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The Florists' Review 



Maucii 15, 1917. 



Mentl<m Tb< B»tI«w when yon write. 



an informal reception given bv tlio 

 Japanese students of the university. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The advent of real spring weather, 

 plus a touch of March, has improved the 

 flower market. There is a heavy supply 

 of flowers arriving daily that meets a 

 variable, yet decidedly stronger, de- 

 mand. Business has resumed something 

 of its normal Lenten swing, on a lower 

 price level than the figures that pre- 

 vailed at the close of the season. 



Carnations, roses and sweet peas are 

 all in heavy supply and of fine quality. 

 The sweet peas are superfine and the^ 

 meet with a fairly good demand. Vio- 

 lets are in strong supply, but the de- 

 mand is disappointing. Bulbous flowers 

 are excessively plentiful ; they are cheap 

 and receive uncertain support. The Em- 

 peror daffodils are extraordinarily fine. 

 There are still some good freesias. 

 Easter lilies have been overabundant. 

 The buyers take the increased quantity 

 of callas fairly well. Lilac is becoming 

 stronger, in sympathy with the general 

 tone. There are .iust a few more Beau- 

 ties, not many. Orchids are quiet; the 

 early Schroederiana are arriving. Val- 

 ley is firm. Southern asparagus is more 

 plentiful. The shipping demand is 

 strong. 



Next Week 's Eose Festival, 



The first rose festival of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society will be opened in the 

 First Regiment Armory, Broad and Cal- 

 lowhill streets, Philadelphia, Tuesday, 

 March 20, at 2 p. m., by Mayor Thomas 

 B. Smith. Commercial exhibits of 

 plants and cut flowers must be staged 

 by noon, March 20; private exhibits 

 by noon, March 21; roses for display 

 by noon, March 22. 



Prospects for the success of the show 

 are bright. The entries are coming in 

 rapidly. The committees meet every 



BERGER BROS. 



Offer a goo(\ assortment of fine flowers at 



reasonable figures. 



Freesia Purity, Emperor Daffodils, 

 very fine Orchid Peas 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, 

 TULIPS, VIOLETS, Etc. 



Secure the best BASTER LILIBS and CALLAS 

 by ordering: them from us. 



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Mcntlun Th» B»tUw wb«« yoa wrtto. 



afternoon this week. All the advance 

 worlt has been thoroughly done. A 

 smoker for the entertainment of the 

 visiting florists will be given by the 

 Philadelphia Florists' Club in the roof 

 garden of the Hotel Adelphia, at 8:30 

 p. m., Wednesday, March 21. Headquar- 

 ters will be at the Bellevue-Stratford 

 hotel. Broad and Walnut streets, during 

 show week. 



Next Week's Smoker. 



.\ live committee, consisting of 

 Charles H. Grakelow, chairman; Eugene 

 Bernheimer, Walter Davis, Alvah R. 

 Jones and Clarence J. Watson, has ar- 

 ranged for a smoker to be held in the 



roof garSen of the Hotel Adelphia, 

 Thirteenth and Chestnut streets, 

 Wednesday, March 21, at 8:30 p. m., 

 for the entertainment of florists visit- 

 ing this city for the rose festival. The 

 committee has effected a happy compro- 

 mise between the "wets" and the 

 "drys," whereby aerated waters will 

 play a prominent part without being 

 the whole show. There will be refresh- 

 ments solid and liquid, fumigation, a 

 moderate amount of sjpeechifying, a 

 variety show and a good time. Better 

 come! 



The New Man. , , 



Manager — "Here is a new man who 



