March 29, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



477 



Easter Market Reports 



Easter in Boston was al- 

 BOSTON most an ideal day, only 

 marred by the drizzling 

 rain which set in towards evening. 

 The florists were particularly favored 

 all through, the temperature being 

 such that uo protection from cold was 

 needed for plant or flower. Saturday 

 was simply glorious — like a day in 

 May — and Friday went even a bit too 

 far" with its 69 in the shade. The 

 effect of this warm and sunny spell 

 was to hasten the blooming of every- 

 thing that had a bud on it and the re- 

 sult was, as might be expected, a 

 rather unwieldly accumulation on Sat- 

 urday of such things as daffodils, tu- 

 lips, violets and some varieties of car- 

 nations. Most things were of excel- 

 lent quality. Violets have never been 

 so fine — large, long-stemmed and in- 

 tense in color and it is a great pity 

 that so many of them remained in 

 wholesale hands unsold, because of the 

 restricted means of getting them into 

 the hands of the people. Carnations 

 were of extra good quality and so 

 were roses. But the most important 

 flower of all for the Easter trade — the 

 lily — made a remarkably poor showing, 

 evidently weakened and crippled by 

 overforcing in the haste to get them in 

 bloom for the early Easter. There 

 were some that were superb, but more 

 that were not, with flimsy wilted flow- 

 ers not fit to offer to a customer. 

 Many more lilies could have been sold, 

 all the stores being practically cleaned 

 out by Saturday noon and vainly clam- 

 oring for more. Plants of all kinds 

 sold up close to the limit, only a few 

 azaleas — which by the way were not 

 up to standard — and rambler roses be- 

 ing left over in retailers' hands. In 

 the aggregate it was probably by far 

 the biggest Easter ever enjoyed by the 

 Boston florists and we are glad to have 

 the story to tell. 



Easter, 1913, will he re- 

 BUFFALO membered to be one of 

 the best if not the very 

 best in years. Weather conditions the 

 early part of the week were ideal and 

 everybody had the Easter spirit. 

 Plants came in early and the hustle 

 was began on Wednesday and contin- 

 ued till Sunday. There was a heavy 

 supply of plants and it is hard to state 

 which sold best; it was a general 

 cleaning for the trade at large. There 

 were plenty of lilies. Azaleas was also 

 in good supply and sold out clean; 

 there were some fine rhododendrons, 

 hydrangeas, Rambler roses and a fine 

 lot of bulbous stock, which all shared 

 in the demand. The delivery of plants 

 found the weather excellent up to Sat- 

 un'ay noon when the temperature reg- 

 istered freezing. In the cut-flower line 

 there is much to be said and as usual 

 the wholesaler has his troubles, and 

 tills time the fault is not laid to late 

 shipments, but on days when good 

 stock is expected, especially violets, 

 and there comes a lot of rotten stuff 

 which is a disgrace to the flower busi- 

 ness, it is certainly some disappoint- 

 ment not alone to the wholesaler but 

 to the merchant who is in waiting ♦o 

 purchase. Such was the violet situa- 

 tion. Sweet peas were the heaviest 

 in demand and not enough could be 

 had. Lily of the valley sold excep- 

 tionally well as did Bonsilene roses, 

 and corsage flowers had a good call. 

 Carnations were good and "the last day 



IRISH FIRE 

 FLAME 



Will be at the National Flower 

 Show in all its glnry ; don't fall 

 to see it there, tben come over to 

 Philadelphia to see It growing in 

 its splendor of beauty, charm, 

 vigor and growth. 



OWN BOOT. 



Doz., $6.00; 25, $10.00; .'JO, $17.50; 

 100, $30.00; 250, $70.00; 1000, 

 $250.00. 



GB.4rTED. 



Doz., .$7.50; 25, $12.50; 50, $20.00; 

 100, $35.00; 250, $82.50; 1000, 

 $300.00. 



MRS. CHARLES RUSSELL,. 

 Crafted stork ouly : $7 ..50 per 

 doz.; .$12..50 per 25; $20.00 per 

 .50; .$.35.00 per 100; $82.50 per 

 250; .$300.00 per 1000. 



MILADY. Grafted or own root: 

 $3.00 per doz.; $10.00 per 25: 

 $17..50 per .50: $:M.00 per 100; 

 $70.00 per 25tt; $250.00 per 1000. 



MBS. GEORGE SHA^VYER. 

 Grafted or own root: $0.00 per 

 doz. ; $10.00 per 25 ; $17.50 per 

 50; $30.(X> per 100; $70.00 per 

 250; $250.00 per 1000. 

 MATCHLESS, the sensational White Carnation for 1914. will also he at the Na- 

 tional Flower Show. Booking orders now. Deliveries can be made December, 

 1913, on the early orders. .'?12.00 per 100; $100.01) per lotw. 



We guarantee not only the quality of our plants but their safe delivery by ex- 

 press. 



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 poht at purcliaser's risk. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



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PHILADELPHIA NEW TORK 



1608-1620 Lndlow St. 117 West 28th St. 



WASHINGTON 



1216 H. St.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES — Per lOO 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Taney an3 Special.... 



** *' Extra 



No. I 



" " Lower Grades 



KiUaniey» Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Maryland, Extra 



" " Ordinary . .. 



Bride, 'Maid 



Hillingdon, 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 Plumosus, Strings (loo).- 

 '* " & Spren. (loo Bchs.). ■ 



BOSTON 



March 27 



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again saw too many. There was an 

 oversupply of cut lilies and for some 

 reason the sales were lighter than 

 other years. Beauties had a good call, 

 but were on the scarce side and the 

 quality poor. In many cases Rich- 

 mond and Red Killarney filled the bill. 



Another Easter with a 

 CH ICAGO few extra experiences 



thrown in is passed, 

 and the florist who thought he had 

 lived through all possible variat'oas 

 of the business knows now that he 



(Continued on h'age 47Q) 



