September 4, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



3511 



Flower Market Reports. 



Cooler weather, roiurn- 

 BOSTON ing vacationists and a 



few timorous ventures at 

 matrimony tiave conspired to inject a 

 little life into the flickering remnant 

 of the flower trade this week and great 

 is the joy caused thereby. But it will 

 not do to crow too much just yet. 

 Lily of the valley, white roses if good 

 (and very few of them are), cattleyas 

 it they could be obtained, gardenias — 

 anything real choice and chaste — can 

 be placed at a good figure. All the 

 rest that goes to makei up the cords 

 upon cords of stuff sent to the flower 

 markets daily must take its chances on 

 an unappreciative and forbidding mar- 

 ket. There are carloads of gladioli, 

 but Shakespeare is the only one that 

 brings a price — as much for a dozen 

 Shakespeare as for a hundred of any 

 other. Asters — there's no end of them. 

 A few of rare tint and finish, with 

 flowers and stems of exhibition propor- 

 tions can be' sold at a dollar or two 

 per hundred. For the balance a dollar 

 a thousand is considered a snap. There 

 are fine lilies now; also excellent tube- 

 roses at about two dollars per hundred 

 spikes. Carnations seldom seen and 

 not wanted until they are better. 



T li e r e was plenty of 

 BUFFALO everytiiing in the line of 



cut stock and all grades. 

 It was rather a hot week for roses tu. 

 they moved better than heretoforei. 

 The late crop of asters is on and som 

 choice stock is to be had, but too many 

 of the ordinary shorts are coming in 

 with very liule sale. The same may 

 be said of gladioli. Such vaiieties as 

 Ameiica need no urging, but the mixed 

 stuff reiuains with the dealer. The 

 white rose and lily of the valley situa- ' 

 tion has improved, due laigely to the 

 demand for early fall weddings. 



Trade is still at a very 

 CHICAGO low mark and indications 



are that there will be lit- 

 tle or no change for some time to 

 come. There is a lively skirmish for 

 good flowers when orders come in. So 

 much of the stock is poor that it is 

 unsalable. The early severe rains, fol- 

 lowed by a prolonged drought injured 

 the aster crop to the extent of makin-:; 

 much of it worthless. The. late crop 

 of asters is the poorest ever known 

 to some growers while others are now 

 cutting some quite fair rtov;ers for the 

 first time this season. Carnations are 

 short in stem and small in flower and 

 the supply is limited. The first cosmos 

 of the season were noticed Monday. 

 Roses are improving from week to 

 week and Beauties are now quite fair 

 both in quality and quantity. The re- 

 turn to the city of many for the 

 opening of school will no doubt add to 

 the sales of the fl'oris;t and gives 

 promise of the return of the busy sea- 

 son. 



During the past 

 INDIANAPOLIS two weeks little 

 has occurred to 

 break the ripple of the summer dull- 

 ness. The best rofes are Beauty, Kai- 

 serin and Killarney. Maryland is well 

 liked and bids fair to displace Killar- 

 ney to some extent as a summer flower. 

 A few carnations of the new crop are 

 appearing. Good asters are very scarce 

 around this vicinity. Gladioli are good 



^Oah-^"* 



hut far. too -iLuiii — 

 erous. Lilies of 

 all kinds are quite 

 plentiful. Golden 

 Glow and chrys- 

 anthemums being 

 sent in by several 

 growers, but don't 

 bring in returns 

 suflicient to pay 

 to grow them so 

 earlj'. The de- 

 mand for lily of 

 the valley and or- 

 chids is very mod- 

 erate, Tbere is 

 quite a lot of 

 outdoor stuff com- 

 ing in which 

 meets with very 

 little demand. 

 Smilax are selling 

 well and all other 

 greens. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 Business was very 

 dull last week. 

 People are all 

 away. There is 

 plenty of mateiial 

 but no demand for 

 it. To quote one 

 of the big whole- 

 salers: "There is 

 nothing to it." 

 This sizes up the 

 situa'. icn about as 

 well as a story as 

 long as your arm. 

 I wish there was 

 some better news 

 to send; but can- 

 dor compels the 

 doleful tale. As- 

 ters are better 

 than ever and con- — ^^^ 



sidering the dry weather we hav>^ 

 had this summer are really remarkable 

 at the present time. Gladioli have not 

 stood the siege nearly as well and are 

 coming along very sparingly. A few 

 good rains would help these consider- 

 ably. Roses generally have improved. 

 My Maryland especially being particu- 

 larly fine. American Beauties have 

 also taken a distinct step forward, and 

 there are some fine White Killarneys 



FIELD GROWN 



Carnation Plants 



We offer, subject to prior sale, the 

 following: 



These are extra strong, healthy plants, the product of the 

 most successful Eastern Growers, stoclc that has been carefully 

 selected and handled under the best possible methods, thus 

 insuring results that will place the plants in our customers' 

 hands in the very best condition. 

 ENCHANTRESS LLOYD 



WHITE ENCHANTRESS WINONA 

 R. PINK ENCHANTRESS WINSOR 

 MRS. LAWSON SPLENDOR 



VARIEGATED LAWSON CARNEGIE 

 WHITE LAWSON BEACON 



LADY BOUNTIFUL AFTERGLOW 



WHITE PERFECTION MRS. PATTEN 



PRESIDENT SEEL YE 



First grade $8.00 per hundred. $75.00 per thousand. 

 Second grade 7.00 per hundred. 60.00 ptr thousacd. 

 /t::y=NOTE. - Second grade are as gocd, if not better than most 

 Growers' first grade. 



PROSPECTOR 



GENEVIEVE LORD 1 $5.C0 per hundred. 



HA RIO WARDS N ; $45 00 per thousand. 



QUtEN 



SARAH HILL, $J2.00 per hundred. 



800 BO- NTIFUL, 4 in. Pots. 

 2000 WHITE PERFECTION. 4 in. Pots. 



$6.50 per hundred. $55.00 per thousand. 



S. S. PENNOCK - MEEHAN GO, 



The -rroV.rT^' Philadelphia 



1608-1620 Ludlow Slreet 



Washington Store, 1212 



Store closes 6 p. m. 

 New York Ave. 



arriving. Carnations few and very 

 poor. Dahlias have just commenced, 

 among the forerunners being: Lynd- 

 burst, White Swan, Perle d'Or, Nym- 

 phea, Arabella, Livoni, Sylvia, Plora- 

 dora. Flora (a good white). Standard' 

 Bearer, and Red Huzzar. After a 

 week's lull, fancy water lilies have 

 started up again and are now excep- 

 tionally good. Lily of the valley is- 



{Continued on page jj_j) 



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