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The Florists^ Review 



Sbptbmbeb 6, 1917. 



FIELD-GROWN 



CARNATION 

 PLANTS 



We can furnish in 

 quantity : 



C. W. Ward 



Alice 



Miss Theo 



R.' P. Enchantress 



L. P. Enchantress 



Supreme 



Alma Ward 



Matchless 



White Enchantress 



Beacon 



Victory 



and a limited supply of 

 many other varieties. 

 Let us figure on your re- 

 quirements. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



WHOLMALI FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., niILiU)ELriiIA,rA. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



We will commence shipping 



DAHLIAS 



about September 10th. 



During this season you can look for the 



LARGEST VARIETY OF 

 HIGH-GRADE DAHLIAS 



that were ever offered to the trade. We will have 

 the usual list of standard varieties and many nov- 

 elties. 



There is every indicatioa of a good crop of flowers and 

 we would like to iaterest you iu regular bhipments. 



BEAUTIES 



The best, $3.00 per dozen 



Splendid flowers, large 

 buds of a good color and 

 fine foliage. 



In ROSES we offer 

 you in quantity: 



Russell 



Prima Donna 



Maryland 



Shawyer 



Ophelia 



Sunburst 



Hadley 



Thora 



Our Roses are of such a 

 quality that we can 

 recommend them to you. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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Among these is a large vase containing 

 about a dozen spikes of seedlings, one 

 of which is a beautiful white. A large 

 collection of gladioli also is shown by 

 H. Youcll, of Syracuse. 



George T. Boucher has a fine collec- 

 tion of choice ferns. Several stumps are 

 filled with lace ferns and are an attrac- 

 tion. Bird houses and wood novelties 

 also are shown. Gladioli are the cut 

 flowers used in this exhibit. 



N. A. Hallauer, of Fruitland, N. Y., 

 las a gorgeous display of gladioli, dah- 

 lias and asters. 



Connected with the exposition is the 

 horse show. In the paddock the center 

 and jumping boards were gayly deco- 

 rated with asters and gladioli by James 

 Vick's Sons. 



As the judging did not take place 

 until September 4, it is not possible 

 to give a list of the prize-winners in this 

 issue. Talde decorations, brides' bou- 

 quets and baskets and vases of flowers 

 are being exhibited each day during 

 the week. H. J. H. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Do you know how you feel that a 

 change is coming, without exactly know- 

 ing how? Some people express this idea 

 by saying that they "sense" it; others 

 that they feel it in their bones. Proba- 

 bly these people are of rheumatic tend- 

 encies — anyway, that is the market 

 condition today. 



Summer is changing to fall. Summer 

 flowers are still here; they will be here 

 for a while, but fall flowers have com- 

 menced, and in a week they will be in 

 force. Of course, this means that the 

 dahlia has come. It is still too warm 

 for dahlias to be favorites, but they are 

 ready for the first breath of fall weather 

 — old friends, such as Arabella and Syl- 

 via; the more pronounced Geisha Girl 

 and Jack Rose, and then the new as- 

 pirants. The rains have made them 



BERGER BROS. 



Are better prepared than ever before to furnish 

 you with fine fresh flowers. Your regular and spe- 

 cial orders will receive our prompt attention. 



CHOICE 



ASTERS-GLADIOLI 

 EASTER LILIES 



AND THE BEST OF EVERYTBING IN TIE H&RKET 



1225 RACE ST. PHIUDELPHIA 



quite attractive, with promise of being 

 extremely nice soon. 



Even with the accession of the first 

 dahlias, there are fewer flowers than 

 during the last fortnight. Asters and 

 new-crop roses are the principal flowers, 

 with gladioli and Easter lilies less 

 abundant. The proportion of fine asters 

 is a little larger than it has been. The 

 roses are nice flowers, but rather short 

 of stem. The first new-crop carnations 

 have arrived. Cattleyas and valley are 

 at an extremely low ebb. 



Times of popular excitement, such as 

 the draft parade September 1 and holi- 

 days like Labor day, September 3, are 

 unfavorable to the flower business. In 



spite of these elements of distraction, 

 the demand has been fair, rather better 

 than of late. While no startling change 

 is probable, better business is antici- 

 pated toward the middle of this month. 



Florists' Club Meeting. 



The meeting of the Florists' Club 

 was held September 4 on the seventh 

 floor of the Parkway building. Vice- 

 president David Colflesh presided. There 

 was a small but earnest attendance to 

 hear Richard E. Foley discuss publicity. 

 W. F. Therkildson told of what had 

 been done in New York. Arthur A. 

 Nieasen made valuable suggestions for 

 raising the balance of the publicity 



