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The Florists' Review 



June 24, 1920 



E. J. Weaver called the meeting to 

 order. The annual club picnic will be> 

 held July 15 at Eoeky Springs. The 

 club will entertain at the same time 

 the members of the Chester County Flo- 

 rists ' Club. The members of the com- 

 mittee in charge are B. F. Barr, Elmer 

 J. Weaver, L. S. Landis and Mrs. Al- 

 bert M. Herr. 



Mr. Giblin and his son, of Giblin & 

 Co., Utiea, N. Y., were present and Mr. 

 Giblin read a paper filled with good sug- 

 gestions. 



After adjournment, refreshments were 

 served and a pleasant social hour was 

 spent. 



Various Notes. 



Among the visitors from the Lan- 

 caster County Florists' Club to the 

 peony show at Eeading, Pa., last week 

 were Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Landis, Mr. 

 and Mrs. A. K. Rohrer, Mr. and Mrs. 

 E. J. Weaver and Harry K. Eohrer. 



E. P. Hostetter, Manheim, Pa., has 

 purchased a Cadillac sedan. 



Charles B. Herr, Strasburg, Pa., is 

 well pleased with his new tractor and 

 cultivator. 



The flower market held on Mrs. J. L. 

 Brown's lawn for the benefit of St. 

 Joseph's hospital netted $650. Mrs. 

 Albert Herr took an active part in its 

 management. H. K. R. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



It is a buyers' market, yet business 

 is much more active than usual at this 

 season. There has been a great deal 

 going on and while the supply is heavier 

 than usual at this season, it has been 

 possible to sell most of it at fair prices. 

 Peonies have ceased coming in. The 

 market is no,-^. depending on cold 

 storage stock and will probably con- 

 tinue to do so for some time to come. 

 The large-flowered varieties, like fes- 

 tiva maxima, do not come out of cold 

 storage in good shape, but some of the 

 small varieties do. On these the market 

 depends for its decorations. Easter 

 lilies have reappeared in force. They 

 are fine, making excellent material to 

 replace white peonies. The first pink 

 lilies, Lilium splendens, have come. 



There are a lot of outdoor sweet peas. 

 The best bring pretty good prices for 

 the season; in fact, the average is good 

 so far. Larkspur is the best of the out- 

 door flowers. Carnations are declining, 

 but there are some fine flowers offered 

 that sell well. They are from growers 

 who make a study of summer require- 

 ments, producing stock that satisfies 

 the buyers. Roses are undergoing a 

 change. The single varieties and those 

 not kept in condition have deteriorated 

 to a degree that makes them of little 

 value, while the good, hot weather sorts 

 recover quickly from a hot day — a cool 

 night and a bath makes them look 

 fresh and bright again. 



Gladioli are commencing, while the 

 array of garden flowers, such as 

 coreopsis, candytuft, gaillardia, gyp- 

 sophila, pyrethrum et al., is at its 

 best. 



Another Protest. 



A mooting of such general interest 

 that it merits description in this column 

 was lield in the American !NTuseum of 

 Natural History in New York Tuesday, 

 June 15. Tt was called by the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society to pro- 

 test against Quarantine No. 37, which 



At this time of the year 



it is very necessary for'you to carefully study the market and 

 buy such stock as will prove satisfactory. 



We recommend to you : 



EASTER LILIES 



All open flowers for immediate use, or buds that you can carry 



in stock. 



GLADIOLI 



America and Francis King— other varieties later on. 



DELPHINIUM BELLADONNA 



Stems up to 30 inches long, and the quality has never been better. 



Plenty of small flowers for funeral work — 

 Feverfew— Candytuft— Gypsophila— Gaillardia 



ORCHIDS 



Mossiae and Gigas are the varieties in bloom now. Splendid 

 varieties for size and color. 



During the summer months we exercise special care in the selection 

 of flowers for our shipping orders. You can safely depend on us for 

 your cut-flower needs. 



Business Hours 7 A. M. to 4 P. M. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Branches: 1201-3.5 Race St. 



SSS>N PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



BERGER BROTHERS 



PREMIER, COLUMBIA, and other Good Roses 



CARNATIONS DELPHINIUMS 



LILIES VALLEY CORNFLOWER 



All Seasonable Cut Flowers 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



Roses 

 Cornflower 

 Centaurea 



GladioU 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



PLUNOSUS 



Strings and Bunches 



ADIANTUN 



and Greens 

 of all kinds 



prohibits the importation of plants, 

 shrubs and trees, as being too drastic. 

 There were about 150 persons present, 

 representing some fifty horticultural 

 bodies from a broad area. Tiie strength 

 of the meeting lay in the high stand- 



ing of many of those present and in 

 the fact that the organizations they 

 represented covered all branches of hor- 

 ticulture. The meeting was further 

 strengthened by the prej)onderance of 

 amateurs who had come, some of them 



