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The Florists' Review 



. Dkcemkeu 17, 1914. 



Dagger Ferns 



$1.50 p«r iOOO 



Fancy Ferns 



$2.00 per 1000 



THE LEO HIESSEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON 



NEW BRONZE 

 OALAX 



$7.50 par case 



LONG QREEN 

 LEUCOTHOES 



$6.S0 par 1000 



When placing your order for Beauties, remember we 

 are the largest distributore of 



Philadelphia-grown Beauties 



For your holiday business, you cannot do better than place 

 your orders for Beauties with us. Everything is in your favor — 



The Finest Quality : : An Unlimited Quantity : : The Lowest Market Price 



CARNATIONS 



We will l>e well supplied with Carnations of the best 

 commercial varieties. Stock of the best keeping quality. 

 No orders will remain uufilled. 



GARDENIAS 



They will be plentiful, and we are quotinK very at- 

 tractive prices. The best are always the cheapest, and 

 you can handle them at our prices. 



OFFER YOUR CUSTOMERS ^ LARGER VARIETY OF FLOWERS - 



Valley - Cypripedium - Lilac - Mignonette - Pansies - Pussy Willow 



Meutlon The ReTlew when you write. 



Brussels sprouts, T. Twigg, first; cauli- 

 flower, F. Petroccia, first. A certificate 

 of culture was awarded to F. Petroccia 

 for three cauliflowers. 



The exhibits at the next meeting will 

 be three cut poinsettias, three lettuces 

 ;ind three celery plants. J. G. 



PHTLADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The weather lias played on important 

 part in the cut flower market during 

 the week ending December 16. The 

 ice storm of December 8 broke down 

 telephone and telegraph poles and wires 

 all the way to Scranton, cutting con- 

 nections that are only gradually coming 

 into play again. This absence of com- 

 munication caused heavy loss, prevent- 

 ing some orders- coming into town and 

 ilelaying others until too late for ex- 

 ecution. The long absence of the sun 

 took the color out of Killarney and made 

 all flowers more or less soft, to say 

 nothing of decreasing their number. 

 The storm also interfered with shop- 

 ping, cutting down the demand. 



The supply of flowers is quite suf- 

 ficient. There is no item on the list 

 that may be termed scarce, as practi- 

 cally everything has been obtainable 

 when wanted. Orchids have advanced 

 in price. Carnations are firmer. Beau- 

 ties have been selling better, although 

 it took easier prices to secure this re- 

 sult. Short roses are more popular 

 than the long-stemmed stock. ' Poinset- 

 tias have arrived. Stevia is used in 

 tonnidPTablf quantity. The smaller 



BERGER BROS. 



CHRISTMAS QREENS 



HOUiY HOLLY WREATHS 



$5.00 per case; 5-case lots, at $4..S0 per case $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00 per 100 



BOXWOOD LYCOPODIUM 



Case of 50-lbs., $7..^0 ' $8.50 per 100 lbs. 



CHRISTMAS FLOWERS 



Roses, Carnations, Violets, Valley, Sweet Peas, 

 Poinsettias, Stevia, Mlg^nonette, etc., etc. 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADEtPHIA 



Mention The Berlew wben yoa writ*. 



flowers usually described as miscellane- 

 ous are coming into season. 



Prospects for Christmas. 



The leading wholesale florists agree 

 that there will be an abundance of fine 

 stock, providing only that we have a 



fair amount of sunshine. They antici- 

 pate prices that will not exceed those 

 of last season and that in certain eases 

 will be lower than last season. It will 

 be remembered that last season 's prices 

 were in the main more moderate, qual- 

 ity considered, than those of any pre- 



