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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



liAT 12. 1910. 



Niessen's 



News Column 



We are making the usual 

 careful preparations to supply 

 the enormous demand for 



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Decoration 

 Day 



Holiday times, when the de- 

 mand is unusually heavy, are a 

 severe test of the resources of 

 a commission house. At such 

 times you can depend on ua not 

 to fail you, and it vrill pay you 

 to deal where you can be sup- 

 plied at all times. We will do 

 all we agree to. 



We are offering for this week 



BFAUTIES 



The Best at $3.00 per dozen. 

 Very choice quality. 



ROSES 



If you would see our daily 

 receipts of Eoses you could 

 readily understand that we are 

 in a position to offer you the 

 best values. We have quantity 

 as tvell as quality. You will 

 be well pleased with our $6,00 

 and $8.00 grades. 



CARNATIONS 



At this season of the year 

 the supply is usually large, but 

 Carnations of quality not in ex- 

 cess of the demand. Our sup- 

 ply consists largely of the bet- 

 ter varieties. You will find our 

 $2.00 and $3.'00 grades good 

 value. 



PEONIES 



Pink, White and Bed. 



$6.00 to $8.00 per 100. 

 Fancies, $10.00 per 100. 



New Crop Dagger 

 Ferns 



$2.50 per 1,000. 



Case lot special prices. 



Don't use old stock when you 

 can get fresh, newly picked 

 ferns. They cost you no more 

 and you have no waste. 



TheLeoNiesseaCo. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



Open from 7 a. tn. to 8 p. m. 



We are receiving choice Beauties in mediam and short lengths 

 that for color and sabstance are ahead of anything in the Phila- 

 delphia market. You can depend on them for quality for your 

 Bohool and college commencement orders. We have a large supply 

 at $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 per dozen. 



Our Kaiserins are of that quality known in America as **fat," 

 which means in plain English that the buds are large and full of 

 substance, and that the stems are stout and foliage good. 



Remember, when in need of decorative White Flowers, that we 

 are headquarters for EASTER LILIES9 receiving a lar^e part 

 of the Lilies coming into the market. 



W. E.McKISSICK & BROS. 



WHOLBSALB FLORISTS 



Idl9-2I Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



Mothers' day, May 8, was the bright 

 particular spot in flowers. The demand 

 for white carnations was larger than last 

 year, although we think the order for 

 25,000 went to Chicago. The prevailing 

 prices for white were from $3 to $6 per 

 hundred, although a few fancies soared 

 higher. The demand came from the resi- 

 dence rather than the shopping districts 

 of the city and from out of town. Col- 

 ored carnations shared a little in favor, 

 but other flowers were not worn. 



The other features of the week ending 

 May 11 are the heavy increase in the rose 

 crops with most of the growers, and in 

 other supplies of flowers to a lesser de- 

 gree. Sweet peas have fallen off a trifle 

 in price, owing more to lack of finish than 

 to anything else. Callas are rather 

 scarce, with moderate demand, while Eas- 

 ter lilies are plentiful and require push- 

 ing. The greens market is in poor shape. 

 Adiantum of fine quality is not wanted. 

 Smilax brings fair prices when it can be 

 sold. Plumosus, though used, can hardly 

 be called buoyant. 



Peonies from local growers are an im- 

 'portant addition to the market, indicat- 

 ing, as they do, the strong probability 

 that they will not outlast May. Fancy 

 blooms of P. festiva maxima are coming 

 in from the south, with increased ship- 

 ments of the varieties noted last week. 

 Some southern iris is seen. Local snow- 

 balls have made their appearance, while 

 lilac from down east is here. 



The general nuuket conditions may be 

 summed up in this way: The supply 

 largely exceeds the legitimate demand; 

 the surplus, when not overripe, is taken 

 by tlie street at some price, usually very 

 low; choice flowers, like cattleyas, when 

 in good condition, bring good prices, and 

 the same applies to valley and to a few 

 of the gardenias; fancy roses and Beau- 

 ties sell far more readily than ordinary 

 stock; prices are fair for the season. 



The Demand for Plants. 



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Inquiry from Robert A. Craig elicited 



the information that the demand for all 

 sizes of ferns, well grown, is unusually 

 brisk, specimen Boston and their kin 

 being particularly popular. A hurried 

 trip through the houses showed a won- 

 derful change since Easter. A few short 

 weeks have transformed the scene, ^'erns 

 in all sizes, Pandanus Veitchii beauti- 

 fully colored, crotons (this is a Craig 

 specialty), Ficus pandurata, geraniums, 

 including 10,000 S. A. Nutt, and salvias 

 reign. This salvia is noteworthy. It is 

 the new Zurich, grown as I have never 

 seen it grown before. It is not uncom- 

 mon to have scarlet sage in bloom in the 

 greenhouses before planting-out time, but 

 in order to get them in bloom they are 

 apt to suffer a check that robs them of 

 their foliage, giving them that premature, 

 faded look so common among cigarette 

 smoking youths. But this Salvia Zurich 

 — I wish you could have seen it, and the 

 smile on Mr. Craig's face as he pointed 

 it out. It really is superb stock, with 

 glossy green foliage to the pot, sur- 

 mounted by brilliant, wholesome-looking 

 flowers that did one good to see. They 

 were there in quantity, too, and were ap- 

 preciated, as shown by a tag to a far- 

 away point on a nice block of these 

 salvias. Stock like this is an inspiration, 

 making one feel the possibilities in the 

 art of growing plants. 



Various Notes, 



Edward Reid says that Boston Market 

 and Winsor are the best carnations for 

 shipping today. 



Charles Netsch, of Buffalo, X. Y., was 

 here a few days ago. 



Robert Schoch, of M. Rice & Co., has 

 just returned from a successful trip 

 through western Pennsylvania and south- 

 ern New York, whcr^ prosperous condi- 

 tions prevail. The demand for fancy 

 ribbon, Killarney and Richmond shades, 

 is increasing. 



Leo Niessen believes that all kinds of 

 flowers win be worn on Mothers' day. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. are experiencing 

 £^ ,mar]^ed incTea&e in the ^^^^and for 

 metallic designs for Memorial day, due, 

 Mr. Berkowitz thinks, to the wonderful 



