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The Florists^ Review 



March 20, 1919. 



says his firm is preparing to handle 

 quantities of callas for Easter. The 

 feature of their rose business is the 

 exceptionally fine cut of American 

 Beauties from their East Bay Nursery. 

 The supply cleans up almost before the 

 flowers reach the Bush street headquar- 

 ters. 



In anticipation of a banner Easter 

 business, Fred Bertrand, manager of 

 the retail business of the MacEorie-Mc- 

 Laren Co., is preparing a large assort- 

 ment of distinctive plant novelties. He 

 sent a load of baskets down to the nur- 

 sery this week and will go down him- 

 self a little later to supervise their 

 make-up. He has increased the size of 

 his staff considerably of late, but says he 

 still needs another good floor salesman 

 for the Powell street store. As far as 

 Mr. Bertrand can ascertain, Lent does 

 not seem to be interfering m.uch with 

 business. 



B. M. Joseph was forced to hire extra 

 help this week to take care of a large 

 decoration at the palatial home of Mr. 

 and Mrs. Horace D. Pillsbury, the oc- 

 casion being the marriage of their 

 daughter, Miss Olivia, to Alfred de 

 Eopp, Jr., which was one of the most 

 elaborate social events of the kind here 

 since the war. Greens, orchids and some 

 of the other materials used were shipped 

 from Chicago. The work was done un- 

 der the personal supervision of George 

 Wagner. About fifty dozen American 

 Beauty roses were utilized, together 

 with about seventy-five dozen long- 

 stemmed Eussells and quantities of 

 other flowers. Several other good-sized 

 decorations, before and after the Pills- 

 bury affair, tended to accentuate the 

 rush at Joseph's. Part of the crew 

 worked all night for two nights and 

 Mr. Wagner made two trips to Sacra- 

 mento, Cal., within the week in connec- 

 tion with decorations in the state cap- 

 ital. Having recovered from her re- 

 cent illness, Mrs. Bianchini, wife of 

 John Bianchini, buyer at Joseph's, has 

 been helping out at the store for a few 

 days. 



Pelicano, Eossi & Co. have executed 

 two substantial Chinese wedding decora- 

 tions recently, the work being done un- 

 der the direction of Peter L. Eosaia. At 

 the latest wedding, which took place at 

 the Chinese Presbyterian church, quanti- 

 ties of spring blossoms, roses and other 

 flowers were used. The bride's bouquet 

 was of cyclamen and phalanopsis, while 

 the bridesmaids carried bouquets of 

 pink sweet peas. Dainty baskets were 

 provided for the flower girls. 



Charles Shellgrain, of Shellgrain & 

 Eitter, reports business 100 per cent 

 better than he had expected for this 

 time of the year. 



Alleged heirs, scattered from Ireland 

 to Oakland, Cal., of the late John Kelly, 

 at one time gardener; for the late Gover- 

 nor Leland Stanford, recently resumed 

 their contest of the last testament of 

 the decedent, which bequeaths an es- 

 tate valued at $175,000 to charitable in- 

 stitutions. 



P. F. Eosaia, of Eosaia Bros., Seattle, 

 Wash., has been spending several days 

 in San Francisco. He reports stock 

 scarce in the northern city, but business 

 holding up well, except for that handi- 

 cap. S. Eosaia, of the same family, an- 

 nounces he will produce a lot of new 

 gladioli at Colma, Cal., this year. 



The Thorsted Floral Co., of Oakland, 

 Cal., is preparing to move to a new lo- 

 cation at 1138 Broadway, about April 1. 



Seasonable Plants, 

 Seeds and Supplies 



FLOWBBINO PLANTS. 



Clnetrarias — 6-ln., 60c. «ach. 

 Genistas — 6-in., 8Sc. each. 

 Obconlca Primrose — 4-in., 20c.; S-lji.. 

 36c.; 7-lnch., 60c. each. 



Malacoldes Primroses — 6-ln.. 25c. each. 

 Callas— 6-ln., In bud, 60c. each. 

 Beyonla Chatelaine — 1-ln., 25c. each. 



DECORATIVB PLANTS. 

 Ferns for fern dishes— $3.00 per 100. 

 Fern dishes — 5-in., 30c. each. 

 Ferns — Seottll, Whltmanll, etc. — 5-in., 

 40c.; 6-ln., 60c. each; 10-in. ^ostons, $2.26 



Kentia Palms — ft-In., 46c.; 6-in., 76c.; 

 6-in., $1.25 to $2.76 each. 



Dracaenas — 8-in.. 8c. : 4-ln., 16c.; 5-in., 

 2fSc 6&>ch 



Rubber Plants — 5-ln., 60c. each. 



Leopard Plants — 1-in., 26c. each. 



Azaleas, Hlnodlglri. 12 to 15-inch. $1.25. 



Erica, 6 varieties, 8 ^ -inch, 20c. 



BOOTED CUTTINGS. 



Carnation rooted cuttings, $36.00 per 

 1,000. 



Victory. Matchless, Alice, Pink En- 

 chantress. 



Chrysanthemnms — Rooted cuttings, 

 $16.00 per 1,000. Early Frost, Chrysolora. 

 White Chieftain, Plnlt Chieftain, Dr. En- 

 gruehard, Golden Wedding, Alice, Patti, 

 Golden Salomon, Maud Dean, Frank Beu, 

 Fairy Queen, Diana. Garza, Baby Yellow, 

 Baby Marguerite, Climax. 

 SEEDS. 



The Swiss Floral Co.'s Famous Petunia 

 Seed. Pride of Portland, deep pink; 

 White Beauty, white; Elks' Pride, royal 

 purple; Irvington Beauty, peach; Scar- 

 let Beauty, scarlet, all from hand pol- 



Inated flowers. Price, 50c per trade 

 package; 6 packages for $2.50. 



Plumocius Seed — $1.25 per 1,000. 



Sprengeri Seed — $0.76 per 1,000. 

 SPECIALS. 



Plllsbnry's Carnation Staples. 1,000 for 

 35c.; 8,000 for $1.00. 



All Galvanized Hanging Baskets, lo- 

 in., $1.65; 12-in., $2.25; 14-ln.. $8.00 per 

 doz. 



Send for complete price list of frames. 

 TOIDNG STOCK. 



Asparagus Sprengeri — 2-ln., 8c.; 8-ln., 

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



Asparagus Plmnosns — 2-ln.. 8c.; S-ln^ 

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



Bedding Plants — 2-in., Heliotropes, 

 Lantanas. Cuphea, Fuchsia, Salvias, etc., 

 $4.00 per 100. 



B«gonla Bex — 3-in., 16c.; 4-ln., 26c. 

 each. 



Coleus — 20 best varieties, $4.00 per 100. 



Cinerarias — 2-in., grown from finest 

 seed, $4.00 per 100; 3-ln., $10 per 100. 



Daisies — 2-ln., Mrs. Sander, $4.00 per 

 100. 



Owing to abnormally heavy advanced 

 sales we dare not offer Geraniums at the 

 present time. 



Oaillardlas. field clumps, 12 ^c. 

 eacli. 



Ivy, English — 3-in., 8c. each. 



Japanese Iris, large clumps, mixed, 

 at 4c. and 10c. 



Snapdragons — 16,00.0 2-in., Nelrose, to 

 plant for spring fiowers, $3.00 per 100; 

 8-in., $10.00 per 100. 



Hydrangeas — 4-in., well started, 26c. 



Obconlca Primrose — 6,000 2- and 8-in., 

 12%c, 



Wilson-Crout-Gehr Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



East 62nd and Ankeny Streets Portland, Oregon 



Mention The Beriew when yon write. 



PANSY PLANT TINE 



Traniplantcd Mastodon, private stock, 

 mixed, coming into bud. Per 100, $1.60; 

 600, $6.75; 1000, $10.25. 



1919 Crop Seed PricM Ready. 



SEED 



Steele's Mastodon Greenhotue, special 

 mixed. K. outside, H oz., Sl.OO; oz.. 17.00. 



Steele's Mastodon Private Stock, mixed, 

 ^ oz., tl.OO; oz., $6.00. 



Steele's Mastodon Mixed, H oz., tl,M; oz., 

 S6.00, 



STEELE'S PANSY GARDENS, Portland, Oregon. 



Los Robles Freesia Purity 



The LOS ROBLES standard of quality, liberal grading and prooerly cured bulbs is evidenced 

 by renewed and standing orders from year to year by many leading wholesale houses. 

 A trial order will make YOU a regular customer. 



Los Robles Nursery and Garden, Santa Cruz, Cal. 



ROOTED 



Carnation Cuttings 



For varieties and price write 



Peninsula Nursery, San Mateo, Cal. 



The new place will provide more room 

 and better facilities than the present 

 quarters and much care will be taken 

 to have the new store as convenient as 

 possible, as well as attractive. 

 Commercial dahlia growers of this 



HARDY PERENNIALS 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



THOMAS WYLIE 



BISS Itoily street, SIATtU. WASH. 



vicinity report an unusually active 

 opening of the spring season, with a 

 constantly augmented demand for Cali- 

 fornia dahlias. 



Peter Perkins, of Visalia, Cal., suf- 

 fered a fire losa recently, M. M. 



