March 22, 1913 



HOETICULTURE 



441 



For After-Easter Weddings 



VALLEY: Extra, $3.00 per 100; Special, $4.00 per 100. 



CATTLEVAS: $6.t'0 per doz. ; $40.00 per 100. 



SWEET PEAS: 51.00 to $1.50 per 100. 



G.ABDENI.4S: F-mcy. ifi.OO per doz.; $12.50 per lOO. Special, $3.00 per 



duz.; $17.F.0 per 100. As a Special, for the weeli ending March 29th, 



iift.v or more of the two grades, §10.00 per 100. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS 



WILD SMILAX: $5.00 per case. 



GREEN or BRONZE G.*LAX: $1.50 per 1,000; $7.50 per 10,000. 



LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS: Green and bronze, $1.00 per 100; $7.50 



per 1.000. 

 GREEN SHEET MOSS: $1.50 per bag. 

 SPHAGNUM MOSS: 10 hbl. bales, nicely burlappcd, each $4.00; 5 



hale lots, ® $3.75; 10 bale lots, (® $3.50; 25 bale lots, @ $3.25. 

 MEXICAN IVT; $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1,000. 

 DAGGER and FANCY- FERNS: $2.00 per 1,000. 

 BOXWOOD: 50 lb. cases, $7.50 each. 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES: Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. 

 Write us for pri'.'es on these and on Supplies. 

 Small shipments ean be sent by Parcel Post at parehaser's risk 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN GO. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK 

 117 West 28lh St. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H. St., N. W 



Fbw6ir Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS -;'^-'>^'^'^^tS-d^h\V&"3 



^ ~' " RONTON i r.Hir.AnA i 5/f i «ii7i« dhu 



The middle of the week 

 BOSTON before Easter saw a 

 healthy activity in the 

 market. Nothing is scarceexcept Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses and the best of those 

 in sight are poor. Richmonds will sell 

 out early and lilies are liable to prove 

 short of the demand by the end of the 

 week. They are not very good as a 

 rule, the earliness of Easter having 

 apparently frightened the growers into 

 pushing them along too strenuously. 

 The usual big shipments of lily plants 

 have been made by the wholesale 

 dealers, to out-of-town buyers, but 

 there seems to be more than the usual 

 complaint of injury in transit. It is 

 in evidence that the express em- 

 ployees have shown much carelessness 

 in handling these goods this year. Bul- 

 bous stock is very much overcrowded, 

 sales of fine trumpet daffodils at $10.00 

 per 1000 being common. Roses and 

 carnations run very fine as to quality. 

 Carnations have appreciated in price 

 until now they sell readily at double 

 the price obtained one week ago. Vio- 

 lets move slowly and prces have ruled 

 lower than ever before at this sea- 

 son; they are of superb quality. Sweet 

 peas are seen in all grades from low- 

 est to highest possible quality and the 

 selling price is as diverse as the qual- 

 ity, the best bringing about five times 

 the price of the worst, and even at 

 that the latter are more often thrown 

 away than sold. Cattleyas have stif- 

 fened up nicely and are bringing nor- 

 mal prices once more. Gardenias also 

 have recovered their lost ground. 



The first half of the 

 BUFFALO i>ast week was not a 



lively one from a busi- 

 ness standpoint of view. Receipts 

 were heavy and there was very little 

 doing until Thursday morning when 

 things brightened up and continued so 

 the balance of the week with Satur- 

 day a clean-up day. though the sur- 

 plus carried along from earlier in the 

 week was too large to dispose of with- 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fancy amT^pecial.-.- 



" " Extra 



No. I 



" " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Maryland, Extra 



" " Ordinary .. . 



Bride, 'Maid 



HiUingdon, Ward, Melody, Extra.. 

 " '* " Ordinary 



Taft, Sunburst 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Daises ■ 



Snapdragon 



Wallflower 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Flumosus, Strings (loo).. 

 " " & Spren. (loo Bchs.j. . 



BOSTON 



March 20 



CtllCAOO 



March 17 



AT. LOUIS 



March 17 



ONLY 



50.00 

 30.00 

 10.00 



2. 00 



3.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 1.00 

 40.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 1.00 



■35 

 3.00 



5.00 

 1. 00 



■35 



20.00 



1. 00 



10.00 



60.00 j 

 40.00 I 

 20.00 



8.00 , 

 16.00 , 



8.00 , 

 16.00 



3.00 I 



6.00 : 

 12.00 I 



4.00 I 



t2.00 



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 2.00 

 50.00 

 12.00 

 12.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 t.oo 

 S-oo 

 1. 00 



8.00 

 2.00 



I.OQ 



25.00 



1-25 



15.00 

 50.00 



45.00 



30.00 

 25.00 

 12.00 

 10.00 



4.00 



12.00 



25.00 to 35-00 



10.00 

 5.00 

 10.00 



4.00 



40.00 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



2.00 

 2.00 



•50 

 4.00 

 1.50 

 8.00 



1. 00 

 25.00 



I 00 

 12.00 

 50.00 



3500 



50.00 

 40.00 

 30.00 

 20.00 

 12.00 



8.00 



15.00 

 10.00 



12.00 

 10.00 

 15.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 50.00 

 15.00 



I2.00 



4.00 



3.00 

 4.00 

 ■75 

 6.00 

 3.00 ' 

 10.00 : 



2.00 I 

 30.00 ' 



i-»5 , 

 15.00 

 75.00 

 50.00 ! 



40.00 



20.00 

 15.00 

 S.oo 



6.00 



4.00 



6.00 



4.00 



5.00 



8.00 



5.0c 



8.00 



300 



1. 00 



40.00 



12.00 



12.00 



3.00 



3.00 



3.00 



■25 



3-00 



■25 



300 



.30 to 



1. 00 

 12.00 

 35 -oo 

 10.00 



6d.oo 

 30.00 

 18.00 



8.00 

 10.00 



5-00 

 10.00 



5.03 



6.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 12.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 50.00 

 15-00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



I.OQ 

 5.00 



.75 

 5.00 



1.00 



1. 25 



15-00 

 50.00 



I2.00 



PHILA. 



March 17 



62.50 

 40.00 

 20.00 

 5.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 

 8.00 



2. 00 



8.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 



40.00 

 8.00 



10.00 

 J. 00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 .30 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 4.00 



•25 



4.00 



-75 

 15.00 

 40.00 



a5oo 



7S-00 



35 -co 

 1500 

 12.00 



6.00 

 IS -co 



6.00 



12.00 



6.00 



15.00 



5.00 



3-00 



50.00 



12.50 



15 00 



4.0a 



3.00 



3.00 



.25 



500 



2.00 



15.00 



I.OD 

 25.00 



1.50 

 20.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



out injuring the market to a large ex- 

 tent. The receipts were heavy on car- 

 nations, especially colored, and the 

 white had a demand on Friday and 

 Saturday and prices held firm. St. 

 Patrick helped us out. Other stock, 

 especially ordinary sweet peas, were 

 too plentiful and lilies have awakened: 

 only a slight call for lily of the valley 

 or violets. Tulips were again too plen- 

 tiful and daffodils shortened up. There 

 were enough roses, and white had pref- 

 erence. Now look out for a record- 

 breaker. 



The market can scarce- 

 CHICAGO ly be said to have been 



active the last week 

 before Easter shipping began, but 

 there was a very fair demand for most 

 kinds of stock. St. Patrick's Day usecl 

 up practically all the white carnations 

 that were cut in a week, and most of 

 the retailers report selling out fairly 

 well. The popularity of green dyed 

 flowers was considered very doubtful 

 a month ago but they disappeared 

 and no one admits losing any. Ameri- 



can Beauties are a trifle more plenti- 

 ful each week but the increase is very 

 slight. The best varieties of sweet 

 peas sell quickly and the price holds 

 up to quotations, but the older and 

 short-stemmed varieties are not going 

 to bring a profit to the grower this 

 season. The violet growers are not 

 reaping a very large reward, prices 

 still remaining low and the market 

 overstocked. All kinds of roses are 

 coming in freely but not more than 

 can be sold to advantage. The fiist 

 two days of Easter week were rather 

 quiet, as is usual just before a hoMday. 

 Bulb stock is good in quality and lit- 

 tle, if any, is lost. 



With the approach 

 CINCINNATI of Easter the supply 

 has been increasing 

 steady and keeping apace with the in- 

 creasing demand. While business was 

 fairly good at the opening of this 

 week, it was not quite as good as last 

 week. The tulips, jonquils, daffodils 

 and Dutch hyacinths are really in a 



(Continued on f age 44J) 



