The Florists' Review 



Janoaey 9, 1913, 



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If You Want Really High-grade 



CARNATIONS 



it will be well worth your while to let us send you a sample shipment. 

 All stock we send out is absolutely fresh and all can be depended on, 

 as our supply consists mostly of the better varieties. We make every effort 

 to give you such stock as will reach you in good shape and will keep 

 for you as long as can be expected. You will find our prices very reasonable. 



Mignonette • per 100, $5.00-$6.00 



Spikes of remarkable size, rich green foliage. 



Snapdragon • • • per doz., $2.00 



White, pink and yellow. , 



Sweet Peas . . . per lOO, $l.00-$1.50 



Long, strong stems, extra selected stock, mostly pink and white. 



Dagger Ferns, per lOOO, $1.50 Fancy Ferns, per 1000, $2.00 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Plomts 



N. W. Corner 12tii and Race Sts. ss t: si PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Bising Eastern Market. 



New Year's business was fully up to 

 expectations, excepting, possibly, on the 

 holiday itself. There was a large sup- 

 ply of material, an excellent shipping 

 and a fair local demand, at prices about 

 one-third lower than at Christmas. 



Business for the first week of this 

 year has been fair. The open weather, 

 unusually mild for the most part, has 

 encouraged production, while the de- 

 mand is, of course, lighter after the 

 holidays. The carnation crop is coming 

 on fast. Prices have weakened more 

 than on any other flower. The quality 

 generally is fine. Boses are going off 

 crop a little, particularly Bichmond. 

 The shorts are selling much better than 

 the fancy grades. The latter are quite 

 cheap, a condition that is unlikely to 

 last long. Violets held their own well 

 imtil January 4. Since then they, too, 

 have fallen off in price. Sweet peas of 

 fine quality are more plentiful in all 

 the colors. White lilac is superb and 

 now can be had with reasonable cer- 

 tainty. Freesia has made its appear- 

 ance. There are just a few more daf- 

 fodils. Qardenias are coming on crop. 

 There is a moderate supply of cypripe- 

 diums and cattleyas, also some mixed 

 orchids. Valley is quiet. Greens are 

 still dull. 



The Parcel Post. 



The effect of the new parcel post that 

 went into effect on New Year's day, 

 so far as its usefulness to florists, gen- 

 erally was considered problematical. 

 John W. Mclntyre is the first whole- 

 saler to report on the new arrangement. 

 Mr. Mclntyre says that for light 

 packages of flowers and greens, such 

 as sweet peas and asparagus, the new 

 method is cheap and reasonably quick. 

 Mr. Mclntyre 's first shipment by parcel 

 post came from Holtwood, Pa., in the 

 center of the state. It cost 14 cents 



BERGER BROS. 



Spring Flowers 

 Violets White Lilac 



Sweet Peas Daffs 



ALSO 



Roses, Carnations, 

 Paper Whites, Lilies and Greens 



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



MeotiOD Tbe SeTlew wben tou wnae 



in stamps, against 35 cents usually paid 

 for a package of similar size when sent 

 by express. 



Various Notes. 



Charles Henry Fox delivered an able 

 address before the Florists' Club Tues- 

 day evening, January 7. His subject 

 was "The Spirit of the Times." A 

 lively debate followed. 



Fourteen of the employees of the 

 Henry F. Michell Co. are taking the 

 course in salesmanship at the Sheldon 

 school. 



Samuel S. Pennock returned to work 

 January 6 after a ten days' absence, 



due to the critical illness of his son, 

 Charles F. Pennock. The lad, who as- 

 sisted his father for two days during 

 the rush, was taken ill on Christmas 

 day. Pleuro-pneumonia set in and for 

 ten days he was critically ill. An oper- 

 ation January 5 caused an improve- 

 ment. The latest report is that the lad 

 is doing well. 



William F. Dreer was a visitor in 

 the wholesale district this week. 



Pink was the prevailing color in the 

 decorations for the Assembly ball at 

 the Bellevue-Stratford January 3, which 

 J. J. Habermehl's Sons arranged with 

 artistic skill. 



