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I'EBBUABY 29, 1912. 



The Weekly Fbrists' Review. 



41 



TWO ROSE SPECIALS 



SHAMROCKS, for 8t Patrick's Day, March 17: 2^4-111. 

 pots, $10.00 per 100. Empty shamrock-shaped pans, 

 in. diam., 2 in. deep, 20c each. Empty shamrock- 

 shaped pans, 10 in. diam., 3 in. deep, 25c each. Theae 

 pans can be filled from 214-in. stock and used for table 

 decorations. 



QRBEN CARNATION DYE, for St. Patrick's Day, 75c 

 per package. 



One consisting 

 of the best lonfr- 

 stemmed stock, 

 all specials. Our 



selection, in lots of 200 or more, 

 at $8.00 per 100. 



.'Vnd another, of 200 or more, our 

 selection as to color, good medium 

 stock, at $3.00 per 100— both ex- 

 ceptional values, opportunities for 

 week-end sales to the live business 

 man. 



BOXWOOD SPRAYS, fresh, green, perfect stock; no sur- 

 plus wood. 50-lb. cases, $15.00 per 100 lbs. 



WILD SMILAX: .V splendid supply for the spring milli- 

 nery openings; the very best quality obtainable; daily 

 shipments, thus insuring fresh stock. $5.00 per case. 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES: Many new patterns in ex- 

 clusive Ribbons. Write us for prices on these and on 

 Supplies. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



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PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



NEW YORK 

 109 West 28tta Street 



WASHINQTON 

 1212 New York Avenue 



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Spring Floivers 



Daffodils 

 Freesia 



Tulips Sweet Peas 



Pussy Willow 



Philadelphia Cut Flower Co., 



1517 Sansom Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



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i'loductive beds, sometimes outdoors, 

 ^ornetimes indoors. 



These were hard working days, when 

 jTices were higher than they are now. 

 'I'bey were ended by the march of city 

 improvement, which surrounded and 

 then overspread Mr. Beavis' place. 

 The ground was sold and the houses 

 were moved from Tioga away out on 

 the Limekiln pike to Pittville. Here 

 the houses were rebuilt on modern lines, 

 especially for growing roses — Kaiserin 

 for summer, with Brides and Maids 

 from September to June, not just until 

 time for pot plants for Easter— such 

 Brides and Maids as made the name 

 of Beavis, father and son, familiar to 

 every florist. With the improvement in 

 varieties came Richmond, now chiefly 



relied upon 'for the midwinter crop; 

 the long, heavy canes from the base 

 have often brought extraordinary prices 

 in iftidwinter, when Beauties were 

 scarce. 



Two new houses, each 35x150, were 

 added last summer, Killarney, the dom- 

 inant variety, making its first appear- 

 ance on Mr. Beavis' place. The addi- 

 tion is open-span, of King construc- 

 tion, and divided between Killarney 

 and White Killarney. Though the 

 plants were not set out until August, 

 they have made good growth and are 

 producing fine, large flowers. The 

 Bichmonds have been managed this 

 season so that they produce contin- 

 uously from Thanksgiving until Febru- 

 ary. The winter-resting plan, includ- 



ing first crop for Easter, is pursued with 

 Kaiserin and with Maryland; both va- 

 rieties are now breaking strongly and 

 promise well. 



Mr. Beavis contends that the profits 

 in rose growing do not compare favor- 

 ably with those of the general grower, 

 as shown by his success in Tioga, but 

 he admits that the chances are poor 

 today for the grower who attempts 

 everything, with chief dependence on 

 the wholesale market. 



Various Notes. 



Miss Eva Fletcher has purchased the 

 business of the late Daniel D. L. Par- 

 son, at Overbrook, Pa. She expects 

 to open her new store for business at 

 once and will run it in addition to 



