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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AcousT 31, 1911. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Bising Eastern Market. 



The market conditions are unsatis- 

 factory. The tide of supply is rising 

 without any corresponding improvement 

 in the demand. Moreover, the quality 

 of the principal flower, the aster, is so 

 much better that the same price usual- 

 ly gives the buyer much greater value 

 than a fortnight ago. Beally choice 

 Scrapie's, Vick's and Ostrich Plume 

 are offered in all the wholesale houses. 

 Most of them come from New York 

 state. They bring good prices when good 

 asters are needed and keep the prices 

 of poor asters down to a point dis- 

 couraging to production. Gladioli are 

 somewhat out of favor just now. Easter 

 lilies continue in demand where white 

 flowers can be used; there is nothing 

 better for effect. Beauties are coming 

 to the front. A nice crop of fine flow- 

 ers presumably from two-year-old 

 plants is being cut. Other roses are 

 plentiful. There are no cattleyas yet. 

 Harrisoniae is not sufficiently tempting, 

 even in face of such scarcity. New 

 York state is also sending us good 

 sweet peas. The dahlia is appearing. 

 Dorothy Peacock is the best fancy so 

 far. Outdoor flowers have benefited 

 by the rains. 



The Dahlia Season. 



There' are indications that the dahlia 

 season will be on in earnest before 

 the middle of September. Reports from 

 Atco, Hammonton and Williamstown 

 Junction are that the dahlia crop prom- 

 ises to be unusually fine, providing 

 they are blessed by a few more fruitful 

 showers, while there are signs beneath 

 the surface in the wholesale market 

 that point to free use of this beautiful 

 autumn flower during September. 



Various Notes. 



The Robert Craig Co. has decided to 

 grow plants exclusively at Norwood. 

 This means that crotons and dracsenas 

 have done so well that they will crowd 

 out carnations, so Norwood, the free 

 flowering white carnation, will be 

 placed on the market. 



Bain spoiled William Henry Maule'i 



JIST WHAT YOU WANT 



You have an order to fill at a certain 

 time with a particular variety and grade 

 of stock. It may be a big order or it 

 may not. That does not signify— what 

 counts is getting just what you want on 

 time. Your business depends on it. Peo- 

 ple want to deal with a reliable florist. 

 We understand that. We have the stock 

 and are ready to help you. 



Will you let us try? 



BERGER BROS. 



Wholesale Florists 



1305 rnbert Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa< 



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party and baseball game at Villa Nova 

 August 26. Maurice Fuld, manager for 

 the Henry F. Michell team, claims the 

 Seed League championship for 1911. 

 The Saturday half holidays are now 

 over, ending the season. 



David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J., 

 have their dahlias in exceptionally fine 

 shape for the coming season. 



Bassett & -Weller, of Hammonton, 

 N. J., have succeeded J. Murray Bas- 

 sett, dahlia grower and collector of 

 wild flowers. The new firm will erect 

 some greenhouses. 



Pennock Bros, are making changes in 

 their handsome store, increasing office 

 and counter space. 



Harry L. Pyle, of Atco, N. J., was 

 in town this week, looking over the 

 dahlia situation. 



William F. Gude, Washington, D. C, 

 was in town this week. Mr. Gude says 



that when Washington really wants 

 something she generally gets it. This 

 is understood to refer to the Whilldin 

 and Bayersdorfer cups. 



It is unfortunate that Edward Beid 

 was unable to take part in the shoot- 

 ing match at Baltimore. Mr.> Iteid 

 motored to Baltimore with David ^ An- 

 derson, of Garrettford, expecting to 

 enter the contest on the day set, Au- 

 gust 17. When the day was changed 

 to August 18, Mr. Beid left to keep an 

 appointment in Beading on that day. 

 This was a pity. Mr. Beid was twice 

 a prize winner last year. His presence 

 would have added ginger to the match. 



J. Stephenson's Sons, Oak Lane, Fa., 

 have their new, immense Killameiy 

 house in fine shape. The old place wiU 

 be devoted to Mrs. Jardine. 



Henry M. Weiss & Sons, Hatboro, 

 Pa., have commenced cutting cania- 



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