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The Florists^ Review 



NOVKMBEB 18. 1820 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The second week in November was 

 quiet. Both supply and demand were 

 light, much lighter than usual at this 

 time of the year. The first really hard 

 freeze of the season came the night of 

 November 12. The mercury the follow- 

 ing evening marked 20 degrees Fahren- 

 heit. Usually the fate of the dahlia is 

 linked with the first frost, but this sea-^ 

 son it made no difference; the dahlia 

 has been out for two weeks. 



The first of the late chrysanthemums 

 have come — Batons, Chadwicks and 

 Seidewitz. The evidence is strong that 

 chrysanthemums will be more plentiful 

 the coming fortniglit than they have 

 been during the last. With the excep- 

 tion of the outdoor stock, pompons have 

 been doing well. Most of the outdoor 

 stock of pompons, however, has been 

 killed by the frosts. 



Carnations have been selling better 

 than they did a week ago. Well colored 

 Wards have moved up in price and even 

 whites sell now. 



Single violets have jumped in price 

 and not many are available now. There 

 are fewer grown and the extremely fine 

 fall has forced them ahead and out of 

 bloom before their time. Double violets 

 have arrived on the market. 



Easter lilies are firm, even though it is 

 chrysanthemum season. A few garde- 

 nias have arrived. Orchids have been 

 reiinforced by Cypripedium Sanderi. 

 Bouvardia Humboldtii is about over. 

 There are some sweet peas in all colors. 

 Cosmos is over. 



The Mule Faxm. 



The Mule Farm is the plaything of 

 one of the brightest minds in Philadel- 

 phia. A man who made and spent 

 money as few of us can do, derived 

 delight from blooded cattle, from poul- 

 try and from flowers. When reverses 

 came he leased the greenhouses. So it 

 came that the vi.sit was made. 



Something like twenty miles out of 

 town, three miles from a railroad sta- 

 tion, tlie Ellenwood Greenhouses are 

 situated in the midst of beautiful coun- 

 try. A year and a half ago they were 

 leased by Alfred M. Campbell, who was 

 quick to see their commercial possibili- 

 ties. He placed William Lausterer in 

 charge and set about getting the place 

 in shape. Although cleaning was only 

 accomplished by a lot of hustling, the 

 entire place was planted with roses in 

 rich, mellow soil. Three varieties were 

 selected, Premier, Ophelia and Double 

 White Killarnej'. No space was wasted 

 on odds and ends. The practical, busi- 

 nesslike view — when you are going to 

 grow roses, you had better grow roses — 

 was followed. Pink, being the most 

 popular color, was given half the space. 

 The other half was divided between yel- 

 low and white. The place holds 20,000 

 plants, so there are 10,000 Premier and 

 5,000 each of Ophelia and Double White 

 Killarney. 



The plants are the same today as when 

 they were planted. The stock has been 

 well oared for, rested and cut back. 

 The Double White Killarney has, evi- 

 dently, yielded a good crop in October 

 and will do so again in December. The 

 Ophelia is in full crop now. The Pre- 

 mier has been timed for Christmas and 

 January and promises well. A pile of 

 Westmoreland coal, salvage of the Had- 

 ner wreck, is steaming splendidly. 



The Ellenwood Greenhouses, if that 



We now offer you a much larger 

 variety of flowers. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS we will have fdr 

 another two weeks— mostly Chadwicks. 



The supply of POMPONS is at its 

 Best now. We have never offered you 

 so many good cut flower varieties. 



In ORCHIDS we can furnish you 

 fine CATTLEYAS. Also ONCIDIUMS, 

 VANDAS, and CYPRIPEDIUM 

 SANDERI. 



Our Miscellaneous List is getting 

 larger: PAPER WHITE NARCISSI, 

 YELLOW NARCISSI, CALENDULAS, 

 STEVIA, SNAPDRAGON, DAISIES 

 and MIGNONETTE are items that we 

 recommend to you. 



BOXWOOD SPRAYS 



$25.00 per 100 lbs. 



The best we have ever handled. We 

 are booking orders now for immediate 

 or later delivery. Price is subject to 

 change without notice. Order Today. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Bnnches: 1201-3-5 Rae. St. 



WASHINGTON » rill-tAUJtL* FlLA 



BERGER BROTHERS 



FINE LATE MUMS 



Bonnaffons, Eatons, Chadwicks, Seidewitz 



VIOLETS, POMPONS, CARNATIONS 



EASTER LILIES all the year around 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



Mums VALLEY Carnations 



Double White, Ward, Sunburst, Ophelia 



AND OTHER GOOD ROSES. 

 A BEAUTIFUL LOT OF POMPONS. 



Our Demand Is Greater Than Our Supply. 

 We have an opening for some more good growers. Weekly returns. 



ALL KINDS OF GREENS. 



THE rmiADOf HIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 



Onr Motto, 'The Golden Rule" 



1618 Ranstoad Str««t, PHILADELPHIA 



