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The Florists^ Review 



Sbptbmbbb 9. 1920 



tions and is cutting from 150 to 200 

 blooms a day. He has had carnations 

 all summer. When he threw away the 

 old stock, the new ones came in. Mr. 

 Foith has put in 140 tons of coal, which 

 cost him $850. 



The Rosery is cutting asters and cdo- 

 sias from its own grounds. 



C. L. Thomas has been quite ill since 

 his trip to California and has not been 

 able to be at his place of business. 



Mrs. Hedges is making and selling 

 many organdie flowers. 



Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Humfeld are back 

 from a three weeks' vacation in the 

 Ozarks. They have a cottage there. 

 Fishing was good. 



Frank Windier, of St. Louis, and Mr. 

 Coupland, of Coffeyville, Kan., were 

 visitors last week. J. E. K. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The close of August and the opening 

 days of September were uneventful. 

 Tlioy were also interesting because of 

 the changing conditions. Cooler nights 

 are having an effect on outdoor flowers. 

 Asters and gladioli arc going. Dahlias 

 are coming; so are cosmos. There are 

 good asters and good gladioli in limited 

 numbers. Much of the stock of both 

 varieties is poor. Frequent rains and 

 culture have produced some fine early 

 dahlias. It is too early yet to say 

 more than that the season is rich with 

 ])romise. The few dahlias that have 

 been marketed have brought excellent 

 prices. 



Indoor flowers are slowly reappearing. 

 Carnations have come again. They do 

 not amount to much so early in the sea- 

 son, but thoy are better than usual at 

 this time. Golden Glow chrysanthe- 

 mums are to be had regularly. Beauties 

 have strengthened the rose list, while 

 Russell and Columbia come in better 

 lengths. Orchids are so scarce that a 

 few are a prize, while the price is so 

 high that it is given with bated breath. 



Club Meeting. 



The September meeting of the Phila- 

 delphia Florists' Club was held in the 

 Hotel Adelphia Tuesday evening, Sep- 

 tember 7. It was decided that the club 

 will be represented at the preliminary 

 hearing to be held before the Federal 

 Horticultural Board at Washington Sep- 

 tember 10 to protest against the pro- 

 posed extension of the quarantine on ac- 

 count of the Japanese beetle, to cover 

 the entire state of Pennsylvania and 

 New Jersey. 



Exhibits included dahlias from the 

 Dahliadel Nurseries and from Hugo 

 Kind, ferns from Henry I. Faust and 

 decorative plants from William K. 

 Harris. 



The nominations for officers were as 

 follows: President, Alfred M. Campbell, 

 Ilany S. Betz; vice-president, J. G. 

 Micholl, Jr.; secretary, Robert Kift; 

 treasurer, George Craig. 



The Progress of the Battle. 



Ernest L. Chambers closed his eu- 

 gagemeut with the United States gov- 

 ernment September 1 and returned to 

 his farm in Ohio. He has been suc- 

 ceeded by his chief, Professor C. A. 

 Weigel. Mr. Chambers' special work, 

 which Professor Weigel will continue, 

 has been to study the strawberry beetle 

 that now infests some of the rose houses 

 in Bucks and Montgomery counties, in 



Regrardless of the season of the year 



RUSSELL 



is a good Rose and there is no other variety that gives more sat- 

 isfaction. It has wonderful keeping qualities, and it is the best 

 rose for out of town shipments. 



We offer you the largest supply of Russell in the market. Now 

 and every day during the coming season you will find with us 

 an ample supply of Russell. 



When you need good Roses you cannot go wrong in depending 

 on us to supply you. 



DAHLIAS 



are coming in, and if weather conditions are favorable we can 

 make out of town shipments now. Our Dahlias are different from 

 what is offered elsewhere. We sell the entire output of the 

 largest Dahlia grower in this country. In quality and quantity 

 we offer you the most wonderful flowers you ever saw. If inter- 

 ested, write to us for a sample shipment. 



Our list of Carnation Plants is still complete. Look for our Classi- 

 fied advertisement. 



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



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Branches: 1201-3.5 Rac* St. 



WASHINGTON MrMrAMM^AlJ r ai a l fTlA. 



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DAHLIAS 



Dahlias of distinction and quality, carefully packed at the 

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