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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Sbftembbb 5, 1907. 



CARNATION PLANTS 



We offer a splendid lot of field-grown plants in all the leading varieties. Write for prices. 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES 



We are receitlng choice flowers from young plants — much superior to blooms from old stock. 



very choice 

 cut fronds. 



Adiantum Croweanum '"^"*'"" 



THE LEO Nl ESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists, 1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



MeutloD The Hevlew when you write. 



tion of the year at the Veiled Prophets' 

 ball. 



Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Weber and their 

 sister are enjoying themselves at Nia- 

 gara Falls this week. 



Miss Theresa Badaracco will take a 

 ten days' vacation next week, spending 

 most of her time at French Lick Springs 

 and returning by way of Chicago. 



Commencing with this week, the whole- 

 sale houses will again keep open after 

 5 p. m. and all day Saturday, as the early 

 closing was only for the months of July 

 and August. 



Most of the S. A. F. excursionists 

 have returned. They have much praise 

 for the Philadelphia boys, as to the way 

 they were entertained, and are with me 

 in saying that it was one of the best 

 conventions they ever attended. They are 

 also much pleased with the selection of 

 Frank Traendly for president, and with 

 all the other ofBcers. 



Henry Ostertag, of the firm of Oster- 

 tag Bros., personally superintended the 

 big decoration for the opening of the 

 new Marquette hotel, at Eighteenth 

 street and Washington avenue. In every 

 room were flowers and plants and the 

 office was very tastefully decorated. He 

 was assisted by his friend, John Burke. 

 This was one of the largest decorations 

 of the year. 



R. J. Windier, C. Bergsterman and the 

 EggeUng Floral Co., on South Grand ave- 

 nue, report a very good summer trade 

 and expect great things this fall. 



The second Sunday opening of Shaw's 

 Garden this year took place last Sunday, 

 September 1, and over 10,000 visitors 

 took advantage of the beautiful day to 

 see the sights of this famous garden. 

 Superintendent H. C. Irish and twenty- 

 five guides were kept busy showing the 

 visitors over the grounds and answering 

 questions. The next Sunday opening will 

 take place the first Sunday in June, 1908. 



Adolph Brix, the St. Louis avenue flo- 

 rist, reports that his help advertisement 

 in the Review brought him over fifty 

 replies the first week, from all parts of 

 the United States. 



The St. LK)ui8 Florists' Club will hold 

 its regular monthly meeting on Thursday 

 afternoon, September 12, at 2 o'clock, in 

 the Burlington building. President Irish 

 and President-elect Young expect to have 

 the largest attendance of the year. The 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



Reaatifal g askets Qring Qusiness 



Not gaudy, highly colored affairs, but sober-hued baskets of 

 natural material — Willow, Rattan, Birch, Twig — that will set 

 the flowers off to advantage, and by their shapeliness and artistic 

 effect attract buyers who might otherwise pass by. We have an 

 immense supply of baskets, including all the best staples and 

 many new styles 



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installation of the new officers will take 

 place and the S. A. F. delegates will tell 

 of what they heard and saw at Philadel- 

 phia and other places they visited, which 

 will be quite an interesting feature. 



J. J. B. 



PHILAI/BLPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



There are ripples of business here and 

 there on the quiet summer sea of busi- 

 ness, indicating that fall has come, fore- 

 runner of increased activity. There are 

 good days and poor ones, with just 

 enough of the former to keep the latter 

 from becoming unduly depressing. As- 

 ters rule the market, with sales at the 

 highest listed quotations by no means 

 infrequent. Purple is at present entirely 

 too numerous to keep pace in price with 

 white, pale pink and lavender, diplomacy 



being needed to move the finest flowers 

 of this color. The bulk of the asters 

 are still of the poorer grades and less 

 easily sold than the better flowers. 

 More gladioli have been sent in than the 

 market could absorb. 



Beauties are too plentiful in the lower 

 grades. Good blooms, with stems from 

 thirty inches upwards, are in demand at 

 good figures. Easter lilies are becoming 

 more plentiful. They are the only large 

 lilies in the market today. 



Carnations are scarce. Nice flowers, 

 though small and borne on short stems, 

 are bringing extremely good money. 

 Kaiserin sells better than any other rose, 

 possibly excepting good Beauties. Short- 

 stemmed blooms of Richmond are en- 

 tirely too plentiful. Other roses are not 

 so much overdone. 



Asparagus plumosus has been poor 

 stock, but the other members of the green 

 section received better support. Valley 



