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The Florists^ Review 



Febboabi 26, 1920 



Ferns 



Every day in the year we 

 can supply you with good 

 ferns. There is quite a sav- 

 ing when you buy good ferns, 

 and our price is less than 

 what you have to pay else- 

 where. 



FANCY FERNS 



Per 1000. $4.00 



DAGGER FERNS 



Per 1000, $3.00 



GREEN LEUCOTHOES 



Extra long, per 1000, $7.50 



GALAXy GrecB aad Bronze 



Per case. $12.50 



BIEXICAN IVY 



Per 1000. $7.50 



WUd Smilax - Boxwood 



Hemlock - Laurel 



Plumosus - Adiantum 



String SmIlaK 



THE LEO MESSEN CO. 



WHOLUALI FLOmSTS 



12th aod Race Sts., riDUDELriU, PIL 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Gardenias 



Until the end of the season we will be 

 very strong on good Gardenias. The 

 flowers that we handle are the best, 

 as good as any offered elsewhere. 



We represent the largest Gardenia growers in this 

 section. For that reason we are in a position to 

 take care of your requirements and fill your orders 

 to your satisfaction at the lowest market price. 

 Place a regular order with us for your weekly 

 requirements. 



There is a good supply of 

 the following items: 



Double Violets 



Sinsrle Violets 



Gardenias 



Orchids 



Freesia 



Valley 



Lilac 



Snapdragon 



Mignonette 



Primrose 



Sweet Peas 



Acacia 



Encourage sales in those 

 items in which the supply 

 is most dependable. 



PHUiADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The change, for so long expected, is 

 slowly coming. The market is easier, 

 not in carnations or in roses aa yet; 

 that will come later. Violets, calen- 

 dulas, daffodils and sweet peas lead in 

 the decline. The supply is a little 

 larger; the demand is slightly less. 

 Even BO, the market is brisk at high 

 prices. The weather has been so un- 

 favorable that production increases 

 slowly. The arrival of Lent has had 

 little effect on the demand. Good 

 judges agree that it is not Lent that 

 counts now; it is the fact that it comes 

 about the time when production natur- 

 ally increases with the approach of 

 spring. As Easter will be early this 

 year, Lent comes ahead of the first 

 touch of early spring sunshine. The 

 special feature of the market is the 

 value of flowers for the sick room and 

 for use in designs. 



Easter LUles. 



As Easter oomes on the first Sunday 

 in April, this coming month, March, 

 will be all-important in securing Easter 

 plants. As the lily is the most uncer- 

 tain of the leading Easter plants, a 

 word on the lily may be of interest. 

 Lilies, taking the whole country into 

 consideration, will not be equal to the 

 demand. From present appearances, 

 Philadelphia will have more lilies than 

 any other place in the country. The 

 lilies here promise to be fine. They 

 will be well timed. Today, with 

 Easter six weeks ahead, some plants 

 are just showing bud. It is probable 

 that Philadelphia can supply the short- 

 age in lilies in the territory within its 

 shipping distance. While the price is 

 high, it will not be so high as last 

 season. 



What to Orow. 



Carnations and roses have always 

 been the mainstay of the Philadel- 



BERGER BROS. 



Easter Lilies - Sweet Peas || 



Daffodils - Freesia - Violets - Valley 

 Snapdragon - Carnations - Roses 



1225 Race St. PHILADELPHIA 



Roses 

 Carnations 



Callas 

 Sweet Peas 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



PLUMOSUS 



StffaginJBndw 



ADIANTII 



and Green 

 of all kinds 



phia cut flower market, which supplies 

 an immense territory lying chiefly 

 south and west. The carnations have 

 been for the most part grown in 

 Chester and Lancaster counties, with 

 a few notable exceptions. The roses 

 have been, for the most part, gfro^Q i^ 

 Delaware and Montgomery counties, 

 with a few important exceptions. 

 There are indications today that the 

 growers of carnations in Lancaster and 

 Chester counties are preparing to turn 

 their attention from the growing of 

 carnations to the growing of roses. 

 With a view to finding out the proba- 

 ble effect of this change, should it be- 

 come general, Arthur A. Niessen was 

 asked a few questions on the subpect: 



First, can carnation growers of Lan- 

 caster and Chester counties produce 

 good roses f 



To this Mr. Niessen replied confi- 

 dently that they could. 



Second, would the change be advis- 

 able f 



L I LA C 



Peas, Freesiasy Roses, 



Carnations 



Snapdragons 



Fine Golden Spur 



Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1517 Saimm St rUadelplua, Pa. 



GEORGE AEUGLE, Pro p rie to r . 



On this point Mr. Niessen was doubt- 

 ful. He said that six or seven years 

 ago such a change might have been 

 good policy, but that now conditions 

 were entirely different. Carnations 

 are bringing excellent prices and they 

 are likely to continue tc do so. The 



