July 15, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



81 



Flower Market Reports. 



In common with the 

 BOSTON greater part of the coun- 

 try Boston has been swel- 

 tering in a summer broil unprecedent- 

 ed for severity and duration. Flowers 

 are very poor in consequence and but 

 few are being sent in. The demand 

 is very light and is limin-d to the 

 small proportion of salablr material 

 received. The ordinary ruu of roses, 

 carnations and sweet peas arc unload- 

 ed with much difficulty on the street 

 fakirs. Cattleyas, lilies and lily of 

 the valley are of satisfactory quality 

 as a rule. 



This section has had its 

 BUFFALO share of the hot weather, 



which has caused stock 

 to arrive in bad condition. There has 

 been plenty of everything in season, 

 though the supply is gradually falling 

 off, especially in the carnation line. 

 Beauties have been fine, but only in 

 light demand the past ten days. Mary- 

 laud, Kaiserin and Carnots have had 

 the preference. Lilies have had their 

 share in the demand and some good 

 giganteum, auratum and magniflcum 

 have been arriving and sell well. Lily 

 of the valley was in good supply, peas 

 in over supply and there was plenty of 

 snapdragon, cornflowers and swainso- 

 na as well as plenty of greens. 



The first week in July 

 CHICAGO was an exceptionally 



good one for the season. 

 Shipping trade was particularly active 

 and all stock that could by any means 

 be classified as approaching first class 

 was quickly uesd up. The demand 

 for lilies has been unusual and one or 

 two growers who had a summer crop 

 of callas found them good sellers, 

 many preferring them to Harrisii 

 which now have so many buds. The 

 few gladioli now being cut sell read- 

 ily, preference being given to the best 

 varieties. Asters do not amount to 

 much yet, only a few straggling 

 bunches being in the market. Early 

 asters do not give promise of playing 

 a prominent part this summer, grow- 

 ers evidently having planted but few. 

 Carnations that are fair for the sea- 

 son sold readily last week. Roses, of 

 which the Killarney family form the 

 bulk, are small and stems average 

 short. Some of the best, however, 

 sold as high as 12c. during the week. 

 Richmond, though not a summer rose 

 has in other years proved of more 

 service than in this one. New Beau- 

 ties are beginning to come in and are 

 cut with good stems. Comparatively 

 few out of door flowers are coming in, 

 owing to the hot weather. Green 

 goods sell well and there has been 

 plenty so far, with the exception of 

 smilax. The second week in July 

 opened very dull. 



Prices on stock in 

 CINCINNATI this market are hold- 

 ing up better than at 

 this time in past years. This is be- 

 cause there is only a limited amount 

 to be had. Sometimes the good stuff 

 cleans up quickly and runs short, 

 while at others its sale is languid. 

 Combined with this there has been a 

 torridity of weather that has made life 

 unbearable for man and flower. In 

 roses the cut of white has shortened 

 slightly, while pink especially have in- 

 creased. Lilies and gladioli have been 

 very good property, and on most occa- 



A Magnificent Lot of 

 Field-Grown 



CARNATION 

 PLANTS 



Stock selected and 

 grown especially for 

 our customers. We 

 wish to call particular 

 attention to the Mrs. C. 

 W. Ward plants which 

 are in extra fine shape. 

 Our guarantee goes 

 with every Carnation Plant we send out, so the quality has to be the 

 best for us to back them up in this way. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Mrs. C. W. Ward $8.00 $75.00 



Dorothy Gordon 8.00 75.00 



Enchantress 7.00 60.00 



Rose Pink Enchantress 7.00 60.00 



White Enchantress.... 8.00 70.00 



Per 100 



White Perfection $7.00 



Beacon 7.00 



Winona 7.00 



Winsor 6.00 



Alma Ward 10.00 



Per 1000 



$60.00 

 60.00 

 60.00 

 50.00 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE IMf^ PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON 



109 W. 26th Street 



1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



ROSES 



CINCINNATI 



July it 



DETROIT 



J"iy 3 



TRADE PRICES-Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 

 PITTSBURG 



July II 



BUFFALO 



July it 



Am. Beauty, ran. and Sp. 



" Extra . 



No.i 



" Lower grades 



Richmond, Chatenay, Fan . & Spl . . . 



" '* Lower Grades 



Killarney, Maryland, Fan. & Spl.. - 



*■ " Low. Grades. 



Rrlde, 'Maid * 



Kaiserin, Car not 



CARNATIONS, Firit Quality to 



" Ordinary i .00 to 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas to 



Lilies, Lonfiftorum... 10.00 to 



Uly otthe Valley.. 3°° to 



Gladioli to 



Stocks to 



Daisies lo 



Snapdragon t0 



Sweet Peas *5 to 



Gardenias to 



Adiantum to 



Smilax to 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (100) to 



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25.00 

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 4.00 

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 300 

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 3.00 

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12.50 

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.50 



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 13.50 

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400 

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1.50 



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sions run short of the demand. A few 

 local indoor asters have appeared, but 

 they are still a negligible quantity. 

 Some carnations, mostly Enchantress, 



are still offered. The above men- 

 tioned and snapdragons form the bulk 

 of the offerings. 



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