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The Florists' Review 



July 27, 1916. 



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LOS ANOEUIS. 



The Market. 



Shipments to outside points fell off 

 considerably last week, according to the 

 leading wholesalers, but business in the 

 stores has been a little better, though 

 funeral work still is the mainstay. The 

 reduced forces, caused by the absence 

 of many on vacations, have had just 

 about all they could take c^re of easily. 

 The pretty Mexican poppy, hunneman- 

 nia, and the double blue cornflower 

 have made a delightful combination in 

 many of the retailers' windows, while 

 large masses of Agapanthus umbellatus 

 and dahlias have made bold and strik- 

 ing effects in others. Roses are keeping 

 up fairly well in quality, considering 

 the season, Beauties perhaps making 

 the worst showing. New-crop carna- 

 tions are coming in great shape, the 

 cool nights making them retain their 

 freshness and vigor of stem. The sweet 

 peas have passed their best for the 

 year, or at least until the fall sowings 

 come in, though this will not be much 

 before Christmas. Gladioli are plenti- 

 ful and in considerable variety. There 

 is an abundance of good greens of all 

 kinds. A few begonias and salvias are 

 shown; otherwise pot plants are scarce, 

 with little demand. 



Various Notes. 



At George Watson's new place at 

 Covina junction everything is in ex- 

 cellent shape. The new carnation 

 houses have given a good account of 

 themselves and there is a splendid lot 

 of field stock to go in. The variegated 

 Benora is a great favorite .here and 

 Mr. Watson annually grows great quan- 

 tities of it. Another house is nearing 

 completion and is to be planted to 

 roses. 



Frank Warner, of Rust's nursery, at 

 South Pasadena, has gone to San Diego 

 to take in the fair again. Few men 

 stick more closely to business than Mr. 

 Warner or enjoy themselves better 

 when they do break away. So it is 

 safe to say that Mr. Warner will have 

 a good time with our genial friends at 

 the southern city, where hospitality is 

 boundless. 



The Armstrong Nurseries, of Ontario, 

 report that the season closed finely with 

 them and that the stock for the coming 

 year never looked better. 



G. M. Bridgeford, of Eagle Rock, now 

 brings his stock to market in a 6-cylin- 

 der automobile. 



J. Menasco, of Covina, is sending in 

 some of the best Ulrich Brunner roses 

 that are reaching this market. Jim 

 certainly has the "hang" of this rose 

 right. 



George Southard, who has a consid- 

 erable reputation around here as a 

 maker of paper pots and tree protectors, 

 says he is coming out with fertilized 

 pots, the felt or paper being treated 

 with chemicals suitable to the growth 

 of the various stocks to be grown in 

 them — presumably potassic manures for 

 tomatoes, nitrogenous fertilizers for 

 cauliflower and other combinations to be 

 worked out. Mr. Sout^^ard has several 



other novel features and has his ma- 

 chines about perfected for turning them 

 out in quantity. He is responsible for 

 the statement that when he gets going 

 good all the tin cans will have to be 

 sent to the "flivver" factory. 



Fred Sperry, of the L. A. Floral Co., 

 made a flying trip in his machine to 

 Santa Barbara last week, going and re- 

 turning the same day. He mentioned 

 that Arthur Gleave, of Gleave's Flower 

 Shop, was doing a fine business. He 

 also said that much of the local stock 

 of the Santa Barbara growers compared 

 favorably with that coming to the Los 

 Angeles market. He especially noted 

 the fine quality of yellow centaureas 

 and agapanthus. 



Mrs. A. M. Wilton, manager for C. 



H. KoUe, of El Paso, Tex., is in town 

 on a visit. 



Charles Howard, of the Howard Rose 

 Co., of Hemet, has been making busi- 

 ness calls in the city and vicinity. He 

 says the rose stock never looked better 

 than this year, and this is saying a good 

 deal. These "desert grown" roses are 

 always thoroughly ripened and, conse- 

 quently, bear shipping well. They go 

 dormant early, owing to the cool, dry 

 climate of Hemet. Many of the new 

 ones have been added to the list this 

 year. 



Morris Goldenson has been driving 

 eastern friends around this week, show- 

 ing them the beauties of southern Cali- 

 fornia. 



The Germain Seed & Plant Co. is busy 



CM YOU USE THESE PLANTS IN YOUR BUSINESS? 



XXnTJS PKLIORHTNCHUS (piseon's beak). Baautiful scarlet floverinc trailing plant with 



gray - green foliagei indispensable for baskets, 13.00 per IM. 

 ROMHSTA COUL.TBRI (Maliiija poppy). California's grandest flower; too well known to need 



description. Grand plants in 6- inch pots. 2 feet high and bushy, 80c each, 18.00 per dozen. 



Never before offered at such a price. 

 BIOTA ORIRNTALI8. 2-inch pot stock, absolutely first-class in every particular, $3.00 per 100. 

 CRBXPIMO OOL.KDS. Also grand for baskets or wall pockets, 2-inch pot stock, I3.M per 100; 



larger. 15.00 per 100. 

 R08R GERANItrifS. Grand, bushy 4-inch stock plants, $4.00 per 100— worth double. 

 GRRAHIUMB. All colors, rooted cuttings, $10.00 per ICOO; unrooted, $S.OO per 1000. 

 SALVIAS. Stock plants. 9 in. to 12 in., bushy. A snap at $1.00 per IM. 



GERMAIN SEED & PLANT CO. 



NURSERIES, MONTEBELLO 326-328-330 South Main Street. LOS ANOBLKS, CAL. 



\f»ntton The UptIpw when yon writ*" 



L. A. FLORAL CO. 



The house of quality and service. 



BUSItST PLACE IN TOWN 



LONG DISTANCE SHIPPING A SPKCIALTT 



Ne^r Crop 



CARNATIONS, GLADIOLI, AMARYLLIS 



BELLADONNA and ASTERS 



407 Los Angdes St. LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Asters — NEW CROP — Carnations 



S. MURATA & CO. 



751 South Broadway, 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



OLDEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED SfflPPERS IN SOUTHERN CAUFORNU 



Mention The ReTlew whan yon wrlta. 



CALIFOKNIA CUT FLOWER 

 and EVERGREEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS AN* SUPPUES 



Sie S. Bnadway, LOS ANGELES, CAL 



Ph«ii« Biwadway 2SSS 



MentloB The Rcrlew whea yn write. 



CARNATIONS 



Bnjr of th« grower and nr* intermcdiato 

 profltB. We are ■peciallste and ehlp vftj' 

 where. 



GKO. X7AT80M 



2861 Dobinson St. Los Anseles. Cal. 



Greenhouses at Covina Junction. 



WHOLESALE PRICES 



SnBJSCT TO CHANGS 



Short Med. 



Shawyer per 100, $4.00 $6.00 



Helen Taft " 4.00 6.00 



Rlchmonds " 4.00 6.00 



KlUarney ** 4.00 6.00 



White Klllarney " 4.00 6.00 



KlUarney Brilliant " 4.00 6.00 



Carnations " 



SweetPeas " .76 



Smilax per doz. stringrs, 



Hardy F.ms per doz. banchee. 



Long 

 18.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



2.60 

 3.00 



Mixed Short Ro«m, In 1000 lota $25.00 



Miller Floral Co. 



FARMINGTON, 



Moitlon Tbe Beirlew wbra jon write. 



UTAH 



