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The Rorists* Review 



Februauy 24, 1916. 



Extra Fine Fancy 

 Ferns 



$2.00 per 1000 



THE LEO NESSEN CO. 



WHOLISALI FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., nDLADELriDA,rA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Rooted 

 Carnation Cuttings 



See our classified ad. 



With an ample supply of cut flowers and the reasonable prices, the market offers many opportunities for 

 the buyer, particularly when you can handle flowers in quantity. You can depend on us for the best grade 

 of stock coming to this market and for this week we recommend: 



GREEN DYE 



FOR 



St. Patrick's Day 



75c per package 



One package will color several hun- 

 dred flowers. This preparation has 

 given satisCaction for several years. 

 Only a limited quantity of dye. Place 

 your order early. 



White and Lavender Lilac 



4 bunches for $5.00 



Acacia Pubescens 



$2.60 per bunch 



Spencer Peas 



$1.00-f2.00 per 100 



Tulips, sinifles and doubles 



$3.00 per 100 



Single Stock 



50c per bunch 



Gardenias 



Best 100. $25.00 



Fancy 100, 



Firsts 100, 



Easter and Calla Lilies 



$12.00 per 100 



Pansies 



$8.00 per 100 bunches 



Cattleyas 



$5.00-$G.00 per dozen 



20.00 

 15.00 



HIGH-GRADE CARNATIONS 



The same high-grade stock cannot be bought everywhere and we would like 

 you to try a shipment. 



Mention Th« B»Tlew when yon wrlf . 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The weather has played, as it fre- 

 quently does, an all important part 

 in the conditions surrounding the sale 

 and purchase of cut flowers. Balmy, 

 spring-like softness February 18 changed 

 to arctic chill February 19, with dam- 

 aging eflfect on Saturday's business. 

 Carnations suffer, the heavy receipts 

 being more than suflicient for the de- 

 mand under these adverse conditions. 

 The price fell a little, although the best 

 flowers brought list prices. There were 

 too many of them and the lower grades 

 felt the decline more. Sweet peas of 

 orchid type did fairly well, but the 

 older style of so-called winter-blooming 

 sweet peas were entirely out of the 

 running. Unless exceptionally well 

 grown, these ordinary sweet peas are 

 too small and too short-stemmed to 

 meet market requirements. Daffodils 

 have recovered somewhat with lighter 

 receipts; they are selling fairly well at 

 prices that will make the average some- 

 thing like $20 per thousand. Good tu- 

 lips are good stock, though most of the 

 tulips are not good just now. Paper 

 "Whites are in lighter supply; freesia is 

 fairly plentiful. Violets are doing 

 rather better, at prices near $5 per 

 thousand. Fine snapdragon is in de- 

 mand; it can be had in limited quan- 

 tity in yellow, white and several shades 

 of pink, one of these approaching lav- 

 ender. The receipts of roses, mostly 

 short and medium grade, are heavier. 

 They sell well. The fancy grades are 

 in demand only in moderate quantity 

 and only in the fancy varieties. Long- 

 stemmed Beauties find a limited mar- 

 ket. There are no mediums and only 

 a few good shorts. Cattleyas are rather 

 dull. Gardenias have been going well. 

 Easter lilies are more plentiful, at 

 prices that vary with the quality. 

 Callas also are more plentiful; those 

 that are not first-class, either as to cul- 

 ture or careful packing, suffer. There 



BERGER BROS. 



Offer exceptional value in fine 



Daffodils Violets Tulips 



We call especial attention to our choice 



ROSES CARNATIONS SWEET PEAS 

 EASTER LILIES and YELLOW DAISIES 



CHRYSANTHENUN ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CRANE CRINSON, $3.00 ;;; 



CALL, PHONE, WRITE OR WIRE. 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Review wben you write. 



are heavy receipts of southern aspara- 

 gus and moderate receipts of smilax 

 and fine ferns. Taking the market as 

 a whole, business is fairly active, with 

 a tendency toward lower prices. 



The National Flower Show. 



A. Farenwald presided over a meet- 

 ing of the flower show committee held 

 at No. 1205 Widener building, Feb- 

 ruary 17. It was announced that a 

 prominent citizen was considering the 

 purchase of 5,000 tickets to be dis- 

 tributed among the members of the 

 garden clubs of the various schools. 

 It was decided to invite the 100 in- 

 mates of the Widener Memorial Home 



for crippled children to be the guests 

 of the National Flower Show one day 

 during the exhibition, the florists to 

 provide motor transportation from the 

 home to the hall and wheel chairs in 

 the building for those who need them. 

 It was announced that 10,000 trade tick- 

 ets have been ordered. These tickets 

 are intended to be given away, not 

 sold, by the purchasers. It was an- 

 nounced that the Boy Scouts had been 

 engaged free of cost to distribute the 

 programs during the show. It was an- 

 nounced that cups have been offered 

 by Bailey, Banks & Biddle and by Mc- 

 Donald & Campbell. It was announced 

 that at least two of the local papers 



