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The Florists' Review 



May 6, IMO 



must have been disappointed in the 

 amount of booty they obtained. 



Andrew Christensen, of Stoneham, 

 one of our largest carnation specialists, 

 is bringing in a fine lot of Delphinium 

 Belladonna, which proves to be a popu- 

 lar spring flower. His plants were 

 grown in raised benches. Select spikes 

 bring $5 to $6 per dozen at wholesale. 



At Penn's a large window filled with 

 Asplenium Nidus-avis, the bird's-nest 

 fern, in all stages of growth, from 

 spores just germinating to large speci- 

 mens, has attracted great attention of 

 late. May 1 a window of May day 

 suggestions showed some tasteful ar- 

 rangements. Large wedding orders 

 were executed April 30 and May 1. 



Thomas Roland is busy replanting 

 his large rose houses at Revere. He 

 will increase his plantings considerably 

 of Premier and Columbia, will retain 

 Ward, Ophelia and Hadley and will add 

 some Double "White Killarney. At 

 Nahant he is now almost sold out of 

 French hydrangeas, but has a fine lot 

 of Dorothy Perkins and Tausendschoen 

 roses. 



There will be a prize exhibition at 

 [OoDtiDued on ita^^e 97.] 



PHUiADEIfHIA. 



The Market. 

 A rather quiet week closed briskly 

 with May day. Cool weather with 

 cloudy skies reduced the supply of 

 flowers. Prices on carnations advanced 

 Saturday, while prices on roses became 

 firmer, improving the average price. 

 The heavy cuts of snapdragons and of 

 sweet peas have passed. Outdoor lilac 

 from near-by has come. It is bringing 

 good money, which is the street phrase 

 for excellent value. The general de- 

 mand is for medium-grade stock rather 

 than for fancy quality. Lilies are 

 rather less abundant, which is a mighty 

 good thing, for there have been many 

 more lilies, both Easter and callas, than 

 were needed. Prices on both have been 

 quite low. Outdoor valley has come; 

 the greenhouse-grown spikes are pre- 

 ferred. The first peonies have arrived 

 from the south. Greens are in demand. 

 The outlook for May is promising. 



The A. B. C. of Sansom Street. 

 A is for Aeugle of Phila. cut fame. 

 B is for Berger — John's his first 



name. 



C is for Campbell— the lily he grows. 



G stands for Gannon, as all the world 

 knows. 



Outdoor Summer Flowers. 



The florist who can grow outdoor 

 summer flowers for cutting to supply 

 the wholesale market is a rare and high- 

 ly prized consignor. The matter is 

 simple, but it requires qualities diffi- 

 cult to obtain. The florist must be a 

 good grower, know what to grow, be 

 hard-working, persevering and willing 

 to take a chance on having the results 

 of his work swept away by unfavorable 

 conditions sometimes beyond control. 

 The profit in growing cut flowers out- 

 doors frequently lies in production out 

 of season, because the main crop is apt 

 to come at a time when everybody else 

 has that particular flower and prices are 

 low The principal outdoor flowers 

 grown for market today are alyssum, 

 asters, astermums, candytuft, chrys- 

 anthemums, coreopsis, cosmos, dahlias, 

 delphinium, gaillardia, gladioli and 

 sweet peas. Of these, asters dahlias, 

 trladioli and sweet peas really belong to 



ROSES 



Are the most important item in cut flowers during the 

 month of May. In quality, Quantity and vahie th^y 

 lead the entire market. We have more of the better 

 varieties of Roses now than we have ever had before, ana 

 principally Russell. 



Premier, Columbia, Shawyer, Hadley, Sunburst, Ophelia 

 and Double White Killarney are other varieties that we 

 recommend. 



Beauties we can furnish of a good quality and you wiU 

 find that we can supply Beauties if they are to be had 

 anywhere. 



EASTER LILIES 



They are well grown, mostly 24 inches and over. Our 

 growers cut them in bud or partly open, just in the 

 right condition for shipping. 



Some day you will want flowers in a hurry. Try us out. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



1201-3-5 Race St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Branches: 



BALTIMORE 

 WASHINGTON 



BERGER BROTHERS 



Wholesale Florists 



Have REMOVED to fine new quarters at 



1609 Sansom Street 



CALL- You will be welcome PHILADEILPHIA 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



Roses 

 Cunations 

 Snipdngon 

 Sweet Peas 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



PLUHOSUS 



Strings and Bunches 



ADIANTON 



and Greens 

 of all kinds 



the specialist rather than to the grower 

 of general stock. The florist who can 

 produce these outdoor flowers in quan- 

 tity and get them to market in good 

 shape and take defeat manfully, should 



" 'otne, will be a valuable consignor to 

 '111- wholesaler. 



The Eussell-Premier Baee. 



Thf advertisement of the S. 8. Pen- 



