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Tht Horists' Review 



FasauABY 8, 1917. 



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Bend, Ore. — M. Keeney has built a 

 range of glass houses here and has 

 opened for business under the title of 

 Eiverside Florist. 



Redwood City, Cal. — A wholesale busi- 

 ness has becu started here by M. 

 Schmidt, who was associated with Mac- 

 Korie & McLaren for a number of years. 

 Mr. Schmidt will ship his stock to 

 nearby markets. 



San Jose, CaL — The Metzner Floral 

 Co. is in receipt of the twelve gold and 

 silver medals awarded for exhibits at 

 the P. P. I. E. at San Francisco. The 

 awards were won on geraniums, seed- 

 ling gladioli, petunias, carnations and 

 pelargoniums. 



Pullman, Wash. — J. H. Gooding, for 

 the last four years instructor of floricul- 

 ture at the Washington State College, 

 and previously a worker in the east, has 

 been in Spokane for six weeks, where 

 he underwent an operation for cancer 

 of the .iaw. Mr. Gooding is recuperating 

 satisfactorily. 



SPOKAlfE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Last week marked the passing of the 

 chrysanthemum, which had been with 

 us for almost seven months. There seems 

 to be some quality in the atmospheric 

 conditions here which prolongs the mum 

 season. Honie-growu roses are practi- 

 cally out of consideration and will be 

 until bright weather strikes us again. 

 Carnations are about up to demand and 

 of good quality. Von Sions, Golden 

 Spurs and Paper Whites are plentiful, 

 with freesias and Romans to help out. 

 Conditions pointed to an abundance of 

 stock for St. Valentine's day. 



Retailers say they are busy, despite 

 a drop in the temperature that tended 

 to check the over-the-counter trade for 

 a few days. 



Various Notes. 



Robert Briggs, who has been on the 

 sick list for six or seven weeks, is back 

 on the job at the Hoyt Bros. Co. store. 



Henry Reimers filled a good order re- 

 cently for a full-sized pall of Killarney 

 roses .ind hyacinths. 



H. L. Olsson was a recent visitor to 

 florists at Walla Walla. 



Adolph Donart and Ernest Stapleton 

 have made a week's visit to florists in 

 the coast cities. L. B. H. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



A return to colder weather has again 

 shortened stock, l)ut evidently the cold 

 weather is not confined to southern Cali- 

 fornia. Orders from contiguous terri- 

 tory have not been quite so good as 

 those of the previous week, and this has 

 held the balance even as far as price 

 is concerned, while the quality of the 

 outdoor stock offered is decidedly better. 

 The biggest scarcity of all is in bulbous 

 stock, especially daffodils. It is easy to 

 prophesy if one is not losing anything by 

 the process, but it looks now as if a good 

 deal of the bulbous stock will come in 



with a rush this year, and that the sea- 

 son will be short. Spring flowers, due 

 now, also will be in with the bulbous 

 stock, and growers of the latter who 

 are looking for contracts with whole- 

 salers will be lucky if they get through 

 on as good terms as usual. 



A few sunny days have done more 

 for the indoor than the outdoor carna- 

 tions, giving the growers a chance to 

 dry out their benches and even give a 

 little fertilizer, which has improved the 

 color and texture of both plants and 

 flowers. The lengthening days also im- 

 2)rove the outdoor stock, giving the 

 grower a chance to cultivate and dry 

 out the soil. Indoor roses are about as 

 last reported; the supply is less, but 

 the demand has dropped off on account 



of the unseasonable weather. A larger 

 supply and a better demand, with slight* 

 ly reduced prices, are among the proba- 

 bilities of the near future. Orchids are 

 decidedly scarce; also Cecile Brunner 

 roses and valley. This leaves, violets 

 about the only corsage flowers. Freesias 

 are coming in more plentifully now. Fu- 

 neral work has been good this week, 

 but shipping to some extent has been 

 hindered by snow storms farther north. 



Various Notes. 



Tassano Bros, have purchased the 

 nursery at Artesia that has been oper- 

 ated by E. Devalck for some years. The 

 place comprises ten acres in all, including 

 about three acres of lath houses, 7,500 

 feet of glass and a good residence. 



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I L. A. FLORAL CO. i 



= FRED SPERRY, Mgr. S 



I HOUSE OF QUALITY AND SERVICE I 



LARGE CUTS OF- 



Lilies — Freesias — Daffodils 

 Roses — Carnations — Violets 

 Novelties and Greens of all kinds 



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I 407 So. Los Angeles Street, LOS ANGELES, CAL. | 



= LONG DISTANCE SHIPPING OUR SPECIALTY ; | 



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VIOLETS = CARNATIONS 



ROSES 



And Other Seasonable 

 CUT f LOWERS 



QREENS 



ASK FOR SPECIAL QUOTATION 



DOMOTO BROS. 



WHOLBSALE 

 QROWBRS 



Nurseries: 78th to 79th Aves., East Oakland, Cal. 



440 Bush Street 



SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 



Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



POT HYACINTHS 



We now have ready to ship. Pot Hyacinths in 

 assorted sizes and colors. Prices, 4-inch, at 15c 

 to 25c; 5-inch, at 20c to 35c; 6-inch, at 50c to 

 75c; 7-inch, at 60c to 75c; 8-inch, at 75c to $1.00. 



WALTER ARNACOST & CO. 



Sawtelie, Cal. 



Mention The Beylew when yon write. 



