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The Florists' Review 



Fbbeuarv 3, H>21 



ZINNIA 



Fraser's Dahlia-Flowered 

 Zinnia 



Has all the Dahlia colorings, including 

 shades unknown to Zinnias heretofore. 

 The exact size of the famous show 

 dahlia, blossoms being from 6 to 8 inches 

 in diameter. 



Trade packet, $1.00 



ASPARAGUS 



AsparagrusSprenKrerl-CAbsolutely 1921 crop, 

 now in the pickine). Plump seed, Ruaranteed 

 togrow. Hand picked. 1000 seedu, 91.00. 



AsparaKiiN Loneirolltis. Wehave completely 

 tested this and find that commercially it is Roing 

 to be a winner. Shoots very sturdy, from 2 to 3 

 feet in height. Wonderful for fresco decoration 

 and charming in bouquets. lOO seeds, $1.00. 



ASTERS 



R. G. FRASER & SON, ^"■HSl^g'Si^^^e^'' Pasadena, California 



ASTERS" (American Beauty). This is one Aster 

 that can be grown both in early spring and in late fall. 

 It is, therefore, the peer of Asters for the florist. 

 UfTered in old rose, September pink, purple, lavender 

 and mixed. Trade packet, 50c. 



ASTERS-CFraser's California Crego). Very fluffy 

 and borne on unusually strong stem. You have always 

 had visions of such an aster. We are offering it in rose, 

 pink, white, blue, lavender and mixed. Trade 

 packet, aOc. 



sociatioii of San Francisco are to hold 

 a banquet February 5, at the Fior 

 d 'Italia restaurant. A large attendance 

 is expected, as this will be the first get- 

 together entertainment since the asso- 

 ciation was organized. 



The ordinance compelling peddlers to 

 close flower stands on Sundays was to 

 come before the supervisors last Mon- 

 day, and the retail florists had strong 

 hopes that it would pass. F. C. Jaeger, 

 of F. C. Jaeger & Son, speaking of 

 the Sunday closing movenicnt, said, 

 "Ninety-eight per cent of the San 

 Francisco florists have now joined in 

 the movement and it is a big success. 

 We, at our store, find we lose nothing 

 by it, for our Saturday business has 

 increased and so has our Monday busi- 

 ness. This seems to be the general 

 feeling in the trade." 



E. A. Aldrich, Pacific coast rc'present- 

 ative of tlie M. Rice Co., visited here 

 recently. 



Some of tlie local florists say that 

 Miss Margaret Gribben must have a 

 secret formula for growing daffodils. 

 On her farm at San Leaiulro, Alameda 

 county, siie grows daffo<lils tliat are 

 earlier and hirger than those usually 

 seen at the beginning of the season. 

 She is a quiet, retiring little woman 

 and cannot be jiersuaded to take the 

 florists seriously when they call her the 

 "daffodil queen." The explanation of 

 her success that she gave was, "Dafi'o- 

 dils just seem to flourish on our farm." 



C. Kooyman is contemplating putting 

 a big icebox in his store, at 431 Bush 

 street. This will be one of several largo 

 improvements which he expects to make 

 a little later. 



E. W. McLellan is fortunate in hav- 

 ing roses in considerable quantities com- 

 ing in from the firm's nurseries. 



General A. J. Gooch, of the Barbee 

 establishment, states that some of the 

 florists to whom he ship.s, especially 

 those across the Canadian line, seem to 

 have read somewhere that roses are 

 cheap in California at present. He 

 greatly regrets this, because roses are 



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Strawflowers, and all kinds of Greens. 



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>• SPECIALISTS ■■■■KllnHI CAIIFORNIA 



Burbank's Thornless Blackberry 



Rooted tips, $1.50 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Himalaya Blackberry Tips 



Itooti^d tips, $5.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 

 Gladioli, Surplus List 011 rrciue-t. 



far from being cheap. Short-stemiiied 

 stock is practically impossible to obtain, 

 while long-stemmed roses are scarce as 

 well as high-priced. 



J. A. Axell says he does not expect 

 to be without valley from now on. 

 S|)eaking of the rose shortage, he said, 

 ''You can impose upon nature to a cer- 

 tain extent, but this is the period of 

 rest, and even in C\alifoinia the winter 

 supply of roses is limited." Mr. Axell 's 



growers are sending in numbers t)f flow- 

 ering tulips, which are just pulled and 

 are potted by the retailers. 



S. Rosaia is able to fill violet orders, 

 though parts of the crop have been 

 hurt by rain and hail. The nurseries 

 are also sending in acacia si)ray3. 



The United Flower & Supply Co. finds 

 itself swamped with orders for roses, 

 many of them coming from southern 

 California. The firm cannot fill all 



