November 25, 1916 



HORTICULTUIJ 



711 



Flower Market Reports 



The demand has not 

 BOSTON shown any increase or 



snap this week but 

 prices have stiffened on some things, 

 due entirely to local or isolated causes. 

 Violets have made the customary phe- 

 nomenal jump on account of football 

 excitement. Carnations are in rather 

 small supply but have not increased 

 in marliet value. Roses have drawn 

 the lines a bit tighter but there seems 

 to be a sufficiency for all needs ex- 

 cept in the case of American Beauty 

 which seems to fall a little short of 

 the immediate outlet. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are in a bad plight. \o grow- 

 er in this section has made any prof- 

 it on chrysanthemums this season, if 

 we are any judge. There are too 

 many of them even at the very low 

 price at which they may be had. 

 Thanksgiving Day trade is looked for- 

 ward to as a little bracer in the way 

 of demand and price, but our advice 

 is to "hold up nothing." 



A slight increase in the 

 CHICAGO demaiMl and a small de- 

 crease in supply, along 

 with colder weather has worked quite 

 a change in the market during the 

 past week. The number of chrysan- 

 themums is still great but not so 

 hopelessly out of proportion to the 

 wants of the buyers. Some of the 

 larger varieties are now in bloom and 

 probably the best prices will come 

 with the closing days of the season. 

 The big flowers are holding back the 

 sales of lilies and there are quan- 

 tities of them on the counters in the 

 wholesale houses. Roses are equal to 

 the demand always now and some- 

 what in excess in certain varieties. 

 ^Irs. Russell is showing quite a good 

 many of low grade among the short 

 lengths but the long ones are very 

 fine and most growers are cutting 

 heavily. Pussy willows are very wel- 

 come to those who are seeking nov- 

 elties and many were shipped in from 

 the south this week and mostly sold 

 readily. Lily of the valley maintains 

 its high price, but buyers have be- 

 come accustomed to it and when it is 

 really needed, six cents comes as 

 readily now as three did a year ago. 

 There are too many carnations for 

 the growers to receive large returns, 

 which is different fuom last fall. 

 Green is in good supply and the ilex 

 or winterberry is in every store. 



The .glut in the mar- 

 CINCINNATI ket and the spring- 

 like weather continue, 

 the latter, however, interrupted by a 

 few days of cold weather last week. 

 Roses are in a good supply. The 

 chrysanthemum market is still much 

 glutted. Carnations are very plentiful 

 and there are some excellent blooms 

 for the time of the year. Neither lilies 

 nor callas find a very active market. 

 Receipts of lily of the valley, sweet 

 peas and orchids are sufficient. 



It seems almost su- 

 NEW YORK perfluous and unnec- 

 essary to use up 

 good paper and ink, in these days of 

 kiting cost, with remarks about the 

 cut flower situation in this market 

 as it now stands. It is and has been 

 for several weeks in a "rag-tast and 

 bobtail" condition which words fail to 

 adequately describe and a description 

 of which can serve no useful purpose. 



BEAUTIES 



With cooler weather the 

 quality has improved won- 

 derfully. Crisp, solid, well 

 colored flowers they are. 



Booking orders now for 

 Christmas. Write for quo- 

 tations. 



S.S.PENNOCK-MEEHANCO. 



THE ^^±:.'•J^, PHILADELPHIA 



Florist* of 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow Si. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 HSt.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARkBTS — trade prices -j'^^^iuo^^ ^^^ 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy aod Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Hadley 



Killamey, Hilfingdon, Ward, Extra 

 Ord. 



Arenburg, RadiancCvTaft, Key, Ex. 

 " Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Euler. Ex 

 *' Ord. 



Carnations ••••• 



Cattleyns 



Dendrobium formosuixi 



Lilies, Long if lor um 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon • 



Narcissi Paper White 



Chrysanthemums 



Violels- 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Nov. 20 



CHICAGO 



Nov. ao 



BUFFALO 



Nov. 2 



PITTSBURG 



N''V. ao 



35-00 



20.00 



6.00 



8. DO 



8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 60,00 



12.00 



40.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 



I2.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 I2.00 



6.00 



4.00 

 75.00 



35-00 

 25.00 

 5-00 

 5.00 

 6.00 

 3.C0 



to 

 . to 



40.00 

 35 -oo 

 10.00 

 30.00 

 10.00 

 5.00 



6,00 

 3.00 



4.00 to 



10.00 



•75 



15.00 

 35.00 



7.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 25.00 

 x.oo 



1.00 

 20.00 

 50,00 I 



to 

 to 

 to 

 60.00 to 



to 



8.00 to 



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4.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 3.00 to 



5. GO to 



.50 to 



xo.oo 



5.00 

 4.00 

 75.00 



I3.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 35.00 

 1. 00 



t2,00 

 35.00 



X.OO 



15.00 

 50.00 



3.00 



3.00 

 So.oo 



35.00 . 

 1500 I 

 jo.co I 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 8.CO 



6 DO j 



8.00 I 

 6.00 ; 



3.50 

 60.00 



l.oo to 13.00 



5.00 

 3.00 



3.00 



5.00 

 ■50 



30.00 



1.00 



15.00 



6.00 

 6.00 



4.00 

 30.00 



.60 



35.00 



1.35 

 30.00 

 35.00 



25. CO 

 15.00 



8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 



4.00 



B.oo to 

 to 



3.00 to 



35.00 



30.00 

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13.00 

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6.00 



13.00 



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 75.00 



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to 



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•fS '0 



1,00 to 

 to 



x.oo to 



15.00 to 



35.00 to 



8.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 30.00 

 1.00 



1.50 



1.35 



70.00 

 50.00 



Football games and Thanksgiving 

 Day call are looked to for some help 

 on limited lines and on all sides the 

 end of the chrysanthemum tide is 

 confidently e.vpected to change the as- 

 pect of the market but thus far noth- 

 ing has happened to occasion either 

 hopeful glee or gleeful hope. Violets 

 have taken an abnormal jump sky- 

 ward, but this is not to be regarded 

 as having any permanent effect. With 

 the exception of these and good cat- 

 tleyas and to a lesser extent .Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses, market values are 

 very low as tjuoted and much lower 

 as finally realized. 



There was a 

 PHILADELPHIA slight improve- 

 ment in the mar- 

 ket here last week especially toward 

 the wind-up. But it was only slight 

 and the situation is nothing to brag 

 of as yet. Lacks the snap and vim 

 that is usually looked for at this time 

 of year. The flush of the chrysan- 

 themum influx is reached, however, 

 and the mightiest of the cuts are now 

 out of the way so that all round con- 



ditions for the staples in other lines 

 should improve. Tiiere are still 

 plenty of Bonnaffon. Kazer. Turner 

 and other mid-season favorites around, 

 also a few of a good pink called Brock. 

 Very few bronze. There seems to be 

 an opening for a good bronze to fill in 

 along about this date. The supply of 

 roses has eased up considerably all 

 along' the line except on American 

 Beauties. The latter are more plenti- 

 ful with demand rather light. Russell 

 is probably the best selling of all at 

 present. The carnation supply also 

 shortened up a little; fine «]uality: de- 

 mand nothing wonderful. Orchids are 

 getting scarcer. Cattleyas touched the 

 ten mark on the twentieth and are 

 likely to go higher. Violets have great- 

 ly improved in quality and are in good 

 demand. Lilies, both longitlorum and 

 rubruni. go slow. Lily of the valley Is 

 rather scarce and in good demand. 

 Asparagus and other greens are now 

 going a little better as the autumn foll- 

 ace is out of the way at last. 



