April 4, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



545 



Flower Market Reports 



An overloaded market 

 BOSTON with greatly reduced de- 

 mand on every staple line 

 is the situation here this weelt. Every- 

 thing from the finest American Beau- 

 ties down to the foot of the list Is 

 in excessive supply. The only things 

 that have any activity are Easter lilies, 

 violets and the rose novelties. Qual- 

 ity is high on all kinds of stock, but 

 in the present flooded condition of the 

 market that does not help matters 

 much. "Warmer weather is now in 

 sight so very little change for the bet- 

 ter can be looked for until Easter. 



Trade has again been 

 BUFFALO on the quiet side the 

 « past week and in a good 

 many instances stock had to be forced 

 to the buyers. There has been a heavy 

 supply of about everything, especially 

 carnations and roses. Business was 

 very light up to Saturday and stock 

 had accumulated heavily. Floral work 

 was lightly scattered and social func- 

 tions practically out of existence. 

 Transient trade was also quiet and 

 had it not been for the "week end" 

 sales the volume of business was the 

 lightest in some time. It is hoped 

 that things will shape up into better 

 market conditions the coming week. 



A depression has come 

 CHICAGO over the market and 



the wholesalers are find- 

 ing it difficult to move stock even at 

 bargain prices. Trade kept up fairly 

 well 'till after the close of the third 

 week in March when conditions simi- 

 lar to those early in the month re- 

 turned. Stock is feeling the effect of 

 continued rainy weather and is not 

 quite as tempting to the buyers, who, 

 on the other hand, feel the need of es- 

 pecially attractive flowers to stimulate 

 business. The proximity to Easter is 

 another cause, no doubt, though Lent 

 is generally conceded to make little 

 difference this year in demand for 

 flowers, which is largely for funeral 

 work. Plenty of daffodils are coming 

 up from the South, but there is such 

 a difference in quality and size from 

 Northern ones that they do not cut 

 into the sales of the latter. There is 

 an abundance of sweet peas and prices 

 have a wide range. Carnations can- 

 not be said to be at their best and 

 American Beauties, with few excep- 

 tions, are out of the question if good 

 quality is desired. Roses are changing 

 hands at lower prices just now than 

 in many months before and some sales 

 are reported as low as $15 per thou- 

 sand for very fair stock. Some good 

 violets are still among the offerings. 

 Ferns have taken another jump and 

 are selling for $3.50 per thousand with 

 every indication that they will go 

 higher. 



Market conditions are 

 NEW YORK extremely bad here 

 at the present time. 

 The supply far exceeds the demand, 

 overstock is in sight everywhere and 

 prices obtained are extremely low. 

 Bulbous stock is in unmanageable sur- 

 plus but the quality is exceedingly fine 

 and these fine blooms are worthy of a 

 better fate than they have to face this 

 week. As to roses it is only the 

 scarcer varieties and novelties that 

 bring quoted rates. The standard var- 

 ieties are being sold in thousand lots 



Flowers For The Easter Parade 



No Easter costume is complete with- 

 out its corsage of flowers, giving 

 it just tbat dainty touch and fin- 

 ish I hilt make it perfect. Some want 

 Ilio very choicest, some medium-priced 

 and ^oirio cheaper flowers, but the ma- 

 jority — tlie masses — want 

 the moderate-priced flow- 

 ers, which we will have In 

 quantity. 



Plenty of VALLEY 

 Special, .ft.OO per 100; Ex- 

 tra, ¥3.00 per 100. 



GARDENIAS 



Special, .ft. 00 per doz, ; 

 Fancy, ¥:i.00 per doz. 



SWEET PEAS 



Choice riuality. Long, $1.50 per 100. 

 Medium, .fl.OO per 100. Spencers, .$2.00 

 per 1(K). Spencers, extra long, ?2.00 

 and .fS.OO per 100. 



VIOLETS 



Hudson River Doublet*, very choice, 

 .fl.dO per 100. A limited supply of 



exIr.L choice Specials $1.25 per 100 



Lad.'i- Campbell Violets.... 1.25 per 100 



White Violets 2.00 per 100 



r and white $1.25 per bunch 



■oTiiplete list of Easter oBerings. 



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



pertaining to the florist business of any house in the country. If 



ot received one of our new catalogues advise us and we will mail 



once. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN GO. 



The Wholesale Floritta of Philadelphia 



I'HIL-\I)ELPHI.\ 



imt,-\W»> Ludlow Street 



NEW YORK 



m West 28th Street 



WASHINGTON 



1216 H Street, N. W. 



BALTIMORE 



Franlilin and St. Fan! Streeta 



-'AUI 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — "^"^ '''"^^ Yo'S'ggLERs only 



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 



Caltleyas .... 



Lilies. Longiflonim . . . 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley ■ 



Freesias 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Violets . 



Mignonette 



Daisies - 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianium 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (lOo) . 

 " " & Spren. (loo Bchs.) . 



BOSTON 



April 2 



30.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 a. 00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 8.00 



a. 00 

 1. 00 

 20.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 ■50 



2. 00 

 ■50 

 ■50 



75 

 12.00 

 35.00 

 10.00 



40.00 

 25.00 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 12.00 



3.00 



2.00 



40.00 



10.00 



10.00 



3.00 



2.00 



2.00 



3.00 



■75 



4.00 



1. 00 



1.25 



20.00 



1. 00 



15.00 



50.00 



35-O0 



ST. LOUIS 



March 30 



30.00 

 15.00 



8.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



40.00 

 25.00 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 



3.00 to 4.00 



2.00 



1.00 



40.00 



10.00 



10.00 



3-00 



2.00 



2.00 



2.00 



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 

 .40 

 5-00 



J-25 



1-25 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 25.00 



PHILA. 



March 30 



40.00 

 25.00 



15.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



10.00 



3.00 

 6.00 



4.00 

 . 3.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



3-00 



3.00 

 ■50 



300 



•75 



.50 



10.00 



1. 00 



So.c 

 30. fl 



40.00 



I9.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.QO 

 4.00 



•75 

 4.00 

 I 5* 

 1.50 

 15.00 



l.JO 



25.00 . 



50.00 



50.00 



at $10 to $15 in the lower grades. 

 There has been a considerable drop in 

 price on southern asparagus. Carna- 

 tions, violets and lily of the valley are 

 all in the same predicament as the 

 roses. 



The market has 

 PHILADELPHIA been fairly satis- 

 factory, but the 

 rain-storm last Saturday spoiled 

 things for the clean up. and a great 

 deal of_ stock was left over unsold. 

 Outside of this there was little change 

 in conditions or prices from last re- 



port: prices if anything rather easier. 

 White carnations seem to be more 

 abundant. Stocks of all kinds con- 

 tinue very good and plentiful. Easter 

 lilies and callas are selling rather bet- 

 ter, although the prices rule low. Out- 

 door daffodils from South are selling 

 at $5 to $6 per thousand. 



With Easter only two 

 ST. LOUIS weeks away it will be 



hard to tell now just 

 how stock is going to be in this market. 

 The maket continues in an overloaded 



{C«n0mmtd #m /a^ S47) 



