December 18, 1909 



HOKTICULTU RE 



.S9c 



Flower Market Reports. 



Demand is very light 

 BOSTON this week and so it is 



fortunate that very little 

 stock is coming in. The supply is re- 

 markably light considering the amount 

 ot good sunlight which we have had 

 most ot the time. The wholesalers are 

 busy with their greens trade which is 

 very heavy this year. Holly is fine 

 in quality with prospect of scarcity be- 

 fore Christmas comes. Lycopodium is 

 in full supply and it has been offered 

 to parties in Chicago, where it is rep- 

 resented to be very scarce, at a mod- 

 erate price but was declined. The 

 prospects for Christmas flower trade 

 are not yet sufficiently developed to 

 warrant any forecast and holiday 

 prices will not be fixed until first of 

 the week. 



Trade has been a little 

 BUFFALO quiet in the flower mar- 

 ket the past two weeks, 

 though everyone is busy getting things 

 in shape for the holiday trade. In the 

 cut flower line carnations have been 

 short in supply and as the chrysanthe- 

 mums are about over the demand has 

 been better on all lines. Giganteum 

 lilies have moved better, also roses and 

 other material. Beauties were in good 

 supply, also lily of the valley, peas, 

 mignonette. Narcisi and Roman hya- 

 cinths have had a good call. 



The market for the past 

 CHICAGO week has been rather 



stiff in prices owing to 

 the very unsettled weather. The de- 

 mand has been good and the supply 

 equal to it. Carnations are soft and 

 do not ship well. We must have some 

 good clear, bright, cold days to bring 

 them in shape again. A few chrysan- 

 themums were on the market, but were 

 slow of sale as prices were high and 

 quality not very good. Callas are be- 

 gining to come in, also Harrissi lilies. 

 Roman hyacinths and Paper Whites 

 are plentiful and demand slow. Holly 

 is being received in small quantities 

 and prices high, with prospects of still 

 higher prices. Unless the weather 

 changes considerably this week the 

 prospects for Christmas supply will be 

 very bad; the dark damp days keeping 

 the flowers from developing and caus- 

 ing them to be soft and faded. 



Last week gave plenty 

 DETROIT ot time to prepare for the 



holiday trade. It is an 

 annual experience, people being too 

 busy with shopping to think of florists 

 till the last minute. Fortunately, one 

 might say, cold and dandy weather 

 kept the supply short and prevented a 

 slump in prices. The latter is just 

 now more harmful than a few slow 

 days, because retailers cannot with- 

 stand the temptation to cut their 

 prices. This, in view of the fact that 

 in about a week there will prevail holi- 

 day prices and a consequent rise in 

 retailing, makes an extremely poor 

 impression on our customers. A slow 

 but steady advance in the retail price 

 of all our product beginning three 

 weeks before the holidays is much more 

 preferable to a rapid advance during 

 the last days. As a rule prices at 

 present are slightly lower than at 

 Thanksgiving. Violets are in most 

 stores the same and long Beauties have 

 advanced. 



{CentiHued on page $gy) 



Some CHRISTMAS Specialties with us in Greens 



HOLLY 



Extra selected, the best 

 our gatherers can obtain 

 in ihe Holly fields of 

 Delaware andMaryland. 

 P-M quality. 



Per case, $5.00. 

 In lots of 5 cases, $4.50. 

 In lots of 10 cases, $4.00. 

 Special prices in quantity. 

 Every case guaranteed. 



Holly Wreaths, per 100, 

 $15 00; extra heavy and 

 large, $18.00 to $20.00 per 

 100: extra special, $25.00. 

 Laurel Wreathing, No. 

 I, per yd., 6c: No. 2, per 

 yd., 5c. 

 Magnolia Leaves, green 



and brown, baskets contain 

 800 to toco leaves, $250 

 per basket. 



Boxwood, in 50-lb. cases, $7.50. Green and Bronze Qalax, $6 50 per case 

 of 10,000. Qreen Leuccthoe, $6.00 per 1000. Bronze Leucothoe, $7.50 

 per I. 00. 



XWAS RED RIBBONS 



(>atin taffe a) quality same as our famous Kil'arney and My Maryland. 1^05 — 

 .\'o. 2, 3cc; No. 5, 50c; No. 7, 65c; No. 9. 75c; No. 12, 90; No. 16, $l.io: 

 Ni. 22, -Si-so; N'l. 40, $1.60. Red Baby Ribbon, 40c per spool. Red 

 Cords, No. 1093, $3.50 per gross. Red Cords, No. 1096, $6.00 per gross. 



CREPE PAPER, IMnORTELLES, ARTIFICIAL POINSETTIAS 



in act anything in Xmas ncvelties. 



Our General Catalogue for the Asking. 



Open 7 a. m., close 6 p. m. Not open lor business on Suni^ays 



Not responsible for flowers after delivery to express company. 



S. S. Pennock=iV\eehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



1212 New York Ave., WASHINQTON, D.C. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-ro de^Te^'s^only 



CINCINNATI 



Dec. 14 



DBTROIT 



Dec. 14 



BUFFALO 



Xmas Prices 



PITTSBURG 



Dec, 14 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 3 5-00 to 



" Extra 25.00 to 



'* No. I ao CO to 



" Lower grades 8. o to 



Bride, 'Maid. Chatenay,F. &S.... 8.00 to 



" '* Low.gr 4.00 to 



Killamey, Fan. & Sp 8.00 to 



** Lower grades 4-03 to 



Richmond, Fancy & Special 8oj to 



*' Lower grades ^.co to 



My Maryland 600 to 



CARNATIONS. Noveltiesand Fancy | 3.03 to 

 " Ordinarj* ' to 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Chrysanthemums, Fancy to 



" Ordinary. ■ to 



Cattleyas ' to 



Lilies. ■• ••• ■ 12.50 to 



Lily of the Valley " . . to 



Violets 75 to 



Mignonette to 



Sweet Peas ! to 



Roman Hy. Paper Whites | 3.00 to 



Stevia ICO to 



Gardenias. to 



Adlantum. ... ' i.oo to 



Smilax la so to 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (100), 35.00 to 

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