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56 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 80, 1911. 



Cut Flowers for Easter. 



Easter Lilies, $12.00 to $15.00 per 100. 18-30-inch stems, perfect flowers, clean 

 foliage. 



Carnations* Oar supply for Easter will be the best in this market. 



PINK AND WHITE KILLARNEY, MARYLAND, BEAUTIES 



We expect a large cut of Roses and a very satisfactory market for the buyer. 



Your orders will be well taken care of if placed with us. More retailers realize every 

 day the dependable service we are giving. Let us tell you more about our supply 

 for Easter. Send for our price list. 



The Leo Niessen Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch St. it Philadelphia 



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



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



"Philadelphia leads in prizes." That 

 was the message that came flashing 

 over the wires from Boston on the 

 night of March 25. It means that at 

 the National Flower Show, where every 

 section of the eountrj' is striving for 

 honors and glory, Philadelphia holds 

 the proud place of leader in the horti- 

 cultural world of America. 



The week closing March 29 has been 

 uneventful. There is a fair amount of 

 business, with the tendency of prices 

 going downward, especially on carna- 

 tions. There are plenty of shipping 

 and local orders requiring good stock, 

 with no special surplus in the better 

 grades. Emperor daffodils are fine and 

 remain firm in price. The southern 

 stock is not plentiful enough to mar 

 their market. Tlie sweet pea vines 

 that have done hard work all winter 

 are tiring now. Their flowers bring 

 one-half the price of some of the vines 

 that are just coming into bloom. Single 

 violets are pretty well out of the race; 

 doubles are good, but not plentiful at 

 times. Beauties continue scarce. Cat- 

 tleya Mossise strengthens the sought- 

 after dark orchids. Easter lilies are not 

 plentiful yet. Valley and lilacs are 

 good. There is some colored lilac now. 

 Daisies and pansies are in fair demand. 

 Snapdragon, except the fancv pink, is 

 dull. 



The Spring Show. 



The Spring Show of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society, held in 

 Horticultural hali last week, was 

 largely an exhibition of bulbs and 

 Easter plants in bloom. It was beauti- 

 ful — experts said a decided improve- 

 ment over last year. The competition 

 was keen among the private gardeners 

 for the Dreer, Michell and Waterer 

 prizes. The Henry A. Dreer Co. made 

 an excellent exhibit of foliage plants 

 and ferns. Phil. 



Aschmann Bros. Easter Plants. 



The old greenhouses opposite Green- 

 mount cemetery smile today as they 

 never smiled before. They are full to 

 overflowing with a splendid lot of 



Mention The Review •when you write. 



EASTER PLAN'fe 



Philadelphia growers are olfering the finest collection of EHfter plaints 

 this great market has ever seen. May we have your order rWHr for any- 

 thing you may need for Easter? We will select the plants, have them 

 carefully packed, shipped direct to you from the greenhouses. Prices will 

 not exceed those of last season. 



Easter Flowers 



EASTER LILIES will te coming plentifully, you can secure the best 

 by placing your order early. The pncc will be ^10.00 and $12.00 per 100, 

 the higher priced are worth the difference. 



All other flowers promise to be plentiful with prices reasonable. Place 

 yonr orders now and se<;ure the best stock. 



The most centrally located Wholesale House in the city. 



BERGER BROS. 



Wholesale Florists 



1305 f^llbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review when you writ^. 



Piaster and spring stock. Hustle is per- 

 haps the word that would best describe 

 the fertilizer that has made the place 

 look as it does. The plants are in tip- 

 top condition all the way through; there 

 is no dead wood on the place and none 

 but the best varieties. 



The lilies, 5,000 in number, are di- 

 vided between giganteum and multi- 

 forum, and range from short to medium 

 and tall, passing through the same 

 range of quantity of flowers. The aza- 

 leas, curtained off to keep them well 

 back lest we have warm weather before 

 the sixteenth, are in just the condition 

 thVt gladdens an azalea grower's heart, 

 glossy green foliage and plenty of buds. 

 This same condition -strikes terror to 

 the heart of the newspaper man, be- 

 cause it is so difficult f6r him to tell 

 the varieties apart unless he is told. 



The spira-its, all Gladstone, are in 

 splendid shape, set in different houses 



WILLIAM B. LAKE 



Distributor of "Superior" 



Ribbons, Specialties 



2535 N. Mtt St. fUhdelpUi. Pi. 



at different temperatures to get them 

 ju«t right. The hydrangeas are excel 

 lent and well timed; the same is true of 

 Marguerite Queen Alexandra. These 

 five standard Easter plants, totaling 

 something like 10,000 in all, make up 

 the bulk of a well grown stock. The 

 balance of the place is filled with a nice 

 assortment of spring stock in promising 

 condition. 



Various Notes. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. report the fol 

 lowing visitors: G. E. Weaklin, Pitts- 



