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JAMUABT 30. 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



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Mentlea The BeTlew when yon write. 



THE HOUSE OF MERIT 



FLORISTS' SUFPUBS 



JOS. 8. NEIDIIiaER CO. 



1309-11 N. Second Street 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mslitlen The Bevlew wfaea yoa write. 



Everything in Greens 



STBIKPS FLORAL SUPPLY HOUSE 

 2323 N. Front St., PhUadelpliia, Pa. 



Mention The Berlew when yon write. 



James W. Heacock said that Premier 

 will be added to the list of varieties to 

 be planted at Boelofs next season. Mr. 

 Heacock was interested in a tractor 

 that was being overhauled to be in readi- 

 ness for use on the farm in the spring. 



Culture. 



A jar on one of the counters of the 

 S. S. Pennock Co. last week contained 

 several bunches of Freesia Purity that 

 were remarkable. They may be best 

 described as the equal of the finest 

 Paper White narcissi in respect to the 

 size of the florets, length of stem and 

 quality of foliage. They exceed Paper 

 Whites in delicacy of fragrance and in 

 refinement. Such stock has undoubt- 

 edly been seen in other wholesale 

 houses. This instance is given to show 

 what culture is doing to Freesia Purity 

 both in the fields of California and in 

 the greenhouses here. 



Callers at the ofiice of Clarence U. 

 Liggit were amazed and delighted by 

 the specimens of Primula obconica that 

 chanced to be there. They were in 

 4-inch and 5-inch pots, so perfectly 

 grown as to leave absolutely nothing 

 to be desired — large, shapely plants, 

 with clean, perfect foliage, unusually 

 large flowers of exquisitely soft shades 

 of color. They were an inspiration to 

 anyone who cares for plants. 



Various Notes. 



The M. Eice Co. has received letters 

 from three former employees now in the 

 service. Lieutenant David C. Boyle 

 writes that he soon is to be discharged 

 and that he has not yet decided whether 

 he will reenlist in the army. Frank 

 Smith, formerly foreman of the order 

 department, writes from overseas that 

 he hopes soon to be home again, while 



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EDWARD REID SJ^'^ 



HIGH-GRADE CARNATIONS, THE BEST ROSES 

 I SPENCER SWEET PEAS. NEW YORK VIOLETS 



I Remember, when they're Raid's, they're right. 



I 1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PAe 



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VALLEY, ROSES OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY 



CARNATIONS, ORCHIDS, ALWAYS ON HAND 



A GOOD OPENING FOR A FEW GOOD GROWERS 



PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 



1615 Raiutead Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



CARNATIONS - CALLAS • MIGNONEnE - SWECT PEAS 



IVM. J. BAKER, 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 

 12 South Molo Stroot 



Philadalphia, Pa. 



Frank Fierstein, formerly foreman of 

 the basket factory, who has seen heavy 

 fighting in the trenches, writes of his 

 safety. 



Paul E. Klingsporn, manager of the 

 Chicago Flower Growers' Association, 

 has been revisiting the scenes of his 

 youth. We are proud of Mr. Kling- 

 sporn, who has made good out there. 



The sudden death of Charles Fox, 

 Sr., has cast a gloom over the floral 

 world in this city, where Mr. Fox was 

 highly esteemed by everyone. 



James W. Heacock, Carl A. Corts and 

 Robert Jamison visited many of the 

 places near New York recently. They 

 were especially pleased with the fine 

 condition of the model range of Duck- 

 ham & Pierson, at Madison, N. J. 



Philip Scott, of Buffalo, has been 

 here. 



William Vogt, an old-time florist of 

 Camden, N, J., met a tragic death at 

 Seventeenth and Diamond streets, when 

 he was hit by a motor. 



Joseph Cousins, who was honorably 

 discharged from the Naval Reserves, 

 has returned to the Joseph Heacock Co. 



William Swayne, of Kennett, was in 

 town January 25. He brought a choice 

 assortment of specialties to William J. 

 Baker. 



The Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' 

 Exchange is receiving new-crop Russell 

 from William A. Leonard, of Lans- 

 downe. Manager Deutscher also an- 

 nounces that a new carnation grower of 

 ability has been added to the list of 

 shippers. 



The Florists' Club Jersey dinner at 

 the Hotel Adelphi will take place at 

 6 'clock on the evening of February 4, 

 before the regular meeting. 



Emil H. Gesehick has a fine crop of 

 carnations. Phil. 



PITTSBUEGH. 



The Market. 



Roses of all varieties, as well as lilies, 

 continue short of requirements and 

 everything else in season is selling prac- 

 tically on sight, with few changes in 

 market values. Stock of all varieties 

 continues good. The exceptionally 



