July 25, 190cS 



HORTICULTURE 



113 



QUALITY 



FLORISTS' HOSE 



BULLDOG BRAND 

 I6c. per foot. 



P. H. QUALITY BRAND 

 I6c. per foot. 



Try a loo of the "P.M." Many consider this, our own 

 special brand, superior to the well-known " Bull Dog." 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 



"THE" 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



PHILA 



1608 to 1620 Ludlow Street — Store Opens 7.30 A. M., Closes 6 PM. 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



OBITUARY. 



Local business is ex- 

 BOSTON ceedingly quiet aud the 



summer resort trade has 

 not been heard from thus far. The 

 best roses are still Carnot and Kaiser- 

 in. Killarney is very abundant, color 

 rich but substance lacking. Bride and 

 Bridesmaid are very insignificant as 

 a rule and are not wanted. Anything 

 of fair quality in American Beauty 

 sells all right. Carnations are prac- 

 tically out for the time being and 

 asters are beginning to come along to 

 take their place. Prices stationary. 



The first part of previous 

 BUFFALO week was very quiet; in 

 fact everybody being 

 sleepy, trade was at a standstill, stock 

 quite plentiful and nothing at all do- 

 ing in the flower line. Vacations and 

 fishing trips are the talk when a gath- 

 ering is in order. On Thursday there 

 was an "awakening"; stock was not 

 plentiful and the demand constantly 

 grew for carnations, roses, etc., and at 

 the end of the week everything was 

 cleaned up. The cemetery florists took 

 everything in sight, reporting floral 

 work in heavy demand, and everyone 

 on the hustle. Asters are now coming 

 in and lilies, lily of the valley, gladioli, 

 sweet peas and greens are selling some- 

 what better than heretofore. 



There is no startling 

 CHICAGO changes in the Chicago 



flower market. Opinions 

 vary somewhat as to the sales com- 

 pared with those of last year. The ma- 

 jority feel that there is little change. 

 During the early part of the week 

 trade was more active than at any 

 time the previous week.' Stock in some 

 respects is better than could be ex- 

 pected in July. Some particularly fine 

 white carnations are to be seen aud 

 Lawsons are also good for midsummer. 

 Beauty roses are lengthening out. As- 

 ters are slowly coming in and have 

 short stems. Peas and gladioli are 

 holding fairly well. The cooler weather 

 has freshened up stock wonderfully. 



Trade now has 

 INDIANAPOLIS fairly settled down 



to midsummer con- 

 ditions, with little complaint to 

 be made. The usual line of mid- 



summer roses is seen, although 

 somewhat the worse for the heat. 

 Much the same may be said of carna- 

 tions. Asters are slow in coming, the 

 stems short and blooms inferior. Au- 

 ratum lilies are abundant and about 

 the only lilies on the market at the 

 present time. American Beauties 

 from young plants are now coming 

 in, some showing stems two feet long. 

 Long stems are to be had in very 

 limited quantities. Gladioli are good 

 property now, and there is a good sup- 

 ply. 



Roses and carnations 

 NEW YORK are shortened up ma- 

 terially, the latter al- 

 most to the point of extinction. There 



are lilies and gladioli in great abun- 

 dance, tut there is no demand of any 

 consequence for these or anything else 

 Asters are coming in moderate supply. 

 Cattleyas are very scarce. The whole- 

 sale establishments are closing early 

 every day now. 



Carnations are 

 PHILADELPHIA scarce and infer- 

 ior and the expect- 

 ed influx of asters has not materialized. 

 The early asters have been almost a 

 failure for want of rain, and unless 

 the dry spell is broken soon the second 

 earlies will be a disappointment also. 

 American Beauty roses are not very 

 good but meet with ready sale. Kaiser- 

 ins and Killarneys from local soun es 

 are showing up unexpectedly good. Not 

 many orchids around but enough for 

 the demand. Lily of the valley is 

 pretty fair quality. Speciosum and au- 

 ratum lilies are seasonable items for 

 design work. The speciosums are cut 

 short as a rule so as to save the unde- 

 veloped buds. There is a glut of com- 

 mon water lilies but the fancy varie- 

 ties are better slmk and bring readily 

 three and four dollars per 100. Sweet 

 peas are hardly worth mentioning — 

 their glory has departed. 



The wife of A. W. Cleveland, Rens- 

 selaer, Ind., died on July 11. 



Mrs. Pahud, wife of Alfred Pahud, 

 florist of Indianapolis, Ind., died on 

 July P, aged 5? years. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 

 Bulletin No. 17. of the Nebraska 

 State Horticultural Society for May, 

 190S. Comprising notes from the 

 Nebraska Experiment Station of York, 

 compiled by C. S. Harrison. 



"Mushrooms, and How They Can Be 

 Cultivated Profitably" is a very practi- 

 cal treatise on the subject of mush- 

 rooms and mushroom spawn, issued by 

 the proprietors of the Twyford Abbey 

 Mushroom Farm, England. Anyone 

 wishing complete instruction in the- 

 growing of mushrooms can find it in 

 this pamphlet. 



FREELY GIVE. 



When you have a thought that's cheery; 



Pass it on. 

 It will surely aid the weary; 



Pass it on. 

 Give it freely. Do not keep it. 

 Fill your measure full, then heap it. 

 Later you will "surely reap it. 



Pass it on. 



When you have ■' though! that's healthful; 



Pass it on. 

 When yen have a thought that's wealthful; 



Pass it on. 

 ('Are it quickly, while it's vital, 

 Give it with full right and title, 

 Give it — never seek requital. 



Pass it on. 



Kindly given thoughts will Sourish; 



Pass them on. 

 They will starving people nourish; 



Pass them on. 

 Then it rightly they're directed 

 Tiirv «iii surely be reflected 

 And a harvest unexpected 



Will return. 

 — M, G. Kains, in New England Home 

 stead. 



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