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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Jaxuart 15, 1903. 



The Philadelphia Wholesale Flower Market. 

 THE FINEST CUT FLOWERS, PLANTS, SEEDS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 



Our Growers are greatly pleased. Will other Growers give us a trial ? 

 CHARLES E. MEEHAN, Manager, 1228 CHERRY STREET, PHILADELPHIA. 



ME-WAUKEE. 



TheMarkeu 



Zeio weather is prevailing and our 

 vcather man promises no change for the 

 present. Sunday and Monday the ther- 

 mometer registered 10 to 12 below zero, 

 accompanied by a brisk wind. Tlie days, 

 however, remain bright, and the supply 

 of stock is on the increase. 



Roses are somewhat firm in price, but 

 carnations have eased up and prices are 

 ■on the decline. Violets are coming in 

 freely, but the cold weather affects the 

 sale of them. Sweet peas are coming in 

 more plentiful and find a ready market. 

 Stevia is on the wane, and about another 

 week's cut will end a profitable season 

 for the growers of this flower. Romans 

 and paper wliites are coming in freely, 

 with a fair demand. Smilax is scarce, 

 but other greens are plentiful. Current 

 prices will be found in the regular mar- 

 ket columns. 



Items. 



The coal question is the burning qucs- 

 li<iu of the day. Local papers are daily 

 publishing reports of advance in price, of 

 extreme shortage and possible famine, but 

 up to the present time plenty of bitumin- 

 ous coal could be had, at a somewhat 

 .advanced price, however. Tlie shortage 

 of coal has in some ways taught the flor- 

 ists a lesson about the fuel question, it 

 lias caused economy in firing, and more 

 time was given to the merits of the va- 

 rious grades of fuel. Many who pre- 

 sumed they could get along "only witli a 

 paiticular brand of coal, found them- 

 selves with money ahead and results 

 /equally satisfactory by the compulsory 

 method to ''take what you can get to- 

 <Jay." Many of our brethren, in (he 

 noithern part of the state, are burning 

 wood, which can be had at low figures. 



The recent rise in express rates on 

 •cut flowers is extortion and detrimental 

 to our business. In an interview with a 

 su]ierintendent of one of the companies 

 here, it was stated that this action was 

 ■due to loss to ,.ie companies in handlins 

 cut flowers. Has any one ever collected 

 a claim, without persistent pressing of 

 the claim to which he was justly en- 

 titled? There is a very small percent- 

 age of claims paid by the express com- 

 panies, and surely not enough to make 

 up for the present shrinkage in ship- 

 ping, owing to the high rate. When 

 ■claims are paid, they are usually taken 

 -out of the pockets of some express driver 

 or clerk who may perhaps be responsible 

 for the entry of the claim; but they in 

 turn derive no benefit ?rom the advanced 

 rate. It all comes out of the florists' 

 ■cofTers and will continue so as long as 

 ■we submit to the dictations of monopoly. 

 United action is necessary and it is 

 ■hoped that the Society of American 

 Florists will, in some way, cope with 

 this question successfully. 



There is no time like the present, when 

 ■organized elTort is necessary. If you 

 are not a member of the S. A. F.. "get 

 wnder its wings at once, and take a hand 



DREER'S PRIZE CINERARIAS. 



A fine lot of 3-iiich pot plants. 60c per doz.: St. 00 per 100. 



Dreer's Double Petunias 



Are not surpassed by any strain in the 

 world. We offer 3-incb pots. 75c per doz. : 

 $6.00 per 100; set of 1^ varieties for $1.00. 

 Seed of same, our own sowing, $1.50 per 

 lUOO ; 7.ic per 500 seeds. 



Lilacs for Forcing. 



A tine lot of pot grown plants, well set 

 witti buds and in prime condition for 

 forcnig. S'p.OO per doz.; S1500 per 100. 



Hardy Azalea Mollis fSHc^.r'^ 



For early forcing these beautiful bardy 

 A/.aleas are gaining favor very rapidly. 

 We olTer a nice lot of well budded plants, 

 Imshv, 12 to 1.5 ineties high, $4.50 per doz.: 

 SISOO per 100. 



Primula Veris Superba. 



This is one of the good, hardy plants that 

 is readily forced into flower at little cost 

 and will sell on sight as a pot plant, or 

 can be used to good advantage as a cut 

 flower. Strong plants, 75c per doz.; $6.00 

 per 100. 



Deutzias for Forcing. 



OB&CII.IS BOSEA. Strong. 2-year- 

 old. fielil-grown plants, suitable for 6-inch 

 pots. .Sl.OO per doz ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Primula Veris Superba. lEMOIKEI. Strong. 2 year-old. field-grown plants, 



suitable tor 6-inch pots. $1.00 per doz.; $.^.C0 per 100. 



New dormant stock of good quality now on hand for imme- 

 diate shipment. First class balls. 7 to '.i inches in diameter, 

 $;i.25 per doz.: S.'S.OO per 1(0. Firtt class balls. 5 inches in diameter, $2.00 per doz : $15.0o per 100. 



HENRY A. DREER, - PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Japanese Fern Balls. 



PANSY PLANTS, 



large flowering, JOOO, $2.50 ; 100, 50c. 



Per 100 

 Asp. Spreng'erl, fine plants $2.00 



Colens, 20 \arieties. 2 inch pots 2.00 



Qeraniams, 10 var.. 2'.j-inch pots, .S2.50and 3.00 



Vinca Var., 2 and 3-inch pots .... 2.50 and 4.00 



Canna Bnllis, 10 varieties 3 00 



Cash. 



Jos. H. Cunningham, Delaware, Ohio. 



THE E. G. HILL CO. 



Wholesale 

 Florists, 



RICHMOND, INDIANA. 



in this mattei', for in ■'nnity there is 

 strength." 



The Milwaukee Florists' club will hold 

 its regular meeting Thursday evening. 

 January 15. Preliminary matters per- 

 taining to the ne.\t meeting of the S. A. 

 F. will be taken up. An invitation was 

 received from the St. Louis Florists' clvtb, 

 inviting the Milwaukee club to join the 

 Chicago florists and pay them a visit. 

 Action in the matter will be taken up 

 at the next meeting. C. C. P. 



K 



entia Belmoreana. 

 Kentia Forsteriana. 



The Review is satisfactory in every 

 respect. F. Burfitt, Springfield, Mass. 



Fresh seed just arrived, per 100 60c. postpaid : 

 per ICOO $4.00. by express. 



JUBEA SPECTABILIS. 



Per 100 seeds. $I.,W. postpaid. 



DRAC/tNA AISTRALIS. 



Fresh sim'iJ in pods, per oz., r.Oc : per Ih.. $7.50. 

 This is the tnu' l-road-leafed variety, 



F. LUDEIVIANN, 



Pacific Nursery, 3041 Baker Street, 



San Francisco, Cal. 



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R. C. and 2-m. Roses 



'Varieties Orown; 



METEORS. BRIDES. MAIDS. KAISERINS. 

 PEKLES. BEAITIE.S. LIBERTY, 

 GOLDEN' GATE. LA FRANCE, 

 BELLE SIEBRECHT. IVORY. 



Write- GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, III. 



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ROOTED ROSE CUTTINGS. 



Beauties. W.DU per 100; Brides. Maids. Meteors. 

 Golden Gatt-s. $[.5U; PiTlrs. ti.UU; Ivory, J2.5U. 

 Write for (niautil\' prk'^-9. 



Fine Bcston Feros-2«-hi. Jl.OO, 4-ln. 115.00. 

 6-iu. |2.'>0l). I'.-lii. 140.00. 7-iii. IBU.OO. Elegant fur 

 iniinediate sales, or srrowiiisr on. 



Stook Mums— WHrri-:-Fitzwy?ran», Qupeu. 

 Robinson, Ivor.\-. June.-i. Chadwit-k: Yellow — 

 Boiniafffjn. Weddinir Applfton; PiNK-Mr.s. Perrin. 

 .Ml at fS.OO lirr lUU. W.U snpplii-d with cntfing.l. 



W. H aur.IiETT 8c SONS, Iilncoln, III. 



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