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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Afbil 21, 1910. 



FdR MEMORIAL DAY 



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The most perfect METAL DESIGNS, aimed to reprodnoe flower and foh'asre po gracefully that it leema to 

 copy natnre. WREATHS, CROSSSS, ANCHORS, PILLOWS, GATES AJAR, everything yon wish of 

 the best ^orkmanBhip. 



rOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS 



FANCY BASKETS in eyery pretty style, imported, French, straw braided; long handled, oval baskets 

 suitable tor specimen blooms;- medmm and small baskets for dainty flowers. Send as your order and have them 

 ready when required. 



FOR JU^E WEDDINGS 



BRIDAL BOUQUET HOLDERS of tulle, satin, ch ffon; white for the bride, gay colors for the brides- 

 maids; they add finish to }0ur wotk that makes it irresistible. 



Send for our illustrated catalogue of everything in Florists' Supplies. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



1129 Arch Street 

 Philadelphia,Pa. 



Mention Tte Review wben you write 



ties of the special grade, besides many 

 thousands of shorter flowers. These go 

 to the New York and Pittsburg markets. 

 To New York they have also sent in the 

 same time 18,000 My Maryland roses. 

 The prospects for a good cut of both vari- 

 eties for the balance of the, month are 

 excellent. 



Various Notes. 



Smith, Lineaweaver & Co. report that 

 the unsettled condition in the bituminous 

 coal region restricts production to an 

 extent that delays shipment. Work is 

 being carried on only in part. In the 

 anthracite regions steSm sizes of coal 

 are in brisk demand, while the domestic 

 sizes are dull. The collieries are working 

 two days a week. 



A. E. Blester, 1410 Susquehanna ave- 

 nue, has the sympathy of his many flo- 

 rist friends in a sad bereavement in his 

 family. 



Sydney Bayersdorfer and Martin Reu- 

 kauf have returned with smiling faces 

 from the Hub. An improved imperial 

 chinaware is the latest novelty of H. B. 

 & Co. 



W. E. McKissick says that Mrs. Jar- 

 dine graced the wedding of Miss Gould 

 and Mr. Drexel in New York, April 19. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 

 meeting, April 19, was devoted to plans 

 for the coming exhibition. There were 

 some good exhibits for the seedsmen's 

 prizes. 



Robert Schock reports that in his trip 

 as far east as Portland, Maine, interest 

 in Memorial day is high. The demand for 

 baskets of natural flowers for the sol- 

 diers' graves is growing. The steamer 

 Ehenania, laden with Memorial day sup- 

 plies for M. Rice & Co., arrived April 

 19, with 50,000 cycas leaves. 



Stokes ' Seed Store reports a falling oflf 

 from the south and west, where the sea- 

 son is waning, and an increase in the local 

 demand for garden demands. Phil. 



BOSTON, 



The Market. 



A decided change for the better, due 

 to cooler weather and lessened receipts, 

 has taken place during the last week, and 

 with a continuation of lower tempera- 

 tures, such as we are now getting, the 



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We are receiving heavy crops of the finest 



Sweet Peas 



Pink, white and lavender, and 



Lily of the Valley 



Grown by our specialist as well as Valley can be grown. 



All other flowers in quantity. 

 Call, write, phone or wire us; we are at your service. 



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market should continue to clean up well. 

 Roses are selling much better, the range 

 on Killarney, Carnot, Maryland and Rich- 

 mond being $1.50 to $8 per hundred, 

 some few fancies going higher. Bride 

 and Maid still are selling poorly. Beau- 

 ties are in good supply and moving bet- 

 ter. Mrs. Aaron Ward is proving a pop- 

 ular rose and there is considerable call 

 for the old Safrano and Bon Silene. Car- 

 nation supplies have fallen off. Some 

 growers state that their plants are now 

 much off crop. Prices have advanced a 

 little and a few fancies now bring $4, 

 while nothing goes below the dollar mark. 

 The quality of flowers, thanks to cool 

 weather, is extra good. 



Violets are down and out, except for a 

 few doubles. Sweet peas are sold in large 

 quantities and are one of the most popu- 

 lar flowers at present. Some of those 

 seen have remarkably fine stems, vastly 

 superior to anything grown outdoors. Of 



lilies there is a great abundance. Never 

 were they so scarce before Easter and 

 so abundant after that event. Pansies, 

 primroses, mignonette, ixias, tritonias and 

 Spanish iris all sell quite well. Stocks sell 

 rather poorly, as do antirrhinums, the 

 clear pink and white colors of the latter 

 going the best. 



Indoor bulbous grown flowers are less 

 abundant and are selling rather better. 

 Quite a few narcissi are coming from out- 

 doors this week, and tulips will be avail- 

 able in quantity in a day or two. Gar- 

 denias are selling slowly. For valley, the 

 demand has been only fair. In orchids, 

 Cattleya MossisB has been selling well at 

 $5 to $6 per dozen. Marguerites are sell- 

 ing exceptionally well, ' particularly the 

 yellow varieties. Adiantum is more plenti- 

 ful and of fine quality. This and As- 

 paragus plumosuB and nanus are gelling 

 quite well. The cool, dry weather has 

 checked the sale of spring bedding plants, 



