December 7, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



41 





Christmas Beauties ^ 



BURTON STOCK AND BURTON QUALITY ^^r'K 



We are now booking orders for Holiday Beauties of the ^^■■■^W 

 best and choicest quality we have ever oflfered; long; heavy, YUaI/*'*^ 

 deep, richly colored buds in quantity. 



BURTON QUALITY 



' Per doz. Per 100 Per doz. Per 100 



Special »10.uO $75.00 First $5.00 $40.00 



Fancy 7.50 60.00 Second 4.00 25.00 



Extra 6.00 50.00 



50 at the 100 rate. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THS WmOtXHAlM WUnOMTU OF PHILADKLPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE WASHINQTON 



I608.t620 Ludlow St. 117 W. ZSth St. Frmnklin and St. Paul St*. 1216 H St., N. W. 



Mention The RoYlew when yon write. 



Offers 

 Extra Fine 



EDWARD REID 



ROSES - XMAS GREENS - BEAUTIES in all grades 



ORCHIDS - VALLEY on advance orders 

 CHRYSANTHEMUM JEANNE NONIN, whHe. CARNATIONS that speak for them- 

 selves. PAPER WHITES EASTER LILIES STEVIA. 



LYCOPODIUM. VERY FINE. $10.00 PER 100 LBS. 



1617 Ranstead Street, PHIUDELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Rortow 



yow wrtf. 



and in fairness to him his opinion was 

 published; it was not indorsed. 



Christmas Plants. 



The importance of Christmas plants 

 to the retail florist lies in their being 

 there, so to speak. The price is known, 

 the stock is seen, there is no uncer- 

 tainty about it. The plant growers 

 have been making greater efforts each 

 year to meet the growing demand for 

 stock suitable for Christmas — showy, 

 colored flowering plants; hardy, grace- 

 ful foliage plants; both in specimen 

 and in combination. To afford Review 

 readers an opportunity of knowing 

 what is being done today the following 

 notes have been carefully gathered this 

 week: 



The Bobert Oralg Co. 



The company has grown at Norwood 

 and Forty-ninth and Market streets a 

 stock of Christmas plants that is re- 

 markable. The poinsettias entirely fill 

 a 300-foot house. The plants, both for 

 quantity and for quality, rank high. The 

 bracts are large, perfect and richly col- 

 ored; the foliage is all there. Many of 

 them are made up in large pans that 

 present a shapely appearance. The cyc- 

 lamens are probably the best the com- 

 pany has ever grown. They run through 

 all the standard sizes. The brighter 

 colors are gradually displacing those 

 most in vogue a few years ago. Their 

 cleanliDeBS is an added attraction. A 



new addition to the begonias is Mrs. 

 Peterson, a bright pink with extremely 

 dark foliage that affords a striking con- 

 trast. Lorraine and Lonsdale are good; 

 so, too, is Konkurent, the improved Cin- 

 cinnati, which is believed to be more 

 durable. The combination boxes so suc- 

 cessful last season have been improved 

 upon this year. They are filled with a 

 charming assortment of colored foliage 

 plants and ferns. 



The crotons, always the feature of 

 Norwood, are highly colored and in all 

 sizes. They show advance in that the 

 popular varieties are grown in increas- 

 ing numbers. The dracsenas are in fine 

 form and show that bright coloring so 

 much desired at Christmas. Areca lutes- 

 cens in specimen sizes occupies more 

 than one large house; it is going out 

 rapidly. The ferns are well grown and 

 show that particular attention has 

 been given to the basket as well as to 

 the specimen sizes. Oranges, ficus and 

 pandanus add richness to the assort- 

 ment. 



Qodfrey Aschmann. 



Mr. Aschmann 's place looks well. It 

 is noteworthy for the close attention 

 given to the preparation of the medium 

 sizes of foliage and flowering plants. It 

 is evident that the aim is to offer those 

 varieties of plants most wanted at 

 Christmas, in the sizes most used. 

 Araucarias, kentias, ferns, rubbers are 

 here in great numbers; poinsettias, be- 



I gonias, cyclamens, too. The flowering 

 specialties of the place are the azaleas 

 —some are forced for Christmas— and 

 the lovely little primroses. Begonia 

 lummosa probably is considered far less 

 important that its elegant sister, Lor- 

 raine. It is a charming plant that is 

 particularly well done here. 



Henry I, Faust. 



This able grower's place at Merion 

 will make its mark this year in the pro- 

 duction of Christmas plants. A house 

 of poinsettias made up with Pteris Vie- 

 torisB is highly creditable; flower and 

 foliage evidence culture at a glance. 

 Two houses of cyclamens in several 

 sizes comprise 4,000 plants. The plants 

 are beautifully finished, testifying to 

 that skillful watering for which Mr. 

 Faust is noted. 



Teddy^ Jr., considered the best of the 

 Bostons, is the fern specialty. For its 

 benefit the old term "pedestal-grown" 

 is revived, as indicative of superiority 

 due to increased space. 



Aschmann Bros. 



Azalea Vervseneana and Azalea Mme 

 Petrick are forced at the Aschmann 

 Bros, place in numbers for Christmas. 

 Despite the war, the plants have ar- 

 nved from Belgium and promise well. 

 The poinsettias are a joy. Made up 

 with green, they present a most attrac- 



