January 1, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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The Christmas carols of 

 BOSTON the Boston florists, grow- 

 ers, wholesalers and re- 

 tailers, were marred by no perplexi- 

 ties of supply, demand or weather. 

 The blizzard which swooped down on 

 our western friends in the midst of 

 their activity, considerately kept its 

 hands off the land of the sacred cod 

 fish until after the Christmas Day sun 

 had set The day was beautiful with 

 no intimation of the orgie of wind and 

 snow that was on the way. So, also, 

 the previous days had been exceptiou- 

 ably favorable for everybody — those 

 who grew, those who sold and those 

 who bought plants or tlowers and we 

 have every reason to believe the claim 

 made by all interested that the busi- 

 ness done in plants, flowers and green 

 decorative material was far in excess 

 of all previous records. Unlike the ex- 

 perience in some other markets, the 

 market value of flowers generally was 

 well maintained along the average of 

 prices a.uoted in advance. The only 

 exception of any consequence was in 

 the case of carnations which could 

 be bought at the markets on Friday 

 and Saturday at figures much lower 

 than those quoted earlier in the week, 

 and this, in a considerable degree, 

 was due to the course pursued by some 

 of the carnation growers in holding 

 back their product to an unreasonable 

 extent— not in cellars, but on the 

 plants, long after they should have 

 been cut and marketed. In roses, the 

 best sellers were Beauty, Richmond 

 and Killarney, also Bridesmaid to 

 some extent; in carnations. Enchant- 

 ress and the scarlet varieties, which 

 realized 25 to 50 per cent, better value 

 that the rest; in violets, the single 

 varieties which brought 50 per cent 

 better prices than the doubles. There 

 was an excellent call for lily of the 

 valley, orchids, lilies and callas at 

 normal prices, also sweet peas, Eng- 

 lish wall-flowers and yellow daisies; 

 gardenias and bulbous stock moved 

 slowly. Among the latter were a few 

 yellow daffodils which sold readily. 

 Poinsettias were hard to move at cus- 

 tomary prices, owing undoubtedly to 

 the aggressions of the cloth imita- 

 tions so industriously pushed by some 

 of the second-rate stores. All Christ- 

 mas greens scored a big sale. As to 

 plants— the story is told in the fact 

 that all the plant growers were 

 cleaned out well in advance of the 

 holiday, and that the retail store 

 shelves and windows were practically 

 baie when all was over. Azaleas, espe- 

 cially of the Firefly type, pan poinset- 

 tias, cyclamens and begonias had the 

 right of way, but everything present- 

 able found a ready buyer. 



Another holiday week 

 BUFFALO has passed and the trade 



is resting up for a few 

 days and then prepare for the final. 

 Nothing but the best reports are heard 

 from the dealers and the Christmas 

 business exceeded last year's. There 

 was a good supply of fioweiing plants 

 and others, and as the prices on cut 

 stock were held so high the plant trade 

 was excellent. There was a shortage 

 in cut stock two or three days previous 

 to Christmas and orders were turned 

 down on several lines which could 

 have been easily filled on Friday as 

 on this day there was an abundance of 

 everything Beauties were in good 



Out of the Ordinary 

 9oZx^< Ribbons 



To do the usual the ordinary way is not the P/M way or aim. To 

 improve the old, discover the new and make our ribbons a little better 

 always, is the quest worth while. 



Every florist using P/M ribbons feels that he has the latest and 

 choicest to be had and that his work has that exclusiveness and individ- 

 uality about it not obtainable in using inferior makes. 



A Few of our Leaders • — 



Pattern Killarney 



FOR THE KILLARNBY ROSE 



For American Beauty and 

 Richmond 



PATTERN "1614" 



This pattern is one of our leaders; it is a 

 beautiful heavy, lustrous tafleta. and is made in 

 fpecial shades for the American Beauty and Rich- 

 mond Roses. 



Other shades in the same Pattern are ; — 

 Foliage (jreen, Nile, Violet .•hi.ded «lih 

 Green, Oreen shudtd vlih Puri U, Pink 

 shaded with \^hi1e, Cattleya, and QrecD 

 shaded combination for (.roton I ollege etc. 



Pattern My Maryland 



FOR THE MY MARYLAND ROSE 



Width No. 7 Price $0.65 



Diamond Weave Lustrous 

 Cattleya Ribbon 



Made especially for the Catlleya. Remark- 

 able for its btilliant lustre and peculiar diamond 

 weave. 



No. 80. 



Price $3.00 



Width 

 No. 60 



Price 

 $2.00 



Width 

 No, 200 



Price 

 $2.75 



Faillentine Chameleon 



PATTERN "SUPREME" 



The latest novelty for c rjage bouquets, re- 

 markable for its chameleon like t-hadiogs, produc- 

 ing a veiy rich and beautiful effect. 



We offer the following cokrs; — 



Width Price 



1. Violet shaded wKh preen ^ ^„ 7 ^c 



2. Oreen SI aied with violet I 



3. light cattleya shid.d ( ^,„ „ 



4. Dark cattleya shaded J '^°- * -SS 



S. S. Pennock=Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



PBR 100. 

 TO DBALBRB ONLY. 



CINCINNATI 



Dec. 3z 



DPTROIT 



Dec. 37 



BIIPPALO 



Dec. z8 



PITTSBURO 

 Dec. aS 



ROSBS 



Am. Beauty, Fan, and Sp. 



" Extra 



No. I 



" Lower grades 



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



Low. gr.. 

 Killarney, Fan.&Sp 



" Lower grades.... 



Richmond, Fancy & Special. 



" Lower grades... • 

 My Maryland 



CARNATIONS, Novelties and Fancy 

 " Ordinary 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. 



Lily o* the Valley 



Violets 



M ignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Roman Hy . Paper Whiles 



Stevia 



Gardenias 



Adlantum 



Srailax 



Asparagus PlumoRus, strings (loc) 

 " " & Spren. (loobchs.) 



90.00 

 50.00 

 30 CO 



la.oo 

 6.00 

 12.00 



6.00 



12 Qj 



6.00 



to 100.00 



to 75.00 



to 40.00 



to 



to 



15.00 

 10.00 

 15.00 



10.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



8.00 

 6.00 



12.00 



3.00 



I 50 



90.00 

 4.CO 



9.00 

 T.OO 



I 00 



1. 00 

 12,00 



4 00 

 1.50 



15.00 

 50.00 

 35.CO 



75.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8 00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



3-Co 

 1.50 



35.00 



30.0C' 



la.oc 



8.00 



12-OC 



8.00 

 I?. 00 



60.0c 



30.00 

 2 1.00 



8.00 

 15.00 



4.00 

 15. CO 



4.00 



1.00 



10.00 



t.oo 



3. CO 



1. 00 



I.OO 



15.00 

 25.00 

 25,00 



75.00 



40.00 

 25.00 

 i;.oo 

 25.00 

 10.00 

 35,00 

 10.00 

 35. CO 

 lO.OC 



20 00 



6.00 

 4.0c 



to 100 ( 



to 20,C 



to 3, 

 to 1. 

 to 75. 



70 00 to 



50.00 to 



tS 00 to 



8. CO to 



10.00 to 



6.CO to 



1 5 00 to 



8.00 to 



15-00 to 



8 00 to 



8.00 to 



4. CO 



2.00 



2 00 

 I. CO 

 5.00 

 .75 

 3.00 

 I.OO- 



So.eo 

 60.00 

 35-oc 

 15.00 



13. 00 



8 00 



30.0C 

 19.00 

 35-00 

 I3.0O 

 20.00 



f .00 

 3.00 



7500 

 15 00- 



4 (o 

 1.50 

 6.C0 

 1.50 

 4.C0 

 1.50 



supply, but the high prices kept them 

 from selling; the same may be said 

 of long stemmed stock in Richmond, 

 White and Pink Killarney. The de- 



mand was for No. 1 and extras. The- 

 demand tor violets was good and they 

 sold out well, also lily of the valley, 



{Rfports continued on page 2r) 



