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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



August 22, 1907. 



CARNATION PLANTS 



Strong, Healthy, Field-grown Stock in aii tlie 

 Leading Varieties. Write for price list. 



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THE LEO NIESSEN CO 



1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Meullun The ttevlew When you write. 



centers in Broad Street theater, in Hor- 

 ticultural hall, and the Walton, with out- 

 lying groups scattered all over the Qity 

 proper and the suburbs. We are mak- 

 ing every effort to entertain -.our ivisit- 

 ors. 



Edwar^ Eeid has returned from a de- 

 lightful automobile trip to Harper's 

 Ferry. He stopped at all the principal 

 cities on the way. With Mr. Reid were 

 Ids family, a party of five in all. 



W. E. McKissick is receiving the con- 

 gratulations of his friends on his newly 

 acquired headquarters. The increase in 

 his business has been so rapid as to 

 make this move a necessity. 



M. Rice & Co. arranged a beautifully 

 •lecorated rathskeller in the basement of 

 their building, using pine, birch and 

 beech leaves with drapery to excellent 

 advantage. Here refreshments were 

 served throughout the week during the 

 convention, the rathskeller idea being 

 (tarried out with small tables in recesses. 

 Upstairs there was a beautifully ar- 

 ranged bridal church scene, palms, ferns 

 and flowers adding to the effect of the 

 wedding gates, kneeling stool, etc. 



Charles E. Meehan has returned from 

 his vacation at Ocean City. 



J. Stern has returned from a success- 

 ful business trip. 



Many buyers for the western firms 

 came in earlier than their delegations 

 in order to pick up choice lots of foliage 

 ])lants, for which Philadelphia is fa- 

 mous. 



Smith & Van Aart, of Newtown, Pa., 

 planted three houses, formerly devoted to 

 roses, with asters this season. The crop 

 is now coming in in fine condition. Their 

 stock goes to W. E. McKissick. 



Thomas J. Oberlin, Sinking Spring, 

 Pa., is shipping some very fine gladioli, 

 in white and light colors, to the S. S. 

 Pennock-Meehan Co. 



The Leo Niessen Co.'s receipts of 

 American Beauties are running up 

 towards something like fall figures. * 



Berger Bros, have put their place at 

 1305 Filbert street in apple-pie order 

 for the coming season. 



J. D. Eisele, vice-president of the 

 Henry A. Dreer Co., requested William 

 P. Craig to make an exhibit of his 

 Xephrolepis Amerpohlii in all sizes at 

 Kiverton last Wednesday on the occasion 

 of the visit of the S. A. F. 



JOSEPH A. MANDA 



ORCHID rXPERT 



Seedsman and Florist 



191 Valley Road, West Orange, N. J. 



Joseph Swearer, manager, is erecting 

 two new houses in addition to the five 

 now on his place at Holland, Pa. It is 

 understood they will be 100 feet long 

 and devoted to roses and asparagus, with 

 which Mr. Swearer is very successful. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. had their mag- 

 nificent show room beautifully arranged 

 for convention visitors. In front was a 

 handsome wedding arch, sixteen feet high, 

 of rattan, so constructed that it could 

 be taken down and packed in a box 3x5 

 feet. This was made in the firm's own 

 factory. Among the many other exhib- 

 its of more than ordinary interest were 

 a sheaf and sickle of wheat, some for- 

 get-me-not hampers, hand-painted; some 

 new designs in toneware, very pleasing, 

 and a case of chiffon. Phil. 



Mention The Keylew when you write. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market. 



Cut flower business has been good the 

 past week. All along the line prices 

 on everything advanced a little. Stock 

 of all kinds cleaned up nicely and every- 

 body was in a better humor and pros- 

 pects for this week look good. That 

 this is the best August up to date for 

 several years is the report of those who 

 keep tab on the figures of the general 

 volume of business. 



Stock of all kinds is still quite plen- 

 tiful, with roses and gladioli increasing 

 in quality and quantity. 



The Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. is 

 handling Frank Banning 's gladioli cut, 

 including his America, which are par- 

 ticularly fine this season. 



Various Notes. 



The Pittsburg delegation to the S. A. 

 F. have been leaving since last Thurs- 

 day night, a few getting away each 

 night. Tonight will see the last of them 

 off and there will be a crowd of them 

 when they get together. 



James Thomas, of Greensburg, Pa., is 

 visiting in Germany. 



Miss E. B. Maxwell has just returned 

 from a tour of the lakes and looks the 

 better for her vacation. 



Horse thieves visited the barn of T. 

 W. Westhoff at Allison Park, taking a 

 team of horses, which was recovered sev- 

 eral days later. 



Harry J. Ham, formerly with Ran- 

 dolph & McClements, will open a store 

 at 7135 Kelly street, E. E. Hoo-Hoo. 



Highland, N. Y. — A Ley & Bro., for- 

 merly of Langdon, D. C, have rented 

 15,000 feet of glass, which will be used 

 entirely for the growing of their spe- 

 cialty, Adiantum hybridum. 



