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The Florists^ Review 



January 9, 1919. 



of the store. Not only did they supply 

 a big dfemand for flowers and plants 

 locally; they also shipped cut flowers 

 on telegraphic orders as far as 3,000 

 miles and sent two large Scotch heather 

 plants to New York, on which the ex- 

 press charges came to as much as the 

 price of the plants. 



Messrs. Shellgrain and Bitter, of the 

 new firm of Shellgrain & Bitter, have no 

 complaints to make over their first holi- 

 day business, sales running above cal- 

 culations. 



Manager Stelling, of the store of the 

 MacBorie-McLaren Co., Powell street, 

 says Christmas business was all that 

 could be desired and that sales have 

 held up well since. 



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

 McLellan Co., in closing December re- 

 ports, finds that Christmas business 

 doubled that of any previous year in 

 the history of the firm. Shipping or- 

 ders continue sufficiently large to cause 

 difficulty in filling them, with the local 

 demand strong also. 



Mr. Enomoto, of Enomoto & Co., 

 filled a great many Christmas orders 

 for violets, but he could have shipped 

 a great many more, had stock been 

 available. Now he is sending out large 

 consignments of freesias and Chinese 

 lilies. He looks for plenty of carna- 

 tions by January 15. 



C. Kooyman has just completed plant- 

 ing two acres of bulbs in Alameda, in- 

 cluding narcissi, Chinese lilies, etc. A 

 large shipment of galax arriving this 

 week fills a real need. 



C. W. McGhee has a force of men 

 digging and shipping nursery stock at 

 his place near Loomis, Cal. His only 

 complaint is that he has not enough 

 stock to meet the demand. M. M. 



ST. LOUIS NOTES. 



[Continued from page 29.] 

 American Carnation Society's meeting 

 and exhibition at Cleveland, January 

 29 and 30. Anyone contemplating going 

 should send his name to the trustees of 

 the Florists' Club. 



John J. Burke, formerly of St. Louis, 

 now with A. C. Brown, at Springfield, 

 HI., spent a few days here buying sup- 

 plies. 



W. A. Bowe, of Barkwood, took a few 

 days off after Christmas for a hunting 

 trip. He reports rabbits plentiful and 

 the number he brought back speaks well 

 for his marksmanship. 



Fred G. Grossart 's son, Gust G. Gross- 

 art, passed through here on his way to 

 resume his duties as landscaper for the 

 University of Nebraska, at Lincoln. 

 Mr. Grossart has received an honorable 

 discharge from the army. 



John Barnard, of the Bosery; the 

 Bobinson Flower Shop and the A. Brix 

 Floral Co,, all north side florists, say 

 they had a most satisfactory holiday 

 trade, better than last year. 



Henry Eniunds, A. G. Fehr and Gust 

 Grossart, all Belleville florists, report 

 they had a splendid trade, not only dur- 

 ing the holidays, but for the whole 

 month of December. 



President J. F. Ammann, of the S. A. 

 F., pleased the local members with his 

 St. Louis appointments. 



The County Growers' Association held 

 its monthly meeting January 8, at the 

 Eleven Mile House, as usual. 



Eichard Tubbesing, head of the Ayres 

 Floral Co., has been honorably dis- 

 charged from the navy and returned in 

 time for the Christmas rush. He was 



ASPARAGUS 

 SPREN6ERI 



SEED 



READY NOW 

 75c per 1000 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED 



5,000,000 to be sold from February to May. Write for prices in 



quantity lots. 



Plumosus Seedlings I Sprcngeri Seedlings 



200,000 at $8.00 per 1000 | 100.000 at $6,00 per 1000 



H. N. GAGE CO. 



Montebello, Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



CALIFORNIA VIOLETS 



Good Stock in Quantity 



ENOMOTO & CO., Inc. 



Wholesale Growers and Shippers 

 35 Saint Anne St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Mention The BeTlew when 70a write. 



My Winter Orchid-flowering 

 Sweet Peas 



are now grown by over 8000 commercial florists. 

 Tkey have no eaual. Send for list. 



Ant C. Zvolanek, Lompoc, CaL 

 SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Los ROBLES 



Freesias -- Callas 



Mention The Review when 70a write. 



FREESIA PURITY 



AND OTHER BULBS 



Write for oricea 



C. Eadei LilleT, Bift Gnwer, StiU Cnz, Ctlif 



Mention The Bcvlew when 70P write. 



congratulated on his healthful appear- 

 ance. 



Andre Bourdet, of the Bourdet Floral 

 Co., and Harry Schlechter, of the Anger- 

 niueller force, who still are in France, 

 have sent home Christmas and New 

 Year's greetings to their friends in the 

 trade. Each came out of the big scrap 

 without a scratch. 



Otto Sander had quite a big order fur- 

 nishing the desk flowers for the seating 

 of the. new St. Louis circuit judges 

 January 6, on which he showed his abil- 

 ity as an artist. 



Quite a number of suburban florists 

 visited the wholesale district last week. 

 Among them were W. J. Pilcher, A. S. 

 Cerny, W. A. Eowe, Charles, William 

 and Henry Meier, Hugo Gross, Gus and 

 George Hartmann, Phil Goebel, Joseph 

 Duestchmann, Edwin Denker, A. Jablon- 

 sky, Wm. Winter, A. G. Ahner and 

 Thomas Kirkwood. J. J. B. 



Cineraria, Dreer's Exhibition, 2-inch, 2c. 



StockM, Beaute of Nice, Mont Blanc, Queen Alex- 

 andra, 2-inch, 2c. 



Pans^ Plants, Steele's Private Stock and Green- 

 house special, $3 60 per 1000. 



Pelarsroniams, Petunias, Verbenas, Gera- 

 niams, lowest quotations per 1000 lots. 



FRED 6. EHLE, Wholesale Grower 

 284-236 Sanborn Ave., San Jose, Cal. 



2,500,000 Freesia Purity for 1919 



We reserve this space in order to 

 become better acquainted 



Seabright Bulb Co. 



686 Soqual At*., SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



QMUTY 



Wholesale Qrowcrs of 

 Hiffh-cnulc Bulba 



REUABlUn 



Erica Melanthera 



Best Wlntcr>llowcrlntf Heather 



Rooted cuttings, S60.00 per 1000. Not less than 

 600 sold. 

 Out of 2-inch pots, well rooted, $14.00 per 100. 

 Cash with order, please. 



PACmC NURSERIES. Ctlnt. Su Hatet C»., Cal. 



BULBS 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



C. KOOYMAN CO., Inc. 



431 Bash Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 

 KNOZVILLE, TENN. 



The Market. 



Knoxville is having real winter 

 weather, with the mercury down to zero 

 and five inches of snow. Stock of ati 

 kinds grows scarcer and the demand i»xx 

 heavy. The large number of corsage Vv 

 bouquets made during the last week re- \^^-^ 

 minded us of old times, before the war. \^y 

 Never before have cash sales increased 

 as in the last month. The demand for 

 the better grades of stock is greater 



