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The Florists^ Review 



JANDABT 80, 1919. 



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Cattleyas 

 $6;oo 



Per dozen 



$40.00 



Per 100 



They are in good sup- 

 ply and we expect to 

 have them in quantity 

 for several weeks. 

 Prices are reasonable, 

 and you can handle 

 them at a good profit. 



THE LEO NIESSER CO. 



WHOLISALI rLOmSTS 



12th and Race Sts., nDLADELPHU, rA. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Csurnations 



We don't think there is anything better shipped 

 out of this market in Carnations than what we can 

 furnish. They are increasing in supply, but with 

 the big demand for them we expect no surplus, 

 and it is advisable to place your orders as early as 

 possible. 



Spencer Peas 



We are getting now .the best Spencer Peas we 

 have had so far this season. Order them in ad-' 

 vance and you have every assurance your order will 

 be filled. They have be<5n scarce, but on6 grower 

 assures us of a steady supply from now on. 



Rooted 



Carnation 



Cuttings 



Ready for immediate 

 delivery in quantity. 



C. W. Ward 

 Matchless 

 Beacon 

 Alice 

 Belle Washburn 



$35.00 per 1000 



All cuttings are guaran- 

 teed well rooted and 

 healthy stock. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



PHILADEIfHIA. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market is exceedingly 

 active, with prices firmer than a week 

 ago. At that time carnations were a 

 trifle weak for a day or so, with indica- 

 tions that prices would decline. Now 

 they are in demand at good prices for 

 everything perfect. The splits sell, but 

 at af lower figure. This recovery in car- 

 nations shows the strength of the mar- 

 ket/ because the crop is heavy. Boses, 

 on the contrary, are in light supply, 

 with prices unchanged. Beauties are 

 still to be had; they are likely to con- 

 tinue on the list throughout February. 

 There are a few more Bussells and a 

 fair supply of the standard varieties in 

 red, yellow, white and pink, more of 

 the last-named color, probably, than of 

 all the others combined. 



There are two outstanding features of 

 the market this week. One is the plenti- 

 ful supply of Cattleya Trianse. This 

 flower is so plentiful that prices on it 

 are down. So low they are, in fact, 

 that it is claimed cattleyas are the only 

 flower within reach of the curbstone 

 merchants, a funny condition of affairs. 



The other feature is the large supply 

 of Freesia Purity. To California we 

 owe this really splendid stock, which 

 many of our growers are sending into 

 town. Made-in-America freesia is push- 

 ing the imported Paper White narcissus 

 aside. It is selling so well as to en- 

 courage the belief that it has a great 

 future. So far the market seems in- 

 clined to pay the extra cost of produc- 

 tion, although Paper Whites are also 

 bringing good prices. There are a few 

 Boman hyacinths. Miscellaneous flow- 

 ers are a trifle more plentiful. Greens 

 are scarce. The favorable weather has 

 encouraged business. 



Boelofs. 



The model range of the Joseph Hea- 

 cock Co. represents to Philadelphians 



BERGER BROS. 



V , - WHOLCSALC FLORISTS 



' EARLY SPRING FLOWERS 



Fancy Single Violets, Paper Whites, Freesia, Sweet Peas, Daisies. 



Fine Carnations and Lilies. 



PLEASE ORDER EARLY. 



1225 Race St. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The BeTtew when yon write. 



the highest degree of perfect equipment 

 and thorough cultivation. It stands as 

 a monument to the ability and enter- 

 prise of the man who planned it. Built 

 nine years ago, with small additions 

 since, Boelofs is today a thoroughly 

 modern place; its products stand in the 

 front rank of the Philadelphia and New 

 York markets. 



Saving that the wise counsel and 

 genial personality of the head of the 

 house are missing, the management of 

 Boelofs is unchanged. The men who 

 were active in its management nine 

 years ago are still active. They have 

 carried the place successfully through 

 the war and the epizootic an,d there is 

 every indication of continued prosper- 

 ity. 



The Killarneys have been the main- 

 stay of Boelofs for nine years. It is 

 probable that they will be reduced grad- 

 ually, although they are still so good 

 that there are Killarney cuttings in the 

 sand, evidently intended for replacing 

 some of the original stock. Bobert 

 Jamison feels that nine years is long 

 enough for a rose planted under glass 

 for winter blooming, even when it is in 

 a ground bed. 



Bichmond is doing splendidly. The 

 flowers now coming on, the next after- 



LILAC, PEAS, PANSIES 

 Unexcelled Freesia 



AND ALL NOVELTIES 



Pbiladelphia Cut Flower C0. 



1517 Satuom Street, Philadelphi* 

 W« cl(M« at 5 p. m. 



Mention The Rerlew wbea tarn writok 



Christmas crop, are for the most part 

 borne on long, strong stems without a 

 pinch. Bichmond is found most profit- 

 able; its success is usually linked to a 

 pinched crop for Christmas. This sea- 

 son, owing to the "flu," the crop came 

 in too soon, but the market was so good 

 that it did not make the difference that 

 it would have made in a normal season. 

 Hadley was disappointing early in the 

 season. Now it is making up for lost 

 time, with not so much heavy wood as 

 last year, but a wealth of medium- 

 stemmed buds on all the plants. Dear 

 little Mrs. Aaron Ward is not behaving 

 as usual, courting dismissal. Ophelia, 

 on the other hand, is producing freely. 

 Columbia is a pleasing sight. The 

 plants, 6,000 in number, show that there 

 has been a heavy cut. The flowers are 

 larger and carried erect on long, heavy 

 stems. 



