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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



February 14, 1907. 



Our FEBRIARY SPECIALTIES- 



ACACIA PUBESCENS SINGLE DAFFODILS 



WHITE LILACS FANCY MIGNONETTE 



TULIPS PANSIES FREESIAS 



The Leo Niessen Co. 



Note oar new number. 



1209 Arch Street, 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



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



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



to lead to the belief that it will be an 

 important factor in Thursday's business. 

 Orchids are less plentiful. Valley is good 

 and in excellent demand. A novelty is 

 Edward A. Stroud 's schizanthus, a pretty 

 white flower with good stems, shown by 

 the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. This firm 

 also has exceptionally fine sweet peas, 

 which are now selling well. Violets are 

 in demand. While Lent has begun, St. 

 Valentine's coming the day after Ash 

 "Wednesday gives an impetus to business, 

 which makes it improbable that prices 

 will change materially at present. 



Broken by Snow. 



A. Farenwald, of Hillside, lost two 

 large houses of Richmond last week 

 which were crushed in by the weight of 

 the snow. The work of rebuilding was 

 at once commenced. 



Henry Whelen, of Newton, had two 

 houses seriously damaged last week. They 

 fell in during the snow storm. 



A. Harvey & Sons, of Brandywine 

 Summit, had the end of one carnation 

 house badly damaged by the snow storm 

 last week. 



The Hugh Graham Co., Ix)gan, Pa., 

 had one house, filled with azaleas, badly 

 broken in last week's storm. 



Evolution. 



The immense increase in the quantity 

 of Easter lilies forced during midwinter 

 is one of the most striking features of 

 the advance of knowledge and skill 

 among our growers. A few years ago 

 these lilies nearly all came from out of 

 town. The price was then 20 cents to 

 25 cents a flower. Now they are pro- 

 duced here in increasing quantities, one 

 firm, T. N. Yates & Co., supplying 1,000 

 flowers in pots for a single decoration. 

 In speaking about lilies, Walter N. Yates, 

 of this firm, said he believed Lilium Har- 

 risii was the only type that could be 

 grown for early forcing and that the 

 price obtained must be sufficient to cover 

 the loss on diseased bulbs that are still 

 an important item of expense. 



The Second Assembly. 



The second assembly, always held on 

 the Friday before Lent, marks the close 

 of the ball season among the F. F. P. 

 Through the courtesy of John P. Haber- 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



Easter Novelties 



IN GREAT PROFUSION 



OIID i*Vif\li*F PAT #^OVFDQ ^iBizes and styles. When order- 

 %J9JK \^WM\MM\^t^ r\M I V»Vr T LIO ing, give the size of the standard 



pot you wish to cover. For example, should you order for 6-incb pot, we will 



send a 73^-inch cover, charging, however, for a 6-inch size. 



pyt|W#*Y RAChKFTQ °^ every description, for short or long stemmed 

 ■ >»i^^^ ■ B^i^iJimt- ■ h^ Sowers, for plants, for Easter eggs or for fruit. 



piriyi^'V r^DFDF DADFDS ^^^ ^^^ choice. Two colors blended, 

 1 /%1^\> I \^K.M^ra^ rh%wrt^W^^ soft and water-proof. 



FANCY GRECIAN TONEWARE 

 GRASS HEADS, all sorts. 



Our catalogue is free. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



mehl I am able to give the Review read- 

 ers ideas regarding the decorations. 



The ballroom of the Bellevue-Stratford 

 is so beautiful that it requires little aid 

 from the decorator in the way of cover- 

 ing corners or changing proportions. All 

 efforts are turned to heightening the ef- 

 fect as it is. The stage is banJied, the 

 receiving room embellished, an occasional 

 specimen placed, and that is all. The 

 strong points in the decoration, which 

 was in perfect taste, were the quality of 

 the plants used, the suitability or proper 

 selection of sizes and the simplicity of 

 color, green predominating, flowers 

 chiefly pink and white. The novel fea- 

 tures of the decorations were the dwarf 

 Japanese apple and cherry trees in 

 bloom. A few wistarias were also seen. 

 The color idea was carried out on the 

 supper tables, fancy Bridesmaid roses 

 and white lilac predominating. A hun- 



dred or more little tables, each contain- 

 ing a single tall vase filled with one 

 flower of fine quality, made a garden ef- 

 fect of great beauty. I understood the 

 decoration was arranged by Edward 

 Habermehl, whose work has been greatly 

 admired this winter. 



A Letter From Mars. 



A member of the American Rose So- 

 ciety writes me as follows: "Anything 

 that you may do to advance the interest 

 in the forthcoming meeting in Washing- 

 ton will be appreciated by all the mem- 

 bers. The meeting promises to be the 

 best that has ever been held, a number 

 of prizes stimulating the interest of the 

 growers, and we want all our good 

 friends to help make the exhibition the 

 most noteworthy of recent years." Here 

 came the signature of the M. A. E. S., 

 a name widely known, foremost in the 



