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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



January 20, 1910. 



Niessen's 



News Column 



SPBING FLOWEBS 



in great variety, of choice quality, 

 and at reasonable prices. There 

 seems to be a larger demand for 

 such stock each season, and you 

 cannot afford to omit them from 

 your daily display. 



WHITE LILAC 



$1.00 and $1.25 per bunch. 



SINGLE DAFFODILS 



$4.00 and $5.00 per 100. 

 TULIPS 



White and yellow. 

 $3.00 and $4.00 per 100. 



PUSSY WILLOW. 



50c per bunch. 



SWEET PEAS 



Pink, white and lavender. 



$1.00 per 100. 



Very choice stock, 



$1.50 per 100. 



DOUBLE VIOLETS 



Lady Campbell, 



Fresh and sweet. 



75c and $1.00 per 100. 



VALLEY 



Good value: $3.00 and $4.00 

 per 100. 



OABDENIAS 



$2.00 to $4.00 per doz. 



Acacia 



Pabeacens 



If weather conditions are at all 

 favorable, will have Acacia in 

 limited quantity this week. The 

 week following will have plenty 

 of it. At this season the choicest 

 novelty in yellow, and we have 

 the largest stock of it in the 

 country. 



WHITE KILLAENEY 



Eose plants. 

 2-in. pots, per 100, $8.00. 

 2-in. pots, per 1000, $70.00. 



BOOTED CABNATION 



CUTTINGS 



See our advertisement among 

 the classified ads. Strong, clean, 

 healthy cuttings, that we guar- 

 antee to give satisfaction. 



TheLeo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



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



VIOLETS 



DOUBLE. Nicely bunched, plentilnl, reasonable, such Violets eell them- 

 selveB. Won't you give them a chance? We have both Marie Louise 

 from the Hudson River and the paler blue Lady Campbell; both have 

 their admirers. We hope jou ^ill push them for luncheons, corsages 

 and the other select affairs you have on your books. 



SINGLE. Philadelphia has a reputation for single Violets; large-flowered, 

 deep blue, long stemmed bunches that rival the doubles. We represent 

 two of the leading growers of single violets in this market. Their stock 

 we can offer you with absolute confidence. We can also send you ordi- 

 nary grade stock at a lower price, suitable for everyday use. 



Our MRS. JARDINE ROSES are extra fine. 



WILD SMILAX for the Decorator. 



W. E. McKISSIGK & BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The RMag Eastern Market 



The eastern mails have suffered much 

 delay for the last several days because of 

 the wintry weather. The usual Philadel- 

 phia market report had not come to hand 

 at the hour of going to press this week. — 

 Ed, 



The Gardenia War. 



It may not be generally known that a 

 gardenia war is being waged in earnest. 

 It is but a few short years since the win- 

 ter production of the gardenia was a 

 prize that called forth the best efforts of 

 the brightest growers in the east. These 

 efforts have been chronicled several times 

 in this column, first as general failures, 

 then as marked successes of two or three 

 m'asters of culture. 



Last summer the floral world was par- 

 ticularly interested in the heavy additions 

 of glass made, it was understood, ex- 

 pressly for the gardenia by one of the 

 brightest growers supplying the New 

 York market. It was understood and 

 freely stated that this grower knew well 

 what he was about and that his success 

 in a minute fully equaled yours or mine 

 in a month. Be that as it may, the 

 houses were completed and the gardenias 

 produced. Now, in the height of the gar- 

 denia season, there is a sort of inter-city 

 war, the Street asserting positively that 

 Philadelphia's gardenias have invaded 

 New York and so fiercely competed with 

 gardenias grown especially for that mar- 

 ket, that the leading New Jersey grower 

 has placed a representative here who is 

 battling each day for favor in the Phila- 

 delphia shops. The effect will undoubt- 

 edly be to stimulate the demand for gar- 

 denias. 



It is interesting to see how clearly im- 

 proved methods and brains have overcome 

 a serious obstacle in the winter blooming 

 of gardenias, keeping the buds from drop- 

 ping during dark weather. 



Various Notes. 



Henry A. Fitzgerald, of The Scientific 

 Spraying Co., spoke before the Philadel- 



phia Florists' Club on Tuesday evening, 

 January 18. His subject was "The 

 Proper Care of Trees." 



John Lucas & Co. report the current 

 prices of glass, greenhouse sizes, are 

 ninety and ten per cent off the list, with 

 probabiUty of increased prices. 



Phil. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Supplies have been , limited, but the 

 demand was light also, and with the 

 exception of Beauties values only held 

 steady. The blizzard of January 13 and 

 14 was the worst in over twenty years. 

 Beauties became scarce last week 

 towards its close, and prices rose to al- 

 most holiday standards. Other roses held 

 well, especially the lower grades, and 

 there was no difficulty in cleaning up. 

 The extras and specials were not so eas- 

 ily disposed of. While roses gave a good 

 account of themselves, violets retro- 

 graded fast, and Saturday, January 15, 

 the finest in the market could be bought 

 for 50 cents. The tendency is still 

 downward. Thousands were disposed of 

 at from 40 cents down on Monday. 



Carnations are abundant and the qual- 

 ity of most of the arrivals is superb. 

 Mrs. Ward, Enchantress, Winsor, White 

 Perfection and Alma Ward find buyers 

 waiting. Some of the new seedlings are 

 making a successful bid for patronage. 

 The orchid supply is large and values 

 have declined slightly. Cypripediums 

 meet with but little appreciation. Nar- 

 cissi are still in oversupply and are hard 

 to move. Shipments of all kinds of 

 bulbous stock are increasing. Forced 

 forsythia is already in the retail win- 

 dows. 



General improvement in all branches 

 of the trade is anticipated for the bal- 

 ance of the month, and until the season 

 of sackcloth and ashes begins. 



YariMis Notes. 



February 20 the New York and New 

 Jersey Plant Growers' Association will 

 have its annual dinner at the swell Hotel 



