April 29, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



649 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade has fallen down 

 BOSTON this week. The receipts 

 are tremendous and, cor- 

 relatively, the heavy local production 

 at all points cripples the shipping 

 trade to localities that have been 

 usually good consumers for the Boston 

 accumulations. Thel'e is nothing the 

 matter as to quality on any kind of 

 stock; the continued cool weather is 

 favorable to fine production under 

 glass and even violets are being re- 

 ceived in acceptable winter quality 

 and quantity. But the violets have 

 outlived their welcome and their 

 place has been usurped by the May- 

 flowers — trailing arbutus — which is al- 

 so seen in unusually fine quality and 

 with each season shows a strong ad- 

 vancement towards a position as a 

 commercial staple of the wholesale 

 flower houses. Lily of the valley con- 

 tinues to jump and is good property 

 right along. There are barrels of 

 carnations and while a few choice 

 blooms in small lots bring as much 

 as $3.00 per 100, the greater part of 

 them are unloaded in quantity at an 

 average of about $1.00. The market is 

 still overcrowded with lilies which, in 

 occasional small orders bring as high 

 as $8.00 or even $10,00, but do not 

 command on the average over $6.00. 

 Sweet peas are booming at profitable 

 figures. So is smilax. Little doing in 

 tulips and daffodils. Asparagus 

 bunches in good demand. Gardenias 

 and cattleyas low and slow. 



The Easter report from 

 BUFFALO Buffalo showed a very 

 heavy plant trade with 

 an over-supply of lilies and excellent 

 quality and demand on all others. In 

 cut flowers the business was fairly 

 satisfactory considering over-supply 

 on most lines and very unpleasant 

 weather. Violets, lily of the valley 

 and sweet peas were in especial de- 

 mand. Cut lilies were left on the 

 wholesalers' hands. Receipts were 

 light during the early part of the fol- 

 lowing week, but in the latter half 

 the bargain signs were again brought 

 out and the accumulation was moved 

 only at a sacrifice. 



The week following 

 CHICAGO Easter opened with 

 considerable stir in 

 the wholesale market, but by the mid- 

 dle of the week trade dropped off and 

 prices went down. Only the best qual- 

 ity of stock cleaned up, the poorer 

 grades going into the barrel. Carna- 

 tions lagged the worst and very low 

 prices were made to move large lots. 

 Good tulips held up well, but this 

 week will about finish them. Southern 

 parrot tulips are arriving and meet 

 with much favor. There is a fair de- 

 mand for daffodils, though all but the 

 single ones will soon be gone. Smilax 

 continues extremely scarce in this 

 market; common ferns still bring four 

 dollars per thousand with quality 

 poor. There were a good many 

 Easter lilies left over, and each day 

 has added more till the supply far 

 exceeds the demand. Special low 

 prices have been made to move them. 

 Callas have fared still worse for 

 nothing yet has found purchasers for 

 them. Sweet peas have sold at good 

 prices more uniformly than has any- 

 thing else and stock is of good qual- 



(Continufd on page bjl) 



SWEET PEAS 



Through improved culture and the new introductions, 

 Sweet Peas in all shades are now to be had the year 

 round. At present the Sweet Pea is our typical Spring 

 flower — selling more freely than at any time during the 

 season. A number of our growers are now cutting from 

 the new crops — quality very choice indeed. 



Extra Long, $1.50 per 100 



Medium Stems, good quality - $ 1 .00 per 100 

 Short Stems, $5.00 per 1000 



BEAUTIES 



Specials, $25.00 per 100 



Plenty shorter ones, also at correspondingly low 

 prices; quality fine in all grades. 



Three Splendid New Roses 



"MELODY" the best yellow rose today ; awarded Sil- 

 ver Medal at the National Flower Show, Boston, 191 1. 



"DOUBLE PINK KILLARNEY" the Killarney that 

 will supersede the Killarney now grown. 



"PRINCE DE BULGARIE" entirely different from 

 any rose grown. 



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.- 



ROSBS 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 



" £xtra 



No.i 



" Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S. 



" " Low. jr 



Richmond, Chatenay, Fancy & Special 



" " Lower Grades.. 



Killainey, My Maryland, Fan. & Spl. 



*' " " Low. Grades 



CARNATIONS, Firit Quality 



" Ordinary 



MISCBLLANBOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilie*, LoDf iilorum... 



Callas 



Lay of the Valley 



VioIeM 



Mignonette 



Lil^c, per bunch 



Tul ips 



Freesia 



Daffodils 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (100) 

 " " & Sprcn. (loc bchs.) 



CINCINNATI 



April 25 



DETROIT 



April 10 



TRADE PRICES-Per 100 



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