August 26, I91J 



HORTICULTURE 



818 



Flower Market Reports. 



Summei i rade h i 



BOSTON up pretty well in this 



market tor a time, but at 

 present the Increased cut oi asters, 

 gladioli, etc . has overloaded tin- 

 vholesali places and caused a slump 

 from the prices that ha v< evall 

 late \ tei at e bo plentiful i hat it is 

 not possible to find an o them 



■ ncepl al i hi i .ii' s Nobodj can And 

 fault « ii h i he qualltj « hii h is all 

 right Gladioli ol the Shakespeare, 

 Lafaj ette, .Mis. King and At 



Blling fairly well, hut I h< i n Dux Ol 



heavj ii. i oil •• ol mixed gladioli from 

 nut- ill at \ ery low ii. 



makes it Impossible to realize ade- 

 quate prices ror these excellent and 

 popular varlel le Rosi at the 



lowest round of the ladder. As a rule 



i hej ha\ e i ii g i exi i pi ing the 



small Bow om jroun 



and these it is not possible to dispose 

 ni. even the - 1 n el fakii hunniug 

 them. The newer varieties or n 

 espeeiall> I'rinee de I'ulgarie and Lad] 

 Hillingdon seem to have struck the 

 popular fancy and are selling well. 

 : things normal for the ■ ason, 



A dull week has passed; 



BUFFALO nothing doing tromMon 



day tn Fridaj . and then 



Saturday being onlj a fair clean-up 



■ m the wholesaler's point of 



view, it was the Quietest Ol the sum- 

 mer season. Stock accumulated earlj 

 in the week, and when unloading day 

 came, which Is looked foi on Friday 

 and Saturday, the large in re- 



mained with 1 1 !■ -in Gladioli are very 

 plentiful, especially In the mixed 

 colors, and seem to n main long. Only 

 rl "i the fancy varieties move to 

 advantage. The winding up of the 



early crop of asters brought in every- 

 thing that had a stem, and tin re were 

 plenty only a few choice branching 

 bad, but the week i oniing will 

 bring tiii in In better quantitj and 

 quality. There is an over supply of 

 s, especiallj « bite and pink 



Killai nej . whii b at e i I d and 



i,;i : d to dispose of. Thi i some 



good 1'n i roses, and Marj land in 



the extra and fancy grades, sell read- 

 ily, it is hoped that marl el ■ i nditlons 

 will Improve the coming wi 



The glut in gladioli that 



CHICAGO prevailed lasi week 



has passed and 



with the lesser quantity i little 



Increase in the demand rot that 



there can really be said to a de- 

 mand tor anything, bul i 



to it than any tie, when 



busln practicall) at stand- 



still. \il attention " as on ihe n 

 ami the aviation Beld hi Id 

 tractions than social events, so aside 

 trom a few funeral ord was 



no us.' for Bo i of the 



retailers might as well have closed 

 their doors and follow. owds. 



Dahlias are coming in now. the first 

 ones appearing this wees \ ters are 

 still holding most of the spi on the 

 counters, and on many ol hem no 

 price prevails. Of the b< sales 



A MAGNIFICENT 101 OF 



FIELD 

 GROWN 

 CARNATION 

 PLANTS 



Stock selected 

 and grown espec- 

 ially for us. We 

 wish to call par- 

 ticular attention 

 to the Mrs. ('. 

 \V. Ward plants. 

 which are in ex- 

 tra fine shape. 

 Our guarantee 

 goes with every 

 carnation plant 

 we send out, 

 thus insuring to 

 you the very 

 best of quality 

 and satisfaction, 



Per 100 



Mrs. C. W. Ward $8.00 



Dorothy Gordon 8.00 



Enchantress 7.00 



White Perfection 8.00 



Beacon 8.00 



Pit IIMIll 

 $7.-.. mi 

 75.00 

 60.00 

 75.00 

 75.00 



IVr iimi Pet 1000 



Winona $7.00 $60.00 



vVinsor tj.cio 50.00 



Alma Ward 10.00 



Pennsylvania 7.00 60.00 



A tew White Wonder. 10.00 



Distributing Agents tor the great new roses for 1912. 



DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY AND KILLARNEY QUEEN. 



Write us for particulars and prices. Orders booked now, 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE g£Sifj£& PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 



109 W. 28th Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



WASHINGTON 



1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- TRAUE Pmc *t& r A LVL 



ROSES 



TO DEALERS ONLY 

 CINCINNATI DETROIT B( FFALO PITTSBURG 



Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Aug. Aug. 22 



Am. Beauty, fan. ana 3p. >.v°o u> 30.00 2O00 to 



Extra 10.00 to 15.00 13.00 to 



" No. 1 - .-j i- oc to 



" Lower grade* 3.00 to 8*0 4.00 to 



Richmond, Chatenay, Fan. ft Spi. . . 5.00 to S.00 00 10 



" Lower Grades 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 



Killarocy, Maryland, Kan. & Spi... 4.00 to 500 6.00 to 



" " Low. Grade*. 3 co to 4.00 3,00 tO 



Bride, 'Maid, a. 00 to 4.00 3.00 to 



Kaiserin, Carnot, Taft 2.00 to 5 -co 3.00 to 



CARJSATIOfNb, First Huality 50 to 200 to 



*' Ordinary to 1 .00 to 



HIBCELLANEOLb 



Caul eyas to to 



Lilies, Longiftorum... 10.00 to 13.50 10.00 to 



LUy ol the Valley 3.00 to 4.00 3 00 to 



urns to to 



Gladioli 1 ,oo to 3.00 3.00 to 



Asters 50 to 3.00 to 



Daisies to .... to 



Dahlias to 



Sweet Peas to 



Gardenias to 



Adiaotum to 



ScaJlax to 12.50 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (too) to 40.00 25.0c 



.. ** ft Sprcn. (100 bchs.) o 35.00 25.00 



.25 to 



l.Oo 1. co to 



95.00 I 35.00 

 12.00 iS.oo 



S.00 



4.00 



6.00 



3.00 



0.00 



4.00 

 5.00 



6.00 



3. OO 



X.50 



IO.OO 

 5.OO 

 O ciO 

 2.00 



6.00 

 3.00 



30.00 

 20 co 



'I™ 

 0.00 



S CO 



4.00 



b 00 



4-<X> 

 IO.OO 



2.00 

 1.00 



to 40 cc 40.00 

 to 40 00 25 .00 



75.00 11. 



12.00 10.00 to 11.50 

 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 



4.00 



2.00 



•3° 



2.00 to 

 .50 to 



S-oo 



3.00 



.50 



.15 to 



■*S 



»-5° 



10.00 15.00 



50.00 30.00 



40.00 30.00 



'••S 

 20.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



lasi week were very slow, and only in August, opens a little better, and 



wholesalers having a shipping trad- the trade in general is hopeful that 



disposed of an] considerable quantity better day- at hand. 



et tin ir stoclt This week, the lasi 



