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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



SKi'TKMUKK 15, 1910. 



Niesseo's 



News Column 



Dahlias 



Our fjrowers liave largclv in- 

 creased their capacity ov^r last 

 year. The result of their eonstant 

 effort to produce In'tter (luality is 

 very evident. They are confiniug 

 theinselves to tin- varieties of great- 

 est merit for cut Hower purposes. 



We jiarticularly wish to empha- 

 size the fact, that we can fill or- 

 ders for large quantities, several 

 thousand of one color. We solicit 

 regular orders, which will be 

 shipped direct from the farm. We 

 can assure you of careful packing, 

 to insure the Dahlias arriving in 

 perfect condition. 



Some of the varieties we can 

 offer you: — 



LIVONI, 

 SYLVIA, 

 KRIEMHILDK, 

 L.YNDHUEST. 

 HUSSAE, 

 ARABELLA, 

 YELLOW DUKE, 

 BRUTON, 



PRINCE OF YELLOWS. 

 WHITE CACTUS, 

 FLORA, 

 JACK ROSE, 

 etc. 

 $1.50 to .$4.00 per hundred. 



Beauties 



The supply is increasing and 

 quality improving. 



$1.00 to $3.00 per dozen. 



Roses 



Considerable improvement is 

 noticeable in that line; quality 

 much better. On a large quantity 

 we can quote very interesting 

 prices. 



Bronze Galax 



The kind of leaves you would 

 expect to buy in tlie winter 

 months. (Quality considered, our 

 prices are very low. Yon will posi- 

 tively have no waste. 

 $1.00 per thousand. 

 $7.50 per case of Kt.UOO. 



TheLeoNiesseoCo. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



Open from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. 



BERGER BROTHERS 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1305 Filbert Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



DAHLIAS 



The rinest Varie- 

 ties of All Colors. 



ROSES 



ASTERS 



Fine Kaiserin. Maryland 

 and Bride. 



We still have some 

 Extra Choice Stock. 



Special Notice: — 



We will be the sole agents for the new rose Princeton, grown by Messrs. Stockton 

 »V Howe, Princeton, N. ■). This beautiful pink rose will undo\ibtedly be the most popular 

 novelty of the coining season. Keep this in mind when in need of something choice. 



Choice Field-Grown Carnations 



too 1000 



Enchantress $6.00 $50.00 



Winona 7.00 60.00 



Sarah Hill 8.00 



White Perfection 6.00 60.00 



Aristocrat 6.00 60.00 



100 1000 



Winsor $6.00 $60.00 



Beacon 6.00 60.00 



Lawson 6.00 60.00 



Afterglow 6.00 60.00 



Victory 6.00 60.00 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



Autnmn has come. 



The intense heat has given way to 

 typical antumn weather — cool, rather 

 damp nights and warm days; dahlia 

 weather. 



The showy dahlia, with its rich, 

 many-hned variations, has come in with 

 a rush, sliipments having increased ten- 

 fold. The quality is now fine, the cool 

 nights giving the firmness so necessary 

 to make the flowers satisfactory. The 

 buyers have not yet taken hold of the 

 dahlia in earnest, although several 

 large orders have been reported: one of 

 10,000 flowers for atlvertising purposes, 

 another of .5,000 for a fall opening 

 decoration. But there is no question 

 that the buyers will take hold as soon 

 as the quality of the stock now coming 

 into the market is know^n. It is safe 

 to say that the average grade of the 

 dahlia flowers has never been higher 

 than today. The growers are awaken- 

 ing to the fact that they must have 

 quantity of a variety to make a mar- 

 ket, and this year they have the 

 quantity. 



The aster is on tiie wane. There are 

 still lots of good asters, but not so 

 many as a week ago, and a quantity of 

 poor flowers clearly indicates the tail 

 of the crop with many growers. 



Gladioli are on the back track. Most 

 of the stock now coming into town is 

 from the large gladiolus farms, where, 

 unfortunately, the flowers are cut too 

 tight to attain perfection in eyes that 

 are critical. 



Carnations are coming up a little 

 more strongly, although, with the ex- 

 ception of a few fancies, there are 

 no carnations that find favor with the 

 leading shops. 



There is marked improvement in 

 roses this week; that is, in the roses 

 of tliose growers who have success- 

 fully withstood mildew. Maryland and 

 Kaiserin are, of course, least aff'ected, 

 lint Killarnev and her white sister 



have had a hard time even where the 

 laws of ventilation are thoroughly un- 

 derstood and faithfully observed. Rich- 

 mond has made its appearance with 

 some good flowers for so early in the 

 season. Beauties are excellent. The 

 supply of roses is much larger than a 

 week ago. The demand, too. has in- 

 creased, caring for much of the good 

 stock. 



Cattleyas have fallen in price, 

 though it is difficult to find out ex- 

 actly why; the supply still seems small; 

 the demand is certainly as good, prob- 

 ably a little better, and it will be 

 further strengthened by price induce 

 ment. Gardenias are selling a trifle 

 better. Easter lilies are in fair de- 

 mand, with the supply a little stronger 

 than a week ago. There is lots of fine 

 valley; it is selling well, but not so 

 well as it is blooming. Sweet peas are 

 over. Greens of the tender varieties 

 are dull. Wild smilax is feeling the 

 effect of the first fall openings. Out- 

 door flowers of the miscellaneous kinds 

 count for less each week, except cos- 

 mos, which is increasing in popular 

 favor. 



Dissolution of Partnership. 



W. E. McKissick, Ayers P. McKis- 

 sick and Howard E. McKi.ssick, trading 

 as W. E. McKissick & Bros., wholesale 

 florists, dissolved j»artnershi|> by mu- 

 tual consent September S. Ail business 

 inatters relating to the firm will be set- 

 tled by W. E. McKissick. 



This announcement caused surprise 

 on the street, where the firm was re 

 garded as an import.-mt factor in the 

 wholesale cut flower market. When 

 seen in his office W. E. McKissick said 

 that the firm's retirement was purely 

 voluntary and that as soon as the 

 business was wound up he would prob- 

 ably start in another enterprise. 



W. E. McKissick started in business 

 for liimself exactly five years ago. 

 September 4. 1905. He soon "established 

 a high reputation for ability and pro- 

 gressiveness in wholesale centers. Two 

 years ago his two brothers joined him. 



