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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 8, 1919. 



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BEAUnES 



Mostly Specials, 36 to 40- 

 inch stems. At to-day's 

 prices nearly every retailer 

 can handle our Beauties. 

 We can supply them in 

 almost any quantity and 

 they are as good as you 

 can get them. 



$6.00 per doz. 



for the Best 



Special price in large 

 quantity . Now is your op- 

 portunity to sell Beauties. 



THE Leo niessen co. 



WHOLISALI FLOmSTft 



12th and Race Sts., PHIUDELrinA, PA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



ROSES 



OF THE BETTER 

 VARIETIES 



For the next two weeks we expect to ha\e plenly of stock at 

 moderate prices. It is up to you to iak»> advantage of the more 

 favorable market conditions. Your customers will buy more 

 flowers and you can sell them at a good profit. 



We are particularly strong on Roses, such varieties as 



RUSSELL. PRIMA DONNA, COLUMBIA. 

 SHAWYER. HADLEY. OPHELIA 



Prices are less today th^n what they have been at any time 

 this season and the ruses all show very good quality. Your 

 customers will pay the price for Roses, if you can show I'hem the 

 better varieties. 



We also have a large supply of 



PINK AND WHITE KILLARNEY. 



MARYLAND. THORA, AARON WARD. 



MRS. DONALD 



Let us fill your next Rose order and you will be agreeably 

 surprised. , 



Rooted 



Chrysanthemnm 



Cuttings 



Smith's Advance, Golden 

 Glow, October Frost, Oconto, 

 Greystone, bronze; Ivory, 

 white; Marigold, Ch. Sager, 

 BonnaflPon, Maud Dean, Seid- 

 ewitz. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 

 per 1000. 



October Queen, Pacific Su- 

 preme, Tiger, Dr. Engue- 

 hard, LynnwoodHall, Whi e 

 and Yellow Turner, Chief- 

 tain, Tints of Gold, $4.00 per 

 H 0; $35.00 per 1000. 

 Richmond, Mrs. M. R. Mor- 

 gan, Jerome Jones, Yellow 

 Jones, Chadwick Supreme, 

 also white and yellow; Ham- 

 burg Late While, J. Foley, 

 $5.00 per 100;.v$40.00 per 

 1000. 500 at tlie 1000 rate. 

 Order early. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. - 



Mention The R#»l*w when you write. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



Tbe Iiiarket. 



May is here. The cut flower market 

 is fully awarie of that fact. Business 

 has diminished, prices have declined, 

 flowers are accumulating. Roses are 

 more plentiful than any other variety 

 of stock. In some of the wholesale 

 commission houses they are as plentiful 

 as all other varieties combined. When 

 this fact is considered, they have sold 

 well — better than usual at this season — 

 still they are cheap, especially so when 

 taken in large numbers without critical 

 inspection. Roses that are graded as 

 carefully as during the season bring 

 good money. The average of quality 

 is excellent. Carnations are scarce. 

 They command remarkably high prices. 

 More could be used at times, advantage- 

 ously. 



Outdoor sweet peas grown in cold- 

 frames are coming in daily — unlike last 

 season, they do not realize top market 

 prices because the weather has been so 

 cool that indoor peas are better. 



Easter lilies are having a rather hard 

 time of it. They sell at prices that are 

 the lowest for a long time. Their qual- 

 ity is good, but they do not sell. Their 

 season is drawing to a close. Calla 

 lilies are little used; their season, too, 

 is fast waning. Snapdragons, daisies 

 and calendulas are plentiful. Orchids 

 continue scarce. They are extremely 

 high in price. There is some good 

 delphinium. Spanish iris is plentiful 

 and decidedly fine. The first peonies 

 from the south are here. Greens are 

 plentiful. There are some nice baby 

 gladioli. Fruit and shrub blossoms add 

 variety to decorations. 



The May Meeting. 



It was rose night at the Florists' 

 Club's meeting. May 6, on the roof gar- 

 den of the Hotel Adelphia. The ex- 

 hibits included some of the novelties 

 and some of the standards. There was 



BERGER BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



PEONIES FOR MEMORIAL DAY 



Carnations, Roses, Smilax, Snapdragons, 

 Daisies, Sweet Peas — and everything in season. 



1225 Race Si. PHILADELPHIA 



A full line of 



all seasonable 



Cut Flowers 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN, 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



a club dinner before the meeting that 

 proved an attraction. The essay com- 

 mittee had invited Wallace R. Pierson, 

 of Cromwell, Conn., to speak on "New 

 Varieties of Roses" and the occasion 

 proved a delightful one. 



Earl Mann, of the E. G, Hill Co., 

 Richmond, Ind., brought Rose Premier. 

 From Canada came J. H. Dunlop and 

 his cross of Shawyer and Russell. A. N. 

 Pierson, Inc., was represented by Cru- 

 sader and Pilgrim, shown for Montgom- 

 ery Bros. 



Alfred Burton and Victor Groshens 

 staged wonderful Russell. The Florex 

 Gardens showed Prima Donna and Ed- 

 ward Towill exhibited Mrs. E. J. Stotes- 

 bury. 



Following Mr. Pierson 's extemporane- 

 ous remarks, W. H. Elliott, of Mad- 

 bury, N. H., and C. H. Totty, of Madi- 

 son, also spoke. 



Robert Scott & Son staged a choice 

 selection of seedling roses. 



Fine Roses, Carnations, Peas 



and all Seasonable Flowers 



Pbiladelphia Cut Flower Co, 



1517 Sansom Street, Philadelphia 

 We close at S p. m. 



Mention Th« Rerlfw when yon writ*. 



William Kleinheinz showed Calceo- 

 laria Stewartiana. 



A Bright Idea. 



Of that part of Philadelphia lying 

 west of the Schuylkill river. Fifty-sec- 

 ond street is the most enterprising busi- 

 ness section. The merchants whose 

 places of business are situated along 

 that thoroughfare vie with each other 

 in inventing devices to attract. They 

 tell each other how many thousand peo- 

 ple were in this or that store last Satur- 

 day night. What they can do is amaz- 



