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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



February 7, 1907. 



Our FEBRUARY SPECIALTIES- 



ACACIA PUBESCENS SINGLE DAFFODILS 



WHITE LILACS FANCY MIGNONETTE 



TULIPS PANSIES FREESIAS 



The Leo Niessen Co. 



Note our new number. 



1209 Arch Street, 



WnOLESKLE FLORISTS 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



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



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



we find his carnations all looking fine, 

 with all the new varieties. A fine house 

 of Boston ferns also was seen. 



Charlie Kuehn and J. J. Beneke will 

 leave February 9 for a few days' stay at 

 Kansas City, and will take part in the 

 state bowling tournament as members of 

 the De Soto team. 



On Monday night, f^ebruary 4, six 

 bowlers visited the De Soto alleys and 

 rolled three games. From now on they 

 will bowl every Monday night. The scores 

 were as follows: 



I'lnver. 1st 2(1 3(1 Tl 



r.eoijre Schrlefer 1S7 170 186 ot!) 



W C. Smith lo7 1.-j8 156 471 



C. A. Kuehn 20S> 128 13!) 476 



I'leil Alves ISO IM ll'J 423 



K<1 (Jerlnch 145 ' 130 12!) 4<)4 



H. I>ohienz 166 144 189 4yy 



J. J. B. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market 



We are enjoying the business activity 

 that always precedes Lent, the only 

 drawbacks being the difficulty to secure 

 enough of certain kinds of flowers, not- 

 ably roses, to fiJl orders. The so-called 

 spring flowers, tulips, freesias, single 

 daffodils, etc., have been reinforced by 

 the arrival of double Von Sion, which 

 is now arriving in sufficient quantities 

 to make it possible to list it regularly. 

 American Beauty roses are sadly defi- 

 cient in the medium grade; most of the 

 long-stemmed flowers are of good qual- 

 ity, while most of the short-stemmed are 

 poor. The colder weather has improved 

 the quality of the smaller hybrid tea 

 and tea roses and we are now getting 

 some good stock in limited quantity. 

 Carnations appear to be about equal to 

 the demand, prices being a shade firmer 

 than a week ago. Valley is in good 

 supply; some large orders have been 

 filled recently. Both orchids and gar- 

 denias are less plentiful than a week 

 ago. Freesia is fine and can now be had 

 in all grades. Myosotis has made its 

 appearance in limited quantities, with 

 the probability of an increase before 

 St. Valentine's day. Romans and Paper 

 Whites, which have been selling unusu- 

 ally well, are rather less in demand than 

 for the last two weeks. 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



NoTelties for Valentine's day and Washington's birthday. 

 EASTER NOVELTIES IN PROFUSION. 



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Fancy Grecian Toneware 



This beautiful novelty is a distinct type of our popular antique Toneware. 

 The vases of the Grecian style are slender, with curved lines and soft, rich color- 

 ing. The whole effect is pleasing and highly artistic. May we send you some? 



Fancy Mats in all colors. New large block mats, something new and 

 cost very little to meet everybody's demand. Fanir^ Baskets, every desir- 

 able kind of the latest styles in great profusion for plants and flowers. 



TRY OUR GRASS HEADS 



In general assortment. They are quick sellers. Our catalogue is free. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



When you reach 

 either railroad 

 terminal come to 



1129 Arch St., Philadelphia 



Mention The RcTlew when yon write. 



Sleepy Philadelphia. 



It is customary to speak of the City 

 of Brotherly Love as being a sleepy 

 place, where business men go for a rest, 

 despite the fact that our supply houses, 

 seed houses, wholesale florists and plant 

 growers supply a great part, and in some 

 cases the whole, of this country. It 

 now appears that our retailers have 

 come well to the fore, as the following 

 incident will show: 



A few days ago the buyer from one 

 of the largest New York retail stores 

 visited this city expressly to secure one 

 of the lace bouquet holders desired by 

 a customer in Washington. He went 

 straight to 1220 Kace street, saw Mr. 

 Kice personally, and stated the object 

 of his visit. Mr. Eice told him that 

 the entire stock had been purchased by 

 a Philadelphia retailer and at his visit- 

 or 's request, the retailer was called up 



on the phone, and told that a special 

 customer desired just one of these lace 

 bouquet holders. The retailer replied 

 that he had none to sell, and the New 

 Yorker was unable to secure a duplicate 

 anywhere. 



laspiration. 



Every florist feels at one time or an- 

 other a depression of spirits due, it may 

 be, to hard work, long hours, poor busi- 

 ness, or the failure of some carefully 

 laid plan. At such times the wise man 

 seeks inspiration before renewing the 

 strife. Inspiration may be obtained in 

 a variety of ways; from a choice ball- 

 room or table decoration, from a house 

 of foliage or flowering plants, from a 

 chat with another florist, and so on, ac- 

 cording to the peculiar exigencies of the 

 case. 



I doubt if anyone in the City of Broth- 

 erly Love has given more inspiration to 



