September 11, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



357 



Flower Market Reports 



A combination of exces- 

 BOSTON sively sultry s u ni ra e r 

 weather this week in 

 combination witli the Jewish New 

 Year abstinence from business has had 

 a decidedly soporific effect upon busi- 

 ness at the time of our going to press. 

 The holidays will pass, but the weath- 

 er is not so easily predicted and so we 

 are in some doubt as to the outlook 

 for the balance of this week. It is a 

 fact, however, that the few- cold days 

 last week seemed to have a decidedly 

 stimulating influence and the markets 

 where flowers are wholesaled took on 

 a lively hue quite in contrast with 

 the drowsy inactivity which has 

 blanketed the district since General 

 Humidity opened headquarters in Bos- 

 ton. Nothins needs to ho said about 

 the stock on sale. It is asters, asters, 

 asters. Gladioli are materially short- 

 ened up. Cattleyas are still scarce, 

 but .every day shows a loosening up of 

 the stringency and the prices tend 

 downwards. Quality of roses is ex- 

 cellent. 



.\ marked improvement 

 BUFFALO was shown in business 

 conditions on Friday 

 and Saturday of last week. There was 

 nothing stirring earlier in the week 

 though a heavy supply of all stock was 

 received and the outlet hard to find. 

 Roses were a little scarce for a few 

 days but the supply on these is now 

 again normal and demand a trifle bet- 

 ter. A few weddings have helped 

 things along and lily of the valley, 

 white roses and other wedding mate- 

 rial have had a slightly improved de- 

 mand. 



Bright and warm weath- 

 CHICAGO er the first part of last 

 week caused a largely 

 increased supidy of roses. Beauties 

 more than doubled in quantity. The 

 market held up stiff, however, until the 

 end of the week, when prices began 

 to sag, particularly in open stock. 

 Good sound shipping stock held its 

 own at current quotations. Roses are 

 ofTered in all lengths and in quality 

 are the best this market ever saw at 

 this season of the year. The list in- 

 cludes all the novelties as well as the 

 standard sorts. Shipping demand con- 

 tinues quite active and in local circles 

 also there is a little more life. On the 

 whole, stock is clearing at fairly good 

 prices. Asters continue in active de- 

 mand and are clearing well, really 

 fancy stock being often short of de- 

 mand. Gladioli are much less in evi- 

 dence and as to quality leave much to 

 be desired. .Most of the stock is short 

 in stem excepting Mrs. Francis King, 

 which is still very good. Tarnations 

 are in good demand, the oft't-ring being 

 very light; the quality is iinjiroving. 

 Chrysanthemums are quite plenty and 

 move slowly. Orchids are hard to find 

 and lily of the valley continues ex- 

 tremely scarce. Green goods have en- 

 joyed an active demand, pluniosus and 

 Sprengerii especially so. This week 

 opened with cool weather and a steady 

 downpour of rain with prospects of 

 decreasing supplies. 



ASTERS 



The large Asters are 

 4^ coming in to us of fine 

 quality. 



Per 100 

 Some very special ones "■' $3.00 

 A good grade - - '" 2.00 

 Ordmary grade - - " 1 00 

 TRITOMAS or RED 



HOT POKER 1 3.00 



Our stock of RIBBONS and 

 .SUPPLIES is complete. 



S. S. PENNOCK MEEHAN 00. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 

 PHILADBLPHIA 1608-1620 Udlov. Si. 

 NEW lORK 117 W. 28ih Si. 



BALTIMORE Fr.ntiln « Si. Pnul Si». 

 WASBINGTON 1216 H Si. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^■^^'^^''^^^^/o'dlalers only 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



** " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Russell , Hadley 



Killarney, Richmond, Hillingdon, Ward, Extra 



*• " " " Ordinary. 



Arenburg: Radiance, Taft, Key, Extra 



" ** " Ordinary 



I iphelia. Mock, Snnburst, Extra 



'■ " " Ordinary 



Caniations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobiuin formosun 



Lilies. I.ongiflorunn ■ ■ 



Rubrum 



Lily of the Valley 



Daisies ■ 



Violels 



Snapdragon ■ • ■ 



Gladioli ' 



Asters ' 



Chrysanthennums ' 



>weet Peas ' 



Gardenias ■ ■ 



Adiantum ■ • • ■ 



Smilax ■ ■ 



AspAragus Plumosus, Strings ''lOo) 



" " & Spren. (loo HchsJ 



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The supply is liold- 

 CINCINNATI ing up well and is 



giving US more than 

 the usual share of flowers we are ac- 

 customed to having as the middle of 

 Sei)teniber approaches. This supply is 

 more than sufficient for present needs 

 although shipping business is good. 

 The receipts in asters are very heavy 

 and generally very good. The offerings 

 in roses are large and of a much belter 

 quality than they were. The shorter 

 ones are not selling very well. Carna- 

 tions are coming in steadily and show 

 some improvement in quality. Lilies 

 are iilentiful. Other offerings iiicludi' 

 gladioli, dahlias and cosmos in quan- 

 tity. 



A tour of observation 

 NEW YORK around the wholesale 



district at any tiuie 

 during the past week would not tend 

 to inspire anyone with a great desire 



to get into the wholesale flower busi- 

 ness or even into the flower growers' 

 domain. The .Jewish holidays now on 

 do not tend to improve the situation 

 which has been anything but encour- 

 aging for some time past. Aside from 

 the asters, which are now at their 

 height, the quantity of desirable ma- 

 terial in sight is not very large but it 

 is far beyond the requirements of the 

 drowsy market. Gladioli continue to 

 shrink in number. Cattleyas are mov- 

 ing the other way and probably will 

 soon be down to panic prices as the 

 labiatas begin to come forward. There 

 are heaps of lilies, lots of roses and a 

 sMpiily of dahlias of rather medium 

 (|uality which increases in volume 

 daily. Chrysanthemums are gradual- 

 ly coming into line as staples of the 

 market and they are very nice in qual- 

 ity but this does not seem to acceler- 

 ate their movement. Like everything 

 else they seem loth to move. 



