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The Florists^ Review 



SUPTaUBBB 2, 19tt 



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\ Pacific Coast Department 



Earllngton, Wash. — Ernest_Mayer, 

 who for the last three and oh«4ialf 

 years has been manager of the Holly- 

 wood Gardens, Hollywood, Wash., is go- 

 ing into business for himself in this 

 town. 



WILL REDEEM EDEN TBAOT. 



Beports of the sale of an interest in 

 the Eden tract of the Cottage Gardens 

 Nurseries, at Emreka, Cal., as they 

 have appeared in print elsewhere, have 

 been so confusing to the minds of some 

 in the trade that G. Vander Abeele, 

 receiver for the concern, explains the 

 transaction in the following way: 



"The Eden tract, which consists of 

 our nursery grounds at Eureka and is 

 one of the several pieces of real estate 

 owned by the Cottage Gardens Nurs- 

 eries, was mortgaged to the Humboldt 

 National bank, of this city. This mort- 

 gage was foreclosed, and the Eden tract 

 was sold to satisfy the mortgage and 

 bid in by the bank June 14, 1920. June 

 25 the bank sold the interest it had ac- 

 quired to P. P. Eosaia, of Seattle. The 

 Cottage Gardens Nurseries has until 

 June 14, 1921, to redeem this, and all 

 right, title and interest in the Cottage 

 Gardens Nurseries, Eden tract, held by 

 Mr. Bosaia will then expire. 



"On the Eden tract there are now 

 growing in excess of half a million dol- 

 lars ' worth of various nursery products, 

 including 250,000 azaleas, 500,000 tu- 

 berous begonias, 100,000 rhododendrons 

 and various conifers, broad-leaved ever- 

 greens and araucarias. In all there are 

 about eighty-six acres, chiefly of prod- 

 ucts that cannot be replaced in the 

 United States, The nursery and the 

 plants are in perfect condition; in fact, 

 they were never in better shape. 



"The money to redeem the Eden 

 tract has been arranged for, and in 

 case the company should fail to re- 

 deem it for any reason, there are sev- 

 eral judgment creditors who have the 

 right to and will redeem the property. ' ' 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



Funeral work keeps up well and the 

 cooler weather has improved business 

 generally, so much so that at the end 

 of last week there was an actual short- 

 age of flowers in almost all lines, espe- 

 cially in shipping stock. 



Eoses are coming in a little more 

 plentifully and the flowers from the 

 young stock, though short, are good and 

 will improve from now on. Asters are 

 scarce and will soon be over, with the 

 exception of those coming from a few 

 late-planted plots. There has not often 

 been a season when these flowers have 

 cleaned up so well as this year. African 

 marigolds are useful for shipping. 

 Dahlias are still among the items in 

 better supply. Indoor carnations are 

 beginning to come in again, but are on 

 the small and scarce side as yet. 



Various Notes. 



F. B. Hills is out with a fine new de- 

 livery truck. He says that he has the 

 finest stock of ferns this season which 



he has had in the whole course of his 

 business. 



The H. N. Gage Co. reports an excel- 

 lent demand for everything. The daf- 

 fodil bulbs which they are digging this 

 season are especially fine. The sandy 

 soil at El Monte, enriched with cow 

 manure, seems to be the ideal compost 

 for bulbs. 



C. J. Groen, of Montebello, reports a 

 good clean-up on everything and looks 

 forward to a big season. In order to 

 be close to his business, W. Clark, who 

 is now with Mr. Groen, is building a 

 residence for himself at the nursery. 



Walter Armacost has disappeared 

 into the wilds for a time, his son and a 

 friend from Imperial accompanying 

 him. Two days' burro trail from the 

 nearest point of civilization are their 

 hunting grounds. Mr. Williamson, 

 store manager for Walter Armacost & 

 Co., says that some days there is diffi- 

 culty in filling orders, owing to scarcity 

 of good shipping stock. 



P. Sperry, of the L. A. Ploral Co., 

 is suffering from the effects of a twisted 

 ankle. H. B. Bickards. 



SAN FBANOISCO, OAL. 



The Market. 



Flowers, particularly of the more 

 costly grades, are not too plentiful in 

 the market just at present. There are 

 some good roses, but scarcely enough 

 to supply the local demand. The pres- 

 ent crop of asters is on its last legs. 

 Delphiniums, while still much used for 

 ornamental baskets and decorative 

 purposes, are coming to the end of their 

 season. Carnations are still scarce. 

 Chrysanthemums are coming in and, 

 within two weeks, according te all in- 

 dications, the fall crop will be coming 

 well to the fore in the local market. 



A few early violets are appearing 

 here and there, but they are small. Vio- 

 lets will not be ready for shipment east 

 till the middle of October. Dahlias are 



SUMMER FLOWERS 



GREENS 



We are known for special care in selection and 

 packing of stock for hot weather shipping. 



HOSE AT T HE R IGHT PRICE 

 BEST WEST COA ST RAFHA 

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Thm Houte of Quality tmd Service 

 236 EAST FOURTH ST., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 



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GEORGE J. HALL & CO. 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORISTS 



423 East 5th St. Los Angeles, Cal. 



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