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The Florists^ Review 



Febouary 24, 1021 



J. A. AXELL 



Wholesale Commission Florist 



^^^= 463 Bush Street ^^== 



San Francisco, Cal. 



WE CLOSE SUNDAYS 



A most enjoyable luncheon was spent 

 recently by members of the Florists' 

 Club as guests of Philip Foley, of the 

 Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co., at the Spo- 

 kane hotel. Mr. Foley spoke of the op- 

 portunities which lie before Spokane. 

 He suggested that the water power 

 would soon be heating the greenhouses 

 here. 



The city beautiful committee is 

 taking up with the hospitals the matter 

 of having a room to care for flowers 

 and plants, with proper-sized vases for 

 the different kinds of flowers in their 

 seasons, as well as arranging a course 

 of lectures for the nurses in regard to 

 the care of cut flowers and plants. 



Funeral work was heavy last week, 

 with a goodly demand from out of 

 town. The largest funeral lately was 

 that of the wife of Senator Sutton. 



H. H. 



SEATTLE, WASH, 



The' Market. 



St. Valentine's day trade entirely sur- 

 passed all predictions, in spite of the 

 freakish weather conditions. Potted 

 spring flowers at reasonable prices 

 proved especially popular with holiday 

 buyers, and cut flowers cleaned up well. 

 All the roses in stock were cleaned up 

 before the day's business was com- 

 pleted and there were a number of other 

 lines which were just as thoroughly 

 sold out. Ophelia and Columbia are the 

 only local varieties which are at all 

 common and for more than a week there 

 has been an extreme shortage of Cecile 

 Brunner roses. Ward is almost as 

 scarce. California shipments were 

 greatly increased for the holidays, but 

 with the exception of a few cases which 

 were delayed in arrival, these were all 

 sold out. Combinations of roses and the 

 brighter colored spring flowers were 

 among the best selling baskets. Tulips 

 were probably the best selling item for 

 the holiday and small baskets using cut 

 Keizerskroon tulips sold freely 



The local cut of carnations showed a 

 slight gain as to keeping qualities, but is 

 still short on coloring, so that the Port- 

 land and Spokane shipments are getting 

 first call. A few late mums of fine qual- 

 ity are still offered. 



There has been some increase in the 

 cut of orchids, but these are still short 

 of what the trade could use. Lily of the 

 valley is plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



S. A. Dunlap has resigned his posi- 



Transplanted 



Grecnhonae Special mixed, per 250, $3.25: 



per 600. (6.00; per 1000. $11.00. 

 Private Stocic, mixed, per 250, $8.00; per 



600. 15.50; per 1000, $10.00. 



CATALOGUE READY 



SEED 



Steele's Mastodon Greenhouse, special 

 mixed, 0. K. outside, % oz., $1.00; oz., $7.00. 



Steele's Mastodon Private Stocic, mixed, 

 ^ oz.. $1.00: oz.. 16.00. 



STEELE'S PANSY GARDENS, Portland, Oregon 



EASTER LILIES 



Plenty of good stock and prompt shipments 

 Buy from established firms 



SEATTLE FERN & MOSS CO. 



Correspoadcncc SoHdtcd 



Phoae Maia 652 



89 Pike Street, SEAHLE, WASH. 



ROSES PORTLAND — ^ROSES 



Field-Grown. The World's Best. 

 HARDY The Beat is the Cheapeat. 



PERENNIALS 



Aak for price Hits. 



Mountaiii View Floral Co., Portland, Oregon. 



"Try Clarke" 



The best and Quickest way to get 

 what you want in 



Bulbs, Florists' or Nursery Stock 



is to write 



W. B. Clirke, ^°/ote?"""' Sm Jise. Cilil. 



W. H. HAWKINS 



CYCLAMEN 8KED 

 Prlnnla 01>conlca, Uiant Mixed $1.00 per pkt, 

 12 06 W. 4ytli Straet, SEATTLE. WASH. 



tion with the Hollywood Gardens and, 

 about February 27, will open a retail 

 store at Portland to be known as the 

 Swetland Flower Shop, on Morrison 

 street. With him in this enterprise will 

 be associated Fred M. Young, well known 



FERNS 



4, 5 and 6-inch 



Boston and Whitmanii 



M. C. LOUIS 



COEUR D'ALENE IDAHO 





to the trade, who will not give up 

 his activities as a grower of fine stock. 



