October 2, 1915 



HOKTICULTURE 



453 



Flower Market Reports 



Market conditions have 

 BOSTON greatly improved within 



the past few days. It is 

 quite an encouraging sign to find the 

 tables in the wholesale markets at 

 last free from accumulated surplus 

 flowers and to learn that everything of 

 acceptable quality finds a ready sale 

 at a fixed price. This means two or 

 three hundred per cent of an advance 

 on gross receipts for many of the lo- 

 cal growers. Chrysanthemums are in- 

 creasing in number but not fast 

 enough to fill the vacancy left by the 

 retreating asters and gladioli. Of dah- 

 lias there are never very many seen in 

 the wholesale markets here and so 

 they are not interfering with the mo- 

 nopoly of the situation by the stand- 

 ard florist crops. 



Trade is noticeably on 

 BUFFALO the upward course and 



this, no doubt, is due to 

 the shortening up and poor quality of 

 the outdoor flowers. There are still 

 asters, gladioli, marigolds, cosmos and 

 other stock, but it is gradually becom- 

 ing lighter each day. Roses have ar- 

 rived in better shape since cooler 

 weather set in and the demand has 

 fallen on carnations and these are not 

 coming in in quantity. Lilies, too. 

 have had a better sale and everything 

 indoor grown has had more sales. There 

 are ihrysanthemums, Golden Glow, 

 Smith's Advance, and some dahlias 

 of eastern consignments, which have 

 taken well. There has never been a 

 September month in which roses were 

 finer than at present; double white 

 Killarney good, pink Killarney grand 

 color and excellent stems. Sunburst 

 very choice. Ward, Maryland, Bon- 

 silene all good, Scott. Key, Russell, 

 Ophelia, beautiful color and excellent 

 stems and the sales have been satis- 

 factory throughout the week. Condi- 

 tions are satisfactory to all and it is 

 hoped that things will improve daily. 



September closes with 

 CHICAGO nearly all outdoor flow- 

 ers gone and no surplus 

 of any kind in the market. Out-of- 

 town trade is very good and local 

 sales have been better the past week. 

 While there is no marked increase, 

 the tendency has been to a good 

 amount of steady business which has 

 used up all the good stock at a fair 

 price. Just at this writing carnation!) 

 are scarce. Cold rain has prevented 

 the opening of buds but stems are 

 lengthening and when the sun comes 

 out again regular cold weather stock 

 will be seen. While asters locally 

 grown are considered out of the race 

 some are coming now from .N'ew York 

 which, though short, are of good qual- 

 ity and size. Gladioli are nearing the 

 close of the outdoor season and it has 

 been a poor one financially, excepting 

 for those who had a good early stock. 

 American Beauty roses are coming of 

 good quality, and stems are now reach- 

 ing the four-foot mark. Other roses 

 are about equal to the demand. Chrys- 

 anthemums are having an unusual ex- 



DAHLIAS 



Nolhin!; more sbowy nor better 

 value than Dahlias, with all their 

 hiilliant inloriufc's and varieties. 



Willi 24 hours notice, orders can 

 Ih' piicked in orijjinal boxes Ml the 

 Halilia farms, thus insuring the 

 Mooms reaching our customers in 

 iM-rtect condition. Try a sample 

 liipment. Special inducements on 

 regular orders. 



JI.IMI, »l,50, S2.(H) per KHI. 

 Novelties at «3.0(l per 100. 



Some splendid values at 

 SI 5.00 per 1000. 



('.\TTLKV.AS, $,'>.00 per iloi.; *3.i.00 

 per 100. 



V.\LLEV, 



Faney, 



Special, S4.00 per 100; 

 !3.00 per 100, 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



PHILADEIPBIA 



1608-1620 Indian Si. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 

 NEW YORK BAITIMQRE 



117 W. 2gih St. 



Franklin ana Si. Faol Sla. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H St.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^°^™'^^-/o"d'^Xlers only 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special. . 



Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Russell . H adiey 



Killarney, Kichmond, Hillingdon, Ward, Extra... 

 " *' '• " Urdinar>' 



.Orenburg: Radiance, Tafi, Key, Extra 



'• " " " Ordinary 



Ophelia, Mock, Snnburst, Extra 



" " " Ordinary 



Carnations. Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formosun 



Lilies, Lonffif lorum 



Rubrum 



Lily of the Valley 



Daisies 



Violet. 



Snsp<lraKon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Chrysanthemums 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax •' 



Asparagus Plumosus, String ;^^^ 

 ** ** St Spren. 



BOSTON 



Sept. 30 



12.00 



! 8.00 



1. 00 



4.00 



4.00 



' 3.00 



4.00 



; 3.00 



I 4.00 



2.00 



2.00 



1. 00 



15.00 



6.00 to 



3.00 

 .50 



I 50 



I 3.00 



■25 



' I3.00 



! .>5 

 i 10.00 



to 

 to 

 to 



I 12.00 



85-00 



(looHBchs.! I 35.00 



25.0c 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 25.00 

 25.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 



1. 00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 



16.00 



.30 

 12.00 

 1. 00 

 16.00 

 50.00 

 3500 



ST. LOUIS 



Sept. 27 



PHEA. 



Sept. 27 



20.00 

 12.00 

 3.00 

 10.00 

 5.00 

 1.00 

 5.00 

 1.00 



1.50 



.50 



35.00 



6.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 



3.00 



3.00 



•75 



■ 15 to 



19.00 

 35.00 

 ao.oo 



25.00 

 ao.oo 



15,00 

 6.00 

 3-00 

 6.00 



3. CO 

 X.OO 



75.00 



8.00 



3.00 



4.00 



.25 



4.00 

 3-00 

 3.00 

 I3.00 

 .23 



1-35 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35-00 



18.00 to 



12.00 to 



6.00 to 



3.00 to 



3.00 to 



i.co to 



3.00 to 



1. 00 to 



3.00 to 



2.00 to 



1.00 to 



.50 to 



35.00 to 



to 



8.00 to 



30.00 

 1 6.00 

 10.00 

 15.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



3.00 



1. 00 



50.00 



50,00 

 12.00 



perience, the early ones being badly 

 hampered by the heat and the late 

 ones held back by the dark days. The 

 large number of weddings is using up 

 all of the lily of the valley and making 

 white orchids much in demand. Social 

 events are starting early this fall, mak- 

 ing an earlier revival of the flower 

 business and of course meeting the ap- 

 proval of all in the trade. The supply 

 of all kinds of green is excellent. 



Toward the end of 

 CINCINNATI last week the supply 



began to shorten rap- 

 idly but the first days of this week 

 opened with receipts that were more 

 than adequate for present needs. Roses 

 are in a very large supply and gener- 

 ally are of a high quality. Carnations 

 are fairly plentiful. The supply of 

 lilies is about equal to the demand. 

 Dahlias are very fine and there are 

 many of them. Gladioli and asters 

 have about run their course. Greens 

 are plentiful. Wild smilax is enjoying 

 a pretty good demand. 



The impression one 

 NEW YORK gets from a tour of 



the wholesale flower 

 district this week is of a very uncer- 

 tain character. Dealers are expectant 

 rather than sanguine and the degrees 

 of expectancy vary according to the 

 man and his environment. Growers 

 are gradually bringing their standard 

 fall and winter crops forward so that 

 estimates and forecasts as to quality 

 and quantity can be made and the 

 question of selling agencies is now to 

 the front with some important changes 

 in allignment already settled or soon 

 to be. The fag end of the outdoor 

 summer season supply still hangs on — 

 asters, gladioli, hydrangeas, gypsophila, 

 with odds and ends in variety, and 

 lastly the dahlias which are seen In 

 abundance but not always in salable 

 shape— but a good frost will quickly 

 wipe these off the boards and we shall 

 then be down once again to the old 

 standbys. Of the latter, roses are in 

 moderate supply, stems and flowers 

 small l)Ut buds well colored, uniform 

 and indicating good culture and care- 



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