September 9, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



357 



Flower Market Reports 



The tension of the past 

 BOSTON fortnight is giadually 

 letting down and prices 

 show a tendency to moderate some- 

 ■nhat, although there is no decided 

 break and the market is not yet over- 

 weighted with anything. Gladioli are 

 not in as heavy receipt as they were, 

 but there are enough and to spare. 

 Asters are greatly improved aud there 

 are some elegant pinks, purples and 

 whites to be seen and these bring a 

 fitting price. We see no carnations as 

 yet. Roses are good, American 

 Beauty included. A good quality of 

 fine candytuft is being received and 

 this finds a welcome in the scarcity of 

 other small white flowers. Dahlias 

 are not making any impression thus 

 far, although it is not far now from 

 the height of the dahlia season. 



The trade situation is 

 BUFFALO uneven, some days 

 hustling ones with no 

 stock and others with plenty of stock 

 but no business. Asters of real good 

 quality continue scarce, also gladioli. 

 Roses have been quite abundant at 

 times, but the quality is only ordi- 

 nary. Some good Maryland, Ophelia 

 and Sunburst are beginning to come 

 in this week. These being from new 

 stock the blooms are small, but they 

 are meeting a fair demand. Beauties 

 are selling rapidly, also lilies. 



With cooler weather has 

 CHICAGO come a slight relaxation 



of the grip summer has 

 had on the Chicago market. A few 

 more flowers and a few less calls for 

 them have temporarily relieved the 

 strain, but with a sudden local de- 

 mand conditions would be as before. 

 All outside flowers, except asters and 

 gladioli, are gone, unless it be a few 

 tube roses and an occasional bunch of 

 water lilies. Outside calls for flowers 

 continue good and shipping trade is 

 far in advance of local. There is a 

 decided change in the quantity of 

 American Beauties being cut. Stock 

 includes enough long ones for the de- 

 mand and a good supply of mediums, 

 which are always still more sought 

 for. Asters cover the whole range in 

 quality, with the exception of fancy 

 which can hardly be said to exist, but 

 there are some very good seconds, 

 though by far the greater part of the 

 stock is small and much is inferior. 

 Gladioli are plentiful and in these also 

 stock varies much. Roses are coming 

 with some improvement in length of 

 stem. Cattleyas are very scarce. Lily 

 of the valley are few, but demand is 

 light. Carnations are a little longer 

 in stem, but even so are counted as 

 very short. A few chrysanthemums 

 are being cut. 



Now is the time to get your 

 supply of 



Sphagnum Moss 



The Best way to have it is 

 in Burlapped bales. No Loss, 

 No Waste. 



The Best Value is in the ten 

 Barrel Bales. 



Single 10 bbl. Bales, each $4.00 



Special in ten 10 bbl. Bale lots, 



each $3.25 



<'I«?.inK lioiir iluring September, .j I*. >l. 



Sii(nr<liiy, September !), 



r. M. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE ^VlVi^lrof PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 

 BALTIMORE 



Franklin & St. Paul SU. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 

 WASHINGTON 

 1216 H St., N. W. 



WBOLBSALB FLOWER MARKETS — """^^ 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Hadlev 



Killamey, Hiflingdon, Ward, Extra 



Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Tail, Key, Ex. 



•^Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Eulcr, Ex 



" Ord. 



Carnations * 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias- 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



September 4 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DE ALERS Q|«LY 



ao.oo 



lO.OO 

 6.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.CXJ 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



I.CX> 



50.00 



8.00 



5.00 



4.00 



2. 00 



15.00 

 25.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



z.oo 

 60.00 



lO.CO 



6.00 



6.00 



4.00 



1. 00 

 20,00 



35.00 



CHICAGO 



September 4 



20.00 

 15.00 



5.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



6.00 

 2,00 



•»5 



50.00 



10.00 

 3.00 



3.00 

 1. 00 



to 



to . 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



25.00 

 ao.oo 

 12.00 

 ao.oo 

 8.00 

 4.00 



8.00 

 4.00 

 ix>o 



75 -oo 



12.00 

 6.00 



6.00 

 6.00 



15.00 

 25.00 



1. 00 

 20.00 

 50.00 



BUFFALO I PITTSBURG 



<r 4 I ^c:pte:u'..tr 4 



SeptemWr 



30.00 

 I3.00 

 4.00 



6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



50.00 



8.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 z.oo 



.50 



25.00 

 15-00 

 10.00 



8.00 

 4.00 



lO.CO 



4.00 



8.00 



S.oo 



to 6p.oo 



to 



to I3.00 



to 6.00 



to 6.00 



to 4.00 



to 3.00 



to 3.00 



i<oo 

 15.00 

 35.00 



8.00 

 5.00 



3.00 

 •50 



30.00 to 



10.00 

 6.00 



6.00 

 9.00 



1.35 



15.00 



50.00 



CINCINNATI practically all re- 

 ceipts sell readily. 

 Roses are more plentiful than they 

 were and include some excellent Sun- 

 burst, Ward, Ophelia and Hadley. 

 American Beauties again are coming 

 in. The aster cut is better and heav- 

 ier than it was. Gladioli are plentiful 

 but lilies have become somewhat 

 scarce. Plenty of cosmos and dahlias. 

 All greens except smilax are plenti- 

 ful. 



Conditions now seem 



NEW YORK to point to a weak 

 market with falling 

 values succeeding a rather unexpected 

 spurt in demand and stringency in 

 supply with enhanced prices which fol- 

 lowed on the heels of the languid sit- 

 uation recorded in our report of last 

 week. The New York market is 

 the most sensitive and mercurial 

 in existence and prices of flow- 

 ers bound upwards or rebound 

 downwards on the slightest provoca- 

 tion, the fluctuation in all cases going 



to extremes far beyond those reached 

 in other markets under similar exigen- 

 cies. Of the various crops most pre- 

 dominating at the present moment 

 gladioli fill the largest space. There 

 are many of excellent quality but by 

 far the greater part are inferior — act- 

 ually the worst we have ever seen 

 anywhere. Dahlias are also numer- 

 ous and of widely varying quality. 

 Roses are rapidly increasing in daily 

 cut and impress us as of very credit- 

 able grade generally considering the 

 date. Lilies are not overabundant and 

 bring excellent prices. Hydrangeas, 

 rudbeckias, marigolds and other out- 

 door stuff in great variety is being re- 

 ceived and finds a better market than 

 in previous seasons. 



There has not 

 PHILADELPHIA been much 



change in the 

 general situation here since our last 

 report. Stock in general has con- 



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