August 17, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



219 



The S, A. F. of the P. M. CO. 



SERVICE. Great .trets 

 is laid on the accurate 

 filling of orders. Tele- 

 grams, phones, messages 

 of all lands written or 

 verbal, receive the careful atten- 

 tion of competent heads of de- 

 partments so that no one need 

 feel any hesitation in forwarding 

 hurry up orders. The organiza- 

 tion and service are so complete 

 that it is almost impossible for 

 any hitch to occur. 



The PENNOCK = 

 MEEHAN CO. busi 

 ness combines all im- 

 portant qualifications : 

 organization and equip- 

 ment ; service and 

 knowledge; quantityand 

 quality of stock ; and 

 offers itself confidently 

 to the whole country 

 both for the grower to 



market his products and the buyer to procure his supply 

 of cut flowers, plants and florists' supplies of all kinds. 



RIBBON AND SUPPLY DEPARTMENT. The 



business of this department has been increasing 

 yearly and is now the best equipped of any wholesale 

 florists in the country. New styles, new fabrics, new 

 inventions are constantly being added to the staples 

 so as to bring the stock thoroughly up to date in all 

 respects. 



The S. A. F. epitomizes the spirit of mutual co- 

 operation which has made it possible for the flor- 

 ists" business to have reached Its present high state 

 of development. 



The PENNOCK=nEEHAN CO., with its modern 

 organization for the distribution of the florists' 

 products, epitomizes no less the same spirit — mutual 

 co-operation being the guiding star that has kept 

 the business on its steady upward progress from 

 small beginnings to its present commanding posi- 

 tion. This spirit com- 

 bined with a thorough 

 knowledge of the cus- 

 tomer and his wants, 

 and a sympathetic wil- 

 lingness to help him out 

 in emergencies, affects 

 every detail of the busi- 

 ness and accouuts large- 

 ly for its popularity and 

 success. 



ABILITY. The abil- 



ity of the organization 

 has been developed 

 along practical lines 

 through years of ex- 

 perience and has been brought 

 by selection and elimi ration as 

 near perfection as possible. Con- 

 stant vigilance is the watchword 

 in this department to the end 

 that every employee may by fair 

 but firm treatment show the best 

 that he is capable of not only for 

 his own sake but that of hi^ em- 

 ployer and the public — the in- 

 terests of all be ng in the long 

 run identical. 



F 



I AGILITIES. The 



company has the larg- 

 est and most modernly 

 equipped outfit of any 

 wholesale florist's estab- 

 lishment in the world. 

 The buildings are centrally lo- 

 cated being within a stone's throw 

 of Broad Street Station five 

 blocks from Horticultural Hall 

 where the convention will be 

 held this year and having at its 

 command an experience of over 

 twenty years in knowing how to 

 make the best of these facilities 

 for the benefit of both growers 

 and customers. A cordial invita- 

 tion is extended to all visitors to 

 make this their headquarters dur- 

 ing their stay. 



S. S, PENNOCK-IVIEEHAN CO 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



1608, 1610, 1612, 1614, 1618, 1620 LUDLOWirSTREET 



