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The Florists^ Review 



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Oakland, Cal. — A large white dahlia, 

 Burbank Oakland by name, will hence- 

 forth be the official flower of Oakland. 

 A bulb from the new dahlia will be pre- 

 sented each year to the other twenty- 

 seven cities in the United States named 

 Oakland. 



San Luis Obispo, Cal. — A. W. Shurra- 

 gar is moving his place to the state 

 highway, where he already has a large 

 lath house built and a greenhouse ready 

 for the glass. He intends to build a 

 new residence and more lath, which will 

 give much additional room. 



San Francisco, Cal.— Spray orchids 

 are popular on the Pacific coast, but 

 Ferrari Bros., who are among the largest 

 growers, say the Pacific coast at the mo- 

 ment is saturated with phalsenopsis 

 plants and they are making an effort to 

 distribute their stock in the east, where 

 spray orchids have not yet attained the 

 same favor they hold in the west. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



There has been a better tone to the 

 market during the last week, largely on 

 account of tlie local funeral and wed- 

 ding work. But even at that, there is 

 plenty of evidence that the dull season 

 is here; May is always a poor month 

 in this section. Tlie shipping business 

 falls off more or less and with the re- 

 tailers the transient business is only 

 moderate. This year wholesalers report 

 a greater number of inquiries than 

 usual for Mothers' day, and as stock is 

 plentiful and cheap many of these should 

 materialize and help the month consid- 

 erably. 



Getting down to cases, the carnation 

 market is overloaded with poor stock, 

 as usual, but good stock cleans up daily. 

 Indoor roses are too plentiful and 

 hardly worth the prices asked. Sweet 

 peas, cornflowers and all the smaller 

 items are iilciitif iil and good. Orchids 

 continue on the scarce side and valley 

 is almost out of the market. Plumosus 

 now is plentiful and good. 



Various Notes. 



J. Christoj)herson, of Salt Lake City, 

 accompanied by Mrs. Christopherson and 

 tlie children, is here on a visit, looking 

 U]) stock for the opening of the Saltair 

 beach season. They had a narrow es- 

 cape from being wrecked on the way 

 down. A freight train running just in 

 front of tlieir train; in fact, running on 

 their time, collided with a big boulder 

 on the track, which turned the engine 

 over and killed the engineer. 



Polder Bros, have the sold-out sign 

 on their carnation rooted cuttings for 

 the ]iresent. .lohn Polder reports a good 

 season, many repeat orders having come 

 in. The nursery stock planted out some 

 vears ago is coming along in fine shape 

 iiow and the firm is digging choice 

 conifers, English laurels and other good 

 stock. 



Some choice funeral work has been 

 t«rned out by Frank Lichtenberg's 

 idace during the last week, especially 

 a couple of palls, made of excellent 

 Spanish irises of a delicate tint that 



"We find The Review a first-class 

 advertising medium and can assure 

 you that we will put in another ad- 

 vertisement as soon as we have stock 

 to offer. 



"Hickey & HoUis. 



"Petaluma, California, March lo, 1917." 



reminded one of a lovely albino orchid. 

 This was an artistic touch seldom real- 

 ized in the workaday world of the 

 florists' business. Mr. Lichtenberg was 

 one of the first of the May 1 fishermen 

 to get back to the city with the limit 

 of trout. 



W. L. Morris, long known in the cut 

 flower business here, is in business for 

 liimself in the old quarters of the Cali- 

 fornia (,'ut Flower & Evergreen Co., on 

 South Broadway. 



The H. N. Gage Co. is in with a good 

 cut of Star of Bethlehem and other 

 herbaceous stock. Fine ferns of speci- 

 men size are being sent in from the new 

 greenhouses. 



Oscar Johansson, of the' Johanssen 

 Seed Co., has returned from a northern 

 trip, where he has been on the lookout 

 for land for seed growing, in addition 

 to the already large holdings. What he 

 was looking for in particular was land 

 foi' nasturtiums, but the high prices of 

 beans and cereals generally make it diffi- 

 cult to secure the land. He took the 

 coast route up and returned by the valley. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Los Angeles County Horticultural So- 

 ciety was held in the Times assembly 

 rooms May 2. The subject for the even- 

 ing was aljly handled by W. W. Felgate, 

 of Sierra Madre. A discussion followed 

 in which .1. Burns, of the Germain Seed 

 & Plant Co., J. Mayer, of Payne's Seed 

 •Store, and others took part. As a 

 visitor, J. Christopherson, of Salt Lake 

 City, was asked for a speech and he 

 made an interesting one, contrasting the 

 plenty that was apparent around Los 

 .Angeles with the l)arreii condition of 

 some other states. He will evidently be 

 a booster for us on his return to Utah. 



In his store on Hill street, J. W. 

 Welters is making a grand show. Among 

 the prettiest things shown are large 



branches af the English hawthorn, of the 

 double red variety, grown at Hollywood. 

 It is a magnificent tree when it does 

 so well as this, but as a rule the dry 

 atmosphere here is not conducive to its 

 health. 



Albert Knopf, of the Kedondo Floral 

 Co., reports a slight falling off in busi- 

 ness, but not more than normal for this 

 season. His son, who was hurt, as re- 

 cently reported, will have to be on 

 crutches for some time, but his doctor 

 says that with care he will not be perma- 

 nently lame. H. E. Eichards. 



SAN DIEGO, CAL. 



The tenth annual spring show of the 

 San Diego Floral Association was a 

 great success, both from a financial 

 standpoint and from the point of ex- 

 hibits. The proceeds were turned over 

 to the Eed Cross fund and patriotic 

 citizens turned out in great crowds to 

 the beautiful Balboa park, where the 

 show was held. Vegetable classes were 

 popular on account of the interest taken 

 in home gardening now and the ama- 

 teur flower classes were well filled. The 

 prize-winners in the trade classes follow: 



Tweiity-tive varieties of roses — E. Heniird, of 

 the Missouri VaUey Nursery, first; Boyle & Dar- 

 iiaud, second. 



Twelve red roses, one variety — Boyle & Dar- 

 naud, first. 



Twelve yellow roses, one variety — E. Benard, 

 first; Boyle & Darnaud, second. 



Twelve pink roses, one variety — E. Benard, 

 first; Boyle «& Darnaud, second. 



Twelve white roses, one variety — Boyle & Dar- 

 naud, first; E. Benard, second. 



Twelve yellow-shaded roses — E. Benaril. first. 



Twelve pink-shaded roses — Boyle & Darnaud, 

 first; E. Benard, second. 



Vase of twelve roses — Boyle & Darnaud, first; 

 E. Benard, second. 



Cut ornamental vines — Boyle A: Darnaud, first, 

 with stephanotis. 



Nursery stock — Harris Seed Co.. special prize. 



Orchids and most meritorious display of green- 

 house stock^Boyle & Darnaud. special prize. 



Potted roses — E. Benard. first. 



Sparaxis puleherrima — K. O. Sessions, special 

 l)rize. 



SPOKANE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Usually at this season of tlie year the 

 market is well supplied with sjtriug bed- 

 ding plants, but such is not the case this 

 year. Continued cold and rainy weather 

 has greatly impeded outdoor planting 



For Memorial Day 



FLOWERS AND OREENS OF ALL KINDS IN SEASON 



Write now for special prices. 



L. A. FLORAL CO. 



Fred Sperry, Mgr., 

 House of Quality and Servicel 



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