August 5, 1911 



horticulture: 



177 



Flower Market Reports. 



The business of the cur- 

 BOSTON rent week seems to have 

 been generally satisfac- 

 tory. Out-of-town trade has been dis- 

 posed to take about all the stuff really 

 lii tor shipment. The two new roses — 

 Radiance and Prince tie Bulgaria — (the 

 latter misnamed Mrs. Taft by some 

 people) are making an excellent rec- 

 ord in this market. There is nothing 

 here or elsewhere, however, in the 

 rose line to equal the superb Carnots 

 seen every day at Welch Bros., who 

 have a curner on this stock. These 

 Bowers are worth traveling a lung dis- 

 tance to see. Lilium speciosum is a 

 good property just now, bringing all 

 the way from $1.50 to J4.00 per 100. 

 The best lily of the valley ever seen in 

 this market or elsewhere is here now 

 and worth more than the price at' 

 which it can be sold. 



Flowers were not plen- 

 BUFFALO tiful the past week 

 though there was about 

 enough of everything to go around. 

 Hoses were in good demand, also 

 gladioli, asters, lilies and other ma- 

 terial and the market was cleaned up 

 daily. Asters are coming on a little 

 better although mostly with short- 

 stems and small blooms. Only a few 

 choice blooms are seen. A good rain 

 is badly needed for the later crops. 



The summer trade hard- 

 CHICAGO ly held up to the aver- 

 age of the month dur- 

 ing the closing week in July. There 

 was no special reason for it other 

 than that the demand, which has 

 been fully up to any other July and 

 quite possibly in excess of it. re- 

 laxed a little. Shipping orders 

 showed less difference than local 

 trade. All kinds of stock have been 

 benefited by the low temperature of 

 tie last half of the month and will 

 be a help with August, which prom- 

 ises warmer weather again. The new 

 month starts in with a good supply of 

 early asters, but the quality is not up 

 to former years and the stems are, in 

 the main, short. A very small pro- 

 portion are cut with twenty-four-inch 

 stems, and by far the greater portion 

 with one-half that length. Summer 

 roses can now he said to be up to the 

 average in quality and American 

 Beauties are daily being cut with 

 longer stems while the flower itself 

 is very good. Gladioli are coming in 

 in quantity and the best varieties sell 

 well. Fancy ferns now bring $1.50 

 per 1000. 



Local market conditions 

 DETROIT are unchanged nd re- 

 tailers are many times 

 put to their wits end to know what to 

 supply. Carnations and sweel eas, as 

 many other summer flowers, are com- 

 pletely played out. Asters an oming 

 a little better, but in small quantity 

 with no large amounts in sighl Robt. 

 Klagge is beginning to send in large 

 numbers of roses among tie i very 

 good La Detroit. Fred Breili yer is 

 shipping very good Beauti. The 



carnation situation is unchai fed, in 

 fact it is getting too late nov tor oc- 

 casional rains to improve tie plants. 

 On the other hand the outl ok for 

 chrysanthemums is very good 



Since we hav had a 



ST. LOUIS few light ra is and 



cool nights te cut 



stock is looking much bett' ban it 



ASTERS 



The early and mid-season 

 varieties are now in quantity, 

 good sized flowers with long 

 stems, splendid quality; pinks, 

 purples and whites. Orders 

 of any size can be taken care 

 of on short notice. Ship- 

 ments reach us daily about 

 8 a. m. This has been a try- 

 ing season for Asters. Our 

 growers have been particu- 

 larly fortunate, and our quali- 

 ties are, therefore, above the average. The best values 

 going! We take no credit for this. It is Fate. 



$1.00 to $2.00 per hundred. 

 Extra choice $3.00 per hundred. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE £vA21#T S s A b E F PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 



109 W. 26th Street 



FLORISTS OF 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



WASHINGTON 



1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- TRADE PR, ^t^il°Rs only 



ROSES 



CINCINNATI 



July 35 



DETROIT 



.My 3' 



BUFFALO 



Aug. 1 



PITTSBURG 



Aug 



Am. Beauty, * an. and bp. 25.00 10 35.00 1 ao.oo to 25.00120.00 10 35.00 I 20.00 to 25.00 



" Extra 15.00 to 20.00 15.00 to ao.oo I 10.00 to la.oo 12.00 to 15. c» 



No. 1 10.00 to 13.00 io.oo to 1200 6.00 to 



8.00 



Lower grades S.00 to 



Richmond, Chatenay, Fan. &Spl. .. 5.00 to 



11 " Lower Grades 3.00 to 



KilUrney, Maryland, Fan. & Spl.. ■ 5.00 to 



** " Low. Gradec. 3.00 to 



Bride, 'M aid 3.00 to 



Kaiserin, Carnot j 3.00 to 



CARNATIONS, Firit Quality 2.00 to 



" Ordinary 1.50 to 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattley as to 



Lilies, LonciAorum... 10.00 to 12.5 



Lily of the Valley 300 to 



Gladioli 4 .00 to 



Stocks to 



Asters 50 to 



Daisies to 



Snapdragon ' to 



Sweet Peas to 



Gardenias to 



Adiantum 1 .00 to 1 -5° 



4.00 to 10 00 2.00 to 

 6.00 to 9.0c ! 5'°° *• 



6.00 2.00 to 



9.00 



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8.00 

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10.00 

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8.00 6.00 to 10.00 



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 2.00 



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12.50 to 15.00 

 3 00 to 4.00 

 3.00 to 6.00 

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1. 00 



.50 



1. co to 1.50 



Smilai 12.50 to 15.00 to 1500 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (too) 25.00 to 50.00 25.00 to 4° « 



" " & Spren. (100 bchs.) to 35.00.25.00 'o 4000 



to 75.00 50.00 to 60.00 



10.00 to 12.00 S.oo to 13.00 



3.00 to 



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10 



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1.50 1.00 to i.«5 



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40.00 to 50.00 30.00 to 40.00 



25.00 to 40.00 30.00 to 40.00 



has for several weeks and our who! 

 salers are in better humor. Roses are 

 better. A good supply of white and 

 pink Cochets are now coming in daily. 

 Carnations are very scarce and wiil 

 be from now on until early in Septem 

 ber. Asters are showing up well and 

 are expected to be right plentiful 

 from now on. 



Gladioli are now becoming a glut 

 mi all the markets have plenty. 

 Prici is still up to $8 per 100 for 

 \i rica. Tuberose stalks bring $5 in 

 100 lots. Hydrangeas $6.00. There are 

 of greens of all kinds except 

 smilax and that had quite a big call 

 last week. 



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