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JuLT 17. 1918. 



Easter LiUes^ $lO.O0pr lOO 



,. Fifty at the huiidred rate. We have a good supply of Lilies, aad receive daily large slupjnents during 

 the Sammer moutiis. Large, well hardened flovrers, Jong steins, two to four flowers , to ■& J^m. The 

 quaUty is «LKeelkat aniL we {Mck them sff <th£9^ 9^ ..-rc-^-:^--':--'-^:^^-'''^ 



ASTCRiS, lOO, - - » ; ^ I . $1.50 to $3.00 



The supply is increasing and the quality improving, ^rom now on we expect to have Ample to All all 

 ordisrs. and you will find with uis some of the choicest stock coming to Philadelphia. 



GREEN GALAX, - - $t.OO per lOOO, $7.50 per case 



New Crop Green Galax are coming in now, very fine stock. 



$4.00 le S6.00 per f OO 



GLADIOLUS, - - - 



Good selection, such varieties as America; Francis King, Victoria, and other good 



ROSE PLANTS 



100 1000 



5000 Beauties. 3 -In. pots $9.00 $«0.00 



3000 Beauties. 2ia-ln. pots .•.8.00 70.00 



1000 Pink Killaruey. :i'«in. pots 6 00 50.00 



^rs in all colors. 



.->.. 100 1000 



1000 Whit* Killarney.2J2ln. pots ; $ 6.00 $ ."iO.OO 



600 Pink Klllarney, grafted, 3iD. pots 12.00 100.00 



ThtSd plants are in splendid condition and will give satisfaction. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., wholdile Fiorbb 



N. W. Corner 12th and Race Sts. 



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PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention Tb. ReTl»w when yoo wrlf . 



PHILADEU*HIA. 



The Eastern Market. 



The supply of gladioli is the feature 

 of the market this week. The stock is 

 fine and so plentiful that it is difficult 

 to find an outlet for it all. Solhe new 

 crop roses are arriving, chiefly Mary- 

 land and White Killarney. They are 

 welcome, as the better grades of roses 

 are rather short of the demand, while 

 the poorer grades are far too plentiful. 

 Asters are hardly yet making an im- 

 pression; most of them are too short 

 in stem to rank high. Easter lilies are 

 the mainstay of the market where white 

 flowers can be used. Valley is dull and 

 some of it below grade, while cattleyas 

 have received unsteady support. East- 

 ern Beauties are the finest roses in 

 the market. Mrs. Taft, or Prince de 

 Bulgarie, is satisfactory now. Sun- 

 burst has surprised everyone by its sum- 

 mer usefulness. 



The Retirement of John Burton. 



Brief announcement was made last 

 week that John Burton had decided to 

 retire from active business, handing 

 over the management of bis large range 

 of greenhouses to his son, George Bur- 

 ton. The street was genuinely surprised. 

 A successful career of thirty-five years 

 closed in the prime of manhood, just 

 after the purchase of a new farm and 

 the addition of a modern greenhouse, 

 was unexpected. It is understood that 

 Mr. Burton has for some time wished 

 to relinquish the cares of active busi- 

 ness and that his son's enterprise made 

 this possible now. 



John Burton commenced business in 

 a small range of what would be con- 

 sidered today little greenhouses, on 

 Chew street, Germantown, opposite 

 Meehan's nurseries, when a lad, shortly 

 after the Centennial exposition in this 

 city. A few years later he sold these 

 greenhouses to Thomas Meehan, who 

 placed William Meehan in charge. Mr. 

 Burton then bought ground with his 

 brother-in-law, Edwin Lonsdale, Wynd- 

 moor, Pa., where they built greenhouses 

 and embarked in business under the 



BERGER BROS. 



Have the Best Pifdnitfes for Prompt Service 



Summer Flowers Easter Lilies 



Pink and White Roses 



Valley Gladiolus Asparagus 



and White Flowers 



140-142 N. 13th St - • Philadelpliia, Pa. 



MnnHon Tlip Reylew whpn yon write. 



firm name of Lonsdale & Burton. They 

 prospered as wholesale growers, sep- 

 arating a few years later, Mr. Burton 

 retaining the old place while Mr. Lons- 

 dale built a new one to the west of it. 

 Everything that Mr. Burton did was 

 well done. He gradually improved his 

 place and his products until today it 

 stands as one of the foremost places in 

 the country. To his skill, energy and 

 far-seeing business ability are also due 

 the places of his two sons, Alfred Bur- 

 ^ton and George Burton. Both young 

 men are now in the front rank of our 

 growers. 



The political significance of Mr. Bur- 

 ton 's retirement is the elimination of 

 William Stevens from the cut flower 

 world. For twenty-five years "Billy" 

 Stevens has disposed of the greater part 

 of Mr. Burton's product, all that came 



to this city. He was considered the 

 hardest working salesman in our busi- 

 ness; the quantity of flowers that he 

 sold each year was enormous. It is 

 understood that Mr. Stevens will see 

 that the flowers reach the market next 

 season in the best possible condition. 

 The further effects of this . change are 

 that the Leo Niessen Co. will receive 

 the cut of an additional 30,000 Beauty 

 plants, besides cypripediums, Killarneys, 

 etc., grown on this place. 



Various Notes. 



The floral social event of last weei^ 

 was the wedding of Mrs. Muth au'l 

 Richard Umphried. Mrs. Muth con- 

 ducts a retail flower store at Fifth and 

 Fairmount avenue, while Mr. Umphridl 

 is a bulwark of the S. 8. Pennock-Mee 

 han Co. Immediately after the wed- 



