November 6, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



613 



Flower Market Reports 



The market is tending 

 BOSTON downward as a result of 

 the heavy influx of elirys- 

 antliemums which now begins to as- 

 sume the proportions of an avalanche. 

 Roses are feeling the stress and are 

 in excess of requirements despite the 

 optimistic assertion of a rising young 

 salesman at the market that they are 

 "scarce and kiting every minute." 

 Carnations move slowly. X'iolets are 

 not up to standard quality, the singles 

 being particularly poor tlnis far. Cal- 

 endulas and antirrhinums are in good 

 supply now. 



Quite a change in con- 

 BUFFALO dition is noticed this 

 week. Receipts are 

 heavier all around and the demand 

 has fallen oft. The supply of every 

 thing ha.s increased over 100 per cent. 

 Chrysanthemums come in more plen- 

 tifully, also carnations. Roses are a 

 little overplentiful to hold up prices, 

 though considerable business was had 

 at the end of last week. 



The increase in the 

 CI-IICAGO amount of stock coming 

 into this market, report- 

 ed last week, still continues. Chrysan- 

 themum season is at its height and the 

 big flowers are coming in now in all 

 colors. The rainy summer evidently 

 has not affected most of the varieties 

 for they are firm and come out of the 

 boxes in splendid shape. Pompons are 

 filling the counters. The early ones 

 are late and the late ones are early, 

 so they are here in great quantities 

 now but will have a short season. Car- 

 nations are not so much in demand as 

 before but stock is excellent and sales 

 are fair. The supply of roses is also 

 a little ahead of the demand which 

 makes it easier for the retailer whose 

 trade uses the cheaper grades of stock. 

 The warm weather is not so favorable 

 for violets. Sweet peas are coming in 

 limited quantities. Long stemmed 

 American Beauties are of splendid 

 quality and the price keeps ui> accord- 

 ingly. The supply of short and me- 

 dium Beauties is not large. Potted 

 chrysanthemums are offered at sev- 

 eral of the wholesale houses. 



The market is pretty 

 CINCINNATI well supplieil and is 

 more than able to 

 care for all present demands. Prices 

 are not quite as high as they were. 

 Chrysanthemums are in a very heavy 

 supply. Roses are i)lentiful. The 

 same is true of carnations and lilies. 

 Dahlias and cosmos proved quite a 

 factor in All Saints Day business and 

 served to keep down the prices for 

 this day. The first sweet peas came 

 in last week. Many of the violet offer- 

 ings are of the very highest quality. 

 The flower market is 

 NEW YORK much more brilliant 

 with stock this week 

 than it is with customers and trade is 

 very irregular. Chrysanthemums of 

 all degrees are having their innings 

 and are getting to that condition of 

 abundance when a haggle is an indis- 

 pensable part of every sale. Roses 

 are coming in freely also and their 

 movement is hampered for the time 

 being by the overpowering presence 

 of the chrysanthemums. Among the 

 newer roses that stand out impressive- 

 ly as sure winners we must make men- 



Mrs. Charles Russell 



Some wonderful stock 

 coming in of this grand 

 rose and it IS a grand 

 rose — one of the best 

 commercial roses on 

 the market today. 



Per 100 



Special $20.00 



Fancy 15.00 



Extra 12.00 



First 8.00 



Second 6.00 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



PHILADELPBIA 



1608-1620 Udlon St. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 

 NEW YORK BALTIMORE 



117 W. 28* St. 



Fraoklln and St. Pul Su. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 B Si.. N. TV. 



WBOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — T'^°""''=^-/o'V^ 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Rotes 



.\iii . Beauty, Special 



" Fancy and Extra 



Russell, Hadlev 



Killarney, Richmond, Hillingdon, Ward, Extra 



" " " *' Ordinary. 



.Orenburg: Radiance, Taft, Key, Extra 



" " " " Ordinary 



ijphelia, Mock, .^nnburst. Extra 



" " " Ordinary 



Carnatiaiu, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyu 



Dendrobium fortnotum 



L3i«s. Lonffiflorum 



Rubrum 



Lily of the VaUey 



Daieies 



Violeli 



SnapdraBon 



Chrysanthcmunu 



Sweet Peas 



Gardeaias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparaciu Plumosua, String* fioo) 



" ** & SproB. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



Nov. 4 



ST. LOUIS 



Nov. I 



la.OO 



8.00 



3.00 



4.00 



4.00 



1.00 

 4.00 



1. 00 



4.00 

 1.00 



1.50 



1. 00 

 30.00 



4.00 



9.00 



.50 



.40 



1.00 

 1. 00 



ta.oo 

 «5.00 

 35.00 



25.0c I 



10.00 j 



5.00 



13.00 



6.00 



3.00 



6,00 



3.00 



8.00 



3.00 



a. 00 



1.50 



40.00 



25.00 



6.00 



3.00 



4.00 



x.oo 



.60 



3.0c 

 12.00 



1.00 

 25.00 



1. 00 

 16.00 

 50.00 



35.00 



20.00 

 10.00 



5.00 

 5.00 



6.00 



3.00 



6.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



■75 

 35.00 



13.00 



4.00 



3.00 



•35 



•25 

 3,00 

 4.00 

 50 



35.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



8.00 

 4.00 

 3.C0 

 1.00 

 50.00 



15.00 



6.00 



4.00 



■50 



■ 50 



5.00 



35.00 



• 75 



to 



1.00 

 13.00 

 35.00 



1.35 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35.00 



PHILA. 



Nov. I 



30.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 2. CO 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 



25.00 

 35.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



2.00 



.50 



■=5 

 t.oo 

 6.00 



■ 50 



20.00 

 15,00 

 3S-00 



to 



to 

 to 



35.00 



18.OD 



10.00 



30.00 



8.oe 



3,00 



S.oo 



3.00 



lO.QD 



4.00 



2.00 



1.00 



40.00 



50.00 



10.00 



4.00 



4.00 



1.00 



■50 



5.00 



25.00 



•75 

 35*0 

 1.00 

 ao.oa 

 50.00 

 50.00 



tion of Stanley, which is a leading 

 variety among Traendly & Schenck's 

 daily receipts. It looks as though it 

 might carry to California and hack 

 again in good order. Cattleyas arc 

 not over-plentiful and many of those 

 seen are insignifu ant blooms. Violets 

 do not come forward very fast and 

 nrobably will not while the weather 

 remains so warm. There is still more 

 or less outdoor garden stock coming 

 in, cosmos being especially good in 

 this class. Lilies, carnations and lily 

 of the valley are normal and call for 

 no special mention at this time. Cal- 

 las are beginning to appear here and 

 there. 



What little 

 PHILADELPHIA change has taken 



place in the mar- 

 ket during the past week may be 

 summed up in few words. Business 

 demand remained about on an even 

 keel but supplies with a few exceptions 

 were much larger and so the general 



average of prices has declined. The 

 increase in supplies is especially pro- 

 nounced in chrysanthemums and car- 

 nations. Roses also come in more 

 freely but not to such a degree. The 

 most draggy on the rose list have been 

 the Killarneys. both pinks and whites. 

 Beauties and Russells go better and 

 there is a good demand for Hoosier 

 and Hadley among the reds. Another 

 favorite red to be seen around is Leon- 

 ard's thirty-three — whatever that is! 

 Maybe some old variety that Leonard 

 is keeping the real name of under his 

 hat for the tinu- being. Kichmond 

 seems to be down and out in this lo- 

 cality — not that the public don"t likfr 

 it. but that the growers refuse to grow 

 anything that fails to show square-foot 

 record the year 'roimd. The Polyantha 

 class seem to be wonders when it 

 comes to keeping qualities. We have 

 seen some lots two and three weeks 

 ill the cooling rooms still fresh and 



(CaMtfmurd tn fiu^t 01 j 



