September IS, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



416 



Flower Market Reports. 



Some who have kept 

 BOSTON records and made com- 



paiisons say that busi- 

 uess this month is fully up to last 

 year's limit but the impression one 

 gets from seeing the accumulations of 

 some things, especially asters, is that 

 things are unprecedentedly quiet. 

 Nothing like the present blockade of 

 asters has ever been experienced here 

 and they cannot be sold even at prices 

 per lOUO which would have been con- 

 sidered too low per 100 two years ago. 

 Roses of the special summer crop 

 hold their own as to quality and value 

 but the cut from young plants is in-- 

 creasing faster than the market can 

 absorb. Lilies are rather scarce at 

 present. Carnations are improving; 

 some quite decent blooms are coming 

 in and the quantity begins to make a 

 little show. Plenty of dahlias are 

 available but the commercial florist 

 trade Unds very little use for them and 

 they cannot be said to fill any impor- 

 tant place in the market movements. 



Flowers of all kinds 

 BUFFALO were plentiful the past 



week and trade was 

 quite active. Asters and gladioli too 

 plentiful to feel comfortable though 

 select stock moved quite well. Carna- 

 tions are coming in more plentiful 

 each day, but with short stems. Lily 

 of the valley was in good demand, also 

 white roses and Beauties., Plenty of 

 greens and lilies. 



Chicago market condi- 

 CHICAGO tions are very favorable 



for the middle of Septem- 

 ber. While there Is no decided ad- 

 vance there is a gradual quickening 

 along all lines. Orders are coming in 

 as fast as stock can be secured and 

 stock is gaining in quality each week. 

 Already it is stated by leading whole- 

 sale growers that the trade this fall is 

 ahead of that of last year. As is well 

 known, an unusual number of new 

 houses have been erected during the 

 past year. The increase is looked upon, 

 as normal, being the florists' share in 

 the general prosperity of the times. 

 There is no especial shortage in any- 

 thing now as the warm weather is 

 bringing everything on at a lively rate. 

 Good asters are in at last, but so are 

 carnations which latter fact always 

 checks the aster grower's returns from 

 his summer's outlay of time and 

 money. Lilies are more plentiful but 

 this fact has not caused a letting down 

 of the price which is high for the sea- 

 sou. Roses are being hurried on by 

 the warm weather. The demand and 

 supply of Beauties are both on the in- 

 crease and the quality is very good. 

 Tubei'oses, cosmos and other fall and 

 late summer flowers are in, in quan- 

 tity. Altog.^ther the market has its 

 dull days but even their fall trade is 

 very satisfactory. The weather on 

 Monday of this week reached a tem- 

 perature of 89 degrees and the flower 

 stock suffered accordingly. Tuesday 

 the temperature was still very warm 

 and trade was nearly at a standstill. 



FIELD GROWN 



Carnation Plants 



*JI;al,\'V^ We offer, subject to prior sale, the following: 



These are extra" strong, healthy plants, the product of the most successful Eastern 

 Growers, stock 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 I WHITE LAWSON WINONA 



R. PINK ENCHANTRESS i LADY BOUNTIFUL WINSOR 



WHITE ENCHANTRESS WHITE PERFECTION SPLENDOR 



MRS. LAWSON i MRS. PATTEN i AFTERGLOW 



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

 Second grade 7.00 per hundred. 60.00 p«r thousand. 

 aS^NOTE. -- Second grade are as good, if not better than most Growers' first grade 



§ENEVIEVE LORD ! $5.00 per hundred. 

 HARLOWARDEN \ $45.00 per thousand. 



SARAH HILL, $12.00 per hundred. 



800 BOUNTIFUL, 4 in. Pots. $6.00 per hundred. $50.00 per thousand. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The ".ro'k'.in' Philadelphia 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. Store closes 6 p.m. Washington Store, 1212 N. Y. Ave 



September is starting in 

 DETROIT nicely, fall weddings 

 keeping us quite busy. 

 Boston ferns still maintain their su- 

 premacy and are selling very well as 

 are also kentias. Carnations are still 

 too poor to be counted upon. Asters 

 are in good quality and good demand. 

 The new rose. My Maryland, with 

 three to four-foot stems, has captured 

 the buyers of choice stock. 



The flower busi- 

 INDIANAPOLIS ness has bright- 

 ened up consid- 

 erably with the advent of cooler 

 weather and September weddings. 

 Many small decorations are also being 

 called for. A much better grade of 

 stock is coming in with no advance in 



price which gives customers a good, 

 value for their money. Roses of all 

 kinds are plentiful enough. American- 

 Beauties are a trifle stronger; the de- 

 mand still continues spasmodic. Car- 

 nations are arriving in better shape- 

 but in no great quantity. Field flow- 

 ers are about over for this season with 

 the exception of asters and dahlias. 

 Gladioli have dropped off and from, 

 appearances the public seem to be 

 tired of them. All kinds of lilies con- 

 tinue plentiful. Chr-ysanthemtlms are 

 still in supply but no enormous quan.- 

 tity. Lily of the valley and orchids 

 have been on the scarce side up to the 

 present time. The aster crop has been, 

 a complete failure in this vicinity. The 

 florists who grow asters extensively 

 didn't cut enough blooms to pay for 

 seed or labor. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



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ROSBS 



Asa. Bettuty, Fao. and Sp. I 30.00 



" Extra 15.00 



*' No. I , 8.00 



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Catdeyas to 



Ldles lo.co to 



Uly of the Valley to 



MignoDctte 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias. 



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