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The Florists' Review 



May 14, 1914. 



Flowers for 

 Memorial Day.... 



Carnations 



Peonies 



Roses 



and all other seasonable stock at mod- 

 erate prices. Write for quotations and 

 special price-list^ 



Commencements and f 



May Processions 



create a demand for high-grade material, so we consider it very fortunate 

 that wfe are able to offer you such remarkable values at the right time. 

 For this week we can recommend to you: 



BEAUTIES, 36-inch stems and over, $3.00 per dozen. ^ 



BEAUTIES. 12 to 30-inch stems, $1.00-$2.50 per dozen. 



KILLARNEY BRILLIANT. $5.00-$12.00 per 100. 



GARDENIAS. $1.00-$3.00 per dozen. > 



VALLEY, two grades. $3.GO-$4.00 per 100. 



SPANISH IRIS, different colors, $4.00 per 100. 



DAISIES, white and yello\t„500 a^:-.-.'- 



for $0.00. 

 SNAPDRAGON, assorted col* 



ors, $4.00-$6.00 per 100.^ 



Rose Plants, own Roots 



Wliite and Pink Killarney 3 -inch pots, $70.00 per 1000 



Maryland 3 -inch pots, 75.00 per 1000 



Beauties 2X-inch pots, 76.00 per 1000 



Killarney Brilliant 



Grafted and own root plants. Write for prices. 



THE L^O NIESSEN CO., wholesale FlorUts 



N. W. Corner 12tli and Race Sts. ii tt tt PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Nearby 



New Dagger Ferns 



$2.-50 per 1000 



Green Leucothoe Sprays 



Long. 1000 $0.50 



Short, 1000 3.00 



Green and Bronze Galax 



Per 1000 $1.00 



Per case 7.50 



Mention Tb» R.Tlew when 70a write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Eastern Market. 



Mothers' day was the feature of the 

 week and white carnations were the 

 feature of Mothers' day. White roses 

 felt the demand slightly. The eastern 

 seaboard within- shipping distance of 

 this city contributed white carnations 

 without the number being sufficient to 

 meet the demand, at from $4 to $10 per 

 hundred, the bulk of the choice stock 

 bringing $8 per hundred. Left-overs, 

 splits and undeveloped blooms were all 

 used. Many of the street men went 

 over to New York to find what they 

 could in white carnations. The whole- 

 salers are divided on an important point 

 in this week's report. Most of them 

 assert that other flowers were not 

 wanted for Mothers' day, while one 

 prominent house asserts with equal posi- 

 tiveness that its advertising and push- 

 ing other flowers had a marked effect 

 on the sales and that the general de- 

 mand for all kinds of flowers was far 

 ahead of previous years. 



Despite the continued heavy receipts 

 of flowers, the market is in fair shape, 

 although prices are low and irregular. 

 Peonies are coming in more freely, baby 

 gladiolus has arrived and fine double 

 wallflower has been added to the list. 

 Larkspur has been quite a fkctor. Good 

 yellow daisies sell, but nobody wants 

 white daisies. Lilies left over from 

 Easter are gradually disappearing, 

 either out of the front door.or the back, 

 thus relieving the market, but callas 

 oontinue a burden. Beauties are in 

 lighter supply. Other roses continue 



BERGER BROS 



PEONIES 



Prom now until end of June 



THE FINEST VALLEY, ROSES and PEAS 



CENTRAL LOCATION 



PROMPT SERVICE 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Meotlon Tbe Berlew wben 70a write. 



plentiful. Colored carnations advanced 

 only slightly in sympathy with white. 

 Sweet peas have been a bit affe^d by 

 the hot weather, particularly those that 

 are getting shaky; the newer crops are 

 all right. The enormous crop of outdoor 

 lilac is passing over. 



Mothers' Day. 



The local dailies, inspired by some of 

 our retail florists, have been attacking 

 the prices of white carnations at Moth- 

 ers' day. The Bulletin May 9 stated 

 that these' prices are artificial and arbi- 

 trary and that they are killirg the sen- 



