September 2, 1916 



HORTICULTUEE 



825 



Flower Market Reports 



The situation in the cut 

 BOSTON flower trade continues ex- 

 ceptional and peculiar. 

 There is not any very heavy demand, 

 but the supply of desirable material is so 

 light, that conditions are contin\ially 

 strained and prices hold at a level al- 

 most beyond belief. Astere are better 

 in quality than they were last week. 

 Gladioli are seen in all qualities, the 

 choice specimens bringing record 

 summer prices. Lilies are in good de- 

 mand at approximate Easter figures. 

 There are no carnations, but a few 

 sweet peas of acceptable quality are 

 seen. Salpiglossis, calendulas, mari- 

 golds, cockscomb, cosmos — in fact, 

 anything from the garden, receives re- 

 spectful attention from the buyers just 

 now. The street fakir is among the 

 lost tribes for the present. 



Stock has been scarce 

 BUFFALO for the past two weeks. 

 This applies even to 

 asters and gladioli for which the 

 Buffalo market and vicinity has been 

 the leader. The early aster crops 

 burned up and the late-branching does 

 not look promising. Not alone asters 

 and gladioli but roses of good quality 

 are scarce. Lilies have had a good 

 summer demand and have done well 

 in price. Beauties are only fair in qual- 

 ity and there is no special demand for 

 them. There are plenty of greens, 

 such as ferns. Asparagus sprengeri 

 and adiantum. 



The general scarcity of 

 CHICAGO good stock continues and 

 there is no reason for 

 expecting a change within the next 

 two weeks or until carnations are fur- 

 ther advanced and more cool weather 

 puts new life into the roses. Chicago 

 growers have now had just one week 

 of moderate weather since the first of 

 July, and how much that can be made 

 to do for the stock will differ with the 

 conditions, but at best the results will 

 be limited. Asters are coming with 

 the greater proportion far down the 

 scale and the good ones sell quickly. 

 Carnations are mostly small and fit 

 only for filling in, the stems being 

 short and flowers often burned. Roses 

 are equal to the demand in number, 

 but buyers cannot always have the 

 quality they- are looking for, as good 

 stock is very scarce. Lily of the valley 

 continues to bring the top price. Or- 

 chids are very scarce. Gladioli are 

 larger and better even than last week, 

 with a good price waiting for the 

 grower. There is no kind of good 

 stock that can be said to be in over- 

 ' supply. 



Business excellent, 

 CINCINNATI but very little good 

 stock available and 

 practically everything is cleaning up 

 on sight. There is a fair cut of lilies 

 and gladioli are plentiful. Asters are 

 on the short side owing to the tardi- 

 ness of the late crop. All that do come 

 in have been finding a good sale. 

 Cosmos and dahlias are not very 

 plentiful as yet. Smilax is very scarce. 

 Bronze galax has been enjoying an 

 exceptionally strong demand. 



Market conditions are 

 NEW YORK not as satisfactory as 

 they were a week 

 ago. Flowers of all kinds are in- 

 creasing in quantity and quality. 



BEAUTIES 



Are improving in quality every day ; nothing 

 better to be had now. 



From $1.00 to $3.00 per doz. 



RUSSELLS 



Are also very good at present. 



$6.00, $8.00, $10-00 and $12.00 per^lOO 



Store Closed at Noon, Monday, Sept. 4 th 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE ^'-|l:^?'^„f PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADEU»H1A BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



117 W. 28th St. 1608-1620 Ludlow St. Franklin & St. Paul Sl». 1216 H St., N. W. 



WHOLES ALE FLOWER MARKE TS — "^'^^ '•'"^^ - f^p'gJLERs qmly 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty , Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. 1 and culls 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, Hiflingdon, Ward, Extra 



Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Tafi, Key, Ex. 



.. Qrd. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Euler, Ex 

 " Ord. 



Caraations - 



CattleyaB 



Dendrobium f ormosum 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



SnapdraKon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AsparaffUsPIu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



August 28 



30.00 

 15.00 



25.00 

 20.00 

 15.00 



5.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 



B.oo 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 9.00 



15.00 

 25.00 



4.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 50.00 



10. CO 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6,00 



4.00 

 3.00 



1. 00 

 ao.oo 

 35-00 



CHICAGO 



August «8 



BUFFALO 



August 28 



25.00 

 20,00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



6.VX) 

 2.00 



•5 



50.00 



10.00 

 3.00 



3.00 

 t.oo 



15.00 to 

 25.00 to 



39-00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 20.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



ix>o 

 75-00 



la.oo 

 6.00 



6.00 

 6.00 



1. 00 



20.00 

 50.00 



20.00 

 12.00 



6.00 



4.00 

 2.00 



5.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 



8.00 

 4.00 



2.00 



1. 00 



25.00 to 



25.00 



15*0 



lO.OO 



6.00 



4.00 



6.00 

 4.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



4.00 



2.00 

 3.00 



1.25 



15.00 

 50.00 



PITTSBURG 



August 28 



6.00 



■.00 



to 

 to 

 to 



3.00 



.50 



x.oo 

 10.00 

 30.00 



aj.oo 



30.00 



6.00 



8.00 

 4.00 



6.00 

 2.00 



40.00 

 40.00 

 10.00 



6.00 



a. 00 



S.50 

 la.oo 

 40.00 



Asters are more plentiful and those of 

 finest quality are selling well. Lily 

 of the valley is very much more in 

 evidence, and while commission men 

 are endeavoring to keep up stiff 

 prices, the supply is accumulating and 

 prices will he compelled to drop. 

 There are four grades arriving in the 

 market, selling at prices accordingly. 

 Lilies are very much more plentiful. 

 Rubrums, long-stemmed, are selling 

 better, but the short-stemmed flowers 

 are hard to move. Roses of the better 

 quality are realizing fair prices for 

 the season. Cattleyas are still very 

 scarce, and owing to the scarcity fabu- 

 lous prices are being asked and ob- 

 tained. All things considered, busi- 

 ness is very slow and unsatisfactory, 

 and the question which is now com- 

 mencing to worry the dealers is the 

 railroad strike, as the railroads will 

 not accept perishable goods and cut 

 flowers will come under this heading. 

 The market here 

 PHILADELPHIA at present is in 

 the sellers* favor. 

 The grower and Iiis agent, the com- 

 mission man, have il mostly all their 

 own way. No matter how stern and 

 adamantine the retailer looks at the 

 salesman — he quails not! All the 



dramatic arts of Greece and Italy 

 avail nothing. For a midsummer 

 market there are probably fewer 

 good flowers to he had — especially in 

 outdoor flowers like asters — than any 

 of us can remember. Consequently, 

 material that usually has gone to the 

 dump without a doxology has really 

 brought good money. What's the 

 matter with this season anyway? 

 There are no good sweet peas, no 

 good asters, no good gladioli. In the 

 latter tlie attractive, delicate and dis- 

 tinctive colors are little in evidence 

 while the dull and wheezy ones stand 

 around, a disgrace to the clan, and 

 are taken only as a medicine. White 

 roses are particularly scarce. New- 

 crop Beauties are in evidence but 

 they hang fire a little. The bright 

 particular star in the rose market 

 just now is Russell. Fine flowers in 

 quantity and they ship better than 

 the others. Lily of the valley is hard 

 to get even at six and a cattleya costs 

 a dollar. Practically no carnations: 

 new crop not yet commenced. Tak- 

 ing it all around it is certainly a re- 

 markable market for this season of 

 the year and one that will probably 

 long be remembered. 



( Continued on fagf 327^ 



