September 7. 1912 



nORTICULTUEE 



35T 



Flower Market Reports 



Business is good, particu- 

 BOSTON larly so in the early part 

 of the week, for which 

 the opening of a big new department 

 store mav fairly be credited in a con- 

 siderable degree. American Beauty 

 roses were the beneficiaries in this 

 great event and so the local growers 

 were hardly "in it," as the majority of 

 the Beauties used in Boston are pur- 

 chased in outside markets. Many 

 thousands were used. Asters, the fin- 

 est on record, are in great plenitude 

 and prices are not what they should 

 be for such elegant blooms. Sweet 

 peas are almost out of the running. 

 Gladioli have never been finer. Small 

 roses are plentiful and the jirice is 

 not quotable. Lily of the valley has 

 been selling well, but a sudden drop is 

 now in evidence. Lilies are excellent 

 in quality, but limited as to demand. 

 Carnations are not yet in the running 

 as a commercial proposition. 



The market during the 

 CHICAGO last week of August was 



most unsatisfactory, a 

 surplus of everything except cattleyas 

 being found at nearly every place. 

 The almost complete cessation of 

 trade was partly due to the fact that 

 many Chicago people are still at their 

 summer homes and partly on account 

 of the extremely hot weather the lat- 

 ter half of the week. Beauties and 

 other roses shared the same fate as 

 asters and gladioli and it was a relief 

 when stock began to shorten up. Sep- 

 tember opens with a very marked in- 

 crease in sales and quality of stock is 

 good considering the hot weather of a 

 week ago. Carnations are few and on 

 short stems and are not an important 

 factor in the market. Lilium auratum 

 have been plentiful till the present 

 time but the supply is now limited. 

 Out-of-door hydrangeas are being cut. 

 but aside from these there are few 

 miscellaneous outdoor flowers. Lily 

 of the valley is said by Phil. Schup to 

 be in good demand and of first class 

 quality for the season. Green of all 

 kinds seems plentiful. September 2, 

 the wholesale houses went back to 

 their old time of closing, six o'clock. 



There are plenty of 

 CINCINNATI blooms of every kind 



to be had, but all do 

 not possess the requisite quality. In 

 lome cases the stock never had it, but 

 In most of them it was there original- 

 ly, but was spoiled by careless pack- 

 ing. These statements refer princi- 

 pally to asters. A good many come in 

 in splendid condition and, with the ex- 

 ception of white, are more than suffi- 

 cient for requirement, but many are 

 so badly bruised when they arrive 

 that to move them they must be sacri- 

 ficed at half or less than half their 

 proper price. Some, too, are bunched 

 carelessly as to sizes and grades. Of 

 other stock there is enough for the 

 demand in fancy, let alone the shorter 

 or cull stock. The Beauties are still 

 a "best seller," and clean up fairly 

 well. Only the best and longest of the 

 other roses sell. The small sales in 

 the shorter stock has caused quite an 

 accumulation in the rose line. In 

 gladioli the fancy light shades sell 

 best. Dark and smaller stock find an 

 exceedingly slow market. Lilies sell 

 up and are holding up to a fair price. 



A MAGNIFICENT LOT OF FIELD GROWN 



CARNATION PLANTS 



The Dorothy Gordon a: d Ros? P nk 

 Enchantress are exceptionally finp. 

 strong plants. Our gi:araiitee g es 

 with every carnation plant we send 

 out, thus" insuring to you the very 

 best of quality and satisfac.lon. 



1 1033 



COMFORT *'.oo $7-..on 



BEACON S.OO 70.00 



H.4RLOW.ARDEN 6.00 50.00 



WHITE PERFECTION... S 00 70.00 



WHITE WONDER 900 85.01 



AI.M.\ WARD S.CO 70.03 



GLORIOSA 3 03 S.!i.aO 



MRS. C. W. W.4RD S.OO 75.00 



WASHINGTON 10.< 90.C0 



ENCH.ANTRESS 7.50 60.0(1 



ROSE PINK ENCHANT- 

 RESS 6.03 ."0.01 



PRINCESS CHARMING.. 10.00 



DOROTHY GORDON 7.00 60.0 1 



WINONA 7.:0 60.fO 



BROOKLYN 12.00 100.00 



QUEEN S.OO 40.00 



BOSTON MARKET 5.00 40.00 



NEW AND STANDARD ROSES 



Extra Large, Very Choice Stock 



GRAFTED, .3 Inch: 



100 1000 



White Killarney 15.00 120.00 



Double White Killarney. 20.00 1.50.00 

 Killarney Queen 20.00 150.00 



OWN ROOT, 3 Inch : 100 1030 



White Killarney $S.0O $70(10 



Double P:nk Killarney. .S.OO 70.00 



rink Killarney S.OO 70.00 



Killarney Queen 12.00 100.00 



Dcnil.li- Wliite Killarney. 1.5.(10 100.00 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES. Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. 

 Write us for prices on these and on Supplies. 



We will close at S P. M. antil September 15 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



THE '^HOt'ESALE 



FLORISTS OF 



PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ladlow St. 



NEW YORK 



1 17 W. 28th St. 



WASHINGTON 

 1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MAR KETS-^«^«^'"*"^fS-D^*AVE"R"s only 



ROSES 



CINCINNATI 



September 3 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special. . . . 



" " Extra 



No. i..^ 



" " Lower Grades 



Killarney. Richmond .> 



My Marj-land, Kaiserin, Camot.-.. 



Bride, 'Maid 



Taft, Hillingdon, Ward 



CARNATIONS 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum .... 



' ' Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Daises 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumous, Strings (100) 

 " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



8.00 

 2.00 



1.00 

 •50 



25.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



1.50 



10.00 

 4.00 



10.00 

 40.00 

 25.00 



3.00 

 2.00 



1. 00 

 12.50 

 50.00 

 35-00 



DETROIT 



August 27 



20.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 300 

 3.00 

 3.00 



20.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



2.50 



10.00 to 15.00 



3.00 



1.50 



1. 00 



15.00 

 15.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 2.00 



1.50 



15.00 

 25.00 

 25.00 



BUFFALO 



September 3 



I PITTSBURGH 



I September 3 



15.00 

 10.00 

 6.0G 

 2.00 



2.00 to 

 3.00 to 



40.00 

 7.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 ■50 



20.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



6.00 

 4.00 



50.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 2.50 

 1.50 



•50 



40.00 to 

 25.00 to 



1.50 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



12.50 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 8.00 



3.00 to 8.00 



50.00 



2.00 

 2.00 



•50 



30.00 

 15.00 



60.00 

 10.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 5.00' 

 3.00 



1.25 

 15.00- 

 50.00 



Witli the excep- 

 PHILADELPHIA tion of a slight 

 flurry on memo- 

 rial flowers consequent to the passing 

 away of some prominent citizens, the 

 past week has seen no improvement 

 on the previous dull and lifeless con- 

 ditions. The aster crop is still very 

 large and a big amount of stock has 

 remained unsold— anything the least 

 bit under grade being passed by with- 

 out even a nod of inquiry. Gladioli 

 are still very good and meet with a 

 fair demand at moderate prices. Roses 



are more plentiful and outside of 

 white have been a little draggy. Cat- 

 tleyas still very scarce; the next one 

 due is the labiata. which will be avail- 

 able in about ten days and will relieve 

 the tension. The gardenia market has 

 tightened up very considerably from 

 the low-water mark previously repoit- 

 ed. Dahlias are arriving in moderate 

 quantity, but tlie bulk of them are 

 being held back until the flush of the 

 aster crop is over. Altogether the 

 market may be called as dull and fea- 



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