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I'he Horists^ Review 



Jdnk 3, 1920 



outdoor valley is over, the indoor stock 

 is finding a ready market at $8 per hun- 

 dred. The Memorial day business this 

 year has exceeded that of all other 

 years. 



Various Notes. 



C. E. Critchell is still receiving some 

 fine cape jasmines from the south and 

 also some good gladioli. 



From the manner in which Arthur 

 Becker, of the Avondale Floral Co., has 

 been flying around the market, that firm 

 appears to be doing an unusual amount 

 of business. 



The Cincinnati Cut Flower Exchange 

 is receiving some fine snapdragons. 



G. A. Beckmann, Middletown, O., mo- 

 tored to Cincinnati to get Memorial day 

 stock. 



H. W. Sheppard has had plenty of 

 graduation work in the last week and 

 also some funeral work. G. H. K. 



C. E. Critchell has announced that 

 during June, July and August his store 

 will close Sundays and at 5 p. m. week 

 days. "Cincinnati has adopted the one 

 hour more daylight plan, which is one 

 hour ahead of central time," reads his 

 notice. 



H. E. Klunder has left the employ of 

 H. W. Sheppard and returned to Toledo. 



PHIIJU>ELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The last week of May began dully, 

 with listless trading and stories of sur- 

 prisingly cheap sales, and ended with 

 a great rush for Memorial day. Flow- 

 ers arrived in large quantities and went 

 out about as fast as they came in, right 

 up to the close of business Saturday 

 night. The strength of the demand lay 

 in the shipping orders. They came 

 largely from the battle town up the 

 state, but they came from everywhere 

 most generously. Usually the local 

 business amounts to little at Memorial 

 day. The fashionable city stores do 

 not feel the demand then and the 

 suburban stores that do feel it draw 

 largely from their own neighborhood. 

 This time it was different. The local 

 business was excellent. The cemetery 

 and suburban buyers bought heavily in 

 the wholesale houses, while in the cen- 

 ter of the city stores were busier than 

 usual. This was due to the one big dis- 

 appointment of Memorial day — the 

 peony missed the train. Of course 

 there were peonies. Some came from 

 Virginia; some came from places right 

 here. But there was no quantity of 

 these. Orders were almost invariably 

 cut, while the orders refused were far 

 more numerous than the orders accepted 

 and sent. Who can tell of the orders 



V that were-m)t given JiecauaeJut_waa.be- 



lieved useless — a sheer waste of time? 



Prices varied more than usual at a 

 holiday. This was partly due to the 

 great difference in quality of the stock 

 offered, but mainly to the difference in 

 methods employed. The men who make 

 the market at Christmas and at Easter 

 felt that with the quantity of stock 

 available high prices were not justified, 

 while those who suffer most in times of 

 depression felt that this was a chance 

 to square up that must not be neglected. 



Peonies brought $15 and even $20 per 

 hundred. They were really fine. Car- 

 nations brought $6, $8 and $10, with 

 Laddie at $12 to $15 and white away 



For the Month of June 

 for Commencement Exercises 

 and June Weddings 



we suggest PEONIES. Our local crop will be 

 in full bloom during June. We can furnish you 

 any quantity of them, and the choicest stock 

 grown in this section. 



Our Peonies will be just in the right condition at 

 the time of shipment to give you the most satis- 

 faction. If you can use Peonies in large quantity 

 let us quote you our special prices. 



BEAUTIES 



Mostly Specials 



VALLEY 



Limited supply 



CATTLEYAS 



Very fine stock 



DELPHINIUM 



Belladonna — light blue 



ROSES 



Mostly of the better varieties such as Russell, Columbia, 

 Hadley, Ophelia and Double White Killarney. 



Roses will undoubtedly be the main feature in the cut flower 

 market during the month of June. You can depend on us 

 for the best in Roses to be had in our market. 



THE 



Branches: 



BALTIMORE 

 WASHINGTON 



LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



1201-3-5 Race St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Mpntlon The Review when yon write. 



BERGER BROTHERS 

 PEONIES 



CARNATIONS VALLEY 



LILIES CORNFLOWER 



All Seasonable Cut Flowers 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



Roses 

 Cirnations 

 Sntpdrigon 

 Sweet Peas 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



PLUNOSUS 



Strings and Bunches 



ADIANTDH 



and Greens 

 of all kinds 



down and hard to sell at that, for cheer- 

 ful colors arc wanted for Memorial day. 

 Eoses sold at from $3 to $10, with a 

 few fancy at $12 to $15. Russell went 

 at $25 and Beautv at $62.50. The bulk of 



the roses went at from $6 to $8. Gen- 

 erally speaking, other flowers sold ex- 

 tremely well, while greens were actually 

 scarce and extremely high in price. 

 Taken all in all, it was a wonderful 



