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The Florists' Review 



Apkil 29, 1020 



orders booked. Mr. Eisemann says 

 business shows a steady improvement. 



The supply of labor here is inade- 

 quate this season and its cost con- 

 stantly increases. Not much relief 

 seems probable until large numbers of 

 immigrants come in, and of this there 

 seems to be no immediate prospect. 

 Both florists and gardeners are hard 

 hit and both are operating under serious 

 handicaps. 



John J. O'Brien, of Beacon street, 

 states that, in spite of the unfavorable 

 weather for retailing, business holds up 

 well and he has some good wedding 

 orders booked. 



Daylight saving went into effect in 

 Massachusetts April 25 at 2 a. m. 

 Trains are to be operated on eastern 

 standard time, but will start in nearly 

 all cases an hour earlier than formerly. 

 They are obliged to use eastern stand- 

 ard time because, when Congress re- 

 pealed daylight saving, it omitted to 

 repeal the clause obliging trains to con- 

 form to national daylight saving time. 

 There is little confusion with the new 

 change and it seems to meet with nearly 

 general satisfaction. W. N. C. 



FHUiADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The railroad strike is over, the ex- 

 press companies have resumed regular 

 deliveries to many points and out-of- 

 town orders are again arriving satis- 

 factorily; yet business is far from good. 

 It is not easy to explain just why. 

 Probably the cause lies between the 

 natural increase in the supply and the 

 natural decrease in the demand as 

 spring advances. Perhaps the heavy 

 crops of snapdragons and of sweet peas 

 are more than usually difficult to mar- 

 ket. The fact remains that prices are 

 low and irregular. There is some waste. 

 Even the week-end special sales do not 

 clear the surplus. The general feeling 

 is that business will improve in May. 

 This sounds odd and almost impos- 

 sible. The belief is, however, held by 

 some of our shrewdest traders. They 

 say that the supply will fall off soon 

 and that the demand will be strong for 

 some time to come. They point out that 

 indoor lilac and violets are over, that 

 daffodils will soon be over and that pres- 

 ent conditions are likely to discourage 

 the production of sweet peas and snap- 

 dragons. We shall see. 



There are several interesting features 

 of the market that are unusual. The 

 strike so discouraged the shipment of 

 southern daffodils that the season has 

 closed with only a few shipments arriv- 

 ing here. Southern lilac has come. An- 

 other unusual occurrence is the arrival 

 in April of local outdoor sweet peas, 

 frame-grown, so it is said, one month 

 ahead of time. If this is correct and 

 they are grown without heat, it must 

 be through improved culture of im- 

 proved varieties. The extremely low 

 price of lilies is another striking con- 

 dition, not wholly unusual after Easter, 

 but a condition that did not exist last 

 year in the absence of war importations. 

 The lilies are, in many cases, poor as 

 to bloom and short as to stem. This 

 stock is terribly hard to sell, as there 

 is more than enough good stock to meet 

 all demands. 



An Inspiration. 



Do you know J. D. Eisele, president 



In Making Up Your Order For 



MOTHERS' DAY 



cover the entire list of Flowers in season. 

 You will certainly have a better chance 

 of having a sufficient supply to take care 

 of the large demand you will have for 

 Mothers' Day. 



We will be in a position to offer you 

 the very best in quality and price. 



BEAUTIES 



Burton's stock, the best grown for the Philadelphia 

 market. 



Russell, Columbia, Premier, Ophelia, Sunburst, Hadley. 

 These splendid varieties will be in full crop. We will 

 have plenty of all grades; short, medium, and long. 

 The quality of these Roses will satisfy the most care- 

 ful buyer and prices for Mothers' Day will be very 

 reasonable. 



CARNATIONS 



You can depend on us for your share of our supply, but 

 cannot accept orders for Carnations only. 



Send your order early and you have every assurance 

 it will be filled to your satisfaction. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Branches: 1201-3-5 Race St. 



WASHINGTON A l*ll-fcAUl!«Lir^rilAk 



BERGER BROTHERS 



Wholesale Florists 



Have REMOVED to fine new quarters at 



[1609 Sansom Street 



CALL— You will be welcome PHILADELPHIA 



MentioB The Berlew when jou write. 



Roses 

 Cirnations 

 Snapdragon 

 Sweet Peas 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Mention Tbe Bevlew when jon write. 



PLUNOSUS 



Strings and Bunches 



ADUNTON 



and Greens 

 of all kinds 



of Henry A. Dreer, Inc.? Then you 

 know exactly what I mean when I say 

 that Mr. Eisele 's example is an inspira- 

 tion and you will heartily agree. Mr. 

 Eisele is possessed of rare ability. His 



knowledge, thoroughness and devotion 

 to his chosen profession are the admira- 

 tion of all who know him. Most impor- 

 tant of his many splendid qualities are 

 those helpful suggestions to others that 



