April 28, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



63 



'A.i '■^ 



The Flowers That Mother Loves 



These are the flowers to recommend 

 to your customers for Mothers' Day. 

 And every mother loves Roses, and 

 Roses are at their best just now. 



Beauties Pilgrims Columbias 



Premiers Russells Ophelias 



and all the leading commercial varieties of the choicest <iualily, aud in Quantity. 

 You may also recommend : Orchids, Sivect Peas, Valley, Gardenias, 

 Daisies, Snapdragon and other seasonable favorites. 



As for Carnatioi>s, they sell themselves; but get your orders iu early. 



Everything in Cut Flowera, Planta, Gr€enM, Ribbona and Supplies. 



BUSINESS HOURS: 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



XUir WHOLESALE 

 1 riL FLORISTS OF 



PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



117 W. 28th Street 1608-1620 Ludlow Street Franklin and St. Paul Stf. 1216 H St., N.W. 



Everything Seasonable in 

 CUT FLOWERS 



WM. J. BAKER 



TFboleaale Fl*iist 

 12 South Mole Street, Philadelphia. Pa. 



Mention The BeTlew when you write. 



JERRY BROOKINS & SON 



Grower of Buffalo's finest 

 Cut Flowers 



Orchard Park, N. Y. 



fore attempted on such a scale, the 

 place presented great business possibil- 

 ities. By slightly divergent paths 

 every one of them came to the same 

 conclusion — that the results could not 

 warrant the outlay. 



What the St. Leonards Farms Co. 

 can do with the wonderful range will 

 be watched with keen interest. 



The Banquet to His Eminence. 



The Knights of Columbus gave .i 

 most elaborate banquet in hoi.'or of 

 Cardinal Dougherty in the ballroom of 

 the Bellevue-Stratford hotel Moiid ly 

 evening, April 25. There were 900 

 guests, who were seated at eighty-five 

 tables. The floral decorations were 

 beautiful, arranged in J. J. Haber- 

 mehl's Sons' best style, including 

 palms, ferns, flowering plants, electric 

 lights and a wealth of cut flowers. The 

 papal colors were used, cardinal, gold 

 and white. The red was furnished by 

 Darwin tulips and American Beauty 

 roses, the yellow by snapdragons and 

 daisies, the white by sweet peas. It 

 was a fine affair. 



A Beal Building Operation. 



Milton H. Bickley has just closed a 

 contract with William J. Muth, repre- 

 senting the King Construction Co., for 

 four greenhouses, 24x210 feet each, and 

 one propagating house, 15x210 feet, to 

 be erected this season for the Bickmore 

 Greenhouses, at Wallingford, Pa. 



EDWARD REID 



Select Mother's favorite flowers when ordering for 



MOTHERS' DAY, SUNDAY, MAY 8th. 

 Choice RoseSy Carnations, Orchids, Valley, Sweet Peas 



AND EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS AND GREENS. 

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



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



In Large Quantities We Can Fill Regular Orders For 



Snapdragons, Carnations, Roses and Delphiniums 



PHILADELPHIA CUT FLOWER CO. 



Phone*: Wholesale FlorUU GEORRR AK'TTr'Ti? 



BeU. Spruce 80J-804 ici7C.-.— C* DkM J I L* D I'^^K^'iS' AlliUGLE 



Keystone. Race 1112-1118 loli daiuoiii M., rliilaaelphia, ra. Proprietor 



Carnitions 



Roses 

 Sweet Peas 

 Snipdri^oii 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



5 South Mole Street. 

 PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



ASPARAGUS 

 PLUNOSUS 

 Strings and 



Bunches, and 



Greens of all kinds 



It is understood tliut these new 

 houses will he planted with carnations. 

 Both carnations and chrysanthemums 

 have done well during the past season 

 and both will be largely increased. It 

 is Mr. Bickley 's ambition to make the 

 Bickmore Greenhouses one of the finest 

 places in the country. In this aim he 

 is heavily supported by his manager, 

 Clarence Alwinc, who is doing excellent 

 work at Wallingford. 



Various Notes. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety has engaged the Academy of 

 Music for the chrysanthemum show in 

 November. 



George Aeugle believes that the local 

 peonies will be in bloom about May 20. 



Kiiymoud Brunswick and Mrs. Bruns- 

 wick celebrated their wedding anniver- 

 sary by a little trip to Xew York. 



Arthur A. Xiessou believes that our 

 business is doing much better than 

 many others, that while it did not soar 

 so high, it lias not fallcu so low, which 

 is gratifying. 



Milton II. Bickley lias been visiting 

 his daughter at Roanoke, Yn. 



Myers & Samtman are cutting flowers 

 from American Legion planted January 

 28. Orders are coming iu well for young 

 stock of tliis promising novelty. 



Mrs. J. II. Claus has suffered the loss 

 of an old and tried friend, her house- 

 keeper for ten years. 



Alfred M. Campbell expects to change 



