August 28, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



293 



IT WILL PAY YOU TO STOCK UP ON 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



NOW: 



In lO bale lots, $3.00 each 

 Single bales $4.00 each 



Fresh Gathered and Direct Shipments 



These are special low prices for new 

 Moss and the ten barrel bales covered 

 with burlap are the best bales to buy. 



S. S. PENNOCK MEEHAN CO. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA VVf/ YORK BALTIMORE 



1608-1620 Ladlow Street 117 W. 28th Street Franklia & St. Paul Stt. 



WASHINGTON : 1216 H St., N. W. 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES - Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



This week is cliaracter- 

 BOSTON ized by a very stagnant 

 market. Last week was 

 poor but this week seems even worse, 

 although the presence of many distin- 

 guished guests ot the city and state 

 might have been expected to start up 

 a little trade. Gladioli continues to 

 dominate everything and they are sell- 

 ing "for a song." Many sui>erb varie- 

 ties are in evidence. One named 

 Schw^aben, which S. E. Spencer is send- 

 ing in seems to have particularly 

 caught the popular fancy and it, at 

 least, can be sold. Asters are abun- 

 dant, of course, many of them poor 

 and a few of them excellent. Lily ot 

 the valley is in short supply and the 

 initiated will have no trouble in sur- 

 mising the reason. Lilies are in suffi- 

 cient supply but not so badly over- 

 stocked as they were. Of roses, there 

 are more than enough and they are 

 very good indeed for the season. 



There has been no im- 

 BUFFALO provement in market 

 conditions thus tar. 

 Stock is plentiful and there is very lit- 

 tle business. Gladioli have not short- 

 ened up and asters of ordinary quality 

 have been plentiful. The late branch- 

 ing asters are gradually coming in and 

 some choice ones are seen and have 

 had a fair sale: Lilies continue plen- 

 tiful and sales slow. Roses are enough 

 to supply all needs and lily of the val- 

 ley and other stock is coming in nor- 

 mal supply. Asparagus, nmilax and 

 greens are also plentiful with no spe- 

 cial demand. 



The market condition 

 CHICAGO has changed very little 

 from last week. Local 

 demand is very light. There Is just a 

 little stir now and then for funeral 

 stock. Supply is more than ample for 

 all demands. On the whole rosea In 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'• " FaDcy and Extra 



No. I 



Killamey, Richroood, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



KillingdoD, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 



*' " " Ordinary. 



Arenberg, Radiance, Taft, Extra 



" " t'>rdinary .. . 



Russell. Hadley, Ophelia, Mock 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattlera* 



Dendrobium formosun- 

 Lilies, LoDgif lorum 



Rubrum 



Lily of the Valley 



Uauies 



Snapdrason 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Sweet Peas 



Gardeaias ,• 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus. Strings (lOo). 

 " " A Spren. dm Bchs.1 .. 



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Aug. 26 



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most lines are clearing up fairly well, 

 the cut at present being rather light 

 though a prospect for an early increase 

 in the output is apparent. Beauties 

 have been moving well; most of thp 

 call is for medium 24 to 30 inch and 

 these in most cases realize as good a 

 return as the long-stemmed stock. 

 Some very fine Russells may be had 

 of various lengths of stem. Ophelia 

 and Sunburst are fine and meet witli 

 good dPinand. There are more Killai- 

 neys. both pink and white. Of the 

 longer lengths, good flowers of ship- 

 ping quality are rather scarce. Short 

 Wards are hard to move. Hoosier 

 Beauty is seen at a number of houses 

 and meets with ready sale. This ap- 

 pears to be a rose of great promise. 

 Some good Maryland and Richmond 

 may be had. Gladioli are still much 

 in over supply, in spite of the fact that 

 a number ot growers report being 

 pretty well cut out and a good many 

 others having stopped shipping to this 



market on account of the extremely 

 low prices that have been realized. 

 The later varieties of asters are now 

 in full swing and have cleared fairly 

 well and some very fine greenhouse- 

 grown stock is seen. Chrysanthemum 

 "Golden Glow" is shown in increasing 

 numbers but they move rather slow. 

 There is a good domand for lily of th« 

 valley which Is a scarce article. Very 

 few orchids are seen. Lilies are quite 

 plenty and move none too well. There 

 is a fair market for green goods, es- 

 pecially Asparagus plumosus sprays. 

 Ferns move slowly. New crop carnar 

 lions have made their appearance 

 though in short stems as yet, but the 

 quality of bloom is good. 



The tall end of the 

 CINCINNATI Galveston storm hit 



this vicinity at the 

 end of last week and the heavy rains 

 probably caused very considerable 

 damage to the outdoor cut flower 



