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The Florists^ Review 



Jdnb 10, 1920. 



Some Choice Specialties in Florists' Rower Seed 



Aquilegia 



H. & S. Prize Mixed, The Finest Strain in Columbine 



America. We areoflferingfor the first time the following strains of these 



£, J. ^ -.o^^»». elegant, long-spurred, large-flowered Columbines. The blossoms are 



oee page adverttsement, page a J or The Review for May 27 of remarkable size, elegantly formed, with spurs of extraordinary 



Sow them now for midwinter and early spring blooming. Seed l?"^;^- , ^^o^n ""^ ^^^^ ^1*^ ^^^^ ^°^ ^T cl'*™^^ for Spring sales, 



saved from an unrivaled collection of pot-grown plants, remarkable Useful for cut flowers, easily grown, popular everywhere, 



of'cSors.''""'''^"' ^^''"' """-^"^""^ ""^ °^ ^'^"^""^ ^"'^ «pi«»'ii'i --^^^^ H. & S. Selected Pink Shades 



We have spent years of patient labor in bringing this strain to , A/P^^'l^'^ selection producing about 8?Per cent true to color. 



its present state of perfection. Flowers four to four and one-half Includes all shades from apple blossom pink to darkest rose. 



inches in diameter are common and in some of our latest types, petals Trade Packet $1.00 



are three -Quarters inch across. wt o o o i j Di ou J 



Colors include all shades from purest white to darkest crimson, H. & S« Selected Diue ohacleS 



with all intermediate shades of blue, lavender, pink, purple, scarlet. All colors from palest sky blue to deepest purple. The interven- 



and gorgeous giant-flowered bicolored varieties. Seed carefully hand- ing shades and bicolor varieties are handsome to a degree. 85 per 



picked, strong in germinating qualities, the very best you can buy. cent true. 



Azaleas and similar plants will be scarce during the coming winter. Trade Packet $1.00 



A batch of Cinerarias will find a ready sale if well grown. u o d n • »*• J 



TradePacket $1.00 H. & S. rriZC Mlxed 



_^ _ _ _ A combination of the foregoing separate colors with innumerable 



fJnlQrinill AS other shades and combinations of colors. A strain of superior quality 



^ , . , rt ^ „rZ^ 1^ 11 i u , . and one that we feel quite certain will satisfy the most exacting. 



Calendula Orange King -For a Fall catch crop make a sowing of t ^ n u * «i nn 



our superb strain of this well known Calendula. It is something iraae racKei jpx.w 



different. Blossoms of giant size, perfectly formed, absolutely ^^ -m^ _^ w - ^^^S 



double. Color rich dark orange. No better strain procurable. VjCrDdTcl «l ctHnCSOTlll 



Well worth while. i r\ • 



Large Trade Packet $i.oo Transvaal Daisy 



Hall Size Trade Packet 50 r'HOir'F MlVm HYRRin^ 



Calendula Lemon Qucen-A superb selection with immense double ^^nwiV^Ci iVUACil^ n i Di\iLfO 



flowers, rich lemon yellow in color. This will prove a fine Our strain of these includes all colors from pure white to darkest 



companion to our Orange King. Although the seed has been care- crimson with all intermediate shades of orange, lemon, pink, rose, 



fully selected from the finest double blossoms, this variety will scarlet, carmine, etc. The mixture is well balanced, and a package of 



always throw some semi-doubles, but our strain may be relied seed will give you all of the shades above noted. Sown now you will 



upon to produce not less than 85 per cent of perfect flowers. At have some fine pot plants for your Spring trade. Unexcelled as a 



any rate, we doubt if you can get better, lasting cut flower for florist decorative work. 



Large Trade Packet $1.00 lOOO Seeds $3.00 



Half Size Trade Packet SO 500 " 1-75 



HOWARD & SMITH, P. O. Box 484, Los Angeles, Cal. 



business, with indications that the sum- 

 mer demand will likewise show some 

 improvement over former years, as soon 

 as the market recovers a little from the 

 post-holiday slump. 



It is pointed out that better values 

 will prevail when the rose and carna- 

 tion growers begin to dry up their 

 ranges, thus greatly reducing the sup- 

 plies of these staples. Both have been 

 in heavy supply for several weeks and 

 the large shipping demand for Memo- 

 rial day was all that postponed the 

 slump until the first week in June. 



Peonies are about gone, the crop hav- 

 ing been light and their season short 

 this spring. Large-flowering gladioli 

 are arriving in fair quantity and it is 

 regretted they could not have appeared 

 a week or ten days earlier. The small- 

 flowering varieties are plentiful. 

 Neither orchids nor gardenias arfe 

 plentiful, but there are enough for re- 

 quirements. Sweet peas manage to 

 clean up well, considering the strong 

 competition with other small outdoor 

 stock. There is still a heavy cut of 

 Easter lilies. Strawflowers constitute 

 an important item on shipping orders, 

 with the advent of hot weather, which 

 makes it impossible to ship many other 

 kinds of flowers long distances without 

 refrigeration. 



The growers report asters and chrys- 

 anthemums both looking well. About 

 the same acreage of the former is under 

 cultivation this year as was grown last 

 and the outlook is for a fine cut. It 

 is expected that the flowers will be 

 ready for market early in July. The 

 acreage of chrysanthemums has been 

 increased about twenty-five per cent. 

 Everything looks most promising for 



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CULVER BROS., Prom., Wholesale Growen of 



California Sunshine Geraniums 



For the Trade. Leading Standard Varietiea. 

 Strongly Rooted Cnttlngs $20.00 per 1000 



SAWTELLE, CAL. 



a fine crop. An early season is counted 

 upon, Golden Glow being scheduled to 

 appear in July. 



Various Notes. 



Henry Avansino, manager of the E. 

 W. McLellan Co., reports the biggest 



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Santa Cruz, - California 



Memorial day business that firm ever 

 had. Everything sold, he says, with 

 roses, carnations, sweet peas, gladioli 

 and all down the line about the same. 



J. A. Axell says that it was a ques- 

 tion of scrambling for stock to fill or- 

 ders for Memorial day rather than 



