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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 19, 1931 



bought a home at 4308 Jefferson street 

 and will take possession May 20. 



W. J. Barnes had three men making 

 plant baskets for Mothers' day. While 

 Mr. Barnes had more than twice the 

 busimees of any other Mothers' day, he 

 was well supplied with stock, except 

 red and white carnations. Telograpli 

 orders were heavier than ever and were 

 all filled exactly as ordered. 



The space in front of Adolph Mohr's 

 greenhouses, Seventy-fifth and Broad- 

 way, has been sodded. Eound beds of 

 j)ink geraniums and dark purple petu- 

 nias add greatly to the appearance of 

 the place. 



R. S. Brown & Son are well supplie<l 

 with stock for Memorial day. Bedding 

 work is now going on. 



"You can't imagine the joy of being 

 able to tell the gas company to take out 

 its meter," remarked August Barbe. 

 Mr. Barbe 's home now has gas for 

 heating and cooking from a well on his 

 property. Gas will also be piped to the 

 ))oiler room of the greenhouses as soon 

 as workmen can get to it. 



Bedding work has boon started by the 

 Linwood Floral Co. The two Weber 

 brothers and their assistants worked all 

 night, May 7, filling orders for Mothers ' 

 dar. J. E. K. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Mark^et. 



The narkct was extremely active at 

 the commencement of business for last 

 week. The growers had cut so closely, 

 the retailers had sold out so cleanly, 

 that there was nothing whatever to 

 offer the day after Mothers ' day. This 

 condition lasted all day Monday and 

 all day Tuesday, but by Wednesday tlie 

 stock began to catch up. It continued 

 catching up on Thursday and Friday. 

 By Saturday tliore was a surplus, de- 

 spite the May ])rocessions in the 

 cliurches, where flowers are freely used. 

 Prices steadily declined throughout the 

 week. By Saturday, they wore about 

 one-half the figures of seven days 

 earlier. 



Roses were the feature of the trading. 

 The crop was largo and the quality gen- 

 erally good. Other features of the 

 market were the activity of orchids, 

 the quality and good support given 

 valley, the heavier receipts of outdoor 

 ]>eas and delphiniums, and the peonies, 

 gladioli and Spanish irises from the 

 south. 



Memorial Day Prospects. 



The supply houses, the l)arometer of 

 floral affairs, liave l)een rushed Avith 

 orders for Memorial day far more than 

 usual. This moans that tlio buyers be- 

 lieve that there will ])o a demand and 

 they are ordering with confidence. The 

 supply of cut flowers promises to bo 

 large. There will b(^ ])oonies, roses and 

 carnations, probably of oxoollont qual- 

 ity, besides u good assortment of otlior 

 flowers. 



The Fire in South Mole Street. 



A fire broke out in a vi>staurant at ','< 

 South Molo street at H o'clock Friday 

 morning, May 13. Tlio liorticultural 

 significance of this tin' was that it 

 spread to 5 South Mole street, the busi- 

 ness home of Charles K. ]\Ioehan, whole- 

 sale florist, and tliere did more damage 

 than ia the building where it origi- 

 nated. Fortunately, Mr. Meehan 's 

 flowera were safe in the icebox and the 

 books amd papers in the safe wore un- 



For Memorial Day 



We]]will have quite a variety of flowers to offer. 



The supply depends a great deal on weather con- 

 ditions. We always had plenty of 



GOOD ROSES 



for that day. This year we will have more than 

 ever, particularly good value in the long and me- 

 dium grades. Encourage the sale of Roses, because 

 in that direction you are sure of an ample supply. 



CARNATIONS 

 and 



PEONIES 



are the next best items on our list, and we feel 

 sure that we will have an ample supply of them. 



In miscellaneous flowers we will have a large list 

 to offer, including CORNFLOWERS, SPANISH 

 IRIS, GLADIOLI, EASTER LILIES and many 

 other flowers suitable for Memorial Day, 



NEW DAGGER FERNS 



are ready now. Local stock extra long, $3.00 per 

 1000. Special price in case lots. 



You will need as much stock as you had last year, 

 so place Your Order Today. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Branch^: 1201.3-5 Rae. St. 



SSSS?G?oN PHILADELPHIA 



BERGER BROTHERS 



PEONIES 



Roses, Carnations, Sweet Peas, 

 Snapdragons, Delphinium Belladonna 



ORDER EARLY. PLEASE. 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



PEONIES, 



ROSES, 



CARNATIONS, 



SWEET PEAS 



THE PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 



•ur Mott* "The Golden Rule" 1615 Raiutead Street, Philadelphia 



