September 23, 1916 



FIOKTICULTURE 



421 



Flower Market Reports 



Business in the \vi;olesale 

 BOSTON district is decidedly dull. 



Not much stock is com- 

 ing in, except roses, which are now 

 on the rapid increase. Damp nights 

 have had a deleterious influence on the 

 asters and while they look fair when 

 shipped they quickly discolor when 

 taken from the boxes. Carnations are 

 coming forward rather slowly. White 

 flowers are enjoying the best diuiand. 

 other colors hanging fire, exctiit the 

 deep purple asters, which are selling 

 all right if in good condition. Gladi- 

 oli are withdrawing slowly but surely 

 from the front. 



Things are quite satis- 

 BUFFALO factory. Some days 

 good and some days 

 dull. Demand has fallen to white 

 roses, lily of the valley, orchids and 

 wedding flowers. Roses were more 

 plentiful for a few days but the cool 

 weather has again shortened them up. 

 Chrysanthemums of Golden Glow va- 

 riety are coming in and have had a 

 ready sale. There is plenty of out- 

 dorr material, especially asters, gladi- 

 oli, marigolds and other stuff. Lilies 

 have been in good supply and these, 

 to", have shared in the demand. 



The market is tighter 

 CHICAGO now than at any other 



time this fall and quite 

 possibly than at any other time in its 

 history. Roses are off crop, carna- 

 tions are late, asters about gono, 

 chrysanthemums very slow getting 

 started, and gladioli in many places 

 killed by Sunday night's frost. No one 

 cause can be given for all those things 

 but the hot and dry summer is re- 

 sponsible for most of them. The 

 counters and iceboxes present a for- 

 lorn appearance for almost as soon as 

 boxes are emptied there are plenty 

 waiting to secure stock for booked 

 orders. Killarney roses are scarce and 

 not very good, so they are not of much 

 account in tiding over the present 

 shortage on Mrs. Russell, which till 

 now have been in very fair supply. 

 American Beauties also are extremely 

 scarce in all lengths. Asters are very 

 near to the end and the growers of 

 carnations have nothing to fear from 

 them. A very few white chrysanthe- 

 mums are added to the Golden Glow, 

 but the big fall flowers are very late 

 this year. Of miscellaneous stock there 

 is none. 



The first frost of the 

 CINCINNATI season came last Sat- 

 urday morning. It 

 was a light one and did no damage. 

 The market is well supplied. Because 

 of several large openings and the con- 

 sequent demand business is rather 

 brisk this week. Roses are in a fair 

 supply. Carnations have come along 

 nicely during the past fortnight until 

 the cut now is steady and is large 

 enough for all present wants. Asters 

 are still plentiful. The same is true 

 of gladioli, but these arc no longer 

 very good. Lilie.s are in a supply that 

 is both large and good. Some excellent 



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The season is now fast approach- 

 ing when corsage bouquets will be 

 all the rage, and every live florist 

 should be prepared in advance with 

 a good supply of our wonderful 

 costume protector. Light, graceful, 

 inexpensive. Appeals to every lady 

 of refined taste. Waterproof colors: 

 violet, white, pink, orchid, nile 

 green. 



Per doz. $2.25, per gross $24.00 



SILK VELOUR 



Fi>r Window anil Store Drapery 



Our si'teotion consists of more than 

 fortj oilors and slunles. width 50 inches. 

 A few of the popular colors are orange 

 yellow, delft hlue. dark rose, brown, 

 ruhy :ind more than a dozen shades of 

 dark and light greens. Send for samples 

 and prices. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28lhSt. 



TUC Wholesale 

 iri*^ FlorUts of 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 HSt., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ^'^''^ 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



** " No. 1 and culls 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, Hiflingdon, Ward, Extra 



Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



./Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Euler, Ex 



.. Ord. 



Carnations - 



Catdeyas 



Dendrobium f ormosum 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapclrason 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias 



Gardenias - 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



September ii 



PRICES— Per 100 



TO DEALERS OJiD f 



20.00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 I. DO 

 50.00 



8.00 

 5.00 



3.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 



15.00 

 25.00 



25.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 60.00 



lO.CO 

 6.00 



5.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



1. 00 

 ao.oo 

 35.00 



to 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 to 

 to 



30.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 20.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



CHICAGO 



September 19 



25.00 

 15.00 



5.00 



3.00 



6.00 



2.00 



to 



to 



6.00 to 



2.00 to 



I .CO to 

 50.00 to 

 to 



8.00 to 



4.00 to 

 to 



3. 00 to 



1.00 to 



10.00 



4.00 



1.50 



75 .00 



ta.oo 

 6.00 



15.00 

 25.00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



4.00 

 5.00 



I.OO 



18.00 

 50.00 



BUFFALO 



September 19 



PITTSBURG 



September 19 



20.00 

 12.00 

 4.00 



to . 

 to 



3.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



50.00 



8.00 



4.00 

 3.00 



2.00 



I.OO 



1.00 



25.00 

 I5«' 

 10.00 



8.00 

 to 4.00 

 to 10. CO 

 to 4. CO 

 to 8.00 

 to 5.00 



to 



to 6p.oo 



to 



to la.oo 



to 6.00 



to 6.00 



to 4.00 



to 3.00 



to 3.00 



to 



to 1.00 



to X5.00 



to 3S.OO 



15. QO 

 2.00 

 a. 00 

 6.00 

 t.oo 



25.00 

 ao.oo 



8.00 

 4.00 



2.00 to 10.00 



. to 50XM 



3.00 to 10.00 



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 2.00 



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9.00 



4.00 



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to 



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1. 25 

 15.00 

 40.CO 



dahlias are coming in. The cut of cos- 

 mos is large. A few yellow chrysan- 

 themums may be had. 



Stock is very scarce 

 NEW YORK but business is ex- 

 ceedingly quiet and 

 prices e.xasperatingly low on most 

 things. A cold snap following a 

 storm has spoiled much of the out- 

 door stock. Gladioli and asters are 

 gradually disappearing. Lilies, both 

 longiflorum and speciosum are more 

 in demand and the best quality roses 

 are selling well, while, strange to say, 

 lily of the valley is accumulating and 

 does not command the prices recent- 

 ly prevailing. Cattleyas are a good 

 thing to have at present if of fine 

 quality. Chrysanthemums are grad- 

 ually making their presence known. 

 Golden Glow is in the lead yet, but 

 there are also a few large blooms of 

 pink and white and they sell quickly. 

 Gardenias are good and in sufficient 

 supply for the demand. 



Vacations are 

 PHILADELPHIA nearly over and 



most of the ac- 

 tive workers are back with their 

 sleeves rolled up and fire in their 

 eyes — which being interpreted means 

 "Now. then, for more business and 

 better business." That's the spirit. 

 Nothing great was ever accomplished 

 without enthusiasm. Last week trad- 

 ing was a bit more brisk and every- 

 thing cleaned up fairly well. Roses 

 are now more plentiful and the carna- 

 tion is a little more in evidence. As- 

 ters and gladioli are still big features 

 although we must expect them to 

 gradually give way from now on. The 

 dahlias are now arriving in quantity 

 and come in handy for decorative 

 work where nothing better can be had 

 at a low ))rice. Cattleyas are still 

 scan e. There are a few other orchids 

 siK-h as oncidiums and cyprii)ediums 

 to be seen but not enough to make 

 any stir in the market. Lilies are 

 more plentiful. 



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