

SSPTKMBBB 12, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



25 



FIELD-GROWN 



CARNATION PLANTS 



Our stock was never better — strong, healthy and free from rust and disease. Supply of some varieties limited. 



P«rlOO 



Wlilto P«rf«etlon tB.OO 



Th« Qnaan 6.00 



Wlilt* Lawson e.oo 



<|a««n Louis* 0.00 



Boiton Market ,. 0.00 



Snoluuitrea* 7.00 



Fink Lawaon 0.00 



Joost 6.00 



Far 1000 



Far 100 



670.00 Bad Lawaon ...fO.OO 



50.00 Bol>t.CralK 7.00 



50.00 Harlowardan 6.00 



50.00 Victory 9.00 



50.00 Cardinal 6.00 



60.00 Flamlnco 6.00 



50.00 FalrMald 6.00 



50.00 Wolcott 8.00 



Far 1000 

 $50.00 

 60.00 

 50.00 

 80.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 

 70.00 



BOUVABDXA, white, red and pink, Btronc, fleld-crown pUnts $8.00 per 100. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OP 



1608-18 LUDLOW ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Reylew when you write. 



II 



THE PHILADELPHIA LACE FERN" 



The lace-like fronds of this grand fern are the 

 coming green for cut flowers. It is as beautiful 

 as Farleyense and much more durable. It is also 

 the best pot plant, being finished and salable in 

 all sizes. Our stock is in excellent shape and we 

 will be able to supply as follows. 



$4.00 doz.; $95.00 

 50 at 100 rata; 500 



O^-lnoh, Kood strong; planta, 



par 100; $200.00 par 1000. 



at 1000 rata. 

 4-tnoli pots, $10.00 doz.; $75.00 par 100. 5-lnch 



pota, $1.50 aaok; $15.00 doz.; $100.00 par 100. 

 Wa bava also apaoimana In O.lnch, 10-lnoli and 



12.1noli pana, $8.50, $8.00. $5.00 and $7.50 aaob. 



DELIVERY IN SEPTEMBER 



WM.P.CRAI6, 



1305 Filbert 

 Street 



Philadelphia 



perior to those of the last few years. 

 Tulips are about on a par. The ship- 

 ments are coming in slowly, owing to the 

 late season abroad. 



The Henry F. Michell Co. reports ex- 

 ceptionally heavy orders for all kinds of 

 bulbs, which are being moved out as fast 

 as they reach the warehouse. 



Alphonse Pericat, of Collingdale, Pa., 

 is sending choice cattleyas and oncidiums 

 to the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



Single violets have made their appear- 

 ance. W. E. McKissick had the first I 

 have seen. 



Edward Neville read a paper before 

 the Germantown Horticultural Sociefy 

 September 9 on "Wild Flowers in Sev- 

 eral States," which was listened to with 

 marked attention. In the absence of 

 President Heyl, N. Du Bois Miller occu- 

 pied the chair. Phil. 



WASHINGTON. 



Mention The RctIcw when you write. 



Stahl, of this city, has accepted a posi- 

 tion with the Hugh Graham Co. It is un- 

 derstood that Mr. Blank will sell plants 

 and cut flowers at wholesale in his new 

 position. 



The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. is re- 

 ceiving choice dahlias from David Her- 

 bert & Son, Atco ; William Bassett, Ham- 

 monton, and Wood & Co., Hammonton. 



Miss Mary A. Baker visited Bridgeton, 

 N. J., a few days ago. 



W. J. Sherry, of the Johnson Seed Co., 

 has returned from a week at Ocean City, 

 N. J. Mr. Sherry reports business active. 



W. E. McKissick is receiving choice 

 dahlias from David Herbert & Son, Atco, 

 N. J. Mr. McKissick is an important 

 factor in the carnation market. 



Edward Keid is handling some excep- 

 tionally fine Kaiserins and Beauties, in 

 all grades. Mr. Reid is justly proud of 

 the stock he is able to send his customers. 



A. M. Campbell, who was married Sep- 



tember 5, has returned from his wedding 

 trip. 



Charles Fox is enjoying the breezes at 

 Atlantic City. 



John Berger, of Berger Bros., has been 

 out of town for the last few days. 



The Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. is 

 gradually settling into the new quarters, 

 which are among the most commodious in 

 the wholesale district. 



William Stevens, who represents John 

 Burton, made his reappearance Septem- 

 ber 9 with choice Beauties, Bichmonds, 

 Maids and Chatenays. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons have a fine 

 house of Euphorbia Poinsettiana planted 

 out in benches. The stock is now about 

 two and a half feet high. 



Walter P. Stokes has a fine lot of 

 Nephrolepis Scottii at his greenhouses in 

 Moorestown, N. J. 



George D. Clark, of Henry A. Dreer 

 Co., reports the Dutch hyacinths as su- 



Cuirent G>ininent 



There is not much change in the cut 

 flower business. Some few are kept quite 

 busy ; the majority are full of complaints. 

 George Shaffer reports business good for 

 the entire summer, mostly in funeral 

 work. 



The windows are all decorated much 

 better for this time of the year than here- 

 tofore; any prospective customer caii be 

 held up at almost any store, if attraction 

 will do it. Mr. Shaffer had a beautiful 

 arrangement of gladiolus and Clematis 

 paniculata. The Washington Florist Co. 

 has a handsome high-handled basket 

 made of Physostegia Virginiana and Clem- 

 atis paniculata, with a cluster of Kais- 

 erin roses on the handle; it was very at- 

 tractive and well gotten up. 



F. H. Kramer is much elated over the 

 behavior of his Queen Beatrice rose this 

 summer. He thinks more of it than ever. 



The Qub Meeting. 



The club had an interesting meeting 

 September 3. The chrysanthemum show 

 committee reported progress. The sched- 

 ule has been sent to all prospective exhib- 

 itors; it can also be had by addressing 

 Charles McCauley, Eighteenth and Kear- 

 ney streets, N. E., Washington. The club 

 received an invitation to visit the dilhlia 



