October 14, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



517 



Flower Market Reports 



The trade keeps on "an 

 BOSTON even keel" at present 



with little or no change 

 of importance in conditions or values 

 since last week. Quality has improved 

 on everything, especially roses. Car- 

 nations are daily increasing. Chrys- 

 anthemums are excellent with pros- 

 pects of an increased cut presently. 

 Violets are very poor as yet, Init yel- 

 low daisies which have just started 

 are extra good, bringing $1.50 to $2.00 

 per 100. Gladioli are gradually get- 

 ting down to the gleanings and dah- 

 lias have practically vanished as have 

 also the asters. Lilies are in short 

 supply. Lily of the valley is good. 



The market is cleaned 

 BUFFALO up daily. Business has 



been good and the sup- 

 ply of roses has been good and they 

 are now in winter form. The finest 

 Ophelia, Shawyer, Hadley, Queen, 

 Sunburst, Killarney, Ward and White 

 Kiilarney are seen and have had ex- 

 cellent sales. Golden Glow is the only 

 variety in yellow chrysanthemums, 

 Smith's Advance in white and Nogoya 

 in pink. Lily of the valley has a good 

 demand. Some good asters are still 

 seen. Dahlias from eastern sections 

 are coming in and clean up at good 

 prices. 



Conditions are improv- 

 CHICAGO ing. A large supply of 



roses is coming each 

 week and so tar the demand has been 

 sufficient to use them all to advantage. 

 American Beauties are comparatively 

 plentiful, especially in the long lengths. 

 Of the medium and short ones there 

 are more to spare. A very few carna- 

 tions are seen that have long stems 

 and they would not be considered long 

 later in the season, but so far nearly 

 all have been cut very short, even 

 when the blooms average of good size. 

 Lilies continue very scarce indeed. 

 Lily of the valley about equals de- 

 mand. Chrysanthemums are still com- 

 ing slowly, the early yellow ones be- 

 ing about over; white predominates, 

 but another week is expected to bring 

 out some of the other varieties. Quan- 

 tities of short-stemmed asters are be- 

 ing shipped from Michigan into this 

 market, some of which are good 

 enough to sell for two dollars per 100, 

 but many more for less. There is a 

 good variety in green, common ferns 

 selling for $1.50 per 1000. Frost has 

 not killed the prairie flowers. One 

 wholesaler remarked that he had never 

 before sold so many "weeds" in a sea- 

 son. The wild asters in white and 

 lavender are especially fine just now 

 and are small enough to make a good 

 filler with larger flowers for bouquets. 



RU3S 



Our growers, realizing what a superb (every day in the 

 year) Rose, Russell is, have planted much heavier this sea- 

 son and are cutting freely some wonderfully choice blooms. 



100 



Special $20.00 



Fancy 15.00 



Extra 12.00 



First 10.00 



Second . 6.00 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th Si. 



TI4F Whol.s.Ie 

 * ri*-- Floriits of 



PHItADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 HSt.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE 



Ro«M 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Hadley 



Killaraey, Hiflingdon, Ward, Extra 



Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



" * " " •' Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Eulcr, Ex 



<« .. Ord. 



Carnationa * 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formoaum 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapch-asoQ 



Gladioli 



Chrysanthemums 



Dahlias 



Gardeniaa 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AaparaguaPlu. &Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



October 9 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEA LERS OjjLY 



35.00 

 15.00 



5.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 9.00 

 50.00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



20.00 

 3.QP 



15.00 

 25.00 



30.00 



20.00 



10.00 



10.00 



B.oo 



5.00 



6.00 



5-00 



10.00 



5.00 



J.OO 



75.00 



12.00 

 7.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



30.00 

 5.00 



t.oo 



•0.00 



35.00 



CHICAGO 



October 9 



BUFFALO 



October g 



30.00 

 20.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 60.00 



40.00 

 29.00 

 la.oo 

 25.00 

 10.00 



4.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 10.00 



5.00 



4.00 

 75.00 



20.00 

 12.00 

 4.00 



3.00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 50.00 



25.00 

 I5»J 

 10.00 



8.00 

 4.00 

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 8.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

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12.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



4.00 



20.00 



4.00 



25.00 

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20.00 



35.00 



PrrxSBURG 



IJctuber 9 



3500 

 90.00 

 12.50 



13.«X} 

 12.00 

 6.00 

 It.OO 



6.00 

 12.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 60.00 



25.CO 

 15.00 



8.00 



4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



8.00 



4.00 



5*o 



50.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



20.00 

 4.00 



12. 5P to 

 35.00 to 



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6. CO 

 5.00 

 30.00 

 6.00 



1.25 



15.00 

 50.00 



Many dollars are added to the year's 

 income by the gathering of the prairie 

 flowers for the wholesale market. 



The market in the 

 CLEVELAND past week has shown 



a decided improve- 

 ment. Dahlias and roses are coming 

 in in very good shape. Lilies and 

 chrysanthemums are to be had only in 

 limited quantity. Ivirchners have been 

 cutting pink chrysanthemums the first 

 of the season in these parts. 



The optimistic feel- 

 NEW YORK ing among the whole- 

 salers and frequent- 

 ers of the flower district is an encour- 

 aging sign for the trade outlook. The 

 weather, clear and cool, has been very 

 favorable for the roses, which are 

 coming in more plentifully and are 

 of very fine quality. Chrysanthemums 

 are already dominating the market, 

 variety and quality excellent. Violets 

 are still of very poor quality and there 

 is no demand for them. Cattleyas are 

 again plentiful. Other standard flow- 

 ers are normal in supply and demand. 



Buying has con- 

 PHILADELPHIA tinued brisk so 

 notwit h s t a nding 

 the large increase in receipts, prices 

 have kept pretty steady. All along the 

 line there is a good demand, the best 

 sellers being roses and lilies. Rus- 

 sells, Scott Keys, and Ophelias are es- 

 pecially fine and lead the procession 

 although the Beauties are fine also 

 and make a good running. Carnations 

 have showed up better as to flower 

 and stem and are gradually coming 

 into their own again. The chrysanthe- 

 mum is much more in evidence both 

 as to quantity and quality. The lead- 

 ers now are Unaka, Polly Rose, Tint 

 of Gold and Smith's Advance. They 

 have bloomed later than usual this 

 year. Dahlias are still holding their 

 own as a strong feature of the market. 

 There is no oversupply of the high- 

 class flowers but more than enough of 

 moderate to poor stock. Asters and 

 gladioli are both under grade and 

 nearly over. They bring very poor re- 

 turns in competition with other and 

 stronger lines now before the buyers. 



( Cofttiriucci oil page s/q) 



