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The Rorists' Review 



OCTOBBB 21. 1920 



VIOLETS 



Ready October 15. Book your season order now. Season price, $1.25 per dozen bunches. 



Russell Roses 



All grades, any quantity. 



Chrysanthemums 



The big crop is in. Excellent stock at $2.00 to $2.50 

 per dozen. Cheaper grades if desired. 



We have also plenty of small Mams, pink, white and 

 yellow, at $4.00 to $6.00 per 100. 



POMPONS, all colors. 25c to 35o per bunch. 



Asparagus and Adiantum 



30c per bunch 



J. A. AXbA^Liy Wholesale Commission Florist 



463 Bush St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



address is B. F. D. 6, Box 368, Los 

 Angeles, Cal. 



SAN FSAKOISCO, CAL. 



The Market. 



Several days of heavy rain last week 

 greatly benefited the violet crop, though 

 chrysanthemums have been rendered 

 somewhat soft for shipping. However, 

 the last two days have been dry and 

 sunny, with the result that the outdoor 

 stock has practically recovered from the 

 drenching. Even the mums grown un- 

 der canvas felt the effects of the down- 

 pour. On the other hand, the rain was 

 .badly needed. For the last three years 

 California has not had sufficient rain, 

 and the flower growers, as well as agri- 

 culturists generally, are willing to suffer 

 a little temporary inconvenience and 

 loss occasioned by a few days of rain, 

 in order that the reservoirs may be re- 

 plenished and the unirrigated sections 

 of the state may obtain the much- 

 needed moisture. 



The local market seems to be glutted 

 with everything in season. Mums, 

 carnations and roses, except Bussell, are 

 plentiful. Violets, refreshed by the 

 rains, are now of good shipping quality 

 and are being packed in considerable 

 quantities for distant deliveries. The 

 market is swamped with pompon chrys- 

 anthemums in many shades. Most of 

 these pompons are outdoor stock. 

 Among the mums grown under canvas. 

 Chieftain and White Chieftain are con- 

 spicuous for their size and quality. 

 Blooms of Turner, in yellow and white, 

 are also abundant and of excellent qual- 

 ity. While roses and carnations are 

 plentiful, there is not too much good 

 stock of this kind in the market. 

 French marigolds, poppies, cosmos and 

 a mass of other outdoor dowers are in 

 good demand locally for basket work 

 and decorations. Roses demand a good 

 price, and so do the finer grades of 

 mums. Violets also clean up at com- 

 paratively high prices. 



A light frost on the night of October 

 12, the first of the season, is believed 

 to have done a little damage to some 

 of the outdoor stock, but nothing seri- 

 ous. 



Various Notes. 



One effect of the Eetail Florists' As- 

 sociation of San Francisco, which was 

 organized a few weeks ago, is to be seen 

 in neat cards conspicuously displayed 

 in most of the florists' windows. These 

 cards read: "This store will close at 



Chrysanthemums 



The finest Mums at the best prices. 



We know how to pack them for long distance 



shipping. 



If you need Mums — or any other cut flowers 



or greens — 



LET US HAVE YOUR ORDER 



California Floral Company 



Wholmtal* Deaimn in Cat Flowen 



217 Winston St. LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



THE BEST IN THE WEST 



Mums of all grades and several 

 varieties are ready for shipment 



ALL KINDS OF DECORATIVE GREENS 

 Write for a trial shipment 



DOMOTO BROS. 



440 Bush Street 



SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Mention The RcTlew when you write. 



12 o'clock on Sundays. Member Betail 

 Florists' Association." Sunday clos- 

 ing, or part-day closing, has been the 

 subject of much discussion in the local 

 trade for several years and at last seems 

 to be meeting with general approval. 

 Angelo J. Bossi, of Pelicano, Rossi & 

 Co., is in favor of the movement, but 

 he believes that the florists as well as 

 the public should be educated gradually. 

 He, therefore, is not in favor of closing 

 for the whole day on Sundays at pres- 

 ent. After people get accustomed to 

 the half -day closing, he thinks it will be 

 easier to bring about the all-day closing 

 plan. This question will be taken up at 

 the next meeting of the association, 

 when by-laws are to be considered and 

 permanent officers elected. 



M. Demote, of Domoto Bros., has re- 

 turned from the east after a long busi- 

 ness trip, which included many of the 

 leading cities of the country. 



C. Kooyman, of C. Kooyman Co., 

 states fhat there is a large demand for 

 bulbs this season. Shipments are now 

 reaching this city from Holland. 



Pelicano, Bossi & Co. have added an- 

 other automobile to their delivery equip- 

 ment. 



The E. W. McLellan Co. is shipping 

 large consignments of violets. Boses 

 are in good supply with the exception of 

 Bussell. 



J. A. Axell is congratulating himself 

 and other wholesale shippers upon the 

 fact that the rains gave the chrysan- 

 themums time to dry in readiness for 



