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The Florists'^ Review 



OcTOBn 80. 1910. 



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BAN DXEGO, OAI.. 



The Market. 



Business is picking up nicely. 

 Chrysanthemums are making a fine 

 showing and are moving satisfactorily. 

 There is a good lot of zinnias now, in 

 new shades. African marigolds are also 

 abundant. Asters are all gone. Violets 

 are in, but are small; the demand is 

 slow. Cattleya labiata is in demand, 

 also cyclamen blooms for corsages. 

 Potted ferns are in fine condition. There 

 is a large demand for potted chrysan- 

 themums. Carnations are improving 

 steadily. 



Various Notes. 



George F. Otto had a wonderful week 

 with the Elks. Being a member him- 

 self, he received orders for most of the 

 decorations and bouquets. 



Miss A. M. Eainford is kept busy 

 with funeral work and decorations for 

 social functions. 



Boyle & Darnaud have the best chrys- 

 anthemums they ever grew. Their Cat- 

 tleya labiata, which are in full bloom 

 now, are also exceptionally good. The 

 firm makes a specialty of orchids and 

 finds a ready sale for all its blooms. 

 Mrs. Boyle has charge of the green- 

 houses. The store, under A. Darnaud 's 

 management, is kept busy with funeral 

 work. Mr. Darnaud believes that Sun- 

 day closing would improve business for 

 the trade in this city as it has in other 

 cities. A. D. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



The week just passed has been more 

 in favor of the shippers than the re- 

 tailers, the latter reporting quiet busi- 

 ness in most cases. There is usually a 

 dull week or two during the mum sea- 

 son and all are apparently experiencing 

 it now. Mums are just about at the peak 

 and from now on will decline, especially 

 should rain set in, as appears likely at 

 this writing. Some of the finest Bon- 

 naffons ever seen in this market are 

 being sent in by the Glendale growers. 

 Carnations are a little more plentiful 

 and of better quality. Greenhouse- 

 grown stock is fine. There are a few 

 more orchids in, but not nearly enough 

 to meet the demand. A few peas and 

 baby roses are in, as are some excellent 

 late gladioli, pompons, zinnias, corn- 

 flowers and yellow daisies. 



Various Notes. 



The Premier roses now coming to the 

 store of W. Armacost & Co., from the 

 new greenhouses, are better than any so 

 far sent in this season. The stock was 

 planted before the houses were glazed 

 and has extra vigor, producing flowers 

 of great substance and good color. The 

 new building being erected for this firm 

 is about completed and they will be 

 well fixed, with plenty of room for the 

 winter shipping business. 



H. E. Elliott, of the Avenue Floral 

 Co., Oak Park, 111., was in the city last 

 week, having come by the southern 

 route. He left for San Francisco Octo- 



ber 23. Another eastern visitor was 

 Mr. Hicks, of Toledo, O. He is making 

 trial shipments of stock through the 

 L. A. Floral Co. with a view of shipping 

 regularly, provided the stock gets 

 through in good shape. 



Geo. HaJl & Co. are doing finely and 

 keeping all hands busy. It is pleasing 

 to note young men like these getting in 

 and doing business right from the start. 

 They were shipping fine Bonnaflfons 

 last week. 



At Darling's Flower Shop, on Sixth 

 street, there is a wonderful collection 

 of vases, jardinieres, boxes and other 

 art objects that are quite different from 

 anything else seen in the city. Mr. 

 .Darling is nothing if not up-to-date. 

 He reports good business for the season. 



Purdie & Co. have a distinctive win- 

 dow, advertising the fact that they de- 

 liver flowers on telegraph orders every- 

 where. 



A magnificent showing of stock is 

 made daily by Wright's Flower Shop. 

 Fred Westrom says that this season 



nearly all of their mums have been 

 grown at the greenhouses of the firm. 

 The roses are fine now. 



Owing to getting some foreign mate- 

 rial in his eye, Fred Sperry, of the L. A. 

 Floral Co., had to undergo a slight oper- 

 ation, but it was not serious enough to 

 lay him up. Business is picking up 

 finely here, the first violet shipments 

 going out last week. 



S. Murata & Co. are carrying a big 

 stock and report business good. 



H. E. Eichards. 



SAN FRANOISOO, OAL. 



The Market. 



General market conditions have not 

 varied greatly from those of the pre- 

 vious week. Prices remain about the 

 same, with perhaps a slight drop all 

 around, while the quality of the stock, 

 particularly roses, has improved some- 

 what. The present rose cut is espe- 

 icially fine and some excellent speci- 



Chrysanthemums 



If you seek good stock and 

 good service— stock and ser- 

 vice second to none in Cal- 

 ifornia, send today's order to 



George J. Hall & Co. 



423 East 5th Street, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 



