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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



June 11, 1908. 











For June Weddings and Commencements 



^^Pi^^l^S^^ Cattleya Mossiae, never finer than now. We have this splendid variety in 



quantity. 



■B^^^-_^S^j^^ We are the recognized headquarters for Beauties in Philadelphia, and can 



furnish long-stemmed flowers by the hundred. 



Er«^— ^,^1^-, %/cftll^^mz Our specialist will have a large supply of choice stock for the 

 rOnCy VailCy June weddings. 



Sweet Peas 



Outdoor grown, in all the leading colors. 



OUR 8ERVICK IS UNEXCELLED. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Horists 



1209 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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day only twice a year, the first Sundays 

 in June and September. June 7 16,559 

 people passed through the gates. The ex- 

 cessive heat and threatening skies kept 

 many away. The cactus house, under the 

 supervision of Mr. Thompson, and the 

 orchid house, in care of Mr. Pring, at- 

 tracted most of the visitors. The bed- 

 ding this year is especially attractive; 

 in fact, the garden presented a very 

 handsome appearance. Under the watch- 

 ful eye of Superintendent H, C. Irish, 

 all the visitors were placed in groups 

 and each with a guide was shown all 

 the points of interest and given an ex- 

 planation of the merits of the plants. 



J. J. B. 



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Reliable Flower Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The June Girl (apt phrase coined by 

 ihe great Sam) has made a decided im- 

 pression on the cut flower market. In 

 her honor mother, father, sister, brother 

 and friends, both feminine and mascu- 

 line, have vied with each other in gath- 

 ering the choicest floral offerings to win 

 her smile. Weddings and commencements 

 have succeeded each other with a rapidity 

 that gave the florists in our fashionable 

 shops scarcely time to breathe. Ogontz 

 and Bryn Mawr have been succeeded, 

 though not outshone, by a host of smaller 

 commencements, and the w-eddings, both 

 ultra- fashionable and quiet, have been 

 too numerous to mention. 



Th^ result on the market was grati- 

 fying insofar as choice cut flowers were 

 concerned. Sweet peas of quality had a 

 tremendous run. Some days they were 

 almost unobtainable, but the supply is 

 gradually increasing, and the demand di- 

 minishing. Prices, which were unusually 

 high for the first ten days of June, are 

 now receding steadily. 



Beauties have shortened considerably, 

 and prices are advancing for any stock 

 worthy of the name. Valley is fine, and 

 has been in heavy demand. Cattleyas 

 are slightly diminished in quantity. The 

 quality is excellent, the demand quite 

 good. 



Kaiserin is in strong supply, and sells 

 fairly well. There are a few good Kil- 

 larney about. They are in demand when 



Sweet Peas for 

 Fofcingf 



To grow flowers for Thanksgiving, sow 

 in July 



ChristiuaB Pink (Pink and White) 



Christmas Wlxite (Florence Denzer) 



Price each of above. 25c per oz.; per 14-lb., 

 75c: $2.00 per lb. 



English Daisy Seed 



Trade Pkt. Oz. 



Giant White 40(; $3.00 



Giant Mixed 40c 3.00 



LonsfeUow Pink 30c 2.50 



Snowball White 30c 2.50 



Mixed 30c 2.00 



Pansy Seed 



MIGHELL'S GIANT EXHIBITION 



ORDERS BOOKED NOW 

 FOR NEW CROP SEEDS. 



A giant strain which we have secured 

 from the leading Pansy Specialists in Cter- 

 many, England and FraDce. For size of 

 bloom, heavy texture and varied shades 

 and colors, with their distinct markings, 

 this strain cannot be excelled. 



Per trade pkt., 50c; per ^s ounce, 75c; 

 per ounce, $5.00. 



PRIMULA OBGONICA 6RANDIFL0RA 



Kermesina, Red trade pkt., 40c 



Rosea, Pink " aoc 



Alba, White " 30c 



Hybrida, Mixed " 80c 



HEADQUARTERS TOR LIL. FORMIOSUM 



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HENRY F. MiCHELL COMPANY 



Market Street, above 10th Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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they have size and stem. Brides and 

 Maids are only fair. Liberty is good, 

 but Richmond is falling off badly, ex- 

 cept in rare instances. 



It is estimated that nearly nine-tenths 

 of the carnations coming into the mar- 

 ket are practically worthless. They are 

 too soft when received in the wholesale 

 houses to be offered to the shops, and 

 can only be fakered off at absurd prices 

 when opportunity offers, which is not 

 always. 



Lilium Harrisii is to be had, but sells 

 slowly. Lilium candidum has made its 

 appearance. 



Peonies are decreasing in quantity, 

 though still fine. Lemoine realized top 

 prices last week. There is not nearly so 

 much disposition to put peonies in cold 

 storage this season as in former years. 

 The diflSculty seems to lie in getting the 

 buds into cold storage in the proper stage 

 of development. If they are too far 



advanced when put away, they are use- 

 less on being taken out. 



Dagger ferns are selling at absurdly 

 low prices, market figures being main- 

 tained only by choice stock. Long strings 

 of Asparagus plumosus have been in fair 

 demand. Smilax is in good supply; the 

 price has fallen slightly. 



Indoor sweet peas and gardenias are 

 nearly over. 



Thejre have been some excellent ship- 

 ping orders, especially for Beauties and 

 valley. 



The Rose Show. 



The June rose show of the German- 

 town Horticultural Society was largely 

 attended. N. Dubois Miller presided, 

 in the absence of President Heyl. The 

 exhibition of roses, strawberries and 

 sweet peas was large and attractive. 

 John F. Sibson, gardener to Mrs. Thomas 

 McKean, captured first on outdoor roses. 



