OCTOBEE 21, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



25 



Voau***** 



Bronze 

 Galax 



Tiiis stock is in splendid condition, 

 eveiv leaf guaranteed. Never had better 

 stock to offer the fall trade. 



$8.60 per case of 10,000 



Some Specials for Halloween Week 



$10.00 Box of Roses— 500 of the best No. 2's, 



giving a very good assortment. 

 Carnations— Special, $3.00; fancy, $2 00 to $2.50; 



Ist, $1.50. In lots of 500 or more, good quality, 



our selection, at $2.00 per 100. 

 Chrysanthemums— Pink, white and yellow. 



Quality that makes these prices unusual. Fancy, 



$2.00 to $3.00 per doz.; medium, $1.25 to $1.50 per 



doz.; small, $5.00 to $8.00 per 100. 



Open from 7 a. 



Maryland, White and Pinic Killarney— Some 



extra choice, long stemmed. Fancy, $8.00; extra, 

 $6.00; No. 1, $5.00; No. 2, $3.00. 



Beauties— Specials, $30.00; fancy, $25.00; extra, 

 $20.00; Ists, $15.00; 2ds, $10 00. 



Valley— Special, $5.00 (limited quantity); extra, 

 $4.00; No. 1., $3 00. 



Gardenias— Per doz., $3 00, very choice. Special 

 rates on season contracts. 



Cattleyas— Per doz., $6.00; per 100, $40.00. 

 in* to 6 Pa in* 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



1212 New York Ave., WASHINQTON 



Mention Tho Rcvipu- hen you write 



ing. The number of plants that can be 

 produced from a given plant in a given 

 time has been reduced to a mathematical 

 certainty. 



i will only give you one cultural note 

 before closing this too brief description. 

 Mr. Wintzer believes that the best results 

 in the propagation of roses under glass 

 '111 secured from stock that has been 

 yiown outdoors, and vphere the cuttings 

 t'lm such stock are put in sand in the 

 ^•■>ne house; that is, are propagated un- 

 ''■ ' the same conditions under which 

 '' y are grown. 



Williamstown Junction. 



Ailliairt^J. Muth, manager of the Phil- 



■ Iphia but Flower Co., suggested that 



Review readers would like to know 



iiell>ing about the splendid dahlias 



■ling in from the Peacock Dahlia 

 ' iims. Through the courtesy of L. K. 

 '' icoek, the following notes were made 

 'the field: 



J'he Peacock Dahlia Farms comprise 

 ^» acres of high, level ground, situated 

 ' f'ut eighteen mile? east of the Dela- 

 ^ >re river in southern New Jersey. 

 I fly-five acres are devoted to dahlias, 

 ' y far the larger portion to standard 

 ' 'Ticties of recognized value in the cut 

 liower market. Mr. Peacock pointed out, 

 ^■ith special pride, row after row of 

 ''"hlias that were labeled and true to 



name, (.'are had been taken, he said, to 

 keep the stock true and here were the 

 results. 



The tendency toward increasing the 

 number of the best cut flower varieties 

 was marked ; an instance given was the 

 filling of an order for 2,700 Sylvia in 

 one day. A notable change in the devel- 

 opment of uie dahlia is the elimination 

 of nearly all types except the decoratives 

 and the singles, these types being the 

 best for cut flower purposes. The cactus 

 varieties, although beautiful, do not hold 

 their heads erect — a serious fault in the 

 dahlia. 



Mr. Peacock is widely known as an in- 

 troducer of novelties. In this class he 

 has four aspirants of unusual merit. The 

 first, named Mrs. J. G. Cassatt, is a 

 superb variety of the decorative type, 

 vigorous, free blooming, with a long 

 stem and an immense flower of a deep, 

 rich pink that might be described as a 

 rose pink, though perhaps a few shades 

 lighter, the petals being of the same 

 beautiful color on both sides. The next 

 variety, named Dorothy Peacock, is also 

 of the decorative type; the charm of this 

 variety is its color, a shrimp pink. The 

 third, a new seedling, resembles the 

 standard variety, Mrs. Clifford W. Bru- 

 ton, but seems superior in size, form and 

 color. Should this variety make good, it 

 will be a great acquisition, a*- Mrs. Bru- 



ton has not always proved satisfactory, 

 some growers claiming that it is de- 

 teriorating. The last is a clear single 

 yellow, Century type, slightly shaded 

 with orange, charming in appearance. 



Mr. Peacock is changing his methods 

 with regard to these varieties, using 

 them for cut flowers only until their 

 merit is recognized. His experience in 

 distributing Jack Eose has taught him 

 that this is the only way for an intro- 

 ducer to reap the benefit of his produc 

 tion. Commenting on the cut flower mar- 

 ket this season, Mr. Peacock said that 

 the prices had been better than ever be- 

 fore. When asked whether this was not 

 due to shorter production, he replied 

 that it was not so with him, production 

 having fully equaled previous seasons. 

 A small proportion of white is grown, 

 the quality of the colored varieties yield- 

 ing better returns. The singles have been 

 found to be even more profitable than 

 the doubles, on account of the high 

 grade of the flowers. 



Various Notes. 



A complimentary banquet will be ten- 

 dered to Edwin Lonsdale Thursday eve- 

 ning, October 28, at Dooner 's hotel. Tenth 

 street above Chestnut, by the Florists' 

 Club. All florists and friends of Mr. 

 Lonsdale may subscribe. Subscriptions 

 must be sent to David Rust, Horticul- 



