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AooDST 5, 1920 



I Pacific Coast Department 



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CHABLES WILUS WARD'S WILL. 



The will of Charles Willis Ward, who 

 died at Eureka, Cal., June 24, was made 

 public there July 24 and showed that at 

 the time the will was made the value of 

 his estate was approximately $350,000. 

 His divorced wife was given $5,000 and 

 bequests of $100,000 each were made to 

 his three children, Mrs. Ethel M. Chase, 

 David Straus Ward and Mrs. Alma W. 

 Bristol. Two former nurses were given 

 $10,000 and $5,000. Small sums, ranging 

 from $500 to $1,000, were left to a score 

 of distant relatives. The residue of the 

 estate, which includes large timber hold- 

 ings in Humboldt county, was left to the 

 three children. 



FISCHER'S FIRE. 



Further details have been received 

 from Rudolph Fischer, San Gabriel, Cal., 

 concerning the fire which destroyed most 

 of his bulb stock and which has already 

 been briefly reported in The Review. 

 The disaster occurred Saturday after- 

 noon, July 17. Mr, Fischer's son had 

 started a fire under an iron tub about 

 -ten feet from the bulb shed; he left it 

 for a few minutes, during which time a 

 spark must have set fire to some dry 

 grass near the shed, which in turn was 

 caught by the flames. The water pres- 

 sure was quite low and the men on the 

 place were unable to check the flames, 

 which in a short time, being fanned by a 

 stiff breeze, consumed the bulb shed 

 and then leaped over to the barn, burned 

 it clear down, spread to the greenhouses 

 nearest it and burned four of these. The 

 rest of the ten houses were saved only 

 with the greatest effort, by tearing down 

 one ahead of the flames. All ten houses 

 were connected. With the assistance of 

 the neighbors, the dwelling was saved. 



The bulb shed and the barn floor were 

 filled with bulb stock, which could not 

 be got out because of the great heat 

 and the rapidity with which the fire 

 spread. The bulbs which were des- 

 troyed were Freesia Fischerii and F. 

 Splendens and all the planting stock of 

 F. Purity for next season. Fortunately, 

 two patches of Fischerii and Splendens 

 were left in the field. These bulbs were 



?uite small when planted last season and 

 or that reason had not yet been har- 

 vested. From these Mr. Fischer will 

 work up his stock again. 



As another bit of good fortune, all the 

 newer varieties were saved, with the ex- 

 ception of a particularly fine blue, of 

 which only a few small bulbs, which had 

 not yet been taken up, were saved. The 

 newer varieties, not being on the market 

 yet, were still in the ground. 



The loss caused by the fire included, 

 in addition to the bulbs, all the tools, 

 farm implements, garage, two fine rose 

 hedges and all the trees and plants be- 

 tween the bam and the house. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



While it cannot be said that shipping 

 business is good, yet there was no glut 

 of stock last week such as is usual in 

 July and almost every day sees a clean- 



up in the wholesale houses. Asters and 

 gladioli move freely, these flowers 

 standing the hot weather better than 

 most over the long-distance routes. 

 Amaryllis Belladonna is pretty now and 

 ships well if cut tight. 



Roses are in a little better condition 

 and clean up daily, white being the 

 scarce article. Carnations are fairly 

 good from outside, but there is little 

 greenhouse stock. 



Retailers report good business, par- 

 ticularly in funeral work, though box 

 and transient trade is good for the sea- 

 son. 



Various Notes. 



H. L. Potter, president of the Potter 

 Floral Co., El Paso, Tex., visited the 

 wholesale houses last week and inci- 

 dentally took in some of the surround- 

 ing territory in company with Mr. Roy- 

 ston, of W. Armacost & Co., and F. 

 Sperry, of the L. A. Floral Co. 



The banquet tendered to Mrs. Ella 

 Grant Wilson, of Cleveland, by the Los 



Angeles Florists' Club was well attend- 

 ed, nearly 140 guests sitting down at 

 the Roma Cafe. Mrs. Wilson's remarks 

 on publicity and other matters connect- 

 ed with the trade were listened to with 

 great interest and led to an animated 

 discussion; the pictures thrown on the 

 screen were an added attraction. 



The Superior Dahlia Gardens, at 

 Forty-ninth and Figueroa streets, are a 

 fine sight now and C. Gutting reports 

 that every flower they can cut is easily 

 disposed of. Mr. Gutting calls attention 

 to the fact that many visitors trying to 

 reach his establishment are headed off 

 by smaller gardens in the vicinity. 

 Those who are looking for this place 

 should memorize its address as given. 



S. Murata & Co. have received a 

 carload of sphagnum moss and report 

 business good for the time of year. 

 Mr. Murata is talking of a vacation trip 

 north, but has not fully decided yet. 



Albert Goldenson is wearing a big 

 smile — business fine, he says. 



H. R. Richards. 



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 FLORISTS 



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WE NEVER FAIL 



SUMMER FLOWERS 



GREENS 



We are known for special care in selection and 

 packing of stock for hot weather shipping. 



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 BEST WEST COA ST RAFFIA 

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 236 EAST FOURTH ST., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 



