June 20, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



909' 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade is quite improved 

 BOSTON over the past two weeks 



and may be said to be 

 fairly good all around. The closing 

 evercises of colleges and schools on 

 the one hand and the clearing out of 

 old stock by the growers, on the other 

 hand, has made the supply and de- 

 mand more nearly equal and a better 

 feeling prevails in the wholesale 

 marts. There Is a greatly reduced 

 cut of carnations especially. Lilies 

 continue in enormous overstock and 

 sweet peas are also far beyond re- 

 quirements. 



The tirst two weeks in 

 BUFFALO June has seen the heav- 

 iest receipts of the sea- 

 son, especially on carnations and peon- 

 ies. Everything in the line of cut ma- 

 terial has to be forced on the buyers. 

 Peonies of local growing are in and it 

 certainly lias been a bad season for 

 disposing of them. The retailers have 

 failed to move them in quantity at 2ac. 

 the dozen. Other sales such as peas, 

 roses, carnations, have had to move at 

 very low prices, especially carnations, 

 which, on Saturday, were sold at a 

 merchant's store for three hours at 

 25c. for two dozen. Of course this 

 helped out the wholesaler considerable 

 though the losses had been heavy at 

 the earlier part of the week. At this 

 writing, Monday, 15th, roses have 

 shortened up and the demand is good 

 on lily of the valley, white roses, peas, 

 beauties, but again an over supply on 

 peonies and carnations. Witli gradua- 

 tions and school commencements 

 booked for next week it is hoped that 

 things will improve. 



Chicago market more 

 CHICAGO nearly approaches a 



normal condition this 

 week. The extreme heat and hot 

 winds that played such havoc with 

 stock, gave way to a cold wave which 

 revived trade and greatly improved 

 the quality of the flowers. Peonies 

 are now selling at $4.00 per 100 with 

 something of the old-time readiness, 

 and growers are again encouraged. 

 Carnations are much firmer in tex- 

 ture but small, and the demand is not 

 very active. Good roses are not at 

 all plentiful and sell promptly at sight, 

 but there are more inferior ones than 

 are needed. A fair demand exists for 

 lily of the valley and a fair supply of 

 orchids is coming in. Sweet peas are 

 not likely to recover from the effects 

 of the heat. Shipping trade is report- 

 ed by the wholesalers as a.gain satis- 

 factory. The large spikes of gladioli 

 which have been seen in this market 

 and proved rather hard to move, were 

 given a good advertisement as a stage 

 bouquet, at the Auditorium. Two 

 large urns held immense l)0uauets of 

 light pink gladioli and asparagus 

 plumosa, and they were a delight to 

 the eye. No smaller flower could have 

 filled the place so effectively. Among 

 the offerings at the State street stores 

 during the hot days were seen two 

 dozen carnations for five cents — 

 pretty fair flowers too. 



EASTER LILIES 



For decorative work and store 

 use— splendid quality and in any 

 quantity. 



Long Steins $1.50 per doz. $10 per 100 



EVERYTHING IN RIBBONS. We carry 

 une of tbe largest aud most varied stocks 

 of Ribbons pertaining to tbe florist busi- 

 ness of any house iu the couuntry. If you 

 have not received one of our new cata- 

 logues advise us and we will mail you one 

 immediately. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



Ihe Wholesale Florists of PhiUdelphia 



■ ■liiladelpliia, lGOS-1620 Ludlow St. 



New York, 117 W. 2Sth St. 



Baltimore. l'"ranlilin and St. Paul Sts, 

 Washington, 121(5 II St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra. 



No. I 



Killarney, KithmonJ, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst. Extra. . . . 

 " " " Ordinary. 



Maryland, Taft. Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Russell, Shawyer 



CamatioDs, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Corn Flower. ..;... 



M ignonette 



Dasies, white and yellow 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias - 



Adianlum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) 



'* " & Sprcn. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



June i8 



ST. LOUIS 

 June 15 



■75 to 

 25.00 to 



35.00 to 



30.00 



15.00 

 6.00 

 5-O0 

 2.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



15.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 



30.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



3.00 



1.50 



•50 



20.00 



1. 00 



15.00 



50.00 



35-00 



20.00 to 



15.00 to 



5.00 to 



4.00 to 



2.00 to 



5.00 to 



3.00 to 



4.00 to 



2. 00 to 



to 



2.00 to 



.50 to 



40.00 to 



8.00 to 



3.00 to 



2.00 to 



t<l 



4.00 

 ■»5 



1. 00 

 10.00 

 35-00 

 15.00 



25.00 



18.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



6.00 



4.00 



6.00 

 3.00 



3.00 



1. 00 

 50.00 

 10.00 



4.00 



4.00 



5.00 

 1. 00 



.40 

 1.25 



12.50 



PHILA. 



June 15 



20.00 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 40.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 1.00 

 5.00 

 .20 



35.00 

 15.00 



3a> 



8.00 

 4.00 



10.00 

 4.00 



10.00 

 3.00 

 1.50 



50.€X) 



8.00 



4.00 



3.00 



■40 



.40 to 



.20 to 



4.00 to 



15.00 

 50.00 I 35. CO 

 25.00 I 25.00 



1. 00 



.50 

 15.00 



I.CO 



20,00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



Market conditions 



CINCINNATI have changed mate- 

 riaHy since the last 

 writing. Instead of a glut in all lines 

 with but a small or special demand we 

 new have a market with more limited 

 oflerings in each seasonable line with 

 a general demand that is much better 

 than it was up till the close of last 

 week. The improvement was first 

 noted after the middle of last week. 

 Gladioli, lilies, sweet peas and lily of 

 the valley are the best as far as rela- 

 tive auality is concerned. The first 

 named are much more plentiful than 

 they have been this spring. Most of 

 roses from our local growers are fine 

 Icrge stock. A considerable part of 

 the receipts, however, are shorter than 

 is usual for varieties such as America 

 at this time of the year. Lilies are 

 plentiful and excellent in quality. 

 Sweet pea cuts are good both in re- 

 spect to quantity and quality. Roses 

 are not as plentiful as they have been 

 for several weeks. The extreme heat 

 has seriously affected the old stock 

 while the cuts from the strict iy snnimcr 



roses are not large as yet. Carnations 

 are easily sufficient for present needs, 

 but are rather indifferent in quality. 

 Large quantities of fine peonies are 

 being taken out of storage. 



S u m mer conditions 

 NEW YORK are here with one ex- 

 ception : that is. the 

 tremendous supply of flowers in evi- 

 dence. In roses probably there is a 

 little let-up but not enough to affect 

 prices. Outdoor roses are very much 

 in evidence; Ramblers. Brunners. etc. 

 Peonies are everywhere— home grown 

 as well as cold storage, and prices are 

 ridiculously low. Lily of the valley 

 again has taken a tumble, arriving in 

 great quantity and selling any where 

 from $12.00 to $25.00 per thousand. 

 The quality of carnations is keeping 

 up remarkably well. Lilies are a glut 

 but of good quality. The best can be 

 bought for $2.00 per 100. Cattleyas 

 the same, good blooms selling very 

 low as a rule. While all of the retail- 

 ers seem busy with funeral work and 

 orders for steamers, the stock they 

 take out of the wholesale market does 

 not nutke much impression. 



