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The Florists^ Review 



NOTBMBDB 1, 1917. 



Holiday demands will soon 

 bi felt and here are sugges- 

 tious that are timely and 

 insure profitable business to 

 you. 



Boxwood 



Sprays 



$15.00 per 100 lbs. 



Place your order now. We 

 will make shipment when 

 you are ready. Our Boxwood 

 is the Best. Will send you 

 a sample so you can see the 

 good quality. 



Lycopodium 



Cleaned, bunched, splendid 

 stock for making up wreaths. 



12c per lb. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., PfllLADELrillA, PA. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Chrysanthemums 



$1.50 to $3.00 per doz.; $10.00 to $20.00 per 100 



Special price and value in 100 lots. When we say 

 "Special" ^ou can be sure of something extra good. 



The best of the midseason varieties are in now and we 

 offer you 



" , It T 



J. Fol^ Early Rose 



ChrysoTora Mrs. Hurley 



Qolden Queen Chieftain 



White and Pink Doty and many other varieties 



Chrysanthemum Pompons 



$4.00 to $6.00 per doz. bunches 



In Pompons we have a large supply and a large list of 

 new varieties. 



Buy more 



Roses 



The leaders for Quality are 



Russell 



Prima Donna 



Hadley and Ophelia 



In less expensive Roses we 

 have 



PINK AND SVHITB KILLARNEY 

 MARYLAND * 

 SUNBURST 

 SHAWVER 

 BRILLIANT 

 THORA 



AARON WARD 



In novelties and small Roses 

 DONALD Mcdonald 



FIREFLAME 



dOLDEN OEM 

 C. BRUNNER 



GEORGE ELGER 



Roses are inexpensive and 

 good. We are willing to give 

 you the benefit of our large 

 supply, if you order from us. 



Mention The Reylew when you write. 



burg, Va., was home on a short fur- 

 lough last week and aided in the sale 

 of Liberty bonds. 



The retail stores are having splendid 

 displays of mums. All report business 

 is good. 



Amoiig the visitors last week were 

 J. W. Glenn, of Kittanning, Pa., and 

 Mrs. H. A. Irwin, of Monessen, Pa. 



Clarke. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The second Liberty loan, the absence 

 of the debutante, the onrush of the 

 chrysanthemum and the change of 

 jftbose who usually are consumers over 

 to the ranks of the producers, have all 

 helped to ruin the market. No grower 

 who receives his returns in this mail 

 will doubt the truth of this summing 

 up of the market. Conditions are bad, 

 very bad, and there is no use in minc- 

 ing words about it. These conditions 

 are apt to occur in the middle of the 

 fall each year, but of course the present 

 glut is always the worst, or seems so. 



There are some extremely fine chrys- 

 anthemums coming now. A few white 

 Turner and Marigold, orange-yellow, 

 bring excellent prices, but the bulk 

 of the stock has receded in value to an 

 extent quite surprising. It now takes 

 exceptional flowers to bring anything 

 above a low average price. Carnations 

 have also fallen back in sympathy witli 

 the general market, although next to 

 the autumn queen they rank liigli. 

 Roses are weak, markedly weak in 

 quantity lots. The remainder of the 

 market requites little description l)c- 

 yond that of a week ago, save only to 

 chronicle the arrival of bouvardia, 

 which now is moderately plentiful. 

 General dullness prevails, 



A Trip, 



George Burton gave his annual out- 

 ing among the growers Thursday, Octo- 



BERGER BROS. 



SHOW MUMS 



Make your show with our Mums. A splendid assortment of 

 the very best Fancy, Medium and Pompon varieties. 



Carnations are now fine 



Easter Lilies - Violets 



Roses 



THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ber 25. It is a trip that combines pleas- 

 ure, both to the visitors and to the vis- 

 ited, with business. The object of the 

 trip is to compare the varieties, quanti- 

 ties and conditions of plants in the lead- 

 ing greenhouses in that section of 

 Montgomery and Bucks counties within 

 motor distance of Chestnut Hill. 



Invitations to this annual party are 

 highly prized. This season the number 

 was limited to twelve. Three qualifica- 

 tions were necessary to secure an in- 

 vitation, to be successful and to love 

 lemonade. The party met early; it was 

 divided into three carloads. The van 

 contained George Burton, John E, An- 



dre, David E. Colflesh and William 

 Lelir, the Baltimorean. The center 

 was formed by John Burton, Robert 

 Kift, Arthur A. Niessen and Samuel S. 

 Pennock, while the rear guard con- 

 sisted of Alfred Burton, J. William Col- 

 flesh, Jr., William H, Engler and 

 Charles E. Meehan. They visited George 

 E. Campbell, of Flourtown; John Sav- 

 age, of Gwynedd Valley; the Florex 

 Gardens, at North Wales; Henry M. 

 Weiss & Sons, of Hatboro. After lunch- 

 eon at Hatboro the visitors continued to 

 John R. Andre's place at Doylestown, 

 to the Joseph Heacock Co. establish- 

 ment at Roelofs, and to Stephen Mort- 



