June 27, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



941! 



Flower Market Reports 



Frevailins conditions in 

 BOSTON tlie market this week are 

 fairly good, the buoyancy 

 of prices being held by the usual June 

 weddings. Roses are somewhat scarce, 

 white being exceptionally so. Sweet 

 peas are to be had in abundance and 

 while carnations are plentiful the qual- 

 ity is poor. Lily of the valley is sell- 

 ing well and the supply equals the de- 

 mand. 



Trade is more on the 

 BUFFALO upward course and 

 business is more on a 

 satisfactory basis, the receipts have 

 shortened up considerable, but there is 

 still a large quantity of carnations, in 

 which a part are of inferior grade. The 

 rose supply has shortened and good 

 roses, especially white, are scarce. A 

 good supply of lilies and peonies, the 

 latter have nearly come to their end. 

 Weddings are quite noticeable, the de- 

 mand has been good on lily of the val- 

 ley and bridal flowers. The coming 

 week will see a good many weddings 

 and with school commencements, a 

 busy week is looked for. 



At some seasons of the 

 CHICAGO year, trade this week 

 would be counted as 

 dull, but in comparison with the weeks 

 just passed, it is considered fairly 

 good. Local demand for wedding flow- 

 ers keeps the market cleaned up of 

 much stock that would hardly stand 

 shipping, as well as calling for a good 

 many first class flowers. Shipping 

 trade is again good as is evidenced by 

 the visits of the messenger boys to the 

 wholesale houses. For two weeks 

 Poehlmann Bros, have been cutting 

 Mrs. Russell roses from stock made 

 from cuttings taken since the holidays. 

 The roses are on heavy stems, three 

 feet long and heavily foliaged. The 

 flower is so full and fragrant and of 

 so pleasing a shade of deep pink, that 

 John Poehlmann says he is sure his 

 customers will be delighted with it. 

 This is Mrs. Russell's first appearance 

 here, locally grown. First class roses 

 are scarce and good carnations are few. 

 Peonies are selling very well and lilies 

 are seen every where, moving usually 

 at a fair price. The market has plenty 

 of marguerites. Gladioli sales will 

 average up well and lily of the valley 

 Is quite in demand for the numerous 

 weddings. 



The usual early sum- 

 CINCINNATI mer conditions pre- 

 vail in the market. 

 There is a fair call and just about 

 enough to take care of this demand. 

 Few of the offerings can boast of any 

 real quality, although most all of them 

 are pretty fair. Rose offerings con- 

 tinue to be rather limited and as a 

 result, everything at all fair cleans 

 up very readily. Cuts of the strictly 

 summer roses are still rather small 

 and are not nearly able to take care 

 of all calls for them. Carnations too 

 are limited as to quality and owing 

 to the extremely hot weather, arc lack- 

 ing in quality. Lilies are cleaning up 

 each day. The first of this week they 

 were rather short, but the chances are 

 that this scarcity will hardly last more 

 than a few days and by the end of this 

 week they will again be in a good sup- 

 ply. Gladioli are more plentiful than 

 before and judging from reports the 

 receipts will Increase very greatly in 



GLADIOLI 



Splendid long stemmed well 

 flowered spikes, the better 

 varieties. 



$5.00 and $6.00 per 100 



EVERYTHING IN RIBBONS. We carry 

 cine of tlie largest aud most varied stocks 

 lit Ribbons pertaining to the florist busi- 

 ness of any house in the couuntry. If you 

 liave not received one of our new cata- 

 logues advise us aud we will mail you one 

 iniinedi.'ilely. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



New York, 117 W. 28tb St. 

 IMiiladelpliia. 10(18-1620 Ludlow St. 



Washington, 121C H St., N. W. 



lialtiniorf. 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, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra.... 

 " *' " Ordinary. 



Maryl;ind, Taft, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli .. 



Corn Flower , 



Mignonette 



Dasies, white and yellow 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianlum , 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) 



** " & Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



June 25 



ST. 



LOUIS 



ne 22 



20.00 



15.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 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 

 15.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 



1.50 



•SO 



40.00 



8.00 



3-00 



2.00 



5.00 



•25 



4.00 



■»5 



zs.oo 



18.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



PHILA 



June 22 



20.00 to 



10.00 to 



3.00 to 



5.00 to 



1.00 to 



10.00 

 35-00 

 15,00 



2.00 

 1. 00 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 t.oo 



.50 



5.00 

 1. 00 

 to .40 



to . ... 



to 1.25 



to 12,50 



to 50,00 



10 25.00 



5.00 



2. 00 

 5.00 

 1. 00 

 2.00 

 2. 00 

 1. 00 

 40.00 

 6.00 

 2. 00 

 1.00 

 3.00 

 .20 



25.00. 



15.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 4.0c 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 S.QO 

 4.00 



IQ.OO 



3-00 

 1.50 

 50.00 

 8.00 

 4.00' 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 .35- 



-ZO 



4.00 



15.00 



35.CO 



25.00 



1. 00 



■75- 

 15.00 



I.CO 



20.00 



50. OD 

 50.0c 



the next fortnight. Sweet peas are in 

 a heavy supply, they have a fair mar- 

 ket. Other offerings include lily of 

 the valley, orchids, peonies, and water 

 lilies. 



Business is in a much 

 NEW YORK more favorable condi- 

 tion. Stock of all 

 kinds has shortened up and prices have 

 advanced all along the line. Roses, es- 

 pecially white, are in short supply. 

 Lily of the valley are selling well, also 

 carnations and lilies. A little better 

 demand for orchids. All things con- 

 sidered, the month of June will be a 

 very satisfactory one as far as prices 

 arc concf^rued. 



A recession of 

 PHILADELPHIA stocks is the 



chief feature of 

 the flower market here the past week. 

 The advancing season of course pre- 

 cludes any lively demand, but prices 

 for the decreased supply are on a more 

 healthy basis. The cool weather has 

 improved quality very much and keep- 

 ing and shipping conditions are much 



more satisfactory, Lily of the valley 

 is scarce, the calculations of the reg- 

 ular growers having been upset by 

 the warm weather in May and early 

 June. Rose situation is unchanged 

 except a slight improvement in qual- 

 ity and a smaller cut. Carnations are 

 plentiful, but the quality is not near- 

 ly as good except in certain scattered 

 spots. Still some peonies around, 

 mostly from the cold storage. They 

 are fine keepers and give very good 

 satisfaction. Lilium candidum is one 

 of the newcomers and is meeting with 

 a fairly good demand. The lily sit- 

 uation is a little better, fewer and 

 more normal as to price. 



There's a big differ- 

 ST. LOUIS ence in the wholesale- 



Hower market this- 

 week from the week previous. Stock 

 became scarce and the trade is quite 

 busy with seasonable work. It's a 

 well-known fact that at this time of 

 the year we depend a great deal on 



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