April 11, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



581 



Flower Market Reports 



This market at present 

 BOSTON moment is in the maze 



of sliippinK trade crossed 

 with a lot ot guesswork and the final 

 outcome of the Easter hustle is as 

 blind a proposition as that ot some of 

 our experimenting hybridizers. The 

 rose market is exceptionally good, as 

 it looks today (Thursday), but it will 

 be an uncertain quantity until Satur- 

 day's story is recorded. Lilies are a 

 very doubtful quantity. It seems that 

 many more are in evidence tlian in 

 any previous year and every corner 

 grocery and 10 cent store appears to 

 have a supply. Many of them are 

 much too dwarf, but all are well fur- 

 nished with flowers. Carnations start- 

 ed in weak but are recovering some- 

 what. Violets and sweet peas are 

 moving well, the single violets outsell- 

 ing the doubles as usual. Bulbous 

 stock is selling better than in any 

 Easter time in recent years. Callas 

 also seem to have recovered some of 

 their old-time popularity. A few can- 

 didum lilies are seen, and these also 

 are "high-liners." Plant business is 

 proceeding as usual and more ribbon 

 adornment is seen than heretofore in 

 Boston. 



On Saturday a heavy 

 BUFFALO day's business was ex- 

 pected, but an all day 

 snow storm kept the buyers well scat- 

 tered and light speculating was the 

 result. The receipts have been heavy 

 throughout the past week and there 

 is nothing on the scarce side. The sup- 

 ply is heavy on carnations and a good 

 many of the ordinary accumulated to 

 a large extent. Roses are also heavy 

 and beauties more plentiful than last 

 reported. There are plenty of sweet 

 peas, violets, lily of the valley and 

 other corsage flowers and a heavy sup- 

 ply of bulbous material which has only 

 a fair demand. Aside from good ferns 

 there is plenty of everything. ■ 



Neither local nor ship- 

 CHICAGO ping trade could be 

 called heavy the first 

 week In April, but as no very great 

 amount of stock was coming in it was 

 fortunate that the demand was not 

 greater. At this writing, Tuesday be- 

 fore Easter, shipping is undei- way and 

 will continue till local trade takes its 

 place for the Easter rush at the lat- 

 ter part of the week. Just now the 

 prospects for a shortage of carnations 

 seems imminent, for the steady cutting 

 which began before the holidays has 

 finally reached its limit and the crop 

 is nearing the end. Dark weather for 

 three weeks, has contributed its share 

 also. Lilies are coming into the mar- 

 ket in rather limited quantities today, 

 but the opinion prevails that there 

 will be sufiicient for all, thougli not all 

 will bo first class. Bulbous stock is 

 growing scarce and much of it is small. 

 l)ut there is some really excellent stock 

 remaining. American Beauties prob- 

 ably are going to equal the demand, 

 in spite of earlier appearances to the 

 contrary, though a strictly fancy grade 

 will be wanting. There are plenty ot 

 roses now and no fear is felt for an 

 adequate supply for the week. Sweet 

 peas are shortening up. I^ily of the 

 valley holds firm and quality is excel- 

 lent. Ferns are scarce and high. 



SNAPDRAGON 



For weddings nothing more (leco- 

 rative than Snapdragon, whether it 

 lie white, yellow, pinli or that won- 

 derfully rich, clear piuli that has 

 Ijeen such a grand seller with us for 

 the last few years. 



All colors, Sl.OO to $1.25 doi. 

 Choice rink, $1.50 to S3.00 dor. 



EVERYTHING IN RIBBONS — We 



carry one o£ the largest and most 

 varied stocks of Ribbons pertaining 

 to the tiorist business of any house 

 in the country. If you have not re- 

 ceived one of our new catalogues, 

 advise us and we will mail you one 

 at once. 



S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo. 



The Wholesale Floristt of 

 Philadelphia 



Philadelphia 



1608-1G20 Ludlow St. 



Baltimore 



. Franklin and St. Paul Sts. 



New York 



117 W. 28th Street 



Washington 



1216 H Street, N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^"^ 



PRICES — Par 100 



TO DEALERS 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 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longifiorum 



Callas.... 



Lily of the Valley 



Wallflower 



Snapdragon 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Violets 



Pansier 



Mignonette 



L^asies. wliite and yellow 



Sweet Peas 



Lilacs, per hunch 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) 



" *' & Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



April 9 



40.00 to 



50.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 



Iti.OO 



4.00 

 12.00 



4.00 

 15.00 



5.00 



3.00 

 40.00 

 12.00 

 12.00 



3.00 



.50 to 



■ 50 

 •50 



fo 



to 



35,00 to 



2.00 



3.00 



•75 



4.00 

 1. 00 



1.25 



20.00 

 1. 00 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35-00 



ST. LOUIS 



April 6 



40.00 

 20.00 



15.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



4.00 

 2.00 

 40.00 

 12.00 

 10.00 

 3.00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



50.00 

 25.00 



18.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



8.00 



4.00 



S-oo 

 3.00 

 50.00 

 15.00 



I2-00 



4.00 



1. 00 

 12.00 



35.00 

 15.00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



1.25 



15.00 

 50.00 

 25.00 



PHILA. 



April 6 



3500 



15.00 



5.00 



8.0a 



3.00 



10.00 



4.00 



10.00 



4.00 



5.00 



4.00 



3.00 



3S.0O 



10.00 



15.00 



2.00 



.25 



.50 



1. 00 



1. 00 



.25 



.05 



3.00 



• 50 



.25 



.35 



6.00 



1. 00 



15.00 



15.00 



25.00 



to 

 to 

 to 



So.oo 

 30.0D 

 12.50 

 15.00 

 6.00 

 15.0D 



25.00 



5.00 



4.0c 



60.00 



15.00 



20.00 



4.00 



■50 



a.oc. 



3.C0 



3.00 



1. 00 



.10 



5.00 



3.00 



1.25 



J.25 



35.00 



1.50 



2o.ao 

 50.00 

 50.00 



From present reports 

 CINCINNATI there will be a good 



and adequate supply 

 of almost all kinds of seasonable flow- 

 ers for Easter. Easter lilies are in 

 a fine crop and all receipts coming in 

 at the time ot this writing are excel- 

 lent in respect to quality. Roses ex- 

 cept American Beauties are also in a 

 good crop. The carnations are not 

 quite on a full crop, but the cut will 

 be good and large. A fair amount of 

 tulips, jonquils and hyacinths may also 

 be had. The sweet pea supply is 

 large as well as that of lily of the val- 

 ley. Other offerings include antir- 

 rhinum, orchids, callas, rubrum lilies, 

 mignonette and forget-me-nots. Busi- 

 ness last week was very good. Prac- 

 tically all good stock in roses, carna- 

 tions anil lilies met with a ready sale, 

 very little if any being sacrificed. Busi- 

 ness in greens was also very good. 



Quite an agreeable 

 NEW YORK change has come over 



the wholesale market 

 within the past two or three days. 

 Business has improved greatly and 

 prices have made a decided advance 

 on most lines, especially on the ordi- 

 nary grades of roses and all grades o( 

 carnations. Lilies are very plentiful 

 and the outlook is that there will be 

 great quantities of these for Saturday, 

 the opinion being that moderate prices 

 must prevail owing to the large supply. 

 Good violets are holding up well and 

 will bring good figures for Easter if 

 the weather should be favorable for 

 outdoor wearing. Bulbous stock is nor- 

 mal, with the exception of pocticus 

 narcissus which is very plentiful, the 

 flowers selling from $6.00 to .$7..iO per 

 1000. 



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