December 20, 1913 



HORTICULTUEE 



881 



Flower Market Reports 



Flower trade in Boston is 

 BOSTON very quiet and the result 



has been a sagging in 

 prices all down the line, due to over 

 weight and primarily to the fact that 

 the first of the Christmas crop is now 

 in evidence — pushed along a bit by the 

 soft skies and balmy breezes that 

 don't belong in December. Carnations 

 are not feeling the situation as much 

 as the roses and while the latter are 

 tending downwards in market value 

 the carnations are really stiffening up. 

 Still the demand is weak on every- 

 thing. Violets are doing exceedingly 

 well, everything considered. There 

 are a good many chrysanthemums 

 still hanging on. Lily of the valley 

 is abundant and paper white narcissi 

 are overdone most decidedly. Lilies 

 are about normal, also cattleyas. The 

 American Beauty market is holding 

 its own as a speculative proposition, 

 but the sensational holiday values of 

 this old campaigner are gone, never to 

 return. 



Sales are not especially 

 CHICAGO brisk this week, a sort 

 of lull before the storm 

 seeming to pervade the market. So- 

 cial events for the holidays are hard- 

 ly under way at this writing. Orders 

 are being booked for cut flowers and 

 the general trend is to make sure of 

 stock well in advance, as the feeling 

 seems well rooted that a shortage is 

 quite possible. However, those who 

 are in closest touch with the growers 

 know that a few days of sunshine 

 would work wonders with the buds, 

 and they would not be surprised if 

 stock would be sufficient to lower the 

 prices quoted. The weather is cooler 

 than last week, which makes the qual- 

 ity of all flowers better. Violets are 

 arriving from the east in good condi- 

 tion, and home-grown singles are also 

 excellent in quality. Carnations have 

 become harder with cooler tempera- 

 ture, and there is a good supply of 

 roses. A few chrysanthemums are 

 seen, but hardly enough to warrant 

 quotations. Lily of the valley is in 

 good supply and orchids are moving 

 as fast as received. All kinds of 

 green is of good quality and supply 

 is sufficient. 



No marked 

 PHILADELPHIA change in the 



market here dur- 

 ing the past week. Conditions remain 

 about the same and are neither very 

 bad nor very good; may be summed 

 up in the words of Arthur Niessen as 

 "fair." Plenty of good stock in roses, 

 carnations, gardenias and everything 

 else. Prices hold firm but no advance. 

 Prospects for Christmas are that there 

 will be plenty of good stock at very 

 reasonable prices. Crops are excel- 

 lent, especially in the liigher grades. 

 Greens market very active. Boxwood 

 scarce but good supply in the right 

 spots, and of fine quality. 



Business so far this 

 ST. LOUIS month has not been 



any too good. The re- 

 tailers report the bulk of their work 

 is for funerals and little of anything 

 else going on. The wholesale markets 



Continued en page 88s 



Christmas Greens 

 and Ribbons 



BOXWOOD 

 SPRAYS 



We guarantee the 

 quality of our Box- 

 wood ; exceptionally 

 fine stock, dark, 

 glossy green; no 

 surplus wood. 50- 

 Ib. cases, $8.00. 



HOLLY ,j 

 WREATHS 



Of the best Holly, 

 made full, plenty of 

 berries, $17.50 per 

 100: larger size, 

 $50.00 per 100; ex- 

 tra large and very 

 fine, $75.00 per 100. 



HOLLY 



Specially selected. 



$5.00 per case. 



G.\I>AX. Bronze and fji-een. $1.00 per 



1000; $7..'30 per case of 10.000. 

 NATIB.VI. MAGNOLIA LEAVES. 



Green. $1.00 per 100; .1;7..50 per lOOO. 

 BRONZE AND GREEN JLAHONIA. 



$1.50 per 100; $12.50 per lUOO. 

 CHESTNTT OAK. $2.00 per 100, 



$15.CK3 per 1000. 

 LEVCOTHOE. Bronze and green. 



.$1.00 per 100; $7..50 per 1000. 

 MEXICAN ivy. $1.00 per 100, $7..50 



per 10(10. 

 LONG NEEDLE PINES. $20.00 per 



100. 

 L.AUREL HOPING. Extra heavy 



.$6.00 per 100 yds. 

 CUT LAI;BEL BRANCHES. $6.00 



per 100 lbs. 

 FANCY FERNS. $2.00 per 1000. 

 WILD SMIL.XX. $5.00 per case. 



LYCOPODIUM, or GROUND PINE. 



$10.00 per 100 lbs.; $10.00 per 100 



Yds. 

 H.ARDY DAGGER FERNS. Best 



quality, large fronds. $1.50 per 1000; 



extra long, .$2.00 per 1000. 

 CUT HEMLOCK. .$2.50 per bundle. 

 GREEN SHEET MOSS. $3.50 per 



bag. 

 MISTLETOE. $12.50 per case. 

 WOODWABDIA FERN. $25.00 per 



100; $6.50 per bunch of 2.5. 

 GREEN LUMP MOSS. Extra large 



bbls., $2.00. 

 FLORIDA GRAY MOSS. $1.00 per 



bag. 

 SPHAGNUM MOSS. Burlapped. 



10-bbl. bales, $3.75 each; 5-bale 



lots, $3.50 each; 10-bale lots, $3.25 



each. 



DIDDrkMC We offer a large assortment of Red Ribbons and Chiffons in various 

 KlDDULia widths and qualities and will be pleased to submit samples on request 

 RFH RFlSf^riS Extra quality, 7.5c. per lb.; special prices on lots of 2o lbs. 



Is. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale FlotUtt of Philadelphia 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 



1608-1630 Ludlow St. 117 West 28th St. Franklin & St. PalU Sta. 

 WASHINGTON 1316 H. St. N. W. 



