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I Spring Flowers 



• Will have the call for 



i ST. VALENTINE'S DAY 



You will find them with us in 

 large assortment, and of choice 

 quality. Be prepared for the 

 extra sales, and lay in an attrac- 

 tive stock. 



—Per 100— 



Sweet Peas $1.00 



All colors, very choice. 



Daisies, White 2.00 



Daisies, Yellow 3.00 



Tulips $3.00 to 4.00 



Valley 3.00 to 4.00 



Freesia 2.00 to 4.00 



Pansies, per 100 



tranches 8.00 



Per Bunch 



Lilac $1.00 to $1.25 



Pussy Willow .50 



DOUBLE AND SINGLE 

 VIOLETS 



75c and $1.00 per 100. 

 The demand for Violets will be 

 large. You can depend on us to 

 fill your order, and on the quality 

 and freshness of the stock. 



Acacia 



$2.50 per bunch. 

 We have the cut from what we 

 believe are the largest trees in 

 the country. To the customer de- 

 siring a novelty, you cannot sug- 

 gei|t anything more pleasing. 

 Acacia is both rare and beautiful. 

 We can furnish it of the choicest 

 quality, and our supply is not 

 equalled. 



WHITE KILLAENEY BOSE 

 PLANTS 



2-in. pots, per 100 $ 8.00 



2-in. pots, per 1000 70.00 



BOOTED OAENATION CUT- 



TINOS. 



See our advertisement among 

 the classified ads. Strong, clean, 

 healthy cuttings, that ^ we guar- 

 antee to give satisfaction. 



TheLeo Niessefl Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arck Stre«t 



PHILADELPHIA 



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



FOR ST».^VALCNi7|NE'S 



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The beat DOUBLES the ixiarket •fford|; Marie Louise from the ^[Bdfloii 

 Kiver, Lady Campbell from locftl gfoweri; fancy SINGLES of tlS^ll- 

 known Philadelphia standard, and the ordinary grade of singles foryour 

 less fastidious customers. VIOLETS are especially appropriate for ST. 

 VALENTINE'S DAY, iand the qualify will be A No. 1. We ean give you 

 exceptional value. ■' '■ "*- v.iv'^As 



TULIPS are becoming one of the staple flowers on this saint's day, 

 probably on account of their name and because they are }ust coming into full 

 crop. We offer them in all colors; the YEI^I^OW PRINCE are especially fine. 

 Fancy CARNATIONS, pink, white and red * 



MRS. JARDINE ROSES, the best In town 

 WILD SMILAX for the decorator 



W. E. McKISSICK & BROS. 



wholbIhIe florists 

 1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The cut flower market for the week 

 ending February 2 has been active, with 

 widely varying conditions, as different as 

 the varieties of the flowers themselves. 

 Eoses are still short, although Killarney 

 has come to the front with a new crop 

 that distances competitors, for you can 

 get Killarney when you want it with 

 more certainty than any other rose. 

 Beauties, at the other end of the line, are 

 scarce indeed, with prices high. Rich- 

 mond, Bride and White Killarney are in 

 fair supply, but there are not many My 

 Maryland and fewer Maid. Mrs. Jardine 

 is popular. 



Carnations received a decided impetus 

 from the combination of McKinley day 

 and Saturday, January 29. But for the 

 stormy weather, business would have been 

 better stUl. The wholesalers got a trifle 

 the best of it, as the retailers had to 

 have carnations ready in case of need. 

 Many were sold. The business has been 

 fair since, white being especially active 

 in the cheaper grades. 



Violets have been erratic. The de- 

 mand on the whole has been better than 

 at any time since the holidays. The sup- 

 ply is moderate. Hudson river doubles 

 have figured prominently in the trading. 

 Spring flowers have been a little disap- 

 pointing so far. The quality of many of 

 the daffodils and tulips has not been cal- 

 culated to encourage buying. Golden 

 Spur leads in a decided improvement 

 now. Good bright pink is a scarce color 

 in tulips. Plenty of nice freesias are to 

 be had. Easter lilies are abundant but 

 dull. Callas have tumbled in price. 

 White lilac has rounded into winter form, 

 creating lively demand. Sweet peas have 

 jumped from $1 for the best to $1.50, 

 under the influence of such superb stock 

 as Edward Swayne, George F. Christie 

 and Mr. Levin are cutting. There have 

 been heavy sales in cattleyas, mixed or- 

 chids, phalsenopsis, oncidiums and Iselias. 

 Coelogyne cristata is obtainable. Garde- 

 nias are more plentiful. Valley is rather 

 quiet. Pansies are popular. Acacia 



pubescens is the novelty of the week. In 

 greens, asparagus is brisk, adiantum 

 scarce and smilax irregular. 



Variotts Notes. 



M. Eice & Co. are adding another 

 story, the sixth, to their building at 1220 

 Eace street. This means an addition of 

 2,000 square feet of floor space. Mr. 

 Eice says two floors would have been 

 added if the foundation would permit. 

 Expansion, rapid expansion, on sound 

 business lines. 



Prank S. Jackson has severed his con- 

 nection with the Thornhedge Nurseries, 

 where he has been manager for H. H. 

 Battles for many years. 



Edward Swayne, West Chester, Pa., is 

 producing a grade of sweet peas that 

 are a decided advance over the stock 

 seen here a fortnight ago. He has white, 

 soft pink and bright pink, all fine. 



Berger Bros, have made Easter lilies 

 one of their staple flowers for every-day 

 business. 



There have been many visitors of note 

 here lately. Among them have been A. C. 

 Brown, Springfield, 111.; William Eock, 

 Kansas City, Mo.; Louis J. Eeuter, Wes 

 terly, E. I.; Henry Penn, Boston, Mass. 

 a representative of the T. Eaton Co., ol 

 Toronto and of Winnipeg, Canada; Miss 

 Mooney, of Mooney & Weir, of Wilkes 

 barre. Pa., and M. A. Patten, of Tewks 

 bury, Mass. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. report five 

 steamers in port containing nearly 1,00* 

 cases of imperial chinaware, crepe papei 

 pot covers and Easter goods. 



Eugene Bernheimer reports good crop 

 of carnations at North Wales. 



Charles J. Wister, vice-president of th- 

 Germantown Horticultural Society, die 

 January 31, at the age of 88 years. 



Edward Eeid has the born leader' 

 faculty of inspiring loyalty in his friends 



John McKeffery is no longer witl 

 H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



W. & Harry F. Evans, of Eowland 

 ville, Pa., are sending Acacia pubescen' 

 from that wonderful tree to the Le( 

 Niessen Co. 



David Anderson, Lansdowne, Pa- 



