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The Florists^ Review 



NOVBMBEB 14, 1918. 



Daisies 



Yellow 

 $1.50 to $2.00 per 100 



THE LEO inESSEN CO. 



WHOLKSALI FLOmSTS 



12th and Race Sts., riDLADELrilU, PA. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Orchids 



Large Flowers 

 $7.50 per dozen 



ROSES 



ROSES 



We have never been able to oflFer 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 

 BrUliant 



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 Th« BeTlew when 70a writ*. 



erally advertised, has attracted a large 

 attendance daily. It is considered the 

 best ever staged at the garden. There 

 are 3,000 plants, including many of the 

 bush variety. The show is in charge of 

 Alex. Lurie and George H. Pring. 



J. J. B. 



PHIIiASELPHIA. 



The Market. 



George Aeugle 's terse comment on the 

 situation, "Chrysanthemums are selling 

 and nothing else," gives a pretty clear 

 idea of conditions for election week. 



Perhaps it is a bit strong to say that 

 nothing else is selling, but it really is 

 true. The other flowers drag. They 

 must be pushed. They do not bring 

 good average prices. 



Chrysanthemums have been good stock. 

 They moved steadily at good figures 

 throughout the week. They are prob- 

 ably in the height of their season now, 

 with perhaps one more week of plenty. 

 Then the chrysanthemum will begin to 

 decline. The supply for Thanksgiving 

 will depend on the weather, with one 

 fact to be considered, however, that 

 they are a week ahead of their usual 

 blooming season so far. 



It is asserted that over three-quar- 

 ters of the business for the current week 

 is for departures and for the sick. This 

 is offered as an explanation of the fact 

 that pink and white pompons have been 

 in demand, while yellow and bronze 

 have not, the bright colors being used 

 chiefly for table decorations and for 

 home adornment. 



The daintiest flower in the market is 

 Bouvardia Humboldtii. It is an exqui- 

 site bloom, with grace, fragrance and 

 purity charmingly combined. 



While valley still can be obtained, its 

 use is steadily declining. White sweet 

 peas, Swainsona galegifolia alba, white 

 orchids and occasionally Bouvardia Hum- 

 boldtii are being used as substitutes. 



BERGER BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



The Finest Flowers for Peace Times 



FANCY AND MEDIUM GRADE 



CHRYSANTHENIINS, rONPONS, CARNATIONS, VIOLETS, 



ULIES, ROSES 



1225 Race St. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The RotIow wb«a j— wilf. 





The group of flowers classed as miscel- 

 laneous that usually make their appear- 

 ance at this season have not come. 

 Whether this is due to the fuel restric- 

 tions or to lateness is not certain. 



Beauties, for the first time this sea 

 son, have been in oversupply. The re- 

 duced quantity of violets has sold 

 better. 



The market may be described as in 

 fine shape for the season, usually a 

 period of marked overproduction. 



Bnlbs. 



A steamer said to contain the balance 

 of the Dutch bulbs so anxiously expected 

 in this country sailed from a British 

 port October 27. It should, therefore, be 

 in an American port before this para- 

 graph appears in print and, if wand and 

 tide favor, the bulbs should now be on 

 their way to their respective destina- 

 tions. 



The Greenhouse Situation. 



The lifting of the coal embargo Octo- 

 ber 26, when the Fuel Administration 

 withdrew its order of April 24 limiting 

 greenhouses to fifty per cent of their 

 normal supply of fuel for the current 

 year, comes too late to affect materially 

 the winter's supply of cut flowers and 

 plants. However, it will greatly in- 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



CARNATIONS - ROSES - POMPONS 



and all seasonable flowers. 



Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 



1517 Sansom Street, Philadelphia 

 We close at 5 p. m. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



crease the spring production. While 

 florists have cheerfully gone without 

 half their coal to help win the war, it 

 seems unfortunate that the sacrifice 

 should have been necessary. It is, how- 

 ever, perfectly possible that for many 

 of us this sacrifice may prove a good 

 thing. For no one will dispute that one 

 greenhouse well run is much more profit- 

 able than two greenhouses poorly run, 

 and labor is scarce. In fact, with most 

 of us, labor has been a far more serious 

 problem than coal. The street believes 

 that the rose growers and some of the 

 plant growers will operate their entire 

 places this winter and that the carna- 

 tion growers and some of the plant 

 growers and the general florists will op-, 

 erate part of their places during the 

 winter and start the rest up in the 

 spring, when they can work up stock, 

 provided the necessary help is ob- 

 tainable. 



