May 2, 1914 



HOETICULTURE 



67r 



The Best Pocket Pruner for the Flower Store 



As the llhistiation shows, this Is a 

 spring: pruner with catch, and is a 

 hnndv size for the pocliet. Just the 

 thing for trimminj; strong flower 

 stems. Six inches in length. Best 

 •-h'cl, nicltci finish. 



Per Pair 85c by Mail Postpaid 



FOR MOTHERS' DAY 



l:iri 



will li;ivi 

 more IIi;iti 

 eii"u;,'ti to n 



We want to Impress upon every flor- 

 ist to strongly recommend to his 

 customers other flowers (of which we 

 ii|i|ilics) tluiu just white c.irnations. This will help the business far 

 citlier w.iv, as the supply of white carnations cannot lie increased 



m.l. 



EVERYTHING IN RIBBONS 



We carry one of the largest 

 and most varied stocks of 



Kilil.oiis pertaiuln,s to the florist liuslness of any house in the 

 <-(»unIry. If you have not received one of our new catalogues, 

 ;Mlvisc"ns and wc will niiiii you one at once. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 



NKW YORK 

 117 West 28th St. 



PHIL.\DEI-PHIA 



ir>(l«-ll!20 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 



Franklin and St. Paul St. 



WASHINGTON 



1216 H St., N. W. 



^OAult-^ 



Flower Market Reports yyiaOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — 



TRADE 



While the situation still 

 BOSTON remains very unsatisfac- 

 tory as a general propo- 

 sition there are indirations of a little 

 improvement which, it is hoped, is the 

 forerunner of a better state or affairs. 

 Carnations are the first to feel the fa- 

 voring breeze and have made a credit- 

 able advance in regular rates. This is 

 due as much to the shortening up of 

 the product as to any other cause; if 

 a normal demand should come there 

 would be a shortage. Roses are still 

 very plentiful and quality excellent but 

 prices are low. Lilies are sold for 

 whatever they will bring — which is ex- 

 ceedingly low, less than the price of 

 carnations as a rule but there are a 

 few fancy blooms that bring a good 

 figure in small orders. Cattleyas are 

 up to a strong position but gardenias 

 seem badly demoralized. Good sweet 

 peas sell very well. Violets are about 

 over, only a few Lady Campbells being 

 lii evidence. 



Quietness has prevailed 

 BUFFALO throughout the whole 

 past week; in fact, 

 stock had to be forced upon the buyers, 

 as everything was too plentiful for 

 the wholesalers' comfort. There is a 

 heavy supply of carnations, also roses, 

 the largest portion being white. Or- 

 chid had no outlet. There are plenty 

 of good sweet peas, Beauties of all 

 grades, lilies and snapdragons with 

 very little sale. Violets continue good 

 though sales do not warrant large 

 shipments; lily of the valley is only 

 in normal supply, but there are fine 

 pansies, daisies, swainsona, mignonette, 

 wallflowers and other stock which the 

 merchant has to select from. A good 

 quantity of tulips, daffodils and other 

 bulbous stock helped to fill the mar- 

 ket. 



Unless something unfor- 

 CHICAGO seen comes to use up the 

 roses or to stop their 

 present rate of production a glut seems 

 likely to occur. The amount now 

 coming into this market is larger than 

 can be handled under ordinary cir- 

 cumstances and the price has declined 

 perceptibly. Carnations, on the con- 

 trary, are being used up daily and the 

 orders now in for Mothers' Day are 

 many times the number likely to be 

 available. There are plenty of Ameri- 



PRICES — P«r 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'• " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



ICillamey, Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



'* " Ordinary 



Maryland, Ward, Taft, Sunburst, Extra . 



** *' " " Ordinary 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



'* Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. I.oQgiflorum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Wallflower 



Snapdragon 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Violets 



Pansies • . 



Mignonette 



Dasies, white and yellow 



bweel Peas 



Lilacs, per bunch 



Gardenias . 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) 



" " & Spren, (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



April 30 



•5° 



i.oo 

 ■ 50 



■'5 



■25 



•50 

 .40 



75 'O 



12.00 to 



35.00 to 



35.00 

 30.00 



S.oo 



5.00 



2,00 



5.00 



3.00 

 6.00 

 9.00 

 10.00 

 3.00 



1.50 



50.00 

 5 00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 .40 

 •50 

 4.00 

 I.OO 



•75 



12.00 

 1.00 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35.00 



ST. LOUIS 



April 27 



15.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 s.oo 



5.00 



2.00 



1.50 



■75 



40.00 



6.00 



6.00 



3.00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



.30 

 1.00 

 4.00 



1.00 

 .20 



1.00 

 13.00 

 35.00 

 15.00 



2^.00 



iB.oo 



lO.OD 

 6.00 

 300 

 6.00 



6^oo 

 3.00 



3. CO 

 1.00 

 50.00 

 s.oo 

 800 

 4.00 



4.00 



3.00 



3,00 



•35 



a. 00 



5.00 



s.oo 



■ 35 



■25 



1.35 

 15.00 

 50.00 

 35.00 



15.00 

 B.oo 



PHILA. 



April 37 



to 17 



to 

 to 



3. 00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 500 

 2.50 

 1.00 

 40.00 

 6.00 



2.00 

 1.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 



•50 



■50 



4.00 to 



25.00 

 25.00 



3.00 



6.00 



5.o» 



6.00 



I3.0S 

 3.0c 



1.50 



5o.oe 

 10.00 

 1.50 

 3.50 

 s.oo 



5.00 



3.CO 



1.00 



1.00 



13.CO 

 I.OO' 



50.« 



35-« 



can Beauties, and in all lengths and of 

 excellent quality. Bulbous stock is 

 thinning out. Easter lilies and Callas 

 are far it advance of demand. Lily of 

 the valley is coming in sufficient 

 supply for the weddings and corsage 

 bouquets, which seem a part of spring. 

 Spanish iris and snapdragons are sell- 

 ing fairly well. Sweet peas have drop- 

 ped to about one-half the price of a 

 month ago and then do not move fast. 

 Wild ferns are the only scarce article 

 in the market. 



This market is in the 

 CINCINNATI throes of oversupply 

 and consequent low 

 prices. As far as the demand itself 

 is concerned there is no possible 

 ground for complaint for there is an 

 active call for flowers. It is the super- 

 abundance of flowers that is causing 

 the present condition. The retailers 

 who have any kind of business at all 

 are having a chance to reap a good 



harvest while it lasts. The crowding 

 that began with the heavy receipts of 

 lilies immediately after Easter is con- 

 tinuing because of the steady heavy 

 production of this flower and a steady 

 increase in the size of the cut of 

 other flowers. Roses are more than 

 able to take care of all calls for them. 

 The American Beauty cut is also pro- 

 portionately large. Out door bulbous 

 stock is plentiful and includes many 

 blooms of quality. Callas continue in 

 a good supply. Carnations are, in 

 comparison to other flowers, selling up 

 better than any of them, because the 

 cut is more or less limited 



Things are progresa- 

 NEW YORK ing quite slowly In 



the direction of bet- 

 ter conditions. The heavy production 

 continues to encumber the market and 

 the influx of lilacs and bulbous flowers 

 from southern sources, where they are 



C Continued on pa£e byq) 



McALPiNE ca McDonald 



Wholesale Florists 

 256 Devonshire Street, - - - Boston, Mass.. 



Telephone Fort Hill 3630-3631 



