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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Mat 21. 1908. 





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Pla(;:e Your ilecoration Day Orders Early 



AND INSURE OETTINO THE PICK OF THE STOCK 



■^jl^^^M^&^M We expect to have a splendid 

 M^U Vlllf79 stock of all the leading varieties. 



Dagger Ferns 



New crop in 

 fine condition. 



■ft^2( |l4i A A ^^oic^ hlooms on long 



stems in any quantity. 



^g%WiW%X^WUg%W%^ We can ship them hy the 



thousands in all colors. 



Our Service Is Unexcelled 



I^^^M^^^ A fine assortment of 

 Kv9f?8l pink, white and red. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market 



Conditions are less favorable in the 

 cut flower market today than a week ago. 

 Thursday and Friday of last week were 

 decidedly poor. Business improved con- 

 siderably on Saturday, and was fair on 

 Monday, but there is more stock coming 

 in than the market can consume advan- 

 tageously. 



Peonies from the south have made 

 their appearance in quantity, the varie- 

 ties covering a good rauge^trf "color. They 

 are in fair demand and prices are held 

 firmly as these notes are written, but it 

 is impossible to say what change a day 

 may bring. Carnations, next to peonies 

 the most interesting flowers as Decora- 

 tion day approaches, have exactly re- 

 versed the conditions existing prior to 

 Mothers' day. White is still more in de- 

 mand than colors, the children carrying 

 off quantities May 18 in honor, it was 

 said, of the peace conference on that 

 day. 



The rose situation remains practically 

 the same as a week ago, barring the fact 

 that American Beauties have fallen 

 slightly in price (they are far and away 

 the best value of anything on the list 

 today), and that the quantity of fancy 

 teas is decreasing. The best Bride, Maid 

 and Killarney are easily worth listed 

 quotations, but the best are by no means 

 so plentiful as they were just after Eas- 

 ter. Kaiserin is increasing in quantity. 

 The second crop promises to be on be- 

 fore Decoration day. 



Sweet peas are waning. Eeally fine 

 stock is in demand, but difficult to ob- 

 tain. We are told that outdoor sweet 

 peas will be here before next month, but 

 it is difficult to verify this statement. 

 Yellow daisies, practically the aoly thing 

 of that color in evidence today, are 

 sought at times. Cattleyas and Iselias 

 are still in strong supply. Gardenias 

 have been reinforced by the arrival of 

 the southern cape jasmine, with disas- 

 trous effects on the price. The indoor 

 stock is preferred, but the outdoor stock 

 will do if the price on the favorite is not 

 right. Whether it be the outdoor valley, 

 the children, or the peace couference, I 

 know not, but the demand for valley has 



Peony Flowers 



We expect 80,000 Peony Wlovrmrm 



for Memorial Day (white, pink and red), 

 fine varieties, assorted (no Officinalis), at 

 $4.00 per 100. 



Orders from unknown parties must be 

 accompanied by cash or satisfactory ref- 

 erence. Orders booked subject to weather 

 conditioni. Address 



THOS.A.MCBETH 



SPRINGFEELD, OHIO 



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perceptibly increased during the last few 

 days. Tulips are practically over, except- 

 ing Gesneriana, most decorative but not 

 much sought by cut flower buyers. Easter 

 lilies have shortened in supply and ad- 

 vanced in price. 



Decoration Day Prospects. 



The consensus of opinion points to a 

 heavy supply of locally grown peonies 

 for May 30. The southern supply, cen- 

 tering about Eichmond, Va., is expected 

 to be over before that day. It will be 

 remembered that last year locally grown 

 peonies were not in at Decoration day, 

 the bulk of the stock sent out from this 

 city being southern grown, and it was 

 not obtainable in sufficient quantities to 

 meet the demand. This year, barring 

 unforeseen weather conditions, it is prob- 

 able that all orders can be fully filled. 

 Indications point to a good supply of car- 

 nations, with white in the lead. The re- 

 ports from the rose growers vary, but it 

 is probable that there will be an excel- 

 lent supply of medium grade roses, and 

 a fair supply of fancy stock. It is prob- 

 able that Japanese snowballs and mock- 

 oranges will be at their best at this time. 



Italian Pottery. 



Paul Bcrkowitz, of H. Bayersdorfer & 

 Co., has a pleasing novelty on his show 

 counter this week, called Italian pottery. 

 It is something decidedly out of the com- 

 mon, a class of pottery that suggests at 

 once harmonious combinations with vari- 

 ous shades -of green, and in- size v>d 



PEONIES 



Our fields will be timed just 

 right for Memorial Day this 

 year. Long stemmed^ fresh, 

 opening buds, white and pink 

 assorted, handled by an expert 

 grower. 



All orders with the cash, re- 

 ceived up to noon, May 27, 

 will be filled at $4.00 per tOO. 

 No order accepted for less than 

 JOO. 



Give us a trial. We will 

 please you. 



W. J. Engle, 



R. D. No. 8, DAYTON, OHIO 



L. D. Phone, BeU 0904-2 



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shape it is refined rather than obtrusive. 

 These Italian pottery vases and boxes, 

 ornamented with their curious figures, are 

 intended for plants on the table or in 

 window, and when fitted with tin and 

 filled with choice plants will certainly 

 make a hit. 



The Plant Situation. 



The tide of business, centered for acr 

 many months about the wholesale cut 

 flower commission houses in the heart of 

 the city, has rolled out to the "suburbs, 

 where all the florists are doing an, active 

 business that keeps them hustling fsom 

 early in the morning until late at night. 

 The demand for hardy roses, geraniums, 

 vincas, sage, eannas, coleus, crotons, dra- 

 caenas and other bedding and decorative 

 plants has never been better. Many flo- 



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