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Afbii. 15. 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Specialties of the /i3^ for April Weddings 



KUi«n.y lOO-Sa a iw'o A^too YjVly sweet Peas, all colorB per 100. $1.00 



asSSto:::::::::: ^:Sg S.SS 15:2^ X t^ >*i-^ Gardenias. firetA, per doz.. $3.00 



Brides and Maids.. 12.00 8.00 6.00 xOjWjXt^ " specials " 5.00 



Am. BwiutiesV.V.".. 100- 35.00 .30.00 26!oo 2o!co 12.60 Daisies, ycllow and white, very choice, 100, 1.00 



Killarney and Jardine are particularly choice. Splendid, long:- stemmed 

 roses, never were finer for this time of the year 



ROSES—Our selection, in lots of 200 or more, $3.00 per 100. Wild Smilax, $6.00 per case. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OP 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



5 ". 1212 New York Avenue, WASHINGTON ' i s , 



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ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 



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By a special arrangement with oar growers in various parts of the 

 United States we are able to have on hand constantly a fresh supply of 

 Asparagus Plumosus in both greenhouse and lathhouse grown stock. 



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Greenhouse Grown Seed 



Per 100 seeds $0.50 



500 seeds 2.00 



1,000 seeds 3.75 



2,500 seeds 9.00 



5,000 seeds 17.50 



10,000 seeds 32.60 



25,000 seeds 7^.00 



Lathhouse Grown Seed 



100 seeds $ 0.40 



500 seeds 1.50 



1,000 seeds 2.75 



2,600 seeds. 6.60 



5,000 seeds 12.50 



10,000 seeds 23.00 



25,000 seeds 53.75 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 



Per 100 seeds, 16c; 76c per 1000 seeds; 6000 seeds, $3.00. 



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Charles Encke type were freely used. 

 The Robert Craig Co. forced something 

 like 10,000 valley for pot sale and found 

 them a most satisfactory crop, one that 

 can be harvested in twenty-four days, 

 rhe quantity of hyacinths, daffodils and 

 tulips forced in pots and frames was 

 probably hardly equal to former years, 

 although it is a little difficult to deter- 

 nune this point, as the larger growers 

 nave generally dropped them, and many 

 01 the consumers force their own. There 

 were a few good lilacs, and some of the 

 iinest Baby Ramblers (W. K. Harris) 



tk"*^— * has ever seen. 



The rising eastern market has grown 

 so large that it is impossible to get a 

 unanimous opinion from all the whole- 

 sale cut flower centers. The majority be- 

 leve that the volume of business was 

 i^fg". tWs Easter thin ever before; the 

 minority think that it was not. The ship- 



ping demand was unquestionably large, 

 and where flowers were in prime condi- 

 tion excellent prices were realized. The 

 local demand was large, but decidedly 

 erratic. In other words, it could not be 

 depended upon. The prices paid in the 

 local market were also good when stock 

 was of high grade. The weather did all 

 in its power to help the cut flower mar- 

 ket, excepting early in the week, when a 

 spell of almost summer heat prevailed 

 for nearly two days. The three days fol- 

 lowing, those immediately preceding 

 Easter, put life into the flowers, and in- 

 cidentally shortened production, which 

 was probably an advantage, all things 

 considered. Cut lilies advanced to 15 

 cents for really select stock, which was 

 scarce; but there were plenty of the 

 ordinary grades at from 10 to 12^^ cents. 

 Beauties were flrm at $6, $7.50 being 

 realized for a few extra select. The sup- 



ply of Beauties was not large. Mrs. 

 Jardine came next, at 25 cents. The 

 finest Killarney brought 20 cents, Bride 

 and Bridesmaid 12 cents and occasion- 

 ally 15 cents, Kaiserin 10 to 12 cents, 

 Richmond 15 to 20 cents. These prices 

 were of course only for the best stock. 

 Curiously enough colored varieties of 

 roses were much more in demand than 

 the whites. The reverse was claimed to 

 be the case in some quarters in carna- 

 tions; the red were centainly not as ac- 

 tive as white, though pink was nearly so. 

 The price for fancy carnations was 4 to 

 6 cents. 



Sweet peas were in larger supply than 

 this market has ever seen them. They 

 were received and sold frequently in 

 thousand lots, quite unusual at Easter; 

 $10 per thousand was the figure for the 

 best. There is a wide discrepancy in the 

 reports on violets, a discrepancy probably 

 due as much to the quality of the stock 

 as to inequality in demand. The best 

 brought $1.25, occasionally $1.50 a hun- 

 dred, ordinary from $6 to $10 a thou- 

 sand. The quantity sold was large. Val- 

 ley seemed in better demand even than 

 usual at Easter. The supply was rather 

 smaller and there were some excellent or- 

 ders on the wholesalers' books. Added 

 to this, some lots of valley came in too 

 ripe, and had to be sacrificed to sell them 

 at all. Callas sold well, even small flow- 

 ers bringing $2 per dozen. Cattleyas 

 were extremely scarce. The price, wMch 

 was advanced from $6 to $7.50 a dozen 

 a week before Easter, might as readily 

 have been made $9, a good judge re- 

 marked. Gardenias were not overplenti- 

 ful, $3 to $5 a dozen being obtained for 

 the best. The range of quality was 

 marked in gardenias, poorer grades 

 bringing little. 



Southern daffodils pushed up from 

 $7.50 to $10 per thousand, with light re- 

 ceipts. The northern grown stock was in 

 excellent supply and of fine quality, but 

 not appreciated. Tulips sold fairly well, 

 the white varieties going best. Pretty 

 much all greens brought value when re- 

 ceived early and in good condition. 



Receipts of cut flowers were light 

 early this week. There was a correspond- 

 ing falling off in demand, as usual im- 

 mediately after a holiday .< Prices have 



