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The Florists^ Review 



January 23, 1919. 



ery at Artesia shows great improvement 

 since he took it over two years ago. 

 Trees of single and double peaches 

 l)lante«l around the lath houses have 

 made a wonderful growth and are just 

 bursting into bloom. These are popular 

 sellers for decoration. There are quan- 

 tities of statice and other stock for cut- 

 ting and several acres of plumosus un- 

 der lath. One more acre of lath is to 

 be built at once and an addition made 

 to the greenhouses used for the culture 

 of maidenhair ferns. 



Mrs. Patterson is no longer connected 

 with the Athletic Club Florist. She is 

 thinking of returning to the east. 



W. Armacost & Co. report a falling 

 off in roses temporarily after the big 

 holiday crops. They look for another big 

 cut, however, around St. Valentine's 

 day. Their growers seem to have the 

 happy faculty of "hitting it right" for 

 the various holidays. 



At the store of S. Murata & Co., ship- 

 ping business keeps up well, an increase 

 being noted in the number of orders re- 

 ceived from small towns at long dis- 

 tances. Many new names appear, also, 

 in towns already well represented in the 

 trade. H. E. Eichards. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



As far as the general supply of flowers 

 is concerned, the situation is even more 

 acute here than it was a week ago, 

 ])rincipally because of the marked de- 

 crease in the cut of roses. Except in 

 isolated cases of private sources of sup- 

 jdy, all the growers seem to have gone 

 off crop at once, as the result of heavy 

 cuttings earlier in the season. Holiday 

 prices still prevail on all varieties of 

 roses, it being more a question of getting 

 the stock than price. The retailers have 

 to do a great deal of explaining to their 

 customers, but it is figured not many 

 sales are lost on account of the unusually 

 high prices. When roses are quoted at 

 $2.50 a dozen for Opbelias, $3.50 a 

 dozen for Eussclls, and $5 for American 

 Beauties, wholesale, which means they 

 retail at $o to $10 a dozen, it must be 

 taken into consideration that any 

 amount of roses ordinarily can be had 

 here practically all the year around for 

 $1.50 to $4 per dozen retail. 



With roses so scarce, it is gratifying 

 to see carnations more plentiful, and in- 

 dications are that the supply will in- 

 crease rapidly in the next fortnight. 

 From $2 to $2.50 per bunch of two dozen, 

 the wholesale price has dropped to $1.25 

 and $1.50 per bunch. There is also a 

 drop in freesias to 75 cents and $1 a 

 bunch. A limited supply of greenhouse 

 daffodils cleans up readily at $1 per 

 dozen. Orchids went up last week, but 

 the supply is ample for requirements, 

 and the price has been reduced again 

 to the usual 50 cents apiece wholesale. 



The violet situation is more unsatis- 

 factory this season than ever before. 

 The acreage was small, to begin with; 

 it has been hard to get pickers, and, for 

 the last month, the supply has been still 

 further reduced by a prolonged spell of 

 frost. Shipments have been practically 

 stopped the last week, and the local de- 

 mand has been curtailed by the poor 

 quality of the offerings. A warm rain 

 would help out wonderfully. 



Various Notes. 



Fred Bertrand, formerly manager for 



ASPARAGUS 

 SPRENGERI 



SEED 



READY NOW 

 7Sc per 1000 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED 



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



quantity, lots. 



Plumosus Seedlings I Sprengeri 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. 



Plumosus— SEEDS— Sprengeri 



1919 CROP READY NOW 



PLUMOSUS SEED | SPRENGERI SEED 



SiSua^tUl'tfltl^^^^^^^^^ 5000. $3.00; 10.000. $5.00 



Write for Prices on larger quantities 



Asparagus Plumosus Sprays, $1.25 per 100. 500 for $5.00. 

 Asparagus Sprengeri Seedlings, $6.00 per 1000 



HARRY BAILEY, Nurseryman, « Soi*3^^ « Los Angeles, Cal. 



Mentton The Review when you write. 



My Winter Orchid-flowering 

 Sweet Peas 



are now grown by over 8000 commercial florists. 

 Tkey have no eaual. Send for list. 



Ant, C. Zvolaneic, Lompoc, Cal. 



HUMBOLDT SPECIALS 



Salal Sprays— Deer Tongue Fern 



MEXICAN IVY 



jftrMExicAN 



mw \ivY 



Place your standing orders 

 with us for these gxecns 



Humboldt Evergreen Co. 



DYERVILLE. CAL. 



Your Inquiries 



For anything you may need will be 

 appreciated, 



H. L. OLSSON CO., Inc. 



Wholesale Growers to the Trmde 

 Box 494 SPOKANE. WASH. 



WE ARE THE LARGEST GROWERS OF 



ROSES -PORTLAND ROSES 



Superior Quality— Choice Varieties 

 Sell Better — Grow Better 



Ask for Price Lists. Order Now. 



Mountain View Floral Co., 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



FREESIA PURITY 



AND OTHER BULBS 



Write for prices 



C. Eiden Liller, Bilb Grower, Santi Gnu, Calif. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



B. M. Joseph, and more recently engaged 

 in war work, has accepted a position 

 with the MacKorie-McLaren Co., as man- 

 ager of its retail business. He has had 

 years of experience in this line of work 



Cineraria, Dreer'8 Exhibition, 2-lDch, 2c. 



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

 andra, 2-lnch, 2c. 



Pangy Plants, Steele's Private Stock and Qreen- 

 house special, $3.60 per 1000. 



Pelareouiumn, Petunias, Verbenas, Gera- 

 niums, lowest quotations per 1000 lots. 



FKED G. KHLE, Wholesale Grower 

 S24-S3A Sanborn Ave., San Jose, Cal. 



150,000 Narcissus Emperor for 191 9 



We reserve this space in order to 

 become better acQuainted. 



Seabright Bulb Co. 



686 Sequel Ave., SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Erica Melanthera 



Best Winter-flowering Heather 



Rooted cuttings, $60.00 per 1000. Not less than 

 600 sold. 

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

 Cash with order, please, 



PAOnC NURSERIES, Colma. San Mateo Co.. Cal. 



BULBS 



FLORISTS* SUPPLIES 



C. KOOYMAN CO., Inc. 



431 Bush Street. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



a 



LARGE KENTIAS 



(in tubs). Cash with order. 

 KENTIA FORSTERIANA 



7 ft. $8.50 I 8 ft. $10.00 s 

 EXOTIC NURSERIES i 



Santa Barbara, C«i. ^ 



Mention The Bevlew when you write. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER 



rreesia Spedalist SAN GABRIEL, CAL. 



Mention QTbs BeTlew wlien you write. 



