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The Florists' Review 



Afbil 8, 1018. 



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Best Beauties no, $25.00 



The beat in quality that jon will find in this market. We will bill them to you at the lowest market 

 price, regardless of previous quotations. Always g^et our price, when you place a Irnxge order. 

 We can supply Beauties in any quantity. 



Snapdragon, - $8.oo--$io.oo per loo 



Flowers in white, yellow and several shades of pink. 

 A desirable addition to your stock, that will surely find a buyer. 



Lilac, white and lavender, per bunch, $1.00 



Splendid quality, liberal size bunches, none better anywhere. 



^^ ^^ ^^^ «^^S ^^ ■m^ ^-^ ^**" ^'^^ '*"^ with us more high-grade Carnations this season than ever, and 

 ■ ^tfVJrVB^sWIlBllCL mostly those varieties best suited for shipping. You can't make a mistake 

 ^^•*" ^M%mm.m^Mm.m^^ buying our stock. We are offering a Special in Carnations in 500 lots-try 



a shipment. 



DAGGER FERNS- 1000, $1.50 FANCY FERNS— 1000, $2.00 



As good Ferns as you can buy anywhere. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS-5-bbl. bales, $2.00 SPHAGNUM MOSS— 6 5-bbl. bales, $11.00 



GREEN LEUCOTHOE- 24-inch sprays, 1000, $7.00 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Florisb 



N. W. Corner 12fh and Race Sta. ss is it PHILADELPHIA, 



Mention The Berlew when too writs. 



PHILADKLPHIA. 



Doubtless due to flood conditions that 

 have disorganized the mail service for 

 more than a week, the usual Philadel- 

 phia market report had not arrived 

 when press-hour came this week.-rEd. 



Club Meeting. 



"May Flowering and Darwin Tu- 

 lips" was the subject of an excellent 

 address by H. Van Teylingen, of Hille- 

 gom, Holland, before the Florists' Club 

 April 1. Charles E. Meehan gave an 

 interesting account of his trip south. 

 President Thilow appointed a com- 

 mittee to raise subscriptions for the 

 Ohio florists who have suffered from 

 the flood. The Cottage Gardens, Queens, 

 N. Y., exhibited a fine vase of the white 

 carnation, Matchless. 



Floral Economies. 



The Dickerson estate of sixty-nine 

 acres, at North Wales, Pa., was pur- 

 chased March 24 by the company which 

 operates the Florex Gardens. The newly 

 acquired property includes farm and 

 woodland lying along the upper valley 

 of the Wissahickon and is next to the 

 land of the Florex Gardens. The new 

 farm will be used as a dairy farm 

 and will be called Wissahickon Manor. 

 Raymond L. Mayhew, an expert dairy 

 farmer, will be in charge. Mr. Mayhew 

 was a successful New Jersey farmer, 

 but has sold his farm. He will be 

 associated with the Florex Gardens, 

 operating the farm and dairy in con- 

 nection with the greenhouses. Mr. May- 

 hew will have fifty cows and a modern 

 dairy under his charge when the plans 

 are carried out. It is well known that 

 the Florex Gardens are owned and 

 , operated by a company consisting of 

 D. Fuerstenberg, Eugene Bernheimer 

 and Henry C. Geiger. The purchase 

 of Wissahickon Manor carries into ef- 

 fect one of Mr. Fuerstenberg 's plans 

 of floral economies, thought about many 





BERGER BROS. 



FOR APRIL WEDDINGS 



PINK AND WHITE ROSES 

 SWEET PEAS, Pink, White, Lavender 

 VALLEY ORCHIDS GARDENIAS 



EASTER LILIES FOR DECORATING 



FINE STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES 



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



Mention The RcTlew when yon wrlf ■ 



years ago. There are two advantages 

 in operating a dairy with greenhouses: 

 First, the manure so necessary and 

 often so hard to obtain; second, the 

 hauling. The period of midsummer 

 dullness is to be utilized for hauling 

 coal. Two double teams, it is thought, 

 will be suflBcient for this farm. There 

 will, it is believed, be little work for 

 them in July and August, so that the 

 heavy bills for hauling coal can thus 

 be eliminated. 



A Trip to Torresdale. 



A trip to Torresdale is worth while 

 if you are interested in the culture of 



violets, for there is the place where 

 they are grown to perfection. R. M. 

 Eisenhart started in the violet business 

 some thirty odd years ago, and his 

 place shows what can be done if you 

 make up your mind to do it and do it 

 right. There are eleven houses, com- 

 prising in all about 25,000 square feet 

 of glass. They are planted with 30,000 

 Princess of Wales, 10,000 Luxonne and 

 10,000 Lady Campbell. All have done 

 well this season. This will be a short 

 season for violets, due to the warm 

 winter, which starts leaf growth and 

 stops their blooming. The Easter crop 

 was short this year, as quite a number 



