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The Florists^ Review 



JuNB 26, 1019.' 



America; the special Btrains of colored 

 freesias which he is developing, and 

 the new seedlings which he is produc- 

 ing of eethiopica and yellow callas. A 

 few of the highest-class gladioli, such as 

 Europa, Pendleton and Myrtle, will also 

 be grown. 



ySTatsonville, Cal., has the honor of 

 being the first place to have its fruit 

 products delivered by aeroplane. The 

 consignment was of strawberries from 

 the New Oak Grove Berry Co., of which 

 H. A. Hyde is president, to Mrs. Louise 

 Eider Worthington, of San Diego. It 

 was delivered by her son, Lieut. Robert 

 Worthington, of the air service, while 

 making a round trip from San Diego to 

 Palo Alto. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Stock is not plentiful and the quality 

 of cut flowers is poor. With the excep- 

 tion of a fair cut of Cecile Brunner, 

 roses are in indifferent shape. Good 

 Eussells are hard to find and where ob- 

 tainable bring 50 cents to $2.50 per 

 dozen, wholesale. According to whole- 

 salers, there are not enough roses on 

 hand to supply the country market. 

 Ophelias are bringing 25 cents to $1 per 

 dozen and are by no means in perfect 

 condition. Retailers are paying a simi- 

 lar price for good Hadleys, but other 

 varieties are practically out of the mar- 

 ket. American Beauties are exceeding- 

 ly rare, high in price, and of unremark- 

 able quality. 



Even ordinary summer flowers are in 

 poor condition. Sweet peas are hard to 

 find and those in the market are badly 

 blighted. Marigolds are cutting well 

 now, also some coreopsis, gaillardias, 

 cornflowers, etc. Gladioli are in better 

 shape than almost any other flower, but 

 varieties are practically limited to Hal- 

 ley, Panama and America. A few ex- 

 cellent Bermuda lilies have found their 

 late way into local retail stores and are 

 proving welcome additions to the stock. 



There is a scarcity in potted plants, 

 with the exception of hydrangeas, which 

 are in fine bloom at the present time. 

 Some splendid blue hydrangeas, of a 

 particularly intense shade, are selling 

 fast, as they are most desirable for wed- 

 ing decorations. Beautiful specimens of 

 paniculata grandiflora arrived last wedt 

 and the dainty white blossoms in com- 

 bination with other shades are extreme- 

 ly attractive. 



Orchids are still a rarity. Gardenias, 

 too, are somewhat scarce, due to a 

 quantity being used during the last few 

 days for several weddings and funerals. 



In spite of the general condition of 

 stock, retailers and distributors both re- 

 port excellent business. A good clean- 

 up is effected each day and prices for 

 all cut flowers remain fairly firm. 



Weddings are exceptionally numer- 

 ous, even for June, and other social 

 affairs, such as luncheons, teas and din- 

 ner parties, stimulate a good trade 

 among all the retailers. 



Various Notes. 

 An interesting wedding of the week 

 was the Waterman-Triest affair, held in 

 the Empire room of the Fairmont hotel. 

 A. 0. Stein did the decorating, using 

 hydrangeas and Dorothy Perkins roses. 

 The entire altar was massed with va- 

 rious shades of pink, blue and white 

 hydrangea blooms, while the rest of the 

 room was decorated with garlands and 

 festoons of Dorothy Perkins. The wed- 



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