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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



August 4, 191 ). 



Niessen's 



News Column 



Field-Crown 



CARNATION 

 PLANTS 



1,000. 



$60.00 

 60.00 

 60.00 

 60.00 



45.00 



70.00 

 60.00 



55.00 

 55.00 

 50.00 



60.00 

 60.00 

 60.00 



PINK. 



100. 



Winsor $7.00 



E. P. Enchantress.. 7.00 



Enchantress 7.00 



Lawson 7.00 



Winona 7.00 



Joost 5.00 



WHITE. 



Enchantress 8.00 



Perfection 7.00 



Bountiful 6.00 



Boston Market 6.00 



Queen 6.00 



Queen Louise 6.00 



RED. 



Victory 7.00 



Bassett 7.00 



Beacon 7.00 



H. Fenn 6.00 



All the plants we are oflfering 

 are grown in this section. Each 

 lot, before we list them, is care- 

 fully inspected to insure that the 

 plants are in a good healthy con- 

 dition. 



ASPARAGUS PIUMOSUS 



3-inch pots. Extra fine, strong 

 plants. 

 $6.00 per 100; $55.00 per 1,000. 



Asters 



White, purple, lavender, pink. 

 Best stock $1.50-$2.00 per 100. 

 Good stock for design work 

 $1.00 per 100. 



Sweet Peas 



50c and 75c per 100. 



Easter Lilies 



$ 1.50 per dozen. 

 $10.00 per 100. 



TheLeoNiesseoCo. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



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



EASTER LILIES and 

 Eastern Beauties 



Each in its way the fineet flower in the market today. The 

 lily far the best white flower for decorative effect. $1.25 per dozen; 

 $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000. 



Beauties in substance and color, are in winter form. 75c to 

 $3.00 per dozen. 



MILL A Bl FLORA* This starry white flower is an exoluB- 

 ive specialty with us; very beautiful, lends a charm to design work. 

 $1.00 per 100. 



ASTERS are one of our specialties; we have a fine stock of 

 them in all colors. $1.50 to $2.00 per 100. 



We have a reputation for promptness in filling orders. 



W. E. McKISSICK & BROS. 



WHOLESALE PLORISTS 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Bising Eastern Market. 



Ostrich plume, when free from blem- 

 ished center, are the finest asters coming 

 into town. They are welcome; the bulk 

 of the earlier variety is poor, much of it 

 selling below even the low quotations 

 on the current price list. Purple and 

 rose-pink are the scarce colors in asters, 

 white, soft pink and lavender being ex- 

 tremely plentiful. The trading in asters 

 is heavy. Easter lilies are coming for- 

 ward prominently, prices having 

 dropped to a degree that makes them 

 extremely popular with the ordinary 

 buyer; select flowers bring good prices, 

 but quantity orders are filled at ex- 

 tremely moderate figures. 



Kaiserin roses are a little more plen- 

 tiful, though the quality of all the roses 

 that can be used for white often leaves 

 much to be desired. There has been 

 quite a fair demand for My Maryland 

 to be used in shipping orders, and Beau- 

 ties would sell better were they re- 

 ceived tight, much of the stock coming 

 in too open. Valley has been in excess 

 of the demand, some really fine stock 

 being difficult to market. Gladioli are 

 dull, at lower prices. Hydrangea panicu- 

 lata has made its appearance; it is occa- 

 sionally used for design work. The first 

 tuberoses are also here. Exceedingly 

 dry weather hurts the appearance of 

 outdoor flowers. 



Mr. Bayersdorfer Abroad. 



H. Bayersdorfer chatted entertaining- 

 ly one afternoon this week of his trip 

 abroad. Mr. Bayersdorfer spent over 

 three months away, visiting Germany, 

 Austria-Hungary, Italy, Belgium, Hol- 

 land, France, Norway and Sweden. The 

 variety and quality of the material 

 adaptable for florists' use is greater, 

 Mr. Bayersdorfer said, than ever before. 

 He was particularly enthusiastic over 

 the baskets, which, in form and design, 

 were the prettiest he had ever seen. 

 Speaking of the flowers of Europe, Mr. 

 Bayersdorfer said he had been particu- 



larly interested in the usefulness of the 

 pansy. Pansies were stemmed indi- 

 vidually, made to stand erect as our 

 florists would make a rose or a carna- 

 tion, and in that way handsome bunches 

 were arranged entirely of pansies, some- 

 times all in one color. Pansies were 

 also used in combination with orchids 

 and lilies of the valley. 



Mr. Bayersdorfer visited the flower 

 show at Haarlem, where he admired the 

 tulips planted in beds of solid color. 

 Large, beautifully shaded flowers borne 

 on long, heavy stems were there in pro- 

 fusion, the entire absence of mixture 

 heightening the richness of the effect. 

 The floral exposition at Brussels was 

 also visited and enjoyed. Mr. Bayers- 

 dorfer spoke of the pretty German cus 

 torn of presenting friends who are lea\ 

 ing with handsome bunches of flowers. 

 Outdoor roses were especially favorci. 



Club Meeting. 



The August meeting of the Florist 

 Club was held in Horticultural ha ', 

 Tuesday evening, August 2. Robert Ki ' 

 read an interesting paper on "The Mi 

 sion of the Trade Paper." Mr. Kift ^ 

 the leading exponent of the horticultui 1 

 press in this city and his ideas were i 

 ceived with favor and hearty applau' • 



John Westcott reported for the trai' 

 portation committee that the clr 

 would leave for Rochester Monda. 

 August 15, at 10:30 a. m. from the Bea 

 ing terminal. The fare will be $8. ' 

 each way, $7 each way where ten "' 

 more travel together. 



The bowling team will consist f^'- 

 Batchelor, Connor, Dodds, Graham aii;l 

 Robertson, with Adelberger as substi- 

 tute. 



The Advent of Mr. Curran. 



Philadelphia rose growers will be i"' 

 terested to more than an ordinary de- 

 gree in the arrival of James A. Cur- 

 ran, whose reputation as a rose grower 

 is national. Mr. Curran first came into 

 prominence in this country as a ship- 

 per to the Chicago market and his flow- 



