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The Horists^ Review 



May H, 1922 



FHIIiADEUHIA. 



The Market. 



The first week in May was poor, with 

 a slight improvemeut at the close. 

 There, was little demand and prices 

 were low and unsteady. Outdoor lilac 

 continued to have a depressing effect 

 on indoor flowers. Boses were plentiful 

 and cheap. There is a heavy surplus of 

 pink snapdragons. More variety in 

 color would be desirable, while more 

 snapdragons in winter and fewer now 

 would be most helpful of all. 



Sweet peas are declining. There are 

 fewer nice bunches and more short- 

 fitemmed bunches. A few from frames 

 or cold houses are welcome. Southern 

 gladioli are coming in more freely. 

 They are not selling so well as in former 

 years, owing probably to the unusually 

 heavy supply of roses and of snapdrag- 

 ons. Outdoor valley is good enough to 

 make indoor valley feel the competi- 

 tion on this dull market. Cattleyas have 

 declined in price. 



Carnations are holding their own as 

 well as, if not a little better than, any- 

 thing else, when they are good. Poor 

 carnations are of no account. Calla 

 lilies are awfully plentiful; their sea- 

 son is drawing to a close. Easter lilies 

 continue to be low in price. There are 

 a good many Darwin tulips. They are 

 decidedly decorative. Blos.sonis have 

 been quite active. Southern peonies 

 have come; they sell slowly. 



Visits. 



Charles Bussell, of the Jones-Russell 

 Co., of Cleveland, O., was in town Sat- 

 urday morning. May 6. Mr. Russell 

 called on W. B. Taber and on Mrs. 

 Drew-Baer, at the London Flower Shop; 

 on A. B. Cartledge and on J. Liddon I'en 

 nock, of Pennock Bros. At Twelfth and 

 Chestnut street he met George Kausch. 

 Mr. Rausch said business was dull, dull 

 as ditch water — only $'2, .$.S and an oc- 

 casional $5 order. Now, if a $1.'j cus- 

 tomer came in, the camera man was at 

 once put to work. There was something 

 in Mr. Rausch 's blithe and cheery man- 

 ner that made Mr. Russell wonder 

 whether this was meant in a Pick- 

 wickian sense. So, as he was going 

 there anyhow, he just dropped in to 

 see. There he found the entire force 

 working just as hard as it could go. 

 The orders being filled were marked 

 $10, $5, $15, $7.50, $1."). $10, while many 

 vases full of flowers stood awaiting 

 their turn. Inquiry elicited the fact 

 that there was a tea on in obscure 

 somewhere. 



Grasping the Opportunity. 



The committee appointed by Presi- 

 dent Campbell at the monthlv meeting 

 of the Florists' Club, held at 'the Ailel- 

 pliia May 2, to consider a ])lan for co- 

 oi)er;ition with the American Legion 

 and Woman's Auxiliary in fostering a 

 general observance of Mothers' day 

 in sending and wearing flowers, met at 

 221 South Broad street Friday, May 5. 

 Those present were Alfred ^I. Camp- 

 bell, Ralph K. Faust. Charles Henry 

 Fox, Charles H. Grakelow, William K. 

 Harris, James W. Heacock, Robert Kift, 

 Mark P. Mills, Arthur A. Xiessen and 

 Edward Reid, chairman. 



A thorough discussion of the matter 

 brought out the following facts: Flow- 

 ers will sell this Mothers' day whether 

 the florists cooperate with tlie Legion 

 and the Auxiliarv or not. The time to 



This is the time of the year when almost everybody is a 

 prospective Flower Buyer. Let the public know that — 



Flowers Are Plentiful 



And Prices Very Moderate 



We wish to call particular attention to the wonderful supply of our 



Russell Roses 



For keeping and shipping qualities, Russell has no equal, and at 

 the present moderate prices, almost every retail store can afford 

 to buy them. Plenty of all grades, from shorts to extra specials. 



Other items we recommend are : 



PEONIES, in assorted colors. 

 GLADIOLI, mostly pink. 



SPANISH IRIS, blue, lavender and yellow. 



There is an ample supply available, values are exceptionally good 

 and it is only for YOU to get the people interested in flowers, 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Floriate 



1201-3.5 Rac* St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Bnmches: 



BALTIMORB 

 WASHINGTON 



BERGER BROTHERS 



PEONIES 



Carnations Roses Snapdragons 



Sweet Peas Darwin Tulips Callas 



Easter Lilies all the year around 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



EDWARD REID 



EXTRA FINE VALLEY 



EASTER LILIES SNAPDRAGONS 



SWEET PEAS CALLA LILIES 



CARNATIONS YELLOW DAISIES 



PREMIER COLUMBIA BUTTERFLY 



AND ALL THE LEADING ROSES 



H^cn They're Reid'e They're Right 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA,, PA. 



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