Fkbbcabt 20, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



23 



MRS. JARDINE 



We are most favorably impressed with Mrs. Jardine, and believe that it will make one of the 

 best selling varieties of roses in the cut flower market during the winter months. Its strong points are 

 its pleasing color ( a bright rosy pink, shading in the outer petals to salmon-pink), its long, heavy 

 stems (even the shorter stems hold their flowers erect), and its keeping qualities. From a grower's 

 standpoint this promising variety is almost ideal ; vigorous, healthy, free-blooming, producing few 

 flowers of poor grade, and retaining its beautiful color even in dark weather. 



We offer strong plants of Mrs. Jardine at the following prices : Zyi-in, pots, $30.00 per 100; $70.00 per 

 260; $260.00 per 1000. Grafted Stock add $6.00 per 100 



We can supply a limited quantity of cut flowers of Mrs. Jardine* $4.00 per do2.; 3 days' notice required. 



WBITE rOR OUR DS8CRIPTIVK CIRCDI.AR. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., 



THE WHOLBSALB PljORISTS OP 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The RcTlew when yon write. 



Canna Roots 



IN rXNK HKALTHT CONDITION. KACH ROOT H/kS FROM 2 TO 3 BTKS 



Per doz. Per 100 Per 1000 



Alphonse Bouvler. Valvety red, 6 to 7 ft 10.50 $2.50 920.00 



Austria. Pure deep golden yellow, 4 to 5 ft 50 2.50 20.00 



Charles Henderson. Fine crimson, 4 ft 50 2.50 20.00 



Chloaso. Clear, deep, vermilion scarlet, 4 ft eo 3.00 25.00 



Kcandale. Bright cherry red, 4 to 5 ft 60 3.00 25.00 



Flaming:©. Crimson, 3 ft 50 2.75 22.50 



Florence Vanshan. Rich golden yellow, spotted bright red, 5 to 6 ft... .50 2.75 22.50 



F. R. Plerson. Scarlet, yellow center, 3 ft 60 3.25 30.00 



Glorlosa. Crimson, border golden yellow 60 3.50 32.50 



Italia. Rich golden yellow, broad blotch of maroon in center of each 



petal, 5ft 60 3.00 25.00 



J. D. 1 abos. Apricot orange, 4 feet 60 3.25 30.00 



Mme.Crozy. Brilliant vermilion scarlet, bordered golden yellow, 3 to 4 ft. .60 8.00 25.00 



Mrs. Kate Gray. Orange scarlet, overlaid with gold, 5 feet 60 .3.50 32.50 



President MoKlnley. Brilliant crimson, 4 ft 60 3.25 30.00 



Queen Charlotte. Crimson, wide gold border on every petal, 3 to 4 ft. . .60 3.00 25.00 



Mixed Dwarf French .40 2.75 22.50 



NOTE 



WHXN ORDERING CANNAS PLEASE SAY IF IMME- 

 DIATE SHIPMENT IS DESIRED. 



Write for Our CataloKoe for Florists. 



IfENRY F. NICHELL COMPANY 



Market Street, above 10th Street, 



PHILADEIiPHIA, PA. 



East and West. 



This is not a season when the building 

 record is likely to be broken. Two im- 

 portant additions, however, to the glass 

 of the district supplying this market 

 with cut flowers have already been 

 planned and will be carried into effect as 

 soon as spring opens. One is at Garrett- 

 ford, the other at Southampton. At the 

 former place, James Verner, famous as 

 gardener in charge of the greenhouses of 

 the late Anthony J, Drexel, will add some 

 15,000 feet of glass to his place. This, 

 if I recollect rightly, will fully double 

 Mr. Verner 's plant. The addition at 

 Southampton, on the place of Stephen 

 Mortensen, is in the shape of one house 

 43x265 feet, or an addition of pretty 

 nearly the same amount of glass as at 

 Mr, Vomer's. It is interesting to note 

 that these additions are made by two of 

 the most conservative, as well as capa- 

 ble, growers in this district. It is also 



interesting to note that the stock coming 

 from these places goes, if we may so 

 describe it, from west to east, and from 

 east to west. For Mr. Verner, who is 

 out on one of the Pennsylvania Bailroad 

 lines, sends his stock across Broad street 

 to the Leo Niessen Co., while Mr. Mor- 

 tensen, who is out on one of the Reading 

 lines, ships his stock across Broad street 

 to the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



Various Notes. 



William Keaton, of Andalusia, Pa., 

 has been sending some exceptionally fine 

 Princess of Wales and Luxonne violets 

 to this market. Mr. Keaton, who has 

 served an apprenticeship in one of our 

 best violet schools, has developed during 

 his first year into an important factor in 

 the violet market. He not only grows 

 first-class stock, but bunches it prop- 

 erly, so that his stock compares favora- 

 bly with the best seen in the market. 



Mr. Keaton consigns his flowers to W. E. 

 McKissick. 



The last meeting of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society was held February 

 18. A schedule of prizes for the No- 

 vember exhibition was arranged. 



Eugene Bernheimer has been looking 

 after the financial interests of the Florex 

 Gardens during the last week, owing to 

 the illness of Henry C. Geiger. 



George A. Strohlein has returned from 

 Europe. 



The Leo Niessen Co. is receiving gar- 

 denias in quantity. Choice stock of this 

 sweet-scented flower is scarce at present. 



Henry F. Michell has returned from 

 Florida. 



The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. re- 

 ceived heavy shipments of myosotis for 

 St. Valentine's day. 



Walter P. Stokes reports the mailing 

 seed business as opening in excellent 

 shape. Mr. Stokes is well pleased with 

 the crops produced at his Floracroft Gar- 

 dens, at Moorestown, N. J. 



W. and Harry F. Evans, Rowlandville, 

 Pa., commenced shipping fine bunches 

 of the delicate Acacia pubescens to the 

 Leo Niessen Co. February 17. This is 

 the first acacia to reach this market, with 

 the exception of some from the Hugh 

 Graham Co. greenhouses at Logan. It 

 will be remembered that when the Messrs. 

 Evans had to choose between sacrificing 

 their Acacia pubescens tree or building 

 a larger greenhouse, they at once decided 

 to build tho greenhouse — higher. 



Philip Freud, who arranges the show 

 windows of a seed store on Market street 

 above Tenth street, made another hit a 

 few days ago. He depended for his 

 piece de resistance on Japanese air 

 plants, or sea moss. He threw in a little 

 scarlet crepe to add color, and a Teddy 

 bear to add life, and sold a measly little 

 1,500, mostly singly, some in baskets, at 

 a profit. I hardly dare tell you what the 

 profit was, but it was quite satisfactory, 

 especially for a dull time. When seeds 

 are booming, of course, the seeds will go 

 in the window and should prove more 

 profitable. 



Paul Berkowitz. of H. Bayersdorfer & 

 Co., reports great preparations for Eas- 

 ter, when his house will have many things 

 that every florist knows and wants, and 

 some things "that many florists do not 

 know and will want. ' Phil. 



