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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Fbbbuarx 23, 1911. 



Acacia Pubescens, f.?^?n?. 



CL The choicest of all the yellow flowers in February. Nothing more effective for 

 a yellow wedding, a decoration, etc., where something exclusive and select is 

 wanted. We have the largest supply to be found anywhere in the United States. 



We can supply in quantity, good quality and value: 



White Lilac, 75c to $1.00 per bunch; single and double Tulips, $3.00 to $4 00 per 100; single and double Daffo- 

 dils, ^S.w to $+.00 per 100 ; Pansies, very choice, $8.00 per 100 bunches ; Sweet Peas, all coloi s, 75c to $1.00 per 100. 



VALLEY, very choice, $4.00; good stock, $3.00 per lOO 



The Leo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch S«. tt Philadelphia 



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



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Bising Eastern Market. 



The supply of sweet peas is heavier 

 than a week ago. This is remarkable, 

 as the weather has been unfavorable 

 to production. The market is hardly 

 able to take all of them and the poorer 

 stock suffered. Good peas sold well. 

 Violets have fallen off since St. Valen- 

 tine's day, but outside of these two 

 varieties of flowers the market is in 

 good shape. There is hardly as much 

 business as a week ago. This season, 

 a long one, is drawing to a close, but 

 then there is by no means an abundance 

 of flowers, and prices remain firm. 



A large wedding order for white lilac 

 and callas kept these two flowers on 

 the move, while double daffs are active 

 in face of lighter receipts than of sin- 

 gles. There is no special change in 

 other flowers. Shipping is active; some 

 large orders and many small ones have 

 gone out during the week ending with 

 Washington's birthday. 



Sharon Hill. 



Melody, Double Killarney and gar- 

 denias are the stars at Sharon Hill. 

 Alexander B. Scott is away. Edward 

 Schwartz may well be proud of the 

 stock he will have to show on Mr. 

 Scott's return. Melody is blooming 

 as freely as predicted. The buds are 

 excellent and it is in demand in the 

 cut flower market. The Killarney range 

 of 22,000 plants is in full crop, pre- 

 senting a fine appearance. Double Kil- 

 larney has not faded during the dark 

 weather. In growth it is stronger than 

 Killarney and the flowers are much 

 larger. The gardenias are a sight. An 

 immense crop of fine blooms on good 

 stems is just coming into flower. They 

 are worth going a long way to see. 



In the earlier stages Eobert A. Craig 

 had expressed the opinion that the 

 Easter plants would be particularly 

 fine this year. In evidence of this he 

 opened the doors of three houses. The 

 first was filled with roses of the ram- 

 bler, Lady Gay, and Tausendschon, 

 American Pillar type, some trained as 

 handle baskets, all thrifty and full of 

 vigor. The second house was filled with 

 giganteum lilies, deep green, stocky 



VIOLETS 



The Best LADY CAMPBELL 



and fancy sing^les of quality that pleases all 



LIULC, white., ahead of anything in town. 



DAFFODILS, double and single, both very fine, 



EASTER LILIES our specialty, 2 or 3 blooms on a stem. 



BRIDES — everybody says there are none like them. 



RICHMOND— we have this best of red roses in fine form. 

 CARNATIONS in all colors. 



All other seasonable cut flowers and greens. 



We are just midway between the two railway terminals 



BERGER BROS. 



...Wholesale Florists... 

 1305 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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and even. The third was an ideal house 

 of hydrangeas, decidedly dwarf, full of 

 shoots and, best of all, with the fiower 

 buds set. 



Farm School. 



A little over fifteen years ago Dr. 

 Joseph Krauskopf, the eminent Jewish 

 rabbi of Philadelphia, consulted Count 

 Leo Tolstoi, the Russian philanthropist, 

 regarding the problem of the boys and 

 young men of our cities who fail for 

 lack of opportunity. Count Tolstoi's 

 advice was, "Return to the soil." 

 Farm School was started in 1896 in a 

 small way, with half a dozen students. 

 It has grown steadily year by year, 

 through gifts of money and land from 

 individuals, gifts of money from reli- 

 gious bodies and the state of Pennsyl- 

 vania, until today Farm School em- 

 braces 366 acres, four large buildings, a 

 chapel and three dormitories and many 



WILLIAM B. LAKE 



Distributor of "Superior" 



Ribbons, Specialties 



2SiS N. 34tk St, rtiUelfUi, tt. 



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other buildings for stock, tools, etc., 

 and greenhouses. 



There are fifty-six students now at 

 Farm School, and when the new Penn- 

 sylvania building is completed there 

 will be accommodations for a score 

 more. In short. Farm School is just 

 getting into swing, as the director. Dr. 

 J. H. Washburn, tersely described it. 



"But," Review readers ask, "why 

 go to Farm School?" Well, you see, 

 Walter F. Fancourt is professor of horti- 



