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The Florists' Review 



Dbcembeb 25, 1919. 



V 



Cattleyas 



Orders should be placed 

 at once, as there is likely 

 to be a shortage. 



Gardenias 



The supply will be very 

 limited. 



White Lilac 



One of our specialties. 

 We always have it in 

 stock, and can furnish 

 large quantities on short 

 notice. 



Snapdragon 



Most of our Snapdragon 

 is far better than what 

 is offered elsewhere. 

 Mostly pink, also yellow. 



TIE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



WHOLISALI PLOMSTS 



12th and Race Sts., rfflLADELTIU, PA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



There is no shortage of 



GOOD ROSES 



with us. If you want Roses of the better kind, of 

 the newer varieties, such as Russell, Premier, Co- 

 lumbia, Hadley, we can fill your orders. They are 

 of a quality that is hard to beat. 



We have a big cut of Pink, White Killarney and 

 Brilliant. Good quality stock and big value. 



High Grade Beauties 



You can also depend on us for High Grade Beauties, 

 mostly of the Special, Fancy and 24-inch grades. 



Mignonette 



You should not overlook 

 this item. Very fine 

 stock. 



Other items that we can 



recommend: 



PUSSY WILLOW 



NARCISSUS 



CALENDULAS 



STEVIA 



VIOLETS 



DAISIES 



A large supply of 



Plumosiu, Adiantnm and 

 Smilax 



Wild Smilax 



On account of the large 

 quantity of Wild Smilax 

 handled, we can afford to 

 carry a large stock. We 

 can fill your order on 

 short notice. 



Mention The RpvIpw when yon write. 



from this point on a certain train in 

 three hours, we can realize the delay. 

 However, there is not much cut stock 

 being shipped these days. Every city is 

 in about the same condition that Balti- 

 more is; they have not a great deal to 

 ship after the home consumption is 

 taken care of. 



If the readers have any news of inter- 

 est for The Review and will drop a car<l 

 to 934 East Preston street or tell .T. .7. 

 Perry, of the S. S. Pennock Co., I shall bo 

 glad to call on them and see that it has 

 proper notice. It is impossible for me 

 to get around to everyone each week, 

 but this column belongs to the florists 

 of Baltimore. It is a good form of co- 

 operation, which we hear preached so 

 much today. Let those in the trade 

 know what you are doing through these 

 columns, and in this way make the Balti- 

 more letter a big family affair. Tate. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Last week was rcriiiirkahlc. Tiic ques- 

 tion at the close of business Saturday, 

 December 20, was, "Can we get the 

 flowers to fill the orders?" "Whereas 

 the question on the ])rovious Saturday 

 had been. "Can we get the orders for 

 all the flowers?" 



The weather had ii great deal to do 

 with this change in the situation. It 

 was 58 degrees Falirenheit December 13; 

 it was zero December IS, followed by a 

 snow storm with high winds. This early 

 winter weather cut down the supply and 

 increased the size of the advance orders, 

 buyers being afraid their later orders 

 might be cut or canceled. 



The market was in good shape all 

 week. Prices steadily advanced. The 

 principal trading was in roses. The 

 short and medium grades were active; 

 the fancy grades were dull. Carnations 

 advanced farther, or perhaps it would 

 be more accurate to say that the ad- 

 vance of a week earlier became an es- 



BERGER BROS. 



Wish You a Glad New Year 



THE FINEST 



CARNATIONS, VIOLETS, ROSES, 

 PAPER WHITES, STEVIA 



1225 Race St. PHILADELPHIA 



Roses 

 Carnations 

 Sweet Peas 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PLUHOSUS 

 ADIANTUH 



and Greens of 

 aU lands. 



tal)lishod fact. Carnations continued to 

 bring a higher price than short roses. 



The recei])ts were not heavy. Paper 

 Whites jumped from $4 to $6. There 

 was no demand for them during the 

 ( lirysanthemuin season, but last week 

 tlu'v were in active demand. The supply 

 was light. There was much activity in 

 jioinsettias, mostly in advance orders for 

 Christmas. Indications last week were 

 that Monday, December 22, would be 

 the big shipping day. It looked as 

 though the market would be so com- 

 jdetely stri])ped of everything worth 

 liaving on that day that flowers would 

 not become plentiful again before next 

 year. 



The Plant Market. 



It was most unfortunate that Decem- 

 ber 18 sliould have witnessed such exces- 

 sively severe weather, because Decem- 

 ber 18 is the height of the holiday plant 

 shipping business, on which this market 



For Christmas 



PoinsettiaSy Columbia, 

 , Peas, Stevia, Roses, 

 Carnations 

 Snapdragons 



Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1517 Sansom St. Philadelphia, Pa. 



GEORGE AEUCLE, Proprietor. 



depends. The growers met the condi- 

 tions manfully. They stopped shipping, 

 kept right on packing and on the night 

 of December 19, when the weather mod- 

 erated, they rushed off many shipments 



