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The Florists' Rcvkw 



OCTOBBB 21. 1920 



Alan Gordon Cherry last week at the 

 Macrae home, on Smith street. 



Ernest Cheatham has closed his store 

 at the Mellin House, Fall River. 



A. Lafazia, of the Park Greenhouses, 

 is making a thorough clean-up of the 

 premises, on Broad street near Roger 

 Williams park. 



M. B. Saunders has erected a small 

 propagating house, 24x50 feet, at his 

 range, on Potter avenue. W. H. M. 



PHII.ADELPHIA, PA. 



The Market. 



A most unseasonable return of hot 

 weather has spoiled the market for cut 

 flowers. The ftlosing days of the week 

 were the hottest of all, bringing in so 

 many flowers that all the efforts of the 

 wholesalers failed to make much im- 

 pression on them. There were many 

 fine shipping orders and there was some 

 business locally, but combined they 

 were insufficient to keep prices firm. 



The best stock continued to bring 

 good money, but hot weather is not 

 good for flowers and much of the stock 

 was not of the best. These lower-grade 

 flowers brought much less than they did 

 a week earlier and many were unsold. 

 It was a poor week for dahlias. Much 

 of the top-grade stock still brought $8 

 per hundred, but the grades that had 

 brought $6 and $4 fell far short of 

 these figures. The competition of other 

 flowers becomes keener as the dahlia 

 season declines. 



The arrival of Chrysolora, Oconto, 

 Supreme and Tints of Gold marks the 

 real opening of the chrysanthemum 

 season. Golden Glow, Smith's Advance, 

 both white and yellow, and Unaka are 

 still here, but they are giving place to 

 the newcomers. 



Carnations and rosos have suffered 

 sadly. Quantity sales in carnations are 

 frequent, while little is heard of the 

 need of fancy roses now. Beauties alone 

 hold sway. Lilies are less affected than 

 carnations or roses. Sweet peas and 

 violets are seen. Orchids and Bouvar- 

 dia Humboldtii are doing well. Cosmos 

 is a drug. Yellow daisies and calendu- 

 las have arrived. 



The Removal. 



His reverence, the archbishop, has 

 taken possession of the south side of 

 Market street, running from Forty- 

 ninth street to Fiftieth street. The 

 greenhouses are all down, sheds and 

 boilers are removed. Nothing remains 

 save the residence, the home of the 

 Craigs, father and son, for so many 

 years. 



Out at Norwood station, a short ride 

 southward on the Pennsylvania railroad, 

 there is a scene of bustle and activity. 

 The two great places of the Robert 

 Craig Co. have been combined. Forty- 

 ninth and Market streets has come to 

 Norwood. Both are here. The offices, 

 bright and cheerful, are just inside that 

 vast shed that made the officials of the 

 Pennsylvania railroad envious. Book- 

 keepers and stenographers are hard at 

 work. Three new greenhouses of well 

 seasoned cedar and cypress, the best 

 of the old material, are going up. Pots 

 have arrived, coal is coming in, orders 

 are going out. There is something do- 

 ing at Norwood. 



The Specialties. 



A cordial greeting from Robert Craig 

 and a delightful stroll through the 



Our Growers Are Cutting 



ROSES 



of all varieties in sufficient quantity to take care of the demand. 



In the better varieties we have some splendid stock to offer 

 you, especially in RUSSELL and COLUMBIA. 



If you depend on us for your reauirements in ROSES, you will 

 be drawing from the Best and Biggest supply in this market. 



CARNATIONS 



Our supply consists of the varieties that are well known for 

 their good keeping qualities. It is to your own advantage to 

 place your order here, where you find an ample supply. 



There is every indication of a good supply of Cut Flowers, 

 particularly 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 POMPONS - - CATTLEYAS 



and plenty of 



DAHLIAS 



until we have a killing frost. 

 Bti«iness Hours 7 A. M. to S P. M. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale florists 



Branches: 



BALTIMORE 

 WASHINGTON 



1201.3-5 Rac* St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



BERGER BROTHERS 



DAHLIAS until irost 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS VIOLETS 



EASTER LILIES all the year around 



ROSES CARNATIONS GREENS 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



Mums VALLEY (;^j„^t 



ions 



Statice 



Delphinium 



ROSES, Sunburst 



We have a good opening for two or three more growers of choice stock. 



ALL KINDS OF GREENS 



TBE PHUADELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 



Our Motto, "The Golden Rtde" 

 1618 RansUad Str««t, PHILADELPHIA 



