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The Florists' Review 



NOVEMBXB 17, 1921 



ized in the culture of some commercial 

 crop. The Quinlan houses were also 

 filled with well grown stock. They had 

 a fine house of the newer varieties of 

 roses, cyclamens and poinsettias. A 

 visit to the conservatories of the lato 

 L. C. Smith was also inchxded in the 

 trip. 



PHILADEIiPHIA. 



The Market. 



Show week plus two legal holidays 

 was bad for business. A comparison 

 with last year made it seem even worse. 



There was a heavy crop of pompons 

 that came into bloom much faster than 

 they were needed. Prices declined from 

 three bunches for $1 all the way to ten 

 bunches for $1. Select stock sold at 50 

 cents a bunch, but such sales were infre- 

 quent. The ordinary grades of chrys- 

 anthemums have also suffered severely. 

 The large blooms when well finished are 

 selling best at present. 



Eoses are bringing little money when 

 compared with the prices of a year ago. 

 The smallness of the returns is marked. 



Only orchids and gardenias are scarce. 

 There are so few of them that any sort 

 of a fair supply would probably be more 

 than sufficient. 



Those who study the market believe 

 that the present long continued overpro- 

 duction will be followed by a shortage 

 and that that shortage will come before 

 Thanksgiving day. 



Our Unknown Warrior. 



Sir Auckland Geddes, the British am- 

 bassador at Washington, suggested to 

 Mrs. L. Webster Fox, of this city, the 

 national president of the Imperial 

 Dames of Great Britain, that it would 

 be fitting for this society, numbering 

 4,000 members, to place a wreath on the 

 grave of the unknown soldier in Arling- 

 ton cemetery on Armistice day. Mrs. 

 Fox placed the order with the London 

 Flower Shop. The wreath was designed 

 by Mrs. J. Drew Baer. It was six feet 

 high and extremely handsome. The 

 words, "For ^'alor," appeared on it. 

 Mrs. Drew Baer aimed to represent all 

 the parts of the British empire in the 

 wreath. There were roses for England, 

 maple leaves for Canada, lilies for 

 Wales, orchids for Australia, heather 

 for Scotland, and so on. Charles H. 

 Green was entrusted with the duty of 

 delivering the wreath in safety to the 

 British embassy in Washington. Mr. 

 Green said that everyone took an inter- 

 est in helping him. The baggage master 

 on the train from this city to Washing- 

 ton was most careful of the big wreath 

 and refused to accept a tip. ' ' After I 

 delivered the wreath at the British em- 

 bassy," Mr. Green said, "I went to the 

 Capitol to see the flowers that had been 

 sent to the unknown hero. They were 

 displayed in the rotunda. It was the 

 greatest display of flowers I have ever 

 seen anywhere. [Mr. Green was for 

 twenty-seven years with Pennock Bros.] 

 I walked through the rotunda three 

 times to see the flowers. Gude Bros. Co. 

 had one order of forty-eight wreaths. 

 Each wreath was sent by one of the 

 states of the TTnion. The wreaths were 

 all alike, made of laurel ornamented 

 with a bunch of red iind white carna- 

 tions tied with a bow of red, white and 

 blue ribbon. There were a pair of palm 

 leaves at the back. Each wreath was 

 mounted on an easel. Blue letters on 

 white ground indicated the state send- 



Thanksgiving Day 



Is the first big day of the season. Have you made your arrangements 

 for aa ample supply of Cut Flowers? 



We offer you a splendid supply of seasonable flowers, but there is not 

 likely to be a surplus. Look over this list. 



BEAUTIES. A limited supply. 



ROSES. We can furnish you all the Roses that you can 

 use, especially ia Columbia, Premier, Butterfly and 

 Double White Killarney. Also Aaron Ward, 



McDonald and other Corsage Eoses. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The late varieties are the best 

 of the season. We offer you a large supply of Chadwick, 

 Bonnaffon and Seidewitz. 



POMPONS. An unlimited supply. A large selection of 

 varieties and colors. This is the best item on the list. You 

 can make more money on Pompons than any other flower. 



CARNATIONS. Mostly C. ^V. Ward and Enchant- 

 ress Supreme. 



CYPRIPEDIUM SANDERII. Orchids are scarce and 

 we ofl'er them as a substitute — very fine flowers. 



Als3 a limited supply of Peas, Gardenias, Snap- 

 dragons, Zinnias and Calendulas. 



We recommend the purchase of a large variety of stock. All of these items 

 will help make up a good selection, and they can be used to good advantage. 



BUSINESS HOURS, 7 A. M. to 5 P. M. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Branches: 120I.S-5 Rae* St. 



WASHINGTON PnlLADElLiPrllA 



BERGER BROTHERS 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Bonnaffon Chadwick Seidewitz 



POMPONS 



All the leading- varieties 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



EDWARD REID 



Finest Chrysanthemums, Pompons and Roses 



that are grown 



ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES 



Snapdragons, Sweet Peas and Valley 



When They're Reid's They're Right 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



