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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Max 6, 1909. 



Niessen's 



News 

 Column 



Best Beauties 



$3.00 per dozen 



Sweet Peas 



Pink, White and Lavender 

 75c and $1.00 per 100 



Bridesand Maids 



A Satisfactory Grade 

 $6.00 per 100 



Killarney and 

 Richmonds 



Good Value 

 $6.00 and $8.00 per 100 



NEW CROP 



Dagger Ferns 



$2.50 per 1000 



Rose Plants 



Richmond 



2>^-in. potB 

 $5.00 per 100 $40.00 per 1000 



3-in. pota 

 $6.00 per 100 $50.00 per 1000 



Kaiserin 



3-in. potB 



Extra fine plants, well worth 

 the price. 



$8.00 per 100 



Brides and Maids 



3>^-in. pots 

 $6.00 per 100 $50.00 per 1000 



ALL PLANTS ARC READY 

 FOR DEUVERY NOW 



...The.. 



Leo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch Street 



PHILADELPHIA 



Opaa from 7:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. ■. 



SELECTED 



CARNATIONS 



The cool weather of the last two weeks has kept CARNATIONS in 

 spleDdid condition, the flowers large and fragrant, the colors bright 

 and clear. Would it not be a good plan for you to stimulate 

 business by making special sales of Carnations? First, write us for 

 a special quotation on 1000, 5000 or 10,000 lots; we think you could 

 handle these flowers to your customers' satisfaction and your 

 own profit 



W. E. McKISSICK & BROS. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PHILADELPHIA, 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The cut flower market iu this city has 

 taken a wholly unexpeetea turn for the 

 better, the closing days of April and 

 the opening days of May being in de- 

 lightful contrast to the preceding week. 

 This was due partly to the cool, cloudy 

 weather of last week and the no less cool 

 but bright weather early this week, and 

 partly to the fact that the crops are go- 

 ing off, the excessive production immedi- 

 ately following Easter having passed its 

 height. There has also been an excel- 

 lent demand, stimulated, no doubt, by 

 the low prices at which flowers have been 

 offered. 



Cattleyas, gardenias, lily of the val- 

 ley and sweet peas have been in most 

 active demand. The supply of the best 

 grade of these flowers was at times in- 

 sufficient. Cattleyas, about equally di- 

 vided between Schroederiana and Mos- 

 sias, were decidedly scarce, prices being 

 well maintained; indications point to an 

 increased supply before these notes ap- 

 pear. The same is true of gardenias to 

 a less marked degree. Valley was in 

 excellent demand, but really high grade 

 sweet peas sold astonishingly; one whole- 

 saler received 10,000 May 3 at 8 a. m. 

 and withiu a half hour all were sold. 



Carnations took an upwar<l tutn, the 

 hupply deereasiug as the demand im- 

 proved. Prices did not advance, but the 

 average price returned to the growers 

 will be mwch better. Curiously enough, 

 what might be termed the anticipatory 

 demand for carnations May 5 is due to 

 the placing of heavy advance orders for 

 Mothers' day, May 9. Review readers 

 will recall that Mothers' day was first 

 introduced in this city last year, everj'- 

 one wearing a white carnation in honor 

 of mother, "your mother, my mother, 

 the best mother in the world." The suc- 

 I'es'S of this innovation wn.s remarkable, 

 the idea taking instant hold of the pub- 

 lic at large. Great as was this success 

 last season, it promises to be eclipsed 

 this year, several advance orders for 

 large numbers of carnatio*is having been 



placed at prices that remind the whole- 

 salers of Christmas or Decoration day. 

 It is probable that the supply of white 

 carnations will be unequal to the de- 

 mand, so that the colored varieties will 

 share in the popularity. 



Roses have not felt the upward ten- 

 dency in the market, Beauties being es- 

 pecially depressed; the supply is too 

 large for the demand. The better grades 

 of Richmond, Killarney and Mrs. Jar- 

 dine have sold well at moderate prices, 

 but the poorer grades have been neg- 

 lected. Daisies have been in fair de- 

 mand. The last shipment of violets, the 

 wholesalers say, came in early this week. 



Asparagus plumosus is selling, but not 

 as well as in April. The demand for 

 smilax has fallen off. 



Jersey lilac has made its appearance 

 in quantity. Outdoor stock is a factor 

 in nice decorations and occasionally in 

 boxes of loose cut flowers, but they are 

 hardly a promising factor. 



Various Notes. 



Charles M. Keegan made an offer to 

 settle with his creditors at 25 cents on 

 the dollar. Meetings of the creditors 

 were held April 28 and 30, with the re- 

 sult that the offer was increased to 50 

 cents. Mr. Keegan less than a year ago 

 bought the lease, good will and fixtures 

 of the William Graham Co. store at 104 

 South Thirteenth street, from the re- 

 ceiver, David Rust. 



H. Bayersdorfer and Mrs. Bayersdor- 

 fer will sail on the Prinz Friedo Wil- 

 helm May 6 for a business trip to Eu- 

 rope. 



Mr. Kennedy, of Foster & Foster, 

 Palm Beach. Fla.. has been spending sev- 

 eral days here looking over ground at 

 Atlantic City in regard to opening a 

 branch store. 



Miss Messinger. with Daniel E. Gor- 

 man, Williamsport, Pa., was here for sev- 

 eral days. 



Henry F. Michell reports the heaviest 

 demand for seed potatoes, beans and 

 peas in the history of his company. 



George E. Campbell, of Flourtown, will 

 build two houses about 21x150 each this 

 seaso''. It is understood that Mr. Camp- 



