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The Florists^ Review 



Febbuaby 10, 1916. 



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San Diego, Cal. — H. E. Sies has dis- 

 continued his business in East San , 

 Diego. 



Hillsboro, Ore. — Carl E. Muller, for- 

 merly of Portland, Ore., has started a 

 florists' business here. 



Berkeley, Cal. — W. H. Wolters has 

 sold his business to his son, George W., 

 and now is conducting a business under 

 the name of Berkeley Seed & Plant 

 Store. 



Santa Cruz, Cal. — J. M. Fritz & Co. 

 expect their 1916 crop of freesia bulbs 

 to amount to 300,000, while the crop of 

 calla bulbs to be harvested this year 

 should total 100,000. 



Oakland, Cal.— The McDonnell Floral 

 .Co. has prospered greatly during the 

 last few years. Mrs. Mary McDonnell 

 points out that the business has grown 

 from 2,000 square feet of glass to more 

 than 14,000 square feet. Carnations, 

 roses and asparagus are the principal 

 crops. 



MR. WABD'S ACTIVITIES. 



When C. W. Ward goes into a thing 

 he surrounds himself with capable as- 

 sistants and makes progress at a rate 

 that is astounding to those who are ac- 

 customed to rely more largely on their 

 individual efforts. Mr. Ward has been 

 absent from Eureka, Cal., since Septem- 

 ber, but, on returning, finds the devel- 

 opment of the business of the Cottage 

 Gardens Nurseries has progressed apace. 

 , In addition to nurseries and green- 

 I houses, a city retail flower store is be- 

 , ing established and soon the Cottage 

 , Gardens Nurseries of California will be 

 ! as important a factor in the trade as 

 is the Cottage Gardens of Queens, L. I. 

 Mr. Ward considers the climate of 

 ; Humboldt county as ideal from the 

 grower's point of view and the accom- 

 panying illustration, showing some 

 sweet peas at the Cottage Gardens Nurs- 

 eries, will bear out his contention. 

 These vines have grown nine feet in 

 the air and then have dropped a matter 

 of three feet, so that the growth shown 

 in the picture really is twelve feet or 

 more. 



CYCLAMEN MITE. 



I am sending, under separate cover, 

 a cyclamen which is atfected with some 

 sort of disease, as the leaves and flow- 

 ers are curled and shrunken. In shift- 

 ing these last August, I used soil com- 

 posed of two wheelbarrow loads of 

 sandy loam and two of leaf-mold, not 

 old but finely screened, with one S-inch 

 potful of fish meal and two 8-inch pot- 

 fuls of wood ashes. About three weeks 

 later the trouble commenced, so I 

 sprayed them with Black Leaf 40, and 

 two weeks ago I sprayed them once 

 more, but I do not think the spraying 

 has done any good. Any information 

 as to the cause of the trouble will be 

 appreciated. G. T. K. — Cal. 



The plant forwarded was badly af- 

 fected with cyclamen mite. I do not 

 know of any remedy for this. Some 

 griowers think that dustings of tobacco 



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Sweet Peai ak Grown at C. W. Ward's New Plac< at Eureka,, C||l. 



dust and sprayings with nicotine have 

 somewhat helped their plants, but my 

 personal opinion is that no real rem- 

 edy has yet been discovered. I have 

 seen many fine batches ruined by this 

 pest and am sorry I cannot suggest 

 any remedy or hold out any hopes for 

 your plants. If they are all in as bad 

 a condition as the sample, you would 

 better throw them away; it will not 

 pay to carry, them along: Another sea- 

 son you may not have a trace of this 

 trouble. . . , C. W. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



Although the sun shone brightly last 

 week, the effect of the rain is being 



f elt, , ancl nev%r 'in"*"my 'experience in 

 this section have good flowers been so 

 scarce. Ely'Fe'bruary 1 people in Los 

 Angeles begin to look for what are 

 termed spring flo.wers, and these are 

 usually forthcoming,' from both out- 

 doors apd. indoors. . This year they are 

 scarce and those that are on hand are 

 wasljed ojit lp()king specimens, with lit- 

 tle color or fragrance. But should the 

 brigKt weather continue there soon will 

 be flowers — and in plenty. Taken as a 

 iwhole, Dutch bulbs of last season's 

 crop are not showing so well as usual, 

 most of the stock now being sent in 

 coming from older bulbs. 



Roses are becoming better and a lit- 

 tle mbre- plentiful, while carnations also 

 have more substance. Violets are ar- 



HERE ARE THE PLANTS YOU NEED NOW 



100 1000 100' 1000' 



8tr«pto8olon JamssonI 12.60 120.00 Ubonla Floribunda 12.00 tl5.00 



LMitanas, all best named varie- Salvia Bonfir* 2.00 16.00 



ties and true to color, including „ . . «. . «.. _^ 



Tethys. Ball of Gold and Craigii 2.50 20.00 Salvia Glory ol Stuttsart. . .... 2.00 16.00 



Lantanaa, creeping, Sellowiana Hellotropaa, purple 2.00 15.00 



or Delicatissima. fine for baskets 3.00 26.00 petunias. Ruffled Giants of Cal- 



'hSJ^ike°?hSb**'pur*:r"wii?e ^'o^i"^' ^^^^^^ ^^-^-^^^ '^^- 2«> 20.00 



flowers 3.00 26.00 Varbanas, all colors 2.00 16.00 



Usrustnun Nepalensa (Nepal Privet), 16.00 per lOOO; well rooted. 



CHRl'SAMTHEMUMS— Exhibition varieties. All the best, now ready, 5c each. Buy now and 



propagate. Commercial varieties later. 

 ALL WKLL ROOTED 2-INCH STOCK 



GERMAIN SEED & PLANT CO., sze 321^330 s«. Niii st. Los An{eles, Cil. 



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CAUFORNIA CUT FLOWER and 

 EVERGREEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS and SUPPLIES 



Wire or mail orders giren prompt and careful attention. Specialists in 



lonflf distance shipments. 



316 South Broadway Phone Broadwiy 2369 Lot Ansfeles, CaL 



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