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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market 



There is a fair amount of business at 

 times, but the tendency is towards dull- 

 ness. The supply is falling off rather 

 faster than the demand. These ideas 

 sum up briefly the conditions as seen in 

 the wholesale centers. Compared with 

 past years there is rather more business 

 than usual during the last of June. 

 While the quality of stock coming in is 

 below that of two weeks ago, there is 

 still a fair amount of flowers of good 

 grade. Among the roses, Kaiaerin, 

 Bridesmaid, Liberty and Beauty are 

 best. Among the carnations, Ethel 

 Crocker, Mrs. Lawson, Prosperity, Gov. 

 Wolcott, Boston Market, and Flora Hill 

 are the leading sorts. Cattleyas are 

 fine. Valley is also good. Sweet peas, 

 from late sown seed, are at their best, 

 the colors being very fine. Irises can 

 be had in quantity. There are some 

 caudidum lilies about. Shipping busi- 

 ness is fairly good. 



Various Notes. 



D. Fuorstenberg, president of the 

 Floral Exchange, heartily endorses 

 Phil 's use of the word ' ' profession, ' ' as 

 applied to florists. Mr. Fuerstenberg 

 believes that ours is a profession, the 

 various branches requiring knowledge of 

 art, literature, science, chemistry, ento- 

 mology, etc., as applied to the growth 

 and disposal of plants and flowers. 



D. T. Connor has secured for the Lord 

 & Burnham Co. an order from the Wil- 

 mington and Brandywine Cemetery Co. 

 to build a greenhouse 20x50 feet, and 

 also to heat their present plant. As Mr. 



Connor aptly says, he is very much alive. 



The steamers Polanza and Manitou 

 have reached port this week with large 

 consignments of fall novelties for H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co. 



The advance in the price of ice ia quite 

 an item of increased expense to florists 

 during the summer. 



The wholesale price of tin-foil and wire 

 is advancing, owing to the conditions in 

 the metal market. 



Arthur A. Niessen has been appointed 

 trustee for the estate of Charles P. 

 Poryzees, bankrupt. 



M. Kice reports that there is a gen- 

 eral awakening abroad and that the cost 

 of merchandise is continually advancing, 

 but owing to the large orders he placed, 

 he succeeded in buying goods at at- 

 tractive prices and getting control of 

 some exclusive novelties. 



The Florists' Club is planning a re- 

 ception to Hugh Dickson, of Belfast, 

 Ireland, who is the guest of Eobert Scott 

 & Son. 



Herbert G. Tull, treasurer of the 

 Henry A. Dreer Co., met with a sad 

 loss last week, in the death of his son, 

 a lad of 16 years. A shocking railroad 

 accident was the cause. 



John Lucas & Co. advise intending 

 purchasers of glass to secure at once 

 what may be needed during the summer. 

 The conditions in the glass market point 

 to further advances. 



Through a clerical error last week, 

 the price of cattleyas in Samuel S. Pen- 

 nock 's card appeared as 40 cents per 

 dozen instead of 40 cents each. 



Charles Henry Fox has experienced an 

 excellent demand for choice stock at his 



artistic Sign of the Eose. His manager, 

 William Harry, states that business has 

 lasted longer this season than usual. 



Florists generally believed that their 

 coal bills would be much smaller during 

 the season of 1905 and 1906 than for 

 many years previous. A very cold spring 

 made the saving less than was antici- 

 pated. 



The Leo Niessen Co. is receiving choice 

 Spanish irises, blue, white and yellow, 

 and large white irises. 



Charles E. Meehan moved his family 

 to Ocean City, N. J., last Thursday. 



Frank Ely, manager of the seed de- 

 partment for the Henry F. Michell Co., 

 is arranging more commodious quarters 

 on the second floor of the company's 

 store at 1018 Market street, where his 

 department will have increased facilities, 

 made necessary by the growth of the 

 business. 



Everybody has been asking William J. 

 Muth whether he is any relation to 

 Freddie. 



M. Rice & Co. close at 5 p. m. on 

 weekdays and 1 p. m. on Saturdays dur- 

 ing the summer. Phil. 



A meeting of the stockholders of the 

 Robert Craig Co. was held Monday 

 afternoon, June 25. The report showed 

 the business to be in a healthy condition 

 and a semiannual dividend of three per 

 cent was declared, payable June 30. The 

 following officers and directors were 

 elected: President, Eobert Craig; vice- 

 president, George Craig; secretary and 

 treasurer, Eobert A. Craig; directors, 

 H. F. Michell, Charles Keller, Samuel 

 C. Donoghue, George Craig and Eobert 

 Craig. 



