May 16, 1914 



HOKTICULTURE 



7.45 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade is quiet as is easi- 

 BOSTON ly seen by a tour through 



the wholesale flower mar- 

 kets at any hour of the day. Roses 

 are moving very slowly. Carnations 

 are down to bed rock again after soar- 

 ing on Friday and Saturday morning 

 preceding Mothers' Day. The break 

 came on Saturday afternoon when 

 stock which was held at $6.00 in the 

 morning was freely offered at $3.00 

 and takers were very few. The count- 

 ers and ice boxes are loaded down with 

 cold-frame lily of the valley, narcissi, 

 tulips, etc. Roses are holding their 

 price fairly well but. as before said, 

 they are disposed to accumulate. Had- 

 ley and Mrs. Russell command prices 

 about equal to American Beauty ac- 

 cording to grade. Lilies have become 

 rather scarce again after the post- 

 Easter deluge. Sweet peas are very 

 plentiful and not extra good and they 

 drag badly in the wholesale marts on 

 account of the cold rainy weatner 

 which has put an embargo on the 

 street fakers who are a big help in 

 unloading these and other corsage 

 flowers when pleasant weather brings 

 out the saunterers and shoppers. Snap- 

 dragon is seen In all grades of quality, 

 but all move very slowly. 



The past week has been 

 BUFFALO quite a satisfactory one. 

 The receipts have been 

 quite heavy on roses, but sales were 

 better than for weeks previous. Beau- 

 ties continue in good supply and there 

 is a better outlet. Mothers' Day was 

 a good helpout. The demand on car- 

 nations increased from Thursday on, 

 especially on white, on which there 

 was' no oversupply, but good clean 

 sales. Colored carnations, too, went 

 well, also peas and other stock shared 

 in the demand. Out-door material is 

 coming in, but has not had any tell- 

 ing effect on the other stock. Good 

 ferns are still on the scarce side. 



A fair supply of stock 

 CHICAGO and prices that were 



above rather than below 

 a fair average, made the past week's 

 business an unusually good one for 

 May. It is not likely that one-half the 

 carnations sought in this market were 

 obtainable for Mothers' Day and there 

 was less difficulty in turning orders to 

 other stock than when it was first 

 tried in earnest last year. So success- 

 fully was this done that roses, includ- 

 ing American Beauties sold out on 

 Sunday, and Monday morning found 

 the market full of buyers. A cold rain 

 reduced the supply of flowers and 

 Tuesday found little to offer. Peonies 

 are the newest offering, some pink 

 and red varieties coming up from 

 Carbondale, 111., which, however, are 

 not selling rapidly at $1 per dozen. 

 Roses went up to $10 and $12 on 

 Mothers' Day with no difference as to 

 color. White brought the top price in 

 carnations which was $10 though reg- 

 ular customers had their tickets made 

 out at six. Lily of the valley is much 

 in demand, the wedding season com- 

 mencing early and the tendency being 

 to use plenty of flowers. In cattleyas, 

 Mossiae are most in evidence, but as 

 a whole the demand is good and the 

 supply small. Parrot and "snake" tu- 

 lips are both offered in quantity. Snap- 

 dragon in excellent quality and beauti- 

 ful colors, white and pur|ile lilacs, 



KILLARNEY BRILLIANT 



If you have not already bought Killarncy Brilliant, we believe you are 

 making a business mistake in not getting this splendid money maker. 

 We have a very choice lot, both own root and grafted, for immediate de- 

 livery. 



'^ CLEAN, STRONG, WELL GROWN 



ROSE PLANTS 



Own Root Graftetl 



2>/.-llKll 10« 1000 100 HKHI 



«:(. '■»> ■■ ', Killarnev Brilliant.. $30.00 $250.00 $35.00 $.-!<in.«0 



■iMr^mtmrnm. Priuoe a'Arenberg.. 30.00 250.00 35.00 300.00 



\\' ^mm WSL^'^^^KL Ophelia 30.00 250.00 35.00 3(i(l.O0 



'' '^^ B^^mBlklH^^B Mrs. Charles Russell 17.50 ].^.ii.uo 



■ "^^^WBL^P^ BMre Flame 12.00 lOO.OO 17.50 l.no.DO 



Mrs. George Shawyer 12.00 100.00 17.50 l.W.OO 



Killarney Queen 7.50 GO.OO 12..50 120.00 



Radiance 7.50 00.00 12.50 120.00 



llillingdon 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 



Sunburst 12.00 100.00 



White Killarney.... 7.00 55.00 12,50 120.00 



Pink Kiilaruey 7.0O .55.00 12.50 120.00 



Maryland 7.50 (S.OO 12.50 120.00 



Richmond 7.50 60.00 12,50 12(1.00 



Kaiseriu 7.50 60.00 12.50 l'20.0O 



Milady !>.00 80.00 17..50 150.00 



.^,.»i>^. Mrs. Aaron Ward... 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 



■>-' Mrs Tatt 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 



.lonkheer .1. L. Mock. 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 



Cei'ile Brunner or ,-„„„ 



Sweetheart 12.00 lOO.OO 17.50 150.00 



AMERICAN BEAUTY, 2y3-in., $75.00 per 1000. 

 WHITE and PINK COCHET, 3-in., $6.00 per 

 1(10. $.50.00 per 1000. 



Write for prices on larsre quantities. 



S. S. PENNOCKMEEHAN GO. 



The Wholesale FlorUts of Philadelphia 



'^OAvX-y^ 



PHIL-^DELI'HIA 



ir.08-1630 Ludlow Street 



NEW YORK 



117 West 38th Street 



WASHINGTON 



1216 H Street, N. W. 



BALTIMORE 



Franklin and St. Paul Street* 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PWCESYo-i^OOlERs qNLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Killarney, Extra 



Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



" " . Ordinary 



Maryland, Ward, Tait, Sunburst, Extra . 



" *' ** *' Ordinary 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum . . . 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Wallflower 



Snapdragon 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Pansies , 



Mignonette 



Dasies, white and yellow , 



Sweet Peas 



Lilacs, per biincli 



Gardenias , 



Adiantum 



Smilax , 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) . 

 '* " & Spren. (zoo Bchs.) • 



BOSTON 



May 14 



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ST. LOUIS 



May II 



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PHOA. 



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baby gladioli, iris, snowballs, foxglove, 

 calendulas and forget-me-not. all give 

 variety for selection. Sweet peas are 

 again shortening in supply and prices 

 higher. 



The demand for 



CINCINNATI Mothers' Day proved 



a great surprise. For 



the first time in many weeks did the 



{Continued on pagt 747) 



McALPiNE ca McDonald 



WKolesale Florists 

 256 Devonshire Street, - - - Boston. Mass. 



Telephone Fort Hill 3630—3631 



