December 4, 1915 



HORTICULTUKB 



741 



Flower Market Reports 



The market is in unsat- 



BOSTON isfactory shape since 

 Thanksgiving and it is 

 very liable to so continue until Christ- 

 mas. This reaction is an annual oc- 

 currence between the two holidays and 

 it is aggravated this year by the un- 

 usual persistence ot the late chrysan- 

 themums which, judging from appear- 

 ances will stay with us all through De- 

 cember. Carnations are badly over- 

 stocked and many go to loss for lack 

 ot a customer. Just how far the chrys- 

 anthemum is responsible for this is 

 not apparent but appreciation for the 

 carnation is not what it should be this 

 fall. Roses are lower in price than 

 they were last week but they are of 

 good quality and clean up quite well. 

 Beauties move rather slowly at re- 

 duced figures. 



The weather was ideal 



BUFFALO for Thanksgiving week 

 and the trade were sat- 

 isfied with and thankful for the extra 

 business done. From Jlonday to Sat- 

 urday the merchants were busy. 

 Chrysanthemums were the leading 

 sales and a good supply was had at 

 prices within reach of all. Pompons 

 were in good supply, as well as every- 

 thing else, except roses, which were a 

 trifle off, and those held firm in price. 

 Carnations were in good supply. 

 Beauties were equal to the demand, 

 also all other stock. Violets had no 

 special call and on Thursday, as usual, 

 an oversupply. 



Thanksgiv ing week 



CHICAGO brought general satis- 

 faction to the whole- 

 salers. It is estimated that at least 

 double the number ot chrysanthemums 

 were offered this year that were on 

 the market last year and the quantity 

 of pompons that appeared were a great 

 surprise. It seemed as if every grower 

 had underestimated his supply or had 

 been keeping his stock to try for the 

 top price on Thanksgiving week, with 

 the result that prices could not re- 

 main as previously quoted. The sup- 

 ply of all kinds of stock, excepting 

 roses, was so great that to move it 

 concessions were made and a large 

 amount was disposed of and the re- 

 turns aggregated a good sum. The 

 greatest disappointment was felt by 

 the carnation growers whose stock had 

 to compete with the quantity of pom- 

 pons and only the very highest grade 

 brought full prices, while the great 

 bulk of medi\ini sold very low. Roses 

 continue scarce, most growers being 

 off crop and the weather conditions if 

 favorable will assure a big crop for 

 Christmas. Orchids and gardenias are 

 decidedly scarce and the same may be 

 said of longiflorum lilies. .American 

 Beauties are hardly equal to demand, 

 the shortage being in all grades. It 

 looks now as if there would be chrys- 

 anthemums in the market till Christ- 

 mas. Sweet peas are in fair supply 

 and usually sell readily. 



Thanksgiving busi- 



CINCINNATI ness was very good. 

 Some stock was left 

 over, but this was mostly stock that 

 was soft or bruised when it came In 

 or it would have had a buyer. Prices 

 were moderate. At the beginning ot 

 this week colder weather set in and 

 the supply gave indications of short- 



CYPRiPEDIUMS 



ImnitMliiite ilelivery or hook*-!] now for 

 tlic Holidays — make sure of a supply 

 nl exreplioiinlly choice blooms, well 

 4iilorc4l. deep, rich Kreeu. 



&2.00 per doz. — SI 5.00 per 100 

 VALLEY 



Special ^.00 per 100 



Kxtra S.OO " " 



$.S.PENNOCK-MEEHANCO. 



The WhoU.are Floriiliof Fhiiadelpbla 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ladlow Si. 



BALTIMORE 



Franklin and Si. Paal Sts. 



NEW YORK 



117 W. 28ii> Su 



WASHINGTON 



1216 H Sc, N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONI V 



Rotes 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" '* No. I 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, Kichmond, HilUngdon, Ward, Extra 



" '* *• *' Urdinarj'.a . . 



Arenburg: Radiance, Taft, Key, Extra 



*' " *' " '.Jrdinary 



Ophelia, Mock, Sonburst, Extra 



" •' *' Ordinary 



CamatioDB, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



C«ttleyas • 



Dendrobium formosum 



LilieBt Longtf lorum 



Rubrum 



Callas 



Ulj o( the Valley 



D«iBie« 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon 



Narcissus, Paper-White 



Trumpet 



Hyacinths, Roman. •*• 



Freesia ■ 



Calendulas 



Stevia 



Sweet Peas •••■ ■ 



Gardenias •••• 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparasus Plumosus. Stannes ^ loo) 



*• '* A. Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



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ST. LOUIS 



Nov. 22 



PHILA. 



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J.a.BUOL©NG 



ROSES, VALLEY and 

 CARNATIONS 



A Specialty 



184 North Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



WHOLESALE 

 6R0WER of 



GUT FLOWERS 



ening. Hoses and carnations are not 

 as plentiful as they were but still 

 are enough. Lilies are plentiful. Chrys- 

 anthenuinis are now on the decline 

 and the daily receipts include only 

 limited quantities of late blooms. 

 These, however, are of good quality. 

 E X p e c t a tions for 

 NEW YORK Thanksgiving Day 

 bui^iness did not 

 quite materialize. There was a large 

 surplus of flowers of all descriptions 

 and the market was unable to clean it 

 up. Since then the situation has not 

 improved and at present writing has 

 a stale and unprofitable look which 

 neither growers, wholesalers or retail 



dealers relish. There are lots of roses 

 Irora stately American Beauties 

 down to microscopic Mignons and they 

 aie sold in large quantities to one or 

 the other class of dealers but prices are 

 decidedly down and the buyers domi- 

 nate situation. Carnations move slow- 

 ly. Orchids are still scarce. Chrysan-i 

 iheniums still hold the trenches and 

 will not de dislodged as early as was 

 ho] ed. Lilies very plentiful. Paper 

 White narcissi are coming forward 

 freely. Of gardenias there are very 

 few. 1 ily of the valley normal. Violets 

 too abundant for the demand but ex- 

 cellent in quality. 



(Corltr'finfif oti fitter y4^ ) 



