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The Florists' Review 



Januaey 1, 1920. 



WE HAVE : 



Wild Smilax 



in stock most of the time, 

 and can ship on receipt of 

 your order. $6.50 per case. 



Mexican Ivy 



$7.60 per 1000. 



Fancy Ferns 



$3.50 per 1000. 



Dagger Ferns 



$3.00 per 1000. 



Green Leucothoe 



Extra long, $7.50 per 1000. 



Plumosus 

 Adiantum 

 Galax 

 Smilax 

 Hemlock 



A complete list of all the 

 Greens you need every day. 



THE LEO NIESSEII CO. 



WNOLISALI FLOMSTS 



12th and Race Sts., rmUDELriU, fk. 



BALTIMORE, MP. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



IN ROSES 



We can oflfer you a larger supply andlmore quality 

 and value than in any other line. 



BEAUTIES 



We will have a good supply of them during January, 

 and can fill your orders on short notice. You will find 

 our Beauties as fine as they can be grown . If you need 

 good Beauties, always remember we can fill your orders. 



Russell, Columbia, Premier, Hadley, Rich- 

 mond, Ophelia, Double White Killarney 



All the best varieties on the market today. A good 

 supply of all grades. 



KILLARNEY and BRILLIANT-We recommend the 

 longer grades for the best value. Killarneys are at their 

 best NOW. 



Snapdragon 



Mostly Pink, some Yellow 

 and White. $2.00 to $3.00 doz. 



Mignonette 



Extra large spikes, very fine. 

 .. $10.00 per 100. 



White Lilac 



$2.50 per bunch. 



Poinsettias 



$5.00 to $6.00 per doz. 



Pussy Willow 



50c and 75c per bunch. 



Cypripediums 



$3.00 per doz. 



Narcissi 



Stevia 

 New York Violets 



In quantity. 



Mentton Tli(> Rerlrw when 7011 write. 



ished daisies, with fine specimen ferns, 

 were the chief lines of plants. This 

 morning there was one lone daisy left 

 in the store. When I asked how it 

 escaped, I was told that it was not a 

 good specimen and should not have been 

 sent in. This firm had a batch of about 

 500 Easter lilies, which proved a big 

 help, as they have a lot of church work 

 and these lilies with poinsettias make 

 a fine decoration. Here again I heard 

 that the cut flower business surpassed 

 that of former years and that they had 

 no trouble in getting the prices they 

 were obliged to ask. 



James Hamilton, at 509 North Charles 

 street, was entirely cleaned up; not a 

 plant was in sight. Mr. Hamilton had 

 his rose crop timed well, for besides 

 supplying his own needs he was send- 

 ing to the Pennock Co. as fine a lot of 

 roses as one would wish to see. 



While it was impossible to get around 

 to everyone, I met many of the others 

 at the wholesale houses. Everyone re- 

 ports business beyond expectations. 



Tate. 



FHII.ADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



It was a white Christmas. It was an 

 exceedingly active Christmas — the ques- 

 tion of whether it was a plant Christ- 

 mas or a cut flower Christmas is out 

 of date, a thing of the past. There were 

 not enough of either of them. Prices 

 were high. It could not be helped; it 

 costs to produce nowadays. 



The wholesalers and growers did ex- 

 traordinarily well. Both cut flowers and 

 plants sold out nearly clean at the 

 advanced prices made necessary by the 

 higher cost of production. The retailers 

 did not all do quite so well. They had 

 a good Christmas with a few exceptions, 

 but it was not so good as might have 

 been expected. Their chief complaint 

 was on plants, which did not furnish the 

 relief from high cut flower prices 

 afforded in former years. 



BERGER BROS. 



Wish You a Glad New Year 



THE FINEST 



CARNATIONS, VIOLETS, ROSES, 

 PAPER WHITES, STEVIA 



1225 Race St. PHILADELPHIA 



Roses 

 Camtions 



Callas 

 Sweet Peas 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PLUMOSUS 



Striag* aid BoBcke* 



ADUNTUN 



and Greens 

 of all kin d 



The bulk of the cut flower business 

 was done in roses, the retailers feeling 

 that at listed prices they were better 

 value than any other flowers. The reds 

 were not nearly so plentiful as in former 

 years. For them extraordinary prices 

 were paid. Beauties brought $150 per 

 hundred straight, ungraded. Hadley 

 brought from $125 down to $40 per 

 hundred. The balance of the list brought 

 about the figures listed last week. A 

 feature of the market was that there 

 was much less last-minute business than 

 usual. This was mainly due to the short 

 supply. 



Prices have fallen since Christmas, 

 but the market is so bare of stock that 

 just a little business would put them 

 higher. The shipments are light. 



The Commission House. 



I am frequently asked the question, 

 "Is this or that commission house 

 honest?" Certainly it is. I believe all to 



LILAC 



Peas, Stevia, Roses, 

 Carnations 

 Snapdragons 

 Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1517 Sansom St. Phfladelplua, Pa. 



GEORGE AEUGLE, Proprietor. 



be absolutely honest. Then why did they 

 make such and such returns? Here the 

 questions vary. Sometimes it is that the 

 stock did not bring what it should, some- 

 times that the price is lumped, and so 

 on. These questions usuallv come from 



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