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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 16, 1907. 



CAHLEYA GIGAS, CAnLEYA MOSSIAE 

 and LAELIA PURPURATA. 



We offer a SUPERB STCXX of these thiee choice Orchids. 



Write for prices in quantity. 



The Leo Niessen Co« 



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



Op«n from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Our Sorrleo Is Unozcvllod. 



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York has seriously inconvenienced sev- 

 eral local dealers. Farquhar & Co., who 

 have had a large shipment of bay trees, 

 etc., there for some time, think they may 

 need to ship per express. 



Welch Bros, are preparing for a heavy 

 Memorial day trade, which they can now 

 handle with comfort in their commodious 

 new Devonshire street quarters. 



H. M. Kobinson & Co. expect to do a 

 big cut flower business for May 30, as 

 well as increase their sales of decorative 

 greens. W. N. Craig. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market 



Immense quantities of flowers are sold 

 daily, but larger quantities are received. 

 This about covers the situation. Business 

 is good for the season, quality generally 

 all that could be desired, where stock has 

 been given intelligent care. Beauties are 

 plentiful, fine, and in fair demand. There 

 is no special demand for Liberty and 

 Richmond. The quality is better than 

 anything ever seen before in this market 

 in May. The second crop of Kaiserin is 

 in full supply. Outdoor valley has made 

 its appearance, depreciating the indoor- 

 grown stock. Sweet peas have fallen off 

 in quality, owing to the dark weather of 

 last week. Two new orchids, Cattleya 

 gigas and Laelia purpurata, have rein- 

 forced Cattleya Mossia) this week. Vio- 

 lets are over. Their seaaon has been a 

 month longer than usual. Some wild vio- 

 lets are seen. Jersey lilac is plentiful 

 but not ?n demand. White carnations 

 still far exceed the colored varieties in 

 numbers. The supply of callas has de- 

 creased. Harrisii lilies are in fair de- 

 mand. The demand for smilax has fallen 

 off ; prices are receding. Snapdragon has 

 never been finer than this spring. It is 

 still of excellent quality, and is in de- 

 mand. Dagger ferns are scarce and sell- 

 ing well. 



Phil Visits Mr. Leonard's. 



The visits made by florists to members 

 of their own profession may be divided 

 into two kinds, business and social. Busi- 

 ness calls are made by the florist who 

 has business to transact with his brother 



WE ARE CITTING 



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a fine lot of 



Tea Roses 



If you send us your orders you 

 can depend on their being filled 

 in a satisfactory manner. 



J. F. WILCOX 



Council Bluffs, Iowa 



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florist; social calls by the lesser florist 

 .on the greater, and then the latter is 

 free to return the call at his discretion. 

 This question of rank is complex. It is 

 often most difficult to determine who 

 should pay the first visit between a given 

 pair of florists, as there is no tribunal 

 to decide points of floral etiquette. Many 

 calls are unfortunately never made. I 

 say unfortunately, because an exchange 

 of ideas is one of the greatest blessings 

 to the hardworking florist. 



Now it happened at a meeting of the 

 Florists' Club that William A. Leonard 

 met Phil and, after a pleasant chat, 

 cordially invited him to call. Phil, be- 

 ing hazy as to who should call first, re- 

 plied: "With pleasure, and you must 

 come and sec me. " So it stood for some 

 time until the Dickson banquet, when 

 these courtesies were substantially re- 

 peated. Neither would give in on this 

 delicate point. They met again at Wash- 

 ington in March. Mr. Leonard was so 

 cordial that Phil decided to give in, a 

 decision the more easily made because 

 Mr. Leonard had asked to be in- 

 troduced at the aforesaid Florists' Club 



CINERARIA 



The Cineraria seed offered by us is 

 the best procurable. ImmenBe 

 trusses of the largest flowers are pro- 

 duced. Have been awarded numer- 

 ous First Prizes. 



^ Trade Trade 



Pkt. Pkt. 

 Orandlflora Prize Dwarf, 



mixed t0.60 ll.OO 



Grandlf lora Prize Medinm 



Tall, mixed 60 1.00 



James' Olant Strain, mixed .60 1.00 



Hybrlda Choice Mixed 30 .60 



Double Mixed 60 1.00 



Primula 



Fringed Cbineae Tarieties 



Alba Masnlf ioa, white 60 1.00 



Ctaiswiok Bed, brilliant red.. .60 1.00 



Holbom Blae 60 1.00 



Kermesina Splendens, 



crimson 60 1.00 



BosT Mom, pink 60 1.00 



Stellata (Sutton's Star), origr- 



inalpkt.,tl.26. 

 Fern I<eaved, mixed colors.. .60 1.00 

 Mictaell'i Cboicest Euro- 

 pean Mixture contain 8 only 



the very finest sorts, selected 



from the best strains (per 



1-16 oz., $2.00) 60 1.00 



William's Superb Strain, 



mixed 60 1.00 



Double White 60 1.00 



Double Mixed 60 1.00 



Also a full line of Oboonloa Tarieties. 



Cycas Revoluta 



Stroacr, healthy stems, 26 lbs., 12.25; 18.60 

 per 100 lbs. 



Stad ftr Mir Wbaletale Prica Liit.laa 



Henry F. Micheii Co. 



1018 Market SL, Philadelphia 



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meeting. That itself was a compliment. 

 So Phil called on Mr. Leonard. Un- 

 luckily Mr. Leonard was away and the 

 famous grafting machine that has turned 

 out enough roses to stretch from South- 

 ampton to Lansdowne, and it may be fur- 

 ther, was out of sight. Still the place 

 was there and a tour full of interest 

 was made under the chaperonage of a 

 kindly cicerone. 



William A. Leonard has a baker's 



