December 16, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



821 



Flower Market Reports 



stock is very scarce In 

 BOSTON this market. Wliej;her 



this is entirely legiti- 

 mate or is caused by growers hoard- 

 ing up a part of their product for 

 Christmas is a matter of conjecture, 

 but from the amount and persistency 

 of the demand from all sides it is easy 

 to assume that the light supply is 

 largely due to a real shortage of crop. 

 All stock is of excellent quality. Roses 

 lead in price and favor. American 

 Beauties were particularly active the 

 earlier part of this week but quieted 

 down perceptibly when the prices be- 

 came prohibitive. All varieties of 

 white and red sold well. Carnations 

 mounted to six and eight dollars per 

 100, rather high for two weeks before 

 Christmas, but they were all superfine 

 quality. Snapdragon shares the gen- 

 eral activity and scarcity. The chrys- 

 anthemum still hangs on and was 

 rather in evidence all week. Sweet 

 peas, especially Spencers, enjoyed an 

 excellent sale. A few callas are seen, 

 but not nearly enough to satisfy 

 orders. The same holds true in the 

 case of lilies. Violets are fair in qual- 

 ity and rather few in number. Lily of 

 the valley had come down from its 

 perch of the last month and is being 

 bought up at ?fi.00 per 100. Double 

 the quantity of everything could be 

 easily used and unless the supply in- 

 creases substantially in the next week 

 record prices may be expected. 



Weather conditions are 

 BUFFALO favorable for excellent 



trade at present and 

 the market sees little or no surplus. 

 Business has been satisfactory for 

 some time. Chrysanthemums have 

 practically ended and the demand has 

 fallen toward lilies, carnations and 

 other stock. Carnations are scarce 

 and prices rule hi.sh; roses are in 

 equal demand. Holly and all decora- 

 tive greens have begun to move and 



CHRISTMAS BEAUTIES 



''Burton Stock and Burton Quality' 



We are now booking orders for Holiday Beauties of 



the best and choicest quality we have ever offered ; long 

 heavy, deep, richly colored buds, in quantity. 



Per doz. Per 100 



Special $12.00 $75.00 



Fancy lO.OO 60.00 



Extra 7.50 50.00 



Firat 6.00 40.00 



Second 4.00 25.00 



50 at the 100 rate 



Write for a complete list of Christmas Cut Flowers and 

 Christmas Plants 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE 



Wholesale 

 Florists ol 



, PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 



117 W. 28ll. St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216HSt.,N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - T'^^^^^^/o'o'liLERs only 



Rosea 



Am, Beauty, Special 



" *' Fancy and Extra 



** " No. I and culls 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, Hillingdon, Ward, Extra 

 Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 

 .. ^ .. .. .. Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Euler, Ex 

 .. Ord. 



Carnations 



Cattleyas • • • • 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum ■ • • 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Narcissi Paper White 



Chrysanthemums 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Dec. 11 



CHICAGO 



Dec. II 



BUFFALO 



Dec. II 



PITTSBURG 



Dtc. 1 1 



90.00 

 50.00 

 15.00 



20.00 

 15,00 

 6.00 



8.00 



6.00 



75.00 



100.00 

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 35.00 

 40.00 

 20.00 

 12.00 



35.00 

 IZ.OO 

 10.00 



r2.50 to 



6,00 



3.00 



15.00 



1.50 



15.00 

 25.00 



15. CO 



7.00 



8.00 



4.00 



95.00 



z.oo 



1. 00 



30.00 

 50.00 



50.00 

 40.00 

 15.00 



5.00 

 8.00 



4.00 



8.UO 

 4.00 



3. 00 

 60.00 

 40.00 

 XO.OO 



S-oo 



8.00 



3.00 



lO.CO 



■ 75 



35 CO 



10.00 

 25.00 



6c'.oo 

 50,00 

 35.00 

 30.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 



X2.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 90.00 

 50.00 

 12.00 



6.00 



12. CO 



4.00 

 35.DO 



1.50 



35-o« 



1. 00 



20.00 



50.00 



30.00 

 15.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 S.oo 

 3.00 



8.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



10.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 2.50 



5.00 



1. 00 



1. 00 

 35,00 



1. 00 

 15.00 

 35-00 



40.00 

 25,00 

 12.00 



IS.OO 



10.00 

 6.00 

 lo.co 



8.00 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 80.00 



I2.00 



6.00 

 7.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 35.00 



1.35 



1.50 



30.00 



1.25 

 20.00 



50.00 



5U.CO 

 30.00 

 15-00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



LO.OO 



40.00 

 35.00 

 15.00 



I3,00 



6.00 



40.00 to 50.00 



the days are becoming busier in this 

 line. Holly is good and active though 

 a little early. Indications point toward 

 a record breaking trade for the holi- 

 days. 



The quiet that precedes 

 CHICAGO a big holiday is due this 



weelv and its existence 

 is felt in all the wholesale houses. 

 Only those who are really in need of 

 flowers are seen in the market. Stock 

 is not being rushed in, for Christmas 

 is too near and the cool weather makes 

 it possible to hold back tor the big 

 days ahead. In carnations this change 

 is quite noticeable, supply being mucli 

 shorter and prices stiffer. There are 

 plenty of chrysanthemums for the 

 limited demand this week. Holly is 



coming in from the East and the grade 

 seems to be good, the color lieing good 

 and the berries fairly plentiful. 



Market conditions 

 CINCINNATI are fair. There is a 



steady l)ul not par- 

 ticularly active demand while the sup- 

 ply is large enough to satisfy all pres- 

 ent needs. Shipping business, particu- 

 larly in greens and supplies, is excel- 

 lent. Orders for Christmas stock are- 

 coming in rapidly. Roses are very 

 plentiful. The sliort grades are meet- 

 ing with the best sale. Some excel- 

 lent carnations may be had. Violets 

 have been enjoying a good market. Lily 

 of the valley, orchids and sweet peas 

 sell pretty well. Stevia is in a lieavy 



{Coniinu^d »n fia^e 82J) 



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 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. 



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