96 



The Florists^ Review 



February 6, 1919. 



Various Notes. 



Though it lias not been many months 

 since the Art Floral Co. enlarged its 

 quarters in Powell street to three times 

 the former size, further additions are 

 found necessary now to care for the 

 needs of this growing business. To 

 meet these recjuirements additional 

 basement floor space, amounting to 

 1,800 square feet, has been secured ad- 

 joining the present workrooms. Par- 

 titions are now being removed and the 

 place entirely renovated to suit the re- 

 quirements of the florists' business. 

 Part of the new space will be fitted up 

 as a show room for baskets and other 

 stock, and the remainder will be utilized 

 for storage and workroom purposes. 

 P. V. iMatraia, head of this concern, re- 

 ports business excellent for this season. 



Fred Bertrand, who took over the 

 management of the MacBorie-McLaren 

 store on Powell street recently, is get- 

 ting the work well in hand. He also has 

 charge of the stand in the Palace hotel 

 and is completely reorganizing both 

 establishments. Joseph Thomas is the 

 latest addition to the staff of the Powell 

 street store. He is an experienced flo- 

 rist, just released from the army. Be- 

 fore entering the service of his country, 

 he was manager of the Sanborn store, 

 Oakland, Cal., for some time. 



The many friends of Patrick Orr, who 

 holds Ji responsible position with Albert 

 O. Stein, regret to learn that he was 

 taken to a hospital a few days ago for 

 an operation. His speedy recovery is 

 hoped for. As another of the Stein 

 boys is sick with the "flu," and busi- 

 ness is brisk, there is a rush to get out 

 the work. Mr. Stein executed a nice 

 wedding decoration January 21. 



Charles Shellgrain, of Shellgrain & 

 Hitter, says this new firm has done 100 

 l)er cent more business to date than was 

 anticipated. Starting just before 

 Christmas, holiday orders far exceeded 

 expectations and sales have held up 

 remarkably well throughout January'. 



B. M. Joseph is gratified over having 

 had tlie opportunity to demonstrate that 

 orders for flowers not only can be placed 

 in San Francisco for delivery in New 

 York, but they can be handled at even 

 a greater distance than that. Before 

 Thanksgiving a lady placed an order 

 at the Joseph store here for a box of 

 orchids to be delivered Thanksgiving 

 day to her husband, a lieutenant colonel 

 serving in France. She recently re- 

 ceived word that the box of flowers was 

 delivered from Tours, France, Thanks- 

 giving eve, just as the recipient was go- 

 ing into battle. In the box was his 

 wife's card, in a Joseph envelope, which 

 he was accustomed to seeing in San 

 Francisco. This came as a great sur- 

 prise and he was at a loss to know how 

 the envelope got there. The explana- 

 tion is that it was enclosed with the 

 order, mailed to the French florist's 

 establishment. 



Mrs. Bianchinni, wife of John Bian- 

 chinni, manager for B. M. Joseph, 

 who is also a member of that staff, has 

 been in the hospital for three weeks 

 with influenza, but is now able to re- 

 turn to her home. 



Mrs. R. E. Darbee is much relieved 

 to have her force all back again, prac- 

 tically all tlie employees having had 

 tlie influenza at once during the last 

 month. 



Julius Eppstein, the St. Francis hotel 

 florist, says the wearing of "flu" masks 

 has had a tendency to check festivities 

 calling for floral decorations at the 



Seasonable Plante, 

 Seeds and Supplies 



FLOWERING PLANTS. 



Cyclamen — 5-ln., 35c.; 6-in., 50c. each. 



Cinerarias — 5-ln., 50c. each. 

 Genistas — 5-in., 35c. each. 

 Obconlca Primroses — 1-in., 20c. ; 5-in., 

 35c.; 7-in., 50c. each. 



Malacoldes Primroses — 5-in., 25c. each. 

 Callas — «-in., in bud, 60c. each. 

 Begonia Chatelaine — 1-in., 25c. each. 



DECORATIVE PLANTS. 



Ferns for fern dishes — $3.00 per 100. 



Fern dishes — 5-in., 30c. each. 



Ferns — Scottii, Whitmanii, etc. — 5-in.. 

 40c.; 6-in., 60c. each; 10-in. Bostons, $2.25 

 each. 



Kentla Palms— 4-in., 45c.; 5-in., 75c.; 

 C-in., $1.25 to $2.75 each. 



Dracaenas — 3-in., 8c.; 4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 

 25c. each. 



Rubber Plants — 5-in.. 60c. each. 



Leopard Plants— 4-in., 25c. each. 



SEEDS. 



The Swiss Floral Co.'s Famous Petunia 

 Seed. Pride of Portland, deep pink; 

 White Beauty, white; Elks' Pride, royal 

 purple; Irvingrton Beauty, peach; Scar- 

 let Beauty, scarlet, all from hand pol- 

 linated flowers. Price, 50c. per trade 

 package; 6 packages for $2.50. 



Plamosus Seed — $1.25 per 1,000. 



Sprengeri Seed — $0.75 per 1,000. 



SPECIALS. 



Plllsbury's Carnation Staples. 1,000 for 

 35c; 3,000 for $1.00. 



All Galvanized Hangring Baskets. 10- 



In,, ^1.65; 12-ln., $2.25; 14-ln., $3.00. 



We are booking orders for Cannas and 

 Chrysanthemum cuttings; all the stand- 

 ard varieties. Prices on application. 



YOUNG STOCK. 



Asparagus Sprengeri — 2-in., 3c. ; 3-in., 

 5c. ; 4-ln., 10c. ; 5-in., 25c. each. 



Asparagus Plumosus — 2-in., 3c.; 3-in., 

 7c. ; 5-ln., 25c. each. 



Bedding Plants — 2-in., Heliotropes, 

 Lantanas, Cuphea, Fuchsia, Salvias, etc., 

 $4.00 per 100. 



Begonia Rex — 3-in., 15c.; 4-in., 25c. 

 each. 



Coleus — 20 best varieties, $4.00 per 100. 



Cinerarias — 2-in., grown from finest 

 seed, $4.00 per 100. 



Dalsie*— 2-in., Mrs. Sander, $4.00 per 

 100. 



Geraniums — 2-in., Hill, Nutt. Meteor. 

 Hall Caine, etc. $4.00 per 100, March 



delivery. 



Hydrangeas— 4-in., well started, 25c. 

 each. 



Ivy, English — 3-in., 8c. each. 



Obconlca Primrose— 5,000 2- and 3-ln., 

 at 4c. and 10c. 



Snapdragons — 15,000 2-in., Nelrose, to 

 plant for spring flowers, $3.00 per 100, 



Wilson-Crout-Gehr Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



East 62nd and Ankeny Streets Portland, Oregon 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ROOTED 



Carnation Cuttings 



For varieties and price wrrite 



Peninsula Nursery, San Mateo, Cal. 



hotel, but funeral work and bouquets 

 for the sick room have kept his staff 

 busy. 



Daniel MacRorie, of the MacRorie- 

 McLaren Co., has just returned from 

 the southern part of the state. Walter 

 Hoff has been out of town a good part 

 of the time lately in connection with 

 landscape work. 



J. A. Axell, manager of the E. W. 

 McLellan Co., says his firm is cutting 

 more roses than for several weeks, but 

 still not enough to meet the require- 

 ments of the trade. 



The front of the florists' supply house 

 of the C. Kooj'man Co. on Bush street 

 is being entirely remodeled in such a 

 way as to improve the appearance of 

 the place noticeably. 



Mr. Enomoto, of Enomoto & Co., re- 

 ports a big shipping demand for violets 

 for St. Valentine 's day. M. M. 



H. PLAT 



"TNI PimiKIIIIS'* 



UMVCKi MM WlMipcS AWMMt 



SAN FRANCISCO. CAL 



Write for wholesale list of Ferns, 

 Kentias and Primula Obconlca. 



Ferns for Fern dishes from 2^-in. 

 pots and flats a specialty. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Stock is scarce, although tliere is 

 enough to meet the demand, which has 

 fallen off considerably in the last week, 

 due to a certain extent to the big ship- 

 yards' strike, which has thrown some 

 35,000 men out of employment and cut 



HARDY PERENNIALS 



WRITB FOR PRICES 



THOMAS WYLIE 



8138 Holly Street. SIATTU. WASH. 



Mention The BcTlew when yon write. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA 



From 3-inch, 4-iiich and 6-inch pots, $6.00, $8.00 



and $15.00 per lou. 



Still have a few ounces of Grohe's ChamDion 



Strain high-grade Petunia 8<>ed at 25c per Trd. 



Pkt.. $3.50 per i«-oz.. $5.60 per k-oz.. $17.60 per oz. 



FRED GROHE CO. 



R. F. D. 4, Box 367. SANTA ROSA. CAL. 



Mention Tlip Rpview when you write. 



down the immense pay-roll, part of which 

 flows into the florists' cash registers. 

 This, along with a normal death rate, 

 which is low in Seattle, tends to make 

 business slack. If the present labor 

 situation reaches the looked-for crisis, 



