November 18, 1916 



HORTICULTUBE 



679 



Flower Market Reports 



The cold snap ot the 

 BOSTON present week has had 



very little effect on vol- 

 ume of business or prices thus far. 

 There is an abundance of everything in 

 the market. Beauty roses are not in 

 oversupply but there seem to be 

 enough for all needs. Quality is good 

 on everything. Calendulas, daisies, 

 snapdragons, sweet peas, pansies and 

 similar items which go to make up 

 miscellaneous stock are becoming 

 more plentiful and find as good a sale 

 as usual at this early date. 



The past week was 



BUFFALO chrysanthemum week. 

 There was a heavy 

 supply and the largest portion was 

 the cleanups of the early varieties. 

 The late varieties are coming in and 

 the quality is excellent. Roses have 

 been in heavy supply and the demand 

 greatly fallen off. The same may be 

 said of carnations, lilies and other 

 titock. Saturday saw a fairly good 

 cleanup, except on roses. Violets are 

 good, but no special demand. There 

 is about enough lily ot the valley, etc., 

 to supply the need and there is plenty 

 of green ot all kinds. 



The unusual quiet that 



CHICAGO lias hung over the Chi- 

 cago market for the past 

 two weeks is expected to be over soon. 

 It is true the receipts of chrysanthe- 

 mums will be heavy for several weeks 

 to come, but it is expected that, with 

 the coming of cold weather, the de- 

 mand will be such as to move the 

 stock. Roses are shortening up and 

 not so many go to the street corners. 

 Carnations are too plentiful to sell to 

 the advantage of the grower and the 

 best stock .goes for two cents. Lower 

 grades are often sold tor anything they 

 will bring. If the Thanksgiving sales 

 are not good enough to make up for 

 losses of the past month, then growers 

 will be deeply disappointed. American 

 Beauties are getting quite scarce, es- 

 pecially in the fancy lengths and a 

 good Christmas supply is expected. 



Very heavy receipts, 



CINCINNATI together with a 

 steady but only fair 

 4emand has caused somewhat of a 

 glut in the market. Prices are down 

 to a low point and even at this level it 

 is impossible to clean up all receipts. 

 Chrysanthemums are in a supply that 

 undoubtedly is as large as this mar- 

 ket has ever known. All sizes and va- 

 rieties are selling at prices below 

 what they should bring. Roses are 

 very plentiful and generally are excel- 

 lent. Carnations are now more than 

 sufficient for present needs. Lilies 

 also are plentiful. Paper White nar 

 cissus and callas add to the general 

 crowded condition of the market. Or- 

 chids, lily of the valley and sweet 

 peas find a fair market. 



The market in New 



NEW YORK Vork has been in a 

 very desperate condi- 

 tion but all are hoping that the cold 

 wave now prevailing may help to im- 

 prove the situation. The wholesalers 

 and growers have been hit hard. This 

 is to be expected every year at the 

 height of the chrysanthemum cut but 

 this year has been exceptionally se- 

 vere. Some ot the retail stores seem 

 satisfied, however, with tlif amount ot 



VALLEY 



For Thanksgiving we will 

 be well supplied with the 

 famous "P-M" Brand of 

 Valley. 



SPECIAL - $6.00 

 EXTRA - - $5.00 



Plenty of Chrysanthemums 

 at $io.oo, $12.50, $15.00, 

 $20.00 and $25.00 per 100. 

 All colors. 



S.S.PENNOCK-MEEHANCO. 



TUC Wholrial 



\, PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 



PHOADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul St«. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 HSI., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ^"^^ 



Rmm 



Am. 6«auty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" ** No. I and culls 



Russell, Hadley 



Killamey, HiUingdon, Ward, Extra 

 Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 

 •' Ord. 



Ophelia, Moclc, Sunburst, Euler, Ex 

 •• Ord. 



CAmatioiu * 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium fonnosum 



Lilies, Longif lorum 



Lilies, Speciosum • 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Narcissi. Paper White 



Chrysanthemums 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardenia* 



Adiaotum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Nov. 6 



CHICAGO 



Nov. 13 



30.00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 t.oo 

 50.00 



35.00 



25.00 

 10.00 

 la.oo 

 1.00 

 5.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 



ID.OO I 

 6.00 ^ 

 3.00 I 



60.00 



10.00 to xt.oo 



4.00 



2.00 



10.00 



•35 



15.00 

 25.00 



7.00 



6.00 



4.00 



25.00 



.60 



x.oo 

 10.00 

 50.00 



30.00 

 15.00 



3.00 

 3.00 



_;.oo 



L'.OO 



5.U0 



a. 00 



t.co 



50.00 



40,00 

 ao.oo 

 3.00 

 13.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



to 8. 00 



to 4.00 



to 3.00 



to 60.00 



PRICES -Pec 100 

 TOJ)EALERS QNl v 



BUiTALO I prrraBURc 



Nov. 6 I Ottoljct 31 



3.00 to 10.00 



3.00 



4.00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 15.00 to 



5.00 



••5 



15.00 

 ao.oo 



5.00 

 6.00 



to.oo 



•50 



30.00 



1.00 



20.00 



35.00 



ao.oo 

 13.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 50.00 



25.00 I 25x0 to 30.00 

 I5J0O I ti.co to 20.00 



6.00 



6.00 



6.00 



to 10.00 



to 10.00 1 



to 8.00 



to 6.00 ' 



to 8.(o 



to 6 00 I 



to 8.00 



to 6.00 



to 3.50 



10 60.00 



to 



10 . 



to . 



10.00 

 12.00 

 10.00 



4.00 



8.00 to 13,00 



5.00 to 



3.00 to 



a.oo to 



5.00 to 



.50 to 



to 



30.00 to 



1.00 to 



15.00 to 



6.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



90.00 



.60 



l-oo 

 50.00 



to 

 to 



8.00 10 



4.00 to 



I3.00 to 



.50 to 



x.oo 



35.00 



I.IJ 



20.00 



35.00 1 35.00 



xt.oo 

 4.00 



4.00 

 75.00 



XO.OO 



' i.oi 

 6.00 



30.00 

 •75 



1.35 

 15.00 



50 .o« 



business coming in. They certainly 

 cannot find fault with the cost of ma- 

 terial. Roses have been of very ex- 

 cellent (luality. White carnations are 

 also fully up to the best winter stand- 

 ard. Cattleyas are shortening up. 

 There are still some labiatas in sight 

 and Percivalliana is coming in quite 

 freely already and prices run easy on 

 the ordinary (luality of these. Trianaes 

 on the other liand are very few and 

 they bring big figures, even up to $1 

 apiece for select blooms. Lilies are 

 very abundant and cheap. Violets are 

 still in limited suiiply and of only fair 

 quality, with the exception ot Gov. 

 Herrick, of which some .good bunches 

 are seen, t'lirysanthemuras dominate 

 everything. There are lots ot paper 

 white narcissi and calendulas, also 

 some nice sweet peas and the first 

 cuts of stevia. 



Roses and car- 

 PHILADELPHIA nations moved a 



little better last 

 week. Tlie supply was not so redun- 

 dant, prices held fairly firm, and 

 there was not so much ot a surplus. 



The chrysanthemum was. of course, 

 the thunderer. right, left and rear. 

 Orchids are scarcer and going up. 

 Cypripediums have made their ap- 

 pearance in limited quantity. Gar- 

 denias are also a little bit on the 

 scarc3 side. Lily of the valley moves 

 fairly well, but lilies go slow. Greens 

 are moving a little better, although 

 the autumn fpliage still butts in on 

 them and limits demand. 



Business continues 

 PITTSBURGH fair. althouRh it is 

 not sufficient to 

 utilize the wealth of practically all 

 kinds of flowers of fine quality, which 

 (■(intinue to come in continuous flow. 

 as it were. Chrysanthemums are few- 

 er in quantity than other blooms. 

 There are excessive quantities of 

 splendid carnations and roses. 



The past week gave 



ST. LOUIS St. Louis a glut in all 



kinds of flowers. The 



<• holosalers. in order to unload, had 



to make prices low. With the change, 



at lime of writing, to cooler w..:iili.'v 



(CoHtinufi/ HI faft bS/) 



