November 20, 1915 



H R T I C TJ L T TJ E E 



677 



Flower Market Reports 



More seasonable weather 

 BOSTON and the approach of the 

 Thanksgiving holiday al- 

 ready begin to make their impress on 

 the flower market. At present moment 

 the upward trend Is felt more than it 

 is seen but it is in the air and it 

 makes everybody feel better. Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses have stiffened up 

 about 25 per cent, and carnations have 

 made a similar advance. Violets have 

 jumped to double their price of last 

 week and will undoubtedly go higher 

 within a day or two. Football games 

 favor the violet as well as the crimson 

 chrysanthemums, such as Harvard. 

 Mrs. G. W. Childs and CuUingfodii. 

 Lily of the valley sells up to the limit 

 and there are not too many orchids. 

 Chrysanthemums as a general proposi- 

 tion are still very draggy and sell 

 cheap. Roses of the standard run are 

 also low but are booked for a good ad- 

 vance very soon. 



There is too much 

 BUFFALO stock in the market 

 considering the small 

 amount of business. Everything along 

 the line practically has to be forced 

 on the buyers. Roses and carnations 

 come in abundance and prices are all 

 cut up. It was impossible to hold up 

 prices under such conditions. Chrys- 

 anthemums have been coming in quan- 

 tity, pompons accumulating to some 

 extent. Lilies, violets and other 

 stock are moving very slowly. Cold 

 weather with snow flurries have now 

 set in and this will check the supply. 

 Business moved along 

 CHICAGO in a very satisfactory 

 way the past week and 

 the middle of November shows the 

 halt month footings are of good pro- 

 portions. The first fall of snow oc- 

 curred on the night of the 15th when 

 a cold wave swept over Chicago and 

 the ground was well covered In the 

 morning. The effect of the flower 

 show on the market was good. Pre- 

 vious to its opening a sort of reaction 

 had come from the brisk opening of 

 the fall business but sales were lively 

 when the attention of the public cent- 

 ered on the big exhibition at the 

 Coliseum. Stock has been coming 

 very fast and the drop in temperature 

 and cloudy sky are acting as a desir- 

 able check just now. Chrysanthemum 

 season is on the down side, the heav- 

 iest cuts having been made by most 

 growers. There is plenty of good stock 

 of all kinds and an abundance of 

 green. 



The market is far 

 CINCINNATI from being what it 

 might be. Receipts 

 are very heavy and are not cleaning 

 up at all. Low prices naturally result. 

 The demand from out of town is 

 pretty good. Roses continue in heavy 

 supply. Among the offerings are some 

 very fine American Beauties, Killarney 

 and White Killarney, Taft, Sunburst 

 and Hoosior Beauty. Carnations are 

 not having a very good market. Chrys- 

 anthemums are very plentiful. The 

 cut of lilies and callas is more than 

 adequate. Violets, orchids and lily of 

 the valley are all in a good supply. 



The wholesale stores 

 NEW YORK are heavily over- 

 crowded with chrys- 

 anthemums. They run very fine as to 

 quality, better in size, finish and uni- 



FOR THANKSGIVING 



A FINE LOT OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 IN ALL COLORS 



$10.00, $12.50, $15.00 per 100 



With some extra choice including 

 EATONS & CHADWICKS 

 at $20.00 and $25.00 per 100 



POMPONS, $2.00, $3.00 and 

 $4.00 per dozen bunches 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The H'hoUsale Florliu of Pkll.delphl. 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Lodlon Si. 



BALTIMORE 



FranLIln and Si. Paul Sl>. 



NEW YORK 



117 W. 28tfc Si. 

 WASHINGTON 



I2I6HS1., N. W. 



WBOLBSALB FLOWER MARKETS - "^"^^ '''"^^-/o"VIXlers only 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty, Special . . ■ 



" " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Russell , Hadlcy 



Killarney, Richmond, Hillingdon, Ward, Extra 



*' " *' " Ordinary.... 



Arenburg; Radiance, Taft, Key, Extra 



*' '* '* *' Ordinary 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra 



*• " " Ordinary 



Camadona, Fancy 



*• Ordinary 



CaHley ai 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies, LonKiflonim 



" Rubrum 



Lily of the Valley 



Daisies 



Violets 



SnafxlraKOn 



Chrysanthemums 



S^eet Peas 



Gardenias 



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Asparaffiis Plumosus. Strinni (too) ^.•• 



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formity than ever before, we should 

 say. But they are away beyond any 

 demand sufficient to clear the store- 

 rooms of the enormous accumulation 

 which becomes a daily increasing 

 problem for the wholesale dealer. 

 Roses are also seen in large numbers 

 and they, together with the violets 

 are the principal stock of the street 

 vendors. A favorite combination with 

 these curbstone dealers just now is 

 violets and Mrs. Aaron Ward rosebuds, 

 the contrasting colors making a pleas- 

 ing impression and indicating that 

 the street fakir is not devoid of color 

 discrimination. While the roses and 

 violets, as well as other standard 

 flowers, are all badly stagnated, it is 

 nevertheless quite likely that if the 

 chrysanthemums were out of the way 

 the market would have little trouble 

 in assimilating the stock and we 

 should not be surprised to see the 

 really good chrysanthemums come to 

 an abrupt ending before long, espe- 

 cially if the weather continues as 

 mild and stimulating as it has been 

 thus far. Thanksgiving Day is a 

 week distant at present writing and 

 many things can happen in the mean- 

 time. One of the really good selling 

 things of humble antecedents is the 

 calendula. These are eagerly sought 

 by the first-class stores at the price 

 of the best carnations. Referring 



again to the chrysanthemums, it Is to 

 lie noted that the proportion of pom- 

 pons in the wholesale markets is 

 much larger than in past seasons and 

 the varieties are well selected as to 

 color and form. There is already 

 some Btevia being brought in. 



General condl- 

 PHILADELPHIA tions have been 



a little draggy 

 and jirices generally in favor of the 

 buyer. But as we write today (Nov. 

 17) things have improved and there 

 is a little more lite and a promise of 

 lively demand for Thanksgiving week. 

 .\merican Beauty roses are very plontl- 

 ful and very fine quality; but of course 

 they are not bringing the prices they 

 should. The same applies to the whole 

 list of roses. If we were to specify 

 leaders the Russell and opholia would 

 certainly head the list. Carnations 

 have been too plentiful but have 

 slackened off a little in the past few 

 (lays and are now in more normal 

 shape. The golden flower is queening 

 the autumn in true regal style, happy 

 and glorious, the bright particular 

 stars in her galaxy at present being 

 the Chadwicks, the Batons and the 

 Bonnaffons— not forgetting our good 

 old standby among the jiinks. Dr. Rn- 

 guehard. Orchids are scarce. The 

 best cattleya we notice at present Is 



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