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The Florists^ Review 



NOTDMBIB 7, 1918. 



Daisies 



Yellow 

 $1.S0 to $2.00 per 100 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., nDLADELPIDA, FA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Orchids 



Large Flowers 

 $7.50 per dozen 



ROSES 



ROSES 



We have never been able to offer you a better supply of the better grades of Roses than we can 

 at the present time. Look over our list, and you will agree with us that we have every variety worth having. 



Columbia 



Russell 



Prima Donna 

 Stotesbury 

 Shawyer 

 KUlarney 

 Brilliant 



Maryland 

 Fireflame 



Hadley 



Richmond 



D. White Killarney 

 Ophelia 

 Sunburst 



Aaron Ward 

 Thora 



Donald McDonald 

 C. Brunner 



We are particulary strong on good Russell in all grades, and you will find them as good as any grown. 



You should look for your supply where there is a big supply to draw from. A large supply means carefully 

 selected stock, and we are in a position to give you every advantage of more favorable market conditions. Arrange with 

 us for regular shipments, and be protected when there is a scarcity. 



Mention The B«t1«w when you write. 



PHIIJU)ELFHIA. 



The Market. 



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The week ending November 2 left a 

 surplus in the cut flower market. 

 Dahlias for the most part have been 

 stopped because "every dog has his 

 day," or, to be more explicit, because 

 they were becoming scarce and poor and 

 because there were more than enough 

 good flowers without them. Cosmos has 

 shared the same fate to a lesser extent. 

 Violets, carnations, roses and pompons 

 are in oversupply. 



Chrysanthemums of .course are the 

 leading flowers of the day. This is the 

 height of their season. The curious 

 thing is that the fancy chrysanthemums 

 sell best, at what ought to be remunera- 

 tive prices. We are told that the rich 

 are not buying flowers; that their money 

 goes to the Red Cross and to other war 

 work and that tha great middle class are 

 supporting the market. Yet how the 

 great middle class can pay prices that 

 enable the buyers to pay 50 cents whole- 

 sale for Turner and 33 cents for Bon- 

 naffon passes comprehension. The prob- 

 able solution is that there are fewer 

 fine chrysanthemums than usual and 

 that their support comes partly from the 

 wealthy class and partly from those who 

 have profited by the war. At any rate, 

 choice chrysanthemums are good stock. 

 Favor is enjoyed, also, by the select 

 and medium grades, but, unfortunately, 

 not by the pompons. Their time should 

 come later. Careful observers think 

 that the chrysanthemum season is one 

 week ahead of time, owing to the warm 

 weather. They predict that, unless the 

 thermometer during November registers 

 lower than usual, it will be extremely 

 difficult to hold chrysanthemums in good 

 condition until Thanksgiving. The early 

 varieties are over and also some of the 

 mid-season varieties, with a number of 

 the growers. The market is fairly well 

 supplied with colored stock, but it is 

 short on white. This condition is ex- '< 



BERGER BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



MAKE YOUR SHOW WITH OUR MUMS 



ALL VARIETIES 

 The mid-season varieties are at their best now; better take advantage 



of their fine quality 



LILIES CARNATIONS VIOLCTS ROSES PONTONS 



Everything in Flowers 



1225 Race St. 



PHILADELPHA 



Mention The BeTlew wben 70a write. 



plained by several wholesalers as a be- 

 tween-variety stage, when one good sort 

 is going out of and another just coming 

 into bloom. 



The violet growers have been sending 

 in heavy shipments, the last outdoor 

 picking, it is said, and they have not 

 been wanted. The waste has been the 

 more exasperating because they would 

 have been of such value earlier. Carna- 

 tions, too, have been in oversupply. It 

 has not been possible to sell them all, 

 even at reduced prices. Roses have got 

 back into the "job lots for leftovers" 

 class, so common at this season. There 

 is a larger supply of roses than usual in 

 chrysanthemum time. Pompons have not 

 replaced dahlias so quickly as it was 

 expected they would. Even the indoor- 

 grown stock exceeds the demand. 



While more plentiful, sweet peas are 

 not yet much of a factor in the market. 

 Orchids are fairly plentiful. There is a 

 moderate supply of the mixed varieties, 

 dendrobiums, oncidiums and vandas. 

 Callas have come. Easter lilies are fall- 

 ing off in numbers and they have de- 

 clined in price. Halloween and All 

 Saints' day did not seem to make any 

 special difference. 



Summing up, the market is fully up 

 to standard for the season, but is dull 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



CARNATIONS - ROSES - POMPONS 



and all seasonable flowers. 



Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 



1517 Sansom Street, Philadelphia 

 We close at 5 p. m. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



by comparison with the extraordinary 

 weeks that preceded this one. 



The Bulb Situation. 



The seed houses in this city that have 

 so large a part in the distribution of 

 Dutch and French bulbs for this terri- 

 tory are in a difficult position today. 

 They have received a portion of their 

 stock. It is of excellent quality. So 

 far, so good. But they do not k»ow 

 when the balance is coming, or even 

 whether it will come at all. Without 

 it, orders cannot be filled. For instance, 

 an order calls for Belle Alliance and for 

 Yellow Prince tulips. The red tulips are 

 here and go out without any apology; 

 but there are no yellow tulips and noth- 

 ing can be learned of their whereabouts. 

 Paper White narcissi are far short of 

 the demand, and so it goes. The seeds- 

 men are just doing the best they can, 

 getting out their orders as far as possi- 



