July S, UilU 



nORTlCULTURE 



53 



Flower Market Reports 



The drowsy lassitude ot 

 BOSTON the "dead of suiuuier" 



has settled down on thf 

 flower markets and stores and we are 

 now in the dullest week of the year. 

 Quantities of flowers far in excess o»' 

 any possible requirement are received 

 daily and the growers are satisfied to 

 set whatever tliey can out of the oc- 

 casional sales. Roses are rapidly 

 growing smaller from day to day. 

 Carnations are a dead weight and a 

 larger part of the reieipts are tlirown 

 away. Trading is at a standstill in 

 all departments. 



The ending of .lune was 

 BUFFALO satisfactory to the mer- 



c li a n t s. Business 

 througlioul the whole month exceeded 

 the year previous. The supply was not 

 heavier but the business was far 

 better, more weddings, also more grad- 

 uating flowers were used and the stock 

 was fine. Roses, especially white and 

 pink Killarny, together with Ophelia, 

 Sunburst and Maryland were still in 

 their winter form though there was 

 plenty of the milldewed quality and 

 others which showed the ett'ects of the 

 heat. Carnations were also good ana 

 there was a fine lot of the late variety 

 of peonies. Beauties were of ordinarj 

 quality and the call felt toward the 

 medium grades Lily of the valley was 

 of course in .good demand, liut there 

 was enough to .go around. Lilies have 

 held out well. . 



The s u m m e r season 

 CHICAGO seems to have arrived 



all at once, for the 

 spring trade has held on well. Stock 

 has kept up In quality, owing to cool 

 weather. Very good carnations are 

 still coming in and it is evident that 

 growers know how to get a longer sea- 

 son than they had a few years ago. 

 Excellent American Beauty roses are 

 seen in all lengths. Now that wed- 

 dings and commencements are over, 

 lily of the valley has had a chance to 

 catch up and some good stock, larger 

 than a few weeks ago, is seen, but not 

 plentiful enough to lower the price. 

 The rail for lilies continues fair. All 

 kinds of roses are in good supply and 

 the buyer who wants good stock can 

 find it and buy to advantage. New 

 ferns from Michigan are selling at 

 $1.50 per thousand and are of good 

 quality. Smilax strings are longer and 

 heavier than earlier in the season. 

 Cattleya gigas is now coming into 

 bloom in quantity at Poehlmaiin Bros. 

 They are selling for six dollars per 

 dozen and are of excellent quality. 



Business iias been 

 CINCINNATI very quiet since the 



first of last week. 

 There is plenty of good stock and 

 prices are rather low. Roses meet 

 with a fair sale. Lilies are in a heavy 

 supply and move very slowly. T''e 

 carnation cut is decreasing. Gladioli 

 prove good property. Hardy hydran- 

 geas are excellent. Snapdragon meets 

 with a fair demand. The same is true 

 of water lilies. Plenty of larkspur, 

 coreopsis and corn flower. 



RUSSELL 



One of the very best hot 

 weather roses on the market 

 today. In quantity with us ai 

 present. 



.««',, ^H, SUi, SI'i :il»«l SI."* per IOI> 



A few fxtrii Irtii«: "Sim-cmuIn" ii( 



S'*.00 per (In/. 



CATTLEYAS 



S.">.IH( unil .W.OO per doiell. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



Tht Wholes.lc Flori.c. oCPhll.JrIphia 



PHILAIELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK 



117 W. 28lh St. 



BALTIMORE 



Franklin & St. Paul St!. 



WASHINGTON 



1216 H St., N. W. 



KXCM SI\ K FLORISTS' Kili- 

 150NS \M> SI ri'I.IKS. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONI > 



PITTSBURC 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



•• " Fancy and Extra. . . ■ 



No.i 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, Richm'd, Hill'don, Ward 



• ■ ■■ " " Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Tafl, Key, Ex. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra . . . 

 " " " Ordinary 



Carnations, Fancy 



Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley- 

 Daises 



Mignonette 



Snapdrngon 



Peonies 



Gladioli 



Calendulas 



Stocks 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax ■ ■ 



Asparagus Plu. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



We hate to say it but 

 NEW YORK the truth must be ob- 

 served in these mo- 

 mentous notes — the ashman's chariot 

 is one of the principal consumers ot 

 flowers in the wholesale district at 

 present. Roses, lilies — lily of the 

 valley, even — are being shipped iu 

 abundantly and a large percentage get 

 no further but here come to an ignoble 

 end. for the summer days are with us. 

 the dullest of the year, and, in short, 

 "there's nothing doing." 



Suniiner c o n d i- 

 PHILADELPHIA tions are now 

 lirevailing w i t h 

 the usual slowing up in receipts and 

 distribution but tflie past -week has 

 been fairly satisfactory all things con- 

 sidered. There was a big hurrah 

 over the ad-men's convention but 

 these men seemed to be here mostly 

 for a good time and there did not ap- 

 pear to be any extra demand for 

 flowers in any direction on their ac 

 count. Early closing — ') p. m. week 

 days and 1 p. m. Saturdays, is now 

 in order. The vacation season has 

 also started in. 



25.00 



15.00 



10.00 



12.00 



12.00 



4.00 



10.00 



4.00 



10.00 



4.00 



3.00 



1.50 



60.00 



■75 

 ■75 



1.25 



15.00 



fO.OO' 



■With the exception 

 PITTSBURGH of roses, of which 

 there has lieen a 

 little overstock, the market demands 

 just about parallel the sui)ply. Pond 

 lilies are coming in from Sandusky, 

 Ohio. There is a perceptible scar- 

 city of lily of the valley. There is 

 also a scarcity of longiflorum lilies 

 for the time being. With the excep- 

 tion of the few changes noted above, 

 the market remains in both quantity, 

 quality and prices about the same as 

 last week. 



The wholesale market 

 ST. LOUIS conditions for the past 



week were good as far 

 ;is supply was concerned, but the re- 

 tailers did not have any too much busi- 

 ness and demand was light. Summer 

 dullness is now on and vacations are 

 in order. Roses and carnations are 

 many more than the demand calls for. 

 Sweet peas are many and exceedingly 

 cheap. Gladioli, too, are coming down 

 in iirice. while lily of the valley goes 

 uj). Lilies are in demand. 



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