July 8, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



49 



Flower Market Reports. 



Today, the fifth of the in- 

 BOSTON tense heat finds the flow- 



er market almost 

 wrecked. To get flowers into the city 

 In any saleable condition is next to 

 impossible and to think of shipping 

 them out again is an absurdity. Never 

 before have we faced such a situation. 

 Roses, carnations and sweet peas — the 

 three mainstays of the market are 

 worthless when the boxes are opened. 

 It is consoling, however, to know that 

 we are at the very lowest point in the 

 business season and the demand is at 

 its weakest stage. For once Boston's 

 famed east wind seems to have for- 

 gotten her but we hope it is not for 

 long. All field crops are suffering from 

 drought. 



The summer season, 

 CHICAGO with a few variations to 



the usual conditions, is 

 fully here. For six weeks extreme 

 hot weather has prevailed and the 

 usual amount of stock greatly les- 

 sened in consequence. Indoor stock 

 has narrowed down to Beauties, or- 

 chids, summer roses, lily of the val- 

 ley, carnations and lilies. The Beau- 

 ties are very good considering all 

 things and the demand uses up the 

 daily cut. Of summer roses the qual- 

 ity varies more. There are some splen- 

 did Killarneys, especially in white, and 

 with orchids, lily of the valley and 

 sweet peas have met the wedding and 

 commencement demand, the indoor 

 sweet peas just lasting through the 

 month. Out-of-door sweet peas have 

 been greatly retarded in some locali- 

 ties, by the extreme heat and the 

 vines permanently injured, while in all 

 sections the stems are shortening ra- 

 pidly. The demand for orchids has 

 been steady. Red roses are not used 

 much and orders are for limited quan- 

 tities only. Gladioli in splendid qual- 

 ity are coming from Michigan, and 

 this showy summer flower sells well 

 when good varieties are offered. The 

 wholesalers generally claim to be 

 pleased with the volume of business 

 done the past month and if summer 

 stock holds up to what it now is, are 

 expecting fair trade during the sum- 

 mer. 



Trade during the 

 CINCINNATI last week in June 



was all that could 

 be desired. Supplies are decreasing 

 very rapidly, and those houses that 

 are fortunate enough in receiving 

 stock of good quality find a ready 

 market, as good flowers are none too 

 plentiful. There was a liberal supply 

 of short-stemmed Beauties, with the 

 longer grades just equal to the de- 

 mand. The Taft rose continues to 

 show its superiority over all other pink 

 sorts for summer blooming, with My 

 Maryland next in line. Killarney, 

 both white and pink, that are received 

 are short in stem, but help to relieve 

 any possible shortage in the demand 

 for pink roses. White roses, which 

 were in heavy crop during the pre- 

 vious week, slackened up, and with a 

 good demand both locally and out of 

 town for good white roses the market 

 at times run short. Shorter grades 

 were more plentiful. The receipts of 

 carnations have become light, and 

 those received clean up readily. Buy- 



leneths. 



A Seasonable 

 Hose Offer 



THE P/M BRAND 



This brand has been 



made specially to our 



own order and specifi- 

 cations, and stands the 



rough usage of the 



gTeenhouse better than 



any other make at the 



price. Quality guaranteed. 25 and 50 ft. 

 16 cents per ft., couplings included. 

 THE BULL DOG BRAND. Next to the P/M this well 



known make is in great favor with florists. 

 16 cents per ft., couplings included. 

 THE 32 r -'C. HOSE This may sound an extravagance to many 



and yet we are told by some of our customers that it is even 



more economical in the long run than anything lower priced. 

 32^2 cents per ft., couplings included. 



All Hose sold by us is guaranteed. Store closes daily at 5 p. m., during July and August 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE ESS!sts a of PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON 



109 W. 26th Street 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



ROSES 



CINCINNATI 



J"'y 5 



DETROIT 



J u 'y 3 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 



" Extra 



No.i 



" Lower grades 



Richmond, Chatenay, Fan. &Spl. ■ ■ 

 " Lower Grades 



Killarney, Maryland, Fan. & Spl. 



" Low. Grades. 



Bride,'Mald, F. & S 



" " Low.gr 



Kaiserin, Carnot 



CARNATIONS, First Quality 



" Ordinary 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cat t ley -is 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Gladioli 



Stocks 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias. 



Adiantum 



Smilax - 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (ioo) 

 " & Spren. (ioo bchs.) 



3.00 to 



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10.00 



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to 

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TRADE PRICES— Per 100 



TO DEA LERS ONLY 

 PITTSBURQ 



July 3 



30.00 



SO CO 



15.00 

 S.00 



BUFFALO 



June 20 



25.00 

 20.00 

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 10,00 

 8.0c 

 5.00 

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20.00 

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500 to 



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35.00 



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50.00 

 50.00 



ers are already inquiring for asters, 

 but the prospect for these is not very 

 bright, at least as far as local growers 

 are concerned. Good sweet peas find a 

 ready market, while those of poor 

 quality are hard to move at any price. 

 Shasta daisies are at an end for the 

 season. Lily of the valley in fair sup- 

 ply and demand. Lilies are no longer 

 as plentiful as they have been dur- 

 ing the past month. They sell stead- 

 ily, and prices are well maintained. 

 The supply of green goods is in every, 

 way equal to the demand. 



For several days we 

 DETROIT have again been swelter- 

 ing under a heat wave 

 which breaks records daily as far back 



as 27 years. I am certain that nobody, 

 no matter how enthusiastic he is over 

 Detroit's many excellent features of a 

 city to live in and work in, cares for 

 Detroit to be a record breaker in such 

 a direction. That flowers of all kinds 

 are more than scarce need hardly to 

 be mentioned. Indoor sweet peas are 

 all gone, and out of door are checked 

 vei y much through the hot and dry 

 spell. Retail demand has very much 

 quieted down. Florists in general re- 

 port the past June ahead of the one a 

 year ago, but not as far ahead as May, 

 1911, was over May, 1910. This feature 

 may be explained by the fact that the 

 demand for bedding stock was more 



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