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The Florists' Review 



April 6, 1918. 



Heather of several varieties is popular. 

 Horticultural Society Dance. 



The dance given by the Pacific Coast 

 Horticultural Society March 25 was 

 the most interesting event in which the 

 society has participated since the last 

 S. A. F. convention, and H. Plath and 

 his able assistants of the dance com- 

 mittee are to be congratulated on the 

 success of their efforts to give the mem- 

 bers and their guests a good time. The 

 assembly hall of the Red Men's build- 

 ing was secured for the occasion, and 

 the dancers, numbering about 200, were 

 just comfortably accommodated. There 

 was a large showing of the members 

 of the society, especially of the young- 

 er members, many of whom are seldom 

 seen at the meetings. Most of the older 

 folk brought their families and the 

 Ladies' Auxiliary was well represented. 

 A few of those who are usually prom- 

 inent in the work of the society were 

 conspicuous by their absence, notable 

 among them being Daniel MacRorie and 

 A. J. Eossi, who had gone east for the 

 flower show. But the "dancing set," 

 including many guests, were out in 

 force, and all had a most enjoyable 

 time. J. A. Axell presided over the 

 punch bowl, the ingredients of which 

 were compounded according to a secret 

 recipe confided to him by Mark Ebel. 

 The bowl was the center of attraction 

 for a small but select crowd of male 

 "wallflowers," who made up for their 

 lack of dancing ability — or agility? — 

 by their fluency at swapping yarns or 

 talking shop. The younger dancing 

 crowd, and some of the older ones as 

 well, kept the orchestra going until 

 well after midnight and enjoyed every 

 minute of the time. 



In view of the success of the dance, 

 it is expected that increasing interest 

 will be taken in the picnic. D. Ray- 

 mond, who is looking after this matter, 

 has arranged for the picnic ground at 

 Pinehurst, across the hills from Oak- 

 land on the Oakland and Antioch line, 

 and it is expected that July 30 will be 

 the date tliosen. 



Various Notes. 



G. Podesta, a grower located on San 

 Bruno road, recently suffered the loss 

 of two houses of asparagus through a 

 peculiar accident. A gas main in the 

 street sprang a bad leak and the gas 

 found its way to a gopher hole, through 

 which it gained access to the houses, 

 and the plants were killed before it 

 was detected. The gas company has 

 offered to compromise, and two grow- 

 ers were selected to appraise the loss. 

 While the matter at last account was 

 not entirely settled, it is expected that 

 he will be paid about $500 for the loss. 



C. Kooyman is again getting a nice 

 cut of long American Beauties, which 

 Bell well in spite of the general glut 

 in the rose market. 



Mr. Wilcox, of Council Bluffs, la., 

 and Mr. Miller, of Farmington, Utah, 

 who has been spending several months 

 in southern California, made a visit to 

 San Francisco last week and spent some 

 time at the E. W. McLellan Co. nursery. 



The E. W. McLellan Co. now is get- 

 ting a heavy crop of ixias and ra- 

 nunculi and most of it is exceptionally 

 flne, long stock. 



Pelicano, Eossi & Co. had a striking 

 window decoration last week, which 

 they styled "Tulip Time in Holland." 

 The window, carpeted with moss, was 

 profusely decorated with tulips of many 



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 per 1000; plants from 2>4-iDch pots, very large, 

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Acacia Seed 



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 A. LoDKlfoUa and A. Latlfolla, all 1916 stock. As 

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Pots Tiers Per 100 



Araucaria Bidwillii 2-inch 2-S $15.00 



Araucaria Bidwillii 4-inch 26.00 



Asparagus Sprengeri . . . .2-inch .... 2.00 



Coprosma Baueri 2-inch 6.6o 



DiosmaAlba 2-inch .... 4.00 



Erica Melanthera 2-inch 16.00 



Prices of other stock on application. 



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PKLARGONIUMS, strong, large assortment, 



2, 2H> -inch pots, $4.00 per 100. 

 GXRANItTMS, standard varieties, 2, 2ia-inch 



pots $2,25 per 100, 

 PAN8IKS, Qiant Mixture, in bud and bloom, 



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fine varieties. The central figure was 

 an extremely pretty wax girl, dressed 

 in conventional Dutch garb, with orna- 

 mental buckets of tulips slung from her 

 neck yoke. Above, several wooden 

 shoes served as hanging vases for more 

 tulips, and a rustic picket fence, sup- 

 porting rambler roses, formed the back- 

 ground. 



The Sacramento Florists' Society 

 held its annual banquet March 27, at 

 the Travelers' hotel, in that dity. The 

 pincipal matter for discussion was the 

 projected fall flower show, in which 

 they are all taking a keen interest, and 

 a number of other matters of general 



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Greenhouses at Covina Junction. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 

 SEED 



76c per 1000 



10,000 lots at 60c 



HARRY BAILEY 



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In flower or buds, pink, white and blue. 



Prices on application. 



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ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. S-lnch, $4.B0 per 

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 100; 4-iDCh. $7.00 per 100. 



HARDT PBRENNIAI^S, from field, Delphi- 

 nluniH. Campannla Pyramidalls and PerslclfoUa, 

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For all classes of ornamental nursery and green- 

 house stock, ferns and palms at right prlcM. 



trade interest. With the show to work 

 for and look forward to, it is expected 

 that the Sacramento florists will keep 

 closer in touch this season than for a 

 long time past. 



(MScial recognition of the Marin 

 Flower Pageant in May has been taken 

 by the San Francisco Chamber of Com- 

 merce, the Commercial Club and the 



