September 2, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



345 



Flower Market Reports. 



A week of almost steady 

 BOSTON tain is August's parting 

 gift, Very grateful we 

 should be, no doubt, bin om is dis- 

 posed to cry "hold, enough." A re- 

 sult, not without some satisfaction, is 

 the enforced return of many people 

 from the raw dreariness of the sea- 

 shore and mountain in stub weather 

 and that should tend to start some 

 little animation in the flower demand, 

 which is something sorely needed. No 

 sign yet of any improvement, however, 

 as the present week has been the dul- 

 lest of the month, and the wholesale 

 markets are heaped high with asters 

 of all qualities — some excellent but 

 the majority quite the reverse. The 

 latter cannot be sold, especially in 

 colored varieties, except in bulk for 

 scarcely enough to pay for the double 

 of picking. Tea roses are still very 

 slow to move and Beauties are not 

 much better, even when quality is all 

 right. A little briskness is noted, 

 however, in the new sorts such as 

 Lady Hillingdon and Radiance. A few 

 carnations are seen here and there. 



Little or no improve- 

 BUFFALO ment was seen in the 



market last week over 

 the week previous. Asters are im- 

 proving in quality, though there are 

 still too many of the ordinary, which 

 are hard to move. Gladioli continue 

 to be plentiful, also roses and other 

 stock. There is no shortage of any- 

 thing. It is hoped that the market 

 will change for the better this week 

 as the ending of the month will bring 

 home a good portion of vacationists. 



There is a slight im- 

 CHICAGO provement in the condi- 

 tion of the market here 

 this week. The supply of summer 

 flowers, especially gladioli, is shorten- 

 ing up and the miscellaneous collec- 

 tions of out-door stocii that cover the 

 counters in August are giving way to 

 the new carnations and the late asters. 

 A much better quality of asters can be 

 had now, the late crop being fully up 

 to the usual standard and so far su- 

 perior to the earlier ones that sales on 

 them are more nearly satisfactory to 

 the grower than before this season. 

 This does not mean that quantities are 

 not left unsold, and the usual cry of 

 overproduction is frequently heard. 

 The new carnations are beginning to 

 be a feature in the stock and some 

 of the blooms are of excellent size and 

 quality, while stems are rapidly 

 lengthening. The rose situation is 

 much the same, — plenty of stock of all 

 kinds though buds are small. Sweet 

 peas are again to be seen but do not 

 add much to the volume of sabs. The 

 opening of schools next week is ex- 

 pected to bring many people back to 

 the city and with this is sure to come 

 an advance in demand for cut flowers 

 and it will be welcomed by all. 



The weather was not 

 ST. LOUIS so bad last week and 



that helped the mar- 

 ket greatly in the way of good stock 

 and demand. Our commission men are 

 receiving consignments that are greatly 

 in excess of the demand at the pres- 

 ent time, but they say that white 



A MAGNIFICENT LOT OF 



FIELD 

 GROWN 

 CARNATION 

 PLANTS 



Stock selected 

 and grown espec- 

 ially 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 insuring to 

 you the very 

 best of quality 

 and satisfaction. 



Per 100 



Mrs. C. W. Ward $9.00 



Dorothy Gordon 8.00 



Enchantress 7.00 



White Perfection 8.00 



Beacon 8.00 



Per moo 



$80.00 

 75.00 

 60.00 

 75.00 

 75.00 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Winona $7.00 $60.00 



Winsor 6.00 50.00 



Alma Ward 10.00 



Pennsylvania 7.00 60.00 



A few White Wonder.10.00 



Distributing Agents for 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 



PHILADELPHIA 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORISTS OF 

 Will rlose at noon Labor Day, September 4th. 



NEW YORK 



109 W. 28th Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



WASHINGTON 



1212 New York Ave. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS. 



TRADE PRICES-Per 

 TO DEA 



ROSES 



CINCINNATI 



Aug. 15 



DETROIT 



Aug. 15 



BUFFALO 



Aug. 29 



Am. Beauty . r an. <iuu a^. . 



** Extra 



" No. 1 



" Lower grades 



Richmond, Chatenay, Kan & Spl . . . 



" " Lower Grades 



KiUarney , Maryland, Fan. & Spl.. - 



" " Low. Grades. 



Bride. 'M^td 



Kaiserin, Carnot, Taf t } 2.00 



CARNATlUfNr.tMrn Quality... 



*• Ordinary | 



(VIlSCBLLANhOl t- 



Cattieyas 



Liliea, Longifloruxn... 10.00 



Lily of the Valley 3.00 



Chrysanthemums , 



Gladioli 1 .00 



Asters 50 



Daiaies ■ to 



Dahlias to 



Sweet Peas to 



Gardenia* to 



Adiantuni to 



Smilax to 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (100) to 



„ " & Spren. (100 bch«: ) *o 



to 



to 



to 



12.50 

 4.00 



3-oo 



3.00 



.: 



10.00 

 3 00 



25.0c 

 IO oc 

 12 OO 



10 OO 



9 .01 

 6 oc 

 9 00 

 6.00 



8.00 

 8.00 



75.00 

 12.00 

 4.00 



3.00 to 4.00 



12.50 



40.00 

 25.00 , 



.25 to 

 to 



:.co to 



to 



to 



25.00 

 25-00 



-50 

 1.50 



15 00 



40 OO 



40 OO 



20.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 



2.00 

 2.00 

 3.OO 



X.50 



I OO 



10.00 

 3-oo 



2.00 

 .50 



25.00 1 

 12.00 

 b.oo 

 4.00 

 6.00 



3-00! 



6.00 



4.OO: 



5.OO ' 



6.0O 



2.00 



I.50 



75-00 

 12.00 

 4.00 



4.0O 

 2.00 



00 

 LERS ONLY 



PITTSBURG 

 Aug. 29 



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15.00 



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 6 co 

 4.00 

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to 



2.00 to 

 6.00 to 



3.00 to 4.0* 



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8.00 

 40.00 

 25.OO 



to 

 to 



to 

 to 



.30 

 1.50 



10.00 

 50.00 

 40.00 



.15 to 

 to 



4.00 



3.00 



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25.00 



to 1.15 



to is-oo 



to 60.00 



to 40.00 



stock sells well owing to the great 

 amount of funeral material that was 

 worked up last week. Good roses an 

 selling well. Carnations are coming 



good. Cosmos brings 50 cents per 100 

 and dahlias $2 per 100. For other 

 prices see tabulated list. 



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