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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Dbcember 13, 1906. 



POINSETTIAS 



Long stem, Good Flowers 

 $25.00 to $40.00 per 100 



Our Stock of Cut Flowers and Greens 



4 



For Christmas will be complete in every respect. The quality 

 promises to be fine, the supply in some lines a trifle short. 

 Poinsettias, the ideal Christmas flower, is a leader with us this 

 year-. You can't beat ours for quality. Here are a few of the 

 big sellers that you will want — we will have them in quantity : 



BEAUTIES 



LIBERTIES 



RICHMOND 



Pancy BRIDES and MAIDS ^:^: VIOLETS 



The Leo Niessen Co« 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1217 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Our Service Is Unexcelled. 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



street and St. Nicholas avenue, a splen- 

 did locality. It is finely fitted in gold 

 and white enamel, with an abundance of 

 mirrors and a superb stock of plants of 

 every variety. Mr. Reth was for thirty- 

 seven years with Bridgeman, the seeds- 

 man, and sold his interests to the Rick- 

 ards Bros, a few months ago. His old 

 friends will be pleased to know of his 

 new venture and he has the best wishes 

 for success. 



For rapid development of the seed 

 business and steady establishment of suc- 

 cess, the Rickards Bros, take the palm. 

 In four short months they have demon- 

 strated their ability far beyond their ex- 

 pectations. Personal popularity, hust- 

 ling, public confidence and perpetual 

 good nature are the foundations of their 

 progress. Large purchases have been 

 made in Europe for the spring trade. 

 Next summer one of the brothers will 

 visit the old country. No more en- 

 thusiastic salesmen exist. Good will of 

 a host of friends in the trade is shown. 

 Practically years of canvassing make 

 their visits welcome. Unique adver- 

 tising has been a feature of their prog- 

 ress. Their "mule barometer" is the 

 latest reminder. Everybody uses it as 

 a sure weather guide. They send one to 

 all enquirers. The Bridgeman name will 

 be perpetuated another century. 



Ernest Sampson, formerly with the 

 Hodgson Co., of Fifth avenue, is now 

 associated with C. W. Eberman in the 

 wholesale plant business at 53 West 

 Thirtieth street. A cut flower depart- 

 ment will be added to the enterprise 

 after the holidays. Mr. Eberman is 

 greatly elated with his success and has 

 his store well stocked with every variety 



of plant. He will have an extensive 

 Christmas display. 



The Limprecht Supply Co. will have 

 the decoration of the big Fifth avenue 

 cathedral for Christmas, as usual. Seven 

 decorations in the last week is the com- 

 pany's record. The store has been thor- 

 oughly repaired since the fire, and the 

 son of Max Limprecht is maintaining 

 the excellent record made by his father 

 and proving himself to be an efficient 

 manager. 



At 10 West Twenty-ninth street, close 

 to Broadway, William Donohoe has 

 opened a branch store for the holidays. 

 The location is excellent and only a few 

 doors from his headquarters. Mr. Dono- 

 hoe is preparing for his biggest Christ- 

 mas and has enjoyed a most successful 

 year, his trade growing constantly in 

 volume and quality. 



Brooklyn. 



Harry Crawbuck, of Brooklyn, handles 

 great quantities of wild smilax for Cald- 

 well, and all other Christmas goods, and 

 says Brooklynites have no reason to 

 cross the bridge for anything in his line. 



Bonnet & Blake now receive the entire 

 stock grown by John N. May, of Sum- 

 mit,/N. J., and many other noted Jersey 

 and Long Island growers. Mr. Bonnet 

 is still on the sick list and has had many 

 weeks of suffering, but hopes to be re- 

 covered for the holiday trade. The new 

 store is just what was needed for their 

 growing business. 



Truman Flagler, at 926 Fulton street, 

 reports a rapidly increasing trade and 

 brilliant prospects for a great Christmas 

 in his fine family section. 



Robert G. Wilson has now two estab- 



lishments in Brooklyn, the Shannon 

 greenhouses on Greene avenue proving a 

 great convenience. The growth of Mr. 

 Wilson 's business has been wonderful. 



William H. Kuebler thinks before an- 

 other year his growth will make a larger 

 store a necessity. The year closing finds 

 great progress made. 



Hicks & Crawbuck have about every- 

 thing in florists' supplies any Brook- 

 lynite can need and number many grow- 

 ers of suberb roses on their books. There 

 are few larger or more convenient stores 

 than 76 Court street, Brooklyn, in the 

 wholesaie business. J. Austin Shaw. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



Business conditions are a trifle less 

 buoyant than a week ago. Flowers are 

 still scarce, and prices advancing on 

 some varieties, but the lull which pre- 

 cedes a' holiday rush is evident in the de- 

 mand. Carnations continue the scarcest 

 item on the flower list. Fancies are 

 readily sold at fine prices, while even 

 ordinary stock commands figures that 

 seem high. Violets are fairly plentiful, 

 while the demand has falle^^ off to such 

 an extent that prices are fully fifty per 

 cent less than one week ago. Roses are 

 advancing in price. The quality of the 

 higher grades is fully up to midwinter 

 form. On this stock, too, the demand is 

 slightly less than a week ago, the smaller 

 red roses being especially affected. 



Chrysanthemums are nearly over, the 

 fancies being represented by Jeanne 

 Nonin and Dorothy Faust, both white, 

 while the select stock is chiefly Mrs. 



