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The Florists' Review 



June 4, 1914. 



EARLY CLOSING-COMMENCING JUNE 8TH WE WILL CLOSE EVERY DAY AT 6 P.M. 



New DsLgger Ferns 



$1.50 par 1000 



Stock of the best quality. Nearby 

 Ferns, none better at any price. 



Green Leucothoe Sprays 



Long, per 1000 $6.50 



Bronze Galax 



Per 1000 $1.00 



Per case 7.60 



Beauties, doz., $1.00-$3.00 



There will be a big demand for good Beauties during June. You can 

 depend on us to fill your orders. Our Beauties are fine; the color of the 

 flowers is particularly good for so late in the season. 



We make mention here of some roses that very likely will be in demand, and 

 we can recommend them to you for good quality: 



Killarney Brilliant, Maryland, White Killarney, 

 Kaiserin, Richmond, Bulgarie, Sunburst 



and Aaron Ward. 



EASTER LILIES— If you can use a large number of them we would be 

 pleased to submit our quotation. 

 VALLEY— Pbnty of it every day. Our $4.00 grade PEONIES— White and pink. We offer you a large 



is the best on the market. Good stock at $3.00 per 100. supply and a fine selection of all the best varieties. 



Rose Plants^ own Roots 



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



Maryland 3-inch pots, 75.00 per 1000 



Beauties 3-inch pots, 75.00 per 1000 



Killarney Brilliant 



Grafted and own root plants. Write for prices. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale FlorUU 



N. W. Corner 12th and Race Sta. ii ti it PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention Th. R»ylew wb«n yon writ.. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Eastern Market. 



The intense heat of May 26, 27 and 

 28 ruined the cut flower business at 

 Memorial day. The temperature was 

 higher than in May in the previous 

 thirty years. The heat was tropical, 

 ranging from 90 to 94 degrees. It 

 brought in an immense crop of flowers, 

 Wholly unlocked for, and it injured the 

 quality of many of them. The out-of- 

 town shipping orders are the strength 

 of the market for this holiday. Despite 

 careful selection, much of the stock ar- 

 rived in a condition not satisfactory to 

 the buyers and much more of it was 

 not good enough to ship. Peonies ar- 

 rived in immense quantities. It had 

 been doubted whether more than ten 

 per cent of the peony crop would be in 

 time, as late as five days in advance, 

 but the heat and the rain brought the 

 crop forward with a rush and the quan- 

 tity sent in was many, many times 

 greater than the most sanguine expecta- 

 tion. For instance, one wholesaler re- 

 quired three days up to May 27 to fill 

 an order for 5,000 peonies. He received 

 nearly double that many by the end of 

 that (lay and doubled it again May 28 

 and again May 29. This is merely a 

 single instance. 



The outlet seemed smaller than in 

 previous years, although this point is 

 disputed. At any rate, the supply was 

 so heavy that the demand appeared ab- 

 sent and there was much stock left 

 over. Prices were extremely low, ex- 

 cept on select stock. Carnations and 

 roses suffered with peonies; there was 

 no demand for valley. Indoor sweet 



BERGER BROS. 



Selected Valley 



Sweet Peas Peonies 



Roses Easter Lilies 



The best facilities for filling and 

 promptly executing all orders with 



The Finest Flowers in the Marlcet 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention Tb* BcTlew when 70a write. 



peas were unsalable; only choice out- 

 door stock was wanted. The heat wiped 

 out snapdragons and gardenias and 

 wound up the callas. Iris is about over. 

 The June demand is only fair. Or- 

 chids, valley and outdoor sweet peas 

 are most sought. Peonies continue 

 plentiful, with indications that the 



local crop will not last so long as usual. 



The Plant Market. 



The situation in plants is brighter 

 than in cut flowers, although it, too, 

 has shadows. Many of the plantsmen 

 have done well. Some have not equaled 

 the record of previous years. The 



