July 



1916 



nORTl CULTUBE 



117 



Flower Market Reports 



The calm whi.h has 

 BOSTON brooded over the whole- 

 sale market liero lor the 

 past three weeks has been broktii now 

 by the faintest sort of a breeze Init 

 slight as it is it is very welcome. The 

 seaside resorts have been lieard from 

 in a timid way and the market for 

 American Beauty roses, gladioli, asters 

 and lilies begins to feel refreslied al- 

 ready. But the outdoor gladioli are 

 now about due and present prices on 

 this summer staple will not stay very 

 long at the i)resent figure. Tea roses 

 are down in quality now. Pond lilies 

 are in their prime. 



No change in market 

 BUFFALO conditions, only that 



the weather is hot and 

 stock such as roses, carnations, etc.. 

 have suffered greatly within the past 

 ten days. There are still some good 

 summer roses, but the quantity is 

 limited. Outdoor sweet peas are 

 plentiful and gladioli are coming in 

 more rapidly and sales satisfactory. 

 Lilies have been too plentiful and 

 sales weak and the same applies to 

 Beauties and other stock. 



Tliis market is very 

 CHICAGO quiet. An extremely 



hot wave has reduced 

 trade to a minimum, and with the fall- 

 ing oft of demand has also come the 

 lowering of quality of stock which 

 until now had been remarkably good 

 for summer time. Tables are filled to 

 overflowing with roses, carnations, 

 sweet peas, lilies, gladioli and many 

 other kinds of summer flowers, the de- 

 mand for which is now almost solely 

 confined to funeral use. Prices are 

 quoted on the best grades, but those 

 florists who can use large quantities 

 of stock as special means of advertis- 

 ing should visit the Chicago wholesale 

 market now and see what a little 

 money will buy. 



Business has been a 

 CINCINNATI little better. The sup 



ply is not very large 

 while the demand strong enough to 

 take v.p practically all that comes in- 

 to the market. Roses are fairly plenti- 

 ful. Carnations are about at an end. 

 Lilies plentiful and very good. A fair 

 amount of glad'o'i is coining jn. Asters 

 have been meeting with an excellent 

 market. 



Supplies of flowers 

 NEW YORK are more than suffi- 

 cient for the call, 

 which continues very light. Quality 

 is wretched. on many things as a re- 

 sult of recent scorching weather fol- 

 lowing the long rainy spell which left 

 all vegetation ve--" soft. The market 

 is almost smothered with outdoor gar- 

 den flowers in variety, but they are 

 not wanted at present 



One of the whole- 

 PHILADELPHIA salers summed 



the situation up 

 very neatly when he said, ".lust now 

 its much easier to get good prices for 

 good flowers than it is to get poor 

 prices for the poorer qualities." The 

 market is rather slow, of course, but 

 no worse than is to be expected. As- 

 ters are more jdentiful and the quality 

 improving as the better varieties come 

 into crop. These come in ver> liandy 

 now to take the place of the carna- 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — "^"^ '"'"*=" fo'D'EiLERs only 



Roaet 



Am, Beauty, Special 



" Fancy and Extra 



No.i 



Russell, Hadley 



Killaraey, Richm'd, Hill'don, Ward 



" Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Tafi, Key, Ex. 



•' Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra ... 



'* Ordinary 



Carnations, Fancy 



' 'rdin. ry 



Cattleyas - 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias* • • • 



Adiantuni • • 



Smilax 



AsparagusPlu. &Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



July 17 



CHICAGO 



July 17 



BUFFALO 



July 17 



20,00 



XO.OO 



6.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



4.00 



3.00 

 6.00 



3.00 

 1.50 



50.00 

 8.00 



3 00 

 4.00 



25.00 

 15.00 



XO.OO 



10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 



60.00 



lO.CO 



5.00 

 5.00 



1.00 

 I5C0 

 35.00 



15.00 to 



10.00 to 



4.00 to 



2.00 to 



5.00 to 



2.00 to 



5.00 to 



3.00 to 



5.UO to 



2.00 to 



1.50 to 



to 



40.00 to 



to 



6.00 to 



4.00 to 



3.00 to 



3.00 to 



I. 00 to 



.50 to 



to 



1. 00 to 



12.00 to 



25.00 to 



20.00 I 

 15-00 



10.00 

 20.00 I 



8.00 



4.00 



8.00 



4. CO 



6.00 

 4.00 



2.00 

 1.00 I 

 50.00 



8.00 , 

 5.00 



5.00 

 S-oo 

 2.00 

 1. 00 



1.25 



15.00 



50.00 I 



I PITTSBURG 



J July 10 



20,00 



15.00 



5.00 

 3.00 



3.00 



5 00 

 3.00 



1.50 



J. CO 



50.00 



8.00 



4.00 

 7.00 

 4.00 



■25 



25.00 

 1. 00 

 15.00 



35.00 



20.00 



12.00 

 6.00 



10.00 



10.00 

 2.00 



10.00 

 4.00 



15.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 



60.00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 3 00 

 8.00 

 1.50 

 1. 00 



1.25. 

 15.00 

 40.00- 



tions. The gladiolus crop is also a 

 big factor at present, with quality at 

 top notch. In the rose market the 

 American Beauties are plentiful but 

 they have been a bit draggy for a few 

 days. Russells sell better although 

 the quality has fallen down a little. 

 The same may be said of Hadley. Kil- 

 larneys are in pretty fair shape as are 

 others of the minor staples. Sweet 

 peas have taken a back seat. Orchids 

 plentiful and fine. Delphiniums are still 

 on deck and the quality is all that can 

 be desired. Plenty of lilies. Lily of 

 the valley in short supply but enough 

 to go around. 



While flowers have 

 PITTSBURGH been plentiful enough, 



on the whole they 

 have !ieen of such inferiortty that 

 even quantities were not sufficient to 

 cull enough of the "tit." With the ex- 

 ception of some specimens of gladioli 

 and lilies, which still continue good, 

 the sun rays and drought have pro- 

 duced the most wretched stock seen 

 in a long time. One of the most at- 

 tractive mid-summer display windows 

 was composed of massed maidenhair 



ferns as a setting for a pond of pink 

 and white water lilies, the bac-ground 

 being a few magnificent Polypodiimi 

 Mandaianum and cybotiuni. and a 

 touch of brilliancy in the way of a 

 gazing globe. 



The wholesale market 



ST. LOUIS is very dull. Gladiolus 

 Is the king. The de- 

 mand for these has been good but the 

 price low. Roses and carnations are 

 of poor quality as a rule. Asters are 

 coming now. Lily of the valley is not 

 any too many. Lilies are good and in 

 demand. Sweet peas are about over. 



Summer dullness 



WASHINGTON and little doing. 

 There has been a 

 decrease in the markefs offerings. 

 Nortliern consignments being re- 

 ceived here in bad condition. Some 

 few asters and dahlias are already 

 offered. There is but little demand 

 for high-grade flowers. Cattleyas in 

 this market are slowing up. Carna- 

 tions and sweet peas show the effects 

 of the heat. Outdoor sweet peas are 

 about over with. There is a slow 

 movement of lilies for funeral work. 



