May 6, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



68? 



Flower Market Reports 



street hawkers with arm- 

 BOSTON loads of Enchantress, 



Beacon and other popu- 

 lar varieties of carnations, with two- 

 foot stems, 25 for 10 cents; a florists' 

 window in Bromfield street with Kil- 

 larney roses — pink and white — Rich- 

 mond, etc., with 15 to 18 in. stems, 

 neatly arranged in boxes of 25 each 

 at 50 cents a box; these instances 

 tell the story of the cut flower mar- 

 ket just as well as a volume. Never 

 before has the carnation end been so 

 utterly swamped and demoralized; it 

 is not a question of price, but simply 

 what to do with them and how to 

 get rid of them. The market at pres- 

 ent is declared by wholesale dealers 

 to be the worst on record. Demand 

 has shrunken away to almost nothing 

 and the only way to unload is by 

 special outlet— such as department 

 stores for gift purposes, etc., at 

 special prices for large quantities.. 

 The prices a-s quoted in our printed 

 lists afford practically no idea of the 

 figures at which most of the stock 

 is unloaded. Among the lively sellers 

 heretofore were lily of the valley and 

 sweet peas, but both have now flat- 

 tened out and peas are selling at one- 

 half of what they brought a week 

 ago. Daffodils are coming in now 

 from outside. Other outdoor material 

 from southern points is due to begin 

 soon and this will further embarrass 

 the market- Some anxiety is ex- 

 pressed as to the Memorial Day sup- 

 ply, as heavy crops of roses and car- 

 nations may be entirely off by that 

 time. 



^'" 1 m weather pre- 

 BUFFALO vailed the past week 



and the receipts were 

 enormous, especially in the rose and 

 carnation line and stock of all kinds 

 accumulated to over-supply. Easter 

 lilies were offered in abundance, but 

 with no demand at all; nothing would 

 move them. The same may be said of 

 callas. Sweet peas were fine, also lily 

 of the valley, which were about the 

 only Items that had a demand save 

 smilax, which was the one scarce ar- 

 ticle. Unloading day was looked for 

 on Friday and Saturday, but the day 

 opened with threatening weather and 

 a conftant rain set in which lasted 

 over Sunday, and the wholesaler had 

 a good portion of material to carry 

 over. 



Local sales have been 

 CHICAGO slow the past week and 



more stock has been 

 sent in than the wholesalers could 

 handle to advantage. Out-of-town 

 orders have relieved the situation con- 

 siderably for those who are fortunate 

 enough to have acquired a good ship- 

 ping trade which seems to be the key 

 to the situation a large portion of the 

 time. With quantities of carnations 

 and roses it seems as if there could be 

 no room for the southern stock which 

 has been coming in for several weeks 

 and while much is sold at all sorts of 

 prices there is reason to believe that 

 it has not paid very liberally this year 

 to the southern shipper. And now the 

 peony season is upon us and the prize 

 shipments are here, adding another 

 flower to an overfilled market. Lilacs 

 have reached us in poor condition. 

 Bulbous stock is good in quality but 



(^Continued on page b^s) 



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 

 Sliort Stems, $5.00 per lOOC 



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, 1 9 1 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 WASHINGTON 



1608-1620 Ludlow Street 1212 New York Av. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 



«• Extra •• 



No. I 



" Lower grades 



Bride/Maid. F. & S 



** " Low.gr 



Ricbmood, Chatcnay , Fancy & Special 



•' " Lower Grades.. 



KUlarney, My Maryland, Fan. & Spl. 



«< «' " Low. Grades 



CARNATIONS, First Quality . 

 " Ordinary 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum... 



Callas 



Luy of the Valley 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Lilac, per bunch 



Tulips 



Daffodils 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias. 



Adlantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Pliunosus, strings (loo) 

 " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



CINCINNATI 



April 25 



DETROIT 



May 2 



TRADE PRICES-Per 100 



T O DEA LERS ONLY 



"BUFFALO r PITTSBURG 



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