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The Florists Review 



Fbbbuaby 9. 1922 



large colored boy attired in a bright red 

 uniform, the color being the same as 

 that of the automobile, attracted a; great 

 deal of attention here last week. On 

 the back of the machine was a sign in- 

 forming the curious that it was being 

 used to deliver flowers from the Louise 

 Flower Shop. It proved to be a most 

 effective piece of advertising. 



While at \york at his store recently, 

 George C. Shaffer overreached himself in 

 endeavoring to get at some records and, 

 slipping, became impaled upon an order 

 hook. The point of the hook punctured 

 the flesh above his left eye, barely miss- 

 ing the eyeball and escaping the temple. 

 It was difficult for him to see with this 

 eye for several days, as his face was 

 badly swollen and discolored. His physi- 

 cian was at first afraid that blood poi- 

 soning would set in, but Mr. Shaffer is 

 duly recovering. 



"William F. Gude, head of Gude Bros. 

 Co., expects to be able to be at the store 

 again within a week or ten days. The 

 doctors will remove the splints from his 

 leg during the present week. A. E. G. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The week, January 30 to February 4, 

 has brought tremendous changes. The 

 bull market that started December 22 

 has gone. In its place, amid wild con- 

 fusion, the bears are gaining possession 

 of the field. They have hammered down 

 the prices on daffodils, sweet peas, free- 

 sias, the ordinary grades of carnations 

 and double violets. The balance of the 

 list has weakened in sympathy with the 

 decline in these five, in which the trad- 

 ing was active at the close of last week. 

 It all came about through the snow 

 storm January 28. That day being Sat- 

 urday, the interruption to business 

 proved particularly serious, because it 

 left the retailers with much stock on 

 hand. This stock was carried over un- 

 til Monday, January 30, stopping the 

 buying in the wholesale centers. The 

 street being in bad trim, shopping cen- 

 ters were dull. Add to this the suspen- 

 sion of business with the south, on 

 which this market depends, and flowers 

 accumulated. Many of them arrived in 

 poor shape, owing to the interruption 

 in railroad service, and, altogether, 

 things were demoralized. The bear 

 leaders took advantage of these con- 

 ditions and by Saturday, February 4, 

 they had brought the ordinary grades 

 of carnations, daffodils, sweet peas and 

 freesias down to something like half 

 the price of the week before. The select 

 stock still brought good prices, but it 

 was necessary to clean up and only big 

 reductions would do it. While the mar- 

 ket was by no means clean Saturday, 

 February 4, a great deal of stock had 

 been moved and the lower prices were 

 bringing more buyers into the market. 



Acacia pubescens has made its ap- 

 pearance. There are a few fine King 

 Alfred daffodils. For general consump- 

 tion Golden Spur has completely out- 

 classed Trumpet major. Curiously 

 enough, the latter, owing to its earliness, 

 brought much higher prices in its day, 

 although now unsalable. 



Club Meeting. 



The monthly meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held at the Hotel Adelphia 

 Tuesday evening, February 7. G. E. M. 

 Stumpp, of New York, was the speaker 

 of the evening. 



You will do well to depend on us for your 



""Sr" Carnations 



We are very careful to encourage our Carnation 

 growers to grow such varieties as are most 

 desirable for shipping purposes, and for that 

 reason we have a large supply of such varieties 

 as MRS. C. W. WARD, ENCHANTRESS SU- 

 PREME, MATCHLESS and WASHBURN, the 

 best commercial kinds and varieties that have 

 the proper keeping qualities. Carnations that 

 will reach you in good condition and all of these 

 varieties we can furnish in quantity. 



If your present source of supply is not satis- 

 factory let us make you a sample shipment. We 

 will not only furnish the best coming to the 

 Philadelphia market, but you could also depend 

 on us for the lowest market prices at all times. 

 Your customers are entitled to the best that is to 

 be had in Carnations and you will have no 

 trouble to sell ours and give satisfaction to 

 your customers. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



IVKofeia/e Florutt 



B«.ch«: 1201-3-5 R.« St. 



SSaSSi^H PHILADELPHIA 



BERGER BROTHERS 



Early Spring Flowers 



TULIPS 



Daffodils, Iris Tinsfitana* Sweet Peas» Sins^le Violets, 



Freesias, Valley, Pussy Willows, 



Carnations and Roses 



EASTER LILIES ALL THE YEAR AROUND. 



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PHILADELPHIA 



EDWARD REID 



VIOLETS and SWEET PEAS 



for VALENTINE'S DAY-Quality and Quantity 



ROSES 



Columbia Choice Premier Butterfly 



Narcissi Choice Carnation* Valley Hudson River Violets Daffodils 

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