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The Florists' Review 



j0Lt 15, 1920 



Shop, is spending his vacation with 

 Uncle Sam in camp. H. H. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



The Market. 



The double holiday, with its week-end 

 trips for so many people, gave a de- 

 cidedly quiet turn to business for the 

 last week and the light deliveries of 

 most lines failed to cause much of a 

 feeling of loss. Local deliveries have 

 been sufficient to care for all needs and 

 one or two varieties of greens form the 

 only items being shipped in at this time. 

 There were no new offerings received 

 during the week, with the exception of 

 several new varieties of gladioli, which 

 sold well. 



There has been a run of table decora- 

 tions for teas and other social events 

 and several elaborate weddings have 

 held the attention of the trade, but, in 

 general, business has been confined to 

 funeral work, cut flowers and baskets. 

 The funeral work has been sufficient to 

 prevent much loss in stock. 



The deliveries of peonies have 

 slackened considerably, but the same is 

 true of the demand, and gladioli and 

 snapdragons can be considered the 

 leaders among the summer flowers. Iris 

 has also been popular. Water lilies are 

 plentiful and were used effectively with 

 orchids in several of the more elaborate 

 wedding bouquets made up lately. They 

 are still as popular as ever in window 

 displays. Canterbury bells are in more 

 plentiful supply and are being freely 

 used. In iris, the brown variety ^ is 

 more plentiful now than either Spanish 

 or the large purple stock, although there 

 is enough Spanish to care for all cur- 

 rent needs. 



Francis Brunner and Ulrich Brunner 

 roses are in heavy supply and the latter 

 is selling especially well. Ophelia, Ward 

 and Columbia are also plentiful, with 

 one or two growers offering commercial 

 quantities of Lady Hillingdon, Premier 

 and White Killarney. One dealer also 

 showed Madame Edouard Herriot ef- 

 fectively. 



There was a good demand for ferns 

 during the last fortnight, especially the 

 smaller sizes. Fern balls have also sold 

 well. Aside from ferns, potted plants 

 have been in slow demand and light 



supply- . . . u 1, 



Carnations are improving each week, 

 both as to color and strength of stem, 

 and the present deliveries leave little to 

 be desired. Gypsophila and similar 

 flowers are being used extensively. 



There are plenty of orchids to fill 

 current needs, but the supply of both 

 gardenias and lily of the valley has 

 been light. Bachelor's buttons have 

 proved popular novelties and there has 

 also been a good call for the ordinary 

 California poppies. Gloxinias have also 

 been shown by a number of florists. 



Various Notes. 



Charles E. Sullivan, head of the tele- 

 graph department of the Woodlawn 

 Flower Shop, is away on a three weeks ' 

 vacation. He plans to visit a number 

 of places before returning _ to work. 

 Several good-sized decorations were 

 handled by this concern during the last 



Charles Shellgrain, of San Francisco, 

 called on the ti-ade here last week. He 

 expects to be in the northwest for 

 several weeks. 



As the result of votes cast at the 

 recent rose show, the Seattle Rose So- 



FREESIAS 



Fischerii and Splendens 



Fischer ii 



This is the magnificent White 

 Freesia that sold for $10.00 and 

 ■^— ^-^-^-^— $12.00 per 100 in the leading 

 flower centers of the country last winter. It is the result of 

 many years of painstaking labor to produce a Freesia of extra 

 quality for commercial use. The flowers are of snowy white- 

 ness (very rarely is a touch of yellow seen), are of very large 

 size, have long, strong stems, are of great keeping quality 

 and very fragrant; an extremely beautiful Freesia. 



PRICE . . . $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 



Cash with order from unknown parties. 



Splendens 



The beautiful commercial laven- 

 der, like the above, is a combi- 

 nation of very fine varieties, as 

 nearly alike in color as possible with all the fine qualities of 

 Fischerii in size of flower, strength of stem and good keep- 

 ing quality. It is highly fragrant, an extra fine Freesia, 

 which will delight all growers. > 



PRICE 



$5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000 



We have a large stock of these two fine sorts now ready for 

 delivery. Dealers allowed liberal discount. Bulbs are sent 



direct to purchasers. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER 



SAN GABRIEL, CAUF. 



Zvolanek's Winter Sweet PeaSeed 



For other varieties 

 send for price list. 



Seed will be ready 

 about July 15th. 



Xmas Pink Orchid 



1 oz., 76c; 1 lb., $9.00 



Zvolanek's Rose 

 Zvolanek's Orange 



1 oz., $4.00; 1 lb., $40.00 



Miss L. Gude 

 Watchung Orchid 

 Mrs. M. Spanolin 

 Bridal VeU 

 Mrs. Chas. Zvolanek 

 Zvolanek's Blue 



1 oz.. 76c; 1 lb., $10.00 



Sim Orchid or Rose Queen 



1 oz., 50c: 1 lb., $5.00 



Zvolanek's Beauty 

 Zvolanek's Red (best red) 



loz., $1.00; lib., $10.00 



Ant C. Zvolanek & Sons 



Lompoc, CaL 



