October 26, 1912 



11 () 1!T I CULT LIRE 



581 



Flower Market Reports 



"Very druggy" is the ver- 

 BOSTON diet this week on the cut 



flower situation. Of roses, 

 chrysanthemums and carnations there 

 seems to be no end and as to price, 

 there is no bottom. The situation 

 looks very unpropitious for the com- 

 ing weeks, for even should the weath 

 er become inclement instead of sum- 

 mery as it now is, the crop will be 

 there, regardless. There is some call 

 for orchids, but no difficulty in satis- 

 fying same. American Beauty roses 

 are away down and violets are a sur- 

 feit. Altogether, the present is one 

 of the dullest weeks on record for the 

 grower and wholesaler. The retail 

 dealer seems to be pretty well satis- 

 fied, however. 



Weather conditions are 

 BUFFALO perfect for a good fa'l 



business and the prst 

 week found the trade a busy lot. Au- 

 tumn weddings, store decorations and 

 social affairs galore caused the mer- 

 chant to be on the lookout for stock 

 and there was enough of everything 

 except chrysanthemums, of which the 

 early varieties have about ended and 

 the late ones are just coming on. Robt. 

 Halliday, Pacific Supreme, Piide and 

 others are coming on this week. Roses 

 continue good and carnations and vio- 

 lets are improving each day, also the 

 demand. Lily of the valley has a go d 

 call and lilies have been on the short 

 side. Dahlias are still with us, also 

 cosmos, but gladioli and astFis have 

 finally ended. 



Stock is a little more 

 CHICAGO plentiful than one wee"; 



ago which does net 

 mean that more could not be handled 

 to advantage, especially as All Saints' 

 Day always makes a heavy demand 

 for shipping orders to the south. It is 

 seldom at this season to see so few 

 chrysanthemums on the counters, O"- 

 ders taking them almost as fast as 

 they are unpacked. Some fine Chrys- 

 olora, a variety we mentioned last 

 week, were seen and of splendid s'ze 

 and form. It seems to be the yellow 

 needed to follow the early varieties. 

 Tousset, Glory of the Pacific in both 

 white and pink, and Virginia Poehl- 

 mann represent the bulk of the stoc> 

 this week, though flowers are hardly 

 in long enough to be noted. Piioes are 

 holding P.rm along all lines. Beauties 

 are in excellent demand and stock is of 

 best quality. Roses are easing up a lit- 

 tle but the best grades of some are not 

 equal to the demand. White Killainey 

 were scarce in the best grades with 

 many houses. Carnations are bringirg 

 In the money and the growers have no 

 trouble in getting their prices. Dahlias 

 and some gladioli are about all that 

 are left of out-door flowers. Green ;s 

 in active demand, helped along by the 

 scarcity of flowers. 



The market for the 

 CINCINNATI past fortnight has 



experienced an in- 

 ertia that was anything but gratifying. 

 With the almost summer weather v. e 



BONNAFFON 



Finm preseut indications, by the time 

 thi.s advertisement appears, the first 

 cuts nf this superl), all-round Chrysan- 

 themum will be in— splendid flowers, 

 quality as good if not beter than any 

 we liave had in previous years — an un- 

 limited supply to draw from. $15.00, 

 *20.00 and $25.00 per 100. 



POMPONS: All colors; $3.00 to 

 $5.00 per doz. bunches, according 

 to tlie size of the bunches. 



VALLEY: Special, $4.00 per 100; 

 Extra, $3.00 per 100. 



CATTLEYAS: $6.00 per doz.; 

 $40.00 per 100. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS 



WII.IJ .SMILAX: $.5.00 per case. 

 (iKKEN G.4L.4X: $1.50 per 1,1100; .$7.50 per 10,000. 

 UKONZE (;.iI,.\X: .$1.00 per 1,(X)0; .p(i.00 per 10,000. 

 l.EKOTIIOI'; si-R.AYS (green): $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1,000. 

 (iKEEN SHEET MOSS: $:3.50 per bag. 



SPH.*GNliiM MOSS: Ten l>lil. liales. nicely burlapped, each, 

 bale lots. $3,75 eaih ; 10 bale lots, .$3..'50each ; 25 bale lots, $ 

 D.AGGEB FERNS: $1.50 per 1,000. 



.$4.00; .J 

 1.25 each. 



RIBBONS .4ND SUPPLIES: Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. 

 Write us for prices ou these and on Supplies. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



THE ^^^^tsfs^h^r PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. 1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^«*"^ •'^"'^S-d^'aVe'r"* only 



R03ES 



BOSTON 



October 24 



CHICAGO 



October 22 



5T. LOUIS 



October 22 



PHILA. 



October 22 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special... 



*' " Extra ... 



No. I 



" " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Richmond, Maryland .. 



Bride, 'Maid 



Hillingdon, Ward, Melody 



Taft, Sunburst 



Carnations •• 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Violets 



Chrysanthemums, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Daises 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (100). 

 " " & Spren. (100 Bchs.). 



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have had the marliet took a turn tor 

 the worse. The demand was fairly 

 steady, especially from out o£ town, 

 but the supply was so overly larg? 

 that in most cases it was absolutey 

 impossible to realize a fair price for 

 anything but the best stock. Chrysan- 

 themums have up to this time beei 

 selling and clearing up the best of all. 

 At this time of the year, however, it is 

 hard to tell ,iust how long tliis condi- 

 tion will continue. The supply is gro.v- 

 ing larger day by day and if they 

 keep on increasing at the same ra e 

 they will reach a point where they can- 

 not be used as fast as they come in. 

 All other lines of stock are in a large 

 supply, especially roses and carnations. 

 Lily of the valley, orchids and swtet 

 peas sell nicely. The call for gi?an- 

 teum lilies is all that can be de?ired. 



Single violets have been moving falr- 

 l.v well. 



We have had two very 

 DETROIT busy weeks during which 



society weddings, some 

 of them very elaborate, played a very 

 important part. Roses are coming in 

 very good and plentiful, but carna- 

 tions are of very inferior quality. 

 Chrysanthemums are slow in commg, 

 especially as compared with a year 

 ago, but their quality is much better. 

 The demand for large varieties far ex- 

 ceeds the supply. Calls for flowering 

 plants are increasing, but the local 

 market offers very little in that line 

 at present. The few cyclamens which 

 are seen occasionally are good and 

 find ready buyers. 



{Conti>'ued on Pai]\- s^.V 



