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The Florists^ Review 



Maucii 2, 1916. 



Extra Fine Fancy 

 Ferns 



$8.00 per 1000 



THE LEO lOESSEN CO. 



WHOLISALK FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., niILADELniIA,rA. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Rooted 

 Carnation Cuttings 



See our classified ad. 



We want to make special mention of some items that we specialize in and will be well supplied with : 



High-grade Carnations 



GREEN DYE 



FOR 



St. Patrick's Day 



75c per package 



One package will color several hun- 

 dred flowers. This preparation has 

 given satisfaction for several years. 

 Only a limited quantity of dye. Place 

 your order early. 



The best $4.00 per 100 



Special price in quantity 



White and Lavender Lilac 



4 bunches for $5.00 



Gardenias 



$15.00-$2o.OO per 100-$2.00-$4.00 per doz. 



Pansies 



$8.00 per 100 bunches 



Snapdrag^on 



$1.50-$2.00 per doz. 



If you have any calls for such stock, it 

 is well for you to know that we can fill 

 your order with the right kind of stock. 



Bulbous Stock 



Valley - 



100. 



.$5.00 



Easter Lilies— 



100 $12.00 



Callas— 



100 $12.00 



Tulips— 



100 $;5.00-$4.00 



Daffodils - 



100 $;5.oo 



Mention Tbe HeTt<»w when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The market opened weakly February 

 24. It strengthened on the following 

 day and by February 26 became active 

 under the influence of unfavorable 

 weather. Extreme cold, high winds and 

 a limited quantity of sunshine have 

 had their effect on many of the crops. 

 There is a fair amount of business, with 

 only a moderate supply of flowers in 

 a wide range of varieties. The situa- 

 tion in many of these varieties is inter- 

 esting. Beauties are extremely scarce 

 and command a high price. White roses 

 are scarce in all the wholesale houses, 

 and while there has been no special 

 demand for them, even a moderate 

 order has sometimes been difficult to 

 execute. Generally speaking, all vari- 

 eties of roses are more plentiful in the 

 short grade than in any other, indicat- 

 ing that the growers are getting their 

 crops in before Lent. The medium 

 grades are more sought after by the 

 buyers than either the shorts or the 

 fancies. Carnations have fallen off in 

 number and hold steady in price. Sweet 

 peas have suffered sadly; bud dropping 

 is reported as a serious condition with 

 many clever growers. The peas that 

 are coming to the market are in de- 

 mand, Yarrawa especially so. 



Violets have been active at the low 

 prices. Growers from the Torresdale 

 district are said to be nearly through 

 picking from their houses; they will 

 rely on the frames for their later flow- 

 ers. This condition is extraordinary 

 for so early in the season, and is said 

 to be the result of heavy winter produc- 

 tion. Daffodils have moved slowly at 

 times, then recovered rapidly; the va- 

 riety is greater now: Golden Spur, 

 Empress, Victoria, Double Von Sion and 

 princeps, the latter seemingly unsatis- 

 factory. Lilac is arriving in fine form 

 and sells readily. Tulips are improv- 

 ing; when good they meet a market. 

 Despite heavy shipments from the south. 



BERGER BROS. 



OFFER SELECT STOCK OF WELL GROWN 



Orchid Peas, Roses, Violets 



A Good Assortment of 



Carnations, Easter Lilies, Daffodils, 

 Tulips, Yellow Daisies, Greens, Ferns 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Rooted Cuttings of Crane, Crimson, $3.00 per 100 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Asparagus i)lunutsus is in short supply. 

 Dagger and fancy ferns are quite 

 scarce. Easter lilies continue in good 

 demand; callas are selling freely. Good 

 snapdragon, mignonette, yellow daisies 

 and primroses are all wanted. Sum- 

 ming up the market, there is good busi- 

 ness at prices that are only fair, but 

 there is not much snap in the trading. 

 Valley is steady, with indications of an 

 advance in price. Southern arbutus has 

 arrived. 



The Bose Annual. 



The American Rose Society is about 

 to issue its rose annual for 1916. This 

 attractive book is the best the society 



has ever issued. It is edited and pub- 

 lished by J. Horace McFarland and 

 reflects great credit upon him and upon 

 the workers of the society. There are ■ 

 a number of illustrations, two of them 

 in colors. The main strength of the 

 book lies in the complete way in which 

 the entire field of roses is covered. 

 There are articles by all types of rosa- 

 rians, from all sections of the country. 

 Every use to which the rose is adapted 

 is covered, by one or more of these 

 articles. The names of the writers, 

 such as Van Fleet, Hill, Pyle, Mulford, 

 Totty, Thomas and Pierson, are of na- 

 tion-wide celebrity. The book is well 

 calculated to increase the membership 



