AUGLST 14, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



71 



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WHERE SHALL I TRADE NEXT YEAR? 



With ARMACOST & CO., of coarse/ 



Easy to answer that if you have visited our plant and have become 

 acquainted with us. If you haven't we will try to tell you in this space 

 some of the reasons that have caused Armacost & Co., Los Angeles, 

 to come to be recognized as the best and most dependable wholesale 

 house on the Pacific Coast. 



Reason No. 5 



We intended to tell you something more about our E 



_ nursery this week, but a full carload of Baskets came = 



s in and we have been so busy unpacking, marking, ad- 5 



S miring and answering questions about them that we just couldn't think of anything but E 



S Baskets for a week, E 



S We ate Baskets, drank Baskets and dreamt Baskets. And listen! As soon as the store men saw the E 



S line and got the prices we have been busy selling and delivering Baskets. E 



S This car was personally selected by Mr. Royston, of the firm, who scoured the East for the best. They E 



S are a dandy lot. Better hurry up and get yours. Don't forget that we have the Flowers and every- E 



S thing else that goes with them. You will want to trade with us because we have the biggest and best E 



S line to select from. E 



I YOU'LL "SAY SO/' TOO | 



E (l^or Reason N*. 1. see issue of July 10.) E 



S (For ReMOB No. 2. see issue of July 17.) S 



S (For Reason No. 8, see issue of July 24.) ^ 



S (For ReaMB No. 4, see issue of July 31.) S 



I WALTER ARMACOST & CO. t 



I 221 East 4th Street w. cio.. sa.d.,. ' Los Angeles, CaL | 



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Meiitlon The ReTlew when yon write. 



Some of the neatoat and prettiest 

 toliage plants seen for a long time are 

 being shown by the Broadway Florist, 

 pans of Rex begonia and coleus being 

 especially good. 



Andrew Bruce has returned from 

 overseas and looks remarkably well. He 

 lias been making the rounds and renew- 

 ing old friendships and will probably 

 reenter the flower business after a while. 



Miss Eleanor Stilson, of Chico, is pay- 

 ing a visit to Los Angeles, where she 

 lived for several years before starting 

 ill the flower business in her home town. 



Although many of the roses at the 

 Wright's Flower Shop greenhouses have 

 been thrown out for replanting, there is 

 :i fine show in the icebox every day of 

 better quality than is usually seen at 

 this time of year. Mr. Wright has be- 

 come a convert to humus, having re- 

 cently purchased a carload from the 

 L. A. Floral Co. 



Mrs. C. Gutting and daughter, Eunice, 

 liave returned from their trip to Bear 

 valley and both report an enjoyable 

 trip. Mr. Gutting holds the florists' 

 lecord for quick trips to the valley, as 

 he frequently makes the round trip in a 

 lay. H. R. Ricliards. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



All cut flowers, with the exception of 

 asters and gladioli, continue to be 

 "'Carce and high in price. There has 

 been considerable improvement in qual- 

 ity. Last week the market was flooded 

 with exceptionally fine gladioli, the 

 I'aler shades predominating. Good 

 specimens of Mrs. Francis King, Schwa- 



WHY 



show your customers 

 an old, soiled 



Album of 

 Designs 



when you can get a nice, fresh, clean, 

 bright, attractive new one postpaid for 

 only 



$1.00 



FIFTH EDITION JUST OFF THE PRESS 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO. 



508 S. Dearborn St., CaxUn Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL. 



PiiMishcrs tf 



Tke Flaristt' Review 

 The AHnm tf IcsitMS 





ben and Niagara were seen, all three 

 displaying large blooms on long stems. 

 Asters are now plentiful, but the pres- 

 ent cutting tends toward small blooms. 

 The keeping qualities are good, how- 

 ever, due to the cool weather, and ship- 

 ))ing is being carried on in considerable 

 volume. 



Roses have been scarcer than ever. 



but the stock improved in quality last 

 week. Ophelias, particularly, were in 

 good shape, bringing $1 per dozen whole- 

 sale. The best quality of red roses sold 

 for $1.25 per dozen and Columbias 

 brought from $L50 to $2 per dozen. 



The continued spell of cold, cloudy 

 we.ather is holding back the dahlia crop 

 in the vicinity of San Francisco. The 



