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The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



Jlxk 25, 1908. 





Early Closing 



Commencing Monday, June 29, we will be open 

 daily, including Saturday, from 7 a m. to 6 p m» 



OUR SERVICE IS UNEXCELLED 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Horists 



1209 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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central one ami an attendance of 500 or 

 more is certain. 



Robert Cameron did some effective 

 decorating for President Eliot's recep- 

 tion at Harvard College, June 19, using 

 a large quantity of material. 



W. N. Cbaig. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Ritiog Eastern Market 



Conditions have varied strikingly since 

 last week's report. Wednesday and 

 Thursday, June 17 and 18, were days of 

 excellent demand and limited supply, the 

 unusually cool nights following extremely 

 hot weather reducing the output greatly. 

 The hot weather of the days following 

 last week and the early days of this week 

 increased the supply, the demand falling 

 off. 



Beauties from the new planting have 

 made their appearance. The flowers are 

 an improvement on the old stock, but the 

 stems are much shorter. There are still 

 some excellent old crop Beauties to be 

 had. This rose has been in demand, more 

 so than any other. 



Valley is the next most popular flower 

 on the list, indicating that the June wed- 

 dings are not yet over. Sweet peas have 

 also sold well, but the supply has in- 

 creased to such tremendous proportions 

 as to make the marketing of the whole 

 stock an impossibility. Still, all in all 

 sweet peas have sold as well this June 

 as ever before, and that is saying a great 

 deal. Cattleyas are still fairly plentiful, 

 but the demand has fallen off. 



Some good carnations are to be seen, 

 the average prices being much better 

 than two weeks ago, owing more to the 

 cutting off of the played-out stock than 

 to any special demand. 



Kaiserin leads the smaller roses, this 

 splendid summer variety being again in 

 full crop. Killarney comes next, with 

 Bride, Maid and Liberty fair in spots 

 only. Richmond is out of the race, until 

 cooler weather. Lilium candidum has 

 been in good supply, and sold well. The 

 home crop is nearly over. Peonies can 

 be had from cold storage. Easter lilies 

 are rather scarce. Asparagus is espe- 

 cially good value in plumosus, but no- 

 body seems to want Sprengeri. Smilax 



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NEW CROP OF PANSY, CINERARIA, PRIMULA, 



etc., NOW READY. 



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and adiantum are in moderate demand. 

 Steamer sailings are of especial interest 

 to many of our retailers this week. 



The Clouag of 104. 



David Rust, receiver for the William 

 Graham Co., closed the retail flower shop 

 at 104 South Thirteenth street, Tuesday, 

 June 23, at six p. m., not to be reopened. 

 Mr. Rust selected this date in order to 

 fill a large wedding order up the state, 

 which was made up in the store on Tues- 

 day and expressed to its destination. 

 When asked concerning the winding up 

 of the company's affairs, Mr. Rust said 

 that he was gathering all the decorating 

 paraphernalia and other effects of the 

 company at Horticultural hall. When all 

 are brought together he will have them 

 catalogued and announce the date of a 

 public sale. At this sale he will also 

 dispose of the lease of his store at 104 



South Thirteenth street, which runs until 

 December 31 of the present year. 



The closing of the Graham store marks 

 an epoch in the flower history of this 

 city. For something like a quarter of a 

 century the Graham Co. has leased this 

 store at 1Q4 South Thirteenth street 

 under various names, and carried on the 

 retail and decorating business there, the 

 father and two sons being at different 

 times in the management. Mr. Rust fur- 

 ther announced that progress has been 

 made in disposing of the plants at 

 Logan. There are still orchids to be 

 marketed. The Olney place was closed 

 by Mr, Rust some months ago. 



Swayne & PoweU. 



Early in the spring it became known 

 that D. T. Conner had something up 

 his sleeve. Mr. Conner had a particu- 

 larly cheerful look and was heard to 

 say to the newspaper men that he might 



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