March 21, 1914 



nOETICULTUEE 



443- 



Flower Market Reports 



The flower market didn't 

 BOSTON stay very long on high 



ground. The first dose 

 of warm sun this week toppled it over 

 and very decisive has been its fall, 

 judging from conditions and outlook in 

 the wholesale markets as we go to 

 press'. Everything has taken a tumble 

 in the general slump and there are ac- 

 cumulations of carnations and bulb 

 material especially, that have an omi- 

 nous look. Roses, while of splendid 

 quality, are overstocked already. Lilies 

 slow and the speciosuni rubrums are 

 diflScult to move at any price. Snap- 

 dragons, superb in all respects, bring 

 but $4 to $6 per 100. which is entirely 

 inadequate for such stock, and even at 

 that they accumulate. There are very 

 heavy receipts of violets, more of 

 which are sold, at $1.50 per lOOO than 

 at any higher figures. The buyer has 

 everything his own way for a while, at 

 least. 



The long-looked-for re- 

 BUFFALO action has finally come, 



and the past week ex- 

 perienced the best volume of business 

 since the Lenten season began. Not 

 only has the market been cleaned up 

 of the heavy surplus but a steady 

 trade existed and prices were more 

 satisfactory all around. The receipts 

 were not quite so heavy but there was 

 enough of everything and no shortage 

 existed on any one line. Carnations 

 had good sales, also roses, which have 

 come on in good supply and Beauties 

 sold to good advantage. Sales have 

 increased on lilies, and bulbous stock 

 has moved much better than the pre- 

 vious weeks. Sweet peas had a better 

 call and violets were well cleaned up, 

 though at department store prices. 



• A welcome T)reak came 

 CHICAGO in the monotony of a 

 few dull weeks and for 

 some unexplainable reason trade took 

 a sudden turn for the better. While 

 there was nothing extreme about it, 

 both local and shipping trade decided- 

 ly picked up and good flowers sold 

 readily though not at fancy prices. 

 'Wholesalers no longer expect prices 

 that prevailed at the holidays and for 

 weeks following, but are willing to 

 work their stock off at a fair price and 

 the retailers are encouraged to push 

 sales by liberal use of the advertising 

 columns of the city papers. There is 

 a good supply of everything season- 

 able and good quality can be obtained 

 in practically everything except Ameri- 

 can Beauties which are quite off with 

 most growers. Killarneys and Rich- 

 monds and a few Sunbursts form the 

 bulk of the roses and eight cents is 

 about the limit with most houses. 

 Sweet peas are more plentiful each 

 week but the quality of the butterfly 

 type is so good that any amount can 

 be used. 'Violets are nearing the end 

 of the season but some excellent home- 

 grown ones are still offered. Sales of 

 lily of the valley are keeping up un- 

 usually well. Bulb stock continues 

 to come steadily and much of it is 

 choice. Sales of dyed flowers showed 

 no signs of diminution in out-of-town 

 trade, but most wholesalers report a 

 falling off of local demand. The sick- 

 ly shade of green, that most attempts 

 at dyeing white flowers i)roduces 

 could find favor but for a limited time 



ROSE SPECIAL 



A good medium grade of Roses in lots 

 of 200 or more, our selection as to color 

 $3.00 per 100, excellent value. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS 



ISOXWOOl) I"'i' '-i^'' "I' JW ""^- **■'"'; 11 i;.b(i lots at .$7.50 



l.Ai KKI. ROPING per 100 yds. fi.OO 



Wll.l) .SMILAX per case 5.00 



WILD Ni:TMEG, Sprays per 100 .3.00 



CHESTNLT OAK FOLI.*.GK per 100, $2.00; per 1000 15.00 



(iALAX, Bronze and Green per IMO, $1..50; per case of 10,000 7.50 



.MAHONIA, Bronze and Creen per 10<), .$1.50; per 1000 12.50 



I.El't'OTlIOE, Bronze and Ci-uen per 1000 7.50 



MEXICAN IVV per 1000 7.50 



DAGGER FERNS I'" 1000 S.OO 



FANCY FERNfS per 1000 4.00 



GREEN SlIEET MOSS 1"^' ^"'S 3.50 



srH.AGNl'.M MOSS per liale, ]0-bI)l. size, biirlapped 4.00 



ASr.VRAGlS, Strinscs ^'•>-'^^ ■^'^ 



.Asr.AR.VGlS. Bundles ^'^^^ -^ 



SPBENGERI, Bunches each .50 



SMIEAX, Strings each, .20 and .25 



ADIANTIM per 100 1.50 



EVERYTHING IN RIBBONS — We carry one of the largest and most varied stock 

 lit Ribbons pertaining to tlie florists' business of any house In the country. 

 It you have not received one of our new Catalogues advise us at once and we 

 will mail you a copy. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON 



1608-20 Ludlow St. 117 West 2Sth St. 1216 H St., N. W. 



BALTIMORE. Franklin and St. Paul Sts. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — 



TRADE 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'• ** Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Killarney, Extra 



*' Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



• ' " Ordinary 



Maryland, Ward, Tatt, Sunburst, Extra . 



" *• " "Ordinary 



Russell, Shawycr 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Caltas . • • • 



Lily of the Valley 



Paper Whiles. - 



Frcesias 



Daffodils 



Violets. 



Mignonette 



Daisies. 



I 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianium ■ 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) . 

 " ■ *' & Spren. (loo Bchs.) . 



BOSTON 



March 19 

 6^ 



ST. LOUIS 



March 16 



50.00 



20.00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



10.00 

 2. 00 

 1. 00 



20.00 

 8.00 



2.00 



1. 00 



1. 00 



1.00 



1. 00 



■ 15 



2.00 



1. 00 



.40 



15.00 



75 



12.00 



3S-«> 

 10.00 



.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



4.00 

 10.00 



4.00 

 10.00 



4.00 

 15.00 



2.50 



2.00 



35-00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 3.00 



1-50 

 2.00 



>-50 



1.50 



•25 



6.00 



2.00 



1. 00 



20.00 



1. 00 



15.00 



50.00 



35.00 



30.00 

 15.00 



40.00 



25.00 



10.00 



8.00 



4.00 



8.00 



4.00 



8.00 



3.00 to 4.00 



2.00 

 6.00 

 *.oo 

 6.00 



2.00 

 1. 00 

 40.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



3.00 



2.00 



2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



.20 

 4.00 



1. 00 

 12.00 

 35.00 

 15.00 



4.00 

 1.50 

 50.00 

 12.50 

 12 50 

 4.00 



3-00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 .40 

 5.00 



1.25 



1.25 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 25.00 



PHILA. 



March 16 



40.00 

 25.00 

 5.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 400 

 3.00 

 1.00 

 25.00 

 6,00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



2.00 



2.00 



.20 



2.00 



-50 



.20 



10.00 



1. 00 



15.00 



35.00 



35<:o 



50.00 ■ 

 35-00 



20.00 

 10.00 



5-a> 

 10.00 



5-00 

 10.00 



5.00 

 35.00 



5.00 



2.00 

 50.00 

 12. oo- 

 10.00 



4.00 



3a> 



3.00 



4.00 



•50 



4.00 



2.00 



2.00 



20.00 



1.50 



30.00 



50.00 



50.00 



and some of the larger dealers say 

 their sales for Killarney and Rich- 

 mond roses were much larger for St. 

 Patrick's Day. greatly to their liking. 

 Business is pretty 

 CINCINNATI fair. Prices are only 

 ordinary ones but the 

 aggregate of sales runs into money. 



The supply is in general easily suffi- 

 cient for all requirements and in some 

 lines it far exceeds actual needs. Ship- 

 ping business is good. The demand 

 for white carnations for the 17th was 

 very good and easily took up all offer- 

 ings at good prices. The rose supply 



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