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The Florists^ Review 



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Provost, Wash.— L. A. Borchers, at 

 Turn Point LigJit Station, is growing 

 for market a hardy clove-scented carna- 

 tion of a variety raised from seed eight 

 years ago. He carries his plants year 

 after year, cutting them back in the 

 autumn. 



Port Orchard, Wash. — A. Parry, of 

 the Annapolis Nurseries, has devised a 

 remedy for the cabbage maggot, which 

 annually destroys great numbers of 

 plants in this section. It is a poison, 

 but not injurious to plant life. Mr. 

 Parry is considering means of putting 

 his discovery on the market. 



Pleasanton, Cal. — Henry Klopfer 

 comes to his new position as head gar- 

 dener for Mrs. P. A. Hearst well 

 equipped in practice and theory. He 

 was employed in the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, Department of Agriculture, 

 for twelve years, nine of which were 

 devoted to plant propagation at the field 

 station at Chico, Cal. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



Business during the last week has 

 been excellent in spite of the gradually 

 rising prices on stock; as one retailer 

 remarked: "It is good to be doing 

 something l)osides funeral work." 

 There have been several large enter- 

 tainments and funerals, besides which 

 transient trade in all the principal 

 streets has been good. Stock is better 

 than last reported, with the exception 

 of carnations. A cold, dry wind hit 

 these badly and also the outdoor poin- 

 settias, which were bruised severely. 

 Wholesalers say their advance orders 

 are better than ever before and retailers 

 say that they never knew orders given 

 so early, though the individual calls are 

 not for high-priced stock. 



Plants arc likely to bo scarce, on ac- 

 count of the shortage in azaleas. Red 

 roses, the one thing needed at Christ- 

 mas, are likely to be plentiful, several 

 growers coming in with good crops; but 

 at that it is not at all likely all orders 

 will be filled. Red carnations will be 

 one of the scarce items without a doubt. 

 In groons there is some wonderful "Eng- 

 lish " holly coming from Vancouver, 

 magnificent stock, beautifully berried. 

 California rod berry is good in color and 

 exceptionally well berried. There is a 

 bigger demand than usual for wreathing 

 and other forms of redwood and pine. 

 Desert holly is plentiful and likely to be 

 cheaper. The ordinary groens used at 

 other times, such as plumosus, are scarce. 



Frost Cuts Outdoor Stock. 



Frost of unusual severity was ex- 

 perienced in the Los Angeles district on 

 the nights of December 16 and 17. At 

 Montebello, where it usually is warm, the 

 temperature was 2fi degrees, and it was 

 lower in the San Gabriel valley. In the 

 Santa Ana district a blanket of fog pre- 

 vented damage. The frost is expected 

 to reduce the supply of outdoor stock 

 and raise prices accordingly. 



Various Notes. 



Wolfskins' & Morris Goldenson 's store 



W« are much pleased with the 

 results of our plant advertisements 

 in The Review ; orders have come 

 in freely and from a wide range of 

 territory. 



Germain Seed & Plant Co. 



Los Angeles, By M. L. Germain, Pres. 



has been a busy place of late. There 

 was a good deal of work in connection 

 with the installation of officers of the 

 Eastern Star. Twenty-five bouquets 

 were given away at one function; at 

 another a large number of cyclamen 

 plants were given to the ladies present 

 - — quite a nice order. 



C. Gutting, of the Superior Nursery 

 Co., has the sold-out shingle on most of 

 his ])lants. Begonia Cincinnati and 

 Lorraine arc still in evidence at the 

 nursery, but evidently going fast. 



The Roserie reports good business and 

 F. Raymond, one of the old proprietors, 

 looks prosperous. 



The California Flower Market is a 

 busy place these days in the early morn- 

 ing. While some stock is scarce, there 



is always a lot of good material coming 

 from the many growers who h;ive 

 stands here and local retailers find it 

 a great convenience. 



C. C. Wooden, formerly with tiie 

 H. N. Gage Co., is in town again and 13 

 thinking of making a connection with 

 the florists' business here. 



Murata & Co. were one of the con- 

 cerns handling really good late miims 

 last week, one of their growers shipping 

 in some magnificent Appletons. The 

 flowers were grown outdoors and cnv- 

 ered late; consequently they were not so 

 much injured by the rains. A big ship- 

 ping business in orchids has been done 

 of late. 



A truly "decorative" window was 

 put up at the California Cut Flowci & 

 Evergreen Co. store on Seventh avenue. 

 Japanese frieze in the most at- 

 tractive colors, pine cones and other 

 decorative material showed how fine a 

 display can be made without much per- 

 ishable stock being shown at a time 

 when it is scarce. 



Fred Sperry is a pretty busy man 

 these days and it is hard to get holil 

 of him, but judging by the many boxes 

 going out and the sweet smile on his 



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I L. A. FLORAL CO. 1 



= FRED SPERRY, Mgr. = 



= HOUSE OF QUALITY AND SERVICE BUSIEST PLACE IN TOWN i 



I Large cuts of ROSES, CARNATIONS, VIOLETS, i 

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



= LONG DISTANCE SHIPPING OUR SPECIALTY = 



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Mention The Review when yon write. 



WHOLESALE EVERGREENS 



WREATHS Per Doz. 



Redwood and Holly lO-in.-12-in., $3.50 



Redwood and Holly 14-in.-16-in., 4.5(i 



Wild Cherry lO-in.-12-iD., 4.0( • 



Wild Cherry 14-in.-l()-in., 6.O0 



California Holly lO-in.-12-in., 5.00 



California Holly 14-in.-16-in., 6,5ii 



Larger sizes, prices on application. 

 Redwood. 100 lbs., J3 50. Garland RopinK. per .vard. 8c and up. California Peppers, bough 

 well berried, 3c-5c per lb. California Holly, best quality, 6c per lb. English Holly, 75c P' 

 lb.. Special prices on large quantities. 



SANTA GRUZ EVERGREEN CO., 101 Winston su LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



CAN YOU USE THESE PLANTS IN YOUR BUSINESS? 



Streptoaolen Jameitonil, elegant 2-lDch stock, $2.00 per 100. , ^ 



Creepine Coleus, Also grand for baskets or wall pockets. 2-lnch pot stock, $3.00 per 100; larger, i«-^ 



per 100. 

 Reeonla Lnminosa, Vernon and Prima Donna, strong transplanted stock, tlM per 100. 

 Primula ^inenHiH, 2V2-tncb, extra strong, $3.00 per 100 



Rofie Geraninms. Grand, busby 4-lnch stock plants, $4.00 per 100— worth double. 

 Geraniamn. All colors, rooted cuttings, $10.00 per 1000; unrooted, $(S 00 per 1000. 

 Salvias. Stock plants, 9-inch to 12-lnch, bushy. A snap at $4.00 per 100. 



GERMAIN SEED & PLANT CO. 



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



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