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The Florists^ Review 



NOVEMBKU 1, 1917. 



Manager J. A. Axell, is supplying a 

 heavy shipping demand for White Tur- 

 ner chrysanthemums, the blooms of 

 wliich are exceptionally large. Ship- 

 ping orders are large, and the firm ia 

 sending out a great deal of helichrysiini, 

 in the dried state. 



W. Onishi, of the United Flower & 

 Suj)i)ly Co., is making a special feature 

 of Turner mums this year, the demand 

 for which is so strong that he has his 

 supply sold out three or four days in ad- 

 vance. He is getting the same price as 

 when he first started cutting. 



Henry Avansino, of Avansino Bros., 

 says this year they find a stronger de- 

 mand for white, pink, bronze and fancy 

 colored chrysanthemums than for yel- 

 lows, which held first place for several 

 years. 



The Emporium plant and seed depart- 

 ment is being moved to a new location 

 on the ground floor, adjoining the cut 

 flower section, pending the fitting up 

 of i)ernianent quarters for both depart- 

 ments. 



J. R. Woodbridgc, of the California 

 Fern Co., Los Angeles, paid a visit to 

 the San Francisco trade this week. 



Mrs. Lichtenstein, of the Terminal 

 Florists, says they have been busy with 

 funeral work and table decorations, be- 

 sides experiencing a good counter trade. 

 Being near the Ferry, they get work 

 from the naval training station. 



Joseph Lagomarsino, one of the lead- 

 ing violet growers of the San Francisco 

 bay district, has been experimenting 

 with sweet peas with a view to growing 

 large quantities of them outdoors for 

 winter cutting. He planted some seeds 

 in August and is now bringing in a few 

 cut flowers. Next year he hopes to have 

 a large cut in December and January. 

 JTe has secured land, in the Black hills, 

 at an elevation of 500 feet, which he 

 thinks will serve his purpose admirably. 



William Scanlon has resumed his 

 duties with Albert O. Stein after a brief 

 army experience, having failed to pass 

 the physical examination on account of 

 an operation. 



Miss Bertha Cohn, one of the pro- 

 prietors of the Bellevue Florists, had 

 her tonsils removed at the St. Francis 

 hospital a few days ago, following a 

 severe attack of tonsilitis. She is now 

 recuperating at her home. Her part- 

 ner, Miss Eothschild, reports business 

 well up to expectations, hotel work 

 keeping up satisfactorily. This firm has 

 been delivering many flowers to the Let- 

 terman hospital at the Presidio. 



Donald McLaren, of MacRorie & Mc- 

 Laren, is back in the city after a vaca- 

 tion in the central part of the state. 



Julius Eppstein, in the St. Francis 

 hospital, reports a good demand for cut 

 flowers and some nice decorations. A 

 large Halloween affair will require quan- 

 tities of chrysanthemums. Mr. Eppstein 

 considers prices for orchids rather high 

 in view of the large supply. 



G. C. Roeding, president of the 

 Fanchcr Creek Nurseries, Fresno, paid 

 tlie local trade a vis^t last week. 



H. S. G. 



SPOKANE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Market conditions are a trifle un- 

 steady, with the demand for flowers 

 varying a great deal from one day to 

 another. On the whole, however, condi- 

 tions have improved. Stock is plentiful 

 in most lines and good quality is gener- 

 ally the rule. Home-grown mums are 



MOVED INTO LOS ANGELES 



We have opened a Wholesale Florists' store at 

 221 East Fourth Street 



Our principal aim is to best distribute the product of 

 our large greenhouses at Sawtelle, Cal. 

 We have 125,000 feet of modern glass in Beauties, Roses, 

 Valley, Orchids, Lilies and Flowering Plants, and seven 

 acres of lath devoted to Asparagus Plumosus sprays 

 and strings, Asparagus Sprengeri and Smilax. This 

 insures a steady green supply. 



We will also do a local shipping business in all sea- 

 sonable flowers — Chrysanthemums, Carnations, Violets and 

 Florists' Supplies. 

 We sell to dealers only. 

 Write for price lists. 



Walter Armacost & Co. 



221 East Fourth Street, 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



CYCLAMEN 



Five colors, from best EoKlish Seed. Orders 

 booked now for immediate delivery. 4-inch 

 and 6-inch pots, fine, bushy plants, at 20c and 

 60c each. 



FnEP BBOilEt sawta' bosa. oai.. 



CaDa LQy and Freeda 



BULBS 



We are now booking orders for the above stock 

 for immediate or later delivery. Get our prices. 



CURRIER BULB CO.. Seabrinht Cal. 



improving as the later varieties come 

 in and are finding a ready sale to the 

 retailer, vrho is taking his chances on 

 the stock he buys; the retail business 

 seems to be a little slow in getting 

 started. 



Various Notes. 



The annual mum show was held at 

 the city greenhouses, Manito park, Oc- 

 tober 28. Park Superintendent John 

 W. Duncan had on exhibition some un- 

 usually fine blooms, several of the Tur- 

 ners measuring more than fifteen inches 

 in diameter. Among the newer varieties 

 which attracted attention were the fol- 

 lowing: Alice Day, William Eigby, A. 

 S. Baldwin, Odessa, Earl Kitchener, 

 Pockett's Surprise, William Lease and 

 Mrs. P. Stephenson. 



Burnette Bros, were first on the mar- 

 ket with Bonnaffon mums, which are 

 fine and large. They also had a few 

 Marigolds that were beauties, but they 

 do not intend to grow many of this va- 

 riety. 



The Spokane Florist Co. had a home 

 and church wedding decoration last 

 week that was one of the most elaborate 

 ever handled. The event called for 

 flowers for numerous parties and recep- 

 tions tendered to the bride-to-be before 

 the wedding. Much corsage work was 

 done for orders of the better class. 



ORDER NOW 



PRINULA OBCONICA 



(Ronsdorfer Strain) 

 2ji<-inch pots, $5.00 per 100 



Write for Wholesale List of 



Ferns in flats and 2^-inch pots; 



also Adiantum, Nephrolepis, 



Eentias, etc. 



H. PLATH 



"TNK FERNIRIIS" 



UwrcKC ud WiMipcg Avmms 

 SAN fRANCISCO, CAL 



PURITY FREESIAS 



SPECIAL OFFER 



60.000 7-16 in. In Dlam. (small 1-2 In.) $4.00 per 1000 



50,000 1. 2 In In Dlam 7.80 per 1000 



Delivered Prepaid by Express 



Write for special prices on fine Calla Bulbs 



LILYDALE BUL.B COMPANY 



Santa Crn?.. California 



My Winter Orchid-flowering 

 Sweet Peas 



are now grown by over 8000 commercial flo- 

 rists. They have no equal. Send for list. 



Ant, C, Zvolanek, Lompoc, Cal. 



H. L. Olsson is figuring on a trip to 

 the coast to visit a brother-in-law at the 

 cantonment at American Lake. 



S. Younkin, accompanied by John W. 

 Duncan and E. S. Eugene, last week 

 made an auto run to Twin lakes. While 

 there they located a bed of sphagnum 



