Jbl.Y 21, 1!»21 



The Florists' Review 



23 



LOS ANGELES LEADERS 



SEED FARMS AT EL MONTE. 



Stocks Make Great Show. 



Tho totul lioliliiifis of the John lioilger 

 & Sons Co. foiniiriso about 1,000 acres 

 aud, at certiiiii tiiiii's of llic year, there 

 is soiiiethiiifj^ of iiilere.st to he seen on 

 all of fheui, but the jiresent notes refer 

 to tlie c'oiiij)any's .3;"iO acre farm at El 

 Monte, a few miles out of Los Angeles. 

 An imitation from John Hodjjer, Jr., 

 to "conic out and see the stocks." was 

 not to he lightly turned down, hut, as 

 will lie noted, there are many other at- 

 tractions besides sto<dis to be seen. How- 

 ever, there are twenty-fi\o acres of these 

 in full l)loom and in every coneei\'ablc 

 color, a siglit well worth .a long trip. 



It should be nirntioncd ;it tlir start 

 that, although visitors are always wel- 

 comed and shown around by one of the 

 ]?odg(>r family, still this firm does not 

 and will not sell si'cds to consumers. It 

 is a strictly wholesale liusincss and all 

 seeds are sent out to siM'dsmen only. 

 The firm is engagerl in seed growing en- 

 tirely. 



Coming ba(d< to tin; stocks, no plant- 

 ing that does not show eighty-five per 

 cent of double llowers is allowed to seed, 

 but is plowed uj). This is an expensive 

 jirocedure, but necessary to inaintain the 

 high standard set. 



Leading Tints. 



One of the first varieties ncjted was 

 Illustrious, a (lee[) rose or carmine-tinted 

 novelty that should make a splendid 

 florists' flower. The habit is good, erect 

 witliciut stifl'ness, .•nid tin' individual 



Tlic L.ihibiliuii features bimg pn pared ■ 

 for the eonvenlion of the ('alifurniii As- 

 soeiation of Xiirscriinicn are expert(il to 

 draw maiui trade visitors to Los Anrjclcs 

 October ■.() to .'.!. ,/ 7 oen <uinli ji of 

 tjrowiny exhibits, an armorij full of in 

 door displays and a choice exliihiliini. nf 

 fruits are some of the attractions. Ad- 

 ditional interest will be found Ini truih 

 visitors in a nvviher of establishments in 

 the vieinit]/ xehich occupy a prominent 

 place in our industry. Some of these are 

 described in current issues of The lie- 

 view, one of them on this page. 



blooms are large, double and kee[i thrii- 

 color well. Even when they lie^in in 

 fade, there is a kind of silvery tint thai 

 is by no means unattractive. Old Hose 

 is another beautiful shade and of siniiliir 

 (diaraeterist ics. So thoroughly arc the 

 beds rogued that not a sliade of any 

 other color can l)e seen, even in the 

 single, or seed-bearing jilants, which are 

 niosi: likely to \ary. Sd even are the 

 jilants that it looks as though little 

 roguiiig had been iiccfssary. A delicate 

 and beautiful ]>ink is J'iniiiress Eliza 

 beth, while for a strong contrast White 

 Lady and Sapphire, a tleej) violet, may 

 be noted, the latter being taller than 

 the two former. These woukl make ex 

 cellent bedding \arieties. 



Another lovidy form is La I^'ianee, (ir 

 Almond lilossoni, almost white with a 

 faint almond blossom tint. Dresden Car- 

 mine and Bismarck Rose' are well de 

 scribed in the names, while Nice Crim- 

 son is a beauty indceil, but slightly later 

 than the other varieties. l'hii|iress in 



deep lilac and sils'ery lilac is also u 

 splendid (jurists' xariety. Hardly less 

 \ari;ible in coloi' are the ten weeks va- 

 rieties and- here again the remarkable 

 I eii-.nt a^e dl' (jdiihle (Inwers is seen. 

 'I lie wliite, ill pa rl iriilar, is a iiia^inificont 

 \aiiety. This (liuihlin;;', in the hands of 

 experts like tile HodL;ers, is rapidly be- 

 eiiiiiing an exact scieiu-e .and practically 

 ••iiiy pei<-eiitaL;e of ildiibles call lie ar- 

 ranged lor. lint, as iidteil, eighty-five 

 ]iei' I'eiit is ahdilt what is aimed at as 

 a l';iir eriiji witlidiil eud.audering the 

 (Tdp as ail ;isset td the llnrlsts' hilsiness. 



Rare Sights. 



.\lmost e\eryoiie liiidws l)imorpho- 

 tlieca ;iiiia lit iaca or Rdosevelt's daisy, 

 tmi iidt eveivdiie lias sei'ii all acre of 

 it ill I'lill blddiii, .-I threat dia ii;;e edldn'cl 

 ^iieet ihal c-aii he seeii a mile away. 

 Tills is diie of the siehts that can be 

 seen here. Aiidtlier is a similar patch 

 of .\eniesi;i Ulue Cem, a distinct break 

 I'l'diii the many enlered li\'hri.U that may 

 alsd he M'eii hei'i'. AinUher shewy blue 

 siihjei-t is tlie annual .aiicliii^a, in t'ull 

 hiddiii iidw t'liiiii spring; sdwiue. t'uphea 

 ininiat.a is .a nuaiiit ami beautiful va- 

 riety df the eigar jilant, (piite distinct 

 I'l'diii anything else in the faniil\-. 



.■\ splendid mignonette, uiowii largely 

 I'di- the British trade, i-, Red (udiath. 

 It is extra ilwart', uiili immense heads 

 111' a distinctly red shade, and would be 

 an excellent |idt \aiii t\'. This variety 

 seids sparingly, as ilde> White fioliatli, 

 ;i white prototype. .\crdeliniuni-i...jn(l 

 rhdd.-inthes are grown in large blocks 

 and ;i large-flowering select inn of the 

 I'driner is ;m\ ;i y he\-diid anything seen 



This Field of Rose Stocks Shows Typical Stand at EI Monte Seed Farm. 



