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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOVBMBBR 12, 1908. 



News 

 Column 



The retail buyers of cut flowers 

 demand a great v'aiiety of stock. 

 They are always looking for some- 

 tfung different from what they had 

 before. It will pay you to carry an 

 assortment of cut flowers, so that you 

 can offer your trade something which 

 cannot be had every day in the year. 

 Below we give you a few of the 

 specials we arc offering: 



BOUVARDIX 



tS.OO par 100 



'We can furnish tliis in pink and 

 red. As a suggestion, for instance, 

 it would make a very attractive cen- 

 ter piece* Your customer would 

 think it something out of the ordinary. 



PANSIES 



$1.00 per 100 



A very fine strain of unusual merit. 

 Most all bright colors. Nothing like 

 them in quality is being offered 

 elsewhere. 



SWEET PEAS 



7Sc and tl.oo per 100 



We can supply them in pink and 

 white. The quality is good, and for 

 this time of the season^ exceptionally 

 fine. 



Pompon Chrysanthemums 



(S and $5. per doz. bunches 



They have been a great seller this 

 season. If you have not tried them, 

 you should include some in your next 

 order. 



Business is good with us, 

 thank you. 



..The.. 



Leo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



Open from 7:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. 



COMiNG-OUT TE^ 



We can offer you plenty of fine Chrysanthemums; the large flowered varieties and the 

 little pompoms, which are very popular this season. The extraordinary values which we 

 have been able to give you are not likely to be continued next week, as the height of the 

 chrysanthemum season has been reached. We would suggest that you give your customers 

 especially good value next week in Carnations; the Lawson, Enchantress and Winsor shades 

 of pink give an excellent variety from which to choose, all are very fine, also the whites 

 and scarlets. Another suggestion is Bouvardia, which makes a beautiful center-piece, most 

 appropriate for a debutante tea-table. We also ask you to remember our fancy single 

 Violets, which have large flowers and long stems, and another specialty suitable for 

 decorating, Wild Smiiax. 



Your orders will receive our prompt attention. 



W. E. McKlSSICK & BROS. 



Wholesale Florists 



1619=21 Ranstead St., Philadelphia 



Mention The Review when you write. 



been among the yellows. Eosette is an 

 addition to the list of pinks. Nearly all 

 the sorts named last week are still im- 

 portant factors. 



Orchids have been strengthened by 

 the addition of Vanda caerulea, a lovely 

 shade of blue. Cattleya labiata has last- 

 ed until the first trianse are with us. 

 Oncidiums have stiffened perceptibly. 



A noticeable feature in the rose mar- 

 ket is the improvement in Bride and 

 Bridesmaid, both varieties being fully 

 equal to shipping requirements today. 

 Brides have been in demand. Valley has 

 been selling better for some time past. 

 Lilies are in over-supply. Single violets 

 are fine. Their size, stem, and fragrance 

 warrant their being pusaed by the best 

 of the local buyers. Marie Louise dou- 

 bles are becoming more popular, and in 

 the course of a week or two will un- 

 doubtedly take a prominent place on the 

 list. The rest of the list requires little 

 special mention, beyond saying that gar- 

 denias continue scarce, that valley is a 

 shade livelier, and that there is a fair 

 demand for Asparagus plumosus in 

 bunches. 



November Qub Meeting. 



It is election night and there are va- 

 cant chairs visible all over the room, but 

 the attendance is fair, with many of 

 the leading members in their accustomed 

 places. There is a lively debate in prog- 

 ress. It is a question of finance, and a 

 question that has been agitated before 

 and probably will be agitated many 

 times again. But the interest never 

 flags, new views being ably presented as 

 the speakers warm to their work. 



While the debate is in progress there 

 is time for a glance over the personnel 

 of the meeting. President Hahman is 

 in the chair, his pleasant smile and force- 

 ful use of the gavel presiding and com- 

 manding by turn. He is a master both 

 of persuasion and of command, and gen- 

 erally manages to control the situation 

 at the most critical times. When for a 

 moment excitement waxes high and 

 Babel ensues, he quietly bides his time, 



regaining leadership while the combat- 

 ants pause for breath. On his left sits 

 Secretary Bust, ready with every scrap 

 of information desired. His reading of 

 tl;e minutes and reports is clear and 

 expressive. Next to him at the table in 

 the corner is the treasurer, George Craig, 

 never heard in debate, yet powerful in 

 his silent command of the purse strings. 



On the seats facing the chair are the 

 supporters of the government and the 

 opposition, mixed indiscriminately, ex- 

 cept that the government finds its read- 

 iest speakers on the front benches, 

 where the members who have been mem- 

 bers since the first organization of the 

 Florists' Club are generally seen. Fore- 

 most among them is William K. Harris, 

 a fluent speaker, on whom every presi- 

 dent has relied for an intelhgent opinion, 

 couched in good, common sense language, 

 and has never relied in vain, even when 

 the knottiest questions were before the 

 bouse. Mr. Harris' forte lies in terse 

 expression, embellished by homely simile, 

 often humorous, reminding one of Abra- 

 ham Lincoln. Near him is John West- 

 cott, an acknowledged leader of the 

 house when action is demanded. Mr. 

 Westcott has a taking way of putting 

 things that appeals to men of all shades 

 of opinion; an admirer once described 

 him as the most natural man on the 

 floor. Near him sits Edward Eeid, an 

 invaluable member of the government, 

 because when the tangle is most hope- 

 less he keeps his head, unraveling the 

 twists with calm deliberation. 



The opposition varies with the ques- 

 tion; there are a few members who are 

 always in the opposition, a number who 

 are generally in the opposition, and a 

 great many who are sometimes in the 

 opposition. 



In the center of the room, just back 

 of the ministerial seats, Adolph Faren- 

 wald rises to address the chair. Mr, 

 Farenwald is vehement, giving each word 

 its full force. He says what he means 

 and means all he says. Whether the 

 ranks of the opposition are behind him 

 in unbroken lines or whether he is alone 

 in what he says, matters little to him. 



