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The Florists^ Review 



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LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



While field carnations and a few other 

 cheap items have become more plenti- 

 ful, the demand for this grade of stock, 

 until about February 20, more than kept 

 up with the demand for the better grades 

 of flowers. Good freesias, daffodils and 

 jonquils have been especially scarce and 

 difficult to obtain. Outdoor roses are 

 still practically out of the market, and 

 there are few Cecile Bruuner roses to 

 be had. Indoor roses and carnations 

 have been more plentiful, but there still 

 is a marked scarcity and prices are well 

 maintained. 



Violets continue the only cheap cor- 

 sage flowers, though there is a little val- 

 ley being offered by the wholesalers. 

 Cornflowers are scarcer than usual at 

 this time of the year; owing to the 

 cold nights they do not open freely. 

 Greens are in large demand and of 

 fairly good quality. 



Plants that missed the earlier market 

 now are coming in freely, and it is a 

 good sign that they are moving well. 

 The scarcity of good cut flowers may 

 have something to do with this, but one 

 good effect is to interest the people in 

 plants, which have usually sold freely 

 only at holiday times. A" scarcity has 

 developed in the better class of shrubs 

 and fruit-tree branches, there being a 

 large demand for these for decorations. 



Various Notes. 



S. M. Uyematser, proprietor of the 

 Star Nursery at Montebello, was the 

 victim of a cowardly assault recently 

 w^hile on his way home. Some thugs had 

 placed a Montebello "jitney" sign on a 

 car and Mr. Uyematser and a friend got 

 in. When about halfway out, the high- 

 waymen tore off the sign and robbed 

 Mr. Uyematser of his money, after beat- 

 ing him severely about the face. 



Wright's Flower Shop windows are 

 gay with bright red azaleas, which are 

 selling freely, but which would have 

 been a gold mine at Christmas. The 

 name, Christmas Red, does not say 

 much, but the color has Mme. Petrick 

 and other Christmas varieties backed off 

 the boards. 



Howard & Smith are sending in splen- 

 did stock from the nursery at Monte- 

 bello, the bulbous items, spring flowers 

 and fruit blossoms making a delightful 

 siiowing in the big store. 



Murata & Co. are doing a large local 

 business in flowering plants and palms; 

 also shipping small and medium-sized 

 stock. The cut flower shipments hold 

 up well. 



The store of the California Cut Flower 

 & Evergreen Co., on Seventh street, now 

 is most attractive and business is re- 

 ported good. 



J. W. Wolters has had several good 

 decorations of late, and his staff has 

 boon on the jump. 



George Eischen is more than satisfied 

 with the business in his new store at 

 Venice, and says that things are moving 

 lively at Ocean Park. 



In a dispute between brothers, which 

 has caused quite a little talk of late, 

 Bernard Tassano, of the Santa Cruz 

 Evergreen Co., obtained a judgment 



against Tassano Bros, for money he 

 claimed was due to him. 



J. Dieterich has been handling a line 

 of well flowered azaleas, the plants being 

 held over from last year. They were 

 grown at his nursery at Montebello. 



The L. A. Floral Co. continues to send 

 out large consignments daily, plant ship- 

 ments as well as cut flowers being in- 

 cluded. Manager Fred Sperry is a true 

 optimist and his personality is writ 

 large at the establishment he controls 

 so well. 



George Levai, of El Paso, Tex., hit 

 town this week. He was looking up 

 stock for his increasing business. 



Albert Weedall, of Bakersfield, was 

 among the visitors last week. Everyone 

 sympathizes with him and Mrs. Weedall 



in the continued illness of their daugh- 

 ter. 



C. W. Wooden says he is well satis- 

 fied with his start at the Abbey Flower 

 Shop. 



Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bloy, of Detroit, 

 Mich., are in the city on a vacation. Mr. 

 Bloy says that it will not be long be- 

 fore he pulls his stakes at Detroit and 

 conies to southern California. 



H. E. Eichards. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



There were no complaints last week, 

 as business was exceptionally good for 

 this time of the year. The timely down- 



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I L. A. FLORAL CO. I " 



E FRED SPERRY, Ngr. = 



I HOUSE OF QUALITY AND SERVICE I 



LARGE CUTS OF- 



Lilies — Freesias — Daffodils 

 Roses — Carnations — Violets 

 Novelties and Greens of all kinds 



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



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VIOLETS = CARNATIONS 



ROSES 



And Other Seasonable 

 CUT fLOWERS 



GREENS 



ASK FOR SPECIAL QUOTATION 



DOMOTO BROS. Tr^o^^I^ 



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



440 Bush Street - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



ROSE PLANTS 



of the following varieties, from 3-inch pots : 



September Morn, Prima Donna, Francis Scott Key, 

 $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 



WALTER ARMACOST & CO. 



Sawtelle, Cal. 



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