February 18. 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



2-26 



FIower^Market Reports 



Up to the present timt' 

 BOSTON the short supply of roses 



and carnations noted in 

 our recent weekly reports continues 

 unabated but weather conditions are 

 now propitious and in all probability 

 the i)roduct will increase in volume 

 shortly. Still the next two weeks are 

 the height of the gaiety season and 

 the demand may be relied upon to con- 

 sume the goods all right up to March 

 1st when Lent sets in and in the 

 meantime very little change in market 

 values of really first quality goods can 

 be expected. Last week's prices pre- 

 vail unchanged thus far. Valentine's 

 day brought an increase in trade .gen- 

 erally but was a failure so tar as vio- 

 lets are concerned. The stormy 

 weather interfered with the big street 

 outlet and the regular trade could not 

 handle the surplus'. Some carnation 

 growers are showing bad judgment in 

 rushing undeveloped flowers to market, 

 ■expecting to profit by the present 

 stringing but the buyers are entire- 

 ly too wise to be fooled that way and 

 so the stuil which, properly handled 

 might have amounted to something is 

 discarded and lost. Bulbous stock, 

 such as Narcissus Von Lion and Gol- 

 den Spur, is very abundant, as is also 

 lily of the valley, and on this material 

 l)ed-r(ick prices are unavoidable. 



Trade continues good 

 BUFFALO and stock not too plen- 

 tiful. The only short- 

 age is on roses. The medium and 

 short giades are most in demand, al- 

 though selects have moved freely. Beau- 

 ties are improving daily. The weekly 

 ■calendar is well filled with social 

 gaieties which makes a good call for 

 flowers in general. S<iring flowers are 

 coming in more plentifully and sales 

 are satisfactory. Lilies are of good 

 ■quality and find ready sale. A couple 

 of days sunshine have brought on car- 

 nations, although prices have held 

 firm. Plenty of smilax to be had, but 

 di>mand light. 



There is little new to be 

 CHICAGO said in reference to the 

 market here. The pass- 

 ing of each week brings us one nearer 

 to a supply of roses once more, but 

 the situation is not without its good 

 features, which the bulb men will pro- 

 fit by, very probably, next season.- 

 Without the bulbous stock, which is 

 excellent in quality now that the first 

 cut is past, the loss of roses and the 

 scarcity of carnations in January 

 would have been felt much more se- 

 verely. On the other hand, had there 

 been as many other flowers to draw 

 from, bulbous flowers would not have 

 found to ready a sale and so it is a 

 chance, which this year was in favor 

 of the bulbous stock. There is also a 

 good supply of miscellaneous stock, in- 

 cluding mignonette, freesia. violets, 

 daisies. Roman hyacinths, paper 

 whites, callas and lilies. The sunshine 

 so much needed came for a few hours, 

 but gave way to rain and at this writ- 

 ing (February 14th), clouds and fog 

 give little hope of encouragement from 

 that direction. Among the retailers 

 nothing new was noted among the 

 Valentine favors though some found 

 the sale of potted plants to be more 

 than usual. Window boxes of red tu- 

 lips and others of yellow narcissus 

 were popular, while lily of the vallev 



VALLEY 



The Famous Pennock 

 Brand 



Growu by C. & G. L. Pennock. 

 Splendid long sprays, well 

 Hciwered with plenty of 'Ich 

 ;;reen foliage; not the new crop 

 without foliage that is being of- 

 fered. 



Special S4.00 per 100 



Extra 3.00 per 100 



^^^^ISM^^ American 



Beauties 



Exceptionally fine quality, par- 

 ticularly the Specials which are 

 vfi-y choice. 



1_ rr ^^^^^^^^_ Special, dozen $7.50 

 Hi^JB^^^^^^^^^I ilnzen 

 j^^^^^^^^^^^^^ dozen 



First, dozen 4.00 



Secoini, dozen 3.00 



LILAC — \'ery choice, per bunch, $1.00 

 ACACIA— per bunch, $2.50 



SOME SPLENDID NEW ROSES 



MELODY, DOUBLE KILLARNEY, PRINCE DE BULGARIE and ROSE QUEEN 



Write for our Description List and Prices of these 

 and other Introductions 



S. S. PENNOCK - MEEHAN CO. 



THE 



Wholesale 

 Florists of 



PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 

 109 W. 28th Street 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



WASHINGTON 

 1212 New York Av 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.— 



ircK tuu. 

 TO DBALBR8 ONLY. 



ROSBS 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. . 



" Extra 



No. I 



" Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S 



*' " Low.gT 



Richmond, Chatenay, Fancy & Special 



" " Lower Grades. . 



Kiliarney, My Maryland, Fan. & Spl. 



** " ■* Low Grades 



CARNATIONS, First Quality 



" Ordinary 



MISCBLLANBOUa 



Cattleyas 



Cypripediums 



Lilies, Longiflorum... 



Lily ot ine >^ alley 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Lil tc. per bunch 



Tulips 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites ■ 



Daffodils 



Daisies • 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum - . . ■ ■ 



Smilax - 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (loo) 

 " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Feb. M 



DETROIT 



Feb. 14 



BUFFALO 



Feb. li 



PITTSBUSO 



Feb. 14 



3O.O0 



8.00 



15. DC 

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8.00 

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4.00 

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3.00 

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10,00 



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15.00 

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3.00 



2.00 



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4.00 

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75 



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10 oo 



35.00 



15.00 

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3 5.'0 



15.00 

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50.00 30.0c 

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4.00 

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13. 50 



3 00 

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30 oc 

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43.00 



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10.00 

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30 00 

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50.0c 

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8 oc 

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3 00 to 



.50 to 



3.00 



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1.00 



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19. 00 



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30.00 



«-5' 

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in round pots tied with pink were very 

 attractive and sold well. Large quan- 

 tities of violets were disposed of, one 

 house stating that 30,000 were used in 

 filling advance orders alone. 



Last week was quiet but 

 DETROIT steady, and with a per- 

 ceptible increase towards 



the end of the week. Everything of 



iC&fUinued on Pagt iji) 



