June 21. 1913 



HOETICULTUEE 



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What is more attractive, giving an air of coolness to tlie shop than a few 

 floating WATER LILIES — whether they be in a miniature pond or simply in a 

 large jardiniere filled with water? Always a welcome novelty if the new and 

 choice large flowering varieties are used. These we have in quantity, red and 

 white, and some beautiful delicate shades of pink. 75c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 

 These should be ordered direct from our Washington Branch as our supply 

 comes from them. 



Splendid, 'arge, well colored BEAUTIES; 

 all lengths: 



doz. IWI 



Special $3.00 $20.00 



Fancy 3.50 17.50 



Extra 2.00 15.00 



far superior to the local stock; 



100 

 $12.50 

 7.50 

 5.00 



doz. IWI doz. 



Special $3.00 $20.00 First $1.50 



Fancy 3.50 17.50 Second . . . 1.00 



Extra 2.00 15.00 Shorts . . . 



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

 CATTLEYAS: Mossiae; Special, $6.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100; Extra 

 doz.; $35.00 per 100. 

 Gigas and Gaskelliana, Special, $6.00 per doz. ; Extra 

 doz. 



Gigas .. 

 doz. 



Dendr^lnum Form 



tra, $5.00 per 

 ■a, $5.00 per 



o.sipn. $7.50 per doz. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS 



BKONZE GALAX, $1.50 per 1000; $10.00 per 10,000. 



GREEN SHEET MOSS, $3.50 per bag. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, 10 bbl. bales, nicely burlapped, each $4.00; 5 bale lots, 



each $3.75; 10 bale lots, each $3..50. 



ASPARAGUS STRINGS, 50c. each. 



ASPARAGUS AND SPRENGERI, bunches, 50c. each. 



ADIANTUM, $1.00 and $1.50 per 100. 



SMIL.\:v, 20c. per string. 



CUT HEMLOCK, $2.50 per bundle. 



HARDY DAGGER FERNS, best quality, large long fronds, $1.50 per 1,000, 



$6.50 per 5,000. 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES: Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. Write us 

 for prices on these and on Supplies. 



Small shipments can be sent by Parcel Post at purchaser's risk. 



IMIMOOK-IVI 



INJ 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 117 West 28lh Stree 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H. Street. N. W. 



Flower Market Reports 



The state of the flower 

 BOSTON market here this week is 



worse, it' anything, than 

 it was at the time of our last report. 

 There is an enormous accumulation 

 of all. kinds of flower stock and a de- 

 mand that is far from making any im- 

 pression on the daily receipts. Beauty 

 roses are of fairly good quality and 

 there are excellent offerings of Cardi- 

 nal, Carnot and Taft, all of which are 

 recognized as good summer roses but 

 there are only a few buyers who are 

 particular enough to be willing to pay 

 even quoted prices for this grade of 

 stock. Carnations are very good and 

 very bad according to the grower but 

 the best have a hard task to realize a 

 respectable price. Sweet peas are in 

 overwhelming quantity. Only the best 

 are moved and those only at figures 

 that should apply to the lowest qual- 

 ity. The best are superlatively good, 

 however, and ought to have a better 

 recognition. Gardenias are small and 

 Inferior and are not wanted. Lily of 

 the valley superb and with a moder- 

 ate call. Cattleyas good and not suf- 

 ficiently abundant to break down the 

 normal market price. 



There was no life in 

 BUFFALO the market the early 

 part of the previous 

 week. In fact, business was on the 

 quiet side. Plenty of stock and on 

 some lines too much to command any 

 price. All roses were in over-supply 

 except Kaiserin and Richmond. Locaj 

 peonies have added to the influx and 

 some good varieties in pink and white 

 are in. There has been plenty of all 

 other material and the retail merchant 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'*^''^'"*"^?o-d^e!vVe"^5 only 



ROSBS 



BOSTON 



June iQ 



CHICAGO 



June 17 



Am. Beauty. Fancy and Special. . . . 



" *' Extra 



No. I 



" " Lower Grades 



Killamey , Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Maryland, Extra 



" " Ordinary .. . 



Bride, 'Maid 



Hillingdon, Ward, Melody, Extra. . 

 " " " Ordinary 



Taft, Sunburst 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, lx)ngifiorum 



Callas 



Lily of t he Valley 



Gladioli 



Mignonette. 

 Daises . 



' Snapdragon 



Stocks 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo). 

 " & Spren. (loo Bchs.). 



10.00 



8.00 

 5.00 

 1. 00 

 4.00 



-50 

 3.00 



-SO 



.50 

 3.00 



•50 

 2.00 



■75 



■25 

 25.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 2.00 



.50 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 5-00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 



I. CO 



.50 



35 -oo 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 



•50 



1. 00 



■75 



•15 



4.00 



1. 00 



1. 00 



2.00 



1. 00 



.50 



6.00 



1-25 



15-00 



50.00 



3500 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



6.00 

 3^oo 

 500 

 1.50 

 .50 

 25.00 

 8.00 

 S^oo 

 3.00 

 4.00 



2.00 



•50 



3.00 



25.00 



15.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



5.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 40.00 

 12.00 

 8,00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



3-00 

 z.oo 



5.00 



.25 to 



10.00 

 50.00 

 35 -oo 



1. 00 

 15.00 

 60.00 

 50.00 



ST. 



J 



LOUIS 



une 16 



PHILA. 



June 16 



30.00 



20.00 

 15.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 



2. 00 

 500 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 40.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 2. 00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 3.00 



.20 



1. 00 

 12.00 



35-00 

 25.00 



40.00 

 25.00 

 18.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 



3-00 



6.00 



3.00 



4.00 



8.00 



4.00 



10.00 



3 00 



1-50 



50.00 



10.00 



10.00 



4.00 



6.00 



3.00 



5.00 



2.00 



4.00 



■35 



1.25 



15.00 

 50.00 

 35 00 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 5-00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 2. 00 



5.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 40.00 



25.00 



12.00 



8. 00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



8.00 

 4.00 



8.00 

 3.00 



1.50 

 60.00 



1. 00 

 10.00 

 35 -oo 

 3500 



1.50 

 12.50 

 50.00 

 50.00 



has had his own way. Weddings are 

 becoming a little more noticeable, 

 though no special demand has been 

 had on any one thing. School com- 

 mencements are soon in order and a 

 little extra business is figured on. 



Weddings and com- 

 CHICAGO mencements, local and 

 otherwise, are responsi- 

 ble for the moving of most of the flow- 

 ers not sold for funeral purposes. The 

 season shows nothing remarkable so 

 far, either in number of events or 

 quantity of material used, with few 

 exceptions. White or light orchids 

 are increasing in favor with the brides 

 but lily of the valley still is the main- 

 stay and very good stock is to be had. 

 There seems to be no limit to the 



number of roses in the market, but 

 wholesalers say that the really good 

 roses all find buyers. White Killarney 

 meets a steady demand and the call 

 for American Beauty is said to be 

 fairly good, some of the poorer grade 

 having to be worked off cheap. The 

 great majority of the stock of carna- 

 tions and roses shows that summer Is 

 here and much of it is sold at a low 

 price and moved in large quantities. 

 The peonies that come direct from the 

 fleld to the counters are all disposed 

 of and now the cold storage stock is 

 being used. Many out of door Spencer 

 sweet peas are now coming in, but 

 they do not have the dainty poise of 

 the greenhouse ones. Plenty of mis- 



(Coiitinucd on fiagc q^y) 



