March 8. 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



:U7 



Flower Market Reports 



f Continued from pa^e J^/j) 



Things are petty 

 NEW YORK well demoralized 

 here as to market 

 values. It is not possible to maintain 

 a standard and the wholesale dealers 

 are too glad to see a good buyer dis- 

 posed to invest, to be at all fussy 

 about the rate they charge him. Qual- 

 ity seems to have retrograded on many 

 items. Roses, carnations, lilies, lily 

 of the valley, etc., are all seen in 

 varying grades of course, but on the 

 average lower quality goods are in evi- 

 dence than was the case two weeks 

 ago. Beauty roses have petered out 

 all around. Of other roses there is a 

 surfeit, as also of carnations, violets 

 and bulbous material. Orchids, too, 

 are hanging fire although they are 

 freely offered at what would ordinarily 

 be considered very low prices. Some 

 very fine acacia is seen here and there 

 and this is about the only thing that 

 holds up to record figure. 



Trade fair to 

 PHILADELPHIA middling. Best 

 sellers probably 

 carnations. These have been more 

 plentiful and average very high in 

 quality. Another good seller was 

 American Beauty rose. This item is 

 still very scarce, contrary to general 

 expectation for so late in the season. 

 Other varieties of roses are quite 

 plentiful especially in the lower 

 grades. There is no great influx in 

 the way of fancies and specials. The 

 best of all just now is the Double-Pink 

 Klllarney. Sweet peas are running ex- 

 tra fine and very plentiful. The 

 Spencer forms are now to be seen in 

 limited quantity, which is an addition- 

 al attraction. Cattleyas are reason- 

 ably plentiful but the quality is rath- 

 er below standard as a rule. Many 

 complaints are being received from 

 buyers who look for the very choicest 

 all the time. Gardenias continue in 

 good supply of excellent quality. 

 Greenhouse-grown daffodils are hold- 

 ing their own as a spring favorite. 

 This happy state of affairs will be 

 short-lived, however, as several small 

 shipments of southern flowers are al- 

 ready to be seen around and it won't 

 be long before these will be in such 

 quantity as to knock the bottom out 

 of the market. Reports all around say 

 violets are selling very poorly. 



PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATED. 



After running for a fifth of a cen- 

 tury as an independent publication, the 

 Fern Bulletin has now been merged 

 with The American Botanist. A copy 

 of the new magazine which takes its 

 place has come to us from the pub- 

 lishers, Willard N. Clute & Co., Joliet. 

 111. The fact that the Fern Bulletin 

 was the third oldest botanical publi- 

 cation in America and the only publica- 

 tion devoted to ferns for most of its 

 existence, has led us to experience a 

 bit of lonesomeness for we confess to 

 a life-long affection for the ferns. But 

 a scrutiny of the new magazine con- 

 vinces us that the special field which 

 the Fern Bulletin covered so well will 

 not be neglected and so we extend a 

 welcome and cordial good wishes to 

 the old friend in a new dress. 



Four New Roses Every Grower 



WILL WANT THIS YEAR 



IRISH FIRE FLAME 



Tbe dainty new single Rrj.se. 

 trimmest and sweetest little 

 bud ever seen, and well named 

 as to its lovely color. A 

 Dickson seedling of strong, 

 vigorous growth, very free, 

 particularly during the Win- 

 ter; color fiery crimson, shad- 

 ing to a rich orange salmon 

 at the base; foliage a d.-irk 

 green, reverse side of leaf 

 deep bronze; a new departure 

 in Roses, a distinct novelty ; 

 beautiful and charming : a 

 favorite wherever shown : 

 nothing to compare witli It. 

 March and April delivery. 



OWN ROOT. Doz., $«.od; 2,i, 

 $10.00; 50, *17.50; 100, $30.00; 

 250. $70.00; 1000, $350.00. 



GRAFTED, Doz., $7.50; 25, 

 $13.50; 50. $30.00; 100. $35.00; 

 230. $S3.60, lOnO, $300.00. 



Mrs. Ghas. Russell 



A new American pedigree 

 seedling. Of American Beauty 

 size and fragrance: color a 

 lighter cerise that does not 

 fade to blue, but to a lighter 

 rose as the flowers age; a 

 strong, vigorous grower ; good, 

 heavy stems; tlowers carried 

 erect ; no weak necks ; no 

 blind wood like Beauty: very 

 ^_ prolific, renuirkably so con- 



sidering its size. As tested 

 In tbe various shmvs over tbe country this Fall, It hag proven a wonderful keeper 

 and estalillshcd Itself at once as a Rose of unsual merit, creating a seuiation 

 wherever shown and attracting not only the commercial man. but the public as 

 well. Delivery after March 15tb. 



Doz. 25 .50 100 2.30 1000 



(irafted Stock Onl.v $7,50 $13.50 $30.00 $35.00 $83.50 $300.00 



lull Jiny A strong, sturdy grower, excellent foliage: flowers large and double: 

 nilLIIUI opens perfectly at all seasons: similar to Richmond in color, al- 

 though ric-her In color in bud form; shape of flower resembles Gen. Jacqueminot: 

 very prolific; good keeper; the coming Red Rose. Grafted or Own Roots, $30.00 

 per 100: .$3.50.00 per lOiKi. 



A free-flowering pink Rose; very highly 



rect-)ui mended b.v some of our best Rose 



growers ; has been selling e.Kceptionally well in the New York market this season. 

 Grafted or Own Root, $30.00 per 100; $350.00 per lOOO. 



We guarantee not only the quality of our stock but its safe delivery by express. 



Rihhnne and Ciinnliae S'"'^ "^ ^°^ ^rvi<i& on these and on supplies. 



niUUUIId dim wUp|Jll69 Many new patterns In exclusive Ribbons. 

 <iKKKN C.iRNATlON DYE; for March 17th, oOo. per packaffe. 

 Small sliipnicnts can he sent by I*arcel Post at purchaser's risk. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Go. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



PHILAnELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON 



1608-1030 Ludlow SI. U7 West 38th St. 1316 H. St.. N. W. ^„ 



MRS. GEO. SHAWYER 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lflles, Longlflorum 



Callas 



Ul> of the Valley 



Narcissus, Paper White 



Trumpet 



Roman Hyacinths 



Tulips 



Violets 



Daises , . 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches) 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smllax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (per loo) 



" " & Spren (loo bunches) . 



Toronto, Ont., Can. — Grobba & Wan- 

 drey have dissolved partnership. Carl 

 Grobba will carry on the business. 



York, Neb.— The C. S. Harrison 



Select Nursery have just moved into 

 their new and comfortable office. The 



outlook for a big trade Is very bright. 

 The weather has remained mild and 

 but little frost is in the ground. 



