedding and Com- 

 mencement work, a choice lot of 

 the newer and better varieties — 

 delicate pinks, whites, reds and 

 the darker pinks, splendid qual- 

 ity and in any quantity. 



$30.00, $40.00 and $50.00 per 1000 



VAI I FY ^P^'^^^^' i^^-OO per 



Extra, $3.00 per 100. 

 GARDENIAS $3.00 per dozen. 



CATTLEYAS $6.00 per dozen. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAM GO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



FQILADELPBIi, 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 

 BALTIMORE. Franklin 8 St. P.ol Sts. 



NEW YORK, 117 We.t 2Stti St. 

 WASHINGTON, 1216 H St.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — trade prices -^Pe'^ioo 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Killamey , Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary. 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra.... 

 " " " Ordinary. 



Arenberc, Radiance. Taft, Extra 



" " *' Ordinary .. . 



Russell, Hadley, Ophelia, Mock 



Carnations, Fancy 



*' Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formosun 



Lilies, Longif lorum 



Rubrum 



Lily of the Valley 



Daisies 



Stocks 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Peonies 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings ^loo)... 

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



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then the regular goods may get a hear- 

 ing. Not much time left for them 

 though. Cattleyas of great beauty are 

 seen on all sides, with no takers. 

 These regal flowers are no longer in 

 the exclusive or specialty class. All 

 wholesale dealers are receiving them 

 in quantity. There are far loo many 

 sweet peas and lilies are a burden. 



The continued 

 PHILADELPHIA cool, cloudy 



weather of the 

 past week or two has proved a boon 

 to the flower trade here. This condi- 

 tion has not only had au e.xccUent ef- 

 fect in holding over-supply in check 

 l)ut it has also had remarkable influ- 

 ence on the quality of nearly all stocks 

 arriving at this season. Not for many 

 years have we had such ideal condi- 

 tions. Peonies, roses, carnations, and 



many other staple lines are all above 

 the average quality for this time of 

 year. Added to these favorable con- 

 ditions there have been quite a num- 

 ber of large orders from distant points 

 which helped to firm up the price 

 situation all along the line. Sweet 

 peas of the higher grades have sold 

 well, but there is little call for me- 

 dium stock and sales are hard to make 

 even at ridiculous figures. Gardenias 

 in fair supply and demand good. 

 Lilies very plentiful and prices have 

 materially receded for the time being. 

 Callas almost done- — a few stragglers. 

 Snapdragon coming in sparingly and 

 under standard as to quality. Rambler 

 rose sprays are a strong feature — 

 Tausendschoen from local points and 

 Dorothy Perkins from Washington. 



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