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The Florists^ Review 



Jolt 17, 1919. 



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Sacramento, CaL — The Elm City Cem- 

 etery is planning to build two small 

 houses and a large lath house. 



Santa Oruz, OaL — E. S. Biggard, who 

 is now employed by the Seabright Bulb 

 Co., and who has been a greenhouse 

 grower for fifteen years, intends to go 

 into business for himself soon. 



Seattle, Wudi. — Just as J. O. Hankins, 

 proprietor of the Seattle Pottery, was 

 catching up with orders and getting in 

 shape to push the red pot business, July 

 3 his factory burned to the ground; loss 

 about $10,000. But nothing discourages 

 Mr. Hankins; he will rebuild at once. 



LOS ANGELES. 



Tbe Market. 



Shipping business was a little better 

 last week, owing to the dry, hot weather 

 in neighboring territory, drying up local 

 stock. The shortage of water in so 

 many places makes the Los Angeles 

 growers feel happy in their bounteous 

 supply. Even in Montebello, where so 

 many flower growers and nurserymen 

 are located and the water supply is 

 usually plentiful, the waterworks au- 

 thorities are warning growers to be 

 careful and there is not the usual pres- 

 sure. In fact, owing to the dry winter, 

 the water line is low everywhere in 

 southern California, with the heaviest 

 demand to come. 



From both coast and foothill fields 

 outdoor carnations are coming in better 

 shape than could be expected for the 

 season and they ship well. Retailers 

 are quiet, funeral work being the only 

 outlet for flowers. Several coming af- 

 fairs promise well, but at present it is 

 dull and everyone who can get away 

 is taking the opportunity to get a 

 change and rest at the mountains or 

 seashore. 



Boses are scarce, as the growers are 

 off crop and replanting. The qual- 

 ity of the flowers arriving is only me- 

 dium. There is a big demand for fern 

 stock, both finished plants and young 

 stock for growing on, but this cannot 

 be filled, the growers being practically 

 sold out of large plants and holding on 

 to their young stock. 



Various Notes. 



Arthur Gleave, of Gleave's Flower 

 Shop, Santa Barbara, was in the city 

 last week looking up stock. He reported 

 a busy time with decorations during the 

 fiesta and looks forward to an extra 

 good season. 



Bert Harris, formerly of the Darling 

 staff and now with MacRorie-McLaren 

 Co., of San Francisco, was in town last 

 week. 



There is joy in the establishment of 

 S. Murata & Co. these days and Mr. 

 Murata is packing around a big smile. 

 The reason is that Mrs. Murata, who is 

 still in Japan, has presented him with 

 a son. Both mother and child are doing 

 well. Mrs. Murata and family are ex- 

 pected to return to Los Angeles shortly. 



C. B. Knickman, representing Mc- 

 Hutchison & Co., New York, arrived in 

 town last week. He came over the 



southern route and will go north from 

 here. Before returning east he will 

 probably cross the Pacific on a business 

 trip to Japan. 



W. Armacost & Co. have received a 

 solid carload of baskets from the east. 

 This is said to be the first full carload 

 to be shipped to a florist on the coast. 

 Anyway, it shows the enterprise of this 

 up-to-date firm, which is rapidly ad- 

 vancing along all lines. Already the 

 Fourth street quarters are getting too 

 small and there is talk of a removal to 

 a larger place. 



Fred Westrom, manager at Wright's 

 Flower Shop, left last week for a 

 month 's auto trip, taking in Sacramento 

 and the Feather river section. He and 

 Mrs. Westrom will have their machine 

 remodeled so as to provide for sleeping 

 accommodations. 



A. Seki, of Seki Bros., West Fourth 

 street, left last week for a trip to Japan. 



Walter Polder, of Polder Bros., Mon- 

 tebello, left with a party of friends for 

 an auto trip through the Yosemite. 



Fred Sperry, of the L. A. Floral Co., 

 is back on the job at the store and W. 

 L. Morris is away for several weeks. 

 Large shipments of strawflowers for 

 the east have been going out lately. 



H. B. Bichards. 



SPOKANE, WASH. 



Tlie Market. 



The stock of carnations is heavy, with 

 but little demand. Boses are scarce, 

 but the shortage is not causing any 

 stock to be shipped in, as other flowers 

 are taking their place in practically all 

 funeral work. 



Various Notes. 



J. F. Austin, who has been general 

 manager of the Spokane Greenhouses, 

 Inc., for the last nine years, has sold 

 his interest to J. Finck. Mr. Austin is 

 retiring from the florists' business and 

 is opening a first-class shoe store 



SUMMER FLOWERS 

 SUMMER PRICES 



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L. A. FLORAL CO, 



236 E. Fourth Street 

 LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



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