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The Florists' Review 



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Mabch 6, 1914. 



ROSES 



-BEAUTIES 



GREEN DYE FOR 



ST. PATRICK'S DAY 



80 c«nts p«r packag* 



Our preparation has given splendid satis- 

 faction for seyeral years, and we guar- 

 antee it to give satisfactory results. Full 

 directions on each package. 



BEAUTIES 



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Special Beauties are coining in stronger, and you can now depeiKl on 

 us to fill your orders complete on abort notice. 



We have an ample supply of t^e short Beauties, stems 12, 15 and 18 

 inches long. There is a good demand for the shorter grades, which 

 indicates that they represent excellent yalue. 



PINK AND WHITE ROSES 



There is a much better supply of the shorter grades. We can fill your orders for Boses in any grade in quantity. 

 Prices are more reasonable, and Roses without exception are in splendid condition as to quality. 



Seasonable Stock of the Best Quality 



MIGNONETTE, per 100, $4.00 to $6.00. Large heads and heavy long 

 stems. 



LILAC, per bunch, $1.00 to $1.25. There is no better Lilac coming to 

 this market. •* 



EASTER and CALLA ULIES. Well grown stock in any quantity. 



ACACIA, $2.50 per bunch. 



FREESIA, $1.00 per 100. 



GREENS 



Bronze Galax 1000. $1.00 



Green Galax 1000. 1.00 



Green Leucothoe 1000. 7.00 



Mex. Ivy. 1000. 7.80 



Dagger Ferns 1000, 2.60 



Fancy Ferns ...1000. 2.50 



Sphagnum Moss 5-bbl. bale, 2.00 



Fadeless Sheet Moss bag, 3.50 



Cut Hemlock bundle. 2,50 



Galax, bronze and green case. 7.50 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale FlorisU 



N. W. Corner f2th and Race Sts. 



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PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The B.Tlew when yon write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Eastern Market. 



Lion's day brought a storm of such 

 fierceness that its effect on the cut 

 flower market overshadows everything 

 else. Snow began falling quietly late 

 in the morning. By noon it increased 

 in violence. The wind rose in the after- 

 noon, the snow continued all day and 

 by night a terrific blizzard was raging, 

 which kept up until the following morn- 

 ing. The temperature fell steadily from 

 38 degrees to 14 degrees. The force of 

 the wind caused huge drifts that great- 

 ly hampered the railroads and express 

 companies. Communication with the 

 south and west was fairly good, but 

 with tlie north and northwest it was 

 cut off for some time. Important sources 

 of supply, such as North Wales and 

 Roelofs, fould not be reached either 

 by rail or telephone, while New York, 

 with its wonderful service, was buried 

 out of sight and had to be counted out 

 so far as business was concerned. The 

 effects of the storm will not be known 

 at once, but it can be safely said that 

 it will take the market a long time to 

 recover. While the city was in fairly 

 good shape, thanks to the great efforts 

 to keep the trolleys going, many of the 

 suburbs were buried in snow. Shopping 

 in the center of the city was practically 

 at a stan<lstill, the flowers left over 

 from Saturday and a few arriving Mon- 

 day proving ample for requirements. 

 This statement must be slightly quali- 

 fied by adding that there were varieties 

 and grades of flowers that could not be 

 had as in ordinary times. 



The market has been weakening since 



BERGER BROS. 



VALLEY 



IS THE FINEST QUALITY GROWN 



SPRING FLOWERS 



IN QUANTITY 



DAISIES, Yellow and White 

 SWEET PEAS, DAFFODILS, VIOLETS, &c. 



GOOD ROSES AT LENTEN PRICES 



140-142 N. 13th St, PHILADELPHIA, Pi 



M«>ntloii The R»Tlew wh«n yon write. 



the arrival of Lent. The additional 

 slap given by the storm completely 

 demoralized it. Eoses and carnations 

 suffered. Violets, sweet peas and many 

 other flowers went completely to smash. 

 Prices are weak and irregular; average 

 prices to the growers must necessarily 

 be far below what they have been, be- 



cause the outlet for much stock has 

 been cut off. 



There are one or two other points in 

 the market that should be brought out. 

 A couple of warm, bright days last 

 week brought in an immense quantity 

 of stock, just when the demand was 

 slackening. This was noticed particu- 



