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Afbil 21, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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GARDENIA SPECIAL 



A box of four dozen of the best Gardenia blooms, very Choices 

 flowers for |5.00. 



Gardenias perdoz., special, |3. 00; fancy, $2.00; first, tl.OO 



Valley special, $4.00; extra, $3.00; No. 1, $2.00 



Carnations, per 100, special, $3.00 and $4.00; fancy, |2.00 and $3.00; 

 first, $1.50 



A CARNATION OPPORTUNITY 



A box of 500 or more of our best quality Carnations, our selection 

 as to color, but a splendid assortment of the best grades, $2.00 per 100. 



Sweet Peas, extra long $1.00 per 100 



Sweet Peas, long and medium 75c per 100 



Cut Lilies very choice, $12.50 per 100; good, $10.00 per 100 



Daisies (white) $1.00 per 100 



Supplies of all kinds. 

 Open 7 a. m., dose 6 p. n. Not open for business on Sundays 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OP 



1608-20 Ludlow Street :: PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



1212 New York Ave., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



A Cattleya 

 Chance 



The best, splendid great big 

 fellows, $6.00 per dez., $40.00 

 per 100. 



The above is one of out leaders (we are leaders, others follow). Below we list a few more of our 

 Specials for the coming week. 





Daisies (yellow) $1.50 per 100 



Mignonette, splendid spikes $3.00 per 100 



Beauties, per doz., special, $3.00; fancy, $2.50; extra, $2.00; Ist, 



$1.50; 2nd, $1.00. »"!. « 



Richmonds.per 100, special, $15.00; extra, $10.00 ; 1st. $6.00; 2nd, $4.00. 

 Jardines. per 100, special, $20.00; fancy, $15.00; extra, $8.00; Ist, $6.00; 



2nd, $4.00. 

 Maryland, 2 Killameys, Kalserins and Brides, special, $10.00; 



extra, $8.00; 1st, $6.00; 2nd, $3.00. 

 Rose Special No. 1— Special grade Maryland, Richmond, Kaiserin, 



Bride and the 2 Killameys, our selection as to color, in lots of 



200 or more, $6.00 per 100. This is the very finest long stemmed 



stock. 

 Rose Special No. 2— Good flowers, medium stems, in lots of 200 or 



more, our selection, $3.00 per 100. t^m^ mtM 



Ribbons. Some of the choicest novelties, exclusivel patterns, an 



endless variety to choose from. 



CataloBue on request. 

 Not respoosible for flowers «fUr delivery to express coflifMiiy 



Mention The Review when you write. 



place. A few standard varieties of the 

 best type in each class are grown in 

 quantity, and well grown. Geraniums 

 are an important factor and there are a 

 number of other reliable, soft-wooded 

 plants. 



The watchword of the place is econ- 

 omy. Mr. Mecky believes that, to be 

 profitable, pot plants should be grown 

 in quantity, using the best varieties only, 

 with as little labor and fuel as practi- 

 cable, and that they should be sold at 

 a reasonable price. He further believes 

 in wholesaling only, adhering to this 

 rule without deviation. Mr. Mecky de- 

 votes less of his time to business than 

 of yore; his son, William Mecky, carries 

 on the business with ability and industry. 



From Sunny Italy. 



A pictorial postcard, giving a beau- 

 tiful view of the Canal Grande Alberghi 

 in Venice, was recently received, and its 

 contents may be of more than usual in- 

 terest to Review readers. It was writ- 

 ten in Venice, under the date of April 

 4, by M. Eice, the well known Phila- 

 delphfan. Mr. Bice writes: 



"Just a line to let you know that we 



are enjoying the scenery in Italy, but 

 the weather is rather cool. We found 

 Sorrento, Amalfi and Capri most delight- 

 ful, and had some most beautiful coast 

 drives; thence to Eome to spend Easter. 

 The outdoor growth is no farther ad- 

 vanced than in our own country. ' ' 



The Senator's Front Yard, 



James P. McNichol, state senator from 

 Philadelphia and, of far more import, 

 chief of the republican organization in 

 this city, resides on Nineteenth street, 

 facing Logan Square. So beautiful has 

 Logan Square become, with its stately 

 trees, pretty beds of shrubbery and well- 

 kept grass, that "the boys," politically 

 speaking, describe it as "the senator's 

 front yard." 



Two walks run parallel to each other, 

 about twenty-five feet apart, from Nine- 

 teenth street on the westward, directly in 

 front of the senatorial residence, to 

 Eighteenth street on the east, only inter- 

 rupted by the circular fountain pool in 

 the center. Today the bed between these 

 two walks is a blaze of gorgeous hya- 

 cinths laid out in masses for effect. The 

 six other walks, converging to the center 



like the spokes of a wheel to the hub, axe 

 marked, four on each side, by glorious 

 beds of single daffodils, completing their 

 junction in triangular shape. The effect 

 of the whole, set off by the rich green of 

 foliage and grass, refreshed by the rain 

 of Quaker week, is glorious. 



The Firm of Myers & Samtman, 



Frank P. Myers and Martin Samtman, 

 trading as Myers & Samtman, wholesale 

 growers of roses at Wyndmoor, Montgom- 

 ery county, have been so successful that 

 florists all over the country watch their 

 movements with interest. These amateur 

 rose growers, as they delight to call them- 

 selves, had a few years of hard, up-hill 

 work; then they forged rapidly to the 

 front, where they have remained ever 

 since, leaders among the growers. Myers 

 & Samtman have ordered a new house, 

 56x300 feet, from Lord & Burnham Co. 

 It is to be three-quarter-span, with iron 

 frame, and although not officially an- 

 nounced, the street believes it will be 

 planted with 9,000 American Beauties. 

 Work has commenced. 



During the first half of April, Myers & 

 Samtman have cut 7,085 American Beau- 



