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The Florists^ Review 



April 14, 1921 



J. A. AXELL 



Wholesale Commission Florist 



=^^= 463 Bush Street ^=^^^ 



San Francisco, Cal. 



WE CLOSE SUNDAYS 



ZINNIA 



Praser's Dahlia-Flowered 

 Zinnia 



Has all the Dahlia colorings, inclading 

 ■hades anknown to Zinnias heretofore. 

 The exact size of the famous show 

 dahlia, blossoms being from 6 to 8 inches 

 in diameter. 



Trade packet, $1.00 



ASPARAGUS 



Asparagus Sprengerl— (Absolutely 1921 crop, 

 now in the pidting). Plump seed, guaranteed 

 to grow. Handpiclced. 1000 seeds, $1.00. 



Asparagus Longlfollus. Wehave completely 

 tested this and And that commercially it is going 

 to be a winner. Shoots very sturdy, from 2 to 3 

 feet in height. Wonderful for fresco decoration 

 and charmmg in bouquets. 100 seeds, $1.00. 



ASTERS 



R. G. FRASER & SON, <''"KS\E'S?^a*iS'"' Pasadena, California 



ASTERS— (American Beauty). This is one Astar 

 that can be grown both in early spring and in lata fall. 

 It is, therefore, the peer ol Astara for the florist. 

 Offered in old rose, September pink, parple, lavender 

 and mixed. Trade packet, SOc. 



ASTERS— (Fraser's California Crejro). VeryflaiTr 

 and borne on unusually strong stem. Yoo have always 

 had visions of such an aster. We are offering it in rosa, 

 pink, white, blue, lavender and mizea. Trade 

 packet, SOc. 



completed a new .and enlarged sawmill 

 at their range. The building is 50x50 

 feet and fourteen feet to the eaves. 

 There arc no posts, the entire interior 

 being open to facilitate the handling 

 of the lumber. In addition to the pres- 

 ent machinery, band saw^s and planers 

 are to be put in and everything in the 

 line of joinery, box lumber and other 

 wood used in the establishment will be 

 turned out direct from mill-run lumber, 

 thus effecting a big saving. This is 

 another detail toward the perfecting 

 of this fine establishment. H. "R. K. 



PASADENA, CAL. 



The Flower Show. 



The Pasadena flower show opened 

 April 7. There was music by an or- 

 chestra and speaking by the leading 

 florists and nurserymen of the com- 

 munity. The program is the result of 

 the unceasing efforts of W. M. Eapp. 

 the president and manager of the show; 

 H. W. Stapleton, the vice president; H. 

 Ross, the treasurer, and W. F. Warnke, 

 the secretary. 



Julius Thelin has on exhibition fifty 

 varieties of blooming annuals, the 

 largest collection of tlie kind ever ex- 

 hibited at this show. Paulsen & Demp- 

 ster have a small garden of chrysan- 

 themum plants planted out in garden 

 formation. This firm is a specialist in 

 this line. Samuel Roe, of South Pasa- 

 dena, has an exhibit of portieres, lamp 

 pulls, canes and wecgee birds, all con- 

 structed of seed pods and foliage of 

 different plants. 



The city of Pasadena, which has a 

 nursery for the municipality, has a fine 

 exhibit under the supervision of .Tacob 

 Albright, the park superintendent, and 

 Mr. Boorman, superintendent of the 

 nurserj-. The exhibit consists of cut 

 flowers, ferns, blooming shrubs, banana 

 plants, philodendrons and begonias. 



The Jannoch Nurseries have an un- 

 usually fine show of standard roses, of 

 whip]] this firm is making a specialty at 

 this time. The firm is exhibiting an un- 

 usually large variety, and among others 

 is one, lona Herdman, a canary yellow 

 rose of unusual beauty. John Teekamp, 

 importer of bulbs, plants and roots, has 



15 ACRES OF 



POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS 



^^i llT^'J^re^^l'^i^^^^i'llI^^o^f^l: $18.00,$25.00and$30.00per 100 



CALIFORNIA 

 FIELD-GROWN 



TWO RED 

 VARIETIES 



Plants that weigh from one-half pound to one and one-auarter pound each, 

 which will produce on an average of 25 cuttings in one season, Shipped to asy 

 part of the United States and Canada by second-class express or by freight. 



SAMPLE PLANT SHIPPED FREE UPON REQUEST 



DAT Tf FCICF ^^^^ Hayworth Ave., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 

 * ^^v-»a-i «-iVi^a^a_tfy Largest grower of Cut Poinsettias and Poinsettia Slock Plants. 



LOS ROBLES CO. 



FLOWER BULB . *^ . . SAN TA CRUZ. 

 N SPECIALISTSHOMPMVlnB CAIIFORNI 



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SEEDLING FERNS 



Best varieties, in flats, ^tSO f\£\ 



mixed. Per flat. 150 plants «PO.\/Vf 



Roscoe S, Baldwin 



R. F. D. 2, Box 217 Pasadena, Calif. 



Hardy Perennials 



Send for price Hat 



Thomas Wylie, Nurseryman and Florist 



S138 Holly Street, SEATTLE, Wash. 



a fine exhibit of tuli|)s, ranunculi, daf 

 I'odils, eallas and Spani.sli irises. 



Howard & Smith are exhibiting a 

 fine, large collootion of cinerarias. They 

 are largo flowers and beautifully col- 

 ored. 



Roy F. Wilcox & Co. have an exhibit 

 of ericas, each one with the popular 

 Harry Lauder verse, and beautiful 

 palms. 



New Statice 



Blue, yellow or white, per 100, $1.50 

 Plumosus Sprays . . .per 100, 1.50 

 All other flowers and greens in season. 

 Buy from the growers. There is no 

 better stock. 



Telegraph or write. 



A. TASSANO & SON 



American Florists' Exchange No. H 

 248 Winston St., LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Telephone Glendale 1202 W. 



or 



R. F. U. No. 1, Box i;}7, San Fernando and 



Grandview Boulevard. BURBANK, CAL. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Cihfornii Dahlias and Caniiu 



DAHLIA SEED 



THE LATEST AND BEST 



G. S. ARCHER, 



^^'•luk'jn*^"' Lw Angelei, Ctl. 



Mention Tho BeTlew when yon write. 



Asparagus Plumosus Sprays 



$1.50 per lOO, 



800 for $7.00. 



HARRY BAILEY 

 R.F.D. 6. LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Mention Tko Borlew when yon write. 



