August 1, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



145 



QUALITY 



FLORISTS' HOSE 



BULLDOG BRAND 

 I6c. per foot. 



P. H. QUALITY BRAND 

 16c. 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" 



WHOLE8ALE FLORISTS OF 



PHILA, 



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



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The character o£ stock 

 BOSTON coming into the market is 



now undergoing a change. 

 One sees scarcely any carnations, and 

 many outdoor flowers characteristic of 

 the early summer are no longer in evi- 

 dence. Asters, purple, pink and white, 

 of fairly good quality, are taking the 

 place of the departed things and will 

 soon occupy the front seat in the pub- 

 lic eye. Roses are still very diminu- 

 tive in size, but they are clean and 

 healthy looking as a rule, and growers 

 are evidently giving them careful at- 

 tention. Prices are not yet advanced 

 any, but there is a perceptible freshen- 

 ing up of the demand from various 

 points, and it now looks as though 

 the worst was over. 



The cut flower market 

 CHICAGO is holding its own; com- 

 pared with last July it 

 even has its encouraging features. 

 The quality of the carnations is ex- 

 cellent, color and size being well 

 maintained. Roses are sufficient to 

 supply the demand and American 

 Beauties are showing longer stems. 

 The market is full of lilies of all 

 kinds. Auratum and longiflorum 

 bring good prices; there seems to be 

 less call for album and rubrum and 

 really good stock sells slowly. Asters 

 show longer stems and consequently 

 sell better. Sweet peas are feeling 

 the hot, dry weather and many come 

 in in poor condition. Some of the 

 trade are finding that their books 

 show an increase in July sales over 

 last year, while June sales were be- 

 low. 



There is not a 

 INDIANAPOLIS great deal of life 

 in the business just 

 now, though the receipts in some lines 

 are fairly heavy, particularly American 

 Beauties, lilies and gladioli. The roses 

 average an indifferent grade. Strictly 

 fancy stock is available for small lots 

 only. Carnations are getting poor and 

 scarce. Gladioli have almost reached 

 summer value, though a few of the 

 novelties are yet bringing good figures. 

 There are some. asters coming into the 

 market, but the long spell of dry 

 weather has been sadly against them. 



This centre of activity 

 NEW YORK continues to be only so 



in name. There is prac- 

 tically nothing worth reporting in the 

 wholesale trade. Early closing is in 

 vogue, and it is not easy to find any- 

 one on deck in the afternoon. Stock is 

 coming in with moderation as yet, but 

 there are evidences that the receipts 

 of roses will soon make a considerable 

 increase, while asters and gladioli al- 

 ready begin to accumulate. Dahlias 

 are also imminent. There are very 

 few carnations. Cattleyas are scarce, 

 and there is a market for all that ap- 

 pear. First-class Beauties are also 

 good stock to have. Kaiserins take the 

 lead in white roses as to quality and 

 Killarneys in pink as to quantity. 



Conditions have 

 PHILADELPHIA improved slightly 

 the past week, 

 being quite in contrast to the regular 

 trder. Lily of the valley sold well, 

 and other white flowers also were in 

 active demand. The aster crop is get- 

 ting more plentiful and has improved 

 greatly in quality. The welcome rains 

 of the past ten days have been especi- 

 ally beneficial to the second early aster 

 crop. Carnations at the present time 

 are very few and very poor Some 

 good new crop American Beauty roses 

 are arriving. This applies not only to 

 local" but northern grown, the advan-' 

 tage of faither north being now lost. 

 Richmond is far too single to make a 

 good summer rose, and Liberty is also 

 below par. The cooler spell conse- 

 quent on the rains is already showing 

 on Kaiserins, which have improved 

 greatly. Many growers cut back their 

 old Killarneys some time ago and a 

 very fair stock is now being marketed. 

 Cattleyas continue scarce. Speciosum, 

 auratum and longiflorum lilies are in 

 fair supply and selling well. Lilium 

 philadelphicum and tigrinum are also 



conspicuous. Among the minor items 

 are tritonas, gladioli, golden glow, 

 phloxes and tuberoses. 



Reports from Detroit indicate that 

 business is moving along quietly, with 

 an average ahead of last year. Tha 

 demand for cut flowers for yachting 

 parties is beginning to cut quite a 

 figure. 



BUSINESS CKANGES. 



Hugo Rudolph has purchased the 

 business of C. F. Altman & Sons at 

 Manitowoc. Wis. 



The stock of W. H. Henderson has 

 been sold to Mrs. R. Henderson, of 

 Cedarville, N. J. 



Espelin & Warren, Fort Collins, Col., 

 have bought the business of the Fort 

 Collins Floral Co. 



Leland G. Watkin and John Cantield 

 have bought the greenhouses of A. A. 

 Weldon at Berlin, Conn. 



Hurt Bros. (Fred G. and H. H.) 

 succeed to the business of Ahrenfeldt's 

 greenhouses. Park Ridge, 111. 



Alexander Common will transfer his- 

 florist business from Woodward ave- 

 nue, Detroit, to 412-414 Grand River 

 avenue at an early date. 



Albert Senger has leased the Hicks' 

 Greenhouses. St. Louis, Mo., and will 

 continue the business there in addi- 

 tion to his present establishment at 

 Cote Brilliant avenue. 



The Chase Nursery Co. and the Ala- 

 bama Vurseries Co., Huntsville, Ala., 

 have consolidated and the name of 

 i lie former has been retained. Henrj 

 B., Robert C. and Charles Chase com. 

 pose the new firm. 



J. B. Opitz will discontinue his "tore 

 on fi4th street, Chicago, and give all 

 his time to his places at 3026 Cottage 

 Grove avenue and 3030 Indiana 

 avenue. 



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BOSTROM-BRADY MFG. CO., 139 Madison Avenue, ATLANTA, 6A 



