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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



AoQOST 20, 1908. . 





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Fine 

 Flowers 



Careful 

 Packing 



The Leo Niessen Co, 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Prompt 

 Service 



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probably not quite complete: Frank 

 Adeiberger, Chas. D. Ball, Charles D. 

 Ball, Jr., Lemuel Ball, Isaac Bayers- 

 dorfer, Sydney Bayersdorfer, Paul Ber- 

 kowitz, W. W. Carson, D. T. Connor, 

 Robert Cuaig, William P. Craig, John 

 H. Dodds, B. Eschner, Edward J. Fan- 

 court, Joseph J. Goudy, William Gra- 

 ham, Stephen B. Green, Fred Hahman, 

 William K. Harris, J. J. Karins, Robert 

 Kift, William Koehler and three ladies, 

 Charles F. Krueger, Arthur H. Lanser, 

 William A. Leonard, Edwin Lonsdale, 

 Duncan ivlacaw, A. E. McKissick, Charles 

 E. Meehan and Mrs. Meehan, Frederick 

 J. Michell, J. NsTif^'^ksihwiA. Niessen, 

 Edward Reid, Martin ReukaiJf, William 

 Robertson, Israel Rosnosky, John A. 

 Ruppert, David Rust, Mrs. Rust and 

 Master Rust, Theodore Shober, John F. 

 Sibson and Mrs. Sibson, S. S. Skidelsky, 

 Albert Swan, J. Otto Thilow, Fred Vitti, 

 Clarence J. Watson, John Westcott, A. 

 E. Wohlert and Mrs. Wohlert and Ar- 

 thur. 



A New House. 



A representative of the most progress- 

 ive paper was on hand early last Mon- 

 day morning to witness the opening of 

 the new Skidelsky & Irwin Co.'s office, 

 salesroom and warerooma at 144 North 

 Seventh street. The company has some- 

 thing over 3,400 square feet of floor 

 space, covering the second, third and 

 fourth floors of the building. They pro- 

 pose to carry on a wholesale business in 

 plants, bulbs and seeds, one member of 

 the company being on the road and the 

 other at home, by turns. S. S. Skidelsky 

 has had twenty years' experience in the 

 business. He is well and favorably 

 known all over the country. F. C. Irwin 

 has gained many friends during his six- 

 teen years' experience, equally divided 

 between Vaughan 's Seed Store and J. M. 

 Thorbum & Co., both of New York. Mr. 

 Skidelsky says that the present move 

 was made necessary by the increase in 

 his business. 



Popular Plants. 



When I want to know just what kind 

 of plants the masses of the people want, 

 plants not too expensive to be found in 

 every home — your home and my home, 

 not the rich man's home — then I go to 

 Bee Godfrey Aschmann and learn what 

 he is doing. Mr. Aschmann owns a 

 thinking cap and wears it regularly. He 

 believes it pays to advertise persistently 

 and that it pays to keep the houses full. 

 I cannot recall a time when he did not 

 advertise and I cannot recall a visit wheii' 

 J saw an empty bench or even part of 



Sweet Peas 



Z*eiaii(k's Winttr Flowering 



Cbristxuas Pink— Pink and white. 

 Florenoe Denzer— Pure white. 

 BIrs. Eddie Wild— Carmine red. 

 BOxed— Winter flowering. 

 Price, per oz., 28c; 76c per k lb.; per lb.. S2.00. 



Newer Varieties 



L« Marauls— Dark blue. 



Mrs. Alex. Wallace— Lavender. 



BIrs. F. J. liolansky- Daybreak pink. 



"Urm. Wm. aim- Salmon pink. 



Price, per oz., 60c; 91.60 per H lb.; tS.OO per lb. 



Pansy Seed 



Micheirs Giant Exhibition 

 Mixture 



A giant strain which we have secured from 

 the leading panby 8peciali^tt) In Germany, 

 England and brance. For length of stems, 

 size ol bloom, heavy t-xture and varied 

 shades and colors, with their distinct mark- 

 ings, this strain cannot be excelled. 



Trade pkt., 60c; 76c per ^e oz.; per oi., 96.00. 



Finest English Mixed 



Trade pkt, 2Sc; 76c per oz. 



Bend for Wbolesale Cataloarue 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., Marl el St. above lOlh St., Fhiladeldiia, Pa. 



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one. I may also add that Mr. Asch- 

 mann is evidently prosperous, for he 

 has just bought another dwelling hoase. 

 The stock in the greenhouses impressed 

 me favorably. Nearly all of it was in 

 medium sizes, ready for immediate use. 

 Unfortunately, I neglected to take a rule 

 with me when I called, so I cannot cite 

 you the numbers and sizes of the plants 

 with accuracy. 



Various Notes. 



H. Bayersdorfer and Mrs. Bayers- 

 dorfer reached New York August 15, in 

 the good ship Kaiser Wilhelm. When 

 seen later at his warehouse Mr. Bayers- 

 dorfer spoke with pleasure of his Fourth 

 of July celebration while abroad, and 

 exhibited some wonderful blooms of or- 

 chids and poinsettias grown in France. 



The Henry A. Dreer Co. is just com- 

 pleting a greenhouse on top of its store 

 at 714 Chestnut street. It is for testing 

 seeds and is 9x20. 



Alfred Jones returned from his vaca- 

 tion this week. 



Herbert G. TuU is enjoying his vaca- 

 tion at Mount Pocono, Pa. 



John Crawford, with Berger Bros., is 

 back from the Jersey coast. 



John Mclntyre is home again, much 

 improved in health. 



Baseball. 



Teams representing the Henry A. 

 Dreer Co. and the Robert Craig Co. 

 played a game of baseball at Fourth and 

 Spencer streets. West Philadelphia, Sat- 

 urday, August 15. The Craig team was 

 victorious by a score of 13 to 6 in seven 

 innings. Robert A. Craig pitched effect- 



ively for the victors. Following is th« 

 score : 



CRAIG TEAM. * 



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Dlerolf 1 



Jack Hayden... 

 J. Hayden.... 



Rene 



F. Kennedy 



Morris 



Craig 



R. Kennedy... . 

 Boyle 



2d Sd 4tb Bth «th 7tb 



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 1 

 



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 1 









 







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DRBBR TDAM. 



2d 3d 4tb 6th 6tta 7tb 





 

 





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Ed Black 



Richmond 



Kendell 



Keating 



Stoer 



Brown 



Murphy 



WIntrer 



Dinge 



After the game there were refresh 



ments, the Craig team being Uie nosts. 



Any player who had not uone well is 



the playing field then had a chance to 



redeem himself. A return game will be 



played at Eiverton, August 29. Phil. 



NEVYOHK. 



TheMai^et 



Convention week is a synonym for 

 stagnation in the wholesale cut flower 

 department, especially this year, when 

 nearly every wholesaler is at the Falls, 

 and the growing and retail sections, too, 

 are creditably represented. 



There is no change in the price qno- 

 tations. There will not be nntil after 

 the convention. From then on the ten- 

 dency will be upward. Everything looks 

 promising for a good fall trade and the 



