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The Florists' Review 



Mabch 9, 1916. 



RUBRUM 



100 .... $8.00 



SHORT STEMS 

 100 $5.00 



THE LEO NIESSER CO. 



WHOUSALI FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., nnLADELrilIA,rA. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Mexican Ivy 



1000, $6.50 



Bronze and Qreen 

 Qalax, $7.50 per case 



Suggest Spring Flowers 



to your customers. The assortment is quite large. A nice combination of Spring Flowers is sure to find favor, and your 

 trade will appreciate something different. We offer you a large variety, quality in each item, and prices are moderate. 



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. 



Snapdragon doz., $1.60-$2.00 



Pink-White -Yellow 



Daisies 100, $1.50-$2.00 



White-Yellow 



Calendula 100, $5.00 



Stocks bunch, 50c 



Single and Double 



Daffodils 100, $3.00 



Single and Double 



Tulips 100. $3.00-$4.00 



Single and Double 

 A large variety of colors 



Gardenias doz., $2.00-$4.00 



100 $15.00-$25.00 



Lilac bunch, $1.25 



White and Lavender 



Cornflowers 100, $3.00 



Mignonette 100, $5.00 



Wallflowers bunch, 50c-75c 



Pussy Willow bunch, 50c 



Pansies 100 bunches, $8.00 



Acacia Pubescens bunch, $2.50 



Mentloii Th* lUTiew when yon wrif . 



PHXLAPILLPHIA. 



The Market. 



The pre-Lenten season has closed, 

 leaving the market meagerly supplied 

 with flowers. There has been no espe- 

 cial rush. A few large affairs, some 

 smaller ones, and the general run of 

 business have consumed the stock com- 

 ing into the city, at good prices. Lilac 

 and valley have been quite scarce. 

 Sweet peas were more plentiful, the or- 

 chid variety monopolizing the business 

 at good figures. Cattleyas are firmer; the 

 winter variety is nearly over and the 

 spring sort has gradually taken its 

 placie. Daffodils are passing from the 

 Golden Spur, or early single, sort to 

 Emperor, now fine, and a few Victoria, 

 also of high quality. Carnations have 

 been in short supply. Oddly enough, 

 the finest really command more than 

 the select; $4 per hundred appears to 

 be about the limit in price now. Corn- 

 flower is arriving in moderate quan- 

 tity; it meets a good demand. There 

 is no other marked feature outside of 

 roses, of which white are less plentiful 

 and more eagerly sought than pink, 

 commanding a better average price on 

 all grades. Red is scarce. Beauties 

 are particularly difficult to obtain. 

 Easter lilies and callas have been used 

 in large quantities. The 100 days of 

 the season, covering the time from 

 Thanksgiving to Ash Wednesday, have 

 been very satisfactory, considering the 

 terrible war conditions in Europe, with 

 their effect on this country. Good 

 judges believe that there will be an 

 active market for flowers during Lent 

 as long as the present wintry weather 

 prevails. 



The National Flower Show. 



There are a number of interesting 

 announcements regarding the coming 

 show. One of these is that Joseph E. 

 Widener has sent his check for $500 

 to pay for 5,000 school tickets, to be 



BERGER BROS. 



Spring Flowers are in fine form. We offer attractive stock 



at very moderate prices. 



Daffodils Tulips Violets 



in large or small quantities. 



Our other specialties for March are 

 Orchid Peas — Carnations — Roses — Lilies 



chrysantHemuivis 



Rooted Cuttings of Crane, Crimson $3.00 per 100 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Herlew when yon write. 



used in admitting all the members of 

 the Garden Club in our public schools. 

 Another is that William Graham has 

 arranged to come to this city from 

 Chicago one week before the opening 

 of the show, to take personal charge 

 of the decorations and to act as floor 

 manager during the show. He will 

 work as personal representative of John 

 P. Habermehl, chairman of the com- 

 mittee of decorations. Two more retail 

 florists, Miss Nora Ohl, of Ardmore, 

 and J. J. Connelly, of Kosemont, have 

 entered the retail classes, making ten 

 entries in all. There are a dozen en- 

 tries so far in the floral art gallery for 



r<' MORE 

 BLOSSORfiS 



on plants raised In 4-lnch SQUARE paper pots 

 (64 cubic inches of soil and roots) than on plants 

 raised in 4-lnch clay pots (31 cubic Inches of soil 

 !ind toots). See our 2-page advt., pages 10-11. 

 F. W. BOCHELLE & SONS, Chester. N. J. 

 Mention The RpTJew when yon writ*. 



retail florists, with more in prospect. 

 The opening hour has been set for 

 2 p. m., March 25. Mayor Thomas B. 

 Smith has promised that four electric 

 signs, one at each entrance, will be 

 hung at the City hall, bearing these 

 words: "Visit the Flower Show." The 



