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The Florists^ Rcvkw 



FeUuuXuv 12, 1914. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



The People Want Baskets 



That is what all the retailers tell us. Their sales of baskets are rapidly 

 increasing. To meet this demand we offer an uhequaled selection. 

 They all have tins and can be finished in any color you desire. Send for 

 our assortment, naming your price for the lot. 



Cherries for Washington's Blrthday- 



Hlgh Hatt for St. Patrick's Day 



Special Gold Letter Announcement 



No. 1 



Wc want all our customers to come in on the 

 low cost of letters^ which are of the 

 better kind of gold. 



THE PRICE WILL BE: 



No. 1 $3.50 per 1000 



, No. 4 2.50 per 1000 



Grold and Purple Paper Script .... 2.50 per 100 



FOR EVERYTHING IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES TRY 



No. 4 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO.,* 



129 Arch Str««t, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention Thp RpvIm^t wh^n von write 



giveu tlie dainty primrose his personal 

 attention, with the result that it has 

 been taken up by a number of pro- 

 gressive retailers and is proving popu- 

 lar with flower lovers. 



M. ,T. Callahan, the progressive West 

 Philadelphia retailer, will join the ranks 

 of the Florists' Club. 



.T. J. Habermchl 's Sons have been 

 producing some beautiful effects with 

 Acacia pubescens. 



The sunny face of Paul Berkowitz has 

 reappeared in town. Mr. Berkowitz re- 

 turned February 9 from a six weeks' 

 western trip. The new Ward basket, 

 offered bj' Mr. Berkowitz for the first 

 time, made a hit. You know the rose 

 Mrs. Aaron Ward? Well, the basket is 

 colored to match that rose. 



"Pleasure in i^ulbs" was^the sub- 

 ject of the address of E. .T. Mathews 

 before the Germantown Horticultural 

 Society February 9. 



The M. Rice Co. notices a heavier de- 

 mand for Eastes fi«»-»t baskets this sea- 

 son, due perhaps to in^i beautiful duo- 

 tone effects that are being offered. 



William Earnshaw believes that we 



must look to a sport of Sunburst to 

 give us a good summer blooming white 

 rose. 



A leading horticultural establishment 

 in New Jersey had a close shave one 

 night last week, when the night watch- 

 man slumbered. Fortunately, the houses 

 escaped; not so the grate bars and the 

 watchman. 



The Henry F, Michell Co. issued its 

 first canna, dahlia and gladiolus cata- 

 logue February 7. It Is carefully com- 

 piled and attractive in appearance. Paul 

 F. Richter says that the House of 

 Michell has as many employees today 

 as at the busiest time last season. 



(Jasper and' George L. Pennock, Lans- 

 downe, Pa., have sent some flowers of a 

 light pink sport of My Maryland to 

 S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



Joseph G. Neidinger has just issued a 

 handsomely illustrated catalogue. Bas- 

 kets occupy the place of honor, while 

 a special note on the cover calls atten- 

 tion to the new magnolia wreaths. 



Edward Reid, sometimes styled the 

 sweet pea king, says that "as the days 



grow longer, violets weaken and peas 

 grow stronger. ' ' 



The glad smile of Maurice Fuld, of 

 New York, was seen in town Febru- 

 ary 9. Phil. 



WASHINGTON. 



The Market. 



The drop in the temperature this 

 week caused a shortening up of the 

 supply of nearly all flowei-s. Violets 

 and sweet peas are bringing up to 

 $7:50 per thousand, while a good qual- 

 ity of Spencer type is bringing $1.50 to 

 $2 per hundred. Golden Spur jonquils 

 are bringing $3 to $4 per hundred and 

 are in fair demand. The supply of 

 Easter lilies is about enough to meet 

 immediate needs. Carnations are still 

 bringing $4 and $5 per hundred. The 

 holding up of the price is due in part 

 to the shortage of roses. Ward and 

 Taft roses are to be had in small quan- 

 tities only and those American Beauty 

 ro.ses now to be had arc of poor qual- 

 ity. Gardenias are in fair supply at 



