The Florists^ Review 



August 1, 1912. 



ASTERS 



Extra Choice 100, $2.50 to $3.00 



Choice Stock 100, 2.00 



Medium Stock lOQ, 1.00 to 1.50 



WHITE 



PINK 



LAVENDER 



PURPLE 



From now on we will have them in most any quantity, and' ySa will find here some of the choicest 



stock coming to this market. 



STOCK WE RECOMMEND TO YOU FOR QUALITY: 



EASTER LILIES dozen, $1.50 QLAOIOLI 100, $4.00 @ $6.00 



VALLEY ...100, $3.00 @ 4.00 MARYLAND 100, 3.00 @ 6.00 



FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS. 



We have plants of all the beet commercial varieties ready for shipibent now. See list among classified advertisements. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Florists 



N. W. Corner 12th and Race Sts. :: n t: PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review wben yon write. 



Mr. Burnett crossed "the creek" to 

 Newport, Ky., and was married July 24. 



Geo. H. Moores, of Wilmington, O., 

 is shipping fine Sprengeri to L. H. 

 Kyrk. 



C. E. Critchell has received his first 

 shipments of new green galax. 



Albert McCuUough is sending fine 

 hydrangeas, cut from his own place, to 

 the J. M, McCullough's Sons Co. 



P. J. Olinger is enjoying a week in 

 Chicago, with his family, 



Mrs. E. G. Gillett and daughter leave 

 for Traverse City, Mich., a few hours 

 before Mr. Gillett leaves for Chicago, 

 August 19. 



William Murphy reports that this has 

 been the best July on record. 



Ed. Schwartz has returned from a 

 three weeks' sojourn at Philadelphia 

 and Atlantic City. 



Joseph Enneking, the popular assist- 

 ant at Max Budolph's, with his wife 

 and family, spent the last fortnight 

 with his mother at Oldenburg, Ind. 



Mr. and Mrs. John Fries have re- 

 turned from their trip to the coast. 



Frank Yolz took an auto jaunt to 

 Lexington last week in his big Hudson 

 ear. 



Mrs. William Gear and the two sons 

 have been spending a week at Longe- 

 necker, Ind. C. H. H. 



FHIIiADEIf HIA. 



The Sising Eastern Market. 



The cut flower market surprised 

 everyone by its strength during the 

 last week. The quantity of flowers 

 has increased along with the amount 

 of business and prices have advanced 

 in midsummer. Eoses that brought 2 

 cents a week ago commanded 4 cents 

 during the week just closed, while the 

 top grades were eagerly sought at 6 

 cents and 8 cents, with scarce supply. 

 The bulk of the business has been 

 done with asters; in fact, asters have 

 saved the market in time of need. It 

 often happens that the early asters 

 are in oversupply, the buyers claiming 

 them Tjnequal to market requirements, 

 using only a fraction of thoie that ar* 

 rive. Last week, however, the ship- 



BERGER BROS. 



Take pleasure in giving you an unusual 

 opportunity to buy first quality 



BRONZE GALAX LEAVES 



$7.00 PER CASE 

 A full line of Summer Flowers, indiiding 



EASTER LILIES - ASTERS - GLADIOLI 

 SMALL WHITE FLOWERS, Etc. 



Growara Desirous of MakliiK a Chance Call or Corraspond With Us. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

 140-142 N. 13th St. . Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review ■when too wme 



ping and local demand swept the mar- 

 ket almost clear daily, in spite of 

 heavy receipts. Prices did not ad- 

 vance, bHt the'' average t)rieft wks un- 

 usually good. A^'alley waA Marte and 

 in brisk demand. Gladioli sold fairly 

 well, with heavy receipts. These four 

 varieties of flowers, asters, roses, val- 

 ley and gladioli, were the big f ouf in 

 the market, the balance of the list 

 being unimportant. There was a flurry 

 in cattleyas that advanced them to 

 $7.50 and $9 per dozen in the face of 

 orders on a bare market. The brisk 

 demand also affected Easter lilies; they 

 shortened in supply over the previous 

 week. The scarcity of white^ roses con- 

 tinues. There is comparatively little 

 outdoor stock of mixed varieties, the 

 crops seemingly being between seasons. 

 Greens are rather dull. 



The last week in July has saved the 

 market from an unfavorable compari- 



son 'witt this nipnth last year. Busi- 

 ness fell far below that of July, 1911» 

 for the first two-thirds of the present 

 month, but the last ten days have 

 shown a marked improvement, enabling 

 some of the wholesale houses to muke 

 favorable comparison just when such 

 comparison seemed hopeless. This is 

 only true of those houses which have 

 large receipts of asters and summer 

 roses; the later crops, on which other 

 houses depend, are only just begin* 

 ning. 



The City Trees. 



Samuel N. Baxter assumed, July 15» 

 his duties as head of the newly organ- 

 ized department in charge of the city 

 trees. Mr. Baxter, who is a graduate 

 of Thomas Meehan .& Sons, has opene» 

 headquarters (this is a good politick' 

 phrase) in the office of Oglesb;^ Paul, 



