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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



June 30, 1910. 



Niessen's 



News Column 



What to Buy 



In certain lines we can offer 

 you some very good stock, and it 

 is advisable to recommend to 

 your trade that w^hich will give 

 satisfaction. The effects of the 

 warm weather are already no- 

 ticeable on stock in general, but 

 there is always something to be 

 had, which in spite of unfavora- 

 ble conditions will make a good 

 showing. We can recommend to 

 you for this week: 



LILIES 



$12.50 per 100. 

 Extra fine long stem stock, 

 clean foliage, two to four flowers 

 to a stem, nearly all open flowers. 

 Here is an article that will give 

 satisfaction. 



VALLEY 



$3.00 and $4.00 per 100. 

 At the price as good as any 

 Valley coming to this market. 

 We will have it just in the prop- 

 er condition for shipping. You 

 could hardly improve on our 

 method of packing it. 



ROSES 



We still have some Beauties of 

 fairly' good quality. In pink we 

 can offer you very fine Maryland, 

 none better to be had here. Rich- 

 mond has held up well for so late 

 in the season. In white roses we 

 can furnish fine Kaiserins and 

 good Brides. We have a splendid 

 supply of roses, and we can please 

 you in that direction. 



CATTLEYAS, 



$7.50 per dozen. 



WINSOB 

 CARNATION CUTTINGS. 



.S-inch pots, $35.00 per 1000. 



Nice strong plants, with sev- 

 eral breaks. Ready for planting 

 now on your benches. This va- 

 riety should be grown inside. 

 Planted now, will give splendid 

 results. 



ROSE PLANTS 



Ready for Delivery. 

 BRIDES. 3 inch pots, $6.00 per 100 

 MAIDS. 3V2-inch pots. 



$7.00 per 100 

 RICHMONDS, 3-inch pots, 



$6.00 per 100 

 We guarantee satisfaction. 



TheLeoNiesseoCo. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



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



Quality in Summer 



We have a limited quantity of select stock grown espe- 

 cially for summer, really fine material. 



American Beauties §1 .00 to $4.00 per dozen 



Kaiserin $4.00 to $8.00 per 100 



Sweet Peas, all colors 60c per 100 



Easter Lilies $1.50 per dozen, $10.00 per 100 



Centaurea, Sweet Sultan, yellow, white and lavender, very 



Hne, $1.00 per 100. 

 White Carnations, fine Bo.ston Market $2.00 per 100 



W. E. McKISSICK & BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Mention The Review when you write. 



In their advertisement last week Henry 

 F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, priced in- 

 correctly their Giant Exhibition pansy. 

 It should have been: Trade packet, 50c; 

 Ys oz., 75c; oz., $5, instead as written 

 and printed. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The last days of June have brought 

 a falling off in business, indicative of 

 summer quiet. There are still some 

 special festive affairs requiring flowers, 

 but the regular flower buyers are away 

 and transient demand is light. There 

 is a moderate amount of shipping, both 

 of the finer flowers and of those used 

 in decorative work, but the volume of 

 business is unmistakably smaller than 

 a week ago. 



An expert judge of the market esti- 

 mates that about three times as many 

 roses are arriving as in the end of 

 June a year ago, due, it may be, to 

 the cool weather that preceded last 

 week's torrid wave. They are falling 

 oflf rapidly now, but not so rapidly as 

 carnations. The divine flower stands 

 heat poorly. Only the finest stock is 

 now fit for shipping. Valley has been 

 in better demand than almost anything 

 else. Experience has taught the grow- 

 ers to reduce their output at this sea- 

 son. Sweet peas are at their height, 

 the stock is getting better and the 

 prices poorer. Easter lilies are a trifle 

 less plentiful, demand only moderate. 

 There are some nice gladioli, notably 

 America, and Iris Ksempferi, prized for 

 decorative effects. Centaurea imperialis 

 has reinforced this group, with its 

 showy flowers of canary yellow, white 

 and lavender. There are quite a lot 

 of outdoor flowers in the minor key, so 

 to speak, usable chiefly in design work; 

 the normal condition of this group, com- 

 posed of candytuft, feverfew, achillea 

 and double petunias is that of moderate 

 popularity, part selling at low prices. 

 Greens are in fair demand; when there 

 is business quality tells now as always. 



The Waretown S. and G. C. 



Commodore John Westcott opened the 

 season at Waretown, on Barnegat Bay, 

 Fridav, June 24, and following days. 

 The Commodore's guests were George 

 Anderson, H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa.; 

 John Burton, J. William Colflesh, 

 George Craig, Eobert Craig, James 

 Dean, Long Island, N. Y.; D. C. Dono- 

 hue, C. F. Eimerman, John K. M. L. 

 Farquhar, Boston; Eobert Kift, Dr. 

 Lane, John N. May, Summit, N. J.; 

 David Rust, W. J. Stewart, Boston, and 

 G. C. Watson. Twelve of the visitors 

 went down by train, three, Messrs. G. 

 Craig, Donohue and Watson, with Mr, 

 Burton in his car, arriving a few min- 

 utes after the larger party. The Com- 

 modore extended a hearty welcome, 

 making the visit delightful for every- 

 one. There was a great entertainment 

 on Saturday evening, when Mr. Beat- 

 ty 's gift was discussed and with it the 

 subject of irrigation. Robert Craig 

 presented the host with a cellaret on 

 behalf of those present; Mr. Stewart 

 made one of his happy speeches. Mr. 

 Farquhar extended a hearty invitation 

 to come to Boston in 1911 for the na- 

 tional show. Mr. Westcott said that 

 was all right, but they must first go 

 to Rochester in August, then to Boston. 

 The party had a fine sail down the bay, 

 but the fish had a wireless they were 

 coming and skipped, but that didn't 

 matter, as it was good fun anyway. 

 Later there was another sail up the bay 

 to Harvey Cedars. Mr. Burton brought 

 the Bostonians back in his car. The 

 others came up at different times, each 

 man staying just as long as he could, 

 and all voting the opening a great suc- 

 cess. 



Tlie Florists' Club. 



J. Otto Thilow, secretary of the 

 Henry A. Dreer corporation and ener- 

 getic chairman of the club's committee 

 on essays, had invited the celebrated 

 horticultural expert, W. A. Manda, of 

 South Orange, N. J., to speak before the 

 Florists' Clulj Tuesday evening, July 



