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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 23, 1909. 



Niessen's 



News Column 



The season so far shows a 

 marked improvement over the 

 last — partly due, no doubt, to the 

 general increased prosperity. We 

 feel, however, that we may claim 

 a share of the credit for the in- 

 creased business that we have ex- 

 perienced. Every year with us 

 has been a step forward, and our 

 business today is of such a vol- 

 ume, that we may be justly proud 

 of our success. 



THERE IS A BEASON. 



Had we not gained the con- 

 fidence of our growers and cus- 

 tomers, success would have been 

 impossible. The policy we have 

 adhered to in the past will be our 

 motto for the future, ever watch- 

 ful to improve our system and 

 our service. This is not a New 

 Year's resolution, but one we 

 will have constantly in mind, 

 every day in the year. 



We thank you all for your gen- 

 erous support, and wish you a 

 liberal share of the country's 

 prosperity. 



FOR ' 



New Year's Day 



and the week following, we are 

 offering a splendid stock of 



BEAUTIES 



EICHMONDS 



PINK AND WHITE 



KUilAABNEY 



all of excellent quality. Particu- 

 larly in Pink Killarney we can do 

 well for you. You will find 

 these in color and size of bud the 

 best in the. market. 



Poinsettias 



$3.00 and $4.00 per doz. 



Gardenias 



$5.00 and $6.00 per doz. 



Double Violets 



The Lady Campbell variety is 

 not losing favor with the trade. 

 You will not find a better quality 

 anywhere. 



TheLeo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



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





Holiday 

 Flowers 



VT/E WISH ALL OUR 



FRIENDS THE 



COMPLIMENTS OF 



THE SEASON :: :: 



THERE IS .PLENTY OF GOOD MA" 

 TEBIAL IN THE MARKET THIS 

 SEASON; WE CAN FILL YOUR HOLI- 

 DAY ORDERS IN GREAT SHAPE a 



Fine Carnations 



Double and Fancy Single 

 Violets 



Choice Roses, pink, white 

 and red 



Easter Lilies in quantity, 

 unusually fine stoclc 



Selected Holly and Wild 

 Smilax for the decorator 



W. E. McKISSICK & BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Risin£ Eastern Market. 



The week ending December 22 has seen 

 excellent business and much preparation. 

 The severe cold has given tone to the 

 market, while traffic has not been serious- 

 ly impeded by rain or snow. Quality has 

 improved; prices have advanced on all 

 varieties of flowers. Carnations are show- 

 ing encouraging activity, in marked con- 

 trast to the week preceding Christmas a 

 year ago. The flowers that have reached 

 the city during the current week have 

 realized figures gratifyingly close to the 

 high-water mark, to say nothing of the 

 immense gain sure to be derived from 

 satisfied customers. 



Beauties are the strong feature of the 

 rose market. Prices have held firmly, a 

 good demand easily carrying off the mod- 

 erate supply. The scarcity of white and 

 the abundance of pink roses divide the 

 prices realized by the same grades of 

 these colors. Red is in demand. Violets 

 are not abundant, as usual when it is so 

 cold. Poinsettias are bringing good 

 prices, influenced by moderate offerings. 

 Orchids are in active request, with plenty 

 of cattleyas and cypripediums to draw 

 upon. The few callas coming in are 

 eagerly sought. Trumpet Major has 

 made its appearance. The chrysanthe- 

 mum rear guard, Jones and Nonin, are 

 generally going as substitutes for some- 

 thing else. 



Greens are in demand, especially 

 Asparagus plumosus, -with some 'Far- 

 leyense and fancy ferns in choice orders. 

 Christmas greens have had a great sea- 

 son ; immense quantities of all kinds have 

 been marketed. Holly was a prime 

 favorite, loose and in wreaths. 



A glance over the situation just before 

 the rush commences may be of interest. 

 The crops of cut flowers promise to be 

 the largest ever harvested at Christmas 

 in this city. The orders received from 

 outside cities and towns are generally 

 larger than a year ago, despite the won- 

 derful business done in blooming plants. 

 While it is improbable that prices will 

 soar, except on fancy grades of certain 



varieties, good value for all clean, fresh 

 flowers seems assured. Scarlet carna- 

 tions will, ■ as . usual, be scarce. There 

 will be good crops of Richmond and fair 

 crops of Beauties. Poinsettia will not 

 last, should the buying be heavy. The 

 long grade of Killarney seems more in 

 evidence than the mediums and good 

 shorts. There will be ample material for 

 cheap work, such as white chrysanthe- 

 mums. Paper Whites, Romans, stevia and 

 poor roses. 



From Federal to Municipal. 



The twenty specimen plants transferred 

 from the federal government to Horticul- 

 tural hall, Fairmount park, have been in 

 their new quarters for several weeks. A 

 few old-timers were removed to make 

 room for the new-comers, but the change 

 is scarcely noted except by the initiated. 

 Xavia D. Schmidt, superintendent, said 

 that the most valuable plant in the newly 

 acquired collection is a specimen Latania 

 Commersonii, formerly Latania rubra; 

 it stands twenty-five feet high and weighs 

 nearly two tons. This plant was lifted 

 from the ground so skillfully that despite 

 its immense size it seems probable it will 

 thrive, losing only a couple of leaves in 

 the transplanting. This latania is be 

 lieved to be the finest specimen of its 

 kind in the country. It is now planted 

 at the west end of the main hall near the 

 office of the landscape gardener. 



Commenting on the progress of the 

 work in and about Horticultural hall, Mr 

 Schmidt said the popular interest hat' 

 been increased by the effective chrysan 

 themum shows given each year and by thf^ 

 variety and beauty of the plants ano 

 flowers in the collection, which was mud 

 more varied than of old, popular flower' 

 that appeal to the masses being culti 

 vated as well as rare specimens appre- 

 ciated only by botailists and men of 

 science. 



Variow Notes. 



Most of the members of the Florists' 

 Club attended the funeral of William K- 

 Harris, from his late residence, 4703 

 Chester avenue, West Philadelphia, on 

 the afternoon of December 16, as a last 



