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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



March 28, 1907. 



For April Weddings ! 



CUT LILIES, BEAUTIES, 

 WILD SMILaX and VALLEY 



The Leo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists. 1 209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Op«n from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Our Servlo* Is Un«zoeUed. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising: Eastern Market. 



The feature of the market is the tre- 

 raeiulous supply of southern daffodils 

 now arriving. * The supply is so large 

 that it is impossible to market them at 

 fair prices. Thanks to the activity of 

 the wholesalers, and in many cases of 

 the street men, most of them are mar- 

 keted at some figure, although occasion- 

 ally tales of woe are heard. White car- 

 nations are probably the most active fea- 

 ture of a rather "listless market. The 

 demand is irregular on nearly all flow- 

 ens, and especially so on roses. It had 

 been expected that for two weeks before 

 Easter business would gradually im- 

 prove, but this hope has not been real- 

 ized. We have experienced a period of 

 dullness for the current week, from 

 Thursday, March -Jl, to Wednesday, 

 March 27. 



Easter Prospects. 



Indications for Kaster, on the eve of 

 the rush, point to an excellent business 

 in plants, probably even greater than 

 that of la.st year. Immense quantities of 

 stock have been sold, and are being de- 

 livered to the stores or the express com- 

 panies; so large a quantity that it gives 

 ground for the belief that nearly all the 

 first-class stock in good condition has 

 been marketed. There are, on many 

 places, considerable numbers of plants 

 that are not ready or do not meet mar- 

 ket requirements. It is impossible to 

 give any idea regarding cut flower pros- 

 pects beyond the general statement that 

 the supply will be large. Exi)ert judges 

 believe that the supply of cut lilies, 

 large as it is, will not equal the demand, 

 and also that, when the demand sets in, 

 which they believe will be late, it will 

 sweep everything before it. 



Up the Stfeet. 



It is a slang expression, among the 

 cut flower salesmen, and even with the 

 dignified salesmen in the retail stores, 

 that going "up the street" means go- 

 ing to Pennock Bros. ' Jt so happened 

 that Phil went "up the street" to see 

 what was new in plants. The conserva- 

 tory of Pennock Bros., one of the most 

 famous flower show-rooms in the city, 



THE Florists' Supply House ot America 



gaster gaskets 



Every Size, Shape and Style in profuaion. 

 Suitable for KASTBR WEDDINGS. 



TONEWARE VASES 



Pompeian, Colored and Grecian; Orig^inal Deaigna, 

 Very Choice, All Sizea. 



DoQIitu Vocae Toll DocUafc ^'^^ Receptacle for Loner Stemmed 

 DCdUljf f doCOi I dll Dddlv6lO| Roaea, very Decorative. 



Crepe Papers, Pot Covers, Plant Mats 



Everything^ you need to make April profitable. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Ourcatalogue ||29 Xfch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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was filled with specimens of choice flow- 

 ering plants, well worth seeing. They 

 represented the combined skill of all the 

 best plant growers around Philadelphia. 

 There were many fine specimens of all 

 the standard varieties of Easter plants. 

 Among them were a few novelties of 

 more than ordinary interest. The most 

 striking of these was the Japanese 

 azalea, Hyno de Giri, which may be de- 

 scribed as a lively cerise in color; the 

 pair of specimens were in 12-inch pots, 

 a mass of bloom, gorgeous to behold. 

 Another novelty was the variegated Bou- 

 gainvillea W^. K. Harris, seen for the 

 first time in bloom, its variegated foliage 

 contrasting strikingly with the purple 

 flowers. A novel basket used as a plant 

 hamper is made entirely of pussy-wil- 

 lows. This is quite unique, the shape 

 resembling a good-sized square scrap 

 basket. The willows are kept moist un- 

 til sent out, so that they retain their 



life and develop. These baskets are 

 filled beautifully with flowering plants 

 and an occasional touch of greeir. 



Brandy wine Summit. 



Two passengers on the West Philadel- 

 phia platform last Saturday consulted a 

 small man standing near them as to 

 whether the 7:21 over the Baltimore Cen- 

 tral came on that track. "No," the 

 man said, "it does not, but the 8:21 

 may. It is after 8 now. ' ' Consterna- 

 tion, consultation of watches, relief, ar- 

 rival of the third passenger and the 7:21 

 in quick succession. Then the train 

 pulled out for the south and the trip to 

 Brandywine Summit, postponed from last 

 October, was begun. The trio consisted 

 of C. F. Wertsncr, who can elect any- 

 body he pleases president of the German- 

 town Horticultural Society (I don't say 



" " pleases, for Mr, Wertsner is a 



thoroughly good man) ; John Curwen, 



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