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The Florists^ Review 



Jolt 16. 1920 



a nice lot of Busscll roses, which are 

 moving well. 



E. A. Forter has had some especially 

 striking window displays during the last 

 few weeks. 



E. G. Gillett received some of the 

 first asters. 



H. W. Sheppard had a good week in 

 telegraph orders, but local lousiness was 

 not quite up to the standard. 



The Cincinnati Florists' Club held a 

 meeting at H. W, Sheppard 's establish- 

 ment Monday evening, July 12; impor- 

 tant business was transacted and an 

 effort was made to get more members 

 for the club. G. H. K. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Last week was disappointing — June 

 had been so active. July a year ago 

 was so brisk that hopes for this month 

 ran high. Perhaps these hopes had 

 their effect on the supply. It certainly 

 was unusually large. The demand, on 

 the other hand, was light, lighter than 

 the demand of a year ago. 



There were three strong features of 

 the supply: The large number of lilies, 

 the immense crop of roses and the un- 

 usual number of carnations for so late 

 in the season. 



A year ago there were hardly any 

 lilies at this season. Now there are 

 more than there ever have been before 

 in July. Pretty nearly all of them sold, 

 but at low figures. 



Just as roses were helped at Memorial 

 day by the absence of peonies, so were 

 they injured last week by the presence 

 of lilies. The lily is a good warm 

 weather flower; it is nice and clean; it 

 gives pretty good value at present quo- 

 tations. The roses, while good for the 

 season, aie not at their best; so, when 

 there was a choice, the lily was chosen 

 and the rose was left. 



Carnations sold pretty well, every- 

 thing considered, but of course a good 

 many allowances must be made, for the 

 carnation is not an especially good 

 warm weather flower. 



With the door only a crack open on 

 Monday and just opened wide on Tues- 

 day, business was much better than 

 later in the week. After stock had 

 been selected for the orders, the quan- 

 tity sales for the entire lot were heart- 

 rending. Under such conditions prices 

 on even the most desirable flowers de- 

 clined to a point that will soon cut off 

 part of the supply. 



Gladioli are becoming more numer- 

 ous; many of them are fine. Asters 

 have come. 



An Exalted Buler. 



The Pennsylvania Limited that left 

 Broad Street station for Chicago a little 

 after 1 o 'clock on the afternoon of Sun- 

 day, July 4, was followed within the 

 brief period of one half hour by two 

 additional sections of ten cars each. 

 These twenty cars bore the Philadel- 

 phia Elks to the great meeting in Chi- 

 cago. You have probably read of their 

 doings in the Windy City, so glowingly 

 described in the Chicago papers, of 

 the prizes they won, of the dash they 

 cut. Did you read ot the chariot drawn 

 by four milk-white steeds and orna- 

 mented profusely with the purple and 

 white colors of the Elks, of the Exalted 

 Buler who sat therein, what he wore 

 and how he looked t Do you know who 

 . 18 the Exalted Buler of this great 



For Seasonable Flowers 



we do not think that you can find a 

 better supply in the Philadelphia market. 

 In addition to this, we ofEer you the kind 



of service that has made a standard for itself, and 

 which we are always still trying to improve upon in 

 every possible manner. 



When you want good flowers, and want 



them to reach you on time, you should order from us. 

 For shipment now we recommend: 

 GLADIOU 



The best commercial varieties, $8.00 to $10.00 per 100 



EASTER UUES 



$2.00 per dozen $15.00 per 100 



ASTERS 



We cannot say the supply is large, but if you order early you 

 have a good chance of getting your order filled. 



CANDYTUFT 

 GYPSOPHILA 



FEVERFEW 



ACHILLEA 

 GAILLARDIA 



This stock can be had in almost any quantity. They are very good items for 

 the reason they are inexpensive, and make a good showing for a little money- 



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



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale florists 



Branches: 1201-3-5 Rmc* St. 



WASHINGTON A l*ll.^yrVLItU'^rULA 



ll«nt1on TiM B«Tl«wwh«n jonwrlt*. 



BERGER BROTHERS 



PREMIER, COLUMBIA, and other Good Roses 



CARNATIONS DELPHINIUMS 



ULIES VALLEY EASTER ULIES 



All Seasonable Cut Flowers 



1609 Sansom Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPfflA, PA. 



PLUNOSUS 



StrlnSf and Bunches 



ADUNTUN 



and Greeni 

 of all kinds 



gatheringf Nof It cannot be. Why, 

 it is Charles H. Grakelow himself! 



Mr. Grakelow has been Exalted Ruler 

 of the Elks for only a few brief months. 

 In that short time he has infused life 

 and added new members in a way most 



surprising. Great things are confidently 

 predicted during the next few months 

 of his sovereignty. 



In the Slack Time. 



Looking ahead at the close of •■• 



