November 9. 1912 



HOETICULTURE 



649 



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With their purity and fragrance and rich glossy jreen foliage, nolh- 

 ■»ing choicer or more beautiful. 



SPECIAL, per dozen, $4.00 

 FANCY, " " 3.00 



FIRST, " " 2.00 



GARDENIA FOLIAGE per bunch 25c. For making up wreaths, something 



decidedly new, a distinct novelty. 

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

 WHITE ORCHIDS : J6.00 per doz., $40 00 per 100. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR CREENS 

 WILD SMILAX: .$S.OO per case. 

 GREEN GALAX: $1.50 per 1,000; $7.50 per 10,000. 

 BRONZE GALAX: $1.50 per 1,000 



LEUCOTHOE SPBAYS (green): $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1,000. 

 GREEN SHEET MOSS: $3.50 per bag. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS: Ten bbl. bales, nicely burlapped, each, $4.00; 5 

 bale lots, $3.75 each ; 10 bale lots, $3..j0 each ; 25 bale lots, $3.25 each. 

 MEXICAN IVY: $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1,000. 

 BOXWOOD: 50 lb. cases each $7..50 



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. lC::J 



AL.t" 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



NEW YORK 

 117 West 28th Street 



WASHINGTON 

 1212 New York Avenue 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — """^"^ '"''''%%-ol'li}^^s only 



Business is quiet but not 

 BOSTON entirely asleep. It might 

 be better but, consider- 

 ing the prevailing conditions of weath- 

 er and supply, nobody can reasonably 

 find fault. There is no pressing de- 

 mand for anything. There is a heavy 

 load of the cheaper grades of chrysan- 

 themums hanging around to the great 

 detriment of everything else. Carna- 

 tions are improving; White Wonder 

 and Enchantress are pretty well up to 

 winter standard. Single violets lead 

 the doubles in popularity and price. 

 American Beauty does not enjoy the 

 spurt reported from other cities but 

 shares with the smaller roses the con- 

 dition of ""inocuous desuetude" which is 

 a. thorn in the flesh of the rose grow- 

 er at such times as the present. Out- 

 door flowers got their quietus on Sun- 

 day and Monday last — a very late date 

 in this latitude. 



A good week in the sale 

 BUFFALO of chrysanthemums, but 

 not so well on other 

 lines. Roses were abundant, with a 

 good assortment of all varieties, grades 

 and quality and the demand lacked, 

 especially on short grades. Red Kil- 

 larney are in excellent color, and are 

 at times preferred to pink. Carna- 

 tions are coming on better and the 

 quality is good, White Perfection, En- 

 chantress and Beacon are best, though 

 good Ward, Ideal and Pink Delight 

 are had, but stems a little short. Lilies 

 are scarce and with no special call. 

 Beauties continue good, cattleyas not 

 over-plentiful and violets have sold 

 better. The coming week is looked 

 for to consume a good lot of stock. 

 as the flower show begins on Wednes- 

 day and continues throughout the 

 week. 



Market conditions the 

 CHICAGO past week have fluctu- 

 ated more than for 

 some time, each day varying from the 



R03ES 



BOSTON 



November 7 



CHICAGO 



Novembe" 4 



>T. L.OUIS 



Novewber 5 



PHILA. 



November 5 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special.... I 15.00 to 



" " Extra 



" " No. 1 6.00 to 



" " 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 . 10.00 to 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (100).. 



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



I 15.00 

 6.00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 

 35.00 

 6.00 



12,00 

 4.00 



25.00 

 25.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 40.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



■35 



25.00 



8.00 



1.50 



•50 



25.00 

 1. 00 



12. 00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



20.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



S-oo 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 2.50 



35.00 



10.00 



3.00 



•50 



20.00 



8.00 



1. 00 



.50 



25.00 



■75 

 12.00 

 40.00 

 35 -oo 



25,00 20.00 

 20.00 15.00 



to 15.00 



to 10.00 



to 8.00 



to 6.00 



to 8.00 



to 8.00 



to 4.00 



to 50.00 



to 12.50 



to 4.00 



to .75 



to 35.00 



to 20.00 



to 1 .25 



to .75 



to 35.00 



to I. 00 



to 20.00 



to 60.00 



to 50.00 



10.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 



50.00 



12. OC 



3.00 



•25 



15.00 

 5-00 



•so 

 20.00 

 1. 00 

 12.00 

 35.00 

 S'i.oo 



30.00 

 20.00 

 13.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 6,00 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 40.00 



I2.00 

 4.00 



.75 

 35,00 

 10.00 



.75 

 35.00 

 1.50 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



otiier. It is hard to generalize, for 

 with both stock and demand, whole- 

 salers are apparently finding their ex- 

 periences differing widely. For many 

 weeks stock has been uniformly scarce 

 but now chrysanthemums are coming 

 in about as fast as they can be used 

 and, with some dealers, faster. With 

 others, however, they only remain 

 long enough to be unpacked. Pom- 

 pons are now in their prime, every 

 color and size being in evidence. Car- 

 nations are by no means fancy in size 

 or stem, but so generally scarce are 

 they that the price is what fancy 

 would usually bring. Sweet peas are 

 scarce, few being seen in the market. 

 Roses are quite equal to the demand 

 and the quality good. Home-grown 

 violets are plentiful, the quality fair 

 and price low. American Beauties of 

 all lengths are to be had and the 

 shorter lengths sell quickly. As is to 

 be expected, chrysanthemums reign 

 supreme and most dealers are in- 

 clined to think the quantity grown not 

 so large as in previous years. 



The market is well 

 CINCINNATI stocked in every 



line. The aggregate 



sales are good but the highest prices 

 are scarcely ever realized on the 

 stock. Shipping business is good. In 

 chrysanthemums white are clearing 

 up regularly. The yellow are a little 

 more abundant than conditions re- 

 quire. In the offerings of this last 

 color are the most elegant line of Ma- 

 jor Bonaffon this market has ever 

 known. The rose market is easy. An 

 adequate supply of each variety is 

 offered. Only the best find a ready 

 sale. The call for American Beauties 

 is again increasing. The carnation 

 supply is not large. It is good that 

 this is so for the pompon chrysanthe- 

 mums are attracting a good bit of the 

 general demand that would ordinarily 

 go to them. Lily of the valley, double 

 violets, orchids, lilies and sweet peas 

 are good sellers. 



With the cold weath- 

 NEW YORK er in the early part 



of the week business 

 was certainly getting good, but with a 

 return of the genial autumn warmth 

 things lost that snap and go which 

 should now be with us to stay. Prices 



(Continued on Pa^e bsi) 



