OCTOBBB 16, 1M4. 



The Florists' Review 



35 



ORCHIDS 



Cattleyas are now at their best— splendid large, well colored 

 blooms, at prices within the reach of every florist. 



Special perdoz., $6.00; per ICO, tlO.ro' 



Extra perdoz., 6.00; per i »», 30.00 



First perdoz., 4.C0; perlOO, 25.00 



WHITE ORCHIDS for th* Brid* 



Per dozen 16.00 



SPRAY ORCHIDS for th« Dabutanto 



Vandas per doz., $2.C0; per 100, $15.0) 



Oncidiums perdoz.. .50; per 100. 3.C0 



Cypripediums. .perdoz., 2.60 



LILY OF THK VALLEY 



Special $1.00 per 100 



Extra 8.00 per 100 



QARDENIAS 



Special 8.P0 per doz. 



Fancy 200 perdoz. 



RARHAIN ^° ^ '^^ thousand of the foUowini; PLANTS, extra nice 

 VHnuitiii stock:— Alyssum. Dwarf Double and Giant; Swainsona, 

 white and pink; Hardy English ivy. Lemon Verbena, Lantanas, Coleus, 

 Petunias, Double Mixed. 



2-inch, $3.00 per 100; $26.00 »er 1000. 3-inch. $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



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CHRYSANTHEMIMS! 



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Roses, Valley, Carnations 



WE CLOSE AT 6 P. M. 



THE raniDELrillA cut FLOWER CO.,^^vrillIiDELrHIA,riL 



MentlMi The Berlew when jeo write. 



of Australian ferns, with a background 

 of Farleyense ferns and ' orchids, 

 flanked on either side by tall vases of 

 pink roses, the whole being surmounted 

 "y a graceful canopy of asparagus 

 Vine showered with orchids. The bride 

 and groom knelt at a white prie-dieu, 

 which was almost concealed by sprays 

 or valley and orchids. Leading to the 

 bower was an aisle formed by white 

 standards holding clusters of chrysan- 

 themums. Pink was the basis of the 

 color scheme of the entire decoration. 

 A series of floral arches over stairway 

 ail' I doors leading into the hall were 

 loiiiied by garlands of orchids and 

 Pii''. flowers intertwined with aspara- 

 gus vine. 



I'lie table at which the bridal party 

 ^'■'^ seated was decorated with a pro- 

 |^»-'|'n of orchids and valley, while the 

 oil! -^t table bore loose clusters of 

 c'l , santhemums arranged in tall cut 

 wli \ *°^ silver vases, the bases of 

 *'"h were concealed in dainty masses 

 of valley, 



^ iwo temporary pavilions on the ter- 

 '^'^' and the passageways connecting 



them with the house were draped with 

 southern smilax on ceiling and walls, 

 while innumerable baskets of pink 

 flowers and autumn foliage were artis- 

 tically arranged throughout. 



Ferns. 



The interest in ferns of the Boston 

 type is so general that Robert A. Craig, 

 who makes a specialty of this class of 

 stock, was asked how the popular taste 

 now runs. He said that Teddy Junior 

 evidently belongs to the progressive 

 party, as it is best liked of all the 

 straight-leaved varieties. Eobusta is a 

 prime favorite among the crested sorts, 

 fully justifying the opinion of the 

 judges who awarded it high honors 

 when it was first introduced. 



Mr. Bayersdorfer Explains. 



Many inquiries have been made re- 

 garding the increased price of florists' 

 supplies imported from Europe. H. 

 Bayersdorfer says emphatically that 

 there is no increase in the price of bas- 

 kets or other imports; the increase is 

 in the cost of getting them here. There 



is a war risk insurance that ranges 

 from five to seven per cent; a higher 

 freight rate, three and one-half time» 

 the former contracts on the steamers 

 from the German ports; a surtax of 

 twenty-five per cent on the freight 

 charges, to be paid to the government 

 from whence the goods come, and a 

 charge for carrying the goods from the 

 point whence they should have beei» 

 shipped to the neutral port from which 

 they are shipped, which varies accord- 

 ing to circumstances. This amounted to 

 an increased cost of fourteen per cent 

 on forty cases of baskets just received. 



Cannas. 



There is a choice bed at the entrance 

 to the Riverview Nurseries of Henry 

 A. Dreer, Inc., that deserves special 

 mention. It contains forty-eight seed- 

 ling varieties, the cream of 3,000 seed- 

 lings of 1912. E. A. Michel places a 

 strong-growing, green-leaved canna 

 with large trusses of fan-shaped flowera 

 at the head of the list. Mr. Michel be- 

 lieves this seedling to be the best white' 



