January 7, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



21 



WHITE LILAC AND RED ROSES 



What is handsomer or more striking than a 

 decoration of White Lilac and Red Roses ? 



A Stunning Combination! 



We can supply the choicest Lilac on short 

 notice, in any quantity: — Choice, per bunch. 

 $1.50; Medium, $1.00. Special prices on 

 regfular orders in quantity. 



RED ROSES — Splendid values at present. 

 POINSETTIAS— Large heads; $25.00 per 100. 



£^^ Our great new Rose Introductions for 1911- 

 MELODY and DOUBLE KILLARNEY. — Don't 

 forget them. — Send for list. 



S. S. Pennock=Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALH FLORISTS CP 



PHILADELPHIA, 1608 20 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK, 108 W. 28th St. 



WASHINGTON, 1212 New York Ave. 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade is very sluggish 

 BOSTON here since New Year's. 



That day is not observed 

 as a holiday in Boston and has never 

 had any prominence as a flower buy- 

 ing occasion, locally, but there are 

 always more or less calls from out- 

 side territory for shipments a day or 

 two previous. This helped out a little 

 this year, as usual, but since then 

 there is almost nothing going on and 

 flowers are accumulating in whole- 

 sale hands and prices sliding down- 

 ward. Roses of all kinds are very 

 plentiful. They are of elegant quality 

 from all growers and are well worth 

 standard prices, but the market is 

 very unresponsive. Carnations, too, 

 are weakening. Lily of the valley 

 and violets are coming in freely — the 

 latter tending downward in value. 

 Not much change is likely for an- 

 other week, by which time the public 

 will, perhaps, have recovered from 

 the effects of their Christmas spend- 

 ing and begin to consider the flowers 

 once more. 



The holiday trade was 

 BUFFALO quite satisfactory to 

 both wholesaler and re- 

 tailer. It may be said that the holly 

 and other green festooning was sold 

 for better prices than the year pre- 

 vious and a general clean-up on the 

 decorating material was had. More 

 plants were sold, prices being about 

 the same as in previous years. All 

 standard sorts were in good supply 

 and the weather was favorable for 

 delivery. There was no scarcity in 

 the rose line only that Richmond in 

 medium grade was in heavy demand. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKE TS.-to oi^i^Ek^b^Ly 



ROSBS 



CINCINNATI 



Jan. 3 



DETROIT 



Jan. 3 



BUFFALO 



Jan- 5 



PITTSBURG 



Jan. 3 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 



" Extra 



No. I 



** Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S 



** " Low. gr 



KilUrney, Richmood, Fan. & Sp. 



*' Lower grades 



Maryland, Chatenay, Fan. and Sp. 

 " " Lower grades 



CARNATIONS, Firit Quality 



" Ordinary 



MISCBLLANBOUb 



Cattlcyas 



Cypripediums • 



Lilies, Longiflorum... 



Lily of (He V alley 



Violets 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas. 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites • 



Gardenias. 



Adiantum ■ 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (loo) 

 ** " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



■75 

 8.00 

 x.oo 



2.00 



15.00 

 z.oo 

 4.00 



4.00 



I.OO 



1. 00 

 13.50 



40.00 

 25.00 



I I.OO 



i 15 00 



50. CO I 30.0c 

 I 30.00 



50.00 



25.00 

 IS 00 



5. CO 



10.00 

 5 00 



12.00 

 6.00 



12.00 

 5.00 



4. CO 



3.00 

 75.00 



10.00 



12 00 

 3.00 

 I.OO 



•75 

 3.00 



35-00 



40.00 

 35.00 



60.00 

 40.00 



20. 00 

 6.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 15.00 



8.00 

 15.00 

 6!oo 

 6.00 

 4.00 



85 00 

 12.00 



14 03 



4.03 

 I 25 

 «-50 



I.03 

 4.00 

 50.00 

 1.5c 

 15. CO 

 60.00 

 50.0c 



40 00 

 25.00 



15. CO 

 6 00 

 8.00 

 400 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 4 00 

 3.00 



12.00 



3 00 



•75 



I. CO 



.50 

 2.C0 



50.00 



3500 

 20.00 

 la.oo 

 to.oo 



6.00 

 12. oc 



6.00 



10. GO- 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 



75.00 

 15.00 



xs-oo 

 4.00 



X.«J 



3.00 



I.OO 



3.00 



35.00 

 1.50 



ao.oo 



50.00 

 30.00 



to 75.^ 



Pink and white Killarney were ex- 

 cellent, also Maryland. Beauty was 

 in good supply, but the demand was 

 light. Carnations were not any too 

 plentiful in this section but on Fri- 

 day and Saturday all orders were 

 filled. The market was well supplied 

 with lily of the valley, which sold 

 exceedingly well, also Roman hya- 

 cinths and peas. There were plenty 

 of narcissi, lilies, stevia and other 

 material which had a good sale. 



A decided lull is now be- 

 CHICAGO ing felt in the Chicago 

 market and the first 

 week of the new year is marked with 

 a falling off of business. This is part- 

 ly due to the natural reaction after 



the strenuous days of the preceding 

 fortnight and partly to the extremely 

 cold weather. Many flowers were 

 ust^d at the festivities which greeted 

 the coming in of the new year and 

 sales were very satisfactory through- 

 out the market. The cold spell will 

 hold back stock so there will probably 

 be no great accumulation during the 

 quiet of the present week. Only white 

 flowers have been at a complete stand- 

 still, colored ones moving, though 

 quite slowly. There is little sale for 

 paper whites, and mignonette after 

 its first appearance was almost un- 

 salable. Violets and peas are out of 

 the race this week. 



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