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The Florists' Review 



NOTBUBU 25, 1020 



and room decorations, contributed by 

 the members, "were of roses and chrysan- 

 themums, and sprays of lily of the val- 

 ley were used for boutonnieres. It was 

 nearly midnight when the company dis- 

 persed. 



Eeport of the death of John Weir ap- 

 pears in the obituary column in this 

 issue. 



Z. D. Blackistone, Washington, D. C, 

 was a visitor last week. J. H. P. 



Joseph Trepel has been steadily add- 

 ing to his chain of stores in Brooklyn in 

 preparation for banner business the 

 coming season and now includes fifteen 

 in his string. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The week before Thanksgiving was 

 marked by a scarcity of cut flowers. 

 Cold, on several days stormy, weather 

 has been partly responsible; the almost 

 irresistible and foolish tendency to hold 

 back flowers as a holiday approaches 

 has helped and no special effort has been 

 made to crop for Thanksgiving. Chrys- 

 anthemums are the leading flower. The 

 late varieties, the pompons and the sin- 

 gles are at their best. Prices have been 

 excellent. 



Other flowers have been in fair rather 

 than good supply. The demand keeps 

 them moving rapidly at prices that are 

 slowly advancing. 



To Fight Quarantine 37. 



The horticultural societies of three 

 states, Massachusetts, New York and 

 Pennsylvania, are carrying on a joint 

 campaign against Quarantine No. 37. 

 The idea is to gather together an array 

 of facts that will prove the quarantine 

 to be unwise and to present these each 

 as a case before the Federal Horticul- 

 tural Board, with the object of having 

 the quarantine modified or removed al- 

 together. Each of the horticultural so- 

 cieties has appropriated $2,000 to be 

 used in paying the expenses of gather- 

 ing and compiling the necessary data. 

 It is further proposed to greatly increase 

 the fund of $6,000 by private subscrip- 

 tion, should this be found necessary. 

 The task is so great that much effort 

 will be required and much energy will 

 be needed to carry it through successfully. 



The Bickmore Greenhouses. 



It is the ambition of Milton H. Bick- 

 ley to make his place the finest in the 

 country. Beautifully situated at Wal- 

 lingford, in the midst of rolling coun- 

 try, the Bickmore Greenhouses are rap- 

 idly coming to the front. Their spe- 

 cialties are grown in such large quanti- 

 ties as to stagger the ordinary florist 

 even in these days of large figures. For 

 instance, half a million bulbs are to be 

 forced, including narcissi, hyacinths and 

 tulips, and they have lilies all the year 

 around. Carnations are Mr. Bickley's 

 leading specialty, with the idea of mak- 

 ing them as good as can be. Clarence 

 Alwine, famous for his success at Alden, 

 has been placed in charge as manager. 

 Mr. Bickley believes that the carnations 

 in the Bickmore Greenhouses today are 

 the finest that have ever been seen 

 there. The varieties are Matchless, Mrs. 

 C. W. Ward, Benora, Enchantress Su- 

 preme, Belle Washburn (large and per- 

 fect), "Laddie (highly esteemed), and 

 Perfection, a crystal white (new). 



IN BEAUTIES 



We offer you the largest supply in the Philadel- 

 phia market. Our growers are cutting mostly 

 specials, some 30-inch, but no medium and short. 



You will find our Beauties of a very good qual- 

 ity, fine flowers of a good size and color. 



If you are interested in regular shipments let 

 us hear from you. 



No trouble to fill an order for 500 on short 

 notice. 



BOXWOOD SPRAYS 



$25.00 per 100 Pounds 



No surplus wood; the large or small leaf va- 

 riety. We have made a specialty of Boxwood 

 for a number of years, and we know what is 

 wanted by the retail trade. 



We can furnish Lycopodium. Very fine stock. 

 Order early, the supply is limited. 



New Bronze Galax are ready. Can make im-, 

 mediate shipment. 



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Wholesale Florists 



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Good Roses and Carnations, Paper Whites, Narcissi, Stevia 

 EASTER LILIES all the year around 



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Lycopodium and 

 Boxwood Sprays 



VALLEY Carnations 



Double White, Ward, Sunburst, Ophelia 



AND OTHER GOOD ROSES. 

 A BEAUTIFUL LOT OF POMPONS. 



Our Demand Is Greater Than Our Supply. 

 ALL KINDS OF GREENS. 



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