January 6, 1917 



HOETICULTURE 



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DAFFO 



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A touch of Spring, the early French varieties 

 of Daffodils. Very well grown stock. 



Price, $6.00 and $8.00 per 100 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE ^'•feiuof PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



117 W. 28th St. 1608-1620 Lud/ow St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 1216 H St.. N. W- 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arcnberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft 



' tphelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Ray 



Carnations 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium f ormosum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, SpectOBum 



Callas 



Uly of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Daffodils 



Narcissi Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia- ■ ... 



Tulips 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Jan. 1 



CHICAGO 



Jan. 2 



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6. CO 

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 6.00 



18.00 

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 1 9. 00 



3.00 

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12.50 

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3.00 

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15.00 

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 7.00 

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4,00 

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PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



PITTSBURG 



Dtc. »7 



60.00 



BUFFALO 



Dec. 27 



30.00 



15.00 

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5.00 

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3.00 



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 .75 



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Flower Market Report WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^^ 



The customary post-holi- 

 BOSTON day calm has thus far 

 failed to materialize, and 

 business is going along well. New 

 Year trade was above par, both in re- 

 spect to volume and prices obtained. 

 Short lengths In all varieties of roses 

 are almost non-e.xistent. White roses 

 and carnations are moving slightly 

 better than last week and pink is a 

 trifle more quiet. Hadley, Ophelia and 

 Killarney are the head liners for the 

 week. Benora and Matchless are the 

 star performers in the carnation line. 

 Special and extra Beauties command 

 goodly prices. Lily of the valley fluc- 

 tuates. Violets are being shipped 

 heavily, as are paper white and yellow 

 narcissi. Lilies were especially active 

 the earlier part of the week but 

 brightened up considerably later on. 

 A few wall-flowers are to be seen but 

 are extremely dull. The general tone 

 indicates a healthy steady demand for 

 the staples without fear of any serious 

 decrease for the near future. 



The Christmas business 

 BUFFALO was good though it 



could have been better 

 and would have been had it not been 

 for the severest snow storm that this 

 city and locality has seen in many a 

 day, and this unfortunately came upon 

 us Friday. The city was completely 

 tied up, shipments of flowers from 

 Eastern sections being two days in 

 transit and even stock shipped from 

 25 miles distance could not be located 

 for three days. The deliveries of both 

 wholesaler and retailer on Friday and 

 Saturday were handicapped by the 

 severe snow, and plants and flowers 

 were frozen and had to be replaced. 

 Accidents to automobiles were com- 

 mon. The express companies would 

 not accept shipments going out and 

 there was much inconvenience to the 

 out of town merchants. Blossoming 

 plants, especially poinsettias in single 



blooms and pans, were scarce, also 

 very few azaleas were had, and cy- 

 clemen were much in bud. There was 

 the usual amount of Boston ferns, 

 araucarias, primulas and others which 

 shared in the demand. Th9 disappoint- 

 ing part of the Christmas business 

 was the sale of Beauties; orders could 

 not be filled for mediums and shorts; 

 only specials were had and the mar- 

 ket could not dispose of many at the 

 high quotations. In many cases 

 Ophelia, Killarney, Milady and Hoos- 

 ier Beauty filled the order and con- 

 sequently Beauties remained in the 

 coolers. The supply of roses in gen- 

 eral was good, quality fine and sales 

 satisfactory. Sales in lily of the valley 

 were five per cent less than previous 

 years, and violets arrived too late for 

 a cleanup. Carnations were in rather 

 short supply and prices ruled high 

 though there were enough to fill the 

 wants. There were plenty of nar- 

 cissus, stevia, smilax, Adiantum Far- 

 leyense and other greens. The sale 

 of laurel, pine, holly and all artificial 

 material was five per cent greater 

 than a year ago. 



Christmas sales left the 

 CHICAGO ma rke t p re tty well 



cleaned up, so far as 

 good stock was concerned and dally 

 shipments during the week following 

 have found ready sale. Local social 

 events have called for a fair share of 

 the best the market produced and 

 added to this was a splendid shipping 

 trade which assured good prices for 

 all the growers could cut betwieen 

 Christmas and New Year's. As the 

 books have been footed up the sales 

 for Christmas have amounted to even 

 more than at first estimated, and the 

 record will be one to look back upon 

 with pleasure. Carnations are back to 

 normal price again, the fancy prices 

 having taken the inevitable slide and 

 it was here that wholesalers had the 

 most difficulty with "pickled" stock. 

 There is a good supply of roses which 

 includes practically all the new and 

 standard varieties and quality is fine. 

 American Beauties are equal to de- 



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