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The Florists^ Review 



Pbbbuasy 3, 1921 



carried the complete text of President 

 Kohout's inaugural address. 



Peter J. Schumer, who grows good 

 carnatioBs at Evanston, for sale in the 

 Chicago market, clings to Philadelphia 

 because of its free blooming qualities. 

 He still grows Beacon, too, but Nebras- 

 ka has done well with him and is more 

 largely plaated each year. 



Visitors. 



A. M. Angspurger, the Peoria sales 

 agent, was here last week and reports 

 booking some good business, including 

 a carload of St. Louis pots to go to 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co. 



W. A. Beatty and the Messrs. Dale, 

 of the Dale Estate, Brampton, Ont., 

 have bee> here this week, swinging 

 around the circle homeward from the 

 WashingtoB carnation meeting. They 

 have a direct interest in nearly every 

 department of the trade, representing, 

 as they do, the largest florists' busi- 

 ness in Canada, and they have visited 

 numerous growing, wholesaling and 

 manufacturing places in this section. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The market declined during the last 

 week in January. There is active 

 trading, with prices unsteady on many 

 of the leading varieties of flowers. The 

 balmy, spring-like weather, the on- 

 coming rose crop and the advent of the 

 bulb season have increased the supply. 

 The demand remains about the same. 



The carnation crop appears to be a 

 little lighter than it was a week ago. 

 Prices are lower. Sweet peas have de- 

 clined decidedly with some growers, 

 although with others there is little 

 change. Boses are increasing in num- 

 bers. At present there are more longs 

 than anything else, but the lower 

 grades are coming more freely. The 

 chief diflSculty lies in the imperfect 

 flowers that several of the leading varie- 

 ties give at this season. The growers 

 bunch them up with the good flowers. 

 The wholesalers are obliged to rebunch, 

 as the buyers will not stand for mal- 

 formed buds. A bunch of flowers is 

 not worth more than the poorest flowers 

 in the bunch. 



There have been two important addi- 

 tions to the bulb list, Golden Spur daf- 

 fodils and real Purity freesias. Both 

 are welcome. There is a good deal of 

 trading in white lilacs. Magnolia is 

 dull. Valley has declined considerably 

 in price. Cattleya Trianae is well past 

 the height of the crop. 



Before closing, it is interesting to 

 note that Beauties can be had both in 

 long and medium grades, an unusual 

 thing at this season, and that there is 

 a poor supply of that deservedly popu- 

 lar rose, Mrs. Charles Russell. 



The Stanley. 



Curiously enough, the principal floral 

 event of the week in the city was the 

 opeiiinj; of the Stanley theater. Yea, 

 it seems pretty funny, but it is true. 

 It happened this way. The old Stanley 

 theater, at Sixteenth and Market streets, 

 has changed its name to the Stanton 

 and a wonderful new Stanley theater 

 has just been completed at Nineteenth 

 and Market streets. The new Stanley 

 is so wonderful that it is said to be the 

 finest moving picture palace ever built. 

 For the opening of the new Stanley, 

 Friday, January 28, an immense quan- 



Valentine Day 



will bring you a great deal of extra business, if 

 you will only get the people interested. 



Your cut flower orders are in good hands if 

 you will entrust them to us, and we offer for 

 VALENTINE'S DAY: 



Plenty of Good Violets-NEW YORKS and 

 LADY CAMPBELLS— also Large Single Violets. 



A big assortment of Spring Flowers— NAR- 

 CISSI, WHITE LILAC, CALENDULAS, MIG- 

 NONETTE, BABY PRIMROSE, DAFFODILS and 

 FREESIA. 



Some very fine SWEET PEAS, ORCHIDS and 

 GARDENIAS in quantity-and 



THE LARGEST SUPPLY OF 

 CARNATIONS 



in the Philadelphia Market. Where there is an 

 ample supply, you will usually find the best value. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale florists 



1201 -3-8 Rae* St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Branches: 



BALTIMORB 

 WASHINGTON 



BERGER BROTHERS 



HEADQUARTERS FOR BULBOUS FLOWERS 



Golden Spur, Freesia, Tulips, Valley and Paper Whites 



High Grade Carnations, Roses, Sweet Peas 



EASTER LILIES all the year around 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



VALLEY 



A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF 



Choice Flowers and Greens 



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