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96 



The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBDB 3, 1912. 



HIGH-GRADE 



DAHLIAS 



SI.50-S3.00PER 100 



CATTLEYAS 

 GARDENIAS 



Many retailers have expressed themselves as perfectly Batis- 

 fied with the Dahlias they bought from us. We want you to 

 know that this is the best place to buy Dahlias, and we will 

 make it well worth your while to investigate. Try us outi 



Get our quotations, when in the market — you 

 will find them interesting. We have a steady 

 supply every day all through the season. Not 

 many can serve you as well, and none can ofifer 

 you better values in Cattleyas and Gardenias. 



CHANGE OF CLOSING TIME— Commencing Monday, October the 7th, we will be open 



every day from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., wholesale Florists 



N. W. Corner 12th and Raco Sis. tt it ss PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The R.Tlew when yon write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Kising Eastern Market. 



September closed and October has 

 commenced with a market so buoyant 

 as to diffuse an atmosphere of hopeful- 

 ness everywhere. There is an increas- 

 ing supply of flowers, with the balance 

 between supply and demand fairly 

 evenly established. Yellow chrysanthe- 

 mums and white roses are scarce. Cat- 

 tleyas and ordinary grade dahlias are 

 plentiful. Dahlias are sold in immense 

 quantities. The fancies are in brisk de- 

 mand at good figures. The select sell 

 well. The ordinary grade is in over- 

 supply. The chrysanthemum varieties 

 today are Golden Glow and Monrovia, 

 yellow; Smith's Advance and October 

 Frost, white; Glory of the Pacific and 

 Unaka, pink. They are improving in 

 quality and are most welcome. The 

 disappearance of down-eastern Beauties 

 has left the local Beauties in undis- 

 puted control of the field, creating a 

 shortage for the time being. Pink 

 roses are plentiful and in active de- 

 mand, excepting the shorts, the largest 

 grade, by the way. Bed roses are 

 rather dull. White roses are eagerly 

 sought. Carnations are improving every 

 day. With their improvement their 

 support strengthens. Cattleyas give 

 the wholesalers a lot of work to find 

 buyers for them all, there are so many. 

 They are of excellent quality. The 

 supply of valley is increasing in antici- 

 pation of the weddings. Cooler nights 

 have improved the single violets. Adi- 

 antum is in good demand. The first 

 oak foliage has appeared. 



Club Meeting. 



The annual meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held in Horticultural hall 

 Tuesday evening, October 1. The pres- 

 ent oflScers were all unanimously re- 

 elected for the coming year. They are: 

 President, J. Otto Thilow; vice-presi- 

 dent, Thomas W. Logan; treasurer, 

 George Craig; secretary, David Bust. 

 Bichatd Vincent, Jr., of White Marsh, 

 Md., president of the Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists, gave an illustrated lec- 

 ture on the International Exhibition 



BERGER BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



140-142 N. 13th St. - - Phfladelphia, Pa. 



FOR OCTOBER WEDDINGS 



White Roses Valley Cattleyds 



Pink Roses Violets Lilies 



Chrysanthemums, 



WHITE AND YELLOW, 

 AN ALMOST UNUMITCD SUPPLY OF FINE, LKADINO MARKET VARIETIES OF 



DAHLIAS 



The Favor of a Trial Order Is Requested 



Mention Tbe Review wben tou wnie 



held in London last spring, with Euro- 

 pean scenes horticultural added. 



Blverton. 



The town of Biverton is picturesque- 

 ly situated on the east bank of the 

 Delaware river a few miles above Phila- 

 delphia. It boasts a number of pretty 

 homes, a yacht club and a nursery of 

 international repute. That nursery is 

 owned and operated by Henry A, Dreer, 

 Inc., a company that stands for what 

 is best in commercial horticulture. The 

 dominating spirit in the company is J. 

 D. Eisele. From boy to vice-president, 

 Mr. Eisele has given his best to his 

 profession. His profession is proud of 

 his achievements. Biverton is the head- 

 quarters, not the entire nursery. There 

 are two wings; one is at Locust Farm, 

 where the triple alliance, peonies, Jap- 

 anese iris and hardy phlox, now reign. 

 These three prosper at Locust Farm. 



All are covering more ground year by 

 year. Their appearance testifies to the 

 wisdom shown in their selection and to 

 the skill shown in their cultivation. 

 One of the three, hardy phlox, is said 

 to be grown more extensively at Locust 

 Farm than anywhere else in the world. 

 The other wing is at Eiverview, where 

 the two ranges built two years ago are 

 running with the precision of perfect 

 machinery. Kentias, domestic and im- 

 ported, side by side, are of prime im- 

 portance. Both citizens and foreigners 

 display perfect physique; there is no 

 choice between them. PhcEnix Bo6- 

 belenii is fast coming into line as a 

 staple palm, deservedly so, with its air 

 of sturdy grace. Ananas sativus varie- 

 gatus, too, is leaving the novelty 

 class of commercial foliage plants, at 

 least at Eiverview. Extremely pretty 

 are these tiny pineapples, with their 



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