July 22, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



113 



Flower Market Reports. 



There is a decided scarc- 

 BOSTON ity of good flowers here. 

 There is plenty of mate- 

 rial, but it is generally of low quality, 

 although it brings prices that are good 

 for the season. Business is considered 

 good. Roses find a fair demand at 

 better prices than last week. Lilies 

 are rather scarce at piesent and have 

 also advanced in price. There are no 

 good sweet peas, short stems and di- 

 minutive flowers being the rule. As- 

 ters begin to appear, short stemmed, 

 but of acceptable quality for so early. 

 Lily of the valley market is fluctuating 

 and irregular. 



A change took place in 

 BUFFALO the market on Thurs- 

 day of last week when 

 the heavy supply was cut off, and on 

 Saturday a shortage existed, especially 

 in the carnation and rose line. A 

 heavy demand on floral work helped to 

 consume a good portion of material 

 which a week or so previous had no 

 buyers. Lilies were fine, Giganteum, 

 especially Formosa, were had, but not 

 equal with the former. Rubrums were 

 in quantity, and were a good help out. 

 Beauties are in good supply, and 

 shorter grades preferable. No good 

 Riehmonds, but some 'Maids and 

 Bride were seen. Gladioli have made 

 their appearance, but not from local 

 growers. The rain on Monday will 

 help along, and in a week's time home 

 grown stock will be had, for which the 

 trade is in waiting. Very few good as- 

 ters are had, as the time is a little 

 early yet. 



There is the usual ten- 

 CHICAGO dency to think the 

 market a little duller 

 than ever before in midsummer bu; 

 those who are comparing their book.-: 

 with those of last year find conditions 

 much the same. The record-breaking 

 weather of the spring months and early 

 summer has reduced the supply and 

 consequently raised the prices on any 

 first-class stock higher than custom- 

 ers were accustomed to pay in sum- 

 mer. Some growers are cutting a fair- 

 ly good supply of medium length Beau- 

 ties,, which are most in demand. Not 

 many real short-stemmed Beauties are 

 to be had. There are plenty of short 

 Killarneys but long ones are scarce. 

 Lilies of several kinds are to be had 

 in abundance. Some very fine callas 

 are in the market this week, and 

 water lilies are here in quantity. Car- 

 nations are small but bring a fair 

 price to the grower though hard to 

 handle by the retailer. Gladioli and 

 asters are helping out decidedly. Lily 

 of the valley is good and some sweet 

 peas are again seen since the cool 

 days. The first blooms of the rose Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward, home-grown, are being 

 cut by Bassett & Washburn. Stock of 

 this eastern favorite was liought by 

 several Chicago growers. Just now it 

 is used principally with lily of the val- 

 ley in corsages, the stems being short 

 and blooms small but the color is per- 

 fect. 



Asters as well as many 

 DETROIT other out-of-door flowers 

 must be considered a 

 failure this year. On the other hand 

 sweet peas, carnations, etc., have re- 

 ceived a new lease of life and the 

 stringency in these old standbys is re- 



A Magnificent Lot of 

 Field-Grown 



CARNATION 

 PLANTS 



Stock selected 

 and grown espe- 

 cially for us. We 

 wish to call par- 

 ticular attention 

 to the Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward plants 

 which are in ex- 

 tra, fine shape. 

 Our guarantee 

 goes with every 

 Carnation Plant 

 we send out, thus 

 ensuring to you 

 the very best of 

 quality and satis- 

 faction. 



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 75.00 



White Perfection 8.00 75.00 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Beacon $7.00 $60.00 



Winona 7.00 60.00 



YVinsor 6.00 50.00 



Alma Ward 8.00 



May Day 7.00 60.00 



Sangamo 7.00 60.00 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE S# T S S A & PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 



109 W. 26th Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



WASHINGTON 



1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- TRADE PRl ^t^^l 



ROSES 



TO DEAL ERS ONLY 



CINCINNATI DETROIT BUFFALO I PITTSBURO 



July ii July 18 July 18 July i3 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. j 20.00 to 



" Extra 1 12.00 to 



No. 1 j S.00 to 



Lower grades 2.00 to 



Richmond, Chatenay, Fan. &Spl. .. | 4.00 to 



" " Lower Grades 1.00 to 



Killarney, Maryland, Fan. & Spl. . . 4.00 to 



*' '* Low. Grades. i.eo to 



Bride, 'Maid, 2.00 to 



Kaiserin, Carnot, j to 



CARNATIONS, First Quality to 



44 Ordinary 



to 



10.00 

 3.00 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longifloron... 



Lily of the Galley 



Gladioli 



Stocks to 



Daisies 1 to 



Snapdragon | to 



Sweet Peas | ,25 to 



Gardenias to 



Adiantum to 



Smilax to 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (100) to 



" & Spren. (100 bchs.) to 



25.00 

 15.00 

 I0.00 

 4.00 

 S.00 

 3.00 

 6 00 

 3.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 300 

 4.00 

 3.00 



3-00 



1-50 

 1. 00 



00 i 25 



to 



.50 to 



00 to 



.00 to 



to 



.... to 

 .00 . to 

 .50 to 

 to 



.CO to 



to 



OO to 



00 to 



25.00 

 20.00 

 15.00 

 to.oo 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



6.00 

 2.00 



1.50 



15.00 

 4.00 



6.00 



4.00 

 1. 00 



40.00 

 40 OO 



20.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 



1.50 



1.00 



8.00 

 3.00 



4.00 



25.00 I 20.00 to 25.00 



12.00 1 12.00 to 15.00 

 S.00 1 6.00 to 10.00 

 4.00 , 3.00 to 4.CO 

 6.00 0.00 to S 00 

 4.00 3.00 to 4-°o 

 6.00 6.00 to S 00 



4.OO 3.00 to 4 .DO 



5.00 **» 



6.00 i 3.00 to S.00 



2.00 to 1.50 



1.50 to 1. 00 



10.00 



4. CO 



6.00 



50.00 



s.00 

 2.00 

 4.00 



60.00 

 12.00 

 4-o« 

 6.00 



.20 



1.00 



8.00 



40.00 



25.00 



to 



10 



to 



3.00 



•30 

 1.50 



10.00 

 50.00 

 40.00 



-35 to 

 . to . 



•75 



1. 00 

 12.50 

 30.00 

 30.00 



to 1.25 



to 1500 



to 40.00 



to 40.00 



lieved by the improved weather con- 

 ditions. Business in general has been 

 greatly curtailed by the lack of mer- 

 chantable flowers. Wholesalers arc 



beginning to concern themselves re- 

 garding supply of fancy ferns for next 

 winter. The stock handled at present 



(Continued ort page 115) 



