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ThcWeckly Florists' Review. 



Junk 17, 1909. 



Niessen's 



News Column 



Your summer business will 

 not be profitable business, if 

 you haven't the right kind of 

 stock. We make every effort 

 to give such stock that is 

 profitable for you to handle. 



Ours is one of the largest 

 organizations of its kind and 

 v/e are equipped to fill your 

 orders in a way that is sure to 

 please the most exacting. 



Seasonable 

 Items 



BEAUTIES 



Best, $3.00 per dozen. 

 $20.00 per 100. 



Brides, Maids, 

 Kaiserin, Maryland 



, Choice stock. 

 $6.00 to $8.00 per 100. 



Sweet Peas 



60c to 75c per 100. 

 $6.00 per 1000. 



VALLEY 



Fancy — any quantity. 

 $3.00 to $4.00 per 100. 



FERNS 



$1.00 per 1000. 



Theleo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



Op«a fram 7iOO a. m. to 8:00 p. m. 



Do You Need Good Roses? 



Y\^E have the finest American Beauties and Kaiserins 

 coming into Philadelphia — roses grown by skilled 

 growers under the most favorable conditions, in a cool 

 climate where the blooms can mature slowly, giving size, 

 color and substance impossible in warmer climes. 



We can give these flowers on short notice in any 

 quality and quantity desired. 



W. E. McKISSICK & BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review yyhen you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Risin{[ Eastern Market. 



The cut flower lAarket showed a slight 

 improvement during the last three days 

 of last week and the first three days of 

 the present week. This is not due to 

 any marked increase in business, but to a 

 falling off in production, especially of the 

 salable grades of flowers. Business has 

 been a little better with two or three of 

 the wholesalers who had heavy shipping 

 orders, notably for American Beauty, al- 

 ways the best selling rose when flowers 

 reach their summer level. The accumula- 

 tion of the ordinary stock has been 

 marked, the street affording an outlet for 

 only a part of the surplus. 



Peonies are practically over, except in 

 rare instances. After this week the mar- 

 ket will depend on the cold storage stock, 

 apparently not nearly so large as in for- 

 mer years. 



The cool weather revived the drooping 

 spirits of the old crop Beauties, color 

 and size improving where care was given. 

 The demand has been excellent for really 

 salable Beauties, but prices rule low. 

 Fancy grades of Killarney, Kaiserin and 

 Liberty, which has now passed Richmond 

 in the race, have brought excellent prices, 

 but the ordinary grades of all roses vex 

 the spirit of producer and seller to a de- 

 gree not long to be borne. 



The supply of orchids has decreased, 

 Cattleya Mossiae noticeably so. A few 

 Cattleya Mendellii have been eagerly 

 welcomed for weddings, their color com- 

 binations being considered ideal. A mod- 

 erate supply of the large-flowered Cat- 

 tleya gigas is in evidence. Lily of the 

 valley has been in excellent demand, prob- 

 ably selling as well as any flower in the 

 market, large quantities being used in 

 the local and out-of-town wedding orders. 



Sweet peas have been really scarce, 

 owing to the rainy weather. This state- 

 ment, though correct, may be questioned 

 should the water-soaked make-believes be 

 considered. No discriminating buyer will 

 consider them for a moment. 



Carnations are rapidly waning. The 



bulk of the stock now coming into the 

 market is not of a quality that the 

 wholesalers care to push. There is, how- 

 ever, a moderate supply of high grade 

 flowers. Enchantress comes out strongly 

 as a warm weather variety, its delicate 

 beauty being less marred by the heat 

 than even the silvery whites. 



Harrisii lilies, reported dull last week, 

 have sold well at times, several large 

 orders clearing up the surplus. Alyssum, 

 candytuft, cornflower and several other 

 varieties of outdoor blooms increase the 

 volume of business without materially 

 affecting total receipts. 



The first asters of the season have 

 made their appearance. 



Asparagus has been in demand. By 

 asparagus is meant the genuine article, 

 not the scrubby sprays that the growers 

 like to clean up at, the end of the season 

 and at other odd times. Smilax of good 

 quality is not abundant. The drop takeis 

 by dagger ferns with the opening of this 

 month is of interest. 



Horticultural Hall to be Sold. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural Societ; 

 has for a long time been confronted witii 

 a serious proposition. The society )■ 

 land-poor; it is dependent on subscrii' 

 tions for its monthly needs. A meetin, 

 of the members was called for Tuesday . 

 June 15, to decide whether or not Horti 

 cultural hall should be sold, the idea bi 

 ing that the income derived from tli 

 proceeds of the sale, properly investe. . 

 would enable the society to increase it 

 sphere of usefulness. Representatives o: 

 the syndicate of bond-holders who buii 

 the hall were present. After full di 

 cussion it was decided to sell the hall. 



Various Notes. 



The Highland Rose Co., Morton, Pa . 

 is greatly pleased with White Killarnej. 

 The company has 1,000 plants in tlu' 

 houses that William J. Muth describo?? 

 with so joyous a laugh that you kno^^ 

 they must be trees indeed. 



John Merkel, of C. Merkel & Sons, 

 Mentor, O., was in this city June 14. Mr. 

 Merkel, who was returning from the 



