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The Florists^ Review 



Apbil 20. 1822 



Corvallls, Ore. — A combination of 

 cut flowers and blooming plants was 

 prepared by the Leading Floral Co. for 

 the mayor of this city as a greeting 

 from the mayor of Indianapolis on the 

 occasion of the latter 's opening the 

 fifth national flower show recently. The 

 result was plenty of newspaper pub- 

 licity as well as the mayor 's thanks. 



Huntington Beach, Cal. — On checking 

 up his stock of dahlias, Joseph Vavra, 

 proprietor of the Huntington Beach 

 Nurseries, finds that the damage caused 

 by the frost and excessive rainfall last 

 winter is so great that he will not issue 

 a complete catalogue for the season of 

 1922. Though there are ample quanti- 

 ties of a considerable number of varie- 

 ties to fill all orders, the stock is so 

 broken up that any list would be incom- 

 plete. 



WAHD'S PURCHASE. 



David S. "Ward, president of the Cot- 

 tage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y., who 

 recently purchased the land belonging 

 to the Cottage Gardens Nurseries, at 

 Eureka, Cal., has purchased all of the 

 nursery stock and other personal prop- 

 erty of the latter firm from the receiver. 

 The purchase was made on behalf of the 

 Cottage Gardens Co., of Queens, N. Y., 

 and the property will be run as a west- 

 ern branch of this concern. 



W. B. Clarke, who was the sales man- 

 ager for the Cottage Gardens Nurs- 

 eries from the time the firm first put 

 stock on the market until he started in 

 business for himself as a broker in 

 bulbs and nursery stock, at San Jose, 

 Cal., has concluded arrangements with 

 Mr. Ward whereby the former will have 

 the entire and exclusive sale of the out- 

 put of the western branch for the 

 whole of the United States and Canada. 

 Sales will be handled only through Mr. 

 Clarke's office at San Jose. Those who 

 are acquainted with Mr. Clarke and 

 are aware of his extensive knowledge 

 of the trade along the Pacific coast, 

 will appreciate being able to corre- 

 spond with him direct and obtain all 

 particulars, at first hand, of the great 

 collection of stock at Eureka and else- 

 where. All through the history of the 

 above firm, its triumphs and vicissi- 

 tudes, Mr. Clarke stuck, combing the 

 country from north to south at regular 

 intervals and keeping closely in touch 

 with all that went on. He has the con- 

 fidence of everyone, big and little, in 

 the trade and well deserves it, for there 

 is not a man on the coast today that 

 has a keener and more up-to-date knowl- 

 edge of all connected with the trade 

 than he. H. R. R. 



VISIT TO AKMACOST'S. 



Discloses Much of Interest. 



A call at the pl.ace of Walter Arnia- 

 cost & Co., Sawtelle, Cal., showed the 

 Easter stock in all lines timed to the 

 minute and in such quantities that, ap- 

 parently, the firm 's customers did not 

 suffer from w^ant of stock this year. 



Easter lilies were in especially good 

 condition. About 30,000 bulbs were 

 planted, some singly, some several in 

 a pot or pan, and before Easter it 

 looked as if at least seventy-five per 

 cent of them would "make the grade" 

 for the holiday. The stock was ideal 

 for shipping, not too tall, yet vigorous 

 and well flowered, averaging three to 

 four flowers to the stem. Giganteum is 

 the only variety of lilies grown for 

 Easter sales, formosum all being cut 

 out before the holiday. 



Many thousands of Erica persoluta 

 alba were ready for the market, the 

 plants varying in size from small stock 

 for filling in baskets to quite nice 

 specimens in 6-inch pots. Every one 

 was perfectly grown, healthy and full 

 of flower. Hydrangeas are grown in 

 large numbers, the old otaksa being 

 apparently still in high favor here. 

 The plants are mostly made up from 



small stock; consequently dwarf speci- 

 mens, with large, prize individual 

 trusses, result. Both in color of flower 

 and foliage the plants were perfect and 

 there were large numbers of them ready 

 in time. 



Worthy of Pride. 



The rose houses have been mentioned 

 so often that it is hardly necessary to 

 say they are in perfect shape. The new 

 range, consisting of sixteen houses, each 

 30x300 feet, is in full crop and a flner 

 lot of roses was never seen in or out 

 of southern California. Standing at one 

 end and looking through the great 

 range is like looking over an immense 

 field, while, getting down to details, 

 every plant is perfect and is contribut- 

 ing its part to the wonderful crop and 

 splendid display. Mr. Armacost may 

 well be proud of his achievement here. 



As soon as Easter is over the ship- 

 ping of young cyclamen stock com- 



Summer Prices Now In Effect 



We have.a good supply of eyerything in the flower line 

 that is grown in California, all at pre- freeze prices. 



]We carry a nice line of 

 Hose, Moss, Picks, Wire, Chiffon, Etc., 



ALL|,THEr.TIME. 



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