January 24, 1914 



HORTICULTUBE 



125 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade is decidedly stag- 

 BOSTON nant in the wholesale 



markets. Roses are scarce 

 but nothing else is. Even on roses the 

 call Is largely for the cheaper grades 

 and the fancy goods move with re- 

 luctance. Carnations are plentiful. 

 They are disposed to accumulate and 

 growers are wondering whether Mc- 

 Kinley Day is going to help them any. 

 Spencer sweet peas are leading the 

 race in popularity bringing fully 

 double the price of the old type, 

 ■which, as Wm Sim predicted a 

 year ago are pretty near their end. 

 as a cut flower item. Violets are quite 

 scarce, but they are not selling, the 

 doubles being practically dead stock 

 in this market now. Bulb flowers are 

 slowly increasing in quantity and im- 

 proving in quality. 



Considerable improve- 

 BUFFALO ment was shown in 



market conditions be- 

 ginning on Wednesday last, and Sat- 

 urday saw a good clean-up on about 

 ■everything that was salable. The de- 

 mand helped to consume a good por- 

 tion of the carried-over carnations 

 and as short roses are on the short 

 supply this also helped the carnation 

 situation to a great extent. Daffodils, 

 tulips and other spring flowers are 

 coming in more plentifully but the 

 supply of lilies has shortened. Paper 

 whites are still had in abundance and 

 there is a good general supply of the 

 usual staples. Weddings have come 

 on again and the White Killarney is 

 again in demand, while only ten days 

 previous there was no call whatever. 

 The situation remains 



CHICAGO unchanged so far as 

 roses are concerned. 

 The shortage is more severe than be- 

 fore in years and prices are ranging 

 as high as during the holidays. With 

 the almost entire absence of sunshine, 

 carnations are including a large per- 

 centage of splits and weak stems but 

 notwithstanding this there are some 

 really fine ones. American Beauties 

 cannot be called first-class but there 

 are enough to meet the demand, the 

 long-stemmed ones predominating. 

 Some excellent lily of the valley is 

 offered. Tulips are coming a little 

 more freely but there is no great 

 quantity of them. Freesia is in fair 

 «upply. There are practically no 

 home-grown violets to be had now 

 and the warm weather makes eastern 

 shipments rather uncertain. Some 

 fine sweet peas are now being cut and 

 are quickly disposed of. Lillies and 

 'Callas are in fair supply. Orchids are 

 too much in evidence and move slow- 

 ly. Some good asparagus is coming 

 from the south, both plumosa and 

 Sprengeri, as well as good supply of 

 home grown. There is quite a differ- 

 ence between the quantity of bulbous 

 stock^seen on the counters this year 

 and previous years. The returns have 

 proved that the quantity heretofore 

 grown could not be sold at a good 

 margin of profit and many growers 

 Ijought fewer bulbs in consequence. 



Supply has been 

 CINCINNATI slowly decreasing 



since the middle of 

 last week. Roses at the time of this 

 ^writing are tar sliort of actnal needs. 



NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Each season It h:i.s been hard 

 for us to take care of orders, as 

 a preat many customers did not 

 order till late In tlie season. 

 This year we advise placing 

 orders early. We have a splendid 

 supply to offer, stock guaran- 

 teed. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



3",4 Inch Stock 



100 



1000 



Alice Solomon, fine 



large early wlilic. $12.00 $100.00 

 Gulden Solomon, 



light yellow siiort 



of Alice Solomon. ^.l.OO 

 Chiefton. (a Kiise 



pink ISonnaffiin).. 15.00 

 .Mistletoe, late wliite 



.Inst riglit for 



Thanksgiving 13.00 



Smith's Ideal, one of 



the best late 



Whites 3.5.00 



Kcioted Cuttings of the above 

 $12.00 per UK); IjiKKI.OO per 1000. 

 Except Alice Solomon. .fT.IX) per 

 100; )fi;0.00 per 1000. 



BEST COMMERCIAL VARIETIES 



100 

 Ccmoleta, .yellow Oct. 1 to 15. $4.00 

 Auk. DasNC, .\ ellow Nov. 1.. 4.00 



William Turner, white 4.00 



Chas. Ka^er, while Nov. 1.. 3.00 

 Cliadwi<-k Improved, white 

 Nov. 20 3.00 



KKK 



25,1)0 



1(10 1000 



U. II. Cliaduick, white No\ 



2(( 



Naiimah, white 



ra<-i(lc Supreme, pink 



\V. It. Brock, pink... 



(Iiiiilwick N'aomali, pink... 



25.00 



^OIVIf3C3IMS 



White — Baby Margaret, Diana, Helen New berry, yellow— Mersthani 

 Quinola, Overbrook, Miss Julia, Allento^ii. .Souvenir d'Ur. Pink — Fancy 

 $3.50 per 100; $30.00 per lOOU 



Write for a complete litt. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



$3.00 

 •1.(10 

 . 3,00 

 . 3.00 

 , 3.00 



$i 



,(« 



;b,oo 



25,00 

 25.00 

 25.00 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-20 Ludlow St 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H. St., N. W. 



BALTIMORE, Franklin and St. Paul Sts. 



NEW YORK 

 117 West ;!8th St. 



^Oaui-V"* 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^^''^ 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Killarney, Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



*' " Ordinary 



Maryland, Ward, Taft, Sunburst, Extra . 

 " ** " '• Ordinary ... . 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Callas. ... 



Lily of the Valley 



Paper Whi.cs, Komon Hyacinths 



Freesias ■ 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Daisies 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianlum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (lOo) 



** " & Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



January 22 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALE RS ONLY 



PHILA. 



ST. LOUIS 



January ig 



25.00 to 



25.00 to 

 75 to 



75.00 

 3000 

 15.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 25.00 



3.00 



2.00 

 50.00 

 12.00 



I2.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 



3 00 



1. 00 



8.00 



5.00' 



2.00 



3S-00 



1. 00 



15.00 



50.00 



25.00 



35.00 to 



15.00 to 



10.00 to 



6.00 to 



3.00 to 



6.00 to 



4.00 to 



6.00 to 



3.00 to 



3.00 

 1. 00 

 40.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 2,00 



50.00 

 25.CXJ 

 12.50 



8.00 

 5.00 



10.00 

 5.00 



8.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



2.00 

 50.00 

 12.50 



12 50 



4.00 

 4.00 



1.00 



12.00 



35.00 



15.00 



1.25 



15.00 

 50.00 

 25.00 



January 19 



to 62.50 



to 40.00 



to 25.00 



to 15.00 



50.00 



35.00 



5-00 



10.00 



4.00 



10.00 



4.00 



10.00 



4.00 



8 00 



5.00 



3.00 



25.00 



10.00 



10.00 



2.00 



2,00 



5-00 



4.00 



25 



3.00 



1.50 



•50 



8.00 



•75 

 15.00 

 35.00 

 35-00 



15.00 



8.00 



30.00 



6.00 



4.00 



50.00 



15.00 



15.00 



4.00 



3.00 



6.00 



5.00 



1. 00 



6.00 



3.00 



2.00 



25.00 



1.50 



20.00 



50.00 



50.00 



The growers all appear to be pretty 

 well off crop. Both Richmond and 



American Beauties are better than 

 they were. The number of the last 

 named is not as yet very large but 

 the appearance of the stock indicates 

 that a Rood crop is about due. The 

 carnation cut is adequate for require- 

 ments and includes a very consider- 

 able amount of stock of a high qual- 

 ity. Lilies are in good supply and sell 



nicely. Calla offerings are not very 

 large as yet. Violets sell well but 

 only the quantity of doubles is suffi- 

 cient. Singles are very scarce. Sweet 

 peas include many excellent b'ooms 

 that find a ready sale. The cut of 

 bulbous stock is not very large but is 

 sufficient for requirements. Lily of 

 tlie valley and orchids sell well in 

 limited quantities. 



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