August 17, J912 



HOETICULTUEE 



233 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade Is about the same 

 BOSTON as at the corresponding 

 date in other years but 

 the extreme lieat ot the past few days 

 is interfering seriously with the qual- 

 ity of flowers and stock arrives at 

 market in a melting condition while 

 flowers shipped out are almost sure to 

 bring complaints to the wholesaler by 

 return mail. Gladioli, asters, sweet 

 peas and small roses are the most 

 abundant features and all four are 

 moved with difficulty. The best sell- 

 ers are Carnot, Taft and medium 

 Beauties. The special Beauty hangs 

 fire and does not sell as well as those 

 of the lower grades. Shakespeare 

 gladiolus, for many years a favorite in 

 this market seems to be losing to the 

 more modern varieties. Lily of the val- 

 ley is good but very short lived. 



The first days ol 

 CINCINNATI this week market 

 conditions were di- 

 rectly contrary to the first of last week. 

 Then everything was good in so far as 

 the general demand kept the market 

 cleaned up pretty thoroughly. Now 

 the supply has increased while the call 

 if anything, has moved in an increased 

 ratio to the increase and has become 

 much lighter. As a result there is 

 easily plenty of everything to be had. 

 The best sells easily but blooms of in- 

 ferior quality hardly find buyers who 

 will take them. Asters of good quality 

 are now in strong. They include mid- 

 season and late ones and every color 

 possible in this flower. Gladioli came 

 In too strong for needs and as a result 

 have crowded up. Among other stock 

 from outdoors are very choice Hydran- 

 gea paniculata. 



The rose cut, too, has increased un- 

 til the supply is now at such a point 

 where requirements take up only the 

 best of the offerings quickly. The culls 

 and seconds sell slowly. American 

 Beauties, however, have been a bril- 

 liant feature. Ever since the summer 

 season opened they have been a gooa 

 seller in all kinds of markets. 



The local situation is en- 

 DETROIT tirely different from a 

 week ago. Asters and 

 roses are being sent in in enormous 

 quantities, a peculiarity of which is 

 the great predominance of white as- 

 ters, Roses are in the majority short- 

 stemmed, but the buds are much larg- 

 er than they were a week or so ago. 

 Gladioli also are being shipped in very 

 large quantities and while America is 

 still the best in color it is odd how 

 much shorter in stem this variety is 

 with all growers as compared with 

 other varieties and last year. 



Business last 

 PHILADELPHIA week was about 

 as usual for the 

 time of year. Plenty of asters, of 

 which sixty to seventy-five per cent, 

 were under standard. First-class 

 gladioli moved fairly well; but there 

 was very little doing in the short-spike 

 grades. Roses a little more plentiful 

 with demand not quite so brisk — the 

 one condition being probably contrib- 

 utory to the other. The quality of 

 American Beauty is fairly good, all 

 things considered, and they are a little 

 more plentiful. But the Mrs. Taft is 

 "the" rose at present and leads them 

 all as to quality. Carnations are very 



A MAGNIFICENT LOT OF FIELD GROWN 



CARNATION PLANTS 



We are now booking orders for im- 

 mediate deliver.v from stock selected 

 and srown especially for us, which is 

 in extra fine shape. The Dorothy 

 r;ordon are exceptionally fine strong 

 plants, splendid value. 0\ir guar- 

 antee goes with every Carnation Plant 

 we send out, thus insuring to you the 

 very best of quality and s;itisfaction. 

 100 IIIOII 



COMFORT .fS.OO $75.00 



BE.4CON 8.00 T.'i.On 



HARLO WARDEN fi.OO 50.00 



WHITE ENCH.'VNTRESS. 8.00 75.00 

 WHITE PERFECTION... 8.00 75.00 



WHITE WONDER 10.00 



ALMA W.\RD 8.00 75.00 



CI.ORIO.SA 10.00 



MRS. C. W. WARD 8.00 75.00 



W.V.SHINGTON 10.00 90.00 



ENCH.4NTRESS 7..50 60.0') 



ROSE PINK ENCIIANT- 



TRESS 8.00 75.00 



PRINCESS CHARMING.. 10.00 



DOROTHY GORDON 7.50 fiO.OO 



WINONA 7.50 60.00 



SI^ECI/VL. OF'F'EIR 



NEW AND STANDARD ROSES 



Extra Large, Very Choice Stock 



OWN ROOT, 3 inch: 100 IcOO 



White Killarney $8.00 $70.00 



Iiouble Pink Killarney. 8.00 70.00 



Pink Killarney 8.00 70.00 



Kaiserin 10.00 00.00 



Richmond 8.00 70.00 



Sunburst 30.00 



Killarney Queen 12.C0 100 OO 



100 



Melody $8.00 



Double White Killarney 10.00 



1000 



$70.00 



80.00 



<i RAFTED, 3 inch: 



White Killariiev 15.00 120.00 



Double White Killarney 20.00 1.50.00 



Kiliarnev Queen 20.00 1.50,03 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES. Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. 

 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 ""^Loih^s OF PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ladlow St. 



NEW YORK 



1 17 W. 28th St. 



WASHINGTON 

 1212 New Yorfc Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ™^"^'"*'*=?S-D^YL'E"R"i 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special. . . . 



" " Extra 



No. 1 



" " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Richmond 



My Maryland, Kaiserin, Carnot. . . . 



Bride, 'Maid 



Taft, Hillingdon, Ward 



CINCINNATI 



August 13 



CARNATIONS 



MISCBLLANEOUS 



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 

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6.00 

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25.00 

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8.00 

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1. 00 

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10.00 

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3.00 

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1. 00 

 12.50 

 50.00 

 35 -OO 



DETROIT 



August 13 



20.00 

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25.00 

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2.50 



10.00 to 15.00 



3.00 



1.50 



1. 00 



15.00 

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4.00 

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1.50 



15.00 

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BUFFALO 



August 13 



TO DEALERS ONLY 

 PITtSBURQH 



August 13 



15.00 

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2. 00 

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40.00 

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20.00 

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■25 

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to 



to 6.00 

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50.00 

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4.00 

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■50 

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15.00 

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20.00 

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to 



25.00 

 15.00 



8.00 



4.00 



8.00 

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6.00 to 8.00 



2.00 



2.00 

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25.00 

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4.00 

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1. 25 



15.00 

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scarce; what few arriving are reason- 

 ably good. Orchids scarce and not 

 extra as to quality. A few early dahl- 

 ias have appeared on the market, but 

 general cutting of these will not com- 

 mence until about the 20th inst. Early 

 cosmos is beginning to loom up. 



The St. Louis market 

 ST. LOUIS was rather top-heavy 



during the last week, 

 plenty of stock of all kinds and the de- 

 mand very poor. Glodioli are still 

 over-plentiful in all varieties but not 



( Continued on /a^e 23s) 



