December 31, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



949 



Flower Market Reports 



{CffnttHurJ from fage 940) 



The cut flower 

 PHILADELPHIA trade in this city 

 was not as good 

 as last year. Friday preceding tlie 

 holiday saw an unprecedented tumbli- 

 in prices of roses, which was a griev- 

 ous disappointment and from which 

 there was no possibility of a rally. 

 While the volume of business was larg- 

 er than ever before, the prices were 

 much lower all through. We worked 

 harder and got less. American Beauty 

 roses were in good supply and of fine 

 quality; other roses the same. But 

 alas! No matter how good! there was 

 the other fellow with better. Where 

 they all came from is a mystery; but 

 there certainly was a power of them — 

 not only locally but in the interior. 

 The usual demand from the interior 

 came not. The interior seemed to be 

 satisfied with its home prophets. Peo- 

 ple who used to order from $500 to 

 $1,000 worth of cut flowers at a clip, 

 wouldn't even look at Philadelphia this 

 year. The only things that held their 

 own were carnations, cattleyas and 

 gardenias. We hate to tell this doleful 

 tale, but! The retailers were not slow 

 to express their glee over the course 

 which prices took. They seemed to 

 regard it as evidence that things were 

 coming their way but, naturally, what 

 is bad for the foundation is bad for 

 the superstructure, and their attitude 

 appears short-sighted from the stand- 

 point of the producer and wholesale 

 agent. On the other hand, the boost- 

 ing of prices by the grower is equally 

 reprehensible. The buyers are scared 

 off and into the lap of those who make 

 lovely plant baskets at reasonable 

 prices for Christmas! Our advice is to 

 "forget it" and try to make prices very 

 much the same at Christmas as before 

 — and after that date make things on 

 an even keel so that the buyer will not 

 be scared off. If you hold him today — 

 at a loss — you may make a million out 

 of him before you are through! Ab- 

 normally high prices at Christmas to 

 make up for losses at other seasons of 

 the year is a mistake. We had better 

 content ourselves with an equilibrium 

 — "a square deal" for the consumer. 

 By the way, there is no talk about 

 "salting" any more in the cut-flower 

 business. They call it "massing of 

 crops," nowadays! 



The florists in St. 

 ST. LOUIS Louis are all well sat- 

 isfied with their Christ- 

 mas business and from what can be 

 learned thus early the sale in plants 

 exceeds that of cut flowers. The 

 weather was fine and buyers seen out 

 in full force all week long, and we 

 must say that this Christmas seems 

 to total some considerable advance 

 over last year's record. The plants 

 that sold best were poinsettias above 

 all, Gloire de Lorraine begonias and 

 azaleas. Of these the up-town florists 

 had a big supply which sold at sight 

 at good prices. At the wholesale 

 houses the cut stock that came in was 

 of extra good quality and sold at prices 

 not as high as was expected. The sup- 

 ply in roses was especially large in all 

 varieties except red. Long fancy Beau- 

 ties topped at $9 per dozen, others 

 from $4 to $6. Other roses brought 

 from $10 to $12 per 100 for fancy— not 

 high considering reports from other 

 places. Carnations sold clean up . in 



New Year 

 Specials 



Will close at noon 

 Monday, Januaiy 2nd 



Rose Special 



In lots of 200 or over, 

 our selection; medium 

 stems antJ also a good 

 proportion of long 

 stems; choice varieties 

 $6.00 per 100 



Carnation Special 



We oifcr as a special 

 for this week in lots of 

 500 or over at 



$6.00 per 100 



j(^= The above are splen- 

 did values at prices asked 

 Order a trial box and be 

 convinced. 



We are especiallv strong at present on all grades of 

 BEAUTIES KILLARNEYS RICHMONDS 



CUT POINSETTIAS WHITE LILAC 



GARDENIAS VALLEY ORCHIDS 



Write us for prices 



5. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE 



WHOLESALE 



FLORISTS OP 



PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON 



109 W. 2Sth Street 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 1212 New York Avaaue 



EXCLUSIVE FLORISTS RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to DB*'A''L^Bfcr6NLY 



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CINCINNATI 



Dec. 2 



OBTROIT 



Dec. 27 



BUFFALO 



Dec. 27 



PITTSBURQ 



Dec. ay 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 



" Extra 



No. I 



*' Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S 



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KilUrncy, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. 



" Lower grades 



Maryland, Chatenay, Fan. and Sp. 

 " " Lower grades 



CARNATIONS, First Quality 



" Ordinary 



mSCBLLANEOUb 



Cattleyas 



Cypripediums ■ • 



Lilies, Longiflorum... 



Lily oi the Valley 



Violets 



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Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites.. 



Gardenias 



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all varieties at from $G to $8 per 100 

 for fancy goods. Poinsettias. cut, from 

 $0 to $4' per dozen. The prices on vio- 

 lets went down early, as the supply 

 was too large for the demand at 

 prices asked— $1.50 per 100 for the 

 very best. All bulb stock sold well 

 this year, as there was a scarcity for 

 the first time. Lily of the valley, 



stevia. lilies and sweet peas moved 

 well at all times. Retailers all say 

 they had a big increase in business but 

 with prices lower than at any Christ- 

 mas in years. All had exceptionally 

 fine window decorations this year. 

 Holly, gi-een wreathing and mistletoe 

 had a big call. 



{Continued on page 951) 



