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The Florists' Review 



July 12, 1917. 



At tlie California Cut Flower Co. store 

 some excellent gladioli are being shown 

 and the roses, as usual, are extra fine. 



Arthur Howard, of Howard & Smith, 

 stole a march on his friends recently 

 when he said h6 was going away for a 

 ten days' trip to Catalina. This he did, 

 but first of all — June 14, to be exact — 

 he was married to Mrs. Minnie Plun- 

 kett, and the trip was a honeymoon. 



S. Murata & Co. report a falling off 

 in out-of-town shipments. 



H. R. Richards. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



Business is stagnant, there being few 

 funerals, social affairs or other means 

 of moving stock, which is abundant. 

 Auratum lilies now are more prominent 

 and more useful. English and Japanese 

 irises are plentiful and make fine win- 

 dow displays. 



The National Educational Association 

 is holding its annual convention here 

 this week and there has been much 

 stock used for decorative purposes. 



The Floral Society held its annual 

 picnic July 4 at Sciinorr's park, near 

 Oregon City. The attendance was not 

 so large as last year, but everyone had 

 a good time. There were races, games, 

 dancing and plenty to eat. Otto Panzer 

 tried to catch some trout, but when he 

 liad a large one hooked, he remembered 

 that his license was not in his pocket — 

 so he says — and let tlie fish go. The 

 picnickers extended their thanks to Au- 

 gust Zitzewitz, the chairman of the 

 committee in charge of the affair, for 

 making the outing so pleasant. 



James Forbes and R. W. Scott mo- 

 tored to the Tillamook beaches July 4. 



Charles Welby, who has been inter- 

 ested in the Swiss Floral Co., has sev- 

 ered his connection with the company. 

 J. G. Bacher is now in charge of the 

 company 's affairs. 



Julius Broetje is planting a pond with 

 water lilies of the red, pink, blue and 

 yellow varieties. At present he is bring- 

 ing in a large sup])ly of the whites, 

 which find a ready sale. W. G. W. 



TACOMA, WASH, 



The Market. 



Business is not quite so brisk as it 

 was last week. The staple stock is plen- 

 tiful and only choice carnations find a 

 sale in box orders. Peonies are abun- 

 dant, but their quality is not up to the 

 standard. Many fine plants undoubt- 

 edly were blighted by the late frost. 

 Good peas are now more than sufficient 

 for the demand; outdoor-grown peas are 

 just starting to bloom. Outdoor roses 

 are at their best. The cool, late season 

 has brought out perfect blooms; in fact, 

 it is difticult to tell- them from green- 

 liouse-grown stock. Delphiniums are 

 now quite plentiful, with the demand 

 good. 



Tliere is an increased demand for 

 old-fashioned flowers and perennials. 

 Funeral and decorative work continues 

 in a satisfactory manner, but counter 

 sales have dropped off to some extent, 

 probably on account of the large stock 

 of outdoor roses. 



Various Notes. 



Henry Benthien has shipped some of 

 tlie finest peonies grown locally this sea- 

 son. He also has a fine lot of delphin- 

 iums and Canterbury bells. 



V.an Slvke & Seamons are busv with 



FISCHER'S SPLENDENS 



A MAGNIFICENT LAVENDER FREESIA 



The only commercial colored Freesia in the world, not to be compared or 

 judged in the same class with any other colored Freesia. It stands alone for 

 size, strength, beauty and fragrance. The flowers are very large, with long, 

 heavy stems with foliage reaching well up the stems, and are highly fragrant. 



It is a Freesia that will stand the test of time and will be grown by all 

 florists when stock can be offered at commercial pr.ces. Was awarded a Cer- 

 tificate of Merit at the Pasadena Flower Show. 



Stock is limited; send in your orders as soon as possible. Is offered in two shades of 

 color, a bluish lavender and a reddish lavender. Only good si/ed. flowering bulbs are 

 offered. PRICE: Per dozen, $3.50; per lOO, $20.00. 



Cash with order. Sent postpaid. July delivery. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER, 



San Gabriel, Cal. 



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CLIMBING SUNBURST 



Strong Grower, Quite Hardy, Decidedly Desirable 



Full list and prices in July. If interested send us name for 

 copy. January to March 15, 1918. Express rate and condition 



guaranteed. 



JJff^FSLPiiaii HOWARD ROSE CO., : : HEMET, CALIFORNIA 



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BULBS, CAUFORNIA-GROWN 



Freesia Purity (true), Daffodils, Poeticua 

 Narcissus, Oesneriana Tulips, Early -flowering 

 (Baby) Gladiolus and others. Spanish Iris, 

 Ixias. etc. Splendid Quality. Best varieties. 

 Prices reasonable. 



I get repeat orders for my bulbs, season after 

 season, from well satisfied customers whom I 

 have supplied in previous seasons. 



Write for Price List. 



C. EADEN LILLEY 



Wbeiatale FItrist Md lalb Brawar. SMTI CRUI. CALII . 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



PALMS PALMS 



Palms are our specialty. Eentla, Cocos 

 plumosa. Phoeniz.Washingtonla, Seaforthla, 

 Corypha, etc., by the carloads. 



Ask for our wholesale illustrated palm list 



EXOTIC NURSERIES 



Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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FREESIA PURITY • CALLA AETHIOPICA 

 CALLA ELUOTIANA (yeUow) 



(Oar Specialties) 



Lilydale Bulb Company 



Santa Cruz, California 

 PIONEEK CALIFORNIA GROWERS 



Write us and we will mail you Quotations every 



few weeks to end of season. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



tlio new benches and yonng mum ])lants. 

 They are shipping a fine lot of culies to 

 the town every day. 



The annual rose sliow June 29 and 30 

 proved to be one of the finest displays 

 of roses ever made in the northwest. 

 Of over 5,000 roses exhibited in the 

 prize bootlis, the nine best of any va- 

 riety were Caroline Testout. 



.Tames Simpson is beneliing his poin- 

 scttias and starting out a new lot of 

 roses. 



The Tacoma Floral Co. is clearing out 

 the last of a fine crop of Canterbury 

 bells. 



Nurserymen are looking forward to a 

 big time at the annual convention of 

 the Pacific Coast Association of Nurs- 

 erymen, to be held here beginning July 



ORDER NOW 



PRINULA OBCONICA 



(Ronsdorfar Strain) 

 2 X -inch pots, $5.00 per 100 



Write for Wholesale List of 



Ferns in flats and 2^-'nich pots; 



also Adiantum, Nephrolepis, 



Eentias, etc. 



H. PLATH 



"THE FERNERIES" 



Lawreoce ind Winnipef Aveoaea 

 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL 



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Specialists in Specimen Stock 

 for Landscape Work 



Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Boxwoods. 



Hollies and a complete line of 



Coniferous Eversreens 



Write for prices 



Cottage Gardens Nurseries, Inc. 

 Eureka, California 



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17. Arrangements have been made to 

 accommodate any number of visitors. 

 Tlie Tacoma liotcl lias been chosen as 

 headquarters. B. G. 



METHODS OF PROPAGATION. 



[Tliis is tlio tliird iiistallmont of extraots 

 from a paper rend by T. I). Hatfield, of Welles- 

 ley, Mass., at a nioetiiiE of tlie Massnrliusetts 

 Horticultural Society. The fourth will appear in 

 an early issue. 1 



Carnation Sports. 



In fixing carnation sports it is neces- 

 sary to go through much the same ex- 

 perience. A cutting or two may be ob- 

 tained from the shoot that produces the 



