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The Florists' Review 



March 25, 1920 



All indications so far 

 point to a very busy 



Easter Week 



If you have not ordered 



in sufficient quantity, 



do so at once 



There will be plenty of 



GOOD ORCHIDS 



Do not omit 



GARDENIAS 



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from your order. We 

 ! have the largest sup- 

 ply in the market. 



Write us about any spec- 

 ial requirements for Eas- 

 ter, and we will give it 

 careful attention. 



THE LEO RIESSEN CO. 



WHOLISALI FLOmSTS 



12th and Race Sts., niLADELrilU, fk. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



SWEET PEAS 



We are glad to say that we can offer 

 this item in quantity for Easter. We 

 have never been able to give our cus- 

 tomers all the Peas they wanted at 

 Easter, but we expect to be in a posi- 

 tion to give them to you this year. 

 Most of our growers have a splendid 

 crop in sight, and we see no reason 

 why your orders should not be filled 

 complete. There is no other item on 

 our list for Easter that shows any bet- 

 ter value than Sweet Peas, particularly 

 for corsages. 



What is worthy of men- 

 tion is the good quality 

 of our 



Snapdragon 



Several shades, some 

 yellow and white. 



Cut Lilies for Easter 



We have a splendid lot 

 of LILIES, long stems, 

 perfect flowers. 



Violets 



Lady Campbells and 

 New York Doubles 



If weather conditions are 

 favorable, they will be of 

 a very good quality. 



Recent visitors to the trade include 

 R. E. Blackshaw, of the Ove Gnatt Co., 

 La Porte, Ind.; Martin Reukauf, of 

 H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa.; S. W. Morgan, of Le Roy, N. Y.; 

 Manuel Oppenhoini, of Glean, N. Y., and 

 W. H. Workman, of Oswego, N. Y. 



P^ J. Keller, of J. B. Keller Sons, was 

 one, of the visitors fo the New York 

 flower show last week. 



Mrs. E. M. Do Klyne was absent from 

 business dtiring the greater part of last 

 week through sickness. Mrs. Arvilla 

 Smith, of H. E. Wilson'* force, has had 

 a hard time this winter, having been 

 siAk the greater part of it. James 

 Sj*b^t, of H. Schlegel's Sons, has also 

 bo<^*"Confl|ied to his home, as also have 

 Mite-ihid Mrs. C. W. Curtis, of Irondc- 



(mj^kk N. ir. 



^I^^Patjfick 's day again proved to be 

 q\iA^ bugy, ^ith the general sale of 

 gr^eiji .carnations, a charity ball and sev- 

 orp3,i miapE flections. Fortunately, 

 white flowers were plentiful and the sale 

 was good. Suitable decorations were 

 seen in all florists' windows, with sham- 

 rocks, harps, pipes and green flags in 

 profusion. 



A herald of spring was seen in the 

 window of Salter Bros, last week, when 

 a large limb of cherry blooms attracted 

 many passers-by. This was placed in 

 the back of the window, with a splendid 

 .selection of potted plants in the fore- 

 ground. H. J. H. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



"I think that the worst is over." 

 William J. Moore voiced the general 

 opinion of the. wholesalers at the close 

 of the third and most disastrous week 

 in March. 



Carnations have fared about as well 



BERGER BROTHERS 



EASTER LILIES-Very Fine 



$25 and $30 per 100 



VALLEY — Now and for Easter 



Plenty of good Sweet Peas, Daffodils 

 Violets and Carnations 



1225 Race Street s PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Berlew when 70U write. 



Roses 

 Carnations 



CaUas 

 Sweet Peas 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street. 

 PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^ 



UentloD Tk« Bcrlaw when 70a write. 



PLUNOSUS 



Strings anJ BanckM 



ADIANTUN 



and Green 

 of all kinds 



as anything. Supply and demand have 

 been fairly well balanced at the pre- 

 vailing market prices of $6 to $8 per 

 hundred. The chief difficulty with car- 

 nations lies in the splits and culls that 

 are more noticeable at the close of a 

 hard winter. St. Patrick's day had 

 some effect on white carnations, but 

 not enough to advance the price, which 

 did, however, increase in some quarters 

 on the unexpected demand that sprang 

 up at the end of the week, presumably 

 for use in the churches. 



Sweet peas are exceedingly plentiful. 

 The' price depends a good deal on the 

 quantity desired. For instance, a cus- 

 tomer who wants 100 extra fine peas 



pays $2.50, while the customer who 

 can use 1,000 can have them for a much 

 lower figure, sometimes for 10 cents, 

 taking them as they run. In other 

 words, sweet peas are plentiful and they 

 deteriorate rapidly when carried long. 



The general market conditions have 

 been discouraging. Flowers needed a 

 lot of pushing; even then success was 

 only partial. Prices were low and irreg- 

 ular and some stock remained unsold. 

 The outlook for a good supply at Easter 

 is excellent. There will be lots of cut 

 lilies and, given a reasonable amount of 

 sunshine, there will be lots of sweet 

 peas. There will be enough of the other 

 flowers to make up a good assortment. 



