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The Florists^ Review 



August 14, 1919. 



There are always good 

 flowers to be had, but 

 we know a good many 

 retailers do not study 

 the condition of the 

 market sufficiently to 

 know iQ what lines they 

 can get the best value 

 for their money. 



We issue a Price List 

 for your convenience 

 and information. It is 

 a good habit to consult 

 our list every time you 

 place an order. 



Can we add your name 

 to our mailing list? 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



WHOLISALI FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., PIDLADELrilU, PA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



ASTERS AND GLADIOU 



continue to make up the bulk of the 

 flowers coming into the market. 



There is no shortage of good Asters with us. This week 

 we will have a good supply of indoor grown Asters, and 

 of the Semple Asters. The Best will cost you $4.00 and 

 $5.00 per 100-Good Asters $2.00 and $3.00-Shorts $1.50 

 per 1 CO. Thelale Asters generally are the Best of the 

 season. 



Gladioli, good varieties. $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 per 100. 

 We never had better Gladioli, both as to quality and vari- 

 eties. For $10.00 we will send you 300 good Gladioli. 



In Roses, Russell, -Maryland, Ophelia and Sunburst are 

 the best. We have a good supply of them every day, con- 

 sidered good stock for this time of year. 



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EARLY XLOSIRG 



WE CLOSE 



EVERY DAY 



AT 4 P. M. 



New Green 

 Galax 



$12.50 per case. 



Fine Large 

 Bronze Galax 



$12.50 per case. 



Dagger Ferns 



$2.50 per 1000; $2.00 per 

 1000 in case lots. 



You cannot buy better Ferns 

 at a higher price. 



Mention Th« ReTlew when yog write. 



dence of Mr. Kuehn in his younger days, 

 he says, lie will tool quite at home when 

 he gets there. 



The Florists' Club transportation com- 

 mittee has everything in readiness for 

 the S. A. F. convention trip. They 

 have arranged for a special parlor car 

 to leave here August 18, at 8:15 a. m., 

 via the Wabash railroad, arriving at 

 Detroit 10:10 p. m, the same day. The 

 party from here promises to be the 

 largest ever attending an S. A. F. con- 

 vention. J- J- ^■ 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



August 9 closed the dullest week of 

 the summer. There was a light supply 

 of flowers and a lighter demand for 

 them. The buyers naturally wanted the 

 best for their Orders, but even the best 

 were not all sold and much more of the 

 ordinary grades of flowers were left 



over. , n- , 



There are signs that the gladiolus, 

 80 far the leading outdoor flower of 

 the season, will be replaced by the aster. 

 Herada and Pendleton are being re- 

 placed bv Augusta and Niagara and the 

 finest spikes appear to be passing the 

 height of their season. 



Astermums, the name given the mum- 

 like asters, are a little more plentiful and 

 the earlv varieties of asters are being 

 replaced by the later and finer sorts. 

 Astermums are preferred at the higher 

 price, by buyers who want good stock, 

 to the ordinary asters. 



Roses are a little more plentiful. The 

 early flowers from the new crop are 

 replacing the late flowers from the old 

 crop. This means better flowers, but 

 poorer stems. 



Supplementary. 



It often happens that the growers 

 cannot go to town to look over the mar- 

 ket when they would like to do so. One 

 of the aims "of this column is to serve 



BERGER BROS. 



GLADIOLI 



Panama, America, Niagara, King, Pendleton, Cardinal and other leading 

 sorts. Exceptionally well grown. Large shipments, fresh daily. 



ASTERS 



ALL SUMMER CUT FLOWERS 



1225 Race St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



A full line of 



all seasonable 



Cut flowers 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



GREENS 



ofallkinds 



Roses, Asters, Carnations, Dahlias and Gladioli 



Send Us a Trial Order. 



PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 

 1615 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Huch growers. It is becoming daily 

 clearer that the increased cost of grow- 

 ing can be readily met by growing fine 

 flowers. It cannot be met with poor 

 ones. Deep colors, fancy colors and 

 mixed colors can be sold to advantage 

 at times only. Clear, light colors can 

 be sold to advantage nearly all the 

 time. There are one or two exceptions 

 to this rule. Getting the flowers to 

 market in perfect condition is absolute- 

 ly necosaary. 



To the Slope. 

 .7. T). Kisele, president of Henry A. 



Dreer, Inc., and Mrs. Eisele left their 

 home in Riverton, X. J., for a trip to 

 the Pacific slope Thursday, August 7. 

 They spent part of August 8 and 9 in 

 Chicago and then left for St. Paul. 

 Monday, August 11, was spent looking 

 over the gardens so carefully laid out 

 by Theodore Wirth, in Minneapolis. 

 They then left for Yellowstone park, 

 where it was planned to spend five days 

 seeing the natural wonders. The trip, 

 which was carefully arranged by George 

 J). Clark, includes stops at Portland, 

 San Francisco, Los Angeles and Salt 



