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The Florists' Review 



Decbmbeb 14, 1916. 



C For the best 

 value in Beauties 

 and Roses send, 

 your order to us. 



THE LEO RIESSEN CO. 



WHOLISALI FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., niILADELniU,riL 



■ALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



C No order of 

 Beauties or Roses 

 too large or too 

 small for us. 



More Beauties and Better Beauties 



Plenty of Qood 

 Qardenias 



The largest Gardenia grower 

 ia this section consigns his en- 

 tire crop to us. 



Cypripediums 



Splendid big flowers at $16.00 

 per 100. They are inexpensive 

 and you should find good sale 

 for them. 



we liave never been able to offer 

 you for Christmas. We have them 

 in all sizes and plenty of them. 

 We recommend our Beauties for 

 quality — fine, large buds, splendid 

 color and in every respect well 

 grown stock. We cannot empha- 

 size the fact too strongly, that we 

 can fill your orders for Beauties 

 and can give you the best market 

 value. 



Our HisceDaneous List is 

 Quite Large 



Mignonette Bouvardia 

 Snapdragon Narcissus 

 Daisies Stevia 



VaUey 



These are all items you can 

 use to good advantage. 



Good ROSES 



will be our strongest point for Christmas. Red Roses are always in 

 demand for the holidays, and this year we have enough for all. In Brilliant and 

 the Killarneys we offer you an unlimited supply and unusual value. Russell, 

 Prima Donna, Hadley, Ophelia and Sunburst in quantities to meet any demand. 



Mention Th« B«t1«w when yon write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



There is a healthy condition in the 

 cut flower market, caused by a fairly 

 even demand and supply. Neither de- 

 mand nor supply is heavy at present. 

 It seems probable that this condition 

 will continue until the approach of 

 Christmas. It has been a surprise to 

 those who were not in on the secret 

 that chrysanthemums of fine quality are 

 still in the market. Not left-overs or 

 culls or ripe stock, but really good Bon- 

 naffon and Mistletoe and Jeanne Nonin 

 that bring excellent prices. Of course 

 there are not many of them, but there 

 are enough to merit mention. Sweet 

 peas are becoming more plentiful; quite 

 a few really nice orchid-flowered blooms 

 on long stems are offered. Another ac- 

 cession to the list is Narcissus Soleil 

 d'Or, the so-called yellow Paper White 

 and early French daffodil of merit. 

 Lilac also has arrived from the famous 

 New Jersey center, where this famous 

 French flower is grown to perfection. 

 Poinsettias are ready on call, as it were, 

 for the yuletide festivities. Primroses 

 and yellow daisies are slowly rounding 

 into form. These are the flowers that 

 add variety to the list. They do not 

 form a large proportion of the flowers 

 offered, but they are of special interest 

 at a time when fall has passed and win- 

 ter has come. 



The outlook for Christmas is bright. 

 There promises to be an abundance of 

 good stock in the market; whether it 

 will suffice to meet all of the demands 

 is a" question that time will settle. 



BERGER BR08. 



BOXWOOD SPRAYS 



Glossy Green— Extra Fine Stock 



Per case of 50 lbs., $7.50; 100 lbs., $14.00 



Order Your Christinas Flowers Early 



We can and will take care of customers who let us know their requirements 



in good time. 



We will have a good supply of Pink and White Killarney, Sunburst and 

 Maryland Roses. Fine Poinsettias. 



ALL THE BEST VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention Tfce Berlew when yon write. 



Mr. Beid's Plan. 



Edward Eeid has been hammering 

 steadily away at the Adams Express 

 Co. with a view to securing prompt de- 

 livery of cut flowers at the holidays. 

 The officials of the express company 

 asked Mr. Eeid to suggest a remedy for 



the evil. They told him that the in- 

 crease in volume of express packages 

 at the holidays was enormous; so large, 

 in fact, that it was not possible to han- 

 dle all the packages promptly. Mr. 

 Reid urged that the shipper who shipped 

 boxes 300 days in a year deserved spe- 

 cial consideration; that to place such 



