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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



AHOCST 24. 1911. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



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aSTERS_^ 



The best, - * - IPl^^lPFf2.00 



Firsts, - - per 100, $1.00 to 2.(0 

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The midseason crop of mtich better qual- 

 ity. Choice flowers in all colors. 



Sweet Peas, very choice, per 100, $ 0.75 

 Easter Lilies, - - per doz., 1.50 

 Easter Lilies, per 100, 10.00 







ROSES 



; :x^ril Quality imjJtovirig.;;.- v^^;^ 



Maryiand—kaiserin— Bri< 

 $3.00 to $6.00 per 10G -^^, 



Short Roses for design work, $2.00 per 100 



BEAUTIES ^ 



Good Quality Eastern Stock, 



$KOO to $3.00 per doz. 



The Leo N lessen Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1*00 Arota 8tre«t, PHILADSLPHIA, PA. 



Open from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. 



Mention Tbe Revisw when you write 



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phuadelfhia. 





The SiBing Eastern Market. 



': Prices in the cut flower market are 

 igood. Some fine asters with splendid 

 iflowers and stems, like special Beauties, 

 il)Ting double listed quotations. The 

 difficulty is that business is not suffi- 

 [cient to consume nearly all the flowers 

 offered. There are more choice asters 

 than a fortnight ago. They are easier 

 to sell than the lower grade stock. The 

 demand for gladioli is dropping off. 

 Boses are increasing in number. Beau- 

 ties are -most sought. They are better 

 value and not plentiful. Prince de 

 Bulgarie' has come to town. Short- 

 stemmed roses of the standard forcing 

 varieties are in supply far ahead of the 

 demand. At times Easter lilies have 

 been^hard to obtain. Valley is on the 

 back 'track. There are some gardenias, 

 but few cattleyas; one must use the 

 small Harrisoniae or go without. A few 

 more carnations are arriving. There is 

 an abundance of Japanese hydrangeas. 

 Oalax is the only scarce green. 



, Five Fine Cannaa. 



The beds in front of the office build- 

 ing of the Conard & Jones Co., at 

 West Grove, Pa., are planted with some 

 of their best varieties of cannas, care- 

 fully chosen to show a few choice col- 

 ors and types and the decorative effect 

 that may be obtained by massing them. 

 The beds are of moderate widti, with 

 ample lawn between, to set off the rich 



Sreen of the foliage and the bright 

 u«s of the flowers to advantage. 

 The bed on the left of the driveway 

 as you enter is filled with Mrs. Alfred 

 F.'QMard. The beautiful La France 

 pink 61 the flowers, comb;nei with the 

 iirraense siae o^.the trusses, commands 

 admiration. Mrs Conard is a fine bed- 

 ding variety, effecHVe ffoifi" afar as 

 nearby. Opposite Mrs. Conard, across 

 the driveway, is Olympic. The signifi- 

 cance of the name is apparent — habit 

 erect, of medium height, foliage deep 

 green, fltfwers large, color orient red. 

 The color is curious — raspberry, old 

 rose, rose red. It seems that orient 

 red is truly descriptive; a pleasing 

 color to the cultivated taste. Oladio- 



The Opening of the Season 



Is close at hand. Have you decided where 

 you are going to send your, flowers? If not, 

 we should like to talk to you about it hefore 

 you decide. Our Growers did well last 

 season. We need more stock of certain 

 kinds. Won't you come and see us, or write 

 us and we will come and see you ? 



BERGER BROS. 



Wholesale Florists 



1305 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



flora fills the bed next in order. The 

 name describes the flowers — like the 

 gladiolus, round, even petaled, florets 

 large and full; color, scarlet and iel-i 

 low; foliage, green — a type unusujly,. 

 deeply interesting. 



The last bed stands directly in front 

 of t}ie steps. Unlike the others, it con- 

 tains two varieties — a circle of scarlet 

 and gold, the effect heightened by an- 

 oUmr i)order of the dark leaved Achy- 

 ranthes Liudeni. Th e scarlet is Meteor, 

 a aa22ilin^'C61o7r~Thr8' variety "promises 

 much. The yellow is Brilliant, a re- 

 vived introduction of seven or eight 

 years ago, which has improved. 

 Brilliant is not a pure yellow, a scarlet 

 throat shading the intensity of its 

 color. 



Marguerite Day. 



The following is the substance of an 



interview with Harry Bayersdorfer^ 

 August 14, 1911: 



' * There is a custom in Germany, ' ' he 



said, "«j}uch I, ^ink will interest the 



at this country 

 apart of a day wnen one variety of 



florists o£ this country. X^-is the setting 



flower is sold for the benefit of the 

 poor. The German government author 

 izes certain persons to sell the flotner^ 

 and receive the money on that day, and 

 on that day it is unlawful for anyone 

 else to offer that variety of flower for 

 sale. I was in Hamburg on ' Marguerite 

 day,' when many persons, mostly ladies, 

 sold marguerites, both natural and arti 

 ficial. They were known by a govern- 

 ment badge worn on the arm. They 

 carried quantities, offering them on tbe 

 streets and in public places, selling 

 them singly and in bunches to all who 

 were charitably disposed. You gave 

 little or much, as you chose, and re- 



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