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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 9. 1922 



SPOKANE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Spring flowers are now plentiful and 

 are finding a ready sale. Roses are still 

 scarce and prices are high. Carnations 

 are coming in much better and with 

 stiffer stems. The continued cold, dull 

 weather has been hard on the quality of 

 roses, sweet peas and carnations. Vio- 

 lets are again on the market, but the 

 quality has been hurt by the frost. 

 Bulbous plants are proving the biggest 

 seller now and some fine stock is to be 

 had. Genistas ffnd cinerarias are plen- 

 tiful and give thei florists' windows the 

 look of spring. 



Various Notes. 



Tuesday, February 21, saw the annual 

 banquet of the Florists' Club. There 

 was a large attendance, and a well bal- 

 anced program was offered, including a 

 talk by Robert Newcomb, of the Bur- 

 lington Willow Ware Shops, Burlington, 

 la. Mr. Small, representing a Holland 

 firm, was also a speaker. S. Younkin, 

 of Hoyt Bros. Co.^ acted as toastmaster. 

 At the conclusion of the program, danc- 

 ing was indulged in until 12 p. m. 



E. C. Kempter, formerly of the State 

 Nursery Co., Helena, Mont., is now con- 

 nected with the staff of Hoyt Bros. Co. 



Jack Burt and his daughter, Helen, 

 were home for a few davs on the sick 

 list. 



Considerable jsiekness has been noted 

 among the growers, among those ill be- 

 ing Mr. Haley, of the Glenrose Green- 

 houses; Mr. and Mrs. E. Sinclair, of Lin- 

 coln Heights; Mr.s. Christensen, of Rock- 

 wood Greenhouses, and Walter Peters, 

 of the Hillyard Greenhouses. However, 

 there is nothing serious and the trade 

 looks forward t<i seeing them all well 

 before long. H. H. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Tbe Market. 



With better weather and more stock 

 arriving, business is improving and a 

 heavy demand was noted at the market 

 last week. Daffodils are now at their 

 best. Golden Spur and King Alfred are 

 in excellent form and bring good prices. 

 Roses were never better and, in spite 

 of the enormous number of these coming 

 in from all the principal growers, there 

 is no glut. Carnations are improved and 

 bring good prices. Orchids, valley, gar- 

 denias and high-class stock generally 

 are always scarce, but there is a greater 

 supply now. In outdoor flowers, stocks, 

 cornflowers, daisies and calendulas are 

 all in the market, but the quality is not 

 good. 



The wild brodia'as are being shipped 

 out. and owing to scarcity of good stock 

 and their long-lasting qualities, there is 

 a good demand for them. There is a good 

 supply of maidenhair, but plumosus is 

 not so good. 



Various Notes. 



C. C. Thomas, of Lichtenberg's, has 

 returned from a vacation spent in In- 

 di:inapolis and other mid-westorn points. 

 He reports meeting many of his old 



friends. Both he and Mrs. Thomas are 

 much improved in health, as are F. 

 Lichtenberg and his wife. Mr. Lichten- 

 berg is now able to be back at the store. 

 C. W. Clark, formerly of Clarke Bros., 

 Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash., is 

 now with Lichtenberg's. 



The Western Rose Co., of Alhambra, 

 Cal., has about finished propagating for 

 this year and, in spite of the fact that 

 about twenty per cent of the crop was 

 cut off by frost, there is still a good lot 

 of plants for the coming planting. Ship- 

 ping of surplus stock and fill-in orders 

 are still keeping the staff busy. 



Ernest Edwards, who has charge of 

 the seed growing at the range of Howard 

 & Smith, at Montebello, has returned 

 from an extended trip to England. 



Frank Warner has some splendid 

 King Alfred daffodils now, which make 

 a good display in the market. 



Shipping of dahlia bulbs and mailing 

 out seed orders keep the staff of the Su- 



perior Dahlia Gardens busy. The new, 

 well-lighted storage shed, built by Mr. 

 Gutting this year, has proven a great 

 success in facilitating the putting up of 

 orders. 



At the store of S. Murata & Co. every- 

 one is busy and a large stock is being 

 handled. Mrs. Shewbrook, head book- 

 keeper, has been suffering from ulcer- 

 ated teeth, but sticks to business. 



Manager Williamson, of W. Armacost 

 & Co., is away from business with a 

 severe cold and a slight attack of in- 

 fluenza. Immense quantities of roses 

 are being shipped from here. 



At Wright's Flower Shop an extra 

 heavy demand is noted for out-of-town 

 and telegraph business. , H. R. R. 



SAN FBANCISCO, CAL. 



The Market. 



Stock has become plentiful. Although 

 there is often a slight touch of frost at 



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