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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



January 24, 1907. 



Our JANUARY SPECIALTIES-- 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES, the finest in Piiiladelpliia 



CATTLEYAS and WHITE CATTLEYAS, very ciioice 

 SINGLE DAFFODILS, in quantity 

 WHITE LILAC 



THE BEST OF EVERYTHING IN THE MARKET 



The Leo Niessen Co# 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1217 Arch Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



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



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



* ' We are great growers, the sun and 

 we, especially the sun." Every grower 

 felt the truth of these words last week, 

 which was absolutely sunless. Possibly 

 we were not so badly off as in Pittsburg, 

 where even daylight was missing for 

 thirty-six hours, so we are told. But at 

 any rate, production was cut down, and 

 with an increased demand the market im- 

 proved, prices stiffening decidedly on 

 roses. This week the improvement con- 

 tinues, and, with the aid of the blessed 

 sun, we are getting more flowers, of de- 

 cidedly better quality. Quotations are 

 rather deceptive now, for, while prices 

 on poor stock, which is plentiful, are 

 low, figures paid for really fancy tea 

 roses are often considerably above those 

 listed. Valley is in good demand; the 

 advent of the new crop gives us better 

 bells, though the stems are not yet espe- 

 cially long. Freesia is fine, the pure 

 white averaging better prices than the 

 yellow, or perhaps it would be fair to 

 say, yellow-splashed flowers. Lilac is 

 selling well; the fancy grade can now 

 be seen at some of the commission 

 houses. Fancy mignonette is in better 

 demand than the ordinary stock. Vio- 

 lets at market prices are now in good 

 demand. Tulips have made their ap- 

 pearance in quantity, Yellow Prince re- 

 inforcing La Reine this week. An im- 

 portant addition to the daffodil class is 

 (lolden Spur, which is very good. South- 

 ern groAvn plumosus and Sprengeri are 

 now the best in the market. 



Gardenias. 



There is an old saying that no man is 

 a prophet in his own country, but if Phil 

 can help it, the achievement of Alex. B. 

 Scott in producing gardenias in quantity 

 during midwinter shall not pass un- 

 noticed. For many years this has proved 

 an impossible task, but Mr. Scott has at 

 last cut the gordian knot. It is freely 

 admitted by at least four of the best 

 gardenia growers in the country, who 

 have visited Sharon Hill, that Mr. Scott 's 

 hou.s^ is in advance of anything yet seen 

 in this country. The flowers, which are 

 of excellent quality, have been seen at 

 the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. and at 



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These come in BLENDED SHADES, very soft and pleasing^ 

 in great variety. ORDER NOW. Both Plain and Water- 

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 Also Baskets of many uniqtte desig^ns that will appeal to your best customers. 

 GRASS HEADS of every description — they are always popular* 



■VOUR EASTER STOCK IS ARRIVING *«! 



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Edw. Eeid's in quantity, since Christ- 

 mas. Mr. Scott deserves the hearty con- 

 gratulations of all flower lovers on his 

 difficult achievement. 



The Ferns at Dreer's. 



James T. Clark was ready at the time 

 appointed to show Phil the fern depart- 

 ment at Kiverton, a department of prime 

 importance, where the stock is prac- 

 tically entirely home-grown and is offered 

 in every size, from seedlings in flats to 

 perfect specimens in large pots. 



First, just a word about Mr. Clark, 

 whose knowledge of ferns, virtually but 

 two years old, now places him in the 

 front rank. Second only to knowledge, 

 he has pluck and push, indispensable 

 adjuncts where results are to be at- 

 tained. The fern houses were in fine 

 condition, every bench full of good 

 stock, something to be proud of just 

 after such brisk demand. Among 



nephrolepis five varieties are planted 

 out for stock: Bostoniensis, still consid- 

 ered an important factor; Scottii, Ele- 

 gantissima, Barrowsii, and Whitmani, 

 classed as the best of the fancy-leaved 

 types. A single plant, now divided, of 

 the English variety, Todeaoides, was an 

 object of interest. This sort, as its 

 name implies, resembles a todea. This 

 variety may be seen in Horticultural 

 hall, Fairmount park. It is a pretty 

 thing. The quantity of each variety 

 grown for stock proves that a steady de- 

 mand is expected for some time to come. 

 It is stated that at present market prices 

 it is more profitable to buy nephrolepis 

 in small sizes than to grow one 's own 

 stock, while well-grown plants in the 

 larger sizes are always in demand. It is 

 only by handling such large quantities 

 that the 2 14 -inch sizes can be profitably 

 grown at prevailing prices. 



The stock of ferns for ferneries is 



