NOVBMBEK 28, 1907. 



TheWeckly Florists' Review. 



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Christmas Tide will soon be bere; 

 Then a happy, Blad New Tear. 

 Our stock Is here, all brand.new; 

 May we send these Koods to you ? 



Red Immortelle Wreaths, Statice and Statlce Wreaths, 



Ruscus Wreaths, Magnolia, Beech and Laurel Leaves, 

 Baskets, Plant Stands, Crepe Papers, Window Mats, Chiffons, 



Toneware Vases, new designs, all sizes, 

 Delftware Vases for Violets, Pansies, etc.— Our Novelty, 



Pleated and Waterproof Crepe Paper, all Flower Colors. 



Our 72-page catalogue is a beauty. Send for it. It is free. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



U29 ARCH ST. 

 PHILADELPHIA 



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CHRISTMAS PLANTS 



Our stock is large and in fine condition. We are now preparing 

 our price list, which will be mailed to the trade. If you fail to 

 receive one, please write us and it will be sent you. 



STOCK INCLUDES 



Ficus Pandurata, in several sizes; 

 larger sizes both branched and 

 single stems, exceptionally fine. 



Nephrolepis Amerpohlii. 



Dracaenas* in best sorts. 



Begonia de Lorraine, 6-inch pots 

 and 8-inch pans. 



Otaheite Oranges. 



Cyclamens. 



Poinsettias. 



Crotons. 



Asaleas, including all the best vari- 

 eties. 



Nephrolepis Scottii, well grown 

 plants. 



Pandanus Veitchii, well colored. 



ROBERT CRAIG CO. 



Market and 49th Sts. 



PHILADELPHIA 



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neral work calls for the greater part and 

 cses a great deal of the small blooms. 



The mum season is at its height and 

 the market is well stocked. The outdoor 

 stock is still heavy, owing to the favor- 

 able weather we have had. At present 

 we are having a heavy rain; flurries of 

 snow are falling with the rain and the 

 wind is blowing a gale. From indications 

 the weather is surely making a change 

 to winter time and the inside blooms will 

 be depended on. Eoses are still plentiful 

 and, as usual, selling at a low figure. 

 ■Carnations are coming in good shape, but 

 many are holding them back until Christ- 

 mas, for better prices. Paper White nar- 

 cissi are on the market, but sell slowly. 

 Lily of the valley are slow sellers at 

 present. Violets are arriving in good 

 quantities. * * 



Samples of mistletoe have arrived here 

 trom Georgia in fine condition. Greens 



of all kinds are enough to meet the de- 

 mands. 



Various Notes. 



W. O. Stran, Waverly, Md., has 

 opened a new retail store on North and 

 Greenmount avenues. 



Harry Ekas, Irvington, Md., is still 

 bringing some choice mums to' the retail 

 market. 



John Reinecke, Catonsville, Md., is 

 raising some extra fine English milltrack 

 mushroom spawn, averaging half a pound 

 each, 



James H. Barnett and ^if e, of Adams- 

 ville, R. I., are visiting their son, C. P. 

 Barnett, at Catonsville, Md. 



W. Teipe, Catonsville, is cutting a fine 

 lot of Enchantress carnations and reports 

 that his mums were up to the usual aver- 

 age. 



The Maryland Agricultural Society 



held its annual show this week at the 

 Fifth Regiment Armory. J. L. T. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



A week of cloudy weather, with Sun- 

 day's added touch of winter, has re- 

 duced the quantity of cut flowers com- 

 ing into this market. Possibly the near 

 approach of Thanksgiving has also 

 caused some holding back of stock in 

 the hopes of increased demand and bet- 

 ter prices. At the opening of this week, 

 November 25, the demand is but 

 slightly increased. Few advance orders 

 for Thanksgiving have been placed. 

 Carnations are in lighter supply and 

 prices are firmer. The oversupply of 

 poor chrysanthemums is a thing of the 

 past. The quality ' of the chrysanthe- 

 mums now coming in is exceptionally 

 fine. White cattleyas are in fair sup- 

 ply and cypripediums are becoming 

 plentiful. Roses still are overabundant, 

 but fancy stock sells well. Romans and 

 Paper Whites have made their appear- 

 ance. Violets are not so plentiful and 

 are in fair demand. Bronze galax leaves 

 are now in. 



The shipping demand shows some im- 

 provement compared with preceding 

 weeks. 



Tbe Strafford Flower Farm. 



Thomas Beattie was standing at the 

 front door to welcome his guests. This 

 was a mark of courtesy due to the pres- 

 ence of C. S. Wertsner. For, as is well 

 known in horticultural circles, Mr. Werts- 

 ner decides who shall fill all the various 

 oflSces of the Germantown Horticultural 

 Society, including president, three vice- 

 presidents, secretary and treasurer, and 

 all the members of the executive commit- 

 tee, wholly and solely himself without 

 consulting anybody else, merely remark- 

 ing in a casual way that he thinks So- 

 and-So would be a good man for that 

 office, and should the friend prove at all 

 refractory he adds in his persuasive way, 

 "You are slated for promotion next 

 year." It may be that next year, like 

 tomorrow, never comes, but Mr. Werts- 

 ner gets his way. In fact, it has become 

 recognized that C. S. Wertsner is to the 



