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The Florists' Review 



Decbmbeb 3, 1014. 



Gardenias 



$1.60 to $3.00 per doxen 



Let us supply you. We have 

 plenty of them now and for 

 the balance of the season. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



WHOLESALC FLORISTS 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON. 



White Lilac 



$1.60 per bunch 



A fresh supply every morn- 

 ing. Place your orJer here, 

 we will not disappoint you. 



A large supply DrjAUTiEjiS High-grade stock 



It is well for you to know that we are headquarters for Beauties in this market. 

 We are especially strong on the best grades, and we are prepared to fill your 

 orders at any time. A trial order will bring us your future Beauty orders 



Irish FireQame 



$4.00 to $8.00 per 100 



Suggest this Rose to your cus- 

 tomers. Where Yellow is Ihe de- 

 sired color, it makes a splendid 

 showing. 



BOXWOOD SPRAYS 



$7.50 per 50-lb. crate 



We can make immediate shipment on receipt 

 of your order, and you will agree with ue it is the 

 best you have ever used. Place your order now. 



LYCOPODIUM, $9.00 per 100 lbs. 



Afterglow 



$6.00 to $8.00 per 100 



Same kind of Rose as Fire- 

 flame, but Red. A novelty 

 not offered elsewhere. 



Meutiuu The K<fvlew wljyn yuu wrl te. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The condition of the cut flower mar- 

 ket, December 2, somewhat resembles 

 that of the country when political 

 change is upon us. Those who have be- 

 longed to one party are going over to 

 the other. So it is today, after the 

 first week of the social season. Those 

 who were producers for their own needs 

 and the general market, are becoming 

 consumers. Although the individual 

 may not be a large factor, the changes 

 assume importance when added to- 

 gether, turning the tide toward greater 

 demand. This illustration shows why 

 conditions are improving; add to it the 

 effect of the wane of the chrysanthe- 

 mum and the fact that the winter flow- 

 ers are not yet in full crop and the 

 situation is clear. 



The Thanksgiving demand was ex- 

 cellent. Great quantities of flowers 

 were used, at prices lower than those of 

 last year except in a few instances. 

 Yellow chrysanthemums and violets 

 were most in demand. The market was 

 strong on both until November 28, 

 when it broke quite badly on violets 

 in spite of the great crowds brought 

 here by the Army and Navy football 

 game. Violets that brought from $1 

 to $1.50 per hundred in the middle of 

 the week then receded to 75 cents, but 

 returned to $1 on the following days 

 of business. Bonnaffon held its popu- 

 larity, though it took a better flower 

 to bring last year's prices. Eaton and 

 Chadwick, both in yellow, brought good 

 money, the white varieties -selling for 

 an average of at least 50 cents per 

 dozen lower. Pink was not so much in 

 evidence. Pompons sold freely. The 

 rose crop was not heavy. Beauties 

 were less in favor than usual at this 

 holiday. Excepting when fine, the 

 shorter grades of roses were preferred 

 to the longer. The novelties and the 

 yellows were most in demand. Carna- 

 tions were fine, quite plentiful, and 



BERGER BROS. 



ROSES VIOLETS 



Pink - White -Yellow 



Fancy Single— Double 



FINE VELLOW— WHITE -RED 



CHRYSANTHEMIMS 



POMPONS 



CARNATIONS = VALLEY= LILIES 



BOXWOOD SPRAYS - PUSSY WILLOW 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



sold well. Easter lilies were in fair 

 supply and in good demand. Perhaps 

 this was due to the fact that Jeanne 

 Nonin, the great late white chrysanthe- 

 mum, has disappointed growers and 

 buyers alike, showing signs of lack of 

 vitality. Cattleyas were not over- 

 plentiful and sold well. White orchids 

 were scarce. There was a fair supply 

 of vandas, and lots of cyps, but few 

 oncidiums. Gardenias were excellent. 

 Valley was equal to the demand. Pa- 

 per Whites and stevia were abundant. 

 There were few sweet peas. 



Poinsettias can be had, but are not 

 yet in request. 



The market this week has one im- 

 portant feature: There are plenty of 

 Batons, Chadwicks, Cranes, Nonius, 

 Jones and Dolly Dimples and some 

 pompons and singles, an unusual con- 

 dition for the first week in December. 

 The market is not strong, perhaps 

 owing to the return of mild weather. 



The Park Show. 



The lovely flower picture overlooking 

 the river at the top of the broad stair- 

 way that leads to Horticultural hall 

 has been on view through November. 

 It varies a little, but not much, from 

 the shows held there during the last 



