May 23, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



77T 



Flower Market Reports | 



The market is very in- 

 BOSTON active this week. In fact, 

 there is no market worthy 

 of the name. Monday started off at 

 a pretty fair pace but since then 

 everything has been disoouragingly 

 dull. There is no item on the list 

 that is not in supply beyond any pres- 

 ent demand. Carnations are, per- 

 haps, in the worst predicament. Very 

 many are being picked every day and 

 they are accumulating badly. Of 

 course. Memorial Day will use up all 

 that are fit to use, but it looks now 

 as it there would be a lot of hold- 

 over stock that will be a dispiriting 

 drag on an otherwise spicand-spaii 

 market. Daffodils are about finished 

 and only the late flowering tulips, 

 such as gesneriana, Darwins and 

 some of the doubles are left. Sweet 

 peas are badly overstocked. Outdooi' 

 lilacs will be all right for ilemorial 

 Day from present indications. 



Weather conditions 

 BUFFALO were bad, but business 



was generally good dur- 

 ing the past few days, but the receipts 

 have shortened considerably and the 

 market has practically been cleaned 

 up daily. The demand has been good 

 on everything especially carnations, 

 sweet peas, iris, baby gladioli, lily of 

 the valle.v and daisies and prices have 

 ruled good. The Beauty business has 

 opened and the sales have been more 

 satisfactory than for weeks previous. 

 Lilies are still on the heavy supply 

 list, but have taken well. There is no 

 outdoor material to speak of except 

 Pceticus narcissi and a few tulips. 

 Hcme-grown lilac is expected soon. 



The peony season is 

 CHICAGO upon us. The early 

 flowers are limited in 

 quantity and many of the southern 

 peony farms have yielded a much 

 smaller supply than in former years. 

 The chief difference will be in the cold 

 storage offerings later on, as the home 

 grown plants now give promise of the 

 usual yield. Prices at this time are 

 from five to eight cents. Carnations 

 have recovered from tlie heavy de- 

 mands of Mothers' Day and there are 

 enough to go around, but prices hold 

 firm. Roses are shortening up, partly 

 because they are off crop and partly 

 because of replanting. American Beau- 

 ties are getting scarce especially in 

 the best grades, but there are' enough 

 to meet all regular demand. New 

 ferns from the south have appeared 

 and are welcomed for local trade, for 

 they sell for $2 while old ferns are 

 twice that amount. They are yet too 

 soft for shipping trade. Tulips from 

 near-by points are keeping the market 

 well supplied with much fine stock and 

 in every variety. Lily of the valley 

 is used up each day. Ijilies are still a 

 steady factor in the market and there 

 is a good variety of niiscellaneous 

 stock. There is a good supply of 

 daisies, always so much in demand at 

 this time. Green seems in good sup- 

 ply everywhere. 



Practically all the 

 CINCINNATI stock coming into 



the market is clean- 

 ing up readily. The supply is good but 

 not large and is meeting with a de- 

 mand that is very active. The rose 

 supply is adequate and mostly high 



PEONIES 



We will linvL- a good 

 supply of Peonies for 

 Memorial Day of the 

 better kiuds, the cbolc- 

 est quality. 



$0,00 to .$8.00 per 100. A 

 few novelties at $10.00 

 and $12.00 per 100. 

 Plenty coming In now, 

 all colors. $8.00 to .$10.00 

 per 100. 



New Crop Dagcer Ferns. 

 I'.eady about May 20tli 

 to 25tb. .$:t.()0 per 10(X1. 

 In lots o£ 10,000, $2.,''jO 

 per 1000. 



VVLI-EY, Special, $4.00 

 per 100; Extra, $3.00 per 

 100. 



GARDENIAS, 



Doz. 100 



Special .$3.00 $20.00 



Fancy 2.00 12.50 



CATTLEYAS G.OO 40.00 

 EVEBYTHINr. IN RIB- 

 BONS. We carry one of 

 the largest and most 

 varied stocks in Rib- 

 bons pertaining to the 

 florist business of any 

 liouse in the country. 

 It you have not received 

 • me of our new cata- 

 logues, advise us and 

 «e will mail you one at 

 nnce. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN GO. 



The Wholetale FloruU of Philadelphia 



JA.l,\ 



I'HIl,.\DEL,PHIA 



1608-1630 Ludlow Street 



NEW YORK 

 117 West 28th Street 



WASHINGTON 



1216 H Street, N. W. 



BALTIMORE 



Franklin and St. Paul Streeti 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



No. 1 



Killarney, Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Maryland, Ward, Tail, Sunburst, Extra . 



*' " " " Ordinary 



Russell, Shawycr 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Wallflower 



Snapdragon ■ 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Pansies 



Mignonette 



Dasies, white and ycJIow 



Sweet Peas 



Lilacs, per bunch 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) . 

 " StSpren. (loo Bchs.) , 



BOSTON 



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quality, but some of the stock is badly 

 mildewed, American Beauty receipts 

 are normal and there is a good call for 

 them. Good carnations all clean up 

 each day. Fine iris and large gladioli 

 have been added to the list during the 

 current week. The sweet pea supply 

 is easily more than sufficient for needs. 



Lilies are still somewhat in an over- 

 supply but the glut has abated. Very 

 fine callas and rubrum lilies are to be 

 had. Lily of the valley are in a very 

 large supply and of high quality. Or- 

 chids plentiful but find a rathef ordin- 

 ary market. 



{Continued on ^agv 77Q) ^_^___ 



McALPiNE <sl McDonald 



WKolesale Florists 

 256 Devonsliipe Street. - - - Boston, Mass. 



Telephone Fort Hill 3630—3631 



