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The Florists^ Review 



Dkckubeb 9, 1020 



Hugo Teute is supplying the local 

 fltorea with some fine begonias and cyc- 

 lamens in 5-inch and 6-inch pots. He is 

 cutting a fair quantity of good chrysan- 

 themums now and they are bringing ex- 

 cellent returns. 



A large window of the store of Salter 

 Bros., East Main street, was decorated 

 with small favors in various sizes and 

 forms, filled with strawflowers, and 

 weegee birds, with large sprays of Jap- 

 anese lanterns hung from the sides of 

 the window frames. The window was 

 full of color and attracted much atten- 

 tion. H. J. H. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The week of November 28 to Decem- 

 ber 4 was less active than its predeces- 

 sor. There was a smaller supply of 

 flowers and a decidedly lighter demand 

 for them. The social season is in full 

 swing. There are balls and parties and 

 dinners and entertainments of all kinds. 

 Most of them require flowers of some 

 sort, yet the market is so large that 

 even all this entertaining is not suffi- 

 cient to make activity in the absence of 

 a general demand. And there is no 

 general demand. The few florists who 

 are termed fashionable, those who serve 

 the 400, are awfully busy. They have 

 all they can possibly do. The many 

 florists who serve the 400,000 or so are 

 not busy. Many of them are quite the 

 reverse. They are getting their Christ- 

 mas plants and making up their Christ- 

 mas hampers. 



With the advent of December the 

 leading retailers told their customers 

 that chrysanthemums were getting poor, 

 diverting the demand to roses, now com- 

 ing into season. It is just as well, as, 

 with the exception of fine white, useful 

 in decorations, and belated pink, chrys- 

 anthemums are much nearer to being 

 over than seemed possible ten days ago. 

 There are still a good many pompons, 

 which sell pretty well, especially the 

 bright yellows and the good class of 

 pinks. The wholesalers complain that 

 the growers are reducing the size of the 

 bunches, an effort to control the market 

 tliat does harm, rather than good. 



Columbia is the leading rose today. 

 There are more Columbia sold than any 

 other variety and the price of Columbia 

 is used as a basis for determining the 

 prices of some of the other varieties. 

 The rose crop generally is getting heav- 

 ier, which is a good thing, as the market 

 is none too well supplied with other 

 flowers. Carnations have not come in 

 so freely as was expected. They have 

 held their price well in the face of a 

 slightly declining market. Paper White 

 narcissi have been overabundant at 

 about half the figures of two weeks ago. 

 A cheap bunch can be made today with 

 Stevia serrata and Narcissus Paper 

 White. 



The demand for orchids is a little 

 less lively, causing a decline from the 

 extreme prices of a week ago. Sweet 

 peas are suffering from their cloudy- 

 weather enemy — bud dropping. Never- 

 theless, a fair number continue to arrive. 

 Easter lilies are doing well and will do 

 better when Jeanne Nonin disappears. 



Snapdragons are beginning to gain 

 in favor, but calendulas are rather neg- 

 lected. 



Christmas Prospects. 



The outlook regarding Christmas 

 is encouraging. There is likely to 



For the Christmas 

 Holidays 



We look forward to an ample supply of flowers, 

 and we would be pleased to have your inquiries. 



BEAUTIES 



They will compare favorably with any ofifered elsewhere. 

 If you handle Beauties for Christmas place your order 

 early. 



ROSES 



We will be stronger on Roses than any other items. 

 Plenty of good pink Roses, some with 30-inch stems and 

 over. 



The Columbia Roses are exceptionally fine stock. We 

 recommend them to you, and we can give you as many as 

 you need. 



Russell Roses will not be as plentiful, but our supply 

 will be larger than you will find elsewhere. 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Richmond and plenty oi good Kil- 

 larneys. 



You are absolutely safe in depending on us for your 

 Roses. 



The supply of Carnations will not be large enough, and 

 we advise ordering them early. 



We also oflfer you a large list of Miscellaneous flowers 

 such as Valley, Stevia, Calendulas, Narcissi, Gardenias, 

 Cattleyas and many other items. 



Send your orders early, as we expect a good demand. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Branches: 1201-3-5 Rac* St. 



WASHINGTON A iHLirVUllfcLJr *»1^^ 



BERGER BROTHERS 



BOXWOOD SPRAYS g*k-:^'o%rioo ib.. 



Good Roses and Carnations, Paper White Narcissi, Stevia 

 EASTER LILIES all the year around 



1609 Sansom Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



DOUBLE 

 VIOLETS 



VALLEY 



SWEET 

 PEAS 



Sunburst : Ward : Ophelia 



We can fill your Christmas orders 

 with fine stock at fair prices 



THE PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS* EXCHANGE 



Our Motto, "The Golden Rule" 

 1615 Ranstead Stra«t, PHILADELPHIA 



