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The Florists' Review 



May 0. 1915. 



CORNFLOWERS 



$2.00 per 100 



SPANISH IRIS 



All colors— $4.0t) per 100 



THE LEO MESSEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., rHILIU)ELPIIIA,rA. 



BALTIMORE. MD. WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Baby 

 Gladiolus 



$.S.00-$4.00 per 100 



Mostly pink— the Peach 

 Blossom variety. 



NEW DAGGER FERNS 



For School 

 Commencements 



BE4UTIES 



The best. $20.00 per 100 



HIGH-GRADE ROSES 



Quality is the most important 

 question at this time of the 

 year. Depend on us for your 

 fancy Roses. 



$2.50 per 1000 

 $2.25 per 1000, in case lots 



For your Memorial Day buBiness you 

 will need Ferns in large quantity, and 

 you want to buy them at the right price. 



You must agree with us, when you see 

 them, that you have never had a better 

 grade of Ferns. 



Place your order now ; we can ehip 

 new Ferns after May 20. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, six extra large bales for $10.00 



BRONZE GALAX, case, $7.50-DAGGER FERNS, 1000, $2.00-FANCY FERNS, 1000, $2.50 



For Weddings 



VALLEY 



$3.00-$4.00 per 100 



CATTLEYAS 



Fine, large flowers, $6.C0 per doz. 



DAISIES 



White and Yellow 

 $1.00-$1 50 per 100 



Mention The Bertew when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



A tremem4ous supply of flowers 

 marked the week eiuliiiy^ May .1, a suj)- 

 ])ly that was due to the hot weather of 

 the week before and increased hy out- 

 door lilaf, a week earlier than last 

 year. Outdoor lilac is so jiopular while 

 it lasts that a decided impression "is 

 maile on the market. It is a j>erish- 

 able flower and must be sold quickly. 

 The price starts well at ")0 cents a 

 l)unch of about seven sprays,, but 

 weakens quickly as the sujjply grows, 

 until the late arrivals realize little. 

 The sales of lilac are felt by the lower 

 grades j)f other flawers, .vthich immedi- 

 ately drop in price. 



IJoses arrive<l in enormous quantities. 

 The medium grades sold fairly well at 

 low prices. The top grades were in 

 excess of the demand, while poor stock 

 begged buyers. The hot weather caused 

 some of the stock to retrograde. Car- 

 nations felt the hot weather like roses, 

 but under more favorable conditions 

 of the ])resent week have improved. 

 The i)rice on white is already advanc- 

 ing under the influen<*e of heavy 

 Mothers' day inquiries and some or- 

 ders. Today it seems probable that 

 wliite carnations will command two or 

 three times as much as colore<l, which 

 is a pity, for were all flowers used on 

 this occasion the market would be more 

 satisfactory, both to buyers and to 

 sellers. 



Sweet ]>eas have been completely 

 knocked out by the heat; the supply 

 of both good and poor peas is smaller. 

 Quality peas are usually the result of 

 a new crop just coming into bloom. 

 There are some of these and there will 

 be more. Daffodils are pretty nearly 

 over. There are still some late tulips. 



BERGER BROS. 



HAVE THE FINEST 

 : . . FLOWERS ... 



WELL- GROWN WELL SELECTED WELL PACKED 



Stock that can be handled quickly 

 at a good prolit to you. 



Carnations - Sweet Peas - Roses 

 Spanish Iris - Snapdragons - Lilies 



Valley 

 Greens 



1225 RACE ST. PJHILADELPHIA 



Mentloa Tlf Berlew when yon write. 



Mignonette and pansies have said good- 

 l)ve. Cornflower is coming in a little 

 more freely. Spanish iris in all colors 

 is to be hail in moderate numbers. 

 There are some baby gladioli and a 

 few of the finer varieties, also a mod- 

 erate supply of larkspur. The first 

 peonies have come from the south; no 

 red this time, l»ut P. festiva maxima, 

 Victoria and a few others, with good 

 flowers and stems. Outdoor valley has 

 come. The call for greens is not nearly 

 so ai'tive as it has been. 



The National Flower Show. 



A meeting of the leaders in the 

 national flower show committee was 

 held in Horticultural hall, Wednesday 

 afternoon, April 28, as previously an- 

 nounced. Chairman George Asmus 

 came from Chicago on purpose to be 

 present and Secretary John Young 

 from New York. There were about 

 twenty present, including members of 

 the local committee. The meeting lasted 

 over three hours. Satisfactory progress 



