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The Florists' Review 



Febbdabx 4, 1915. 



EXTRA FINE 



FANCY 

 FERNS 



$2.00 PER 1000 



THE LEO RIESSEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., PIIILADELriiIA,rA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



lo.ooa'^ 



ROOTED CUTTINGS 



MATCHLESS 

 GORGEOUS 



READY FOR IBIMBDIATE 

 DELIVBRT 



k LARGE VARIEH OF SPRING FLOWERS 



Double and Single 



VIOLETS 



Our Double Violets, both 

 kinds, are of excellent 

 quality, and we feel sure 

 there are none better. 

 We have a fresh supply 

 of the Hudson River Vio- 

 lets every day. Our local 

 Violets are picked the 

 same day vsre ship them 

 to you— absolutely fresh. 



for Sf- Vj«l«knfin«k's Dnv well displayed, should bring you many additional sales. 

 iw ^i. valentine » i^ay, g^^.^^ piowers will have the call for this day, and we 



will have much quality stock to offer you. The demand for flowers for St. Valentine's Day 

 is increasing each year, and you should be prepared to offer your customers a full line and 

 good assortment. We will mention some of the stock you should order: 



GARDENIAS, per doz $1.5O-$3.0O 



LIIiAC, white and lavender, 



per bunch 1.00- 1.25 



SNAPDRAGON, pink and 



yellow, per doz 1.50- 2.00 



DAISIES, white and yellonr, 



per 100 , 2.00- 3.00 



WALL FLOWERS, per bunch. 1.00 



$5.00 



4.00 



.$3.00- 4.00 



.75 



4.00 



VALLEY, per 100 3.0C- 4.00 



PUSSY WILLOW, per bunch, .50 



MIGNONETTE, per 100. .. . 



DAFFODILS, per 100 



TULIPS, all colors, per 100 . 

 BABY PRIMULA, per 100. 

 FREESIA, per irO 



MYOSOTIS, per 100, $4.00. We expect an ample supply 

 of Myosotis, and expect to fill all orders placed in advance. 



QPI7M^17D PI7 A Q ^o"*® desirable than the old type of Sweet Peas, on account of the extraordinary 

 0& Hii^ V^lLIx KCd£\%J size of their flowers. They usually have four blossoms on a stem. We can 

 ^■■■■■■■■^■^^■■■■■■^^■■■B furnish all colors, and on short notice a large quantity of one color. 



Mention The Berlew when yoo write. 



the decorating committee of the pure 

 food show at the auditorium this week, 

 which is sufficient guarantee of the 

 success of that part of the show. He 

 is also a member of the banquet com- 

 mittee, which entertai;ns the prominent 

 guests. 



Carnations will be the main thing at 

 the meeting of the Florists' Club Feb- 

 ruary 18. A number of new" varieties 

 will be on exhibition, which means that- 

 no one interested in carnations can af- 

 ford to miss it. H. K. R. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Taken all in all, the beginning of the 

 shortest month of the year finds a 

 slightly larger supply of carnations and 

 of roses. Carnations especially have 

 been an important factor in the week's 

 trading. All good flowers have brought 

 from $30 to $40 per thousand, selling 

 much more rapidly than did a smaller 

 number in the week before. The price 

 is not so good as for the corresponding 

 week of last year, but, general busi- 

 ness conditions considered, it is quite 

 as good as could fairly be expected. 

 Roses have shared in the demand to a 

 lesser degree at about the same prices 

 as last week, the only difference being 

 that the shorter grades of roses are 

 decidedly preferred to the longer, which 

 keeps prices down. 



There is an improvement in sight in 

 the orchid market; the supply of cat- 

 tleyas promises to fall nearer to the 

 demand than it has for a long time 

 past. Violets continue to sell at ex- 

 ■ tremely low prices. Gardenias seem to 

 have waned in favor. Easter lilies are 

 scarcer and higher in price. Forget- 

 me-nots and wallflowers have arrived. 

 The lovely Acacia pubescens is here 



BERGER BROS. 



SPRING FLOWERS 



Freesia, Valley, Daffs, Violets 

 Tulips, Peas 



ALL ARE GOOD, PLENTIFUL AND 

 MODERATE IN PRICE 



OUR CENTRAL LOCATION AND MODERN SERVICE 

 ENABLE US TO FILL ORDERS PROMPTLY. 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



again. Lilium magnificum is an impor- 

 tant decorative flower where pink is 

 desired. Primula malacoides adds va- 

 riety to the primroses. Smilax has 

 been in demand for the balls. Of the 

 spring flowers, Golden Spur, freesia and 

 the best of the sweet peas have fared 

 pretty well, but tulips go slowly and 

 Paper Whites are still awfully cheap. 

 Prices generally are lower by at least 

 fifteen per cent on all varieties of flow- 

 ers than they were at this time last 



season. The tone of the market, how- 

 ever, is distinctly better than a month 

 ago. 



Beserved. 



The first thing that most visitors to 

 the Riverton greenhouses of Henry A. 

 Dreer, Inc., wish to see is the range 

 where grow the Cocos Weddelliana, 

 There is something inspiring to every 

 true florist about the cocos. In the 

 first place, it is always a pleasure to 



