IMarch 4, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



29» 



Flower Market Reports 



Plenty of evidence that 

 BOSTON Lent is now on is found 

 .in the wholesale flower 

 marts where flowers of all kinds are 

 accumulating and salesmen are begin- 

 ning to grow nervous. Prices have 

 fallen all along the line and in the 

 sunny spring weather which has now 

 set in the prospect is for a continuous 

 tailing market with the limit a matter 

 of mere conjecture. The day before 

 Ash Wednesday developed a big busi- 

 ness as a wind-up to the social mid- 

 winter season and everything that 

 could be unloaded was unloaded. Now 

 conies the deluge, it is feared. All 

 varieties of market flowers are of e.x- 

 cellent quality and there is no scarcty 

 on any single item. 



Brighter weather, more 

 BUFFALO sunshine, more stoc<, 

 and business good. Roses 

 are fine, carnations are good and bulb- 

 ous stock is excellent and lots of it 

 although no complaint can be made 

 that there has been an overabundance. 

 Floral work being well distributed all 

 good flowers have moved readily. 



At last the tension is 

 CHICAGO loosened and stock is 

 coming in with some- 

 thing like regularity. Especially is the 

 carnation supply increased and prices 

 have dropped accordingly. Unless 

 something unforseen occurs there is 

 every probability that from now on 

 carnations will be in sufflcient supply 

 to meet the demand. There is not so 

 decided a change in the rose situation, 

 but with the occasional sunshine now 

 <"oming the worst is probably past. 

 Bulbous stock continues good in qual- 

 ity and there is plenty of it. Growers 

 claim they have found it a profitable 

 investment this year. Foiget-me-not 

 sells for 75c. to $2.00 ijer 100 stalks and 

 callas for the purchaser's own price, 

 there being no fixed standard and lit- 

 tle demand. The violet growers will 

 have troubles of their own, especially 

 those who ship from the East, for the 

 home-grown singles are selling slowly 

 and the eastern doubles still more 

 slowly or not at all. A spring novelty 

 to be a sort of companion to the forced 

 pussy willow appeared this week In 

 the form of dogwood branches in full 

 bloom. They were very attractive and 

 make good window novelties. 



Market conditions 

 CINCINNATI continue very satis- 

 factory. There is a 

 bountiful supply of all kinds of fiow- 

 ers but no surplus. Beauties are com- 

 ing in more freely and are also im- 

 proving in quality. There is a liberal 

 supply of Bride and Ivory roses, the 

 short and medium grades having the 

 best call. The shortage of most o:her 

 varieties is also at an end. The re- 

 ceipts of White and Pink Killarney 

 are, however, very light as are Rich- 

 mond and Rhea Reid. Carnations are 

 in abundant supply with a downward 

 tendency in price, white and light 

 shades having the jireference. Minia- 

 ture Dutch hyacinths find a ready mar- 

 ket. White and yellow tulips are in 

 good demand, while the supply of red 

 tulips is sufRcieut for present needs. 

 Longiflorum lilies are coming in 

 stronger and clean up nicely, while 

 callas move more slowly. The supply 

 of both single and double violets is 



iC^nii'nufti on pagt JOI) 



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PATENT ROLL TINFOIL AND HOLDER 



yUE NEW method of handling foil as illustrated here is a great 

 improveinent over the old style. Not only is it handier and inore 

 economical in using; but it saves space and worry and is always in 

 place. 



IF BOUGHT 



FROM 



US, COSTS 



NO 



MORE 



THAN 



ORDINARY 



SHEET 



FOIL 



Comes plain — also in violet and .green, and is the best quality 

 foil on the market. Five pound rolls. 



Pennock-Meehan Current Quotations on Tinfoil 



Old style i pound packages, or new style 5 pound rolls (see illustration) — both >a,iic 

 price: Plain, per 100 piunds, $8.50: Colored, per 100 pounds, $18. oc. 



PRICES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY. ORDER AT ONCE. 

 GREEN CARNATION DYE Per package, 75c. 



Knough 10 c ilor 200 to 300 Howers (powdered); package will make two quarts 

 liquid. Mjili d free a' price quotf d. 



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THE ^"gafsof PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON 



109 W. 28th Street 1608-162O Ludlow Street 1212 New York Av. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.— 



PbK IVV. 

 TO DBALBR8 ONLY. 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 



" Extra 



No.i 



" Lower grades 



Bride/Mald. F. &S 



•* '* Low. gr 



Richmond, Chatenay, Fancy & Special 



*' " Lower Grades.. 



Killarney, My Maryland, Fan. & Spl. 



** " " Low. Grades 



CARNATIONS. First Quality 



" Ordinary 



MISCBLLANBOUB 



Cattleyas 



Cypripediums 



Liliea, Longiflorum... 



Lily ul LDc V alley ■ 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Lil iC, per bunch 



Tul ips 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites . 



Daffodils 



Daisies ■ 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas. 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (too) 

 " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



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