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The Florists' Review 



July 81, 1919. 



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Oakland, CaL — The Japanese firm of 

 K. Shinoda & Co. has been incorporated 

 and is selling 100 shares of its capital 

 stock at par, $100 cash, for the purpose 

 of purchasing property to grow stock. 



Seattle, Wasji. — The retail store of the 

 Hollywood Gardens is to be removed, 

 September 1, from 1534 Second avenue 

 to 1622 on the same thoroughfare, where 

 facilities and display will be in keeping 

 with the rapidly increasing size of the 

 business. 



La Grande, Ore. — Walter Thompson & 

 Sons, of Portland, Ore., have just com- 

 pleted two modern greenhouses for 

 Cherrys, Florists. This makes over 

 12,000 feet of glass for this firm. Mr. 

 Cherry runs the greenhouses and Mrs. 

 Cherry manages the store downtown. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



Business picked up again last week 

 and July, usually the worst month of the 

 year, has been fairly good. Fine asters 

 are arriving in all colors and help the 

 shipping business, as well as the local 

 and retail trade. Orchids are still scarce 

 and hard to obtain. Gladioli and dah- 

 lias are among the showiest flowers in. 

 There is a great scarcity of ferns of 

 good quality and growers are boosting 

 the prices, which is quite legitimate, con- 

 sidering the cost of materials and labor 

 used in their production. There are no 

 flowering plants and palms are scarce. 

 The scarcity of kentias has been a boost 

 for the more graceful and lasting Cocos 

 plumosa, which is in great demand when 

 well established. 



Various Notes. 



Howard E. (Jates, of Anaheim, has 

 taken over the business formerly operat- 

 ed by his mother, Mrs. Cornelia Gates, 

 at West Center street. Mr. Gates and 

 his brother were both in the army. How- 

 ard is an old soldier of the Mexican 

 border and Philippine islands. Mrs. 

 Gates has not been in good health lately 

 and, no doubt, is glad to be relieved of 

 the responsibility of the business. 



Eobert Newcomb, representative of 

 the Burlington Willow Ware Shops, of 

 Burlington, la., has been calling on the 

 trade, having arrived on one of the coast 

 boats. 



George Stewart, who, as recently an- 

 nounced, is managing the store and nurs- 

 ery formerly run by J. Fincken, on 

 Washington street, says they have se- 

 cured several landscape jobs and the 

 store, both inside and out, has been 

 made exceedingly attractive. 



George Eischen will return to his old 

 position with J. W. Wolters, September 

 1. His father, as everyone is glad to 

 hear, has improved in health and all 



hope to see him back in the home at 

 Montebello soon. 



J. A. Axell left for San Diego July 21 

 and intends returning to San Francisco 

 by boat after a visit to the trade there. 

 In his spare time he is going to write a 

 book entitled, "From Lumberjack to 

 Florist." But if he carries out all his 

 plans he will probably not have much 

 spare time. 



William Langhout, representative of 

 the American Bulb Co., of Chicago, was 

 calling on the trade last week. 



The Los Angeles Floral Co., having 

 secured the entire crop of one of the 

 best growers of asters, is shipping extra 

 fine, long-stemmed stock. 



Jack Allen, of the Alexandria Florist, 

 has returned from his automobile trip. 

 There is an elegant display of basket 

 and ornamental ware in the store. 



The Broadway Florist is rushed with 

 funeral work, both local and out-of-town 

 trade. H. B. Richards. 



SAN FBANOISCO. 



The Market. 



A slight improvement was noted last 

 week in the quality of cut stock, al- 

 though all flowers except the hardy va- 



Just One Reason 



Why you should deallwith us 



Our credit man approached a customer. 

 , He said, "I can't pay for several reasons. 



"One is, I haven't the money." 

 Our man said, ' 'Never mind the others' ' 



The "ONE REASON" why you should deal with us is 

 that we give you 



QUALITY and SERVICE 



Never mind the others 



L. A. FLORAL CO. 



236 E. Fourth Street 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



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S. MURATA & CO 



Oldest and Most Experienced Shippers in Southern Calllomia 



380-386 So. Los Angeles St., LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



WE NEVER MISS 



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We have a large stock of double Asters, particularly fine for shipping purposes. 



Now ready to take orders of any size. 



451 BUSH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



