September 6. 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



34 g-- 



GALVANIZED BUCKETS 



These buckets are the most economic&l you can buy. They will 

 made. Do not rot — do not crack— can be easily washed out— 



t'ED.AR B.4RK. Won't you nant some for fall window box work, 

 stock and in ten bundle lots we will make the price Toe. per bundle. 



FOR GROWERS 

 AND RETAILERS 



in anx size to suit your 

 requirements 



outlast any other receptacles 

 -with or without handles. 



Depth Doz. 100 



12 in. $6.00 $40.00 



14 in. 10.00 65.00 



18 in. 15.00 105.00 



2iy2 in. 18.00 130.00 



Buy it now — we have a good 

 Larger bundles, $1.00 each. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS 



Wild Sniilav, .'iS.OO per case. 



B'onze Gala.Y, $2.')0 per 1000. 



Creen Galax, Sl.OO per 1000; .$"..50 per 10,000. 



(iicen Leucotlioe, new crop, $1.00 per 100; 



.-;t..^o per lOHO. 

 (Jr-en Sheet Moss, $3.50 per bag. Wild 



smilax, $6.00 per case. 

 .Vsparagus Strings, 50c. each. 



.Vsimrasus anil Sprengeri Bunches, 50c. each. 



,4<liantuni, $1.00 per 100. 



Sniilax, _'0c. per string. Cut Hemlock, $2.50 



per bundle. 

 Hardy Daggrer Ferns, best quality, large 



fronds, $1.50 per 1000. 

 Sphagnum Moss, burlapped, 10 bbl. bales, 



eacu $3.75; 5 bale 'ots, each $3.50; 10 



bale lots. $3.25 each. 



RIBBONS AND SIPPI.IES: many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. Our new illustrated <atal:ig le of Ribbons and Supplies 



will be ready in Septcniher. Let us have your name now. so we can mail you a copy. 

 Until September 10th. we will 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. 



JAbl 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS -^■^^"^"^'^^ro^eWIg; 



A mild ripple of business 

 BOSTON is detected this week, but 

 not sufficient to a ff e c t 

 selling prices in the least. In fact, 

 any attempt to "jack up" values to 

 normal levels results in an immediate 

 cessation of the demand. There Is an 

 unprecedented call for lily of the val- 

 ley, but it cannot be pushed above the 

 figures prevalent all summer. Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses are plentiful and are 

 good enough to warrant a better price 

 than it is possible to realize on them. 

 Gladioli are a burden on all sides. The 

 market is so overloaded that buyers 

 are almost out of the possibilities and 

 no price is refused by the dealers. 

 Asters have been much injured by the 

 recent rains and sweet peas have suf- 

 fered from the same cause and are 

 not worth picking. The demand for 

 cattleyas is far in excess of the avail- 

 able supply just now. 



The recent rains came 

 BUFFALO just in time to save the 



late branching asters 

 and also helped the gladioli along. 

 Good stock has taken well and prices 

 have been better than in previous 

 years up to this time. Roses have 

 been in good supply. Milady. Ward, 

 and Kaiserin are good and Beauties 

 have taken well. Lily of the valley 

 and lilies are in demand. Trade' has 

 been good and the market well 

 cleaned up except on gladioli of ordi- 

 nary and mixed quality. 



The last days of August 

 CHICAGO added to the veiy fair 



record of the last sum- 

 mer months of the season. Shipping 

 was especially good and Saturday and 

 Sunday were both days in which good 



Roses 

 Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special. 



" " Extra 



No. I 



" " Lower Grades 



Kiilaniey, Extra 



Ordinary. 



BOSTON 



September 4 



ST. L00IR5 



September i 



TO dealehs only 



September 2 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra , 3 



15.00 

 S.oo 

 5.00 

 1.00 

 4.00 

 50 



Ordinary 

 Maryland, Ward, Taft, Camot, Extra. 



" " " " Ordinary 



Carnations, Fancy Grade ' 1 



" Ordinary. 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum . 



Lily of the Valley 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Daises 



Sweet Peas . ; 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (roo) . I to 



" " & Spren. (100 Bchs.) ..125. 



•50 



3.00 



■5° 



•25 



60.00 



3.00 



2.00 



1. 00 



•35 



•IS 



•■5 



8.00 



1. 00 



10.00 



20.00 

 12.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 1.50 

 .50 

 75 -oo 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



■as 



•25 

 13.00 

 1.25 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35.00 



30.00 to 40.00 



20.00 

 15.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 



3. CO 

 6.00 



3.00 



3.00 



1.00 



40.00 



8.00 



to 



3.00 



3.00 



1 .00 to 

 1.00 to 



.30 to 



to 



to 



1.00 

 12.00 



35 00 

 35.00 



25.00 

 18.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 ISO 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



3. 00 



•35 



1.25 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35.00 



12.50 to 

 8.00 to 



to 



2.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 



4.00 to 



1.00 to 



4.00 to 



I. 00 to 



to 



.75 to 



60.00 to 



8.00 to 



J .00 to 



1.00 to 



.50 to 



to 



to 25.00 

 I5.C0 

 10.00 



6.0 



.20 to 

 to 



■75 to 



15,00 to 



35.00 to 



35.00 to 



6.00 



3.00 



6.00 



3.00- 



6.00 



3.00 



l.o». 



75-<»- 

 12.50 

 4.00 

 4.0» 

 3.00. 



.50. 



x.oo 

 20.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



stock moved off rapidly, followed by 

 Labor Day, when everything first-class 

 cleaned up. With the coming of Sep- 

 tember a hot wave came also, and to- 

 day (Sept. 2) business is confined 

 mostly to shipping. The scarcest 

 flowers in the market are white roses 

 and lilies, which are included in prac- 

 tically all of the out-of-town orders. 

 The flower too much in evidence Is the 

 gladiolus which sells for so much less 

 than the bulbs cost that it Is impos- 

 sible to imagine anyone growing the 

 poor, off-colored varieties year after 

 year always with this same result. 

 Even the three best varieties are near- 

 ly at a standstill this week. Young 

 carnations now have stems from seven 

 to twelve inches long and the blooms 

 are of very fair size. Roses are apt to 

 come a little open these hot days but 

 plenty of good stock for the season is 

 seen. Late asters are proportionately 

 late with the early ones. Sales on 

 these seem generally satisfactory. 

 Smilax is very scarce and unusually 

 high, while plenty of asparagus is to 

 be had. • 



The market has taken- 

 CINCINNATI on a firmer tone dur- 

 ing the past week 

 and there is apparent a more active- 

 demand than we had a week ago- 

 Shipping business Is relatively better 

 than local business. In roses excel- 

 lent Beauties of all sizes are to be 

 had. The supply of other roses, in- 

 cluding Killarney, Ward, Taft, Mary- 

 land, Ivory and Richmond, is fully 

 adequate. The choice grades meet 

 with the readiest sale. Good asters- 

 are now available in quantity and have 

 been meeting with a very good market. 

 Lilies are in good supply and clean up 

 tolerably well. The very limited quan- 

 tity of lily of the valley that comes in 

 is selling nicely. Gladioli are still in a 

 heavy supply and some excellent 

 dahlias have made their appearance. 

 Greens are, with the exception of 

 smilax, in a more than sufficient sup- 

 ply. 



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