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The Rorists' Review 



Januabt 9, 1019. 



Greens 



Of all kinds in our own cold 

 storage rooms. 



Bronze Galax 



$12.60 per case 

 Large leaves of a good color. 



Dagger Ferns 



$3.C0 per 1000 

 Clean and of a good size. 



Green and Bronze 

 Leucothoes 



$7.50 per 1000 



We handle only the long 

 ones, 18-in. and over. 



Wild Smilax 



$6.00 per case 



Your order can be filled at 

 any lime. 



THE LEO NIESSER CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., PIDLADELrillA, PA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Cut Flowers 



We have in quantity and can recommend to you: 

 BEAUTIES 



The supply is not unusually large, but enough to take 

 care of the demand. Place your order in advance when- 

 ever possible and you have every assurance it will be filled. 



SNAPDRAGON 



Mostly pink, but also some white and yellow. Splen- 

 did stock, and we expect to have it in quantity. 



WHITE LILAC 



You can use it in connection with almost any kind of 

 flowers, and it makes a fine combination. 



PUSSY WILLOW 



35c, 50c and 75c per dozen, according to the size, but 

 all perfect stock. 



Rooted 



Carnation 



Cuttings 



Ready for immediate 

 delivery in quantity. 



C. W. Ward 

 Matchless 

 Beacon 

 Alice 



$35.00 per 1000 



All cuttings are guaran- 

 teed well rooted and 

 healthy stock. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



There was a small active market at 

 Nevf Year's, with prices lower than at 

 Christmas. The amount of business was 

 limited to the moderate production. 

 The rose crops had passed. There was 

 the light, everyday supply, with no re- 

 serve to draw upon. The New Year's 

 business was larger than that of a year 

 ago, but not nearly so large as that of 

 several years back. There is a marked 

 change in the complexion of the stock. 

 The falling off in the receipts of roses 

 has been partly made up by larger re- 

 ceipts of lilacs and snapdragons and by 

 the early arrival of freesia, which prom- 

 ises to be plentiful soon, as well as by 

 more Paper White narcissi and by a 

 few Soleil d'Or. The surprise of the 

 week has been the reappearance of val- 

 ley, at a fifty per cent advance. There 

 are a few more callas. Bud-dropping 

 has marred the expected crop of sweet 

 peas. Carnations are not more plenti- 

 ful. Violets are scarce. Prices con- 

 tinue on a higher scale than usual. 

 There is no appearance of the usual 

 early January falling off in the demand. 

 The arrival of severe weather has had 

 a stimulating effect on business. 



The Labor Situation. 



There has been a marked change in 

 the labor situation during the last two 

 months. With the cessation of orders 

 for war materials, the completion of or- 

 ders now on hand and the return of 

 men from the camps, there has been a 

 steady increase in the number of men 

 and women who are seeking employ- 

 ment in peaceful avocations. A prom- 

 inent grower who has been running his 

 place short-handed, like many others, 

 for a long time, says that he is now able 

 to get all the help he wants on his own 

 Jerms, not on the applicant's terms, as 

 »^ the past. When asked what these 

 terms were, he replied that they were 



BERGER BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



Easter Lilies, Fancy Violets, 

 Good Carnations, Callas, Greens 



PLEASE ORDER EARLY. 



1225 Race St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The BcTlew when yon write. 



$15 a week. This is understood to be 

 for unskilled labor. Discussing the 

 question, one of the large growers said 

 that, while salaries were high, those who 

 held their positions during the war 

 would not be asked to accept a reduc- 

 tion, but, should they wish to leave, 

 new men would not be engaged at the 

 same figures. In other words, he would 

 stand by those who had stood by him. 

 This seems sound business. 



The Big Three. 



There are three growers whose places 

 are side by side on the Mount Airy 

 turnpike, who have national reputations. 

 The visitor to one place would naturally 

 visit the other two, should time permit. 

 All three places have grown so large 

 that it is no easy matter to see or to 

 describe all of them at one time, so we 

 will take them one at a time, as there 

 is friendly rivalry among them. The 

 question of precedence is settled alpha- 

 betically. 



Mr. Farenwald, of Roslyn. 



Adolph Farenwald is one of the ablest 

 rose growers in America today. He has 

 built a large range of glass and suc- 

 cessfully managed it for over a score 

 of years. He has taken up and handled 



Lilac, Peas, Pansies 



and all Novelties 

 Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 



1517 Sansom Street, Philadelphia 

 Wc close at 5 p. m. 



Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



different varieties of roses with remark- 

 able skill and he has shown skill in 

 handling plants other than roses for cut 

 flowers, in times of emergency when 

 something had to be done. Left almost 

 without help last summer and fall, Mr. 

 Farenwald 's place nevertheless does 

 him credit. It is in fair shape today, a 

 marvellous showing, considering that it 

 has had less than one-third the usual 

 amount of labor expended on it. Mr. 

 Farenwald has been resourceful and he 

 has worked hard. He has made his 

 work tell, too. 



Mrs. George Shawyer is Mr. Faren- 

 wald 's best rose today. Next come Mrs. 

 Charles Russell and American Beauty. 

 There probably would not be any other 

 varieties of roses or any other plants 

 than roses but for the labor shortage, 

 but there are some space fillers and they 

 look well, too. 



