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The Florists^ Review 



JUNB 22, 1922 



luiiikct and is being moved out nicely. 

 The supply of coontie leaves is over for 

 this season. The southern shippers have 

 rej)orted that their new crop will be 

 ready for shipment about August 1. 

 From all indications, business for the 

 month of June will exceed the same month 

 of la.st year. The majority of florists state 

 that business continues good. 



Various Notes. 



Louis Robert Eltcher will graduate 

 from the Mars high school, Friday 

 evening, June 23. Mr. Fltcher is the 

 son of Louis Eltcher, one of the mem- 

 bers of the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. 



A severe hail storm visited sections 

 of the suburbs of Pittsburgh Saturday 

 evening, June 17. From all reports, the 

 damage was not great. Ho.wever, the 

 Blind Floral Co. suffered a loss to its 

 range, and many of the growers having 

 garden flowers reported their losses 

 heavy. 



The wholi'sale houses in Pittsburgh 

 have changed, their closing time and 

 will hereafter close at 5 p. m., daylight 

 saving time. Please bear this in mind. 



H. J. H. 



PHILADEUPHIA. 



The Market. 



Monday and Tuesday of last week 

 were days of heavy supply. Then the 

 supply liglitened,' making better values 

 possible. The week closed with about 

 the same amount of business as the 

 week befori — a much lighter supply 

 and better average i)rices. Koses are 

 the leading flowers. The better grades 

 are in at-tivc deinand at moderate 

 jirices. The shorts do nothing much, 

 ("anialions arc declining; the good ones 

 are fewer and jirices are lower. 



Outdoor sweet jieas are more i)lenti- 

 ful. Some of them arc excellent, but 

 some are only fair. Peonies are still 

 in moderate ".sui)jily. Kaster lilies are 

 selling pretty well at low prices. There 

 is much valley and there are some or- 

 chids. Larksjiur is much less plentiful, 

 but all other outdoor flowers are so nu- 

 merous that it is necessary to limit their 

 number in the wli<desale commission 

 houses. 



The first outdoor gladioli from nearby 

 have conu — only a few, but the indoor 

 blooms will keep the market supplied 

 until they become more plentiful, 

 ('alia lilies are about over. There is 

 still snapdragon. 



An Opportunity. 



Philadelphia has long been recog- 

 nized as a great horticultural center. 

 To maintain and improve our position, 

 .alertness is necessary. There is a new- 

 enterprise on foot — the jdanting out of 

 bendi-grown roses in the ojien air for 

 growing on for sjiring sales. Already 

 over 200,(MMi 2-year-old roses in a dozen 

 or more varieties have been planted out 

 elsewhere for selling next fall or next 

 spring, as seems best. \Vli:it will Phila- 

 deli)hia do.' 



A Big Job. 



The Car Builders' Association held 

 its annual convention from Wednesday, 

 June 14, to "Wednesday, June 21, on the 

 so-called ''million dollar" pier, at At- 

 lantic City. The term, annual, .should be 

 modified, because last year there was 

 no convention. The railroads having 

 gone "busted,"' it was not worth while. 



This year's exhibition is on an even 

 larger scale than usual, despite the fact 



The Principal Items 



in which flowers of a good quality 

 are obtainable are the following: 



In Pink Roses there is a good supply of 

 RUSSELL and COLUMBIA. 



Double WHITE KILLARNEY in quantity. 



VALLEY of a very fine quality. 



GLADIOLI in different varieties. 



ORCHIDS, flowers of a good size and very 

 fine color. 



In EASTER LILIES we specialize during the 

 summer. We can furnish them in quantity. 



There is quite a variety in outdoor grown 

 flowers and we recommend to you : 



CANDYTUFT, GAILLARDIA, COREOPSIS, 

 FEVERFEW, GYPSOPHILA, CORNFLOW- 

 ERS AND DELPHINIUM BELLADONNA. 



EARLY CLOSING during the summer, commencing 

 Monday, June 26th, 4 p. m. (Daylight saving time.) 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholetale FlorUtB 



Branches: 1201-3-5 Rae* St. 



USSS^H PHILADELPHIA 



BERGER BROTHERS 



OUTDOOR SWEET reus 



ROSES CARNATIONS DELPHINIUMS VALLEY 



Easter Lilies all the year around 

 1609 Sansom Street PHILADELPHIA 



EDWARD REID 



WHITE PEONIES EASTER ULIES GLADIOU DELPHINIUMS 



AND EVERYTHING FOR JUNE WEDDINGS 



VALLEY 



PREMIER COLUMBIA BUTTERFLY 



AND ALL THE LEADING ROSES 



Whmn Thty'rm Rmd'a Th^'rm Kght 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



