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The Florists^ Review 



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ment and a suitable house have led to 

 such fine results. A large number of 

 cyclamens are grown strictly for cut- 

 ting, but besides these there are several 

 thousand fine specimens in all sizes from 

 small stock for working up in baskets 

 to large finished specimens and every 

 plant shows the same high culture. 

 There are also about 1,000 azaleas that 

 will be ready for the Christmas and 

 New Year's business. A house of gar- 

 denias is a little late, but is making 

 splendid progress, the plants being 

 benched in soil to which a liberal addi- 

 tion of humus has been made. Evident- 

 ly this material is right for gardenias 

 and also for ferns, since the house of 

 various adiantums is looking fine, es- 

 pecially Glory of Mordrecht, or glorio- 

 sum, as it is misnamed locally. The 

 fronds on these plants are as good as 

 those of well grown Farleyense. The 

 whole place, in short, is in perfect order 

 and it is a pleasure to visit it. 



The Redondo Floral Co. store is a 

 busy place these days. Funeral work, 

 especially, keeps the whole staff on the 

 jump. 



Still more novelties are arriving at 

 Darling's Flower Shop and there is a 

 wonderful display. Some of the Italian 

 glassware is strikingly beautiful and al- 

 together it is an exhibit worthy of the 

 highest praise. It looks as though, 

 with the scarcity of plants, there will 

 be a big demand for these art objects 

 and Mr. Darling will surely be prepared. 

 Some excellent azaleas are also being 

 shown this week. 



Large orders for wild cherry and 

 desert holly wreaths are being sent out 

 from the L. A. Floral Co. 



The City Nurseries, of Eedlands, have 

 a fine stock of cyclamens again this 

 year and Mr. Collett reports a brisk de- 

 mand for the plants. 



H. R. Richards. 



SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



The Market. 



A slight lull was noticeable in both 

 wholesale and retail business immediate- 

 ly after Thanksgiving, but December 1 

 found business again coming up to the 

 high mark which has characterized it 

 during the greater part of 1919. The 

 holiday just past was the occasion for 

 a great number of social affairs, prac- 

 tically all large dinners, providing a 

 goodly amount of work for local decora- 

 tors. 



Of the cut flowers, roses are now tak- 

 ing the lead in both quality and quan- 

 tity. Some fine cuts are in the mar- 

 ket and continue to bring exceptionally 

 good prices. Russell, Ophelia, Columbia 

 and one or two of the red varieties are 

 the popular sellers and are in demand 

 for shipping, due to their present firm 

 condition. 



A recent wind storm, general over the 

 state, did considerable damage to the 

 chrysanthemum stock on the peninsula. 

 The growers located in protected spots 

 were fortunate, for the blooms growing 

 out in the open were badly whipped by- 

 the gale, which reached a velocity of 

 over fifty miles an hour in many places. 

 It was estimated that at least twenty- 

 five per cent of the crop was lost. In 

 spite of this prank played by the 

 weather, mums are enjoying an unusual- 

 ly long run. The small varieties are still 

 plentiful and look good, while there is 

 atill a fair amount of the larger blooms 

 to be had. Long-distance shipping of 



Xmas Money Makers 



Poinsettias 





Desert Holly 



Wreaths, Branches and Garlands of the following: 



Desert Holly Wild Cherry 



California Holly Huckleberry 



California Redwood Leptospermum 

 Oregon Grape Eucalyptus 



English Holly Pepper Berries 



PACKED TO SHIP ANYWHERE 



P. C. MILLER CO. 



Wholesale Dealers in Cut Flowers 



217 Winston Street, Los An^^eles, Cal. 



THE BEST IN THE WEST 



VIOLETS 



POINSETTIAS 



CARNATIONS 



ROSES 



AND EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS AND SUPPLIES 



S. MURATA & CO. 



Oldest and Most Experienced Shippers in Southern California 



380-386 So. Los Angeles St., LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



WE NEVER MISS 



POINSETTIAS 



Place yonr order* now. 250,000 bloom* on 14 acre* of froitless land ready for *luppmK. 



Prices for season 1919-1920: 



No. 1— Selected blooms, 2^ to 3-foot stems per 100. $18.00 



No. '2— Large blooms, 2>2 to 3-foot stems per 100, 15.00 



No. 3— Medium. 12 to 18-inch stems per 100. 12.00 



No. 4— Decorative, 12 to 18-inch stems per 100, 10.00 



Cash with order. 



PAUL ECKE 



Largest Grower and Shipper of Cut Poinsettias and Poinsettia Stock Plants 

 1226 Hay Avenue, LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



these though, has practically ceased, and 

 most of the growers are devoting par- 

 ticular attention to roses and violets for 

 the shippers. During the storm, a great 

 many of the violet plants were burned 

 by the wind and the blossoms shriveled, 

 but the rain which occurred a few days 



afterward was of such benefit to the 

 fields that the damage will be fairly well 

 offset. 



Shipments of poinsettias from the 

 south continue to arrive, the quality 

 improving steadily. Few of the potted 

 blooms have been seen as yet, however. 



