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The Florists^ Review 



Febkuakv 13, 1913. 



WHITE and PINK KILLARNEY, RICHMOND 



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They are leading all the roses for quality and supply. Let us fill your 

 next order for roses. In quality we don't think they have ever been 

 better. Note the price, and if you will compare both with what you can 

 get elsewhere you will realize some of the advantages of buying from us. 



Lilac 



Pussy Willow 



We have a large supply of Spring Flowers : 



Daisies 

 Pansies 



Violets 

 Sweet Peas 



This stock is inexpensive and helps to make up a variety. 



Daffodils 

 Tulips 



Dagger Ferns Fancy Ferns 



$1.50 per 1000 $2.00 per 1000 



A large supply of good Ferns until the end of the season. None better at any price. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Florists 



N. W. Corner 12th and Race Sts. it t: tt PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Berlew when jod write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Bising Eastern Market. 



The first week of Lent has made little 

 difference in the cut flower market. The 

 fashionable local shops shortened their 

 buying orders immediately upon the ar- 

 rival of Ash Wednesday — all the sharp 

 buyers asked for lower prices on the 

 ground that Lent had come, but the 

 wholesalers felt that with prices gen- 

 erally lower than usual this season they 

 were not justified in dropping with the 

 first touch of real winter weather. Their 

 judgment proved correct, for, excepting 

 two or three varieties of flowers, the 

 market quickly absorbed the rather lim- 

 ited supply at last week's figures. 

 Beauties fell — there was practically no 

 local demand and little shipping, but 

 with a decreased supply the Beauty 

 market is recovering at the lower level. 

 Other roses have increased in numbers; 

 they are selling well, the shorts a grade 

 easier. There have been plenty of Eich- 

 mond, useful for the high school com- 

 mencements, a novel feature for Feb- 

 ruary. The fancy grade of Richmond 

 usually seen at this season is scarce; 

 most of the stock is of medium length 

 and short. Carnations have held their 

 own in price, but will not average so 

 well as last week. Cattleyas are in 

 oversupply; the buyer of 100 or more, 

 ungraded, can get low prices. Daffodils 

 continue to be the most plentiful flower 

 on the market; their support is poorer 

 than it was a week ago. Violets have 

 strengthened a little, particularly the 

 fine singles; the smaller receipts are 

 thought to be due to the cold and to 

 the approach of St. Valentine's day. 

 There are no other special features to 

 the market except an improved demand 

 for ferns and leucothoe. 



The Philadelphia Prize. 



Adolph Farenwald, president of the 

 American Rose Society, announced at 

 the February meeting of the Florists' 



BERGER BROS. 



OFFER GOOD VALUE IN ^INE 



TULIPS 



DAFFODILS 



VIOLETS 



Also a complete assortment of all other cut flowers, including 

 White Lilac, Lilies, Roses, Carnations. Prompt service. 



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



Mention Tbe Review wtten tou wnie 



Club that he proposed to offer a special 

 prize from the rose growers of Phila- 

 delphia at the National Flower Show 

 to be held in New York city April 5 

 to 12. This prize is to be awarded to 

 the best seventy-five roses of any va- 

 riety or varieties that the exhibitor 

 selects, one sort or a dozen, it matters 

 not, so there are seventy-five roses in 

 each exhibit. All Philadelphia rose 

 growers are invited to contribute $10 

 each to make a handsome trophy to be 

 offered for the honor of the Quaker 

 City. Subscriptions so far have been 

 received from J. R, Andre, George Bur- 

 ton, G. E. Campbell, August Doemling, 



Adolph Farenwald, David Fuerstenberg, 

 Victor Groshens, Joseph Heacock Co., 

 Stephen Mortensen, Alexander B. Scott, 

 John Stephenson, Edward Towill and 

 Clarence tjpton. Mr. Farenwald will be 

 glad to receive subscriptions from any 

 rose grower of this city who wishes to 

 join in offering this prize. 



Merion. 



The lily is the specialty iu the range 

 of greenhouses situated in the pictur- 

 esque rolling country that lies near Me- 

 rion Station, on the main line of the 

 Pennsylvania railroad. The greenhouses 

 are not new; the place was built in the 



