JuNB 4, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



23 



Pennock-Meehan's SPECIALTIES : 



For the JUNE GIRL 



SWEET PEAS, the delicate shades, per JOO, $J.OO VALLEY, No. t per JOO, $3.00 



CATTLEYAS, light and darfc— ..per do2., 6.00 BEAUTIES, specials « 25.00 



VALLEY, fancy, never better per JOO, 4.00 Shorter ones, too — less money. 



PLUMOSUS STRINGS, extra value per JOO, $50.00 



CEDAR BARK IN STRIPS for covering window-boxes and tubs per bundle, J.OO 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OP 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



is going to get the full benefit of seeing 

 every petal unfold, are arranged on either 

 side of the doorway. Inside, the desk 

 on the Sohuylkill side is, as everybody 

 knows, that of J. Otto Thilow, while that 

 on the Delaware side belongs to George 

 D. Clark. When Phil entered one day 

 this week he turned first to the right 

 (Phil naturally turns to the right, you 

 know), but Mr. Thilow was busily en- 

 gaged in expounding the merits of cer- 

 tain seeds to an anxious inquirer. So 

 Phil turned to the left and saw the smil- 

 ing face of Mr. Clark, and grasped his 

 outstretched hand. Of course, Phil 

 wanted to know something about bulbs in 

 general, and lilies in particular. Mr. 

 Clark's idea is that the Bermuda lily 

 growers must wake up (are waking up, 

 in fact) to a realization of the situation. 

 They cannot afford to allow the Japs or 

 anybody else to take away their bulb 

 growing industry. To prevent this, they 

 must grow good bulbs that can be de- 

 pended upon to produce good flowers. 

 And Mr. Clark feels confident that in a 

 few years they will do this in a way that 

 will leave no room for complaint. Lilium 

 Harrisii Mr. Clark considers as the lily 

 par excellence for the everyday grower, 

 the grower who has other things in the 

 house with his lilies, and who does not 

 want to be bothered with extraordinary 

 cultural details. Giganteum is all right 

 for a late Easter, or where you can give 

 it a house to itself, and force it hard 

 for an early Easter, but under the con- 

 ditions afforded by the general florist, 

 giganteum is very apt to be late. Of the 

 Formosa lily Mr. Clark spoke guardedly, 

 feeling that he was not yet sufficiently 

 familiar with this type to speak authori- 

 tatively. 



Mr. Thilow finished with his customer 

 about this time, and in response to a 

 question spoke enthusiastically of the 

 long, steady season seedsmen are enjoy- 

 ing. Everything about Seven Fourteen 

 bespeaks the well-run business house, en- 

 joying its full share of prosperity. 



Decoration Day at the Cemeteries. 



Inquiry at three of the principal shops 

 near Laurel Hill cemetery, those of John 

 & W. H. Westcott, Mrs. Mary Alburger 

 and Edward Alburger, elicited the in- 

 formation that Decoration day business 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



For Stylish Bridal Bouquets 



White satin or lace bouquet holders, exquisitely dainty, just like the 

 bouquet holders used by our grandmothers years ago. This revival of 

 the old-fashioned style is the newest thing in the swell shops today. 

 Order them for your best weddings. They will please your customers. 



Toneware Vases 



You will find these vases a good investment. They are serviceable and 

 set off flowers admirably, their deep, rich green contrasting effectively 

 with shades of color that do not look well in other vases. We have 

 new styles of Toneware. 



Chiffons— Bright and new. Always a useful article when you have 



nice work to make up. 



Wheat Sheaves of best workmanship. Cycas Leaves— Very fine. 



Have you our catalogue? It is full of interest and always at your command. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA 



had been up to the average of former 

 years. Blooming- plants, and especially 

 geraniums, sold well. An immense num- 

 ber of plants were planted out in vases 

 and beds.' Cut flowers sold fairly well 

 only. Transient trade was poor. On 

 Saturday it was entirely ruined by the 

 rain, but on Sunday there was a marked 

 revival. 



The Retirement of Hemlock. 



Hemlock boards have been almost from 

 the first the mainstay of gardeners and 

 florists in making their benches, hemlock 

 standing the trying conditions of heat 

 and moisture better than any other kind 

 of wood to be had at a reasonable price. 

 The conditions are, however, rapidly 

 changing. Hemlock has advanced fully 

 fifty per cent in price, placing it at a 

 figure that seems well-nigh prohibitive. 

 A substitute for hemlock was thought to 

 have been found in the so-called pecky 



cypress, but this proved to be unsatis- 

 factory to some. Today, however, the 

 market offers a better grade of cypress 

 at a price which is practically that of 

 hemlock in its palmiest days. This cy- 

 press is being largely taken up by plant, 

 cut flower and mushroom growers for 

 their tables and beds, and those who have 

 used it speak most enthusiastically of it, 

 believing that in a fair, commercial 

 grade of cypress the grower has secured 

 a wood that will last well. 



The June Exhibition. 



The annual exhibition of roses and 

 peonies of the Pennsylvania Horticul- 

 tural Society was held June 2. The 

 peonies were rather open, but roses 

 were in their prime and there were 

 many excellent exhibits. In peonies, 

 John McCleary, gardener to Mrs. Pen- 

 field, was first on six white and six 

 red. Joseph Hurley, gardener to J. W. 



