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The Florists' Review 



July 1, 1920 



were in excellent condition. White 

 Killarney, Columbia, Ophelia and 

 American Beauty were mostly used. 

 Carnations are plentiful, although the 

 stock is hardly up to standard. There 

 are plenty of good peonies arriving and 

 they sell well. Good sweet peas are 

 scarce, most of them having short stems 

 and small flowers. Snapdragons, daisies 

 and forget-me-nots complete the list of 

 sundry flowers. 



Various Notes. 



J. J. Le Borious had charge of the 

 Keyes wedding, which was quite elab- 

 orate. The bride carried a shower bou- 

 quet of valley and cattleyas. The ma- 

 tron of honor and the maid of honor 

 carried shower bouquets of Sunburst 

 roses. Four bridesmaids carried bou- 

 quets composed of yellow and white 

 daisies. The church was decorated with 

 palms and ferns. 



The Duluth Floral Co. had the bou- 

 quets for the Stevenson wedding. This 

 was the largest wedding of the season 

 and a large amount of stock was used. 

 The bride carried a large shower bou- 

 quet composed of valley and maidenhair 

 fern. The bride's mother carried a 

 shower bouquet of cattleyas, which was 

 quite elaborate. The maid of honor 

 carried an arm effect of American 

 Beauty roses. Three bridesmaids car- 

 ried bouquets of Columbia roses and 

 pale blue larkspurs. The church was 

 decorated with evergreens, cibotiums 

 and Easter lilies, with a candle effect. 



Visitors in Duluth last week were 

 F. A. Longren, of the Burlington Willow 

 Ware Shops, Burlington, la., and Max 

 Schultz, of the Ove Gnatt Co., Laporte, 

 Ind. J. E. S. 



PHILADEIiPHIA. 



The Market. 



Everybody thinks that June has been 

 a most satisfactory month in the 

 flower market. This was not generally 

 expected. When the peonies missed 

 Memorial day most people thought they 

 would depress the market throughout 

 June. This proved true for a short 

 time, but business was so good that the 

 market soon rallied. As the supply de- 

 creased the market grew stronger, until 

 the month is closing with a strong mar- 

 ket, a most unusual occurrence. 



June has been a great month for 

 weddings, the greatest that this cut 

 flower market has ever known. Great 

 quantities of fine flowers have been 

 used for these happy occasions. Then 

 there have been the commencements 

 and an unusual amount of entertain- 

 ing. The prosperous condition of the 

 country is reflected in the quantities of 

 flowers used. 



There are marked changes in the 

 character of the supply. The great 

 wave of Easter lilies has passed and 

 the market is slowly recovering from 

 the deluge, with prospects of more satis- 

 factory prices. One grower alone sent 

 in 11,000 lilies the second week in June, 

 quite unexpectedly. There were other 

 heavy shipments from growers who do 

 not ship lilies regularly to this market. 

 These special shipments have ceased 

 now. The market is being supplied by 

 the regular shippers in more moderate 

 quantities. Lilium candidum has ar- 

 rived; so have a few asters. Peonio'! 

 from cold storage are over. Most of 

 the wholesalers considfr them as 



The Supply of Indoor 



grown flowers is getting less, which is naturally to be 

 expected at this season of the year. 



Until we have more outdoor flowers, we are not 

 likely to have a big supply. If you need flowers let us 

 suggest to you 



EASTER LILIES 



GLADIOLI 



FEVERFEW CANDYTUFT 



GYPSOPHILA CORNFLOWERS 



DAISIES GAILLARDIA 



and 



ROSES 



RUSSELL HADLEY COLUMBIA 



OPHELIA and MARYLAND 



We expect to have plenty of good Roses during the 

 summer months. 



During the summer months it is much more difficult 

 to fill orders, and for that reason you must have a reli- 

 able source of supply. Let us fill your next order. 



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



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Branches: 1201-3-5 Race St. 



WASHINGTON r^lAll-fcrVl-llliLJ'^riLA 



Mention The Rerl^w when yoii write. 



BERGER BROTHERS 



PREMIER, COLUMBIA, and other Good Roses 



CARNATIONS DELPHINIUMS 



LILIES VALLEY CORNFLOWER 



All Seasonable Cut Flowers 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



Roses 

 Coroflower 

 Centaurea 



GladioH 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PLUHOSUS 



strings and Bunches 



ADUNTUN 



and Greens 

 of all kinds 



treacherous. They come out of cold 

 storage in what appears to be good con- 

 dition, they are carefully packed and 

 shipped and they sometimes prove dis- 

 appointing. This has not always been 

 the case. Where the proper varieties 



were known and conditions could be 

 controlled regular shipments have been 

 made for several hundred miles with 

 entire satisfaction. Well, peonies are 

 over now; so, to return to the available 

 stock, rambler sprays have been and 



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