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The Florists^ Review 



Jdnii 19, 1919. 



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LOS ANGELES. 



Tbe Market. 



There has been a slight improvement, 

 according to our leading retailers, this 

 week, but it is impossible to get away 

 from the fact that business is dull. 

 Never before has the fact been so plain- 

 ly brought out that choice stock of any 

 kind is never too plentiful. Orchids, 

 even of a rather poor grade, have been 

 snapped up quickly. The best grades 

 of sweet peas, greenhouse carnations, 

 valley and other varieties are taken be- 

 fore being shown, and outside of gla- 

 dioli there is really no good stock that 

 is plentiful. 



Wholesalers say that they could sell 

 double the amount of roses if they could 

 be had of good shipping quality, and the 

 same applies to carnations. The advent 

 of the dahlia helps to make the stores 

 attractive, but the amount of flowers 

 sold is not large. Indoor-grown Cecile 

 Brunners sell more freely, now that the 

 climbing variety is past its best. There 

 is a good demand for large ferns and 

 palms of medium size for decorations, 

 but both are difficult to obtain. 



Various Notes. 



Eoy F. Wilcox reports the shipment 

 of a carload of kentias to Mexico City 

 last week. Stock is coming nicely here. 

 Mr. Wilcox is talking of enlarging both 

 lath houses and greenhouses consider- 

 ably. 



J. Dieterich is building a lath house 

 at his new place, near Wintersburg. 



Among the gladioli at Wright 's Flow- 

 er Shop are some magnificent hybrids, 

 some of the most beautiful ever seen in 

 this section. At the range Mr. Wright 

 is having all the beds thrown out and 

 replanted. He figures it is better to get 

 fewer flowers during summer and be 

 well prepared for winter. 



F. R. Hills is on a short trip to Cata- 

 lina Island this week in company with 

 Mrs. Hills' brother, who has been over- 

 seas, and who formerly lived in Catalina. 



Walter Polder, who has been taking 

 his brother's place since he went to the 

 hospital some time ago, says that John 

 will be back on the job soon. 



H. R. Richards. 



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SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



For the first time in many months, 

 complaints are general in the local trade 

 regarding the quality of stock offerings 

 on the whole. The situation in this re- 

 spect is worse than it was last week, 

 when the effects of the extremely hot 

 weather the latter part of May and 

 early in June began to show. Then 

 there was a fair amount of good flowers 

 to help offset the deluge of poor stock, 

 but now the supply has shortened up, 

 and it is a question of taking inferior 

 offerings or nothing in many cases. In 

 spite of the poor quality, however, 

 prices are a little firmer than they were 

 a week ago, on account of the light sup- 

 plies. 



Roses show the effects of the recent 

 hot spell in a marked degree, both in 

 quantity and quality. They were forced 

 out all at once, causing first a surplus 

 of medium and poor blooms, and now a 

 shortage. Even outdoor Brunners are 

 not up to standard. Top price for Rus- 

 sell is $4 per bunch of two dozen, 

 whereas Ophelia and other varieties in 

 the same category range from $1.50 



down. Good American Beauties are 

 practically unobtainable, few of the of- 

 ferings bringing more than $2 per dozen. 

 As most of the rose growers are drying 

 up their plants now, the situation does 

 not promise to improve immediately. 



Growers are changing their carnation 

 plants also, which is reflected in the 

 light arrivals. With stock generally 

 scarce and poor, gladioli are particularly 

 well received. The early offerings show 

 fairly good quality. Halley still heads 

 the list, but America, Panama and some 

 of the other large varieties are becom- 

 ing more plentiful. A few white chrys- 

 anthemums have made their appearance. 

 This is unusually early for them, plant- 

 ing not yet being completed in most of 

 the fields. 



From all indications, there will be a 

 large acreage of chrysanthemums in the 

 San Francisco bay district this year. 

 Several leading growers state that their 

 acreages will be larger than last season. 

 Planting will be completed in about ten 

 days. 



As nearly as can be ascertained, the 

 acreage of asters is about the same this 

 year as in 1918. Their season will start 

 about July 15. 



S. MURATA & CO. 



Oldest and Most Experienced Shippers in Southern California 



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



WE NEVER MISS 



NEW PENTSTEMON sierra^madre 



Produces from 40 to 50 flowers on a spike, the individual flowers from 2% in. to 3 in. across; grows 

 3>^ ft. to 4 ft. high, the flowers a beautiful deep red, with pure white throat. 



It is a perpetual flowering variety and at Christmas we sold the cut flowers at $2/50 per dozen. The 

 flowers are fine keepers, lasting from 7 to 10 days in water when cut, and it is a magnificent herbaceous 

 plant for the border. 



Certificate of Merit and highly recommended at Pasadena Flower Show, spring of 1918 and 1919. One 

 of the finest Pentstemons ever grown. 



PRICKS: From 8^-inch pots, $35.00 per 100; $300.00 per 1000 



25 at 100 rate, 260 at 1000 rate 



EDWARD H. RUST,?irs'gr.rs.,...,So. Pasadena, Calif. 



