Sefte^mber 11, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



41 



DAHLIAS 



ARABELLA, SYLVIA, JACK ROSE, and other early varieties are 

 arriving in quantity. We offer a large assortment of the best cut flower 

 sorts according to their season at 



$3.00, $4.00» $S.OO, $6.00 per lOO. 



If ordered one day ahead we can ship direct from the Dahlia farms, 

 thus avoiding possible bruising in rehandling. Season orders solicited, 

 daily, tri-weekly, or weekly deliveries. 



Everything in Cut Flowers, Plants, Greens, Ribbons and Supplies. 



Baslneas Hoars: 

 Commencinc September 15, 7 A. BI. to 5 P. BI. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



Til* WhoUcal* Florists of PhiUdolpkia 

 1608-SO Lndlow Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



New York Baltimore Washington 



in Weat Z8th StrMt FnuikUn and 8t. Paul Sta. 181C H StreM, N.W. 



Mention Tbe BeTJew when yon write. 



ASTERS :: GLADIOLI 



WM. J. BAKER 



Wliol«Mtl« Florist 

 12 South Molo StTMt, PhiUdelphw, Pa. 



dent that occurred a few days ago. 

 "Our salesman visited Kennett to try 

 to interest the growers there in tank- 

 age. At one place a test was applied 

 that is new to me. A little tankage 

 was put in water, then lime was added; 

 This released the ammonia in the tank- 

 age. The smell was fierce. The grower 

 was pleased. He immediately ordered a 

 lot, remarking that there was plenty 

 of ammonia in that tankage." 



Bulbs. 



Two important incidents in the bulb 

 situation occurred this week. The first 

 was the receipt of a dispatch from the 

 Island of Guernsey stating that the 

 bulb crop there is a failure. This es- 

 pecially affects the so-called yellow Pa- 

 per Whites, Narcissus Soleil d'Or. The 

 second was the arrival of the first cargo 

 of Dutch bulbs. This means that Dutch 

 bulbs are here on time this season — one 

 montli earlier than for the last two 

 years. The invoice indicates that Dutch 

 bulbs will be in full supply. French 

 Paper White narcissi are here, but 

 French Roman hyacinths arc a failure 

 this season. 



A Lesson. 



".Tiist look at these two catalogues 

 side by side. One has a plain cover, 

 the other has a cover illustrated in col- 

 ors. Which one would you naturally 

 choose to glance over? Why, the illus- 

 trated one, pf course. People have criti- 

 cized the illustrated covers. They said 

 it made a florist's catalogue look like 

 one of our retail catalogues. What if it 

 does? Our sales of the things you see 

 on these covers have increased enor- 

 mously. Isn't that proof that florists 

 study catalogue covers? When you 

 have a good thing it is good business 

 to let florists see it." 



Kentias. 



One of the most complete collections 

 of kontias that have ever been seen at 

 Riverton is now on view in the green- 





iiiiunnmnninannnnKi 



EDWARD REID 



Offers for 



September 



In sup«rb quality. In larg* 

 numbarsy of all colors. 



ROSES 



Columbia, very fine 

 Ophelia is recommended 

 Victory, formerly Kaiserin 



GLADIOLI 



ALL SEASONABLE 

 CUT FLOWERS 



Wlion TlioT'ro Rold'a* Thoy'ro RlKbt 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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houses of Henry A. Dreer, Inc. The col- 

 lection comprises both imported and 

 home-grown, in both the leading vari- 

 eties, Belmoreana and Forsteriana, every 

 size, in large specimens, in medium and 

 in small. The lot reflected great credit 

 on the enterprise shown in assembling 

 them and in their culture. 



Various Notes. 



H. H. Battles has subscribed $500 to 

 the publicity campaign. 



William Dunning, for over twenty-five 

 years with Julius Wolff, Jr., resigned his 

 position September 6. 



J. D. Twombly, of Boston, was here 

 recently. 



The September meeting of the Ger- 

 niantown Horticultural Society was held 

 in the library of Vernon park Septem- 

 ber 8. Wild flow^ers were discussed. 



Fred J. Michell divides his time be- 

 tween his business in this city and his 

 summer cottage at Avalon, N, J. 



Paul S. Keyser, superintendent of 

 parks at Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Key- 

 ser were here recently. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons had a large 

 order for the ball of the Knights Temp- 

 lar this week. It was the first big af- 

 fair of the season. 



Harry O. May and John N. May, Jr., 

 of Summit, N. J., visited this city and 

 Norwood with Robert A, Craig Sep- 

 tember 6. 



The Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. is 

 receiving wonderfully fine dahlias. The 

 varieties include Juliana, white; Se- 

 quoia, bronze; Mina Burgle, red, and 

 George Wolfram, pink and white. 



Mrs. J. H. Claus and Henry Claus re- 

 turned to the city September 2. 



THE HOUSE OF MERIT 

 FLORISTS' SUPPUBS 



JOS. 8. lEIDINaER CO 



1309-11 N. Socoad Street 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The RctIcw when ywi writ.. 



Big Money in Grave Markers ^^S?d. 



Wanted quotations on Jap. Friei*, Fiber Ribbon, ate. 



Pot eovan, 10-in.. whole willow, Sept. (ielivery, $9.60 dot. 



CASH. 



STEIN'S FLORAL SUPPLY, ^,^p^.?*p1*' 



Mention The ReTlew when yoB write. 



The steamer Sloterdyk arrived at this 

 port September -l with .300 cases of 

 Dutch bulbs for Henry F. Michell. 



Fred Hahman was even more of a per- 

 sonage in bee circles than in flower cir- 

 cles. He was a great bee enthusiast and 

 went about much in the interest of the 

 National Bee Association. Phil. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



The Market. 



Summer flowers are on the wane. The 

 supply of these all through August was 

 small and now it is more so. A retro- 

 spect of last month's business shows it 

 to have been a little better than that of 

 other Augusts, in spite of the drought 

 and the scarcity of stock. Poor flowers 

 were plentiful enough; it was the good 

 stock that was hard to procure, but now 

 all flowers are declining. 



It is just that time in the year be- 

 tween seasons when there is little to be 

 had. Gladioli and asters are gradually 



