June 4, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



863 



Flower Market Reports. 



The greatest day in the 

 BOSTON year from the viewpoint of 



the growing and wholesale 

 florist trade in Boston is Decoration 

 Day. The Christmas and Easter hol- 

 idays are second to this great annual 

 event and the fact that flowers are al- 

 ways abundant and reasonable in 

 price and the market is ready to as- 

 similate everything of moderate value 

 makes this a very profitable occasion 

 for many florists to whom the fancy 

 high-class trade enjoyed at certain 

 seasons in the year is unknown. This 

 year was exceptional in the conditions 

 prevailing previous to the holiday and 

 there was more or less apprehension 

 among the consumers as to whether 

 the supply would be sufficient and nat- 

 urally more or less disposition among 

 the producers to place an exceptional 

 value on their stock, in consequence. 

 It turned out that there was an abun- 

 dance of desirable material at the dis- 

 posal of all and as heretofore, the 

 lower priced material had the right of 

 way. Roses were in full supply, the 

 demand running strongly toward the 

 $2.00 to $4.00 grades and shunning the 

 select stock. This was true of all va- 

 rieties. American Beauty included, 

 choice grades being left behind. The 

 local trade was not heavy but the ship- 

 ping call was the biggest on record 

 and much embarrassment was ex- 

 perienced by the wholesalers in get- 

 ting transportation for their goods 

 Saturday night with an assurance of 

 delivery on Sunday. In many in- 

 stances baggage-masters had to be im- 

 pressed into service at an additional 

 cost to which telephones and tele- 

 graph expenses had to be added. The 

 only thing in the list which showed a 

 material advance in market value 

 over normal prices was the carnation. 

 This staple practically doubled in 

 value and it managed to maintain the 

 advance till the windup, something 

 unprecedented and, in a way. inex- 

 plicable. Among the things which did 

 not sell readily, or were left unsold 

 were gardenias, lily of the valley, sin- 

 gle stocks, poeticus. sweet peas and 

 southern grown peonies. The latter 

 failed because they were received in 

 very bad condition. Sweet peas sold 

 well when of good quality but there 

 was -a large proportion of low grade 

 stock, showing signs of storage, and 

 this could not be moved. Astilbe was 

 superb and sold very satisfactorily. 

 Deutzia. which has in previous years 

 been a prominent factor in the Dec- 

 oration Day trade, was conspicuously 

 absent. Altogether the general com- 

 ment is that the celebration, from a 

 florists' viewpoint, was a magnificent 

 success. 



Since last report there 

 BUFFALO has been a decided 



change in the flower 

 market and for the better side. Up 

 to Thursday a week ago there was lit- 

 tle or no business, but it gradually 

 brightened as Memorial Day drew near 

 and on Friday and Saturday everybody 

 was on the hustle. The days being 

 cool and ideal weather for shipping 

 stock kept in much better condition 

 than heretofore. There was plenty of 

 stock, but much more could have been 

 disposed of had it been had at the right 

 time. Peonies were a great help-out 

 and excellent stock was had which sold 



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For the June Girls' Bouquet 



Luxury and exclusiveness in Florists' Ribbons are a special 

 feature of the P. M. business. For weddings and commencements 

 we call special attention to the 



Satin Taffetas 



which we carry in many 

 grades and patterns such 

 as:— 701, 697, orchid, Beau- 

 ty, 697, 721, 639, etc., but 

 the finest and most appro- 

 priate for the above is 



Pattern 1805 



Price 



Width No. 82 ?1.30 



Width No. 40 1.60 



Width No. 60 2.25 



Width No. 80 2.65 



Width No. 150 2.90 



We are also strong on 

 Patterns Kilhirney, Ameri- 

 can Beauty, Maryland and 

 orchid — and call particular 

 attention to our 



Chiffons 



in various patterns. Send 

 for complete catalogue. 



S. S. Pennock=Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



1608-20 LUDLOW STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to DB^TB^roNLv. 



CINCINNATI 



May ^i 



DETROIT 



May 31 



BUFFALO 



May 31 



PITTSBURG 



May 31 



ROSBS 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. ■ 35.00 



*' Extra 15.00 



'* No. 1 10.00 



Lower grades 6.co 



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



" " Low.gr 



Killamey, My Maryland, Fan. & Sp 



" Lower grades 



Richmond, Fancy & Special 



** Lower erades 



Kaiserin, Carnot, Fancy and Sp . . - 



*' " Lower Grades.... 



4.00 



3. 00 



4-00 

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4 03 



3.00 

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CARNATIONS, Novelties and Fancy to 



" Ordinary to 



WISCBLLANBOUS 



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Cattleyas . . 



LUles 



Lily of the Valley 



Stocks 



Pansies 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Peonies 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adlantum 



Smllax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (100) 

 *■ '* & Spren. (100 bchs.) 



50.00 

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readily. Other outdoor stock was not 

 plentiful as tulips, iris, lilac and lily 

 of the valley were about over and nar- 

 cissus were had only in small ciuanti- 

 ties, which maj3e carnations in better 

 demand. The supply was somewhat 

 decreased on account of a few days of 

 cold weather and many more could 

 have been used to advantage. The 

 quality was good, the colored being in 

 best demand, though anything and 

 everything moved and vasing up was 

 out of the question. The coolers were 



relieved of a good portion of roses and 

 other material which had been carried 

 along from day to day. Giganteum 

 lilies were in good supply and sold 

 with the rest, also peas, daisies, pan- 

 sies, and anything that looked like a 

 flower was sure to exit. Trade would 

 have been much heavier had the Sun- 

 day and Monday rainstorms held off, 

 but all in all the trade is satisfied with 

 the volume of business had the last 

 few days. 



(Reverts continued en fage Sdj) 



