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The Florists^ Review 



July 7, 1921 



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water need not be sterilized. Do not 

 water the spores after sowing, ^over 

 each pan with a square of glass and 

 place in a close glass case in a warm, 

 moist house, being sure to protect from 

 drafts and sunshine. Seedlings should 

 be large enough to put out within eight 

 to twelve months after sowing. Great 

 care must be taken to examine pans and 

 to sprinkle any which seem the least bit 

 dry. In a close, shaded case they will 

 not need moisteiiing,'»ftcn. Keep the 

 case close until s])o{es germinate, then 

 gradually admit air. C. W. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The last four days of June saw busi- 

 ness steadily decline. The pace slack- 

 ened still further on the first two days 

 of July, with the near approach of our 

 great national holiday. The tropical 

 heat so affected the stock that midsum- 

 mer varieties now lead. Asters have 

 come. Gladioli are in heavy crop a fort- 

 night ahead of calculations, and Easter 

 lilies are in their best form. Carnations 

 are well out. Sweet peas are not 

 wanted. In roses, Russell is the favor- 

 ite. Outdoor flowers arc plentiful. No- 

 body expects to sell them all; they just 

 sell all they can and wish the average 

 price was better. 



Taking the market through June as 

 a whole, it has been quite satisfactory. 

 Prices have been good for this season 

 and the demand active. 



HaU. 



The heat wave of a week was broken 

 Jjune 28, when heavy thunder storms, 

 accompanied by heavy rain and, in some 

 cases, by hail^ brought cooler atmos- 

 pheres. The only serious loss reported 

 to greenhouses by hail was at Fifth and 

 Tabor streets, Olney, where John Kuhn 

 suffered severely, much glass being 

 broken. Mr. Kuhn 's loss is estimated 

 at $2,000 in glass smashed, exclusive of 

 the plants cut by glass and hail. . Mr. 

 Kuhn is one of our most skillful grow- 

 ers. He was pushing the work of re- 

 pairing on the following day, June 29. 

 Jacob Milner. of Frank ford, suffered a 

 slight loss from hail. 



Promotion. 



The head of the Friends' Relief in 

 Germany has resigned to return home. 

 The work has been reorganized into five 

 instead of seven departments. Samuel 

 S. Pennock has been appointed chief of 

 one of these departments. 



In a letter written to G. C. Watson, 

 from Essen, Germany, Mr. Pennock de- 

 scribes his work. Through the courtesy 

 of Mr. Watson the information is made 

 public. Germany on the surface appears 

 to be prosperous, but closer scrutiny 

 shows there is suffering. Many children 

 are underfed and poorly clad. 'The work 

 of systeniatieally feeding the school 

 children has brought results. The chil- 

 dren are gaining in weight and their 

 nerves are improving. This is attested 

 by letters from the Oernian officials and 

 from the children themselves. One lit- 

 tle girl writes that the cocoa soup is 

 most delicious and that she hopes that 

 the Quakers in America will plant a 

 great many coconnnts this summer, so 

 that the children in Germany can have 

 cocoanut soup. 



Various Notes. 



The baseball game scheduled for June 



The Thriee Leading 



Cut Flower items during 

 the summer are: 



Gladioli 



Our stock includes many of the new iatroductions and all of the best 

 commercial varieties. The quality is better than we have had for some 

 time. 



Lilies 



There is nothing oa the market at this time that offers bigger value. 

 We are marketing an enormous quantity of Lilies every week. They are 

 inexpensive, and they always make a good showing. 



The supply is getting larger and better flowers are coming in. "jmce your 

 order early in the day, and you have every assurance your oUral will be 

 filled. VTt 



Don't book orders for impossible items when you can 

 suggest something to your customers in other lines of 

 Cut Flowers where you are sure to get satisfaction, 

 and good value, 



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ROSES 



Snapdragons, Delphinium Belladonna 



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CARNATIONS ROSES 



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