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The Florists^ Review 



August 28, 19M. 



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Spokane, Wash. — Wrecking operations 

 have been started on the greenhouse of 

 Patrick & Son, 2722 Fiske street. 



Oovelo, Cal. — William Osborne, for- 

 mer postmaster of Covelo, has purchased 

 the gladiolus fields of Earl Edgerton, the 

 latter having returned to his home in 

 Lansing, Mich. 



Oregon City,' Ore. — Biegelmann Bros, 

 are adding a third greenhouse to their 

 range. They are among the largest 

 growers of sweet peas and pansy plants 

 in this vicinity. They have been ac- 

 tively engaged in the trade for the last 

 twenty years and succeeded their father, 

 the late R. Biegelmann. They have 

 forty acres of land on the Taulatin 

 river devoted to market gardening and 

 flowers. . 



Ventura, Cal. — A call at the nursery 

 of the T. B. Shepherd Co. revealed the 

 fact that the present year has been the 

 best they ever had. Mr, Francis says 

 they were never so busy in July, There 

 is always an interesting lo€ of rare and 

 little known plants here, but the big 

 thing of all is the magnificent strain of 

 petunias, double and single. The doubl<9 

 now bedded out are truly wonderful, 

 some of them being eight Qr nine inches 

 across, beautifully built and tringed and 

 of the most exquisite colors. They have 

 good reason to be proud of the^e splen- 

 did strains. 



BUSINESS EMBABBASSMENTS. 



Eureka, Cai!^G. Vanden Abeele, re- 

 ceiver for the Cottage Gardens Nurs- 

 eries, Inc., made this statement to the 

 creditors August 20: "As conditions 

 have materially improved, I feel it my 

 duty to keep you posted j)n same. Over 

 $50,000 in orders have been booked and 

 more are being booked every day. There 

 is no question but that the $100,000 

 •mark will be reached this season. At 

 the present time we are shipping bulbs. 

 It was through the courtesy and co- 

 operation of our customers in advancing ' 

 money on their orders that I was able' 

 to arrive at this point. At the present 

 time the local merchants are assisting 

 me by purchasing receivership certifi- 

 cates. I can frankly state that I can 

 now see daylight, and if more time is 

 given me I will be able to straighten out 

 the affairs of the corporation and 

 eveiAually pay dollar for dollar to the 

 creditors. I hope by the first of the year 

 to be able to pay a substantial dividend 

 to each creditor, at the same time pre- 

 serving the industry." 



LOS ANGELES. 



Tke Market. 



All shipping business has been stopped 

 here by the railroad and street car 



menu's strikes. The wholesalers are do- 

 ing no business except with the local 

 trade and to such points as can be 

 reached by automobile. The loss in- 

 flicted as a result is serious to all. At 

 the present moment no relief is in sight. 

 Among the scarce items last week 

 roses must be included. There has sel- 

 dom been such a scarcity at this time 

 of the year. Everything else is fairly 

 plentiful, outdoor carnations especially 

 so. The new crop is in and although the 

 flowers are good, the demand does not 

 keep pace with the supply. Asters are 

 still good, but not quite so fine as they 

 were recently, and it will not be long 

 before the best ones will be cleaned up. 



Orchids, valley, sweet peas and Cecik 

 Brunner roses are practically out of the , 

 market. Dahlias are plentiful, but gla- 

 dioli are scarce. There is a fair supply 

 of small flowers in variety. Funeral 

 work and a few weddings form the chief 

 outlet for stock. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. Aldrich, representing M. Bice Co., 

 of Philadelphia, was in town last week 

 and will visit San Diego. 



Paul Staiger, heaJ of the nursery de 

 partment o^ Boy F, Wilcox & Co., Mon- 

 tebello, has purchased a Cadillac road- 

 ster. 



H. Morgan, formerly with F. Lichten- \ 



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We regret it is impossi- 

 ble to ship anything, 

 owing to railroad strike. 



L. A. FLORAL CO. 



236 E. Fourth StWt LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



S. MURATA & CO. 



Oldest and Most Experienced Shippers In Southern CalUomia 



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





WE NEVER MISS 



E. W. McLELLAN COMPANY, """"^.ftS'?J,:S!i*"'"~" 



We have a larg)9 stock of double Asters, particularly fine for shipping purposes. 



Now ready to take orders of any size. 



451 BUSH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



