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The Florists' Review 





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Dahlias 



The Dahlias are with us again. The growing season 

 has been a good one — therefore the quality is better than 

 for some years. All the finest and newest varieties. 



Special varieties $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 per 100. 



Ordinary varieties $15.00 per lOQO. 



Get our prices on larger quBintities.. 



Oar stock and variety of RIBBONS anl SUPrUES are ctDf lete. 



PENNOCK-MEEHAN COMPANY 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



BALTIIVIORE 

 Franklin and St. Paul Streets 



NEW VORK 

 117 West 28th Street 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H Street, N.W. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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DAHLIAS 



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ASTERS ROSES GLADIOLI 



AND ALL SEASONABLE FLOWERS 



WE CLOSE AT 6 P. M. 



I THE PHILADELrHIA CUT FLOWER CO., 



1517 

 SANSOM ST., 



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Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



special train to Andalusia, while the 

 other side advised the beholders to 

 "Always sow Michell's evergreen grass 

 seed." It was clear why this advice 

 was given when the heavily laden spe- 

 cial reached Andalusia, for it would be 

 hard to find a finer lawn than the 

 great stretch along the Pennsylvania 

 railroad tracks that fronts the Michell 

 farm. The effect of the lawn is superb. 

 There are eight large beds of cannas, 

 each containing 1,200 plants of one 

 variety, and smaller beds of choice ever- 

 greens set out in this vast stretch of 

 velvet green tract. The finest stand- 

 ard varieties, like King Humbert, Mrs. 

 Alfred F. Conard and Gustav Gump- 

 per, were in these beds. They were a 

 sheet of bloom. At the entrance was a 

 large trial bed of cannas, where many 

 more sorts were showing their mettle. 



On the hill beyond the lawn the col- 

 lation was served to nearly a thousand 

 guests, gardeners, florists, members of 

 the various suburban horticultural so- 

 cieties and their wives and daughters. 

 It was a great gathering. 



Back of the lawn is the practical 

 part of the farm, the trial grounds and 

 fields of growing stock; 400 varieties 

 of perennials, half a dozen of each 

 variety, furnish material for a week's 

 study; a like field of roses bordered 

 by climbers; acres of hardy phloxes, 

 dahlias, irises, peonies, sage, and over 

 beyond the greenhouse .range seems to 

 be greatly increased for the hardy 



roses. Surely the house of Michell has 

 something to show and is showing it 

 well, as every one in that throng of 

 happy guests wiU gladly testify. 



Various Notes. 



The funeral of Edwin Lonsdale took 

 place from the residence of his brother- 

 in-law, John Burton, Wednesday after- 

 noon, September 8. Men prominent in 

 all branches of the profession were 

 present in full force to pay their last 

 tribute of respect. There were many 

 beautiful floral offerings. The inter- 

 ment was at Ivy Hill cemetery. 



Kobert Pyle, president of the Con- 

 ard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa., gave 

 a most interesting account of his visit 

 to the San Francisco and San Diego 

 expositions at the September meeting 

 of the Florists' Club. The officers who 

 have served so well in 1915 were re- 

 nominated for 1916. Besolutions on 

 the death of Edwin Lonsdale were 

 adopted. 



Kecent visitors include Myer Gott- 

 lieb, New York city; Herman Waren- 

 dorff, of the Ansonia, New York city; 

 H. F. Littlefield, Worcester, Mass., and 

 Miss Tillie Held, with Charles Held, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



W. E. Fowler is no longer with the 

 Highland Eose Co. Mr. Fowler has 

 been manager of the company's plant 

 at Morton, Pa., for thirteen years. 



Eenard Bros, have taken over the Mill- 

 brook Lea Greenhouses, at Whitford, 



Pa. This firm is composed of two 

 brothers, G. W. Renard, who has green- 

 houses at Avondale, Pa., and Henry 

 Renard, who has greenhouses at Down- 

 ingtown. Pa. Both brothers will con- 

 tinue to operate their present plants. 

 An three plants specialize on carna- 

 tions. They took charge of the Mill- 

 brook place September 6. 



W. J. Baxter, formerly with the 

 Moore Seed Co., will assist W. J. Muth 

 in looking after the interests of the 

 King Construction Co. in this terri- 

 tory. 



William Landerer, lately with the Jo- 

 seph Heacock Co., at Roelofs, Pa., has 

 accepted the position of manager for 

 the Highland Rose Co., at Morton, Pa. 



Berger Bros, are receiving some 

 choice dahlias, among them Bertha von 

 Suttner, a show pink with lavender 

 shading. 



Verona & Steinhoff celebrated their 

 anniversary at the flower store of N. 

 Suellenberg & Co., September 3. Each 

 purchaser in the store on that day re- 

 ceived a coupon with a small bouquet 

 of flowers at the flower department. 



Henry A, Dreer, Inc., has its annex 

 at 716 Chestnut street completely filled 

 with bulbs, Holland and French. The 

 stock is exceedingly fine, indicating a 

 great growing season abroad. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. have a new 

 combination basket bowl and fernery 

 of Japanese make that is unique. 



Phil. 



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