December 10, 1910 



HORT I CULTURE 



841 



Flower Market Reports. 



This market has a good 

 BOSTON healthy tone and price 

 fluctuations are insignifl- 

 ■cant, the values of Thanksgiving week 

 being closely approached on most 

 staples uninterruptedly ever since. 

 The stormy weather has retarded 

 ■crops considerably and unless unsea- 

 sonably warm temperatures should in- 

 tervene we look to see the situation 

 held well in hand until after the holi- 

 days. No finer roses have ever been 

 offered in this market than are seen 

 at the present time. This is especial- 

 ly the case with the Killarneys, Rich- 

 mond and Maryland. American Beauty 

 begins to lag both in quantity and 

 quality. Carnations are a little 

 more plentiful and prices have eased 

 up somewhat. Single violets are in 

 good supply and fair demand while 

 the doubles are moved with difficulty. 

 Lily of the valley has had a very 

 light call and the greater part of it 

 has been of very poor grade of late. 

 Chrysanthemums are practically over. 

 Some stock has been received frozen, 

 •due to insufficient protection against 

 the cold. All greens such as holly, 

 laurel and boxwood are having a big 

 advance sale already, and it looks as 

 though this would be a record year 

 for this class of material. 



Thanksgiving seems to 

 CHICAGO have fixed the prices 

 for the remaining weeks 

 previous to the Holidays. There has 

 been no decline and the chances are 

 there will be none. Any changes that 

 have been made are advances and with 

 the continued cloudy weather more 

 advances may be anticipated. Cattle- 

 yas are extremely scarce and twelve 

 ■dollars per doz. wholesale is steadily 

 maintained. The few that are grown 

 locally are of a fine quality, but there 

 are not enough to meet the demand 

 even with the eastern supply. Beau- 

 ties are not over abundant and higher 

 prices are expected. Carnations and 

 all kinds of roses are feeling the effect 

 of the dark days and the growers are 

 finding their stock shortening up each 

 ■day. Christmas trees made their ap- 

 pearance this week and many of the 

 retail florists have trimmed their win- 

 dows with suggestions of the holiday 

 season. All kinds of greens are in 

 about the usual quantity; no shortage 

 is anticipated in this line. 



There was a slight 

 CINCINNATI falling off in the de- 

 mand the past week. 

 If business had been really brisk the 

 supply of stock would have been en- 

 tirely inadequate. Supplies have been 

 considerably reduced and a brisk de- 

 mand would set wholesalers skirmish- 

 ing to fill orders. Chrysanthemums 

 are no longer a factor in the market, 

 there bein.g only a limited amount of 

 Jeannie Nonin and Chadwick to be 

 had. Receipts of Beauties are light 

 but the stiffening in price makes the 

 supply sufficient tor present require- 

 ments. Killarney and Bridesmaids 

 are coming a shade more plentiful. 

 There is an abundant supply of Brides 

 and Ivory, with a good demand. Carna- 

 tions continue very scarce and re- 

 ports from most growers show that 

 the outlook is very poor for a large 

 crop tor Christmas. The demand for 

 double violets was good up to last 

 Friday and since then up to the pres- 



Holly 

 Wreaths 



Of the very best 

 holly, plenty of ber- 

 ries, not the ordi- 

 nary cheap kind, 

 but full, well made 

 wreaths ; plenty of 

 material in them. 



Per Hundred $15.00 



Extra Heavy and Large . . $20.00, $25.00, $50.00 



Cut Poinsettias. . . . $25.00, $30.00, $35.00 

 Christmas Greens, write for our full list. 



TWO SPLENDID NEW ROSES 



MELODY and DOUBLE KILLARNEY 



Orders booked in rotation, deliveries during March. 



^=^= Write for Descriptive List arid Prices =^= 



S. S. Pennock^Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



PHILADELPHIA, 1608-20 Ludlow St. NEW YORK, 108 W. 28th St. 

 WASHINGTON, 1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to db''aTe48''6nlv 



R09BS 



CINCINNATI 



Dec. 6 



DETROIT 



Dec. 6 



BUFFALO 



Dec. 8 



PITTS BURO 



Dec. 6 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. . 



*' Extra 



No.j.. 



" Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid. F. & a. 



'* " Low.gr 



Killarney, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. 



" Lower grades 



Maryland, Chatenay, Fan. and Sp. 

 " '* Lower grades 



CARNATIONS. First Quality 



" Ordinary 



MISCBLLANEOLb 



Cattleyas . . . ■ 



Lilies, Longiflorum... 



Lily of tAe V^ alley 



Violets 



Chrysanthemums 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites.. 



Gardenias 



Adlantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (loo) 

 '* *' & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



35-00 

 30.00 

 ao.oo 

 8.00 



6. GO 



4.00 

 S.oo 

 4.00 

 8 00 



4.03 



3.00 



50.0c 25.00 

 35.0c aj.oo 

 30.00 15.00 



30.00 

 8.00 



10.00 ' 

 6.0c 

 10.00 



6.00 



5 00 



4.00 



4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.0c 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



3.00 

 2 00 



35.00 

 25.00 

 20.00 

 12.00 

 lo.oc 



6.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 xo.oo 



6.00 



4.00 

 3 00 



■33 

 4.00 

 9.00 



10.00 

 25.00 



15.00 



ent writing — Dec. G, there has been a 

 decided falling off in sales. Single vio- 

 lets are still off crop but from present 

 indications there will be a good crop 



for the holidays, for with most of the 

 growers plants are well budded. Nar- 

 cissus is coming in more plentifully 



(Cotiutinpi en pa£i 843 



