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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOVI^MBBB 14, 1907. 



K F /% \j II " Yj ^rom the leading Philadelphia growers. 

 1^^ ^J 1^ 1^ Pink, White and Yellow. High grade blooms. 



RICHMOND 

 WILD SMILAX 

 GARDENIAS 



Fancy, medium and short-stemmed flowers of this beau- 

 tiful red rose received daily in quantity. 



We can supply decorators with this indispen- 

 sable green in lots of one or more cases, SLirea. 



A good supply of choice blooms of this fashionable 

 flower received regularly. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Open 7 am. 

 to 8 p. m. 



1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Ritiii£ EjMtera Market 



"I have never seen conditions worse." 

 That is the way one of our leading whole- 

 salers summed up the situation. Another 

 said: "There are no prices." Perhaps 

 the best way to convey an adequate idea 

 of the situation is to say that there are 

 enough chrysanthemums alone to do -all 

 the business, without any of the other 

 flowers. When it is considered that there 

 are heavy crops of a variety of other 

 flowers coming into the market the de- 

 plorable conditions can be realized. The 

 social season has not commenced in ear- 

 nest; the weather has been open; many 

 of the buyers have their own greenhouses 

 and these houses are now producing 

 abundant crops; the money market suf- 

 fered a temporary reverse. All these 

 causes combine to explain the unfortu- 

 nate conditions. 



The average price of chrysanthemums 

 does not exceed half that of last season, 

 which was, however, very high. Another 

 condition which contributes to the de- 

 pression is that the fakers, usually re- 

 lied upon to dispose of poor stock, have 

 been ruled off the streets, but few of 

 them doing business now. Double vio- 

 lets are selling fairly well, and Beauties 

 are also in moderate demand. Tea roses 

 are not in demand, excepting a few of 

 the fancies. Carnations, chrysanthemums 

 and possibly single violets have suffered 

 most. Callas have made their appearance. 

 Snapdragon can also be had in limited 

 quantity. 



A New Project. 



One of our brightest business men has 

 suggested that the usefulness of the an- 

 nual autumn exhibition of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society might be 

 greatly extended by paying especial at- 

 tention to its educational features treated 

 from a commercial standpoint. His sug- 

 gestion is that at least a portion of the 

 hall be devoted to decorations and deco- 

 rative effects; for instance, that the 

 stairway be decorated in ballroom style, 

 that the foyer be used to further carry 

 out this idea, either arranged as an ex- 

 liibition room or in such other way as the 

 committee might decide, and that a din- 

 ner or luncheon table be handsomely 



lEPHIIOLEPIS mPOHLII 



The most beautiful as well as the moat uBeful Fern ever ofFered. 

 It is suitable both for Bpeclmen pot plants and forasing as a cut 

 frond. Well grown stock ready now 2M-inch, $3.60 per doc; 

 $25.00 per 100; $200 00 per 1000. 4-incb, $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 



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adorned with flowers as well as plate, 

 silverware, glass and napery. To carry 

 out this plan he proposes that a guaran- 

 teed fund of $500 be contributed by ten 

 business men, $50 each. With this fund 

 the committee appointed by the society 

 could draw up specifications and ask for 

 bids from a few of our leading retailers. 

 The acceptance of the lowest responsible 

 bid will place this work entirely in the 

 hands of one man, who will then be able 

 to carry it out effectively and harmoni- 

 ously. The originator of this idea be- 

 lieves it will stimulate interest in the ex- 

 hibition and create a more intelligent de- 

 mand for artistic arrangements. Any 

 florists who are willing to 'aid in this 

 proposed plan with a view to carrying it 

 out next season are invited to communi- 

 cate with Phil, care of any of the whole- 

 sale, commission, seed or supply houses. 

 Should a suflScxent number of subscribers 

 be secured the matter will be placed be- 

 fore the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety for action with a view to put the 

 plan in effect at the show next fall. 



The Park Show. 



The annual chrysanthemum exhibition, 

 held at Horticultural hall, in Fairmount 

 park, was opened to the public November 

 9. The east end of the main hall, with 

 its wings, embracing a space of about 

 40x200, was devoted to the exhibition, 

 the queen of autumn being the only 

 flower used. The east end is laid out as 

 in a greenhouse, with center and two 

 side benches, separated oy two wide 

 walks. At each end the wing is broader 

 than the balance of the house. These 

 wings are completely filled with a mass 

 of chrysanthemums, arranged on staging 

 rising from the ground to a height of ten 



or twelve feet at the back, forming a 

 complete color picture of perhaps 20x40 

 feet. The landscape gardener, Oglesby 

 B. Paul, with an artist's eye for effect, 

 willed that the various shades of pink 

 and the whites should go in one wing, 

 while the yellows, with a few reds, are 

 in the other. Between are groups of solid 

 or varied colors and long spaces of well 

 grown foliage plants, with a specimen 

 chrysanthemum here and there. The ef- 

 fect of the whole is most beautiful, well 

 calculated to increase the love for flowers 

 in every visitor's heart. 



I was fortunate in finding the superin- 

 tendent, Xavier E. Schmitt, who ex- 

 plained his aims and methods. The bulk 

 of the stock is grown indoors throughout 

 the summer, although, as space is at a 

 premium, a certain number of plants are 

 grown outdoors of the varieties that will 

 thrive there best. The houses being 

 rather low and mass effects being de- 

 sired, made-up plants are frequently 

 used, plants from 3l^-inch pots being 

 made up, fourteen or sixteen in a 16-inch 

 pan; lesser numbers in smaller sizes. 

 These plants are given but little support, 

 the stakes used being kept low, so that 

 not a stake is visible when they are in 

 position and the flowers have a grace im- 

 possible to attain in carefully trained 

 specimens. This grace adds an indescrib- 

 able charm to the whole effect. 



The varieties used are chiefly standard 

 sorts. Golden Wedding is still consid- 

 ered the best yellow. Col. Appleton, 

 Golden Age and Mrs. W. Duckham are 

 other good yellows. The leading whites 

 are Mutual Friend, Alice Byron and 

 Mrs. H. Weeks. The pinks are Maud 

 Dean, Doctor Enguehard and William 

 Duckham. Charles H. Miller, named after 



