April 23, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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Flower Market Reports. 



We have nothing of im- 

 BOSTON portance to report as in- 

 dicating any change from 

 conditions as described last week. The 

 cut fjower market is not lively by any 

 means, but there is a considerabla 

 amount of stock distributed every day 

 and any industrious salesman can un- 

 load his stock at prices which will 

 compare favorably with the figures 

 realized at a corresponding date in any 

 other market of any comparable ex- 

 tent. Among the specialties which are 

 making a place for themselves in the 

 general market at this season are the 

 Spanish irises, which are bringing 

 from two to four dollars a hundred 

 readily. Yellow daisies are also hold- 

 ing a good outlet. Crops from cold 

 rose houses are beginning to count in 

 the situation. Solid and sleek as might 

 be expected, the Beauties, Kaiserins, 

 Richmonds and Carnots grown from 

 plants that have been resting all win- 

 ter, hold a place of their own which 

 cannot be disputed. Carnot returns to 

 Its former triumphs and there is noth- 

 ing in sight comparable to it for sleek 

 and fetching qualities. Violets are fin- 

 ished, all except an aftermath of Camp- 

 bells, which are accepted by the violet 

 hunter as better than nothing, but hold 

 no place of vantage in the general sit- 

 uation and when they are gone there 

 will not be any great grieving. 



The best that can be said 

 CHICAGO is that the market is 

 no worse than last week. 

 The hot weather came to a sudden ter- 

 mination at the middle of the month 

 and the thermometer tell to eight de- 

 grees below freezing point in some sec- 

 tions of the city. The effect on out- 

 door flowers was to cut off the supply 

 for the time, but a wet snow came in 

 time to save much stock, both of flow- 

 ers and plants that must otherwise 

 have been lost. The cold, cloudy wea- 

 ther has also reduced the supply of 

 indoor flowers and wholesalers come 

 nearer to selling out clean than they 

 have in some time. This is not due 

 to increased demand, but to less sup- 

 ply. The cooler days have made a 

 marked difference in the quality of car- 

 nations and plenty of excellent stock 

 is to be had. The demand for long- 

 stemmed Beauties is a little on the in- 

 crease. Sweet peas are decidedly scarce 

 and are the one thing wanting in the 

 market. Violets are now quite out of 

 the question. Tulips, daffodils and 

 other bulbous stoc"5; from the South 

 are drawing to a close. Lilacs have 

 not been very active and only since 

 the cooler weather has the quality 

 been at all good. Spanish iris is bring- 

 ing five cents for yellow and brown 

 and six for blue. Pleur de lis is com- 

 ing is from southern Illinois. The first 

 peonies from Sarcoxie. Mo., will be 

 shipped here next week, so writes Mr. 

 Gilbert from that place. Easter lilies 

 are a back number; so much in demand 

 less than a month ago they now sell 

 very slowly while callas are unquot- 

 able. Ferns are still arriving in very 

 poor condition from Massachusetts and 

 dealers state that a large proportion 

 are worthless. Shipping trade is hold- 

 ing up better than local. So many of 

 the florists have been buying automo- 



(Rfports continued on page Oj-) 



Vl/Auf^** 



Exceptional Offer on 

 Chiffon Pattern ^'688r" 



This is the best 

 quality of Chiffon on 

 the market. We 

 have just received a 

 big shipment from 

 abroad and offer for 

 immediate orders at 



S^cyard' 



6 inch width only. 

 The heavy gauze 

 edge on this pattern 

 makes it particularly 

 desirable. 



Stock Colors:— ■^ — ' " 



White, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^IMI^^^^^^B 



violet, purple. ^ . 4 m Chi£Eon, Gauze Edge, Pattern "6887." 



m 



OTHER HIGH QUALITY CHIFFONS 



Pattern No. 



Plain, T SlOl, 4 Inch, 2Hc yard 



-''■ 5102, 6 Inch, iViC yard 



■' iiiMUig 5103. 10 Inch, 7c yard 



Fancy Dotted Lace Edge, S102A, 6 inch, 7c yard 



Valley, S102A, 6 Inch, 7c yard 



All our chiffons average about 35 yards to the piece. No piece is charged for 

 more yards than it contains. We do not bill out shnrt pieces as equivalent to full 

 measure. 



CEDAR BARK. 



Window Box time. Have you plenty of Cedar Bark ? Bundles of about 25 square 

 feet, $1.00 each. Special price in quantity. 



S. S. Pennock=Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



1608-20 LUDLOW STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to dealers only 



CINCINNATI 



April 19 



DBTROIT 



April :9 



BUFFALO 



April 19 



PITTSBURG 



April 19 



ROSBS 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 15-00 



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Bride, 'Maid, Chatenay.F. & S.... 4. 00 



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KUlamey, My Maryland, Fan. & Sp. 4-00 



** Lower grades a. 00 



Richmond, Fancy & Special 40'' 



" Lower grades a. 00 



CARNATIONS, Novelties and Fancy 

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Cattleyas 



Lilies. 



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Daffodils ', 100 



Tulips 



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Sweet Peas 



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