February 3, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



35 



St. Valentine Hints fO 



On every box of Valentine flowers a spray of those soft, 



furry, tufted Pussy Willows will give it just that touch ^ -— 



that gives it individuality. 



Extra loncf spraya 76c per bunch r 13 sprays to 



Medium length sprays 60c per bunch \ eaoli buncb 



Double Violets • per 100-$1.00; per 1000-$7.50 



Single Violets " .75; (j.OO 



Daffodils " 4.00; " 30.00 



Sweet Peas* regular type " 1 .00 



Spencers $1.-50, $2.00 and $3,00 per 100 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



TBX WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 



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BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



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THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



Cherries for Washington's Birthday. 



A good-looking bunch of fine Cherries put in your best boxes of cut flowers February 15th 

 to 22d will appeal to the patriotism of your customers. Try it. 



PRICE $1.00 PER GROSS 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO."" ^''^'pSIT^'d'Slph.*. p.. 



MrntloD Tb« R«Ti«w wb«B y writs. 



York; Red Wing, by W. A. Dawson, 

 Willimantic, Conn.; Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 Matchless and Gloriosa, by W. B. 

 Girvin, of Leola, Pa.; Enchantress and 

 Indiana seedling No. 4411, by P. J. 

 dinger, Newcastle, Ind.; White Won- 

 der, Matchless, White Perfection, Pink 

 Delight, Enchantress Supreme, Gloriosa, 

 Pocahontas and Philadelphia, by Straf- 

 ford Flower Farms, Strafford, Pa. 



Other exhibits were Eose Prima 

 Donna, by the Florex Gardens, North 

 Wales, Pa.; Mrs. Bayard Thayer and a 

 dark pink sport of Mrs. Charles Russell, 

 b^ the Waban Rose Conservatories, Na- 

 tick, Mass.; long-stemmed Mrs. Aaron 

 Ward and two acacia plants in bloom, 

 by Zieger & Son, Germantown, Phila- 

 delphia; cyclamen, by the Robert Craig 

 Co., Philadelphia; window box, by W. 

 K. Harris, Philadelphia. 



Zieger & Son. 



A leader in the world of flowers, one 

 of those men whom we all admire and 

 regard with deference, signified his in- 

 tention of visiting the northern suburbs 

 of Philadelphia the other day. When 

 he arrived he pulled out a notebook, 

 carefully consulted it, and announced 

 that he wanted to see Zieger & Son. So 

 t? that spot he was straightway piloted, 

 ihere Mr. Zieger was found hard at 

 '"'ork with his assistants. His greeting 

 "^as characteristic of the modesty and 



courtesy of the man. "I have nothing 

 to show you," he said, "but you are 

 welcome." It generally happens that 

 when a man has done something clever 

 horticulturally the fame of it takes 

 just long enough to be noised abroad 

 to make a visit too late; so it was in 

 this case — that wonderful, double pink 

 and white bouvardia that so stirred the 

 city was over, except for belated side 

 shoots. The lupines, equally famous 

 for their colors, had not yet arrived. 

 So Mr. Zieger naturally felt disappoint- 

 ed that his best was not forthcoming, 

 entirely missing the fact that he him- 

 self is most interesting to the visitors. 

 Mr. Zieger is cultivated, enthusiastic 

 and a thorough florist who has mastered 

 all branches of the profession. The son 

 of a florist, he has had abundant oppor- 

 tunity to study plants and their habits; 

 he knows many varieties that are little 

 known here, and knows how to grow 

 them. For example, he has Eucharis 

 Amazonica, the so-called Amazon lily, 

 which, while 'familiar in public and in 

 a few private collections, is rarely seen 

 commercially. Then there are ixias, 

 stocks and wallflowers, while many of 

 the choice kinds of more frequently 

 grown varieties add interest. In roses 

 Mr. Zieger favors Mrs. Aaron Ward, 

 Thora and September Morn. In bulbs 

 his varieties show careful selection, al- 

 ways with an aim for the best. 



Various Notes. 



Walter Davis narrowly escaped seri- 

 ous injury when an unskilled Ford 

 driver jammed him against a wall on 

 Ranstead street. Fortunately, a few 

 stitches and a headache were the most 

 serious after effects. 



August Lutz, well known west Phila- 

 delphia florist, is ill at his home. 



News has been received in this city 

 of the death last week of Carlman Rib- 

 sam, of Trenton, N. J., head of the 

 firm of C. Ribsam & Son. 



William H. Ferguson, a well known 

 and highly respected florist of this city, 

 died January 28, at the age of 69. Mr. 

 Ferguson was head of the firm of W. H. 

 Ferguson & Son, doing business at 

 Twelfth and Spring Garden streets. The 

 funeral took place from his late resi- 

 dence, 1944 North Sixth street, Tues- 

 day, February 1. Interment was at 

 Northwood cemetery. 



Samuel E. Aiken, who conducted a 

 retail flower store at 1722 Columbia 

 avenue, has failed. The liabilities are 

 about $4,000. It is believed an agree- 

 ment will be reached whereby Joseph 

 Josephs, whose shop is at Nineteenth 

 and Columbia avenue, will purchase the 

 good will and the fixtures for $500. Mr. 

 Aiken has many friends in the business 

 who will learn of his misfortune with 

 deep regret. 



When George E. Campbell, of Flour- 



