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The Florists^ Review 



July 16, 191S, 



FIELD-GROWN 



CARNATION 

 PLANTS 



All the varieties worth grow- 

 ing. We guarantee 

 satisfaction. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



12th and Race Sts., rHIIJU)ELPHIA,PA. 



BALTIMORE, MD. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



FIELD-GROWN 



CARNATION 

 PLANTS 



For complete list and prices 



see classified ad. in 



this issue. 



A FEW OF THE 



Good Things in Cut Flow^ers 



WE OFFER FOR THIS WEEK: 



BEAUTIES— local stock in all grades $1.00 @ $3.00 per dozen 



GOOD ROSES-RUSSELL-large cut every morning. The Best Rose now for 



size, color and keeping qualities 5.00 @ 8.00 per 100 



THORA— light pink, good size and very fragrant 3.00 @ 6.00 per 100 



EASTER LILIES— perfect flowers, partly in bud. The real Summer flower 8.00 per 100 



VALLEY— our usual good brand 3.00 @ 4.00 per 100 



CATTLE YAS —large flowers, selected stock $6.00 per dozen, $40.00 per 100 



CENTAUREAS— in a variety of colors 1.50 per 100 



GLADIOLUS— only good commercial varieties $3.00 @ 4.00 per 100 



ASTERS— all colors 1.50 @ 2.00 per 100 



ALL the GREENS a florist needs at moderate prices. 



Mention The Berlew when yon wrif . 



his two new houses. He says his spring 

 plant trade was excellent and he practi- 

 cally sold out everything. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co. is already 

 shipping cut dahlias from the White 

 Marsh farm. These are being cut from 

 an early planted patch. The regular 

 crop will not be in for some time yet. 

 K. Vincent, Jr., is enthusiastic over 

 the outlook for the first fall show of 

 the American Dahlia Society and is 

 spending a good part of his time in 

 New York city, looking after the de- 

 tails of the affair. W. F. E. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



There is not enough business to con- 

 sume the moderate supply of flowers 

 offered and not nearly enough to keep 

 the wholesalers or retailers busy. The 

 growers have their hands full 'of cul- 

 tural work, but that is not the subject 

 of this report. The gladiolus is the 

 leading flower of the day. The stock 

 mostly comes from the south. It is 

 generally well grown and when it ar- 

 rives is in excellent condition for ship- 

 ping. America is the principal variety, 

 with a smaller quantity of Augusta and 

 Mrs. Francis King, There are a few 

 good roses; eastern Beauties, local Kai- 

 serin, Russell, Mock, Maryland and 

 others. The short-stemmed stock, indic- 

 ative of a cessation in pinching, is far 

 too abundant. In carnations Mrs. C, W. 

 Ward, White Perfection and Boston 

 Market are the hot weather sorts. Some 

 of them are still good enough for long 

 trips. Asters are more abundant; good 

 flowers, with stems rather abbreviated; 

 dark and light pink are most seen. 

 Whites are not always perfect. . Cat- 

 tleyas, mostly Gaskelliana, are nice and 

 are offered at reasonable figures; so 

 are valley and Easter lilies. The out- 

 door flowers deserve mention. They 

 are excellent and, alas, far exceed the 

 demand: Candytuft, feverfew, achillea, 

 coreopsis, gaillardia. New York still 



BERGER BROS 



FINE GLADIOLI 



In all the best varieties. Good, showy 

 spikes in excellent condition. 



Sweet Peas Carnations Roses 



Extra Select Valley 

 Easter Lilies Greens 



GOOD STOCK 



PROMPT SERVICE 



1225 RACE ST. PHILADELPHIA 



Mention Tb© Berlewwhen yon write. 



furnishes sweet peas that have more 

 substance than the locally grown stock 

 in mid-July. 



Current Events. 



It is a significant fact that the Flo- 

 rists' Club at its meeting July 6 de- 

 cided to omit the August meeting. This 

 is the first time in the history of the 

 club that a resolution has been passed 

 to omit a monthly meeting. Two rea- 

 sons appear for this unusual action: 

 the absence of any special feature of 

 interest, and tlie far-distant convention 

 of the S. A, F. The failure of the es- 

 say committee to provide a speaker al- 

 ways affects the attendance. Unless 



there is something on the card, the 

 members naturally think there is noth- 

 ing doing and they don't come. The 

 decision of the S. A. F. to meet in San 

 Francisco next month practically bars 

 a delegation from this city. It would 

 take an enthusiastic leader, of the cali- 

 ber of John Westcott, to make possible 

 a delegation that would cross the con- 

 tinent together. There is no such lead- 

 er in sight. 



There is another cause for the omis- 

 sion of the August meeting of the Flo- 

 rists' Club that is deeper than either of 

 the other two, a cause that is signifi- 

 cant of the times. It is the change in 

 sentiment toward this club. The club 



