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The Florists^ Review 



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Sweet Peas Grown tinder Contract by John Bodger & Sons Co., Los Angeles, Cal., for American Bulb Co. 



llio. 1)0(1 imiuimU ot' si'c(l wcvr probably jioas at tlie l^'loradale J'arnis ol' W. Atlcf 



ii^nl tn |iiiiibicc tile iTo|i. Ill my own HiiipL'c Co., ill Santa Harl)aia coimtw 



o|iiiiioii the M'cd ^rowrrs yot just aliout <'al. In tlic ]pictuic a|i|u'ais W. Atin- 



+ to.iMiu I'lii' till- scimI. 1h tlic same I'.urpei', Jr., a ml t lie rcsiiliMit raiiii man 



column It \sa^ al>o statcl that tlicro am'r, Harry Hiickniaii, on tlirir dailv 



were ]iroiiiiiT(l alioiil l'.l,no(i carloads of round of all the (itdiN. mi|mi\ isiii^ tin 



Icttiur. \aliud at ;il>oiit $12,.')0o,000, and iogiiin<^ and carufuUy ■watching the 



that about '.HI. (UK) jioiiiids of S(>cd were lipeiiiiiii; of the crojiis. This illustration 



I'laiitrd. The oiitshic li^iirc the seed 

 uriixvcrs j;ot for this sird would be about 

 .t.",i).iiO(}. 



Our r;ilif(]i'ni;i I ii\ ( lo]]mi'iil .\ssoci- 

 ••itidii, ill its bureau nt' statistics, states 

 lliat ill I'.tL'l California ranked first in 

 the iiroduetioii of lettuce and shipped 

 '•'.'•'.S carloads. This indicates that 

 pract ic;illy half of the eating lettuce 

 prn(iiii-c,| 111 \]^\^ country was ;^ro\vn in 

 ' alif(uiiia la^t \car, and practically all 

 the lettuce see(l used in America is 

 ijrown ill central California. 



\\ hat tli(> future of sei'd grijwiii;; will 

 lepends ijiiite as much on labor as 

 "II cdimate ami soil, and California so 

 '■•'■ has enjoyed a j:c.(h| supply of eili 

 '■"■'I' aiol intellieciit oriental labor, 

 \vhicli is adaptable and dei'emlable. The 

 u:ro\vei< farther south use Mexican 

 peoii^ with i;oo(i success, liiit there are 

 ''■\v iif them used in central (';iliforiii;i. 

 Must of the seeil <;rowers in California 

 are now o|itimistic. and as surplus stocks 

 oeuiii to disafijiear, we are confidently 



I.e 



shows the early lloweriliL: sweet pi'.-i'- a^ 

 I hey looked about si.\ weeks Uixn. i'<y 

 liiis time tlie.v lia\e s(d j^ods .-nid prom 

 ise to j;i\e a gooil crop ol' well ripeiie.l 

 and ]iliimp seeds, 



l>ur]iee's growing list this year in 

 cboles the three outstanding; noxeitie- 

 for li)2:i, Burpee's Orang. . ('iKcifiil ami 

 Siiiibur.st ]m[prove(|. -wliicdi are this sea 

 son offered to fbiiists t'or the lirst time. 

 l']a<di of these xarieties has been 

 awarded cert i ticates ol' merit. Mrs. 

 Warren ("•. IlardiiiLT. the tirm's oiit'^taiid 

 ing noxclty last year, aNo proniises to 

 ^ive a good crop, ]f this promise is 

 fullilled. the firm hopes to be able to 

 supply the deinaiicl for seed (d' this \aii 

 et\ ; hast year ;i Large number ot' onler^ 

 were tinned clown on account (d" the 

 ^liort;iee of seeil. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The early jiart ot' la^t \\e(k pro(luced 

 lookiii<r for .rood business, whiidi means ''**''' l>iisiness in th,' \vh<d»<s;ile cut 



more .-icreagc, and in time we hope for 

 fair j.rofits to return. 



flower market, but Thnrsd.ay, f'riday 

 ami Saturday of la^t week brought an 

 iin]iid\emeiit .and a good business was 

 ilone. The change was largely due to 

 weather eonditions and a gooil demand 

 The illustration on page 17 shows for llowers for social functions, which 



FLORADALE FARMS, 



illustration on page 1 

 part of the 150 acres occupied by sweet made an orclinary supply look rather 



-mall, .s-toiiii^ III till last iCw days ha\ e 

 i-iit dou II :i iri\;i N ol' out dooi -yrowii stock 

 considerably, aiol the m.irket opens this 

 week with a supply noi moii' th:iii ade- 

 ipiate for re(|uir('iiients, with a diinaiKl 

 somewhat increased, (iwing to the many 

 i-ollegiate .and iiist it ut ioii;i I exerciser 



S(dl<>duled for the (dose of the edllcn 



tional season. In coiiscpieiice, juices 

 generally show an adsam-e oxer those of 

 last weidv. 



Tli(' r<ise siipi'ly is r.atlor scanty. 

 l>aik we.ather li:is curtailed the siip[dy 

 .■iml a better deni.-iml ha-^ briMi;.;!it these 

 llower^ to the point ot' s<-;ircity. .\iiier- 

 ic.'in r.e;iut\', liowe\er, in spite ot' a 

 ■■liort siqiply, doe., not comm.and more 

 than iji'id ]ier liumlreil for specials. Hy- 

 lirid teas are in rathi'r sni.all supply, but 

 the demand for them is siudi as to boost 

 prici's to ,a range ol' .t.I to :t^l-" yvr hun- 

 dred. Coiisieiiees are wondering what 

 returns ma>' be for next week, wlien the 

 re.al summer demand ccnues in after the 

 .Inly 1 holiday. 



Carnations have stifl'eiied, but the 

 (piality is still on the jioor side. Mon- 

 clay. June -tj, the range was $'2 to $0 per 

 hundred, and (dearances were easy. 



t'attlevas are .abuml.ant, but move 

 fairly wtdl at $.J0 to $l.')(t per hundred. 



Wliite lilies are scarce and ;ire likely 

 to remain so for a while; so there is no 

 change trom ipudations of last week. 

 Lily of the valley is in better demand, 

 and the price range has gone from $L' to 

 :^H per hundred sprays. 



There is an abundance of herbaceous 

 material. ,\ few asters have been seen 

 ill the market, but (.nie is woiiilerim' 



