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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Adgdst 18, 1908. 



Summer Beauties, Valley 



ASTERS — We are receiving excellent shipments in all the leading colors of this 



popular summer flower. 

 GALAX LEAVES, Bronze, excellent quality, $1.00 per 1000; $7.50 per case of 10,000. 



OUR SERVICE IS UNEXCELLED 



Open dally. Including Saturday, 7 a. m. to 6 p. m 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Horists 



1209 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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gust 7, to inspect Mr. Gaethley's melon 

 patch, which quite excited the wonder of 

 the visitors. Fruit of Montreal Market 

 weighed twelve to fourteen pounds each. 

 Eemember the field day of the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club, at Amherst, 

 August 15. A good delegation seems 

 probable. Train leaves at 8:23 a. m., 

 arriving at Amherst at 11:34. 



James Wheeler and not Duncan Fin- 

 layson should have been credited with 

 the captaining of the winning tug of 

 war team at the late club picnic. 



Interest in the coming Niagara con- 

 vention is increasing and, while quite 

 a number of our prominent members who 

 usually attend will not be present, a 

 fair delegation seems probable. 



Boston got a record rainfall August 

 7, nearly two inches of rain falling in 

 forty minutes, one inch falling in ten 

 minutes while the deluge was at its 

 height. 



Henry M. Kobinson & Co. look for a 

 considerable improvement in flower trade 

 the coming fall and are preparing them- 

 selves for a larger volume of business. 

 Their summer shipping trade is quite 

 good. American Beauties are of excel- 

 lent quality for August. 



Robert Cameron leaves August 14 for 

 a fortnight's trip to Nova Scotia. He 

 visited a few days ago, in company with 

 Professor Goodale, of Harvard College, 

 the Scotch heather colony, six acres in 

 extent, at Townsend, Mass. 



W. N. Ceaio. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising: Eastern Market. 



Business is quiet, so quiet that the 

 wholesalers find the volume below the 

 average for the first two weeks in Aug- 

 ust. Asters are plentiful, and many of 

 them poor quality. A comparison with 

 last year shows that good asters today 

 are not bringing as much money as the 

 medium and sometimes poor grade asters 

 brought a year ago. These conditions 

 may be reversed by a turn in the market 

 any day. 



Beauties continue the most popular 

 roses. Eastern grown stock is still fine 

 and fairly plentiful. Locally grown 

 flowers are increasing in number and in 

 size, but have not always the color when 

 the sun is fierce. Kaiserins are also excel- 

 lent, and plentiful^' Gladioli have been 

 reinforced by the appearance of America, 

 which is in demand at a high figure. 

 Tuberoses are abundant. The best shops 

 rarely take them. Greens sell slowly. 



Sweet Peas* Pansy Seed 



Zvolanek'a Winter Flowering Clirlst- 



mas rink— Pink and white. 



Florence Denzer— Pure white. 



Mrs. Kddie Wild— Carmine red. 



Mixed— Winter flowering. 



Price, per oz., 25c; 75c per H lb.; per lb., $2.00. 



Newer Varieties 



Le Marqula— Dark blue. 



Mrs. Alex. Wallace— Lavender. 



Mrs. F. J. Delansky— Daybreak pink. 



Mrs. Wm. 81m— Salmon pink. 



Price, per oz., 50c; $1.50 per ^4 lb.; $5.00 per lb. 



Micheirs Giant Exhibition 

 Mixture 



A giant Btrain which we have secured from 

 the leading panby specialists in Germany, 

 England and France. For length of stems, 

 size of bloom, heavy texture and varied 

 shades and colors, with their distinct mark- 

 ings, this strain cannot be excelled. 

 Trade pkt., .50c; 75c per ^ oz.; per oz., $5.00. 



Finest English Mixed 



Trade pkt., 25c; 75c per oz. 



Bend for Wbolesale Catalogue 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., Market St. above lOth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Philadelphia to Niagara Falls. 



The main party of members of the 

 Florists ' Club and their friends will leave 

 Broad Street station, as announced last 

 week, at 8:25 a. m. on Monday, August 

 17, for Niagara Falls. The route t&en 

 will be over the Pennsylvania railroad, 

 the destination being reached at 9:05 

 p. m. The hotel committee recommends 

 the Hotel Imperial, $3 a day, and Tem- 

 perance Hotel, $2 a day. All florists de- 

 siring to join the party are cordially in- 

 vited. Tickets at $14.80 can be pur- 

 chased on the certificate plan, full fare, 

 $9.25, being paid going; three-fifths fare, 

 $5.55, being paid returning, the purchaser 

 of a single ticket securing his agent's 

 certificate, which is countersigned by the 

 secretary of the society at Niagara Falls, 

 when the three-fifths rate will be granted 

 by the ticket agent there. 



Improvements at Hohnesburg. 



The street has been aware for some 

 time that Charles D. Ball was devoting 

 his whole attention to rejuvenating cer- 

 tain of his houses at Holmesburg. It is 

 a recognized fact that a grower who can 

 go through the growing season success- 

 fully, and at the same time carry on 

 building operations, displays ability. 

 When, in addition to this, force of cir- 

 cumstances compels a change in his lieu- 

 tenant, it requires more than ordinary 

 ability to prevent the place from suf- 

 fering. 



The palms and ferns in the houses of 

 Charles D. Ball are finer today than I 

 have ever seen them. Clean, sturdy, vig- 

 orous plants, in perfect condition, ready 

 to do him credit under almost any con- 



ditions to which plants are likely to be 

 subjected. You will not be surprised, 

 therefore, that I formed an even higher 

 opinion of Charles D. Ball's ability than 

 I have held in the past. His place shows 

 that no detail, no matter how trifling, 

 has been overlooked. In medium sized 

 kentias he is especially strong. Large 

 and small kentias^ are well represented. 

 But the 6-inch size, perhaps the most 

 favored in commerce, is stronger in pro- 

 portion to the others than one usually 

 sees. Latania Borbonica, the old stand- 

 by, is exceptionally well done, mainly in 

 medium sizes. Of the remaining plants, 

 the impression created is that of the 

 grower who selects the best and grows 

 them to perfection. Charles D. Ball typi- 

 fies what is best in Philadelphia flori- 

 culture. Cultural skill, sound judgment, 

 and conservative business methods are 

 here combined to the best advantage. 



Variota Notes. 



Eobert A. Stewart, Jr., is marketing 

 the hardy ferns gathered at his farm at 

 Downingtown, Pa., among the wholesale 

 and retail shops of this city. Mr. Stew- 

 art is enthusiastic in his work and be- 

 lieves it can be developed into an excel- 

 lent business. 



The Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. has 

 an exceptionally fine stock of field-grown 

 Enchantress, Joost, and Boston Market. 



Among the Philadelphians who will be 

 at the convention at Niagara Falls are 

 Frederick J. Michell, Edward J. Fan- 

 court, Paul Berkowitz, B, Eschner, Ar- 

 thur A. Niessen, Wm, P. Craig, Charles 

 E. Meehan and Lemuel Ball. 



Robert A. Craig says that his company 



