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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



Decdmbeu 12, 1007. 



We shaflQhavc the fincst'^stock of choice American Beauty Roses that have ever been 



offered in Philadelphia. Also splendidly grown 

 Richmonds^ Brides and Bridesmaids, in quantity. 



Our Carnations promise to be in heavy crop. Their 

 quality is as fine as anything we have ever handled. 



In Orchids we shall have an abundance of Cattleyas and Cypripediums of high grade. 



All other flowers in quantity. 



The Leo Ni^^^^n Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

 1209 Arch Street, - ■■ PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



can handle them, as they are not cheap. 



After January 1, E. S. Thompson, of 

 the Michigan Seed Co., South HaveOi, 

 Mich., will have a stand in the Flower 

 Growers ' market, where he will sell seeds 

 and bulbs in winter and cut flowers in 

 summer. 



The A. Dietsch Co. says 1907 has been 

 much the best yeair in its history. No- 

 vember was a little light, but December 

 starts in with an unusually large num- 

 ber of inquiries for estimates on 1908 

 buildings. 



Leonard Kill will not deny that Bose- 

 hill, where the Eeinberg plant is lo- 

 cated, got its name because of the fame 

 of the product of the establishment. 



Sam GraflP has opened a flower store 

 at 1515 Pike place, Seattle^ Wash. 



J. E. Jensen, of Jensen & Dekema, 

 says that if they were to judge simply 

 by the volume of their own business, they 

 would not be able to find any evidence 

 of a dull market. They have no diffi- 

 culty in disposing of all the output of 

 their houses at good prices. There is 

 an especially good and steadily growing 

 demand for their new scarlet. Defiance. 

 Their stock is all in fine shape, includ- 

 ing several benches of cuttings. 



H. N. Bruns now has as large and 

 fine a stock of valley pips as he has ever 

 been able to secure. He has just re- 

 ceived several shipments from his brother 

 at Hamburg. 



O. P. Bassett started December 11 for 

 a sojourn at Pasadena, Cal., where he 

 will be joined a little later by Mrs. Bas- 

 sett. 



Among those in the trade from outside 

 Chicago who attended the funeral of 

 P. J. HauBwirth, December 6, were: C. 

 C. Pollworth, F. H. Holton and Nick 



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

 It is suitable both for specimen pot plants «nd for usinir as a cut 

 frond. Well Brown stock ready now. 2Ji-inch, $3.60 per doz.; 

 $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. 4-iDch, $10.00 per doz.; $76.00 

 per 100. Specimens in pans, $2.00, $3.00 and $6.00 each. 



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



Ifentlon The Bevlew when yon write. 



Zweifel, Milwaukee; Theo. A. Dorner, 

 Lafayette/ Ind.; Albert P. Hey, Spring- 

 field, m. 



The Florists' Club meets at Handel 

 hall tonight, December 12. The nom- 

 inating committee will report. It will 

 be rose night and a number of exhibits 

 are expected. 



G. Klopfer, of Nelson & Klopfer, Peo- 

 ria, 111., was a visitor December 10, and 

 Mr. Kaliscb, Jr., of St. Louis, has been 

 in town looking up Christmas supplies. 



PHILADELPHL\. 



The Riuns: Eastern Market. 



Conditions from December 5 to De- 

 cember 11 were somewhat of an anom- 

 aly. The demand has undoubtedly im- 

 proved, but so has the supply, and there 

 is not enough business to consume all 

 the flowers that come into the market, 

 at remunerative figures, even with the 

 aid of extraordinary effort. Prices con- 

 tinue low, remarkably low for the sea- 

 son. Christmas is now but two weeks 

 off, and with the moderation in weather, 



it seems doubtful when the long-expected 

 advance will really come. 



Carnations are the strongest feature 

 of a not too strong market. The quality 

 is excellent in the fancy and select 

 grades, and most of the desirable stock 

 sells readily. Boses are by no ibeans 

 in so happy a state. Bichmond is the 

 strongest, with prices higher than a 

 week ago, even the shorter grades being 

 in demand. Bride and Bridesmaid sell 

 fairly until it comes to the ordinary 

 stock. Killarney is more popular than 

 Maid, possibly owing to the limited sup- 

 ply. Strenuous efforts have been made 

 to advance *the price of American 

 Beauty, but the conditions of supply and 

 demand will not warrant it, and we are 

 confronted by October prices in the 

 second week in December, an unheard of 

 thing. 



Cattleyas have shortened sufficiently to 

 advance. Violets have fallen back since 

 last report, despite extremely fine qual- 

 ity. Chrysanthemums are by no means 

 over, Jeanne Nonin being a feature of 

 the market. The quality is all that could 

 be desired. It is only regretted some- 



