November 27, 19n9 



H ORTICULTURE. 



759^ 



Flower Market Reports. 



A very welcome spurt of 

 BOSTON trade is on as the week 



gets under way. Thanks- 

 giving Day is undoubtedly responsible 

 directly and indirectly for most of it. 

 The business appears to be in gen- 

 eral good shape, all lines of materia! 

 and all classes of trade seeming to 

 feel the impulse: The uplift seems to 

 have struck the high class material 

 most effectually, gardenias, cattleyas. 

 American Beauty and special grades 

 of Killarney roses making the great- 

 est advance in value. Violets, as 

 usual at Thanksgiving are also in for 

 a little prosperity. There are some 

 fine Batons and other large-fiowered 

 late chrysanthemums in market 

 which move at good figures. 



There was very little 

 BUFFALO life in the market the 



past week, hut no more 

 was expected than other years the 

 week preceding the first holiday. 

 Chrysanthemums were the main fac- 

 tor. They came in in heavy supply 

 and there was very little outlet until 

 the end of the week, when Friday and 

 Saturday helped to clean up the 

 week's surplus. Too much of a mix- 

 ture of snow and other things which 

 and better demand for everything 

 still, was no doubt the cause. Roses 

 and carnations dropped off in supply 

 and better demand for evei-j'thing 

 was had on Saturday. Violets, lily 

 of the valley, peas, narcissi and other 

 material were had in fair supply. 

 With a clean market to begin with on 

 Monday a good week's trade is looked 



The outlook for Thanks- 

 CHICAGO giving from the florists' 

 standpoint is con- 

 sidered quite satisfactory at this writ- 

 ing. The quantity of flowers is sup- 

 posed to be sufiicient to meet all de- 

 mands and the prices are not ex- 

 pected to reach any very unusual 

 height. Beauties continue the scarc- 

 est and all grades seem to be equally 

 in demand. This may be partly ac- 

 counted for by the fact that some of 

 the large growers are disbudding so 

 as to throw the crop into the holi- 

 days. Chrysanthemums are at their 

 height in the late varieties and every- 

 one seems fairly well satisfied with 

 results. The weather will be a great 

 factor with the trade of the next ten 

 days. A cold wave is just arriving at 

 this writing, for summer weather has 

 given way to a cold sleet and every 

 indication that the cold spell so long 

 looked for by the florist will be here 

 before this is in print. 



Demand is excellent and 

 DETROIT stock is none too plenti- 

 ful — just that supreme 

 condition of happiness when supply 

 and demand meet on an equal basis. 

 One or two growers of large chrysan- 

 themums did not devote themselves 

 to that feature this year and although 

 real large blooms are not in great 

 demand as a rule the absence of 

 their product is much noticed. So 

 far we have had satisfactory price 

 conditions locally and it is to be 

 hoped that we may be able to main- 

 tain this equilibrium all the season 

 through. 



Luxury and Exclusiveness in 



FLORISTS' RIBBONS 



Are demonstrated in our new color c< mbinaticns for Violets, Orchids 



and Roses. Some of the loveliest and most changeable shades ever 



created. 



]n effective originality these ribbons have no equal for corsage woik. 



One of these most popular patterns is " Supreme" a taffeia in two 



widths No. y's- — 65c and No. g's — 85c. 



Pattern Killarney has been and is still one of our best sellers, almost 

 every florist in the United States and Canada having bought from us, 

 ordering again and again. 



Pattern My Maryland (same quality as Killarney) another new 

 shade this season is proving equally attractive. Quality and finish 

 the best our manufacturer can produce. 



PRICES : No. 7, 65c ; No. -40, $1.65 ; No. 60, $2.35 ; No. 100, $2 65 



S. S. Pennock=iV\eehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



1212 New York Ave., WASHINQTON 



Trade is still on 

 INDIANAPOLIS the increase here 



with plenty of 

 stock coming in. The weather has 

 been extremely warm for this season 

 of the year and is bringing on stock 

 very rapidly and indications are that 

 the chrysanthemum se-ason will come 

 to a close about two weeks earlier 

 than usual. The late varieties have 

 been in for about ten days and some 

 of the growers will be entirely cut 

 out bv Thanksgiving. Roses are fine 



and are arriving in large quantities, 

 but the demand at times is light and 

 it is hard to clean up. Beauties and 

 Killaine\ are having the heaviest 

 call. Lily of the valley and orchids 

 are much used in bridal bunches and 

 having a good run. Easter lilies are 

 nearly entirely olf the market. Quite 

 a quantity of peas are in and meet 

 with brisk sales. Nurserymen ai-e 

 quite busy this tall planting shrub- 

 bery and hardy stuff. 



i^Contintted on page y6j) 



WHOLESALE FLOWER 



MARKETS. TO DBALBRS 6«LY. 



CmOVifNATI 



Nov. 23 



DBTODrr 



Nov. 2^ 



Nov. 23 



PITTSMIKO 



Nov. 23 



Roses 



A»« Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 3500 to 30.00 



" Extra -•• 15.00 to ao.oo 



" No. I ,12.00 to 1500 



" Lovrcr grades 6.00 to 8 00 



Bride, 'Maid, Chatenay, F. & S.. .■ 4.00 to 6.00 



" " Low. er 2. 00 to 4.00 



Kilbimey, Fan. & Sp 4.00 to 6.00 



" Lower j^ades 2.00 to 4.00 



RichmoDd, Fancy & Special 40;) to 6.00 



** Lowergrades a. 00 to 4.00 



My Maryland 4 00 to 8.00 



CARNATIONS, Novelties and Fancy 2.00 to 3.00 

 " Ordinary to 1.50 



MtSCBLLANBOUS 



Chrysanthemums, Fancy 1250 to 15.0c 



" Ordinary. j 4 00 to 8.co 



Cattleyas 



lAHes. 



Uly of the Valley 



Violets . . 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Gmrdcniac ' to 



AAanoiB i.oo t« 



12.50 to 



Ac^rafus Humoflus, ttrings (100) 25.00 

 " '* & Spren. (100 bchs.) , 35.00 



2 00 

 15.00 

 50.00 

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30.00 

 25.00 

 15.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

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 4.0 



35.00 

 30.0c 

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 6.00 

 8 00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

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3. CO to 



3.00 



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i«.50 to 



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13.00 



4.00 



■ 75 



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35 -Qo 

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12X)0 

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6.00 



3. 00 

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tS.oo to 30.00 

 600 10 i2.oe 

 to 



I3.00 to 15.00 



3.00 to 4.0c 



.75 to 1.50 



4.00 to 5,00 



.75 to 1.00 



to 



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50.00 ' 35.00 to 30.00 



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