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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 2, 1012. 



The Horists' Supply House of America 



MEMORIAL DAY DESIGNS 



Our factory has been busy for weeks preparing for Memorial Day. Skilled workmen, noted 

 for the beauty of their artistic arrangements quite as much as for their careful workmanship, 

 have been striving to produce designs that are even better than those we Bent out last year. 



Our Memorial Day Metallic Designs have always been in advance of the times, creating 

 wonder and admiration among those who have never seen them before. This year we confi- 

 dently predict that our Designs will surpass anything we have ever made. 



We offer Wreaths of Foliage with roses, pansies, lilies-of-the-valley and forget-me-nots in 

 a variety of combinations and styles; also Anchors, Pillows, Crosses, Gates Ajar, Harps, 

 Lyres, and anything you desire. 



If you have never seen our Memorial Day Designs, send us a tmall sample order; we. know it will be 

 a source of profit and pleasure to you— pleasure because it is always pleasant to make a profit. 



SEE OUR OFFERS ON PAQES 32 and 34 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., ' 



129 Arch Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



MentloD The Revlaw iffhen yoo write. 



FOUR 

 Specials 



This Week 



Roses Carnations 



Valley Snapdragon 



All Fine Stock, in any quantity. Write for prices 



Philadelphia Cut Flower Co., 



1517 Sansom Street, 



Phiiadeiphiaf Pa« 



OPKH uRm. e p. M. 



Mention Ttae Rerlew when yon write. 



live foliage — croton, Dracaena termi- 

 nalis, Dracaena Godse£Sana, Areca lutes- 

 cens and Pandanus Veitchii, a rich and 

 beautiful combination. 



Smith, Lineaweaver & Co. said, April 

 26, that pending the report of the sub- 

 committee of operators and miners 

 scheduled for May 2 it is difficult to 

 form any opinion as to what will occur 

 in anthracite coals. The bituminous 

 sections everywhere are now at work, 

 having made agreements with the mine 

 workers for the next two years, but at 

 an advance in wages, which increases 

 the cost of mining bituminous coal from 

 5 cents to 10 cents a ton, and this 

 means a consequent increase in the price 

 of bituminous coal to the consumer. 

 Shipments can now be made from prac- 

 tically all bituminous coal fields. Car 

 supply and movement are good. 



The Whilldin Pottery Co. reports an 

 active spring business that is in ad- 

 vance of last season. Phil. 



WASHINGTON. 



The Market. 



Business last week was exceptionally 

 good, all things considered. Although 

 the market is practically flooded with 

 flowers, a larger amount of first-class 



stock, including roses and carnations, 

 has never before been seen in the na- 

 tional capital. Carnations that should 

 readily bring at least $4 per hundred 

 have sold as low as $15 per thousand, 

 and American Beauties with 5-foot 

 stems brought a top price of 25 cents 

 each; the bottom price was 5 cents. 

 Sweet peas have been a little more 

 plentiful and the supply slightly ex- 

 ceeded the demand. The prevailing 

 prices ranged from $4 to $15 per thou- 

 sand. Snapdragon, mignonette, pansies, 

 forget-me-nots, marguerites and other 

 indoor flowers are coming into the mar- 

 ket in great profusion, but their sale 

 has been much hampered, as have other 

 products of the houses, by the influx 

 of lilacs, dogwood and other wild flow- 

 ers from the woods, where they are 

 being gathered in large quantities. 

 Huge bunches of these are being of- 

 fered on the streets for 5 cents a 

 bunch. It seems strange that this 

 should be the case, as it was thought 

 that the exceptionj^lly cold weather 

 last winter had killed all such outdoor 

 stock, but the lilac that is now coming 

 into the market can hardly be beaten, 

 although it would be a whole lot better 

 for the florists if it never materialized. 

 Orchids are selling much better than 

 they have been and there has been a 

 decided improvement in both quantity 



and quality. The supply about equals 

 the demand and the prices are $6 to 

 $9 per dozen. Violets are about over 

 for this year, in both the single and 

 double varieties; the only ones to be 

 seen now are outdoor ones. Gardenias 

 are still rather plentiful and prices do 

 not seem to be improving, ranging as 

 they do from 60 cents to $2 per dozen, 

 with more offered near the former price 

 than the latter. 



Outdoor lily of the valley made its 

 appearance about the middle of last 

 week and has been selling for about 

 $1.50 per hundred for the best. While 

 this valley is not so pure a white as 

 that from the greenhouses, in fra- 

 grance it excels by many points. Steph- 

 anotis is also to be seen in quantities 

 and is a welcome addition for the com- 

 mencement and bride bouquets, to say 

 nothing of funeral work. The pre- 

 vailing price is about $5 per hundred 

 clusters. From the Spanish iris just 

 coming in, it would appear as though 

 this will be exceptionally fine this year. 



Various Notes. 



J. Keur, representing C. Keur & 

 Sons, of New York city and Hillegom, 

 Holland, is in town showing the new, 

 unnamed pink gladiolus for which his 

 firm paid $4,000 and which took first 

 prize at the Haarlem show in 1911. 



