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Blanket of Violets, Valley and Adiantum Made by Mrs. Alma C. Lehmann, San Jose, Cal. 



PALL OF VIOLETS AND VALLEY. 



In niakiiijj: tlio pall shown in tho illus- 

 tration (III this pap;c, violet- nini lilies 

 of tho \alU\v were the flowers useil, and 

 liberal (jiiantities of adiantum and 

 sniilax were included. Lily of the valley 

 chiffon forms the large bows, and the 

 streamers were tied with lavender baby 

 cords. The jdece was made at the store 

 of Mrs. Alma C. T.ehmann, 01 East 

 Santa Clara street, San Jose. Cal. 



LOS ANGELES. 



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The Market. 



Tli(> passing of a good deal 

 bulbous stock has left a sort of hiatus, 

 but there is ample stock to ;.'o arouml 

 ill other liiu^s. The indoor flowers are 

 uood. IJo'^cs ha\t' not sii(li'n>d from 

 the heat 1u any extent. There is a 

 ;:ood uiiiiial demaiKl foi- carnations, 

 and. as usual, white om^s (leaned up 

 well for dyeing for St. I'atrick's day. 

 While all true flower lovers must de- 

 jdore tlii~ absurd custom, the proba- 

 bility is that if the gieen carnations 

 an<l datludils weie not worn, some other 

 <'Ustoni ('(jually ridii-ulous and of no 

 comjiensatiiig \ aUie to the florist would 

 take its place, so we shall proljably 

 liave to "let "er lide.'" Green dye ran 

 out early in the day in several places. 



The beautiful Delphinium Belladonna 

 is again making a show in the windows; 

 the delicate, pale blue of this fine her- 

 baceous plant always makes a big bid 

 for popularity. Shrub l»ranches and 

 fruit blossoms have been unusually fine 

 this year and have held out well. Be- 

 sides the cut branches, 7)retty, well flow- 

 ered little specimens of Bechtel's crab, 

 English h.awthorn, Japanese quince, 

 doubleflowered almonds and other 

 forced shrubs have made a tast(>ful dis- 

 play. Unfortunately, nearly if not quite 

 all of this class of stock will be over 

 long before Easter. Lilies will in some 

 cases also be over, but in all juob- 



ability there will be enough to go 

 around. Ifhododendrons are ajiiiearing 

 already a!id it will need quite cool 

 treatnu^nt to hold the usual Easter 

 kinds for th(> date. 



Various Notes. 



Calling at the establishment of 

 Charles Brazee. at Wilmington, I was 

 a little late fur the hyacinths, but in 

 time to see a patch of many thousands 

 of the beautiful i)inK Fabiola, which is 

 a great favorite of Mr. Brazee 's. The 

 day's cut of daffodils included al)out 

 o. <)()(> exquisite Sir Watkin, wliich is 

 always cut here before it conies to its 

 full color, finishing in the water before 

 shipping. Emperor is another of the 



])opular kinds, many tlnuisauds ol' this 

 being grown. Tulijis are not as exten- 

 sively grown here as formerly, but there 

 is a good showing of the Jiarwiu types. 

 A splendid type of statire is grown heie 

 in many of the most iiojiular colors. 

 Notwithstanding that he is in the rush 

 of cutting, the whole place is in fine 

 condition and reflects great credit on 

 this well known and experienced grow- 

 er. Most of the imnieuse cut here is 

 handled by the California Cut Flower 

 & Evergreen Co., of this city. 



Since centralizing its efforts at the 

 ]\rontebello ranch, the II. N. Gage Co. 

 has made great strides in the growing 

 end of the business. All through the 

 shipping season for bullions stocl;. (laffo- 



HERE ARE THE PLANTS YOU NEED NOW 



100 1000 100 1000 



Streptosolen Jamesoni tJ.nO $20.00 Fabiana Imbricata, beautiful 



Lantanas, all best n:ini(>d varic- heath-like shrub, pure white 



ties and true to color, including llowers $3.00 lAVOO 



Tethys. Ball of Gold and Craisii 2..'>0 JO. 00 Salvia Bonfire 2.00 15.00 



Lantanas.creepine. Sellowiana Salvia Glory of Stuttgart .'.00 15.00 



or Delieatissinia. tine for baskets .S. 00 l'5.00 Heliotropes, purple J. 00 15.00 



Libonla Floribunda 2.00 I'l.OO Verbenas, all colors 2. 00 15.00 



Ligrustrum Nepalense (Nepal Privet). $5.00 per 1000; well rooted, 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS -Exhibition varieties. All the best, now ready, oc each. Buy now and 



propagate. Commercial varieties later. 



ALL WELL ROOTED 2-INCH STOCK 



GERMAIN SEED & PLANT CO., 326 328 330 so. Main st.. Los Angeles, CaL 



Mention The Reriew when yon write. 



CALIFORNIA CUT FLOWER and 

 EVERGREEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS and SUPPLIES 



Wire or mail orders given prompt and careful attentiOD. Specialists in 



long^ distance shipments. 



316 South Broadway Phone Broadway 2369 Los Ang^eles, Cal. 



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