August 15, 1914 



HOETICULTUEE 



255 



BOSTON horticultur- 

 ally, is probably 

 better fixed for the S. 

 A. F. Convention than 

 any other city in the 

 country. 



From reports the Con- 

 vention will surpass in 

 attendance, exhibition, 

 interest and general in- 

 formation any previous 

 convention. 



Our display will be a 

 little better than anything 

 we have ever attempted 

 before, plenty of novel- 

 ties as well as a full line 

 of our usual high grade 

 Ribbons and Supplies. 



Mr. FANCOURT, with the able assistance of Mr. GREENLAW 

 will be glad to welcome you, and have you make our exhibit 

 your headquarters while at the convention. 



S. S. PENNOCR-MEEHAN CO. 



THE ^""'^^Vt^oWs OF PHILADELPHIA 



9oAuit-* 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin and St. Paul St. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 HSt., N. W. 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



la common with the rest 

 BOSTON of the country Boston is 

 depressed under the bur- 

 den of asters and gladiolus blooms 

 which are being rushed in from all di- 

 rections. They are good enough but 

 there are far too many of them and 

 even if business was rushing beyond 

 precedent it could not absorb half of 

 them. But it is not rushing nor even 

 creeping. The usual sources of sum- 

 mer demand are silent this year, New- 

 port, Bar Harbor, Saratoga, Naragan- 

 sett Pier, etc., being apparently off the 

 the map. All kinds of flowers are 

 plentiful and difficult to move with 

 any profit. 



What we need in this 

 BUFFALO section is good rain in 

 order to get a good late 

 crop of asters. The early crop is 

 practically a failure and there are but 

 very few coming into the market that 

 are what you call first-class. There 

 are a lot of short-stemmed and off 

 color quality coming in on which 

 there is little or no sale. The same 

 may be said of gladioli. The best sell 

 and the balance goes for whatever is 

 offered in many cases. Roses are not 

 so plentiful and quite satisfactory 

 sales have been had. My Maryland is 

 fine as are also Mock, Ward, Double 

 White Killarney and Beauty; the lat- 

 ter have not taken well up to this 

 time. A fine lot of lilies are had in gl- 

 ganteum and Japans, also lily of the 

 valley and sweet peas and other stock. 

 Plenty of greens. 



There is no change in 



CHICAGO either price or condition 



this week. A few dol- 



Roscs 



Am. Beauty, Special 



** " Fancy and Extra 



No. 1 



Killarney, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 



** " " Ordinary. 



Maryland, Taft, Extra 



" *' Ordinary 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum . 



Lily of the Valley 



Asters 



Gladioli 



Com Flou'cr 



Dasies, white and yellow 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smitax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) 



" " & Spren. (ipo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



August 13 



ST. 



An, 



LOUIS 



gust 10 



PHILA. 



August 10 



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35.00 



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 15.00 

 50.00 



35.00 



20.00 

 15.00 

 5.00 



4.00 



2.00 



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25.00 

 18.00 

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 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

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50.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 



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4.00 

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, to . ... 

 to 1.25 

 to 12.50 

 to 50.00 

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 5.00 

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lars will buy a large quantity of flow- 

 ers. American Beauties did not short- 

 en up as much as had been predicted 

 and are still seen in quantity. All 

 roses, especially short ones, are abun- 

 dant with the exception of good white 

 roses, which are scarce. J.iilies are 

 moving fairly well, while lily of the 

 valley goes slowly. Field carnations 

 supply the bulk of that flower; sterns 

 are short but there are a few fairly 

 good blooms from old plants. Asters 

 are still of the early varieties and a 

 very large proportion are not worth 

 handling. Some much better ones, 

 grown in greenhouses, are offered and 

 it is from these that the best sales are 

 made. Gladioli are an impossibility 

 when it comes to exchanging them 

 for the dollars and the growers 



are producing better stock than in 

 past seasons, which means only a 

 greater loss. Miscellaneous stock is 

 also in fair supply and there seems no 

 lack of green. 



Business is rather 

 CINCINNATI quiet. As far as tlie 



demand is concerned 

 it is very limited in amount. The cut 

 of all kinds of seasonable flowers is 

 far more than sufficient for immediate 

 needs. The rose supply is large and 

 includes some excellent offerings in 

 American Beauties, Taft. My Maryland 

 and Shawyer. Sales are slow and 

 prices very low. Giganteum lilies are 

 again plentiful. Aster receipts are 

 large and more than able to take care 

 of all business in this line. The large 



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