November 4, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



615 



Flower Market Reports 



Every corner of the stor- 

 BOSTON age and display space in 



flower markets and 

 wholesale houses is crowded with flow- 

 ers. Chrysanthemus are, of course, 

 the major part of the material, but if 

 every chrysanthemum could be wiped 

 out of existence there would still be 

 an overstock of other things. Roses 

 are very plentiful and there is nothing 

 which cannot be supplied at once in 

 response to any reasonable call. The 

 situation is worse than last week, as 

 the shipping trade then enjoyed has 

 stopped the surplus conditions evi- 

 dently having spread well over the 

 whole country. Goods are disposed of 

 at buyers' prices when sold at all. 



A great change has 

 CHICAGO come with the past 



week. Bright weather 

 has brought out a large supply of near- 

 ly all kinds of stock, and light demand 

 has resulted in an over accumulation 

 that at this writing leaves the count- 

 ers full. But the greatest surplus is 

 in chrysanthemums, caused by the 

 heavy shipments from California, com- 

 ing when local stock was filling the 

 market. The last of the early varie- 

 ties are now coming and the mid sea- 

 son is here with all the largest blooms 

 to meet an over filled market, which 

 unless conditions change, will mean 

 financial loss. Carnations have been 

 more in evidence this week than be- 

 fore this season. Roses are of all 

 grades and during the past week 

 special low quotations have been 

 made to move large quantities. Sweet 

 peas are of very good quality, but de- 

 mand is light. A few violets are com- 

 ing but they are not much sought for. 

 American Beauties are fine. IDemand 

 has been good and prices are holding 

 up well. Lilies, so long not equal to 

 the demand are selling slowly. All 

 kinds of green goods are plentiful. 



The market is more 

 CINCINNATI than well supplied in 



all lines and with a 

 rather indifferent call. The prices of 

 most flowers are very reasonable from 

 the retailers' view point. The demand 

 from out of town is good, and particu- 

 larly for greens and supplies. Roses 

 are very plentiful. The same is true 

 of chrysanthemums and lilies. Carna- 

 tions are in a fair supply. Orchid 

 and lily of the valley have been meet- 

 ing with a good market. Other offer- 

 ings include callas, snapdragon, a 

 few sweet peas and a few dahlias and 

 cosmos that escaped the recent frost. 



The wholesale mar- 

 NEW YORK ket is struggling un- 

 der u veritable ava- 

 lanche of chryanthemums, roses, car- 

 nations, lilies and everything else that 

 can be made to blossom at this sea- 

 son of the year. It is not so much a 

 question of price as it is of getting 

 the stuff moved at all. Chrysanthe- 

 mum boxes in which a good-sized man 

 might comfortably stretch himself 

 come in enormous truck loads, and 

 filled with flowers that in many in- 

 stances are marvels of skillful culture, 

 and between these and the rose crates 

 which are also piled high on all sides 



SPECIALS 



A special must be a special 

 in every sense of the word, so 

 much so that every customer 

 will have the utmost confi- 

 dence in these specials, know- 

 ing they are being offered 

 something of unusual value. 



The week of November 6th 

 finds us with two attractive 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SPECIALS 



SPECIAL NO. 1. 



In lots of &0 or over; our se- 

 lection as to color and variety; 

 splendid quality ; at $12..'50 per 

 lOU. 



SPECIAL NO. 2. 



In lots of 100 or over; our se- 

 lection as to color and variety; 

 medium quality ; at $8.00 per 

 100. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 



THE ^'•?!r„"'tscf PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 HSt.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



ROSM 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra 



*' '* No. I and culls 



Russell, Hadlcy 



Killamey, Hiffiogdon, Ward, Extra 



Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



"^Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock. Sunburst, Euler, Ex 



" Ord. 



C*riiatioiu - 



Cattleyat 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Chrysanthemums 



Violets 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AaparainuPlu. &SpreD. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



October 30 



35,00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 7.00 

 3.00 

 t.oo 

 60.00 



4.00 



10.00 



■35 



35.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 



12. 00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 8,00 

 5.00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



75.00 



1 5. CO 

 6.00 

 6.00 



25.00 



.60 



15.00 

 25.00 



x.oo 

 30.00 

 50.00 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



^^^ TO DEJVLERS Q^l-Y 



prrraBURG 



October 31 



CHICAGO 



October 30 



5.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



6,<x} 

 3.00 

 1. 00 



50.00 



10.00 



3.00 



^.00 



S.oo 



■ 25 



30.00 



15.00 



25.00 



to 

 to 

 to 



40.00 

 39.00 



10.00 



2r.oo 



8.00 

 5.00 



8.00 

 5.00 



3,00 

 75.00 



5.00 



6.00 



.50 



35.00 



1. 00 



so.oo 



50.00 



29.00 

 18.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



6.00 



3.00 



50.00 



.s.oo 



4.00 



12.00 



•50 



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30.00 

 •0.00 



lO.CO 

 I2.0D 



10.00 



4.00 



12.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 75.00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



30.00 

 •75 



I.J5 

 15.00 

 50.00 



locomotion in tlie wliolesale district 

 during tlie receiving liours of the 

 morning is a difficult undertaking. 

 Tlie demand from the stores is very 

 light and even the street men find no 

 outlet for the stock, which they can 

 buy at their own price. 



The market here 

 PHILADELPHIA is rather disap- 

 pointing. Too 

 many flowers and not enough business. 

 This condition is probably the result 

 of the unusually warm weather which 

 has given outdoor flowers a new lease 

 of life and also stimulated indoor pro- 

 duction. American Beauty roses are 

 not so plentiful as they were, the 

 growers evidently having begun to 

 pinch for the Christmas crop. Rus- 

 sells are still very fine quality and 

 bring good prices. Ophelia is also 

 among the leaders. Too many carna- 

 tions for the demand. Among the 

 new arrivals in the chrysanthemum 

 world are to be noted some very fine 

 Marigold, Chieftain, Strafford and Bon- 

 nafton. Cattleyas are still plentiful 

 but the demand being good they re- 



main normal as to price. A limited 

 supply of oncidium, dendrobium and 

 phaelanopsls is to be seen around. 

 Lilies are more plentiful and price has 

 dropped back to normal. Gardenias 

 are now of excellent quality and move 

 off at good prices. Sweet peas much 

 improved lately and some really ele- 

 gant stock is to be seen now. 



There is little 



PITTSBURGH c h a n g e n o t i c e- 

 able in the market. 

 Blooms of all kinds in season are com- 

 ing in nicely with chrysanthemums 

 improving daily in quality and qvian- 

 tities. Lilies, orchids and American 

 Beauties are lessened in numbers. 

 Some nice violets have begun to come 

 from the Hudson river section, and all- 

 round, the market is "comfortable" for 

 the time of year. 



Chrysanthemums are 



ST. LOUIS now holding consider- 

 able sway on the mar- 

 ket. Roses and carnations of good 

 quality are selling well. Trade In gen- 

 eral, however, is slow and election 



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