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The Florists' Review 



June 10, 1920. 



Milwaukee Avenue Greenhouses, has 

 added a Dodge delivery car to his 

 equipment. 



The Lincoln Flower Shop, formerly 

 owned by Harry Lewis, has been pur- 

 chased by George Weingarten and a 

 Mr. Linday, who was employed for a 

 number of years by the Victoria Flower 

 Shop, Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Linday is 

 manager of the store. R. H. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The first week in June has seen a 

 disastrous change in the market. There 

 is business, more than usual at this time, 

 but there are three times too many 

 flowers. This is due to the arrival of 

 the peony army in full force. Add to 

 this that many peonies are going into 

 cold storage as soon as they arrive and 

 that many more will never be cut and 

 the situation is clear. 



The market started well on the holi- 

 day proper, Monday, May 31. It was a 

 half day with many florists, yet there 

 was enough business to absorb much of 

 the stock offered. Despite any number 

 of weddings and commencements, for 

 which flowers were freely used, a change 

 was apparent the following day. By 

 Wednesday the peonies were coming so 

 freely that, added to the already large 

 supply, the accumulation in the whole- 

 sale houses became hopeless. They came 

 from Maryland, they came from 

 Delaware, they came from New 

 Jersey, they came from Pennsylvania. 

 They came in such numbers that there 

 was no price for them. Before Memo- 

 rial day good peonies brought $15 per 

 hundred, while really select stock that 

 was open brought $20 and everything fit 

 sold. After Memorial day the best 

 peonies brought $8 per hundred and if 

 that offer was not instantly taken some 

 one else would offer some nearly as good 

 at $6, ditto at $5, ditto at $4. Peonies 

 could be bought on the wharf, it was 

 said, and I do not question the truth of 

 the statement, at from $1.50 to $2. 

 Probably they were a bit mussed and not 

 even as to openness or choice as to 

 varieties; still they were peonies and 

 they had their voice in the general 

 market. 



The result of all this deluge of stock 

 was that the wholesalers rose to the 

 occasion; they acted in self-preservation. 

 Confident in the market throughout 

 June and July, they put all the peonies 

 possible into cold storage. Then they 

 accepted every kind of order, simply see- 

 ing that their regular customers got the 

 cream of the stock; in other words, that 

 they got full value. 



Then they checked production; that is, 

 they stopped receiving peonies. First 

 they declined all proposals from new 

 shippers; then they limited their peony 

 shipments to their shippers. 



Other flowers have, of course, sadly 

 fallen, carnations most of all. The street 

 gets carnations now — a surprising 

 change. 



Roses are doing a little better. Oddly 

 enough, there is no special demand for 

 Beauties. 



Sweet peas arc almost out of the 

 market save for a few early outdoor 

 flowers, which sell readily. Snapdragon 

 is doing much better as the season draws 

 to a close. Orchids are in demand at 

 unheard-of prices. Valley is over out- 

 doors. The market is supplied by frame- 



The Four Best 

 Summer Roses 



Russell, Columbia, Hadley 

 Double White Killarney 



These varieties are of an unusually fine 

 quality, in fact better than you would 

 expect to find them at this time of the 

 year. You can well afford to buy the best, 

 as prices are very reasonable. 



Peonies 



On account of the late season they 

 are unusually fine. Any quantity, 

 in white, and several shades of pink. 

 $4.00 to $8.00 per 100 



Beauties 



On account of the large supply we 

 can give you every advantage of 

 market conditions. We have good 

 Beauties in the three top grades. 



Rambler Rose Sprays 



Dorothy Perkins and Tausendschoen 



We can furnish them in any quantity, but must have several days' notice. 



Delphinium Belladonna 



Plenty of it during this month 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Branches: 1201-3-5 Race St. 



WASHINGTON A *THI-fcA.JL^lliL*» lTl£r\ 



BERGER BROTHERS 

 PEONIES 



CARNATIONS VALLEY 



ULIES CORNFLOWER 



All Seasonable Cut Flowers 



1609 Sansom Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



Roses 

 Carnations 

 Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PLUNOSUS 



strings and Bunches 



ADIANTIM 



and Greens 

 of all kinds 



grown and greenhouse-grown stock in 

 moderate numbers. 



There ar4 centaureas and feverfew as 

 heralds of summer, also lots of corn- 

 flowers. 



Lilies do not sell; greens do. 



The Club's Party. 



The Hotel Adelphia was the scene 

 of a delightful gathering the evening 

 of Wednesday, June 2. The powers that 

 be sensibly decided that, as the Florists' 



