sE 30, 1021 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



LOS ANGELES' LEADERS 



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CtHT-seeing at sawtelle. 



Armacost's Big Range, 

 name, Walter Armaeost & Co., 



i.iroiiie so well known to the trade 

 . i:illy that nothinif in the way of in- 

 iK.-tion is necessary. 



The writer has 

 iitly visited this range, at Saw- 

 . Cal.. and watched its growth from 

 nail licginning, some nine or ten 

 )>, ago, to its present colossal pro- 

 lions. Its record has been one of 

 ■ tant and consistent progress, until 

 , it ranks with the finest in the coun- 

 . It has hern l)uilt up liy tliorough- 

 ■., Iiy coiiliilt.'n('e in tlie outcome and 

 I \ti last iiigly watching for any way 

 wliii-li eitlier the growing end or the 

 > ice to the firm's ]iatrons could !}(> 

 I'ldved. It must have taken a great 

 I of courage at times, wlieii business 

 all kinds lookecl liad. In krrp on 

 iidiug money, liuihling at high ]irices 

 1 juivchasing liigli-grade e(|ui|iineut 

 'lo tliis. liut a fearless optimism or 

 optimistic confidence seems to i)f>s- 

 ^ Walter Armaeost and he <;oes 



llir exhibition features hriiui prepand 

 for the convention of the California As- 

 nociation of Nvrscriimtn n''c expected to 

 (Iraiv many trade visitors to Los Awjehs 

 October l'O to 23. A 7-acrc (jardcn of 

 'irouinfi exhiltils, an armonj full of in- 

 door displaiis and a choice exitibition of 

 fruits arc S07ne of tlie attractions. Ad- 

 ditional interest will he found bij trade 

 visitors in a number of establishments in 

 the vicinittj tvhich occupy a prominent 

 place in our industry. One of these is 

 described here; others will be noted in 

 ^uhs( qucnt issues. 



i|uietly on, improving systematically 

 t\iiy part of his great place. And the 

 licauty of it all is that no one is more 

 willing or anxious to concede this than 

 i". v.. Hoyston. Mr. Armacost's jiartner. 

 One of the jirincipal defiart meats here 

 is the rose-growing and the cut was 

 lieiiig graded for the day at the time 

 the writer calle(l. This naturally led 

 to a (piestion as to numhers. and while 

 statistics are tlry re.'idiiig. it may be 

 noted tii.at that da\''s iMit was aliout 



i:).iiiHi s.-ilalil.' tidwer-. Mr. Armaeost 

 says liiv a\crage dail\ . nt is about 

 lo.odii. AuKiii;.; tlir(>e f)i' tlie most popu- 

 lar varieties during the we.'k previous, 

 Milady liad run from :;,iiii(i to 4,000 

 daily: Kussell. l.tldn u, J.L'nd, and 



Ophelia \\;i^ ste,id\' at 1." At jtres- 



I'lit aliiiiit l.'ii.iMiii siju.-ii'i '.-et of glass 

 is de\<iic(| to ruses. Iiut niMi- new houses, 

 each :;('i.\:;ii(i i',.ct, are to lie added this 

 sumnier. as will In- noted later. Besides 

 the ;iImi\i'. lieauiiis ai'i' largely grown, 

 also llutterlly, <'(dumid:.. White Kilhtr- 

 ne>', J'remier, Iladle\-. Ilcio-ier lieauty, 

 I'ilgrini, I'rusader and tlie n.'W varie- 

 ties, I. olden Ojdielia and White Ophelia. 

 I'.uttertly. ai-coriliiig to Mi-. Arni.'icost, 

 does not ]iroduce (piite -o I'ri/tdv as 

 Ophelia, liut is a popuhir rose with re- 

 tailers. He also nc'tes th.i' tlie s]den- 

 did reel, ('ni^adei-, has the i.ad habit of 

 sometimes de\'elo|iing the liiue lint that 

 has sounde(| tlo' death kni-ll ot' -o many 

 fini' reds. 



Rose Culture. 



Ke;^ardin^ the eultnre 

 there ix )i(it niueh to sa \- 



>^ \t\r roses, 

 lloiis,- after 



Bird's-Eye View of the Big Range at Sawtelle, One of the Largest in the West. 



