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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Januabt 4, 1912. 



STOCK OF SPECIAL OOMV 



Gardenias per dozen, $3. 00— $4. 00 



Sweet Peas per 100, 1.00— 1.50 



Mignonette per 100, 6.00— 8.00 



White Lilac per bunch, 1.25 



Pussywillow per bunch, .75— 1.00 



Single Daffodils per 100, 5.00 



Boxwood per case, $7.50 



Galax, bronze and green per case, 7.50 



Dagger Ferns, extra quality. . per 1000, 2.00 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Bising Eastern Market. 



Business in the cut flower market 

 (luring the holidays was gratifying. 

 There was a steady demand from 

 Christmas until the end of the year at 

 prices that showed little falling off 

 from those quoted a week ago. This 

 was in direct contrast to last year's 

 conditions, when an overstocked Christ- 

 mas market remained depressed for 

 more than a fortnight afterward. New 

 Year's proved decidedly more than an 

 ordinary good Saturday, as some had 

 predicted; there was plenty of busi- 

 ness December 30 at excellent prices, 

 with the supply of red roses and red 

 carnations short of the demand. New 

 Year's day itself was a busy one, while 

 the two days following have shown no 

 signs of the dullness anticipated. This 

 may be due to the shortness of the sea- 

 son; just seven weeks from today will 

 bring Lent. 



The Beauty crops are going off. 

 Prices continue excellent, although 

 there is no large demand. Richmond 

 also is going off crop, but the Killar- 

 neys are in full swing, the medium 

 grades selling best. Carnations ad- 

 vanced a little in price at New Year's, 

 receding the day after. The whole- 

 salers differ in their views of the crop; 

 Bome say it is coming on heavily, while 

 others see no indications of an increase 

 at present. Violets have been in fair 

 demand, especially so when the colder 

 weather, at times stormy, is considered. 

 Valley is in brisk demand. Gardenias 

 are selling, but the supply appears to 

 be in excess of the requirements. This 

 is true to a lesser degree of cattleyas. 

 There still are poinsettias about. Bou- 

 vardia is over, or practically so. There 

 is some fine snapdragon in the market, 

 which commands excellent prices. Daf- 

 fodils are selling well, but Paper Whites 

 and Komans are unsatisfactory. The 

 demand for fine greens is better than 

 at Christmas; even smilax is feeling 

 the improvement. 



The shipping orders are going out 

 briskly. Much of the fine stock is sent 

 out daily through a large area of terri- 

 tory. The ball season is in active prog- 



Carnations 



Violets, single and double, are very fine. 



Easter Lilies are one of our spectalties. 



Paper Wilites give unusual value wbere 

 white can be used. 



Roses 



Riciimoiiii, Kiliarney, Wliite Kiliarney 



and our exclusive specialty — Princeton* 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS and GREENS 



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Wholesale Florists 



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ress, four large balls during the last 

 week consuming much choice material. 



Various Notes. 



Edward A. Stroud, of Overbrook and 

 of Strafford, will attend the Detroit 

 meeting of the American Carnation So- 

 ciety January 10. 



Charles H. Grakelow gave a talk on 

 floral conditions abroad before the Flo- 

 rists ' Club January 2. Mr. Grakelow 

 is one of the brightest of the younger 

 members. 



Leo Niessen will act as on^5 of the 

 judges of roses at the exhibition of 

 the American Kose Society in Detroit 

 next week. 



The death of Mrs. Henry I. Faust, 

 of Marion, which occurred New Year's 

 day, has cast a shadow over the floral 

 world. 



It is stated on excellent authority 



that a new flower booth will be erected 

 on the north side of Market street, east 

 of City hall, between the Childs res- 

 taurant and the cigar store. This is 

 evidently a move of one of our enter- 

 prising street merchants to secure him- 

 self against move-on orders from the 

 police. 



G. C. Watson asserts that increased 

 Christmas business can only be gauged 

 by increased cash receipts. 



William Foster, of Westerly, R. I., 

 was here looking over the Christmas 

 output of the leading growers. Mr. 

 Foster, who is brother-in-law to Sam- 

 uel S. Pennock, was accompanied by his 

 foreman. 



Alfred M. Campbell has moved from 

 Swarthmore to CoUingdale; his new 

 home is close to the CoUingdale Green- 

 houses. 



