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Stevenson, Wash. \V. T. .Jackson 

 (liiMl a few weeks ago and the l)usini'ss 

 is lioinj; carried on by liis widow, Mrs. 

 Carrie .laekson, pending tlie apj)ear- 

 aneo of a pnrcliaser. Tiie }>reenliouses 

 liave l)een estal>lisiied fifteen years, the 

 ouly concern of tlie kiml in Skamania 

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LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



Tlie Memorial day bnsiness here was 

 by HO means t>()od. Looking; around the 

 retail stores ;ifter the \)]^ day, it was 

 evident that many florists had over- 

 houjilit or, at least, had not had a jjood 

 turnover. In some cases this niiffht 

 have been ilne to the askinj; of too hiyh 

 l)rices or an oversniijiiied m.arket; it 

 may be that, with the many calls on the 

 ])urse, ])eo])le were not spendinji 

 much money on flowers. Mat, in any 

 case, the day was a disajipoint nient to 

 the lietter class of retailers. Those flo- 

 rists near the princip.al cemeteries and 

 tlie stand holders apjicared to he doiiifj 

 a big business, but the se:ison lias been 

 cool and moist and the jjreat (juantities 

 of flowers ill tlu' yards and j;ardens to(dv 

 away the usual demand for the florists' 

 stock. 



The days followiiifj .Memorial day 

 were dull, indeed. Large ((uantities of 

 gladioli in great variety were on the 

 market, but retailers and wholesalers 

 alike jiassed them up. Outdoor stock of 

 .all kinds was a drug on the market. In- 

 door roses cleaned iij) well and v.-illey, 

 orchids, gardenias and (dioice stock geii- 

 erally found a re.ady sale. 



Various Notes. 



Fraser A: Son, Pasadena, ("al., have 

 l)urchased the corner on Catalina and 

 Colorado streets, a large and valuable 

 piece of property. They will erect a 

 fine two-stoiy building there immedi- 

 ately. The building is to be of the 

 Scotch type and will coiit;iin, in addi 

 tion to the office and seed dei>aitment, a 

 retail store devote(l to seeds, nursery 

 stock and a general florists' business. 

 The firm is pushing the landscape liusi- 

 ness strongly now. and K. W. Davis, a 

 Cornell graduate, is associjited with the 

 Krasers, father and son. Douglas Fraser 

 tuns the seed deii.art nient ]iersoiially. 



F. M. ryematsu. projirietor of the 

 Star Nursery. .Montebello, left last week 

 for an e.xtiMided trip to .lap.an. He in- 

 tends to return sometime ne;ir Thanks- 

 giving day. Mr. T'yematsu has worked 

 up a fine liusin(>ss here and lias increased 

 his glass are.'i coiisider;ibl\ this year. 



Freil H. Howard and Mrs. Howard 

 maile a trip to S.iii Francisco Last week. 



-\driaii .1. Schoorl, wholesale bulb 

 Jiian of San Fr;iiicisco, called on tlu' 

 trade here l;ist week. 



Driving through Santa .\iia recently 

 ii call was made on (Uir old fri(>nd, 

 Henry \. Turner, who was found busily 

 engaged in jireiiariiig for ^lemorial day. 

 In .addition to a flourishing flower liiisi- 

 ness, Mr. Turner has put in a Large and 

 varied collei-tioii of fine art jiottery, 



which is most .attractive. Some choice 

 and valuable pieces are seen here, and 

 evidently a Large liusiness is being done 

 in this class of stock. 



-Vniong the radio fans in Los .An- 

 geles none is more enthusiastic than the 

 staff of C.eorge .1. Hall ic Co. A wire- 

 less concert can he heard here when- 

 ever the two Kds, (Jeorge or Ous are not 

 "listening in," which is not often, but 

 a iihonograph att.acliment is soon to be 

 installed and then everybody can hear. 



The .Mexandria Florist re|)orts a fine 

 Memorial day business. 



.Vt the store of Walter .\riiiacost & 

 Co. shi])])ing liusiness was well up to the 

 in;iik for ^lemorial day, but the local 

 business of this firm was not cpiite as 

 good as usujil, doubtless owing to the 

 large amount of che.ap and showy stock 

 on the marki't. 



Paul Fcke says that stock idaiits of 

 poinsettias have sold jiait iciilarly well 

 this season and, ;iltliough the late frost 



d.amagi'd tlu' plants somewhat, there are 

 large (|uantities of soft-w lol cuttings 

 ready. 



Everyone iit the store of S. Mur;ita 

 & Co. said that business was good in all 

 (le|iartiiients for Memorial da.v. 



Herbert Hatenian, Inc., reports its 

 first Memorial day trade as satisfactory. 



Large shi])ments of* everlastings of all 

 kinds left tlu' store of the K. C. .\mling 

 Co. before the big holiday and every- 

 one w;ts kept liusv at this jiLace jirejiar- 

 ing for the big (U'ly. H. R. W. 



SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



The Market. 



A few warm d.-iys last week Urought 

 in stock with a rush for Memorial day. 

 In many cases the market is feeling the 

 result of planning stock for delivery 

 for the Memorial day trade. Roses, 

 peonies, irises, gladioli, gillyflow cis, d(d- 



STATICE, the Everlasting Flower 



We have the finest quality of Statice this year that 

 California has ever produced. It will ship anywhere. 



Carnations arid all field and garden flowers are plenti- 

 ful and cheap. Our Shasta Daisies have never been 

 better. 



L. A. FLORAL CO. 



7%e House of Quality and Service 



236 East 4th Street, LOS ANGELES, CAUF. 



Phone, Pico 518 



GLADIOLI, ROSES 



SPRING FLOWERS 



SELECTED FOR LONG DISTANCE SHIPPING 



ALSO THE BEST 



Callas, Carnations, Peas, 

 Orchids and Valley 



COMING TO THIS MARKET 

 Our packing methods insure good results and our prices are right 



on all classes of stock. 



S. MURATA & CO. 



380-386 S. Los Angeles St., LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Oldest and Most Exp«ri«nc«d Skippers in CaHforiiia 



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