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The Florists^ Review 



Jandart 2, 191S. 



BEAUTIES 



We will be very strong on Beauties, and you need not hesitate to call on us at any time. As to quality, 



we know there are none better in this market, and would be glad to have 



you make a comparison at any time. 



We can offer you remarkably good value in 

 White and Pink Killamey, Maryland, Richmond. 



Our growers are producing better stock than ever before. 

 The market has never offered better values in roses for 

 this time of the year. 



Snapdragon, white — pink— yellow , . .doz„ $2 . 00 



Valley, extra quality 100, $3.00 @ 4.00 



Gardenias, exceptionally fine doz., 3.00 @ 4.00 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Florists 



N. W. Corner 12th and Race Sts. sx s: xt PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The B.Tlew wh.n yon writ.. 



14, at 2 p. m. The election of officers 

 for the coming year and other business 

 is before this meeting. A special effort 

 is being made this year for the exhibi- 

 tion of novelties. Anyone having any- 

 thing that he would like to exhibit will 

 send same to Secretary Steinkamp and 

 it will receive proper attention. A din- 

 ner has been arranged for six o'clock 

 and the committee is to furnish suit- 

 able entertainment. 



Baur & Steinkamp have invited the 

 florists attending the annual meeting 

 of the State Florists' Association to 

 inspect their place between 10 a. m. 

 and 12 m. of that day. They have a 

 number of new seedlings which they 

 desire to have the florists inspect. 



H. L. W. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Christmas Market. 



It was a white Christmas. It was 

 also the best Christmas that the cut 

 flower market has ever experienced. 

 Perfect weather prevailed up to the 

 night of December 23, when a heavy 

 snow storm set in that raged for twelve 

 hours, checking shopping, impeding 

 transportation and causing the only 

 cloud on the general result. The volume 

 of business was larger than ever before, 

 a remarkable fact when the great in- 

 crease in the holiday plant business is 

 considered. The out-of-town orders 

 occupied the night of December 21, all 

 day Sunday, December 22^ and part of 

 the following day. The local demand 

 was strong through December 23, mak- 

 ing that day an extremely busy one. 

 The snow storm checked the demand 

 December 24, which was rather dull 

 until the evening, when there was some 

 activity. There was little business 

 done on Christmas day. The storm 

 caused some delay in express deliveries, 

 local points suffering much more than 

 through shipments. It also greatly 

 hampered retail deliveries — the motor 

 trucks proved in many cases slower and 

 less reliable than wagons. Some stock 

 was ruined and some was held up until 

 too late. The storm also played havoc 

 with the business of the cemetery 

 florists, who were unable to dispose of 

 their stock of designs, greens and 

 flowers, their customers not venturing 

 out with three inches of snow on the 

 ground. 



BERGER BROS. 



ROSES 



RED WHITE PINK 



In all grades, very fine stock. 



Our central position enables 

 us to fill your order qulciily. 



140-142 N. 13th St - • PhfladelpUa, Pa. 



Mention Ttae Keylew wben tou wnie 



Roses formed one-half in value of 

 the cut flowers marketed at Christmas. 

 Beauties led, the price ranging from 

 $12 per dozen to $85 per hundred for 

 the specials. Extras brought $75 per 

 hundred, while mediums brought from 

 •$6 to $7.50 per dozen, good flowers in 

 these grades realizing unusually good 

 prices. Beauties were in brisk demand 

 throughout the four days. Many were 

 shipped out of the city, some to be 

 returned to satisfy orders here. The 

 supply of Eichmond was the heaviest 

 on record, yet the supply was all con- 

 sumed. A few fancies brought $35, 

 $40 and $50 per hundred; most of the 

 fine stock brought $20 and $25 per hun- 

 dred and the bulk of the medium and 

 short grades were sold from $15 to $8 

 per hundred. Killamey was offered in 

 larger quantity than any other rose. A 

 few fancies realized from $25 to $35 

 per hundred, but most of the stock sold 

 at from $6 to $20. The strength of the 

 demand for Killarney was increased by 



the carnation shortage. Though the 

 supply of White Killarney was not 

 large, as nobody crops for Christmas,, 

 they accumulated on the last two days. 

 My Maryland was inclined to be off 

 color and did not sell so well as Kil- 

 larney. Sunburst led the novelties; 

 25-cent stock was surprisingly short- 

 stemmed when compared with Kil- 

 larney. 



Carnations were in short supply until 

 December 24. Prices reached $16 per 

 hundred for fancy red, $12 per hundred 

 for the Wards, and so on down to $S 

 for well grown stock. On the day 

 before Christmas the growers sent in 

 flowers that would have brought fine 

 prices earlier and overstocked the mar- 

 ket, in the absence of demand. White 

 of course suffered most. 



Violets were in good demand at from 

 $1 to $1.75 per hundred. Hudson river 

 Marie Louise continued favorites for 

 shipping, but Lady Campbell and fancy 

 singles were preferred in the city. 



