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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NOVDMBIDB 7, 1907. 



Kr. /^^IJ I I r. ^^ from the leading Philadelphia growers. 



[^ ^J pf^ |5 ^^^K White and Yellow. High grade blooms. 



WpMf^ttfUtf\f^W\ Fancy, medium and short-stemmed flowers of this beau- 

 ■w*^>»**^*^^i^ "^ tiful red rose received daily in quantity. 



^M/MM W\ CilVIIV Al^ We can supply decorators with this indispen- 

 ■■ Ml^M^ ^^J l^M ■ Ai^Z-mym sable green in lots of one or more cases, "sired. 



THE LEO N I ESSEN CO. 



Open 7 a m. 

 to 8 p. m. 



1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Rerlew when yog write. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



Chrysanthemums, of course, are in 

 heavy supply, and little real improve- 

 ment in cut flower conditions is to be 

 looked for until they arrive in decreased 

 volume. There are too many whites ar- 

 riving; pink, as usual, sells the best, 

 yellow being the next popular color. 

 There is no great change in prices to be 

 recorded. 



Eoses are of good quality, especially 

 Beauty, Bichmond, Killarney, Chatenay 

 and Wellesley. Some of the latter have 

 fine stems. Brides and Bridesmaids are 

 extra good. Trade on all these is slow, 

 however, and many are cleared out at 

 low rates to fakers. 



Carnations are abundant and com- 

 ing with stems something like winter 

 length. Bose-pink Enchantress, White 

 Perfection, Beacon, Victory and Octo- 

 roon are notably fine. The Queen con- 

 tinues to be largely grown as a white 

 by local 'florists, and is prolific. At 

 present whites are selling better than 

 colored varieties. Violets are steadily 

 improving and are now of fine quality 

 and selling somewhat better. Liliefl con- 

 tinue scarce, but lily of the valley is 

 in good supply. There are no special 

 changes to be noted in other flowers, 

 and greenery remains about the same. 



Varioisi Notes. 



The annual meeting of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society for the 

 election of oflScers for the year 1908 

 will occur November 16. So far we 

 have heard of no contests. 



Present appearances indicate a first- 

 class chrysanthemum exhibition Novem- 

 ber 8 to 10, entries having come in satis- 

 factorily during the last few days. 



J. T. Butterworth is cutting a mag- 

 nificent lot of Cattleya labiata. His 

 Cypripedium insigne also are coming 

 in season and are carrying thousands of 

 flowers. 



McCarthy & Co. will start their an- 

 nual fall plant auctions November 6 

 and 8. 



A few single chrysanthemums are 

 seen at the stores, and some nice pom- 

 pons. There are good openings for 



The most beautiful as well as the most useful Fern ever offered. 

 It Is suitable both for specimen pot plants and for using as a cut 

 frond. Well grown stock ready now. 2%-iach, $3.50 per dnz.; 

 $25.00 per 100; $200 00 per 1000. 4-inch, $10.00 per doz.; $75.00 

 per 100. Specimens in pans, $2.00, $3.00 and $5.00 each. 



WM. P. CRAIG, 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



more of these two classes. Cut sprays 

 of some of the most desirable colors 

 would take well. 



George E. Buxton, of Nashua, is send- 

 ing some of the finest carnations to be 

 seen in the market at present. 



Bemember the meeting of the Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club November 19. 

 The secretary would like all members 

 who propose joining the landscape gar- 

 dening classes to notify him at once. 



W. N. Craig. 



PHILADBLPHIA. 



The Rising Eastera Market. 



Conditions are rather depressing this 

 week. With Thursday and Friday quiet, 

 a rainy Saturday prevented that clear- 

 ing up that gives tone to the market 

 at the opening of the new week. Mon- 

 day found the wholesale houses loaded 

 down with fresh and left-over flowers, and 

 with an unusually light demand. Tues- 

 day, being election day, was but little 

 better. The result will be lower average 

 returns. 



Some really fine chrysanthemums 

 have made their appearance, yellow and 

 white Eaton being conspicuous. Maud 

 Dean has strengthened the pinks, while 

 there are several other good sorts in all 

 three colors. The medium grades are 

 plentiful and, while they are in demand, 

 the buyers have been complaining that 

 there is not enough fancy stock at times 

 to meet requirements. Boses, barring 

 only American Beauties, have been en- 

 tirely too plentiful, with many sales at 

 low prices for quantity. Carnations have 

 fared rather , better, some choice stock 

 in fancies and in white realizing good 



prices. Hudson river violets have made 

 their appearance, but there is no spe- 

 cial demand for violets of any kind 

 just now. Orchids are rather less plenti- 

 ful, cattleyas having decreased in quan- 

 tity, and the other varieties have never 

 been plentiful enough to exceed the de- 

 mand. Pompon and single chrysanthe- 

 mums are meeting with favor. There 

 are a few nice sweet peas. The demand 

 for autumn foliage is so strong as ta 

 suggest the wisdom of husbanding in- 

 door greens for the days oncoming. 



A comparison with the same period 

 of last year shows that the market then 

 passed through a depressing period dur- 

 ing the first week in November. 



The Coming Season. 



It may be of interest to florists to 

 know that the coming season is an ex- 

 ceptionally long one, stretching from 

 Thanksgiving day, November 28, to Ash 

 Wednesday, March 4. Easter will fall 

 on April 19. Christmas and New Year's 

 come on Wednesday^ 



Various Notes. 



Victor Groshens, of Roslyn, is ship- 

 ning the entire cut of his new place, 

 planted with Brides, Bridesmaids and 

 Richmond roses, to the Leo Niessen Co. 



The Whilldin Pottery Co. states that 

 there is no likelihood of its making an 

 advance of ten per cent in the price of 

 flower pots. 



Pennock Bros, have an exquisite win- 

 dow this week, arranged with pompon 

 chrysanthemums, chiefly yellows and 

 browns, in baskets of all sizes, with 

 foliage on a green satin groundwork. 



William P. Craig started November 5 



