>Iarcb 23, 1907 



HORTICULTURE. 



40S 



BRUNNERS & BEAUTIES 



and Full Cuts of All Leading 

 Standard Crops 



FOR EASTER 





S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE iM.'ift'.'TVb; PHILADELPHIA 



I6O80I6I8 LDDLOW ST. 



Store closes at 8 p. m. 



Have YOU TRIED the Mew 



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MARKET" 



Things are humming once more in the vicinity of 

 13th and Filbert Sts. Messrs. Berger Bros, are now 

 comfortably established in their new quarters, number 



1305 



and doing the biggest business in their history. Visi- 

 tors welcome. Their motto : 



"Good service and a square deal all round." 



BERGER BROS., Wholesale Florists 

 1305 Filbert Street, PHILADELPHIA 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Easter topics are now up- 

 BOSTON permost in the minds of 

 the flower people and it 

 is not likely that there will be much 

 change in market conditions during 

 the week that now intervenes between 

 us and the great floral holiday. The 

 tension that has i)revailed on Ameri- 

 can Beauty and some other roses has 

 come to ,an end and the receipts are 

 increasing daily. Other flowers are in 

 good supply — violets and carnations 

 somewhat reluctant to move. The lily 

 situation is a source of solicitude 

 generally, it being apparent that there 

 will be no over supply and possibly 

 a famine of good blooms 



Monday opened up with 

 BUFFALO disagreeable weather, 

 which continued till 

 Thursday, and stock accumulated fast, 

 but beginning with Thursday, things 

 looked bright for a good balance of 

 week's business, and stock began to 

 move at a lively pace. Carnations, 

 lilies, roses and bulbous stock being 

 very plentiful, a good portion of the 

 three days' surplus was sold at good 

 prices, considering the amount on 

 hand. White carnations were in 

 heavy demand for St. Patrick's day, 

 and prices held firm. On Monday, the 

 18th, the market brightened up con- 

 siderable. Violet, carnations and 

 other stock were well in demand, and 

 the outlook for a good week's busi- 

 ness is excellent. 



The trade are now on 

 COLUMBUS the jump getting 

 everything ready for 

 a great Easter business. We are in 

 fine shape as regards flowering plants, 

 as compared with a year ago when 

 there were practically no good plants 

 in the city. The sunny weather in- 

 sures all ample quantity of roses, car- 

 nations and other stock; so we all 

 feel that conditions are very favorable 

 for a great business. It is too early 

 at this writing to say very much about 

 Easter prices which will go into 

 effect March 2H. From present ap- 



pearances we will be able to keep 

 them low enough, to insure a great 

 volume of business. Lilies will be the 

 short item here; the disease has cut 

 into them badly; 1 should say at least 

 forty per cent. Harrisiis have done 

 the best. 



A review of the local 

 DETROIT trade finds every florist 



progressive, with stock 

 on the scarcity list except violets and 

 bulbous material. The outlook for the 

 Easter supply is not changed mate- 

 rially. Lilies will be plentiful, but 

 roses and carnations not suflicient. 

 Trade in all kinds of potted plants is 

 also very brisk, with a shortage in 

 5 inch and 6 inch Boston ferns. 



Favorable weather 

 INDIANAPOLIS the past week 

 brought good cut 

 flower and plant trade which made 

 up in great part for slowness the pre- 

 vious week. There is still a scarcity 

 of good Beauties; other roses still 

 maintain the usual season's standard 

 of quality. Abundance of stock in all 

 lines is to be had, the quality of which 

 could hardly be improved upon. While 

 Easter is a little early this year, the 

 growers all seem to be prepared for 

 it. It is evident that the lily supply 

 will not be any too heavy. Green 

 goods are in strong demand, compared 

 with the supply, Easter plants look 

 promising with all the growers. 



Receipts of all stand- 

 NEW YORK aril varieties are 

 growing daily in size 

 and also show a gratifying imi)rove- 

 raent in quality. American Beauty 

 roses have turned the corner with a 

 rush. Considering their extreme scar- 

 city up to one week ago the overturn 

 seems almost incredible and, at the 

 present rate of increase, the chances 

 are excellent for a bountiful supply of 

 Beauties at reasonable figures. Violets 

 are at present the most dejected item 

 on the list. The street fakirs take by 

 far the greater part of the stock re- 

 ceived. The lat;^ spring combined 



with the early date of Easter assures 

 a supply of good violets for that oc- 

 casion such as has rarely, if ever, 

 been available. As to their disposal 

 the weather on Easter morning will 

 have something to say. 



Beauties are more 

 PHILADELPHIA plentiful and of 

 slightly better 

 quality. Other roses are in abundant 

 su|iply and of generally excellent qual- 

 ity, with the exception of Killarney, 

 which is a little off color. Prices are 

 easier. ""Prices on carnations are low, 

 although fairly steady. The quality is 

 excellent and the supply all the mar- 

 ket will absorb. The outlook for 

 Easter lilies is that good prices will 

 be realized for choice stock from now 

 on. Much of the product is short 

 stemmed this year. Violets, lily of 

 the valley, tulips, mignonette, lilac 

 and other standard items are plentiful 

 and good, but without any feature of 

 special interest. Easter plant buying 

 is now proceeding briskly. The wide- 

 awake buyers believe in engaging 

 their supplies well ahead. 



There has been no 

 WASHINGTON noticeable change 



in the condition of 

 the market, owing to the bright days 

 of the past week. Flowers are still 

 superabundant, and there is every in- 

 dication that they will remain so un- 

 til after Easter, which, it is hoped, 

 will relieve the market of much of Its 

 surplus. Saint Patrick's Day was 

 ideally beautiful, and the usual amount 

 of novelties were shown on the retail 

 counter. Azaleas, bulbous stock and 

 lilacs are still plentiful and move 

 slowly. Some of the retailers have 

 been to Philadelphia this week to con- 

 tract for Easter goods. 



INCORPORATED. 



William F. Kasting Co.. Bultalo, N. 

 Y.; capital, $30,000; incorporators, W. 

 F. Kasting, L. A. Kasting, E. C. 

 Brucker, W. E. Weiss, L. C. Wilkie. 



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