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and nursery of importance from San 

 Francisco south afong the coast. He 

 says the bay district "has got 'em all 

 skinned. ' ' 



C. Kooyman is getting a nice house 

 of American Beauties started in prepa- 

 ration for the busy season. He is busily 

 shipping freesia bulbs, for which he has 

 taken alt the orders he can handle. 



A number of local florists were among 

 the guests August 6 at the beautiful 

 home of Mr. aiul Mrs. Henry Avansino, 

 at Fairfax, the occasion being their 

 eleventh wedding anniversary. 



Avansino Bros., formerly largely in- 

 terested in the Fairmont I^oral Co., who 

 sold out some time ago to the Mac- 

 Rorie-McLaren Co., plan to open a new 

 store about the middle of September at 

 382 Geary street, opposite the City of 

 Paris department store. They are spar- 

 ing no expense in fitting the quarters 

 up and expect to have an establishment 

 second to none. They have both been 

 in the business many yeans and with 

 their popularity a successful business is 

 fairly assured. 



The E. W. McLellan Co. is bringing 

 in a fair cut of the new Tipperary ro9e, 

 but J. A. Axell says they are doing bet- 

 ter with Ward, which seems to be pre- 

 ferred by the local trade. 



Daniel MacRorie, president of the S. 

 A. F., left the first of the week for the 

 convention at Houston. 



H. Loudon, a gardener for the Mac- 

 Eorie-McLaren Co., was probably fatally 

 injured at San Mateo August 8, when 

 his bicycle collided with an oil truck, a 

 wheel of which passed over his chest. 



D. Traversaro, with Pelicano, Rossi 

 & Co., states that the marriage an- 

 nouncement recently made for him by 

 overzealous friends was partially in er- 

 ror and has caused him some embarrass- 

 ment. While he admits having definite 

 aspirations in that direction, he says the 

 great event is not likely to take place 

 for a long time. S. H. G. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



The heat wave that prevailed at 

 eastern and southern points reached 

 Portland the middle of last week, but 

 no severe temperatures were reported. 

 The demand for flowers for funerals has 

 kept up well and business generally is 



about normal. 



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The Society Picnic. 



Members of the Portland Floral Soci- 

 ety, with their families, employees and 

 friends, to the number of nearly 150, 

 visited Schnoerr 's park Sunday, August 

 6, and enjoyed the picnic arranged by 

 the society 's committee. Refreshments 

 were furnished to all who came with- 

 out family baskets. There were music 

 and dancing in the pavilion. 



Big boys, little boys, old boys, women 

 and girls competed for prizes offered for 

 the swiftest runners. Initiation cere- 

 monies were held by the "Society of 

 the Yellow Dog" and several new mem- 

 bers were enrolled. The day was cool 

 and perfect for complete enjoyment of 

 such an outing. 



E. J. Steele was skillful when throw- 

 ing the horseshoes. 



A. I. Gale won the old boys' race. 



Clyde Lester, of Walla Walla, Wash., 

 was a visitor. 



Mrs. L. W. Scott and Mrs Dossche 

 brought extra large baskets and fed 

 quite a crowd. 



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Mastodon 

 Pansies 



Since 

 1893 



= A MARVELOUS SUCCESS 



= The only Exclusive Pansy Indus- 



^ try in America. The above strain, 



E originated by us, includes white 



E and dark center, dark blue center 



S and light blue center, pure white, 



E black, lavender, violet, blue, rose, 



E bronze (new), royal purple (new), 



= cerise red, red with silver rim, 



E mahogany, yellow (new), wine- 



^ colored, red and gold, lavender and 



E sold, with a dozen or more variations 



E in each color, in size measuring up to 



E S'^8 inches in diamtster. We shall be 



E pleased to receive a trial order from 



E you, and you will be delighted when 



~ they germinate and when they bloom. 



E Seperat* Colors. Catalocuo. 



= 1916 CUT PRICKS = 



E Mastodon Mixed, le oz.. 65c; ^ oz., $2.25; Private Stock Mixed, ^ oz, $100; ^ oz., S 



— oz„ $4,00; 4 oz„ $12.00. $}.25; oz., $6.00; 4 oz„ $20.00. = 



S Greenhouse Special (new), ^ oz„ $1.00; ^ oz., $1.00; oz., $8.00. E 



I Steele's Pansy Gardens, Tortlind, Ore. | 



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Mention The ReTtew when yon write. 



We have harvested part of the following 



Winter Orchid Flowering Sweet Pea Seed 



which we are ready to ship as long as they last: 



Mrs. ▲. A. Skacta, Wtalto Orchid, Red Orchid, Lavender Orchid, all at $t.00oz. Pink 

 and White Orchid, Orchid Beauty, at 75c oz, Mrs. Jos. Manda, Mtrs. M. Spanolin, 

 Dolasky Orchid, at $1.25 oz. Miss Fl. Roland, Apricot Orchid, at $2.00 oz. llom- 

 iDK Star, The Czar, Servian Frlnce (magenta). CHRISTMAS PINK ORCHID, all 



at $4.0) oz. Lavender Nora. Lavender Queen (same as Anita Wehrman), at 60c oz. VKNUS, 

 $1.60 oz. Bohemian Girl, $2.00 oz. Lesi in pound lots. 



All other varieties will be harvested soon. Ask for complete list. You can get almost all 

 those varieties in my original packets from A. L. Randall Co., Chioaeo; R. J. Irwin, 

 Ne^7 York; 8. S. Skidelsk^, Philadelphia. Never accept any Winter Orchid Sweet 

 Pea Seed in open packet or without my trade mark on it. It purely will be fraud. 



Novelties will be ready in August. 



Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 

 "^ June 19, 1916. 



We were certainly pleased with the results secured 



from your Seed last year and florists who visited the University greenhouses said they 

 were the finest sweet peas they had ever seen. They made an unusually strong growth 

 and produced great quantities of blooms. 



CHAS. B. SAYRE, instructor in Floriculture. 



I have received over lOOt such testimonials inside of ten months. 



WARNING;— There are or will be advertised many so-called new Winter Spencers. I 

 have seen many new names on the Exhibition tables, but by careful examination all were 

 identical with my older Winter Orchid, years in commerce, excepting the Yarrawa. Should 

 you buy any such so-called novelty, test it side by side with my original varieties and 

 judge for yourself. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, sweet rea Ranch, Lompoc, California 



Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER 



l^cHSut SAN GABRIEL GAL. 



Mention The Rerlew whem you write. 



The "Kangaroo 

 over by "Judge" 



Court, ' ' presided 

 F. A. Van Kirk, 

 netted $13.65. 



The clam chowder was one of the 

 most popular dishes. S. W. W. 



IMPEOVINO THE WATER SUPPLY 



I wish to make arrangements for a 

 better water supply. The spring now 

 in use, called the upper spring, fur- 



FIELD.OROWN CARNATIONS 



Enchantress and White Enchantress, 



M 60 per 100. $40.00 per lOCO 

 G. W. SCOTT & SON 

 6533 Wilson Ave., Seattle, Wash. 

 Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



nishes sufficient water when the season 

 is not too dry. The cistern, near the 

 upper^ spring, provides a pressure of 

 about ten pounds. I also have a never- 

 failing spring, usually called the lower 

 spring, about 300 yards away and about 

 sixty feet below the level of the cistern. 

 The greenhouse is almost in a direct 

 line between the lower spring and the 

 cistern and is about 150 feet from the 

 cistern. I wish to place a small hand 



