Septiv&iuek 7, 1011. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



29 



DAHLIAS 



STORE CLOSES AT 5 P. M. 



The Dahlia is the Hower for use to start , 

 your fall business. We will have the largest 

 supply of the best that have ever been grown 

 —all the new ones and the best of the older 

 varieties. We are particularly strong on 

 direct sliipments from the Dahlia farms and 

 can please our customers on regular orders. 



The best 93.00 per 100 



Qood ones S.OO per 100 



Aseorted l.SO per 100 



BEAUTIES 



The new crop is now beginning to cut nicely. 

 * Specials. .$4 00 per doz. ; $30.00 per 100 

 Fancy . . . 3.60 per doz. ; 25.00 per 100 

 A good line of shorter lengths at right prices. 



TRITOMA, a good decorative flower, 

 at $3.0<^ per 100. 



SPECIAL OFFER of ROSE PLANTS 

 For Ljite Planttne 



One of our growers has a fine, large lot of 

 Graited and Own Root White and Pink 

 Killamey« 8-in. pots. To close out this 

 lot, we will offer them at the following prices : 



3-inch 

 Per 100 Per 1000 

 1500 Grafted Pink KiUamey . . JIO.OO $90.00 

 1600 Grafted White Killamey 10.00 90.00 

 1700 Own Root Pink Killamey 5. 00 45. 00 

 600 Own Root White Killamey 5.00 

 We would entertain an offer for the ^ole lot. 



Distributing agents for the great new roses 

 for 1912, Double White Killamey and 

 Killamey Queen. Write us for particulars 

 and prices. Orders booked now. 

 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15th 



S. S. Pen nock -Meehan Co- 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



Vu^u«<* 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludiew Street 



NEW YORK 

 109 West 28th Street 



WASHINGTON 

 1212 New York Aveane 



Mention The Review when you write. 



For Summer 



you will find our LiUea very uaeful. We have them 

 on hand at all times. Of course, we have a fall line 

 of OTHER FLOWERS AND GREENS. Try a 

 shipment of MILWAUKEE FLOWERS. 



HOLTON & HUNKEL CO., 462 Hii««ke« a.. MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



WlthdHt doubt the best equipped Wholesale Hduse In the Country 



Mention Tbe Review when vnn write 



Charles W. Manby, his right-hand man, 

 formerly of this city. This solves the 

 question the street has been asking for 

 so long: "What has become of C. W. 

 Manby ? " 



Samuel S. Pennock is in Westerly, 

 B. I. ^' 



Maurice Fuld says the Henry F. 

 Michell Co. received 962 cases of 

 French bulbs last week and shipped 

 them all out by Friday night. Quick 

 work. 



Herbert G. Tull, treasjfirer of the 

 Henry A. Dreer corporation, has re- 

 turned from Canada. 

 "William F. Bassett, the' veteran 

 dahlia grower, and Mrs. Bassett, of 

 Hammonton, N. J., are spending their 



vacation in New Hampshire. Mr. Bas- 

 sett is hale, hearty and 86. 



Among the visitors to H. Bayersdor- 

 fer & Co. last week were George 

 Stumpp, of New York city; the man- 

 ager of the L. Bemb Floral Co., of 

 Detroit, and Max Rudolph, of Cincin- 

 nati, who called on his way home from 

 Europe. 



Alvah R. Jones is back again, looking 

 well after a trip fhat covered space — 

 not air — and several places of interest. 

 A member of his family who has made 

 friends of those who visit the Bellevue- 

 Stratford is also home in good spirits 

 after his holiday. 



Labor day was generally observed. 

 The wholesale cut flower houses closed 



at one o 'clock, or a little after. The 

 supply and seed houses were closed all 

 or half of the day. 



Robert Bragg, who is at the helm of 

 the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. during 

 the absence of George Auegle in the 

 south, comments on the fine quality of 

 the gladioli. 



Duncan Macaw has some splendid 

 chrysanthemums at Norwood. 



J. Murray Bassett says that about 

 fifteen years ago, when he induced his 

 father to ship dahlia flowers to this 

 market, he personally cut, packed and 

 shipped them before breakfast each 

 morning. Now it takes at least half a 

 dozen people to do this work during the 

 blooming season. 



Christian Keller, the oldest potter, is 



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