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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JuwB 27, 1907. 



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FOR JUNE WEDDINGS 



PEONIES, an immense stock in ail colors 

 ORCHIDS, clioice Catfieyas in quantity 

 BEAUTIES, off ffinest quality, all you want 



We have a 

 Fine Stock of 



Young Rose Plants 



Bride, Bridesmaid and Riclimond. Write ffor prices. 



The Leo Niessen Co. 



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



After July 1« Open from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. Our Sorvlc* Is Unoxoellod. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



in advance of the event, we can only 

 hope that the weather will be fine and 

 that everyone partaking will enjoy him- 

 self to the limit. ' H. S. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising: Eastern Market. 



Business is bad, just as bad as the 

 toost unhappy croaker could desire. 

 There are no redeeming points, and 

 nothing cheerful that can be said about 

 the situation. Perhaps it can be best 

 summed up in the words of two of our 

 brightest wholesalers. One remarked 

 sententiously that he guessed "the grow- 

 ers will throw out their plants when they 

 receive last week's returns." The other 

 said, "We are moving flowers — on the 

 dump." There may be, however, read- 

 ers who desire to know a little more 

 specifically just what occurred from 

 June 20 to 26. For their benefit, be it 

 known, that there was a tremendous in- 

 flux of flowers; that the quality deterior- 

 ated, Bridesmaids and carnations suffer- 

 ing especially; that for these flowers 

 there was little or no demand, with even 

 the street men taking them gingerly. 



Quotations on the price list have not 

 been materially changed, because the 

 best flowers, those of really fine quality 

 fit to ship or to offer a critical customer, 

 bring the figures named. Many, many 

 flowers, however, bring absolutely noth- 

 ing. Beauties have sold about as well as 

 anything. Sweet peas are of splendid 

 quality, but so enormously prolific that 

 one of our most experienced salesmen 

 said he had never seen so many before in 

 his life, at one time. The local crop of 

 peonies is nearly over. We can truly 

 say, "Peonies to the right of us, peonies 

 to the left of us, peonies behind us, 

 backward they fall." The cold storage 

 flowers will, however, be in evidence for 

 some time. 



Science of Bouquet Makioc;. 



A friend sends me a clipping from 

 the Literary Digest, entitled, "The Sci- 

 ence of Bouquet Making," which deals 

 with the blending of odors in cut flower 

 work. It is so interesting that I am for- 

 warding it to the editor in hopes that it 

 may be published in an early issue. 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



YOU CAN STIMULATE BUSINESS 



by making your shop so attractive that people cannot resist 

 the temptation to walk in and buy some of the plants and 

 flowers so artistically displayed. 



We can help you create novel effects with fresh goods 

 that are constantly arriving, bringing us Baskets of Willow 

 and Twig in all styles, Toneware and Glass Vases, 

 Window Rugs, Plant Stands, Screens, Hampers, etc. 



We have a splendid new lot of Cycas Leaves just in. 

 You know our Cycas are famous for their size and finish. 



WHEAT SHEAVES OF FINEST QUALITY. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



ourcataiogue |]29 ffrch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Mention The Review when you write. 



While the practicability of a bouquet ar- 

 ranged without thought of color may be 

 questioned, there is no doubt that study 

 of odors vnll add expression to the floral 

 artist's work. 



[The article appears on page 6 of this 

 issue. — Ed.] 



Glad. 



Scene, 1220 Eace street. 



Phil (enthusiastically) — "I'm glad to 

 see you home safe and sound, Mr. Bice; 

 glad from the bottom of my heart." 



M. Bice (solemnly) — "I am gladder 

 than that; I feel a tickling under the 

 bottom of my feet. ' ' 



Various Notes. 



Thos. J. Oberlin, Sinking Spring, Pa., 

 will speak before the Florists' Club in 

 Horticultural hall, on Tuesday, July 8, at 

 8 p. m., subject, "The Redemption of 



the Hog-Backs." Mr. Oberlin has mjule 

 his mark as a grower of outdoor flowers. 

 He is a pioneer in this field. 



H. Bayersdorfer and Mrs. Bayers- 

 dorfer will sail from Antwerp for home 

 on the steamer Kroonland, Saturday, 

 June 29. 



J. Stern returned home last week from 

 a business trip to England, France, Hol- 

 land and Belgium. Mr. Stern has brought 

 many novelties with him which he says 

 are the best so far. 



John F. Andre, Doylestown, Pa., will 

 devote his entire place to Bride, Maid 

 and Killarney this season. Mr. Andre, 

 who has his planting well under way, has 

 just installed a new 100 horse-power boiler 

 with 50-foot brick stack. The walls of the 

 boiler-pit are concrete, making them 

 ideally fireproof. 



The Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. has 

 removed temporarily to 1502 Sansom 



