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The Florists' Review 



JUNB 28, 1921 



The bill was disputed and Mr. Taller 

 refused to pay more than $500. 



Horticultural Society. 



Announcement was made at the meet- 

 ing of the Newport Horticultural Soci- 

 ety last Tuesday evening that donations 

 for special premiums had been received 

 by the secretary from New York, Phil- 

 adelphia and Boston firms, and that Mrs. 

 C. Lorillard Spencer had again contrib- 

 uted the premiums to be used for the 

 children's classes in the exhibitions 

 given under the auspices of the society 

 this year. The June exhibition will 

 open June 28. The special premiums 

 have been received from H. P. Winters 

 & Co., New York; H. A. Dreer, Inc., 

 Philadelphia, and Thomas J. Grey Co., 

 of Boston, Mass. There were two exhibits 

 of sweet peas at the meeting, William 

 Gray and William G. Taylor each stag- 

 ing eight varieties of the newer offer- 

 ings, among Mr. Taylor's being a new 

 variety, a sport from Constance Hinton, 

 which he has named Susie Taylor, in 

 honor of his wife. He was awarded a 

 lirst-class certificate of merit, a cul- 

 tural certificate and a gratuity of $2 

 for general display. Mr. Gr.ay received 

 a gratuity of $5 and a first-class certifi- 

 cate of merit on five varieties. Giant 

 White, Mrs. Arnold Hitchcock, Eosa- 

 hellc, Burpee and Hawlmark Pink. 



Various Notes. 



Wadley & Smythe have opened their 

 branch store in the Casino block, on 

 Bellevue avenue, for the summer. 



Gibson was commissioned by B. L. 

 Henin, previous to the latter 's leaving 

 for Europe, to place a wreath on the 

 grave of the French admiral, de Tier- 

 nay, in Trinity churchyard, July 14. 



Leikens, Inc., of New York, has 

 opened his place on Bellevue avenue, 

 which will be in charge of Captain 

 Clifford again this year. Leikens, Inc., 

 had the decorations for the wedding of 

 Miss May S. Burdick, daughter of Con- 

 gressman Clark H. Burdick, at Trinity 

 church; roses, peonies and snowballs 

 were used. W. H. M. 



PHIIiADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Anybody with the shadowiest of 

 claims to floral distinction will tell you 

 that the florists' business is not much 

 after the middle of June. Yet the 

 middle of June has passed and business 

 is good. There is no gainsaying the fact 

 that business is good. The supply is 

 small, smaller than is usual in June, in 

 everything except roses. Roses are 

 more plentiful than usual, thanks to the 

 newer varieties. They partly make up 

 for the shortage in other things, notably 

 in carnations, and for the absence of 

 peonies. 



Business is not evenly distributed. 

 Some of the fashionable are doing more 

 than usual, while some of the smaller 

 shops and some of the stands are doing 

 less than usual. This is due to an in- 

 crease in weddings and a decrease in the 

 regular cut flower buying. 



Two summer stand-bys, Easter lilies 

 and gladioli, are more plentiful. More 

 fine varieties of the latter are coming in 

 from outdoors. They sell well. 



A Testimonial. 



There was a delightful little surprise 

 party given at the Hotel Adelphia on 

 the afternoon of Wednesday, June 8. 



With the present varieties 

 there is any quantity of . 



GOOD ROSES 



available at this time. When you need good Pink 

 Roses, buy RUSSELL. When you buy this variety, 

 you get the size, color, keeping and shipping 

 quality and there is no other Rose that will meet 

 all of these requirements at this time of the year. 

 The price is reasonable. 



EASTER LILIES 



This is one of the most satisfactory items dur- 

 ing the summer. The quality now is just as good 

 as at any other time of the year. You should 

 carry Lilies in stock, and recommend them to your 

 customers. 



GLADIOLI 



are more plentiful, and we hope to have an ample 

 supply from now on. 



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