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The Florists^ Review 



Jandabt 26, 1922 



PHIIiADEIJ»HIA, PA. 



The Market. 



There are just a few more flowers; 

 there is just a little more business. The 

 outlook is encouraging for a larger vol- 

 ume. Prices are high and firmer. The 

 most noticeable changes during the last 

 week were the arrival of Golden Spur 

 narcissi and the greater receipts of 

 Freesia Purity and snapdragons. White 

 carnations are supposed to be a little 

 more plentiful. The market for them is 

 80 strong that the additional number is 

 not in evidence. The dark colors con- 

 tinue to command a premium, while the 

 buyer who wants only white expects 

 some concession. Sweet peas are coming 

 in strongly. They sell well at excellent 

 prices. Well-grown stock in good, clear 

 colors brings big returns. The notice- 

 able fact about roses, a fact that is al- 

 ways there, is that the market wants 

 short-stemmed roses in winter and not 

 in spring. Short-stemmed roses bring 

 good prices now, in the scarcity of other 

 flowers, bettor prices in proportion to 

 their cost or to their relative value than 

 most of the long-stemmed roses, while, 

 when flowers are plentiful and cheap in 

 the spring, short-stemmed roses bring 

 but little. They usually are refused by 

 the regular buyers and on the street. 

 Beauties have advanced sharply in 

 price as the supply dwindles. Iris tin- 

 gitana can be had in limited quantities. 

 There is good smilax on the market. 

 Snapdragon is active. 



Iris Tingitana. 



It is an accepted belief in well in- 

 formed circles that California-grown 

 bulbs do not force under glass. Holland- 

 grown bulbs will force successfully. Cal- 

 ifornia-grown bulbs will not force suc- 

 cessfully. They come blind. They are 

 all right outdoors, but they are not all 

 right for early forcing under glass. The 

 exceptions to this rule are Freesia Pu- 

 rity and Iris tingitana. It is offered by 

 way of explanation that neither Freesia 

 Purity nor Iris tingitana can properly 

 be called forcing bulbs, because each is 

 started early and requires many months 

 to bring it into l)loom and in each case 

 any attempt to hurry matters results in 

 failure. It is an unfortunate fact that 

 there has been a great deal of trouble 

 this season with Iris tingitana. The 

 stock being California-grown has given 

 rise to the impression that California 

 can grow Iris tingitana suitably for win- 

 ter flowering. This theory, comforting 

 to some of us, has received a hard 

 whack. There are several successful 

 lots of Iris tingitana; moreover, these 

 irises came from the same fields in Cali- 

 forni.T, whence came the lots that hav.e 

 come blind. This leads to the belief 

 that, while the fault is partly in unripe 

 bulbs, it is equally in improper forcing. 

 It is confidentially predicted that next 

 season will see more and better Iris tin- 

 gitana flowered under glass than ever 

 before. 



Comet. 



Victor Groshens has achieved a not- 

 able success with tomatoes. He has 

 planted one-half of a 400-foot house 

 with the variety Comet. The plants 

 are now bearing fruit. The tomatoes 

 are wonderfully fine. Each plant is tied 

 erect to a rose stake; the side shoots 

 are pinched; the soil is kept aerated 

 and clean. There are fine sets of fruit, 

 besides flowers, which, if they keep 



There Are Plenty of Flowers 



if you will only make your selection where the supply is ample. 



SINGLE DAFFODILS 

 ROMAN HYACINTHS 

 BABY PRIMROSES 

 CALENDULAS 

 NARCISSI 

 SWEET PEAS 

 SNAPDRAGONS 

 WHITE LILAC 

 PUSSY WILLOWS 

 FREESIA DAISIES 

 VALLEY VIOLETS 



GARDENIAS 



Any sized order can be shipped 

 promptly on receipt. The flowers 

 are exceptionally fine. At $25.00 

 per 100, we can furnish good flowers, 

 but the stems are shorter and the 

 flowers smaller. 



ORCHIDS 



We ofl'er you quite a variety of 

 Orchids. Spray Orchids in Pink, 

 White, and Yellow. Fancy Cypri- 

 pediums and a large supply of good 

 Cattleyas. 



In the Long and Medium ROSES, all orders are being filled complete. 

 It would be difficult to find another supply of CARNATIONS equal to ours. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholescde Florists 



Branches: 1201-3-5 Race St. 



5SS£?=oN PHILADELPHIA 



BERGER BROTHERS 



Early Spring Flowers 



Daffodils, Iris Ting^itana, Sweet Peas, Sing^le Violets, 



Freesias, Valley, Pussy Willows, 



Carnations and Roses 



EASTER LILIES ALL THE YEAR AROUND. 



1609 Sansom Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



EDWARD REID 



ROSES 



Choice Premier, Columbia, Butterfly 



NARCISSI, CHOICE CARNATIONS, VALLEY 

 HUDSON RIVER VIOLETS, DAFFODILS 



When They're Reid's They're Ri^ht 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



