August 10, 1912 



HORTICULTUEE 



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Tlie mid-season varieties are now coming in in quautitv, good 

 sized ainvers with long stems, spleodid quality ; pinks, "pui'ples 

 and whites. Orders of an.y size can lie taken care of on short 

 notice. Shipments reach us dail.v about s a. m. $1.00 to S2.00 per 

 100; E.-stra Long, $3.00 per 100. 



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HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS 



GREEN G.AL.A.X. .'!;1..50 per LOCK]; .57.50 per 10.000. 

 BRONZE G.AL.4X. $1..50 per 1.000; $8.50 per 10.000. 

 LEICOTHOE SPRAYS I green). .$1.00 per 100; .$n.(0 per 



i.noo. 



GREEN SHEET MOSS. .$3..'i0 per bag. 



SPH.4GNIM MOSS. 10-bbl. bales, nicely burlapped. cich 



$4.00; 5 bale lots. $3.75 each; 10 bale lots, $3X0 eai h ; 



2.1 bale lots. $3.2.t each. 

 D.iOGER FERNS. Extra fine s.-lcctetl stuck, .$2.00 per 1.000 



RIBBONS .4ND SUPPLIES. M.iny ,iew p.ittcnis in e.xrlusive l!ibl"ins. 

 Write us for prices on these and on Supplies. 



During July and Augutt ice will close at S P. M. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



THE "Tc'r^sts of PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



NEW YORK 



117 W. 28th St. 



WASHINGTON 

 1212 New York Ave. 



Flower Market Reports 



The most noticeable fea- 

 BOSTON ture in the market this 



week is the heavy influx 

 of asters, many of which are of supe- 

 rior quality, but on account of their 

 abundance do not realize the price 

 they are entitled to. There are lots 

 of the inferior type, too, but these are 

 almost unsalable. In roses, the Beauty 

 holds its own as to quality, supply and 

 demand, all of which are normal and 

 fairly well balanced. Of the other 

 roses Taft is the popular leader, its 

 fine keeping and shipping qualities 

 making friends for it every day. Car- 

 nations are at the lowest ebb and the 

 few remnants of the old crop that are 

 coming in are not wanted. Sweet peas 

 abound and are moved with difficulty, 

 the quality averaging below the stand- 

 ard for this date Lilies are not plen- 

 tiful, but there are enough. Lily of 

 the valley is very good and moving 

 rather slowly. Gladioli are not abun- 

 dant as yet. Shakespeare and Lafay- 

 ette have the preference and bring ex- 

 cellent prices. 



Mid-summer conditions 

 BUFFALO exist. The growers are 

 busy replanting carna- 

 tions and what few are left in the 

 houses are gradually becoming the size 

 of the outdoor pinks, white and pink 

 Enchantress holding out the best for 

 the late season. A few Killarney and 

 Richmond roses off the new plants are 

 gradually coming on. though mildew 

 holds a grip. More summer roses 

 could have been used the past week, 

 though Japan lilies, asters, peas and 

 other stock helped out considerably. 

 Beauties are very small, and some 

 are seen the size of Bonsilene. Asters 

 have improved considerably, though 

 choice stock is not yet too plentiful. 

 There is the regular ordinary yellow- 

 centered short stem stuff which al- 

 ways accumulates and is waiting for 

 the cemetery florist to take them 

 away at his price. The demand has 

 been growing on white roses and hard- 

 ly enough could be had at times. It 

 seems as if the wedding bells are 

 ringing somewhat early as lily of the 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS— ^«^'^^'"*"^IS-d^\'lers only 



ROSES 



CINCINNATI 



August 6 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special. . . . 



" " Extra 



No. I 



" " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Richmond 



My Mar\'Iand, Kaiserin, Carnot.... 



Bride, 'Maid 



T.-ift, Hiliingdon, Ward 



CARNATIONS 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas ■ 



Lilies, Longiflorum .... 



Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Daises 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumous, Strings (loo) 

 " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 



3.00 

 1.00 

 1. 00 



50.00 

 10,00 



2,00 

 -50 



DKTROIT 



August 6 



20.00 to 25.00 

 20.00 

 12.00 

 7.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



3.00 



15.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



10.00 to 12.00 



•75 

 12.00 

 15.06 

 15.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



1. 00 

 15.00 

 25.00 

 25.0<f 



BUFFALO 



August 6 



IPlTTSBURaH 



I August 6 



10.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



2.00 

 3.00 



40.00 

 7.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 ■5° 



20.00 

 15.00 

 10,00 

 4.00 



40.00 

 25.00 



6.00 

 4.00 



50.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 



1.50 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



20.00 

 12.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 



2.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 



25.00 

 25.00 



50.00 

 10.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 



15.00 

 50.00 

 40.00 



valley also was in demand. Gladioli 

 from eastern points in varieties of 

 America. May, Augusta and Brenchley- 

 ensis are good, though of short stems. 

 The home-grown are not yet to be 

 seen in quantity. 



The supply of stock is 

 CHICAGO decidedly shortening up. 



Cool weather has con- 

 tinued and some days would be con- 

 sidered as decidedly cold, having a 

 tendency to hold back the flowers. 

 The scarcity is felt most in roses and 

 good blooms are quickly disposed of, 

 the later calls being hard to provide 

 for. Short roses are more easily ob- 

 tained but are sold out clean each 

 day. Some field carnations are com- 

 ing in and some excellent light pink 

 ones were seen at Peter Reinberg's. 

 Asters are more abundant than any- 

 thing else, as is usually the case in 

 August, and prices range according 

 to size, poor ones bringing but poor 

 returns for growing and marketing, 

 but in general asters are very fair in 

 quality this season. New Beauties are 

 daily lengthening in stem and soon 

 will compare well with the old ones 

 in that respect. Lilies are shortening 

 in supply and prices advanced ma- 

 terially the past week. Very fair sum- 

 mer sweet peas are to be had, stems 



being short, however. At Hoerber 

 Bros, were seen some of the finest 

 gladioli in the market. They were 

 Mrs. Francis King and America and 

 it is a mystery how such grand speci- 

 mens can be grown at a profit when 

 sold for the low price they bring this 

 summer. 



The sales are good 

 CINCINNATI in number and the 



average return fair. 

 Since August 1st the call for stock has 

 had a steadiness and consistency that 

 looks good. The large supply keeps 

 down the prices. All the choice stock, 

 however, is taken up in most lines; 

 it is only the poorer quality that keeps 

 the market crowded. The later asters 

 are beginning to arrive and soon the 

 early ones will be of yesterday. While 

 they are here, however, they show a 

 tendency to accumulate, necessitating 

 their selling in lots or at low prices, 

 if at all. This statement applies only 

 to the ordinary. The good stock sells 

 well. For several days past gladioli 

 have been cleaning up fairly well at 

 a fair price. Roses of all kinds are 

 selling first rate. The market for gi- 

 ganteum lilies has picked up some- 

 what. Auratums are in good supply, 

 but slow sales. 



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