December 17, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



881 



CHRISTMAS WEEK SPECIAL 



The Two Killarne.\-s, My Maryland and 

 American Beauty Roses will be leaders with 

 us for the holidays. We quote magnificent 

 stock, splendid well colored buds : 



BEAUTIES, $6.00 to $12.00 per doz. 

 TWO KILLARNEYS and MARYLAND 

 $10, $15, $20, $25, $30 per 100 



We can also offer big values in the following; 



POINSETTIAS. $25, $30, $35; 



a few extra grades $40 per 100 

 WHITE LILAC, $1.00, $1.50 per bunch 

 CYPRIPEDIUMS, $15.00 per 100 



Rose Special For Xmas 

 Week 



Roses, our selection in lots 

 of zoo or more. 



$6.00 per 100 



Order a sample box and be 

 convinced of the splendid 

 values. 



The 



Great New 

 For 1911 



Roses 



Write for descriptive list of 



^ew Double Pink 



Killarney 



New Irish Rose 



Melody 



Delivery in Maich. 



Book now. 



S. S. Pennock=Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALK FLORISTS OF 



PHILADELPHIA. 1608-20 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK, 108 W. 28tll St. 



WASHINGTON, 1212 New York Ave. 



Flower Market Reports. 



Trade in flowers is very 

 BOSTON slow this week. Fortu- 

 nately the demand and 

 supply are pretty well balanced, as 

 just now most of the growers seem to 

 be off crop and the situation is easily 

 controlled. The wholesale houses are 

 busying themselves mainly with green 

 goods and are badly hampered in their 

 shipments by the inspection laws now 

 in force which compel examination of 

 every lot of laurel, etc., by the repre- 

 sentatives of the Bureau of Entomol- 

 ogy of the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, to guard against the distribu- 

 tion of moth pests. American Beau- 

 ties are scarce; other roses in fair sup- 

 ply. Violets are also in short receipt 

 but there may be plenty hidden under 

 the foliage awaiting the call of the 

 Christmas bells a weelc hence. Garde- 

 nias are advancing in value and carna- 

 tions are holding stiffly to published 

 quotations. 



Stock in every line has 

 BUFFALO been in short supply, es- 

 pecially carnations, and 

 as the chrysanthemums have passed 

 over, the demand has been heavy on 

 carnations and other material. Roses 

 have been in fair supply and some 

 choice Killarney, Maryland and Rich- 

 mond are had, the demand being bet- 

 ter for the shorter grades lily of the 

 valley, violets, Roman hyacinths, nar- 

 cissi, peas and lilies have sold well. 

 The demand is growing daily for 

 Christmas decorative material and the 

 outlook is promising for a record- 

 breaking holiday business. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-xo DB'xTBtroNLY 



ROSBS 



CINCINNATI 



Dec. 13 



DETROIT 



Dec. 13 



BUFFALO 



Dec. 13 



PITTSBURG 



Dec. 13 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 



*' Extra 



No.i 



'• Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S. 



" ** Low. gr 



Killarney, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. 



" Lower grades 



Maryland, Chatenay, Fan. and Sp. 

 '* *' Lower grades 



CARNATIONS, First Quality 



" Ordinary 



WISCBLLANBUUs 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum... 



Lily oJ iHe Valley 



Violets 



Chrysanthemums 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas _ 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites.. 



Gardenias, 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (loo) 

 *' " & Spren. (loobchs.) 



35.00 

 30.00 

 ao.oo 

 8 00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8 00 

 4 oo 



4.00 

 3.00 



50.00 I 35.00 



35.0c 30.00 



30.00 I 



30 00 

 8.00 I 



10. CO 



6.0c 



10.00 ; 

 6.00 i 



5.00 . 

 4.00 



15.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.0c 

 4.00 



6.00 

 4.00 



3.00 



2 00 



35.00 

 25.00 



30.00 

 13. 00 

 XO.OO 



6.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 10.00 



6.00 



4.00 



3 00 



-35 

 4.00 

 3.00 



10.00 

 25.00 

 15.00 



The retailers generally 

 CHICAGO report trade the past 



week as. rather quiet. 

 That stock is scarce and prices high 

 probably have much to do with this 

 condition as well as the coming hol- 

 idays. Those stores drawing their 

 patronage largely from the tour hun- 

 dred have more call for flowers for 

 opera parties, luncheons, coming-out 

 parties, etc., while smaller stores find* 

 their trade limited largely to funeral 

 work. Wholesalers are in their usual 

 position at such times, depending 

 largely upon the shipping trade. As 



the supply Is coming in very slowly 

 prices are high enough to make the 

 totals about as before and everything 

 cleans up each day. There is consid- 

 erable difference of opinion regarding 

 stock outlook for Christmas. Chrys- 

 anthemums are nearly gone and prob- 

 ably will be out entirely in another 

 week. Roses and carnations will de- 

 ]iend so much upon the sunshine that 

 no one can forecast the chances. All 

 kinds of green — the retailer's hope 

 when flowers are too high for his 

 trade — are also scarce and poor with 

 prices well up and likely to go' higher. 



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