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Mahcu 4. 1920 



The Morists^ Review 



fCALIFORNIA VIOLETS'^ 



Will ship in perfect condition to almost any part 

 of the United States or Canada. 



ORDER FROM DARBEE'S 



1036 HYDE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO 



$1.00 per dozen bunches 



Plumosus, Adiantum, Woodwardia, Mexican Ivy and other greens 



>iiiipnicuts of funeral work out of town 

 last week and they reported a big de- 

 "land for corsages just before the sea- 

 son of Lent. George Rosaia is gaining 

 T-apidly after an attack of the flu. He 

 lias increased his weight about ten 

 pounds. Mr. Guiser has been sick for 

 a few days, but is back at the store 

 ♦"Jgain. 



Kenncy's Home of Flowers reports a 

 S'lod business. A unique design was 

 made at the store, consisting of a pilot 's 

 wheel, fifty inches in diameter, made in 

 violets and sweet peas. 



The Woodlawn Flower Shop states 



>at conditions are normal again, but 

 "'at business this year will be far in 

 excess of that of last year. 



^- R. McKee, representing the Ameri- 

 <an Greenhouse Manufacturing Co., 

 ^\!is in town for a few days. He was 

 <ioing business with Mr. Benson, who 



has been with the Alaska experimental 

 station for some years and now intends 

 to build a few houses in Seattle. 



P. T. C. 



SAN FRANCISCO, CAIi. 



The Market. 



Prices on cut flowers took a general 

 drop in San Francisco last week. The 

 demand, both local and from other parts 

 of the country, is keeping woll up to the 

 mark; but with carnations and roses 

 more plentiful than they have been for 

 a number of weeks, there has been a 

 slight easing up at the source of supply. 



Rose growers are beginning to cut 

 the second crop, which is abundant and 

 of fine quality. Russell, Ophelia and 

 Columbia are the leaders and some good 

 white roses were seen last week. Whites 



have, up to this time, been extremely 

 scarce, but are going well now, with 

 funeral work still keeping up the de- 

 mand for suitable flowers. Funeral 

 pieces no longer convey the atmosphere 

 of past seasons. Plaques and sheaves 

 of various combinations of spring blos- 

 soms, with all the colors massed to- 

 gether in a most attractive manner, are 

 in many cases replacing the pale pink 

 and white roses and purple and white 

 violets of former days. For instance, 

 in one of the larger shops, which has 

 been taking care of a great deal of fu- 

 neral work lately, a lovely development 

 of spring flowers was used for one order 

 last week. On a delicate background 

 of ferns lay sprays of colored freesias, 

 lavender primroses and pink sweet peas, 

 the pastel shades accented by the re- 

 stricted use of deep rose fruit blossoms, 

 tulips and ranunculi. 



