December 23, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



913 



Flower Market Reports 



Up to time of goiii.n to 

 BOSTON press (Thursday, 21st), 

 the local market is in a 

 state of quietude seldom equalled al 

 this season of the year. Those whole- 

 salers who have a shipping trade from 

 distant points are, however, very busy 

 and are using up a big lot of material 

 which, if left to the mercies of the 

 local demand, would be a menace to 

 the market for (he rest of the week. 

 Green goods of all kinds are in un- 

 precedented call, the quantity of box- 

 wood, holly, laurel, etc.. beiiin handled 

 far exceeding any past experience 

 The quality of some of the stock com- 

 ing in al present momenl is, to say 

 the least, questionable and in carna- 

 tions particularly there is evidence of 

 their having been held up Cor some 

 time in anticipation of higher pines 

 Roses are in better condition than the 

 carnations, but they, too. have in some 

 instances that tired look which fore- 

 bodes trouble with the buyer. Violets 

 are again a problem and nobody ran 

 predict where they will land between 

 now and Christmas morning. The 

 growers will be lucky if there should 

 be no slump. The double violets are 

 not popular in the New England sec- 

 tion. The singles are each year more 

 and more in favor with the buying 

 public. Poinsettias are very fine this 

 year and the price of $4.00 and $5.00 

 a dozen is really low for the quality 

 of the goods. Lilies are very slow this 

 week as are also all bulbous flowers. 

 All in all, however, the promise is 

 good for the latter part of the week 

 and we hope the results will bear out 

 this favorable outlook. 



Only a few days and 

 BUFFALO then i he battle is on, 

 but everything is in 

 readiness for the final rush if there is 

 to be one. Holly and decorative ma- 

 te i ials have moved well, but there has 

 been no rush in disposing of cut flow- 

 ers. To the six days of warm rain 

 must be laid the blame. There was 

 a good supply of everything; in fact, 

 in some lines, — paper whites, chrysan- 

 themums and violets, — an over-supply. 

 There were plenty of carnations. Beau- 

 ties and other roses, lilies, lily of the 

 valley, peas, mignonette, stevia, and 

 an abundance of greens, but Hie mar 

 ket wanted one thing, and that was 

 a demand for the goods. 



A shortening up of 

 CHICAGO stock, particularly in 

 color, was noticeable 

 early in the last week before Christ- 

 mas, which opened clear and cold and 

 was ideal for Christmas shopping. 

 Considerable difference of opinion still 

 prevails, among both wholesalers 

 and retailers, regarding the outlook 

 for a lively Christmas trade, the de- 

 pressing effect of two weeks of cloudy, 

 damp weather being bound to bring 

 unwelcome results in quality and 

 quantity of stock. Plants, as usual, 

 have a conspicuous part in the holiday 

 sales, the usual kinds being in every 

 window. Poinsettias never were better 

 and pans of various sizes, trimmed 

 with scarlet crepe papei and ribbon, 

 are an attractive Eeature of all the re- 

 tail dower stoics; Azaleas, cyclamen, 

 erica, begonia and the berried plants 

 are all fully up to former years and 

 never have there been more tasteful 

 hampers to hold them. Hollv and 

 other ilex are unusually full of large 



THE THREE 



KILLARNEYS 



AND 



My Maryland 



In planning- for Christmas our 

 growers did not aim to have a great 

 big- crop then, and nothing- after- 

 wards, but a steady cut right through 

 the season, thus giving us an excel- 

 lent supply and high grade quality 

 too, for New Year's. 



Special, per hm> SIS. 0(1 & SI5.no 



Fancy, per 100 I"."" 



1 ir-t. per ■<"> B.00 



Se I, per 1 <>i> 4.00 



CATTLEYAS— 



Special, per doz. $7.50 

 First, per doz. 5.00 



GARDENIAS 



Special, per doz. 



First, per doz. 



$4.00 

 3.00 



Distributing Agents for the great New Roses for 1912 



DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY and KILLARNEY QUEEN (The 

 Budlong Strain)— Grafted, $250.00 per 1,000. Own Root, $200.00 

 per 1,000. 



SUNBURST— Grafted, $35.00 per 100; $300.00 per 1,000. 

 Own Root, $30.00 per 100; $250.00 per 1,000. 



R'PBONS AND SUPPLIES — Many new patterns in exclusive 

 Christmas ribbons. Write us for prices on these and on supplies. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE ESS^S PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 



109 W. 28th Street 



PHIl ADELFH1A 



1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



WASHINGTON 



1212 New York A»e' 



WriULbSALb H-UWbR JHAKKb I $.- TRAUE ™^t&*L&s only 



ROSES 



CINCINNATI 



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dhtroit 



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BUFFALO 



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Talt, Hillingdon, Ward 



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Sweet Pets 



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berries and thi lattet used in great 

 quantities tor window decorations 

 forms a fine setting Cor the cut flo 

 :m. 1 plants. The short supply of Amer- 

 ican Beauties continues and even the 

 most hopeful have given up hope for 



anything approaching a reasonable 

 quantity [or the holidays. 



From the wholesalers' point of view 



a good holiday trade is already as- 



1, and those having a large ship- 



■mufd on page Q'S) 



