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The Florists' Review 



August 3, 1916. 



Pacific Coast Department 



LAUBUS NOBJLIS DYING. 



I have several fl^ specimens of Lau- 

 rus nobilis that appear to be dying. The 

 foliage turns browd and dry, but the* 

 stem remains green. Last winter was 

 a severe one and the plants were put 

 in an old barn for protection. They 

 had been watered and the surplus that 

 remained on top had frozen. The plants 

 were brought out in April and now they 

 are beginning to wilt. Any information 

 concerning the revival of these plants 

 will be appreciated. J. M. — Ore. 



I am afraid your bay trees have been 

 subjected to too severe freezing. They 

 stand quite a little frost, but it is not 

 advisable to subject them to tempera- 

 tures more than 8 or 10 degrees below 

 freezing when outdoors. If your plants 

 were not frozen hard, it is possible that 

 you watered them insufficiently during 

 the winter. Of course, they do not need 

 much water while stored away in un- 

 heated structures, but the soil must 

 never be thoroughly dry. Plants in a 

 dry condition would be likely to 

 scorch badly if taken out and exposed 

 to bright sunshine and the injury would 

 be greater if they had been stored in a 

 dark shed. They should have been 

 moist at the root and should have been 

 freely syringed for a few days when 

 placed outdoors. 



If the plants are not too far gone I 

 would suggest that you clip the heads 

 in an endeavor to get them to break. 

 Use the syringe or hose freely to assist 

 in this. Plants in active growth are 

 much benefited by top-dressings of cow 

 or sheep manure and soakings of liquid 

 manure. C. W. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



Vacations are still the order of the 

 day and there is little stirring in busi- 

 ness outside of funeral work and an 

 occasional decoration. Eetailers are en- 

 deavoring to get the best they can out 

 of the situation by making attractive 

 windows and pulling for the business by 

 advertising. But there is a drag to it, 

 and no life. Stock is piling up in many 

 of the wholesale houses, though the 

 shipping trade is really better than local 

 business. Roses are of poor quality and 

 the color is not good. Carnations keep 

 up well and asters are improving. A 

 good supply of centaurea is noted and 

 this staple flower is fine for decorations 

 or funeral work, owing to its long-last- 

 ing qualities. Dahlias were never bet- 

 ter than this season, as the growers 

 made better selections of varieties than 

 formerly. Gladioli are still overplenti- 

 ful. Valley is scarce. 



Various Notes. 



J. S. Acker, of Prescott, Ariz., has 

 been in town on a combined business 

 and pleasure trip. 



The many friends of Mrs. .Johanssen, 

 of the Johanssen Seed Co., heard with 

 regret that she had so serious a relapse 

 in her illness that her physicians ad- 

 vised an operation. This was performed 

 at the Angelus hospital July 25, and at 



W* ar« mucli pleased with the 

 reaults of our plant advertiaemonts 

 ia The Review; orders have come 

 in freely and from a wide range of 

 territory. 



Germain Plant & Seed Co. 



FebAsf ml: By M. L. Germain. Pres. 



the time of writing she had come out of 

 the operation quite safely and was rest- 

 ing well. 



Not having visited the Homer Laugh- 

 lin place, at Hollywood, for about two 

 years, I was surprised to see how well 

 the new plantings and other work are 

 coming out. At the time of my former 



visit new roads had been made that 

 scarred the hillside badly, but these 

 have been grown over with ivy. Such 

 shrubs as Pittosporum undulatum and 

 others have been planted at the base of 

 the rocky walls, which look well. James 

 Taylor, the efficient superintendent here, 

 goes ahead with his improvements in 

 a quiet, orderly way, but he gets there 

 just the same. 



For rarity of the shrubs and plants 

 generally, probably no other show place 

 in this locality comes up to that of 

 Arthur Letts, one of our most success- 

 ful merchants. The place is worthy of 

 extended notice, but in a hurried run 

 through the other day with Superin- 

 tendent Hunt I only had the chance 

 of a passing look. One beautiful thing 



CAN YOU USE THESE PLANTS IN YOUR BUSIRESS? 



LOTUS FKLIORHTNCHU8 (pigeon's beak). Beautiful scarlet flowering trailing plant with 



gray-green foliage, indispensable for baskets, $3.00 per lOO, 

 ROMNKTA COULTKRI (Malilija poppy). California's grandest flower; too well known to need 



description. Grand plants in 6 inch pots. 2 feet high and bushy. 30c each, $3.00 per dozen. 



Never before offered at such a price. 

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

 CRSEPIMO COL.KIT8. Also grand for baskets or wall pockets, 2-inch pot stock, $3.00 per 100; 



larger. $6.00 per 100. 

 R08K GERANIUMS. Grand, bushy 4-inch stock plants, $4.00 per 100— worth double. 

 GKRANIUMS. All colors, rooted cuttings, $10.00 per 1(00; unrooted, $5.00 per 1000. 

 SALVIAS. Stock plants, 9 in. to 12 in., bushy. A snap at $1.00 per 100. 



GERMAIN SEED & PLANT CO. 



NURSERIES. MONTEBELIO 326-328-330 South Main Street, LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



WADtlon Th* 'RptIpw when yon wr1t<> 



L. A. FLORAL CO. 



The house of quality and service, 



BUSIEST PLACE IN TOWN 



LONG DISTANCE SHIPPING A SPBCIALTT 



New Crop 



CARNATIONS, GLADIOLI. AMARYLLIS 



BELLADONNA and ASTERS 



407 Los Angeles St. LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Asters — NEW CROP — Carnations 



S. MURATA & CO. 



751 South Broadway, 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



OLDEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED SHIPPERS IN SOUTHERN CAUFORNIA 



Mention The ReTlew wlwn you write. 



CAUFORNIA CUT FLOWER 

 and EVERGREEN CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS AND SUPPLIES 



316 S. Broadway, LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Phon* Broadway 2S69 



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CARNATIONS 



Bay of the grower and save Intermediate 

 profits. We are apecralista and ablp every- 

 where. 



GXO. WATSON 



2361 Dobinson St. Los Angeles. Cal. 



Oreenhouses at Covina Junction. 



WHOLESALE PRICES 



SUBJECT TO CHANGE 



Short Med. 



Shawyer per 100, $4.00 



Helen Taft " 4.00 



RtchmoDds " 4.00 



Killarney " 4.01 



White KlUarney " 4.00 



KllUrney Brilliant *' 4.00 



Carnations " 



SweetPeas " .76 



Smllax per doz. strinirs. 



Hardy Ferns per doz. buncbes. 



$6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



Iionff 

 $8.00 

 8.0O 

 8.00 

 8.0O 

 8.00 

 8.0O 

 3.00 



2.60 

 2. CO 



Mixed Short Roses, In 1000 lots $26.00 



UlerHoralCo. 



FARMINGTON, 



Mention The BeTlew when yon writs. 



UTAH 



