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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



Jamauy 2, 1908. 



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AMERICAN BEAITIES 



We have the finest stock of choice American Beauty Roses that have ever been offered in 

 Philadelphia. Also splendidly grown Richmonds, Brides and Bridesmaids, in quantity. 



CARNATIONS 



Their quality is as fine as anything we have ever handled. 



ALL OTHER FLOWERS IN QUANTITY 



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on the Conduit road, lias been laid up 

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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The Christmas business began in earn- 

 est on Sunday, December 22, when ship- 

 ping was heavy. The commission men 

 found it necessary to work all day Sun- 

 day to get their out of town orders 

 packed, as the shipping business was un- 

 usually large. The supply of ros&s was 

 fine and by Christmas morning had sold 

 up clean. Beauties were never better 

 and while they did not bring $15 for the 

 best, there was quite a nice lot of them 

 sold for $10 and $12 per dozen. The 

 short and medium grades sold up clean 

 at a good average price, anywhere from 

 $4 tQ $9 per dozen, as the supply on these 

 grades was decidedly short. Richmond 

 and Liberty were especially fine and sold 

 splendidly. The prices ranged from 8 

 cents for the short ones to .35 cents and 

 50 cents for the best, of which there 

 were not quite enough to meet the de- 

 mand. Brides and Bridesmaids in the 

 fancy grades were in good demand and 

 sold up clean where the stock was fresh. 

 The salted stock, of which there was 

 quite a lot, did not sell at any price, the 

 growers having held them too long be- 

 fore sending them to the market. Kil- 

 larney was at its best. The weather, 

 which has a good bit to do with the color 

 in this rose, was bright and warm and 

 the flowers were exceptionally well col- 

 ored. The specials, which had 3-foot 

 stems, brought from .35 cents to 40 cents 

 each, which was a good price for a tea 

 rose. 



Carnations were in good shape and 

 sold up clean on the better grades. 

 There were a few of the new red carna- 

 tion Beacon which sold for $16 per hun- 

 dred. Winsor, which cut quite a good 

 figure, whiJe not so long in stem, was 

 fine in color and is a good shipper. The 

 best of these brought 12 cents. Enchant- 

 ress and a few of the other larger varie- 

 ties sold for 10 cents and 12 cents. The 

 smaller kinds cleaned up well at a good 

 average price. 



Cattleyas were, plentiful and were in 



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lEPHgOLEPIS UQEtPOHLII 



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

 It is suitable botb for specimen pot plants and for usinR as a cut 

 frond. Well grown stock ready now 2^-inch, $350 per doz.; 

 $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. 



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good demand, the prices ranging from 

 60 cents to 75 cents each. Cypripediums 

 were a little bit scarce. The main crop 

 will be in about two weeks later. They 

 sold well at $15 per hundred. There 

 were entirely two many Harrisii lilies 

 and they sold poorly, as did plumosus 

 and adiantum, with which the market 

 was overstocked. The shipments of val- 

 ley were heavy, while the demand was 

 light and the prices did not advance. 



Poinsettias were fine, but there were 

 too many of them and the market would 

 not take them all. Fancy single and 

 double violets were in demand and 

 brought a fair price, 75 cents and $1 per 

 hundred. The smaller ones did not sell 

 so well, no reasonable offer being re- 

 fused. Mignonette in the fancy grades 

 brought 6 cents and 8 cents. Bouvardia, 

 which is always in good demand at this 

 time of year, sold up clean at from 3 

 cents to 6 cents. 



I'lants for Christmas, which a few 



years ago were scarcely known, were a 

 big factor and the sale of them was 

 heavy. 



The general impression of the busi- 

 ness done at Christmas this year is that 

 it was as heavy as any year previous. 



A Magnificent Ball. 



Horticultural hall, the lioiiie of the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural .Society, and 

 which la.st summer was tlie headquar- 

 ters of the convention of the Society of 

 American Florists, was on the eve- 

 ning of December 26 the scene of prob- 

 ably the most brilliant ball ever given 

 in Philadelphia. The host was James 

 W. Paul, a member of the well known 

 banking firm of Drexel & Co., and the 

 ball was given in honor of his daughter. 

 Miss Paul, and his niece. Miss Drexel. 

 The entire responsibility for the decora- 

 tions and furnishings was placed in the 

 able hands of J. J. Habormehl 's Sons, 

 who have two retail store? in Philadel- 



