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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Septembbb 23, 1909. 



Niessen's 



News Column 



Cattleyas 



They have been scarce, but a 

 better eupply of them is now com- 

 ing in. We will bill them to you 

 at the beet market prices. 



Dahlias 



In great assortment, including 

 all the standard and fancy varie- 

 ties. Our selection of assorted 

 colors, we can furnish yon at $2.00 

 per 100; the better grades and 

 named varieties, $3.00 to $4.00 

 per 100. 



Asters 



We are now getting some very 

 choice stock of Asters, particularly 

 in white, of which we can furnish 

 most any quantity. Thebestgrade 

 we are selling at $2.00; the stock 

 we are selliag at $1.60 we consider 

 the best value in the market; fairly 

 good flowers as low as $1.00. 



Oreens 



A very important item to every 

 retail florist. You will always, 

 find our stock of greens, not only 

 the best in quality, but always the 

 best value as well. 



Dagger Ferns, per 1000, $1.00. 



Galax, bronze and green, per 

 1000, $1.00. 



Galax, per case, $7.60. 



Leucothoe, extra large sprays, 

 per 100, 76c; per 1000, $6.50. 

 Wild Smilax, per case, $8.00. 



Field-srrown 



Caroatioo Plants 



See our classified ad., under 

 "Carnations." 



TheLeo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



orm mm 7:o« a. m. to km p. m. 



Decorative Dahlias 



Nothing like them for making a distinctive fall decoration. They are 

 superb in all colors-scarlet, orange, yellow, bright pink and pale pink, 

 white and variegated. We can furnish them on long stems and in any 

 quantity , at moderate prices. 



Caster Lilies Sple^did flowers, hard and firm, on long stems, at 



$1.60 per dozen. 



Roses -A^W *^e leading varieties in quantity. My Maryland (Enchantress 

 ^ shade of pink) is particularly good value, the flowers being in 



splendid condition. 



Carnations Good quality— all colors. 



WILD SMILAX for fall decorations. 

 Shipping: Orders Carefully Filled on Short Notice 



W. E. McKISSICK & BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Rpview when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The opening of the outdoor sporting 

 season, that portion honored by society, 

 has had an exhilarating effect on the cut 

 flower market. International tennis has 

 been replaced by international cricket; 

 home is becoming more attractive than 

 abroad, and people are returning to the 

 city and to the suburbs. There are a few 

 weddings, luncheons, dinners requiring 

 flowers; but their effect on the market 

 is counterbalanced by the increase in re- 

 ceipts, mainly due to the dahlia. 



The dahlia is now at its best and, it is 

 pleasant to record, the local flower shops 

 are taking hold of the dahlia in earnest. 

 Prices have been fairly satisfactory, but 

 quality is an important factor. There is 

 no material change in the list of varieties 

 named last week. The aster situation is 

 rather peculiar; much of the local stock 

 is over, but the distant shippers, referred 

 to a few weeks ago, are now sending in 

 superb stock in large quantities. White 

 asters are especially fine. It is probable 

 the aster season will last this month. 



The chrysanthemum, not satisfied with 

 its own season, is overlapping on the 

 aster and on the dahlia. Golden Glow, 

 reported in this column in the market 

 August 20, has been joined by October 

 Frost, in fine form September 20. 



Easter lilies have again appeared in 

 quantity, fine stock, the price advancing 

 despite the increased receipts, indicating 

 a better market. Both cattleyas and val- 

 ley are more plentiful, each in a com- 

 parative way, the quantity of cattleyas 

 being, of course, extremely small when 

 compared with the quantity of valley, 

 crardenias have advanced, due to im- 

 proved quality. 



Carnations have taken a step forward 

 in stem and in size. White carnations 

 have been particularly scarce. The rose 

 market has been lively, most of the grow- 

 ers apparently deciding at the same time 

 that the price realized for American 

 Beauties was too low for profit. A de- 

 cided decrease in production caused a 



sharp advance in price, more noticeable in 

 flower and in stem than in listed figures. 

 Mrs. Jardine has made its appearance, 

 looking well. The increase in the quan- 

 tity of pink roses of lower grades is 

 marked. 



An improvement is noticed in the de- 

 mand for asparagus. The first single vio- 

 lets of the season have made their ap- 

 pearance. Tuberoses are scarce and in 

 excellent demand. 



Dafalia Show. 



The annual dahlia exhibition was held 

 in Horticultural hall September 21. De- 

 spite the drought, excellent outdoor 

 flowers of many varieties were shown, 

 the display exceeding expectations. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co. showed a fine 

 lot of gladioli, zinnias and marigolds, 

 also well-grown celosias. 



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

 an especially fine collection of show, 

 decorative and cactus dahlias. Frantz 

 Listz, magenta; Yellow Century; Gor- 

 geous, scarlet, and Variegated Listz vied 

 with each other for beauty honors. Nellie 

 Stewart, a lovely pink, was much admired, 

 also Mrs, Charles Turner, yellow. 



Eichard Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White 

 Marsh, Md., exhibited many varieties of 

 dahlias, mostly one bloom to a vase. 

 Most notable were three blooms of 

 Souvenir de Gustave Doazon, about six 

 inches in diameter. 



Wm. Robertson, gardener for John W. 

 Pepper, Jenkintown, displayed outdoor 

 cut flowers and won first, and a vase of 

 single dahlias. He showed a new single, 

 Jack, and Dreer's White, giant perfect 

 flowers, and won first prize for both. 



Walter Scott, gardener for Mrs. Clem- 

 ent B. Newbold, had a fine display of 

 vegetables, but John McCleary, gardener 

 for Mrs, F. C. Penfield, took first prize. 



Thomas Holland, gardener for Mrs. 

 G. A. Cassatt, won first on a vase of 

 mixed dahlias; 1910 was pointed out for 

 its beauty. Wm. Eobertson was first for 

 hardy perennials. Chas. Bustard, gar- 

 dener for Mrs. W. A. Dick, Chestnut 

 Hill, showed fine blooms of Delace, a 

 new pink dahlia, also a vase of assorted 



