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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 27, 1920. 



of natural flowers would ascend to un- 

 heard-of heights and profiteering ar- 

 ticles would be prominent in every daily 

 paper. These artificial designs, lacking 

 in sentiment as they probably are, seem 

 necessary at this season, for only a frac- 

 tional part of the orders could be filled 

 with natural flowers. 



Lilacs in the Arnold Arboretum will 

 be in excellent bloom for Memorial day. 

 The large ornamental mains collection 

 is now at its best. All deciduous trees 

 and shrubs are blooming with wonder- 

 ful profusion. 



There should be a notable display of 

 iris at Horticultural hall June 5 and 

 6. The germanica section will be in 

 fine flower for that date. There will 

 also be many other seasonable flowers. 

 May 16 over 4,000 visited the exhibition 

 between the hours of 2 and 6 p. m., 

 principally to view the Burrage orchid 

 display. W. N. C. 



FHIIiADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



It is a surprising fact that the official 

 record for the first twenty-two days of 

 May shows the temperature to have 

 been exactly the same as last May, 

 within one-half of one degree. Perhaps 

 it is this fact that kept the market 

 as good as it was and not worse. 



The weather last week was cool. The 

 beginning and the end of the week were 

 active; mid-week was dull. Taken all 

 in all, the supply far exceeded the de- 

 mand, with a single exception, peonies. 



Peonies form the important subject 

 of the hour. Will they be in for Me- 

 morial day? The general opinion is 

 that most of them will not, that we 

 shall have peonies in fair numbers, 

 made up of the vanguard of the local 

 and of the southern stock, but that 

 most of the locally grown peonies will 

 be late. This is important, for it means 

 that the finest peonies will not be in 

 time for their harvest. It also means 

 that flowers are likely to be higher in 

 price than they should be for Memorial 

 day and lower in price than they should 

 be in June, for it is hard to market a 

 heavy peony crop in June. A few warm 

 days this week would be a godsend to 

 the cut flower market. 



A Profit or Loss. 



The question that is troubling most 

 of us just now is whether we are going 

 to be able to stand the increase in cost 

 of production. That is, whether the 

 advance in salaries that is going stead- 

 ily on and the advance in coal that is 

 coming will be met by a corresponding 

 advance in the price of our cut flow- 

 ers and plants. With this thought in 

 mind, the question was put to Leo Nies- 

 sen. The selection of Mr. Niesscn was 

 simply an inspiration of tlie moment, 

 not planned ahead. Second thought 

 shows tliat it was a happy thought, for 

 Mr. Niessen has the best interest of 

 our profession at heart. So the ques- 

 tion was put. The answer came like a 

 flash. This was a surprise, for Mr. 

 Xiessen makes it a rule to take thirty 

 seconds before answering anything, so 

 as to avoid saying foolish things. That 

 showed that he too was thinking about 

 it. Here is the answer exactly as it 

 was given: "No, there is not the 

 slightest assurance that the extra cost 

 will be offset by the extra price, but 

 there is every reason to believe that it 

 will. Everybody's pay roll is increas- 

 ing and no one can build for anywhere 



June 



the Month for 



Weddings and School 



Commencements 



We offer you a splendid supply of Cut Flowers. 



Burton's Beauties, the Best coming to Philadelphia. We 

 have the assurance of our grower that Beauties will be better 

 this year, and that he will have an ample supply. 



In Roses we offer you a large supply of Russell — Premier — 

 Columbia— Hadley — Double White Killarney. They are all 

 good summer varieties. For good quality and value we rec- 

 ommend the medium and longer grades. Prices are reasonable, 

 and you can well afford to buy the Best, 



If you want something special in Roses we suggest 



RUSSELL and HADLEY 



30 to 36-inch stems, $35.00 per hundred. They will surely 

 please the most particular customers. If you want your orders 

 filled on time and to your satisfaction you should send them 

 to us. 



THE 



Branches: 



BALTIMORE 

 WASHINGTON 



LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



1201-3-5 Race St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Mpntion The Review when yon write. 



BERGER BROTHERS 



PEONIES - CARNATIONS - VALLEY 



FOR DECORATION DAY 



All Seasonable Cut Flowers 



1609 Sansom Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Roses 

 Carnations 

 Snapdragon 

 Sweet Peas 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



PLUNOSUS 



Strinits and Bunches 



ADIANTUN 



and Greens 

 of all kinds 



near the cost of the greenhouses now 

 standing. The whole matter is simply 

 a question of supply and demand." 

 Continuing, Mr. Niessen said: "I think 

 the real solution lies in producing more 



flowers in winter. There is a strong 

 feeling in favor of economizing on coal. 

 This is a mistake. It naturally results 

 in a small supply of flowers during the 

 winter and a large supply in the spring, 



