OctobPi- Ui, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



549^ 



GARDENIAS 



In October 1911 Gardenias were in short supply; this year we 

 are glad to say our growers are cutting freely of the best quality 

 flowers and will have a splendid crop right through the season. 



SI'ECIAI^. SiS.SO PIT iloi; IflS.OO per 100 

 FANCY, 2.00 PIT iloz; 10.00 per 100 



CATTLEYAS: $6.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



VALLEY: Special, $4.00 per 100; Extra, $3.00 per 100. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS: $1.50 to $3.00 per dozen. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS 

 WILD SMILAX, 5.00 per case. 

 Green Galax, $1.50 per 1,000: 7..'J0 per 10,000. 

 Bronze Galax, $1.50 per 1.000: 7.(10 jier 10.000. 

 Leucothae Sprays (green), $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1,000. 

 tireen Sheet Moss. .$3.50 per bag. 

 Sphagnum Moss, lObbl. bales, nicely burlapped. 



each $4.00; 5 bale lots, $3.75 each ; 10 bale lots, 



$3.50 each: 25 bale lots, $3.25 each. 

 DaKfter Ferns, $1..50 per 1.000. 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES: Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. Write us for prices on these and on Supplies. 



S. S. PennocK-Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 



90v^i,i'^ 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 117 West 28lh Street 



WASHINGTON 

 1212 New York Avenue 



Flower Market Reports 



This market is pretty 

 BOSTON well loaded down witti 

 surplus flowers, despite 

 tlie fact tliat tliere is a good shipping 

 output daily. Chrysanthemums, al- 

 though far below standard quality, are 

 exercising a depressing influence on 

 the market which, otherwise, was dis- 

 posed to hold firm on most of the 

 standard flowers. Roses are decidedly 

 in the discard and are accumulating 

 in wholesalers' hands, the yellow sell- 

 ing particularly slow and the white 

 faring best. American Beauty moves 

 fairly well and such fancy goods as 

 lily of the valley, gardenias and cattle- 

 yas have a normal sale. Lilies are 

 fairly abundant and carnations are in 

 rather oversupply on account of the 

 abundance of carnations, with a tend- 

 ency to lower prices. In chrysanthe- 

 mums, Touset, Glory of Pacific and 

 Golden Glow are the most plentiful 

 this week. 



The fall trade seems to 

 BUFFALO be quite satisfactory all 



around. Everybody ap- 

 pears to be busy and every hope is 

 had that this will be the best fall trade 

 in years, as every indication shows to 

 that effect. Weather conditions have 

 been good and stock of all kinds is 

 plentiful enough that no order goes 

 out partly filled. There has been a 

 good selection of everything in sea- 

 son. Carnations were on the short 

 supply a few days ago, but are now 

 coming in better quantity and quality. 

 Chrysanthemums have so far moved 

 fairly well and now some good Halli- 

 days are had and which have sold 

 well. Lilies have shortened in supply, 

 also Beauties, though there are 

 enough to fill all orders. Asters and 

 gladioli have been good for so late in 

 season. 



The flower market is 

 CHICAGO seriously crippled from 



lack of stock, which 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^«*°^''«"^?S-d^e'aVe°r"5 only 



ROSES 



BOSTON 



October 17 



CHICAQO 



October 15 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special.... | 15.00 



" " Extra 110.00 



" No.i 



" " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Richmond, Maryland . 



Bride, 'Maid 



Hillingdon, Ward, Melody 



Taft, Sunburst 



to jo.oo 25.00 to 35.00 



to 



6.00 



2.00 to 



.50 to 



.50 to 



.50 to 



2.00 to 



CARNATIONS too to 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Catlleyas 20.00 to 



Lilies, Longiflorum 4.00 to 



Lily of the Valley : 2.00 to 



Violets I .40 to 



Chrysanthemums, Fancy 1 12.00 to 



" Ordinary 6.00 to 



Daises to , 



Sweet Peas j to 



Gardenias i 12.00 to 



Adiantum 



Smtlax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (100) 



" " & Spren. (100 Bchs.) 25.00 to 



4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 



35.00 



8.00 



4.00 



.50 



25.00 

 8.00 



15.00 

 1. 00 

 12.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



condition seems to be getting worse 

 rather than better. Quite possibly the 

 cut of the past week was no smaller 

 than on the previous one, but the de- 

 mand naturally increases as the season 

 advances and there is not enough stcc c 

 to meet it. The only flowers reported 

 as sufficient for the demand are 

 orchids, violets and lily of the valley, 

 and the sales on these have been s"ow. 

 Eastern violets have not arrived in 

 vei-y good condition which has not In- 

 creased tlieir popularity and the same 

 was reported of some of the home- 

 grown singles. Some of the counters 

 are covered with light gladioli but sales 

 are slow and stock not attractive. 

 American Beauties are meeting a good 

 demand and price has advanced for all 

 grades. Chrvsautliemums are b?ing 

 cut faster than is for the gcod of that 

 flower but the demand is decidedly 

 greater than the supply at this writing. 

 Carnations are still short in stem but 

 they, too. are not suflicient for the de- 

 mand. All kinds of roses share the 

 general shortage but a few bright days 

 will help out the supply. There is suf- 



ficient green but no surplus. A bsau- 

 tiful gladiolus is coming from Michi- 

 gan, apparently a very late variety, 

 just in its prime. It is red with dark 

 edge and markings a little tco sugges- 

 tive of a frost, perhaps, for a late 

 flower. .John Kidwell, president of the 

 Flower Growers' Association, remarks 

 that one year ago this week the mar- 

 ket conditions were just opposite to 

 those prevailing now. Stock was SO' 

 plentiful that ice boxes and countere 

 were filled to overflowing. 



The local market 

 CINCINNATI took a very unex- 

 pected turn for the 

 worse last week. The opening days as 

 reported in the last issue of this paper 

 wfie bad enough. The succeeding days 

 were worse. Saturday conditions were 

 gieatly improved. It proved, however, 

 to be only for the day for the oiiening 

 days of this week followed the ex- 

 aniiile of those of last week. Shipping 

 business was very good. Roses are in 

 a VI ry strong supply in every variety 

 in the market. The iMnk, taking into 



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