^vjt-^r 



^^3",;' -■■rT.^-"fc-~"p^m ■ 



OCTOBBE 2, ' Jfel3. 



The Florists' Review 



36 



Dahlias 



The typical early fall flower. In endless yariety—yarie- 



' ties that |p,r surpass in quality, coloring and texture any that 

 haye been offered in preyious seasons. Direct shipments can be made, which 1 



**«rill insure a better selection, better quality and better condition upon arriyal— 

 only one handlings G!ye us a few hours' j^otice when oAering and bear in mind 

 that we can supply in any quantity and yariety, and splendid quality, at $8.0a 

 to $8.00 per 100, with some of the choicer noyelties at $4.00 per 100. 



CATTLEYAS. WpnderfuUy choice flowers, $6.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100. 

 Mixed Orchids. In yariety, $5.00 and $10.00 boxes. 



HKADQUARTKRS FOR GREENS 



Wild Smilax, $6.00 per case. 



BroDze Qal^z, $2.00 per 1000. 



Green Galax, $1.6o per 1000; $7.50 per 10,000. 



Oreen Leucothoe. new crop, $1.00 per 100; 

 $7.50 per 1000. 



Green Sheet Moss, $3.50 per bag. 



Asparagus Strintrs, 50c each. 



Asparasrus and Sprengerl bunches, 50c each. 



Adlantum, $1.00 per 100. 



Smilax, 20c per string. 



Cut Hemlock, $2.50 per bundle. 



Hardy Dagger Fema, best auality, large 



fronds, $1.50 per 1000. 

 Sphagnum Moss, burlapped. 10-bbl. bales, 



$3.75 each: 5-bale lots, $3.50 each; 10-bale 



lots, $3.25 each. 



lUBBONS AND SUPPLIBS. Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. Our new cataloi^ue of Ribbons mnd 

 Supplies has now been mailed ; if you did not receive your copy, advise us. 



Business hours from 7:80 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN COMPANY 



The WbolesAls Florists of Pblladolpbla 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE NEW YORK WASHINGTON 



I608.1620 Ludlow Street Franklin and St. Paul Streets 117 West ZSth Street 1216 H Street, N. W. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



VALLEY 



DAHLIAS 



ROSES ORCHIDS 



CARNATIONS 



AND EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



THE rmLADELPinA CUT FLOWER CO., 



1517 

 Sansom St.* 



rilILADELriIIA,rA. 



^ 



A. Dreer, Inc., issued about 15,000 in- 

 vitations, besides making public an- 

 nouncement in the daily press, for a 

 grand dahlia show to be held at River- 

 view from Saturday, October 4, until 

 Saturday, October. 11, excepting only 

 Sunday. Those accepting this invita- 

 tion are asked to take any train on 

 any of these seven days from the foot 

 of Market street over the Pennsylva- 

 nia ferry and train to Riverton, whence 

 transportation will be provided to 

 Riverview. 



The sight at Riverview is truly beau- 

 tiful. The immense fields of cannas 

 are gorgeous in their autumn beauty. 

 The approaches to the service building 

 of th«vD>ew ranges are most effectively 

 laid-^ut. The service building itself is 

 to be filled with choice blooms of hardy 

 phloxes, delphiniums and other sea- 

 sonable stockj properly labeled, for the 

 name of Dreer stands for correct no- 

 menclature. 



But the dahlias? They present an 



appearance truly imposing. Quantity, 

 quality and variety are here. The edu- 

 cational feature of the show lies in 

 820 dahlias, averaging fifteen plants 

 of each variety, all correctly labeled 

 and arranged alphabetically. They 

 are all growing under the Skinner sys- 

 tem of irrigation and afford a rare 

 chance for comparison. Another part 

 of the grounds is devoted to the varie- 

 ties that are grown in large numbers 

 to satisfy a heavy demand. Here is 

 Delice, considered the best pink cut 

 flower dahlia of the day. There is 

 Geisha, the Japanese dancing girl, the 

 showy blooms borne aloft on long stems. 

 Near by are the three dahlias that Mr. 

 Clark considers as the most promising 

 cut flower trio in sight: Tricolor, the 

 name being descriptive; Galathea, a 

 lovely pink, and Thais, white, shaded 

 with lavender. '■ All belong to that 

 class of hybrids lying between the deco- 

 rative and cactus types, a class that 



Mr. Clark believes will give our finest 

 dahlias in the near future. 



Much more could be said, but this 

 too brief description will suffice to show 

 what may be seen at Riverview next 

 week and to give some idea what may 

 be learned by comparison and by chat- 

 ting with the experts there. 



Myers & Samtman. 



It is the highest aim of the horti- 

 cultural writer to be of service to his 

 profession. Sometimes the service 

 takes the form of business notes, as in 

 the market report, or in cultural in- 

 formation. Sometimes the aim is 

 merely to amuse. Whatever it be, the 

 purpose must be clearly defined and 

 varied from time to time or the week's 

 work will drift into medioerity and its 

 real mission will be lost. These linm 

 will serve as a key to the following 

 paragraph. 



The firm of Myers & Samtman has 

 risen steadily to a position of Batioial 



