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The Florists^ Review 



April 14, 1921 



tcr of the new secretary of agriculture. 

 She had not previously heard of how 

 hard Quarantine 37 bore on American 

 horticulture and she heartily espouses 

 the side of those seeking some revision 

 of the Cromwellian clauses. At all the 

 rose lectures the action of the F. II. B. 

 came in for condemnation. 



There was a reunion of Kewites in 

 connection with the spring flower show, 

 April 8. A dinner was enjoyed at the 

 Cafe Minerva, on Huntington avenue, 

 and a jdeasant social evening, with a 

 uiinimum of business, was spent. 



Harold J. Patten, who has purchased 

 the Tewksbury range of 50,000 feet of 

 glass, is married and has one child. He 

 joined the Massachusetts National 

 Guard in 1906 and eventually was raised 

 to the rank of captain. In 1917 and 1918 

 he was the chief of ordnance at the 

 state house. He was commissioned a 

 second lieutenant in the "United States 

 army June 19, 1918, and a first lieuten- 

 ant in August, 1918. He was discharged 

 from the army in 1919, when he was 

 serving in Texas, on the Mexican border. 



The residence of W. H. Judd, propa- 

 gator at the Arnold Arboretum and 

 president of the Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Club, was burglarized in the aft- 

 ernoon of April 6, while Mr. Judd was 

 judging at the flower show. Liberty 

 bonds amounting to $400, besides some 

 money, were stolen. The bonds be- 

 longed to a friend visiting Mr. Judd 

 and have not been recovered. 



"Wilbur A. Patten, son of Marcellus A. 

 Patten, of Tewksbury, has passed the 

 civil service examination for a plant 

 propagator for the government and has 

 just been appointed superintendent of 

 the Brooksville, Fla., experiment station 

 of foreign seed and plant introductions. 

 He will commence his duties in May. 

 His wife and two daughters will go there 

 a little later. "W. A. Patten will go to 

 Miami, Fla., to see Mr. Fairchild at the 

 experimertt station there and then go 

 on to "Washington before he begins at 

 Brooksville. W. N. C. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The flowers that are sold at fair prices 

 encourage the growers to keep on trying. 

 "Were they sold at quantity rates there 

 would soon be no fltjwers to sell. The 

 growers would quit, so low are the 

 prices. 



The market is in even worse shape 

 than it was a week ago. The supply of 

 flowers is larger and business is lighter. 

 One wholesaler said that he had received 

 65,000 more carnations last week than 

 for the corresponding week one year ago. 

 The figures showing the receipts of 

 sweet peas are staggering. Roses have 

 fallen off a little, not much. Valley is 

 ■ the only flower that remains firm in price 

 through constant trading. 



When the market is in such bad shape 

 the weak spots cause much comment. 

 In carnations it is Alice, and the delicate 

 pink varieties bleached by the sun. In 

 sweet peas it is the waning crop with 

 reduced flowers and shortened stems. 

 In roses it is Killarney and sometimes 

 Hoosier Beauty and even the mighty 

 Premier that suffer most. 



Cattleyas are not plentiful enough to 

 count for much. Easter lilies are in 

 moderate supply. Callas and snap- 

 dragons are selling in numbers from fair 

 to poor. There are a few delphiniums 



APRIL is the month for — 



Good Roses 



and you can depend on us for an ample supply at very 

 moderate prices. 



RUSSELL leads them all for (luality. It is the best for 

 shipping, and will reach you in good shape under any 

 condition. They are exceptionally good flowers, mostly 

 of the medium grades. 



Other good Roses that we handle are PREMIER, 

 COLUMBIA and plenty of good HADLEY. 



In BEAUTIES you know we have been Headciuartere 

 for years, and can fill almost any sized order. 



In addition to Roses we recommend to you: 



Gardenias, good flowers as low as $15.00 per 100. 

 The best grade, $5.00 per doz. 



Orchids and Valley are two items we always aim to 

 have on hand. 



Snapdrasfon, some of our Snapdragon is much above 

 the average in quality. 



Yellow Daisies are plentiful and are at their best as 

 far as quality is concerned. 



If you depend on us for your cut flowers during the 

 next two months you will not be disappointed. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



1201-S.5 Rae* St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Branches: 



BALTIMORE 

 WASHINGTON 



Mention The BeTlew when you write. 



BERGER BROTHERS 



Snapdragons, Sweet Peas, Lupines, Valley, 



Yellow and White Daisies, Darwin Tulips, 



Roses and Carnations all the year round. 



ORDER EARLY, PLEASE. 



1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



Choice RoseSy Sweet Peas, Valley 

 and Carnations 



It would please ut to receive your next telegram 



THE PHILADELPHIA WH ^ LESALE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 



Our Motto "The Golden Rule" 1615 Ranstead Street, Phlladelpiiia 



and a few gladioli. All that can be said 

 is — an extremely bad week. 



A Japanese Dinner. 



Something over a year ago there were 

 a number of tourists in a certain city in 



the far-away island of Japan who were 

 invited to a real Japanese dinner served 

 in true Japanese style. There were 

 seven guests, English, Scotch, American. 

 Each was seated on the floor, his legs 

 much in the way. Each guest had be- 



