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"•"w^.'S STOCK OF SPECIAL aUALTHf 



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BEAUTIES — A large supply and excellent stock for this time of the season. 



CATTLEYASi— Mostly the Gigas variety, extra large flowers. ': 



VALLEY — We are well supplied, and the quality up to the usual mark. 

 SWEET PEAS — All the desirable shades, good flowers and long stems. '. ■ 



MARYLAND — In splendid shape now, and we have them in quantity. The best pink rose at this time. 



The Leo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch St. it Philadelphia 



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



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house Co. has put nearly 6,000 dozens 

 of peonies in storage. The crop was 

 not so large as pxpected, due partly to 

 the heat and partly to the plants hav- 

 ing been cut too severely last year. 



In an article, "The. Quest of the 

 Perfect Rose," in Everybody's Maga- 

 zine for June, it is stated that "when 

 a Chicago alderman a few years ago 

 ; produced Mrs. Marshall Field rose he 

 -refused $50,000 for it." We venture 

 this will be news to Peter Reinberg. 

 **^ Visitors: Wm. Dittman, New Castle, 

 Ind.; Frank A. Benthey, Reeds Lake, 

 Mich.; Frank Fischer, an old employee 

 of the Chicago Carnation Co., now car- 

 nation grower for the Wm. Blackman 

 Floral Co., Evansville, Ind. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Bising Eastern Market. 



The first seven days of June have 

 been disappointing in the sale of cut 

 flowers. The good stock has sold well, 

 but the outlet for the medium and 

 ordinary grades has been lacking. So 

 much of the stock fails to reach the 

 top grade that the market, as a whole, 

 is poor. The extremely hot weather 

 has spoiled many roses and carna- 

 tions, while greenhouse-grown sweet 

 peas were completely prostrated. Out- 

 door sweet peas, when fine, are the 

 best selling stock in the market, but 

 there are not a great many of them. 

 The rain that has come so freely at 

 last makes the supply uncertain, while 

 many are not yet in form. 



Beauties, Marylands and Kaiserins 

 are the best roses. These, when nice, 

 sell well. Richmonds are commence- 

 ment favorites. Valley, too, is in re- 

 quest for weddings, and gardenias are 

 more popular. Cattleyas are dull. Car- 

 nations have suffered dreadfully from 

 the heat, particularly Enchantress. Win- 

 sor has stood it better, while there are 

 some nice whites. Carnations gener- 

 ally are on the back track at present, 

 needing every breath of this cool wave 

 to tone them up. Cornflowers are 

 abundant. Peonies are waning. The 

 height of the season has passed, but 

 we will have peonies for three weeks 

 yet. They have been offered at low 





PRINCETON 



The best pink roee in the market today— glowing color, large size, long, 

 strong stems ; luxuriant foliage ; aliead of any pink rose, so put Princeton 

 in the American Beauty class. It is just what you want for comiioencement 

 bouquets — something new, something rich, something that won't fade easily. 



Brides and Richitioiid 



Our white and red roses are good. We can recommend them as decid- 

 edly better than the average at this season. 



Sweet Peas 



Outdoor-grown, in all colors. 



Valley Easter Lilies 



The moBt central wholesale house in the city 



BERGER BROS. 



Wholesale Florists 



1305 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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WILLIAM B. LAKE 



DlstribiOor of * * Superior ' * 



Ribbons, Specialties 



2S38 N. S4tk St, rUMdikii, Ft. 



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prices since Memorial day. Much of 

 the stock has been good, dry weather 

 considered. 



Business has been most active with 

 the fashionable florists, who receive the 

 lion's share of the wedding and com- 

 mencement orders. Shipping has been 

 fairly brisk. It is often difiicult to 

 get the high grade stock required by 

 out-of-town florists. Allowance must 

 be made for the effect of hot weather 

 on flowers. It is hoped this cooler 



^ Budlong's 



E Blue Ribbon Valley 



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weather will improve the quality of 

 flowers and so encourage business. 



Various Notes. 



Smith, Lineaweaver & Co. report that 

 the soft coal market is in bad shape, 

 owing to restricted demand, but say 

 that anthracite of the steam sizes is 

 moving well, with prices seasonably 

 strong. 



Sarah T. Smith, of Secane, Delaware 

 county, Pa., favored the members of 



