June 28, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



969 



Flower Market Reports 



(ContiuugJ from page qby) 



"Happy is he who ex- 

 NEW YORK pects little, for he 

 will not be disap- 

 pointed." Perhaps the foregoing quo- 

 tation is not exactly correct, but it 

 applies, anyhow, to the cut flower busi- 

 ness of New York at this season with 

 much exactness. The present is no 

 different from previous seasons in re- 

 spect to supply and demand — the sup- 

 ply being overwhelming and the de- 

 mand infinitessimal as compared with 

 the material offered. We have been 

 recording regularly for some weeks 

 past the congested condition of the 

 wholesale market and the "soft snap" 

 at the disposal of the retail dealers 

 at prevailing prices — if they only 

 needed the goods. The situation is 

 not materially different now so we 

 shall not repeat the mournful tale. 

 Yet, it is entirely logical and in ac- 

 cordance with precedent. He who 

 knows past liistory knows enough to 

 expect little and if anything comes 

 his way he is consequently grateful. 



There has 

 ROCHESTER N. Y. been a great 



glut of stock 

 of about all kinds naturally bringing 

 down the prices. Peonies are soft and 

 carnations are softer still and are be- 

 ing sold on the street two doz. for 1.5c. 

 Business for the first part of the week 

 was particularly slack, but the string 

 of graduations which came towards 

 the end kept us busy, baskets of 

 mignonette and candytuft with a few 

 roses or sweet peas retailing quickly 

 at $1 each for these exercises. There 

 are thousands of outdoor roses and 

 as indoor roses have been inferior the 

 former have been much used for de- 

 sign work. Spanish iris has been 

 quite plentiful this season but is about 

 through. June weddings have moved 

 a quantity of the best stock, leaving 

 the cheaper grade for other uses. 

 There is a little shortage of greens, 

 smilax especially. 



The market has been 

 ST. LOUIS quite busy the past 

 week, being the last 

 one for the .florists for this season. 

 There was plenty of stock for all, but 

 it was very much off in quality on 

 everything. Prices changed little and 

 the market remained as quoted the 

 week previous. 





PERSONAL. 



L. Zimmer, a St. Louis florist, left 

 Monday, June 23rd, for a summer trip 

 to Germany. 



Jules Bourdet of the Bourdet Floral 

 Co., St. Louis, will make a trip to his 

 home in Prance this summer. 



The announcement is made in our 

 advertising department this week of 

 the admission of Sydney H. Bayers- 

 dorfer to the firm of H. Bayersdorfer 

 & Co. Syd, as he is familiarly called, 

 is the son of Harry Bayersdorfer and 

 seems to have inherited the pleasing 

 geniality which has helped to make 

 so many friends in the trade for that 

 gentleman. We have watched him 

 since his father put him on the road 

 to try him out and we are glad to note 

 his promotion. 



1914 NEWS 



KILLARNEY 

 BRILLIANT 



Tlie seusational new Killarney sport 

 which will be introduced next year. 

 .\bout twice a.s double as Single Killar- 

 ney, much larger flower and of a 

 darker brilliant shade of pink. By far 

 the best introduction of any Rose of 

 let^ent years. Booking orders now. 



<iRAFTEI>, $7.50 per dcz., $35.00 per 



100, $1.50.00 per 500, $300.00 per 1000. 

 OWN ROOT, $6.00 per doz., $30.00 per 



100, $1J5.00 per 500, $250.00 per lOOO. 

 Delivery tluring March. 



Also scions for grafting in 1000 to 

 .'.000 lots at $200.00 per 1000. 



Special prices on larger quantities; 

 delivery in December and J^anuary. 



Matchless 



The splendid new White 

 Carnation for 1914. Booking 

 orders now. Deliveries can 

 be made December, 1913, on 

 the early orders. $13.00 per 

 100, $100.00 per 1000. 



We guarantee not only 

 the quality of our plants, 

 but their safe delivery by 

 express. 



Ribbons and Supplies 



M.iuy new patterns in ex- 

 clusive Ribbons. Write us 

 for prices on these and on 

 Supplies. 



Small Shipments can be sent 

 by Parcel Post at pur- 

 chaser's Risk. 



" Closed all day July 4th ' 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Go. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK 

 117 West 28th St. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H. St., N. W. 



9oAi.it-* 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longlflorum . 

 Lily of the Valley ... 



aiadloli 



Daises 



Snapdragon 



Last Half of Week 



ending June 21 



1913 



Sweet Peas (per joo bunches 



Gardenias 



Adlantum 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (per loo) 



*' •* & Spren (loo bunches) . 



15.00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 2.00 

 •50 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 1. 00 

 5.00 



35-00 

 15.00 



20.00 



2. 00 



3.00 



6.00 



1. 00 



4.00 



2.00 



2.00 



8.00 



1. 00 



15. 00 



40.00 



25.00 



First Half of Weak 



beginning June 23 



1913 



15.00 

 1.00 

 1,00 

 2.00 

 .50 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 3. 00 



5-00 



.75 



13.00 



35«> 



X5.00 



35 -oo 

 3.00 

 s.oo 

 6.00 

 x.oo 



4.00 



2.00 



5.00 



8. CXI 



1. 00 



15*00 



40.00 



25.00 



