OCTOBEE 18, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



1417 



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DO YOU KNOW 



That we ha^e the finest 



BEAUTIES, 

 CHRYSXNTEHNUMIS, 

 CATTLEYAS and 

 r- 'WILD. SMILAX ^ s^'* 



cominfl* into Philadelphia? We can offer 70a a larg^er aasortment of the finest flowers than ever before. 



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The Leo Niessen Co* 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1217 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Open from 7 •. xn. to 8 p. m. Our Sorvioe la Unoxoelled. 



Mention The Reylew when you write. 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



For Chrysanthemums 



We offer long handled Baskets in leveral styles 1 Soft French 

 'Woven Baskets of white, cream, vellow and pink straw; 

 Two-Tone Crepe Paper, with the colors harmonizing with the flowers; Porto Rican Mats of improved finish; hand- 

 some and plain Screens for Decorating. These are only a few of otir popular s p e c ialties* 



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;-T : We can supply yonr every want. Our catalon^e is free. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 50-56 N. 4th St, PHIUDELPHIA, PA. 



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Mention The Review when you write. 



have a grade to themselves, known as 

 * ' ordinary. ' ' 



Violets, while more plentiful, have 

 hardly yet become an important factor. 

 Carnations are scarce. We now are told 

 that stem-rot in Chester county, for- 

 tunately absent from Lancaster county, 

 will curtail the production to some ex- 

 tent this season, and will materially in- 

 crease the supply of sweet peas and hot- 

 house tomatoes. Boses are more plenti- 

 ful, especially Beauties. While not over- 

 done, they, too, are a trifle lower in 

 price. Valley is excellent and selling 

 splendidly. 



Harrisii lilies are scarce; the few com- 

 ing in town find ready sale at good 

 prices. Orchids are in good supply and 

 evidently increasing in popularity. Gar- 

 denias, while by no means plentiful, are 

 coming in from a number of growers. 

 The price has advanced and from now 

 on they promise to be a factor among 

 the choicer flowers. 



A Comedy. 



Scene I. The Potting Shed. Time, 

 6 p. m. Grower is admiring a bunch 

 of nicely-colored Bridesmaid roses. En- 

 ter fireman. 



Fireman: "We are growing some 

 pretty nice flowers now." 



Grower (sneeringly) : "We? I am 

 growing some good stock. ' ' 



Scene II. Home of the Night Fire- 

 man. Next day, 7 p. m. Fireman read- 

 ing his paper. Enter Grower. 



Grower: "Wake up. Bill I Jump 



lively, now! Those boilers need care. 

 Fireman (calmly) : "Is it toe or It" 



Various Notes. 



Easter Sunday will fall on March 31, 

 1907. 



George Anderson says that rose grow- 

 ing has developed into a question of soil 

 and location. Don't forget the man be- 

 hind the gun, George. 



The Floral Exchange is sending fine 

 Killamey to Eugene Bernheimer. 



David Bust, secretary of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society, spent his 

 vacation, a half -day at a time, visiting 

 among the members. Many a worker 

 has been cheered by a call from the 

 genial secretary, accompanied by his bet- 

 ter half and their orchid-ioving son. The 

 secretary's genial smile, heiuty greet- 

 ing and inexhaustible fund of stories 

 will surely yield a bountiful harvest in 

 choice exhibits when the society gathers 

 to welcome the queen of autumn, Novem- 

 ber 6 to 10. 



Geo. Samtman now is exercising his 

 undoubted abilities as a sorter, said to 

 be second to none, for the S. S. Pen- 

 nbck-Meehan Co. 



John Savage is a humorist in a quiet 

 way. His latest bon mot is that the 

 growers need a wholesaler who can sell 

 poor flowers to advantage. The good 

 ones sell themselves, he says. 



Charles F. Edgar, John Mclntyre and 

 Wm. Thompson successively entered 

 Pennock Bros, store last Friday morn- 

 ing. It was suddenly discovered that 



the basket carried by the second named 

 was on fire. An alarm was sounded, 

 much smoke arose, and the hose was 

 turned on. Mr. Mclntyre, in describing 

 the incident, remarked that he sold every 

 violet in the basket to advantage. There 

 are different theories regarding the 

 cause of the conflagration. Edward 

 Beid propounds one that seems plausible, 

 to the effect that hot air caused spon- 

 taneous combustion. 



M. Bice & Co. are receiving more 

 duplicate orders so far this season than 

 ever before. Some of their novelties 

 they have had to reorder for the third 

 time. They are expecting three large 

 shipments the coming week on steamers 

 Pallanza, Menomnee and Moltke. 



H. Bayersdorf er & Co. are keeping 

 nine packers working like beavers, get- 

 ting out their extensive orders. 



The Leo Niessen Co. is receiving a 

 large assortment of choice orchids. Single 

 violets are becoming a feature. Among 

 their chrysanthemums this week are 

 Merry Monarch, Premo, Pacific and 

 Polly Bose. 



Miss F. L. Knapper, of Fifth street 

 and Fairmount avenue, wishes to dis- 

 pose of her store before going to Cali- 

 fornia. 



Mr. and Mrs. McCuUough, of Cincin- 

 nati, were visitors at the establishment 

 of ikf. Bice & Co. this week. 



Phil. 



Eandolph, Vt. — H. W. Totman has 

 completed a new greenhouse 23x221. 



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