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The Florists^ Review 



Mab< 20. 1913. 



SPECIAL BEAUTIES 



The constantly inereaainfl^ demand for our Beaatiea !■ due to the fact that they are always 

 up to the standard and you are always reasonably sure ■we, can fill your order. We should 

 like you to see our daily supply of Beauties, because it will clinch our claim that we are 

 better prepared to serve you in quantity, quality and price than you will find anywhere. 



WHEN IN NEED OF A QUANTITY, DON'T FAIL TO QET OUR PRICE. 



PINK AND WHITE KILLARNEY 



Plenty of all grades; quality is very fine. Prices reasonable. 

 We can fill your orders for Killamey of any grade in quantity. 



EASTER LILIES 



Good Lilies in any quantity, long 

 stems and good flowers. 



Greens of all kinds In onr own eold-itoragre 

 rooms. We ntai to handle the beat we can 

 find, and we know wkere to look for them. 



SNAPDRAGON 



Pink, white, yellow, and can supply 

 200 or 300 stalks at any time. 



FANCY AND DAattER FERNS-WILD SMILAX-LCUCOTHOKS-aALAX-MCXICAN IVY-SPHAQNUM MOSS 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., wholesale Florists 



N. W. Corner I2fh and Race Sts.. u tt tt PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Mass.; Chas. Plummer, Amelia, 0.; H. 

 A. Staley, Vanceburg, Ky., and H. D. 

 Crowell, of the S, S. Pennock-Meehan 

 Co., Philadelphia, Pa. C. H. H. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Bising Eastern Market. 



The cut flower market is quite active 

 when the immense quantity of plants 

 now absorbing the interest of the buy- 

 ers is considered. There is not a heavy 

 supply of flowers and the demand has 

 been sufficient to take most of them* at 

 fair prices. St. Patrick's day caused a 

 slight aclVan«e in white carnations, 

 which found 4heir way, dyed an Irish 

 green, into many a^.cpi/^t lapel. South- 

 ern daffodils continue to arrive without 

 making much impression; they are in 

 quite a separate class from the magnifi- 

 cent blooms of Emperor and Sir Watkin 

 that are produced under glass. The 

 weather has been erratic, often quite 

 unfavorable to production and lasting 

 qualities, many flowers arriving too 

 open. 



Indications for Easter point to an 

 unusually good supply of violets. It is 

 thought that the Hudson river district 

 Marie Louise will stand first, then the 

 singles and the Hightstown doubles. 

 Sweet peas also promise well. There 

 will be more short and medium-stemmed 

 roses than fancy stock. Carnations are 

 not likely to increase in numbers. There 

 will be an excellent supply of cut Easter 

 lilies, a heavy cut of valley and a mod- 

 erate cut of callas. Cattleya Schroe- 

 derae is likely to be unequal to the de- 

 mand. No other cattleyas are in bloom 

 here. Beauties will be scarce. A funny 

 condition exists: the only Beauty 

 grower hereaboul^ who has a real crop 

 obtained it in two houses by aiming for 

 Christmas! Not a good shot, you will 

 say, yet he is one of our best growers 

 and he has certainly hit the mark 

 squarely. 



BERGER BROS. 



SWEET PEAS 



THE BEST FLOWERS t, FOR WEDDINGS. 



White Roses Pink Roses Valley 

 Violets Easter Lilies Greens 



140-142 N. ISth St - • ridladeiphia, Pa. 



GOOD FLOWERS PROMPT SERVICE 



Mention Ttw Beriew when too wnw 



The Floracroft Qreenhouses. 



A model range, neat, light, airy , filled 

 with Easter stock in prime condition. 

 That is Floracroft. The hydrangea is 

 the principal Easter plant. These are 

 a gorgeous sight, the soft pink of 

 Otaksa harmonizing with the creamy 

 white and contrasting agreeably with 

 the deep lavender of the French va- 

 rieties. They are so even and so well 

 flowered that just to see them is a 

 pleasure. One block of French varieties 

 reserved for a certain buyer was es- 

 pecially beautiful. There are 20,000 

 tulips for Easter, three-fourths of them 

 Murillo, exquisitely pink, the remaining 

 fourth divided between the Prince of 



Austria, the American-Beauty-colored 

 tulip; Couronne d'Or and Flamingo. 

 They are all well grown. The lilies 

 are multiflorum of good height. Ed- 

 ward Boss has reason to be proud about 

 the condition of the place. There are 

 good spiraeas, ferns and, last, perhaps 

 best of all, an immense quantity of lily 

 of the valley. Barney Malloy, who 

 brought the valley king's crown and 

 scepter to Walter P. Stokes, is in charge. 

 The flowering of the pips has been re- 

 duced to a fine art, with wonderful re- 

 sults. 



Various Notes. 



The spring show of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society was held in 



