August 23, 1913 



H K T I C U L T TJ E E 



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SPHAGNUM MOSS 



SPECIAL, OFFER OF SELECTED MOSS IN BIR- 

 LAPPED BALES. 



We And that shipping the Moss in burlapped 

 covered bales is ;i great saving to the buyer. It 

 you can anticipate your i^'ants for the coming sea- 

 son, you tan save money by placing your order 

 now. Moss can be gathered more easily now and 

 the quality is better than it will be later. This offer 

 is good tor orders received during the month ot 

 .\ugust. 



1 ten bbl. bale.. $.3.50 10 ten bbl. bales.. 29.00 

 ."> ten lihl. bales. li!.i)0 -J.'i ten lilil. bales 68.75 



KIBltONS .\ND SUPPLIES: Manv new patterns in exclusive Riimons. 

 Our new illubtrated Catalogue of Kibbons and Supplies will be ready in 

 September. Let us have your name now so we can mail you a copy. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR CREENS 



I$ron/.e Galax: .$2.00 per 1.000. 



Green Galax: $1.€0 per 1,1100; $7.50 per 10,000. 



(ireen Leucothoe, new crop: $1.00 per 100; $7. .50 



per 1,0<K). Green Sheet Moss: $3.50 per bag. 

 .Asparagus Strings: 50c. each. 

 .Asparagus and Sprengeri: Bunches, 50e. each. 

 .Viliantum: $1.00 per 100. 

 Smilax: 20c. per string. 

 Cut Hemlock: $2.!50 per bundle. 

 Hardy Dagger Ferns, best quality, large fronds: 



$1.53 per 1,000. 



DIKING AlGl'ST WE CLOSE AT 5 P. M. 



S. S. PennocK-Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA, 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



NEW YORK 

 117 West 28th Street 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H. St., N. W. 



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Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Market conditions might 



BOSTON be worse, steamer sail- 

 ings this week having 

 boomed the market considerably and 

 they are fast becoming an item of con- 

 siderable importance to the trade in 

 this city. Asters are not as plentiful, 

 the quality is poor, but gladioli are 

 abundant and fine with but little de- 

 mand. Roses are soft and small, nu- 

 merous and cheap, while white roses 

 are scarce but much in demand. Car- 

 nations have good flowers but short 

 stems and lilv of the valley is plenti- 

 ful. 



Trade continued good 



BUFFALO considering the severe 

 hot weather. Roses 

 are much affected, though Maryland 

 and Double White Killarney come in 

 good and with a slight flurry of wed- 

 dings, they have cleaned up well. 



Branching asters are coming on 

 though not near enough to supply the 

 demand. Gladioli were over plentiful 

 and the colored varieties were not taken 

 well. America and May are best 

 sellers. Lilies are still over plentiful 

 and have only normal demand. 



The wholesale trade in 



CHICAGO Chicago is very quiet 

 just now, as is always 

 the case during Convention week. 

 There is a heavy supply of gladiolus, 

 asters and other outdoor flowers and 

 the carnations and roses from early 

 inside plantings are coming in in- 

 creased quantity and improved qual- 

 ity, though prices remain about the 

 same. 



Business, this week 



CINCINNATI If anything, was 

 worse than last. The 

 buyers were not at all active in secur- 

 ing stock on their daily visit to the 

 wholesale houses. This fact coupled 

 with an increasing supply tended to 

 make matters worse. The continued 

 strong call for stock from out of town 

 was the only bright feature. The rose 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special 



" " Extra 



No. I 



*' '* Lower Grades 



Killarney, Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



*' " Ordinary . . . 



Marj'land, Ward, Taft, Camot, Extra. 



" " " *' Ordinary. 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, L>oogiflorum . 



Lily of the Valley 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Daises 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo)... 

 " " & Spren. (loo Bchs.). .. 



■ S-oo 

 8.00 



BOSTON 



August 21 



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LOUIS 



igust 18 



40.00 

 25.00 



PHILA 



August 4 



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 12.00 

 35.00 

 25.00 



8.00 

 6.00 

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cut shows a superabundance of short 

 stock. That does not sell any too well. 

 Longer stock enjoys some call but not 

 enoi'gh to clean up. Besides, the 

 usual line of summer roses. The re- 

 ceipts of Killarney are very fine. 

 Gladioli are still in a large supply and 

 of the better grade of stock. Asters 

 are larger both in respect to the size 

 of the shipment and the flower. The 

 first of the large, late asters are be- 

 ginning to arrive in quantity. Lilies 

 are more plentiful but the call for 

 them is not large enough to take them 

 all up daily. Hardy Hydrangeas meet 

 with a fair request. Pond lilies find 

 a fair market. 



Lots and lots of 

 poor asters and 

 only the good 

 ones are selling. Some extra fine 

 greenhouse grown are coming in. The 

 gladioli crop is slackening. Beauties 

 are selling better than a week ago. The 

 quality is improving also. Some very 

 nice new crop stock from local grow- 

 ers; lily of the valley one of the brisk- 

 est items. Easier lilies are plentiful and 

 go only moderately well. Cattleyas 

 still very scarce and high in price. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Carnations — some new crop arriving, 

 very nice; not long stemmed as yet. 

 Roses are not so plentiful. Some very 

 good Sunburst, the most popular in its 

 color at present. A few Dendrobium 

 Formosum — a limited amount of gar- 

 denias with small demand. Tuberoses 

 and hydrangea heads are in good 

 supply. A little early cosmos arriving. 



The wholesale market 

 ST. LOUIS is in a sad condition. 



There is plenty of 

 stock in almost every thing that is 

 needed, but the demand is so poor that 

 a great deal is being dumped. The 

 glut is on roses, gladiolus and tube- 

 rose stalks. Prices are even lower 

 than the week previous aiWthey were 

 low enough. 



Carnation are scaice, asters are com- 

 ing in in plenty and some fairly good 

 flowers are now to be had. 



The Boston Co-operative Flower 

 Market will hold its tenth annual sale 

 of stalls on Saturday, August 30, at 2 

 Park street, Boston, at 9.30 A. M. W. 

 W. Tailby will again hold forth as 

 auctioneer. The rent ot stalls has 

 been reduced to $20.00. 



