January S, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



51 



Flower Market Reports 



Weather couditions do 

 BOSTON not favor the production 



of good flowers just at 

 present. Another drawback to high 

 quality is the fact that crops manipu- 

 lated to be at the full for Christmas 

 are novv on the ebb. Yet there can be 

 very little fault found with the stock 

 being supplied by growers for this 

 marlvet, except in the case of Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses, which are really in 

 poor-form and very few of them quali- 

 fied to take their place among the 

 specials. Prom now on until the mid- 

 dle of March the Beauty will no doubt 

 be encumbered in the same way. 

 Other roses are excellent but to 

 realize top figures they must be double 

 excellent. Quantity seems to be 

 shortening up, generally, which is a 

 promising condition. Violets are hold- 

 ing up pretty well but it will require 

 a run of bright moderate weather with 

 pleasant sleighing, etc., to hold them 

 at the present figure. Trumpet daffo- 

 dils are among the latest additions to 

 the market list but they run very 

 small and flimsy thus far. Carnations 

 are grand as to quality and rather 

 sluggish as to demand. 



Social events of the 

 CHICAGO past week made a 



Haiipy New Year day 

 for the florists. Some of the whole- 

 salers report business in excess of 

 that of last year which was then con- 

 sidered good. Prices did n'-t reach 

 the height attained at Christmas be- 

 fore the slump, but remained steady 

 at from one-half to two-thirds. 

 Many of the retailers think business 

 would have averaged better for the 

 holidays had prices started oflt more 

 moderate and kept more uniform. 

 Growers are now cutting high grade 

 stock but the demand is more for 

 medium since the holidays; nothing is 

 going to waste however unless it is 

 very short Beauties which are of poor 

 quality. Easter lilies are becoming 

 more plentiful. Carnations are of good 

 quality and the prices are keeping up. 

 Richmonds and Killarneys are selling- 

 well and especially White Killarneys, 

 on account of extra demand for funeral 

 work. Double violets are not here in 

 very great quantities for the cold 

 weather continues to be a hindrance 

 to long distance shipping. Singles 

 also are not too plentiful and sweet 

 peas are sadly in need of sunshine. 

 At this writing a genuine blizzard is 

 raging which will not add to the 

 pleasure or profit of the florist. 



A review of t he last 

 DETROIT week's business of 1909 

 places this year in a 

 much brighter light than its begin- 

 ning promised. Ever since this sea- 

 son started Detroit florists received 

 their full share of prosperity. While 

 prices at New Year's were slightly 

 lower business was very good and al- 

 most up to New Year 1909. We are 



Al<\^ 



Out of the Ordinary 

 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 KILLARNEY ROSE 



Width No. 



7 



16 



22 



40 



60 



100 



150 



200 



Price $0.65 

 1.15 

 1.35 

 1.65 

 2.25 

 2.65 

 2.90 

 4.00 



For American Beauty and 

 Richmond 



PATTERN "1614" 



This pattern is one of our leaders; it is a 

 beautiful heavy, lustrous tafteta. and is made in 

 special shades tor the American Beauty and Rich- 

 mond Roses. 



Other shades in the same Pattern are : — 

 Foliage lireen, Nile, Violet stiaded nlih 

 Qreen, Oreen shadtd nith Purile, Pink 

 shaded with ^ hite. Cattleya, and Green 

 shaded combination for Croton (oliage etc. 



Pattern My Maryland 



FOR THE MY MARYLAND ROSE 



Width No. 7 Price S0.85 



" 16 " 1.15 



" 22 " 1.35 



" 40 " 1.65 



60 " 2.25 



" 100 •' 2.65 



No. 80. 



Price $3.00. 



Diamond Weave Lustrous 

 Cattleya Ribbon 



Made especially for the Cattleya. Remarlc- 

 able for its brilliant lustre and peculiar diamond 

 weave. 



Widih Price Width Price 



No. 60 $2.00 No. 200 $2.75 



Faillentine Cliameleon^ 



PATTERN "SUPREME" 



The latest no\'elty for Cf rsage bouquets, re 

 markable for its chameleon like shadings, produc 

 ing a very rich and beautiful effect. 



We offer the following colcrs: — 



Width 



1. Violet shaded with green 



2. Qreen si aced «ith violet 



3. i Ight cattleya shaded 



4. Dark cattleya shaded 



TV lain 

 nNo.7 



I'No. 8 



Price 

 .65 



.85 



S. S. Pennocl<:=Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



1212 New Yorl< Ave., WASHINGTON. D.C. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



PER too. 

 ~T0 DEALERS ONLY. 



CINCINNATI 



Jan. 4 



DETROIT 



Jan. 3 



BUFFALO 



Jan. 4 



PITTSBURO 



Jan. 4 



ROSES 



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. 



40.00 

 20.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 ^.00 

 6 03 

 3.00 



CARNATIONS, Novelties and Fancy 

 " Ordinary 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. 



Lily of the Valley 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Roman Hy . Paper Whites 



Trumpet Narcis..." 



Gardenias 



Adlantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (loo) 

 ** " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



12.00 

 4.00 



60.00 



40. DO 

 15.00 



8. CO 



10.00 

 5.00 



10.00 

 5.00 



10.00 

 5.00 



4.0a 



3.00 



15.00 

 1. 00 



1.50 

 4.00 



1.50 

 3 00 



25.00 to 



1. 00 

 15.00 

 50.00 



35.CO 



40.00 



30.00 

 io.oo 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 4.0a 



3. CO 

 3 00 



to 



50.00 

 13.50 

 3.00 



•75 



10.00 



T.OO 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 5O.CO 

 1. 00 



15.00 to 

 30.00 to 

 30.00 to 



to 



50.00 

 40.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 10 00 



8.00 



10.00 



8.00 



10.00 



8.00 



10.00 



4.00 

 3.00 



75.00 



15.00 



4.00 



1.50 



20.00 



1.50 



4.00 



-1.50 



ao.oo 

 5c. 00 

 50.00 



40.0C 



25.00 

 15.00 



6.00 

 15.00 



5.00 

 15. CO 



5.00 

 15.00 



6. CO 

 10.00 



4.00 

 2.00 



I3.S° 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 3.00 



a. 50 

 4.00 



.50 

 15.00 

 25.00 

 25.00 



JO.OO 



35.00 



20.00 



8.00 



20.00 

 10.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 



30. CO 

 10.00 

 20 00 



5.00 

 4.00 



15.00 

 5.00 



1.50 



4.00 

 1. 00 

 3.00 



50.00 

 50.00 



40 00 



2O.0O 



11 50 



6. GO 



10.00 



6. CO 

 12.00 



6.00 

 15.00 



6 00 



6.00 



3. CO 



1.50 



2 00 



1.00 

 3.00 



.50 



1. 00 

 4.00 



15.00 

 30.00 



30.00 



So.oe 

 30.00 

 15. oc 

 10,0c 

 la.oo 

 8 00 

 13.00 

 10.00 

 20.00 

 13.50 

 13.00 



4.00 



2.00 



75.00 

 15.00 

 4. CO 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 I, so 



4. CO 



1.30 



30.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



in the midst of a really very prosper- 

 ous season and with the growers do- 

 ing their best in producing quality 

 stock and the retailers holding up 



prices everybody will benefit and the 

 mutual interests of growers and re- 

 tailers will be fully guarded. 



{Reports continued on page <; 3) 



