September 30, 1916 



HOETICULTUEE 



453 



Flower Market Reports 



A decided change in tlie 

 BOSTON market conditions lias 



been noted since last 

 week, and where the demand has 

 hitherto been sluggish and weak it is 

 now sharp and insistent. Only a de- 

 plorable scarcity of stock prevents the 

 trade from enjoying a period of 

 "fatness." Roses a,re btit sparse in 

 the wholesale houses and double the 

 quantity could be used. Carnations, 

 short lengths, are not over-plentiful 

 either, and are of indifferent quality. 

 The chrysanthemum is gaining 

 strength both in demand and quan- 

 tity, but as yet it hasn't flooded the 

 market. The gentle aster is making 

 its farewell bow, and will rapidly dis- 

 appear. A few lilies are to be seen. 

 Some short American Beauties are in 

 evidence and are selling well, and 

 like everything else are not nearly 

 numerous enough to satisfy the call 

 for them. 



A killing frost has made 

 CHICAGO a clean sweep of the 



usual September flowers 

 and placed the market in a tighter 

 position than ever before in its his- 

 tory. The full extent of the damage 

 done to outdoor flowers was not real- 

 ized until the shippers were heard 

 from, when it was found that the 

 country surrounding Chicago had all 

 been included in the frost zone. For- 

 tunately roses are beginning to come 

 on more rapidly and there is a fair 

 supply of most varieties. Killarneys 

 still remain scarce. American Beau- 

 ties cannot be said to be plentiful, but 

 there is not the scarcity which existed 

 a short time ago, and the quality is 

 good. More chrysanthemums are com- 

 ing each day, but no good supply is 

 here yet, though quite possibly the 

 empty counters, usually filled with fall 

 stock, make the number appear less. 

 Lily of the valley seems equal to the 

 demand. Orchids are very scarce and 

 prices high. Carnations are improving 

 slowly and it will be some time before 

 stock will be really good. Smilax and 

 other greens are not very abundant 

 and bring a good price. 



The end of the aster 

 CINCINNATI and gladiolus season 

 and the cool weath- 

 er have caused a material shortening 

 of receipts and at times much more 

 stock than is available could be used. 

 Roses were checked very consider- 

 ably by the cool weather. Carnations 

 are in slightly larger supply than they 

 were at the last writing. Lilies are 

 abundant. Dahlias are not coming in 

 as strongly as they could be used. In 

 fact the dahlia cut this year is far be- 

 low the normal. 



Trade is by no means 

 NEW YORK brisk in the wholesale 



district but with the 

 exception of a lot of asters of low de- 

 gree and disreputable baled and bar- 

 reled dahlias there is no accumulation 

 of stock of any kind. ■ Roses are still 

 quite small in bud and stem but they 

 are clean and of excellent substance 

 and improve noticeably from duy to 

 day. Carnations are seen here and 

 there but it appears that they are not 

 growing well and the crop is far from 



The Queen Mary 



Iridescent Corsage Sbield 



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, 

 inexpeii?ive. 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 



For ^'iiulow and Store Drapery 

 Our selection consists of more than 

 forty colors and sbades, width 50 Inches. 

 A few of the popular colors are orange 

 yellow, dc-lft blue, dark rose, brown, 

 ruby and more than a dozen shades of 

 dark and light greens. Send for samples 

 and prices. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 



THF Wholesale 

 liTlMZ, Florists of 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 HSt., N. W. 



WBOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — t"*^^ 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



** " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culis 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, HilTingdon, Ward, Extra 



Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



•^Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Eulcr, Ex 



'* Ord. 



Carnations ■* 



Catdeyas 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Snap<(raKon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias • 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AsparaffusPlo. &Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINaNNATI 



September ii 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEAL ERS QfO-V 



to 



to 



to 



20.00 

 X5.00 



4.00 



6.00 



4.00 

 3.00 



4.00 to 



3.00 to 



4.00 to 



3.00 to 



1. 00 to 



50.00 to 



10 

 to 



8.00 



S.oo to 

 to 



3.00 to 5.00 



25.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 



4.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



4.00 



2. 00 



60.00 



zo.co 

 6.00 



3.00 



3.Q0 



to 



to 



15. 00 to 

 25.00 



to 



4.00 

 4.00 



1. 00 



ao.oo 

 35-00 



CHICAGO 



September 2J 



25.0c to 

 19.00 to 

 5.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 6.00 to 

 3.00 to 

 to 



30.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 



5.00 



6.00 



3.00 



1.00 

 50.00 



8.00 

 4.00 



15.00 

 25.00 



10.00 

 5.00 



1.50 

 75,00 



12.00 

 5.00 



1.25 



30.00 

 50.00 



BUFFALO 



September 19 



20.00 

 12. 00 

 4.00 



6.00 to 



3.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



8.00 to 



4.00 to 



3x10 to 



2.00 to 



1.00 to 



1. 00 to 



to 



.so to 



25.00 

 I5JOO 

 10.00 



8.00 

 4.00 

 lo.co 

 4.00 

 8.00 



5.00 



6p.oo 



12.00 

 6.00 

 6.CO 



4.00 

 3.00 



3.00 



1. 00 

 15.00 

 35-00 



PITTSBURG 



September 19 



to 23.00 



ao.oo 

 8.00 



'■..<M> 



to 



15.00 

 2.00 



2. 00 to 



6.00 to 



*.oo to 



tc 



to 



2.00 to 



to 



to 



8.00 

 4.00 



to 5PX)o 



8.00 to 10.00 



2.00 



■50 



3.00 



4.00 



3.00 



to 

 to 



1.25 



15.00 



^.00 to 40.00 



promising at present. In one respect 

 it may be better tliat this is the case 

 as the chrysanthemums are lil^ely to 

 come in nearly all at the same time 

 this season and there seem to be more 

 of them grown than of late, so the 

 crop will be heavy. Lilies are show- 

 ing up good, the quality being greatly 

 improved. Cattleyas are not plentiful 

 yet there are more of them than a 

 week ago. Gladioli still linger and 

 good spikes of America and light colors 

 generally sell quite well. 



Stocks shortened 

 PHILADELPHIA up a little during 



the past week, 

 while business continued good in 

 most lines. This has had the natural 

 effect of stiffening prices consider- 

 ably. Compared with this time last 

 year figures quoted on the leading 

 staples are a good deal higher and 

 growers generally are congratulating 

 themselves. Dahlias are coming in 

 more freely and are also of better 

 quality. October Frost has made its 

 appearance in the chrysanthemum 

 line-up and relieves the loneliness of 

 Golden Glow a little. Asters and 

 gladioli are still to be seen but they 

 do not dominate to any extent. Russell 



is the leader in roses at present. 

 Some really elegant stock of this 

 variety is coming in. Carnations are 

 gradually improving and pretty soon 

 they will l)e occupying their usual 

 commanding position. Cosmos is at 

 its best — the large-flowering long 

 stemmed strain which comes along 

 about this season of the year and ex- 

 hibits such good color, size and sub- 

 stance. Cattleyas are a little more 

 plentiful and in greater variety. Lilies 

 are in better supply and selling well. 

 Gardenias have just started. There 

 are lots of wild flowers like the per- 

 ennial aster around and they fill in 

 nicely for all decorations. Greens 

 market is sluggish. 



The condition of 

 WASHINGTON the local market 



remains about the 

 same as a week ago. Asters and lily 

 of the valley are the only flowers of 

 which there is a shortage. Roses show 

 a marked improvement and meet 

 with a general sale, but prices con- 

 tinue low. It is still too early to talk 

 carnations, although some are being 

 sent in daily. Cosmos has made its 

 appearance and occasionally a few 

 chrysanthemums are offered. 



