November 20, 1909 



H OK Tl CULTURE. 



'■2-6 



NEW CROP GALAX 



(BRONZE) 



HEY usually color up and are in fine 

 condition to market the latter part 

 of November. ^ Our supply this 

 season will be much above the aver- 

 age as to quality. We are offering 

 same at $6.50 per case, every leaf 

 guaranteed ; delivery in about two 

 weeks. Q Orders will be filled in ro- 

 tation, so would appreciate your 

 early response. ^ Immediate deliv- 

 ery on Bronze and Green $7.50 case. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



1608 -20 LUDLOW ST. PHILADELPHIA 



not suffered as iv other years, although 

 ordinary roses are very plentiful. Se- 

 lect Killarney, White Killarney and 

 My Maryland have had a good demand, 

 and while prices have not been fancy 

 they always find a way out. Kaiserln 

 and Carnot are still with us and some 

 good blooms are had. Violets, lily of 

 the valley, daisies, mignonette, etc., 

 have sold readily. Short stemmed ear- 

 nations remain with the wholesaler, 

 but the fancy ones bring the price. 

 Prices have been good, although the 

 retailers have had practically their 

 own way for the past weelc or so. 



A spell of warm weather 



CHICAGO which woilld be ideal in 

 mid-summer has hasten- 

 ed the chrysanthemum crop along so 

 that Thanksgiving will practically see 

 the end of the season. Beauties are 

 decidedly in short supply and on Mon- 

 day buyers were running from place to 

 place to get these roses for their cus- 

 tomers. This is also said to be caused 

 by the warm wave which lasted for 

 days and reached 73 degi-ees. Carna- 

 tions are in good supply and the prices 

 will not be excessive for Thanksgiving. 

 Lilies are more abundant. Roses other 

 than Beauties are plentiful and good. 

 The cut flower 



INDIANAPOLIS market is in some- 

 what of an indlf- 

 ijerent condition due, no doubt, to the 

 warm weather of the last ten days. 

 Good, snappy cold weather would have 

 a tendency to brighten up prospects 

 and shorten the supply, which at pres- 

 ent writing is far in excess of demand. 

 Beauties are plentiful, quality good, 

 fair demand and no advance in prices. 

 Teas are very plentiful in all grades. 

 Chrysanthemums are at their best just 

 now. Carnations are showing decided 

 improvement, length of stem increas- 

 ing which adds considerably to selling 

 qualities. Easter lilies are quite plen- 

 tiful, no particular demand apparent. 

 High grade lily of the valley is in fair 

 cemand and good supply. Quite a 

 quantity of orchids are arriving, al- 

 though no special demand is noticed. 

 Indoor sweet peas are gradually in- 

 creasing, both in quantity and demand. 

 Weather conditions 



NEW YORK and other things have 

 favored an overpro- 

 duction and price demoralization all 

 along the line for the past ten days. 

 The chrysanthemum has been coming 

 in in approved western style — carload 

 lots. Already it begins to show the 

 wear and tear, and although there are 



quantities of late blooms yet lacking 

 maturity, it is true nevertheless that 

 the chrysanthemum's reign is ap- 

 proaching its close. All indications 

 point to more strenuous times in the 

 wholesale districts. Already a whiff 

 of frigid air is felt and with it comes 

 the inspiration to the cunning operator 

 to hoard his proauct in anticipation of 

 a rise tor Thanksgiving week. There 

 may be a rise but noi on hoarded 

 stock. It is a vain hope. The big 

 Harvard-Yale football game at Boston 

 on Saturday of this week is too far 

 removed to make much impression on 

 this market except possibly on violets, 

 but even on these old conditions no 

 longer exist and many of the Hudson 

 River boxes reach Boston and New 

 Haven direct without touching New 

 York at all. Orchids are scaicer and 

 gardenias are maintaining a record 

 pace. Carnations are excellent, but 

 while the chrysanthemum avalanche is 

 on they have biit little show. Their 

 turn conies rext. The rose market has 

 been very sluggish, the receipts being 

 enormous, with Killarneys and Mary- 

 land having a little the best of it so 

 far. Lilies too abundant. Paper White 

 narcissi popping up on all sides. 



Market for the 



PHILADELPHIA last week hts 



been rather slug- 



gish — too much stuff, and very low 

 prices. Early in the season chrysan- 

 themums found a ready market at 

 good figures, but for the past two 

 weeks things have been entirely diff- 

 erent. In fact, there has been such a 

 deluge from little growers and private 

 places to the retail stores, that the 

 regular wholesale centers could get 

 better prices from the fakirs than from 

 the retailers. That tells the whole 

 story of the demoralization better 

 than a page of explanation. The 

 weather has been very warm, too, and 

 that has had its effect. American 

 Beauty roses are much more plentiful, 

 and he is a smart salesman who, with 

 even the finest long-stem stock gets 

 top figures. Killarneys £U'e better and 

 in large supply. Bridesmaid poor and 

 not much in evidence. Brides are 

 rather better but still below standard. 

 White Killarneys are very good from 

 local points, but the choicest are still 

 coming from outside. Oattleyas and 

 cypripediums are still scarce and in 

 good demand. Carnations much im- 

 proved as to quality and in good sup- 

 ply. Gardenias continue top-notch 

 favorites, splendid flowers coming in 

 and satisfactory returns. Greens are 

 moving a little better. Galax and 

 box for futures are having a brisk 

 call. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-^ d^Tbm only 



CVHOVTNATI I 



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Nov. i6 



BUPPA1>0 



Nov. i6 



PITTSBimO 



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Koaes I 



Aflk BeMity, Fao. and Sp. ao.oo to 



" Extra 13.50 to 



'■ No. I j 8.00 to 



" Lower grades 6.00 to 



Bride, 'Maid, Chatenay, F. & S I 4.00 to 



" " Low. gr , 2.00 to 



KUlaniey, Fan. & Sp 4.00 



" Lower grades 2.00 to 



Richmond, Fancy & Special to . 



" Lowergrades to 



My Maryland 



CARNATIONS, Novelties and Fancy 

 " Ordinary 



msCCLLANBOUS 



Chrysanthemums, Fancy ' 15.00 



" Ordinary. .' 4.00 



Cattleyas ' 



Lilies. 1 8. CO 



Lily of the Valley 3,00 



Violets 



Mignonette to • 



Sweet Peas to ■ 



Gardenias to • 



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Smllax 13-50 to 



Acparafus Ptumoaus, strings (ioo)| 25.00 to 

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