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The Florists^ Review 



Junk 1, 1916. 



Rooted 



Chrysanthemum 



Cuttings 



See our Classified ad or send 

 for complete list and prices 



THE LEO MESSEN CO. 



WHOLISALI FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., niILADELPIIIA,rA. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Rose Plants 



Own Root--'2^-in. .Pots ^ 



■•>i " Per IMO 



Thora 160.00 



Ophelia 75^ 



White Killarney «, SO.'OO 



Hoosier Beauty . .♦,^..^^.00 

 250 at the lOOOra^ 



•"Jftsr- 



Weddings and School Commencenijeits 



New Crop 

 Dagger Ferns 



Bronze Galax 



$7.50 per case 



Green Leucothoe 



$7.00 per 1000 



Sphagnum Moss 



6 large bales for $10.00 



will keep you busy during the month of June. We have qmte a 

 variety of stock to offer and we recommend to you: 



PEONIES 



Plenty of rose pink and light pink; also fine, large, wntfe Peonies. 

 Fresh cut stock an^ the best commercial varieties. 



Roses 



Hadley — Russell 



Shawyer — Sunburst 



Ophelia — Beauties 



Carefully selected stock. 



Carnations 



Our growers continua-ta cut good 

 flowers. We will ship : you such 

 varieties as have the befet keeping 

 qualities. * - 



Valley 



Cattleyas 



We have the stock and can take care of your order in fine'^ape. 



Umi 



Mention Tha Rerlew when yon write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Peonies and, next to them, carnations, 

 were the principal flowers ordered for 

 Memorial day. Unfortunately, neither 

 peonies nor carnations were in satis- 

 factory shape at the time. Local peo- 

 nies were late, generally speaking, com- 

 pelling the wholesalers to choose be- 

 tween declining the orders or filling 

 them with southern peonies. Some did 

 the one thing, some the other. The 

 difficulty about southern peonies is that 

 they have not the staying power of the 

 local stock, often causing disappoint- 

 ment when least expected. There were 

 a great many southern peonies and a 

 few local ones. They sold exceptionally 

 well at prices ranging from $6 to $8 

 per hundred, and occasionally $10 for 

 extra fine stock. The out-of-town or- 

 ders for peonies were heavy. Next to 

 them came the orders from the ceme- 

 teries and the suburbs. The stores in 

 the center of the city bought sparingly. 



Encouraged by their success with car- 

 nations at Easter and at Mothers' day, 

 the growers attempted to hold their cut 

 for Memorial day, with disastrous re- 

 sults. A too large proportion of the 

 stock was spoiled by the hot wave that 

 arrived just before the holiday, render- 

 ing the flowers unfit for use. There 

 seemed to be a good many white carna- 

 tions about. This did not suit the de- 

 mand, which favored colored stock, par- 

 ticularly well grown blooms of Mrs. C. 

 W. Ward. Good, fresh carnations 

 brought $4 and $5, and the finest $6 

 per hundred. Rosea were helped by the 

 shortage in the favorites. This was 

 most apparent in the lower grades of 

 roses. They advanced in price under 

 strong demand. The better grades sold 

 fairly well at last week's prices. Beau- 



BERGER BROS. 



DECORATIVE PEONIES 



are in. full crop now J|i(^^^, 



We can supply the finest varieties of all colo^ iav" ^ 



quantity. '-i '^^ 



ORCHID SWEET PEAS 

 ROSES -- LILIES -- GREENS 



The best of Everything in Cut Flowers on short notice. 



-its 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



ties were not in demand. Sweet peas 

 also were neglected; so, too, were or- 

 chids. Lily of the valley continues 

 scarce. 



There was an active demand for 

 mountain laurel, which was handled in 

 large quantities. Yellow daisies were 

 in favor. 



Larkspur, both the handsome Del- 

 phinium Belladonna and the pretty, but 

 more moderate, formosum, were popu- 

 lar. Gladiolus America was unusually 

 fine. Quite a lot of irises was marketed. 



also some remarkable Ibrig-stemmed 

 feverfew, apparently greenhouse-grown, 

 which brought good prices. Greens sold 

 well. 



Taking it all in all, the volume of 

 business was satisfactory, but the ina- 

 bility to fill orders for peonies and 

 carnations in good shape was extremely 

 trying. 



The Cemetery Florists. 



Memorial day is one of the most im- 

 portant days of the year with that 

 large, live body of florists whose places 



