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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



May 2, 1907. 



/>ATT| rVAC Of Finest Quality, 

 \^f\ I I LL I f\0 In Any Quantity. 



BEAUTIES, VALLEY, 



FANCY BRIDES, MAIDS and RICHMOND 



The Leo Niessen Co. 



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



Open from 7 m, m. to 8 p. m. Our Borvloe !• Unezcellad. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The voluiiu; of business is a trifle 

 smaller tliaii a week ago; that is, legiti- 

 mate business. There are probably as 

 many, or more, flowers coming into the 

 market, and most of them find an outlet, 

 but some at such poor prices that they 

 do not go far toward selling the total. 

 Tlie feature of the market from Thurs- 

 day until Saturday of last week was the 

 continued scarcity of carnations, the 

 prices realized for the best being at 

 times even higher than listed quotations. 

 The first half of this week, however, has 

 shown a decided change in the situation, 

 the receipts of the divine flower being 

 in excess of the demand, with prices 

 easier. 



Roses continue fairly plentiful and, 

 thanks to the cool weather, are of good 

 quality. Some double violets still can 

 be had, with indications that the close 

 of this week will see the last of the 

 season 's crop. White violets are over. 

 The increase in the receipts of cattleyas 

 is marked, assuring an abundance of 

 choice flowers for the next month. They 

 are a most welcome addition. Valley is 

 in fair demand. Sweet peas are plenti- 

 ful, with the rank and file improving in 

 quality. The best are very fine. Pur- 

 ple is a welcome addition to the list; 

 lavender and pale pink are becoming 

 more numerous. A novelty reported by 

 the Leo Miessen Co. is Miniature 

 gladioli. Wild smilax is over. 



A Question of G)unt. 



It too frequently happens that there 

 is a diff"erence of opinon between the 

 purchaser and the shipper regarding the 

 number of each article contained in a 

 particular shipment. An interesting 

 example of this is reported by M. Rice 

 & Co., who received a complaint regard- 

 ing a shortage in one of their shipments 

 recently. The firm wrote to the pur- 

 chaser, stating that the shipment had 

 been checked by three different persons, 

 each acting independently of the others, 

 and requesting that the count be again 

 made. The purchaser replied that he 

 had made the count again, with the 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



Let U8 abcw you tbe w«t 

 To a rattllna: big: day 

 On tbe tblrtletb of Blay. 



METALLIC DESIGNS — Made with perfect flowers and foliage 

 by our own workmen. Our wreaths, crosses, etc., are artistic 

 and moderate in price. 



RUSCUS WREATHS— This pretty Smilax-like green is always 



effective. 

 MOSS WREATHS of superior quality. 



CYC AS LEAVES — Our cycas are large and finished. A little 

 bit better, our customers think, than they can get elsewhere. 



WHEAT SHEAVES — Made in our factory, insures their fine 

 quality. 



A GOOD TIP — When decorating dinner-tables usepansies or for- 

 get-me-nots in our dainty China Shoes and Slippers* 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



cataioirue ||29 ffrch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Our 



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same result, a considerable shortage; 

 but on the following day wrote again, 

 apologizing, and stating that the full 

 count had been found. TTiese errors 

 usually arise when shipments are hur- 

 riedly unpacked, and could be avoided 

 with proper care. 



An Interesting Struggle. 



Last Monday nine of the leading 

 private gardeners from the suburbs of 

 this city were invited, by W^illiam P. 

 Craig, to visit Forty-ninth and Market 

 streets to examine the new fern, 

 Nephrolepis Amerpohlii. Mr. Craig of- 

 fered each grower one large plant in a 

 7-inch azalea pot and two plants in 

 4-inch pots to be grown under the fol- 

 lowing conditions: The three plants to 

 be grown for three months, and shifted 

 at the option of the grower, into any 

 size pot or pan desired. Each grower 



to bring his three plants to the meetiuK 

 of the Florists' Club to be held in Hor 

 ticultural hall on Tuesday evening, Aug 

 ust 6, each exhibit of three plants there 

 to be judged by the club's committei- 

 on awards, with the addition of twc 

 fern growers of note. Three prizes ii' 

 gold are to be awarded to the first 

 second and third best exhibits, the ex 

 hibitor winning first prize to receive, 

 also, his choice of his own three plants, 

 all the other plants to be returned t' 

 the owner. Nine competitors entered 

 the list, six in person and three by 

 proxy. They were William Bobertson. 

 gardener to John W. Pepper, Jenkin 

 town ; Samuel Batchelor, gardener tf 

 Clement B. Xewbold, .Jenkintown : 

 Joseph Hurley, gardener to James W'. 

 Paul, Jr., Radnor; Thomas Long, gard 

 ener to George W. Childs Drexel, Wesi 

 Philadelphia: John H. Dodds, gardener 



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