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The Florists' Review 



Apbil 22, 1915. 



7; 



Cornflowers 



$2 00 per 100 



Spanish Iris 



$5.00 per 100 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



WHOLISALK FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., niILADELPlIIA,rA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Valley 



Two good grades 

 $3.00-$4.00 per 100 



36-48-inch stems. 



$20.00 per lOO 



Our 

 Rose Specials 



at $3.00 and $5.00 per 100 



inquantity of 200flowers or more, 

 you will find very attractive in 

 price and quality. We will give 

 you every advantage of the mar- 

 ket, and will send you a grade 

 of stock that is better than you 

 might expect. 



When we supply you with Beauties 

 you get the Best stock on the market 

 and we bill them to you at a price 

 you cannot buy them elsewhere for. 



The supply consists mostly of the 

 long ones and they represent the best 

 value and have the best flowers. 



Talk Beauties to your customers — 

 at the present price you will find 

 many buyers. 



Spencer Peas 



$6.00 per 1000 



A good grade, medium length 

 stems. 



The very choicest grade 

 $1.00 per 100 



Extra long stems and they are 

 the best Spencer Peas in this 

 market. 



Dagger Ferns 



$2.00 per 1000 



Sphagnum Moss 



Six $2.00 bales for $10.00 



Fancy Ferns 



$2.50 per 1000 



Mention The Berlew when yon wrif . 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The feature of the week ending 

 April 21 was the cleanup of Saturday, 

 April 17. Perhaps the growers will not 

 think it much of a cleanup when the 

 returns reach them, but it really was 

 an achievement to dispose of most, not 

 all, of the flowers at some price. To 

 be sure, the price was extremely low 

 on much of the stock, but such a quan- 

 tity of flowers has never been seen in 

 this market before in April. There was 

 business — quite a little of it — but it 

 bore no proportion to the size of the 

 receipts. So it really was something 

 to be proud of that those flowers were 

 sold — pardon the word — at some price. 

 The good flowers, suitable for shipping 

 or for buyers who want selected stock, 

 brought fair though rather low figures. 

 The balance, taken in quantity, carried 

 away unselected, just as it came, for 

 cash, brought prices that were heart- 

 rendingly low. The only encourage- 

 ment lies in the fact that they brought 

 something, which, under the circum- 

 stances, leads to the hope for better 

 things when normal conditions return. 

 They have not returned yet; in the 

 face of warm weather that can hardly 

 be expected. The height of the crop 

 seems to be passing; when it is gone 

 better conditions may prevail. 



Southern daffodils have suffered the 

 worst season in their history; some of 

 the wholesale houses have been obliged 

 tof urge their shippers to discontinue, the 

 demand being so poor under existing 

 market conditions as to make the flow- 

 ers undesirable. Indoor-grown Em- 

 peror is fine; there also are good out- 

 door local daffodils and indoor tulips, 

 poeticus and Paper Whites for which 

 there is but slight demand. Violets 

 are nearly over. The singles are over 



BERGER BROS. 



PROMPT SERVICE 



When in need of good flowers punctuality is all important. 

 A wholesale house situated in the center of the city, mid- 

 way between the two great railway terminals, is in a posi- 

 tion to serve you quickly. Add to this motor delivery, 

 salesmen willing, nay anxioui?, to pleaEe, and a magnifi- 

 cent stock of flowers, an equipment placed at your disposal 

 by over ten years' hard work. BETTER TRY IT. 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention The BctIcw wb<n yon write. 



with some growers, but not with 

 others; there are a few Campbell and 

 Louise coming in, of rather inferior 

 quality. Snapdragon is fine and plen- 

 tiful. Daisies are excellent, particu- 

 larly the yellow. Spanish iris, chiefly 

 yellow with a few of other colors, is 

 quite a factor. Valley has been selling 

 poorly. Gardenias are cheap and plen- 

 tiful. Just a little demand is spring- 

 ing up for lilies at prices that are in 

 sympathy with the general market. 

 The bulk of the business is done in 



carnations, roses and 

 Greens continue active. 



sweet peas. 



The National Flower Show. 



A meeting of the chairmen of the 

 several national flower show commit- 

 tees was held in Horticultural hall 

 April 14, for the purpose of organiza- 

 tion. Vice-Chairman. Farenwald pre- 

 sided. The chairmen of the several 

 committees are as follows: 



AdvertlsinK— Charles Henry Fox. Mr. Fox will 

 be assisted by a number of the ablest local 

 newspaper men, »ne from each of the dailies. 



