November 11, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



647 



Flower Market Reports 



The nower market is 

 BOSTON "standing pat" at pres- 

 ent in nearly every item. 

 Early in the week the carnation 

 emerged temporarily from the monot- 

 ony of inactivity which has fallen 

 upon the market and stiffened up a 

 little in price for a day or two. Other 

 than that there has been no move- 

 ment worth chronicling. Dullness per- 

 vades every department of the trade 

 as usual at this particular juncture 

 and this condition is further aggra- 

 vated by the spell of warm weather 

 which increases the blooming, but de- 

 creases the demand for flowers. 



The Chicago market is 

 CHICAGO a most discouragin,^ 



proposition just now. 

 "What began a week ago has continued 

 day by day and not much light is 

 ahead. The sudden dropping oft of 

 demand explains tlie situation in the 

 minds of some and Jthe great influx of 

 chrysanthetnums, by local growers and 

 from California, which has forced the 

 prices down to a marked degree, is the 

 reason offered by others. Probably 

 Ijoth causes contribute, for the demand 

 is very liglit and confined almost ex- 

 clusively to funeral work, and the sup- 

 ply is very great, with a large propor- 

 tion of inferior quality. Carnations 

 are meeting the same fate and fine 

 stock will not move at any price. Ship- 

 ping trade is lighter because every out- 

 side florist is just now supplying his 

 trade with his own chrysanthemums 

 which are naturally preferred to other 

 kinds of stock in J^ovember. Roses 

 are worked off to the street fakirs or 

 go into the barrel as the wholesalers 

 liave opportunity, and the stocks today 

 literally "blossom as the rose." Every 

 wholesale counter is a flower show of 

 itself and the proprietors and their as- 

 sistants have plenty of time to discuss 

 causes and effects. 



There is very little 

 NEW YORK to be said concerning 

 the flower trade this 

 week other than that the huge ava- 

 lanche of chrysanthemums continues 

 unabated and the low ebb of business 

 and values recorded last week shows 

 no sign of turning. Cattleyas are 

 moving somewhat better tlran of late. 

 There seems to be an increasing de- 

 mand for boxes of mixed orcliid sprays 

 which is interesting and should serve 

 as a pointer for the future as the 

 quantity of spray orchids commercial- 

 ly grown in this country is very small. 

 Everything else is in the dumps, al- 

 though quality is generally good on 

 all varieties of market flowers. Even 

 lily of the valley finds but small de- 

 mand. 



The doctor's re- 

 PHILADELPHIA port on the mar- 

 ket here is that 

 the patient remains about the same — 

 pretty low. Circulation sluggish; ap- 

 petite poor; even the finest delicacies 

 failing to excite eager interest. Very 

 sad state of affairs indeed. This state- 

 ment is mild compared to the short 

 and sharp bucolic expressions used by 

 the leading market magnates in de- 



Sweet Peas 



Rather early to talk about 

 Sweet Peas, but we have them 

 and choice stock they are — 

 Pinks. Whites and Reds, the 

 Spencer type. 



Per 100, $1 and $1.50 



GARDENIAS 

 Special, per dozen, $4 

 Extra, per dozen, $3 



VALLEY 

 Special, $6 Extra^ $5 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 



THF Wholesale 

 1 nt. Florists of 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. P«ul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 HSt., N. W. 



WBOLBSALB FLOWER MARKETS — ™ade prices p., ,00 



TO DEALERS QNl 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty, Special 

 Fa 



CINCINNATI 



Nov. 6 



a.ncy and Elxtra. 

 No. I and culls... 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, Hiningdon, Ward, Extra 

 Ord. 



ArcDburg, Radiance, Taft. Key, Ex. 

 •'^Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Euler, Ex 

 *' Ord. 



Camatioiu - 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium f onnosuni 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Snap<ira80n 



Chrysanthemums 



Violets 



Gardenia* 



Adiantum 



Smflax • - • ■ 



AsparaffusPlu.&Spren. (100 Bhs.) 



30.00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 ■.00 

 50.00 



to 

 to 



to 

 to . 

 to 

 to 



4.00 



10.00 

 •35 



15.00 

 35.00 



35.00 

 25.00 

 10.00 



I9.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 8.00 

 $00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



60.00 



la.oo 

 7.00 

 6.00 



95.00 

 .60 



X.OO 



•0.00 

 50.00 



CHICAGO 



Nov. 6 



BUFFALO 



Nov. 6 



PITTSBURG 



rictuber 31 



3.00 

 3.00 



5.00 



a.oo 



1. 00 



50.00 



8.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 500 

 ■*5 

 15.00 



15.00 

 30.00 



30.00 

 30.00 



3.00 

 15.00 



6.00 



B.oo 



4.00 



3.00 



6e.oo 



5.00 



6.00 



30.00 

 I.OO 



to 35.00 



30.00 

 t3.00 



4.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 50.00 



8.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 



5.00 



90.00 



1. 00 



15.00 



35.00 

 15^00 



to.oo 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 6. CO 



6 OD 



8.00 



<».oo 



3.50 



6d.oo 



I3.00 



6.00 

 6.00 



ao.oo 



.60 



25.00 



1. 15 



30.00 

 35.00 



3S.CO 

 18.00 



6,00 

 6.00 



6.00 



30.00 

 90.00 

 10.00 

 13.00 



to.oo 



35.00 to 50.o» 



scribing the situation. But having re- 

 gard for the high literary tastes of 

 the readers of Hiiirm ii/rriiK the situa- 

 tion is described with moderation and 

 decorum, as befits the refined atmos- 

 phere of the Quaker City. Hope to 

 be able to send you a better story 

 next week. 



"Prices are away 

 PITTSBURGH down out of sight," 



significantly said a 

 representative of one of tlio downtown 

 wholesale houses, when interviewed 

 early in the week. As a matter of fact 

 the market is overstocked with prac- 

 tically all varieties of cut blooms. Ex- 

 ceptionally fine cattleyas are coming 

 in, as are also snapdragons. Roses 

 are fair, both as to quality and quan- 

 tity, and just about paralleling the 

 calls. Carnations are again more 

 plentiful, while chrysanthemums are 

 none too many. Pompons are fine. 

 There are practically no home grown 

 lilies of the valley, all being \itilizod 

 coming in from Chicago. Violets are 

 fairly good in quality, but few in 

 numbers. 



Very warm weather 

 ST, LOUIS has been with us all 

 week, causing the mar- 

 ket to be much overcrowded. On Sat- 

 urday, downtown stores had special 

 sales on roses and chrysanthemums. 

 Violet sales are light. The roses com- 

 ing in are very fine. Some grand 

 chrysanthemums are seen, but the 

 medium-price blooms sell best. There 

 is a fair demand for pompons. Greens 

 are in demand and cleaning out well. 

 Orchids have sold universally well. 

 Before election trade is generally 

 slow, but if everything goes right a 

 revival all around is looked for. 

 Thermometer over 70 at time of 

 writing. 



Conditions in the 

 WASHINGTON local market re- 

 main slow, as they 

 have been during the month of Octo- 

 ber, and retailers, wholesalers and 

 growers are glad that election is over 

 and people have returned to their 

 homes here. It is now hoped that 

 business will settle down to that level 



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