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The Florists^ Review 



July 17, 1913. 



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An aecount of the sweet jiea sliow at 

 Portland, Ore., will be found in the body 

 of this issue, following the report of 

 the Boston show. 



San Diego, Cal. — At a meeting of the 

 new board of directors of the San 

 Diego Floral Association July 2, L. A. 

 Blochinan was elected president to suc- 

 ceed Alfred D. Robinson. Miss K. O. 

 Sessions was reelected vice-president 

 and G. T. Keene secretary. Alfred D. 

 Robinson was electe 1 editor of the asso- 

 ciation's monthly magazine, California 

 Garden. 



SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



The Market. 



A few days of real summer weather 

 and everyone who can go is off for the 

 country. All the stores are more or less 

 short-handed at present, but the ab- 

 sence of a few clerks is not felt at this 

 time, nor will it be, until there is a 

 decided change for the better in busi- 

 ness. Not that it is any wQ^se than it 

 usually is at this time, but the poor 

 quality of the stock and the poorer 

 keeping cause hardships that are not 

 often experienced in California. Roses 

 of all kinds show a tendency to small- 

 ness and poor color. Carnations, espe- 

 cially the red varieties, are also not up 

 to form or color. The hot weather to 

 a certain extent favors the growers 

 more than the retailers, because stock 

 has to be renewed much oftener than 

 is usually the case at this season of 

 the year. 



Prices have advanced for the better 

 grades of stock and declined for the 

 poorer stock. Sweet peas, gladioli, 

 dahlias and other outside stock are of 

 second quality, but with the return of 

 our cool summer breezes we may expect 

 both a resumption of business and a 

 resumption of the supply of good 

 flowers. 



Various Notes. 



George C. Perkins, of Newark, N. Y., 

 who has been in this locality for several 

 days, has turned eastward again. 



Notice of the death of Robert J. 

 Trumbull, at San Rafael, Cal., is given 

 in this week's obituary column. G. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



The "heated term," or what comes 

 nearest to it in this city and environ- 

 ments, is now on and everyone who can 

 makes for the mountains or the ocean. 

 This causes a dull season for the ordi- 

 nary cut flower business, but that for 

 funeral work has been well maintained 

 and there is no great amount of stock 

 going to waste. In the middle of the 

 day the temperature is high in the su^ 

 some of our local papers even acknowl- 

 edging a temperature as high as 76 de- 

 grees, but it cools off in the afternoon 

 and evening and there is never a night 

 when a good blanket is a discomfort. 

 The man who has no blanket is the one 

 who becomes uncomfortable. 



Roses from inside are decidedly on 



the short side and are poor, especially 

 whites. Carnations are only of fair 

 quality and the only flowers that are 

 first-class are gladioli, valley and or- 

 chids. The statices, white, yellow and 

 blue, are being carted around in the 

 full sunlight in open wagons, presum- 

 ably to show their lasting qualities. 

 Centaureas are still in full supply; 

 sweet peas hold out well and there are 

 plenty of small flowers in general. 



Flower Show at Germain Store. 



A free flower show was held in the 

 store of the Germain Seed & Plant Co., 

 on Main street, July 10 and following 

 days. The show was gotten up by P. D. 

 Barnhart, who always works assiduously 

 for the public good on such an occasion. 

 He succeeded in getting together a most 

 interesting collection of cut shrubs, 

 herbaceous and other flowers, all of 

 which were correctly labeled and well 

 staged. The center of this large store 

 makes a fine setting for such a show 

 and the room was crowded with inter; 

 ested visitors. Great credit is due Mr. 

 Barnhart for his work in this connec- 

 tion, for such shows have an educa- 

 tional value that eventually redounds 

 to the good of the trade as a whole, and 



it is to such men as Mr. Barnhart, who 

 works quietly and diligently for the 

 good of the craft generally, that much 

 of the success of California hortipul- 

 ture is due. 



Among the rarer things shown wore 

 a fine variety of Erythrina speciosa 

 from Mr. Sturtevant, of Hollywood; 

 also a number of choice melaleucas 

 from the Huntington estate and from 

 Mr. Hart, of Sierra Madre. Some ele- 

 gant Spencer sweet peas from the Rout- 

 zahn Seed Co., of Arroyo Grande, and 

 a collection of fruit from the Pioneer 

 Nursery, of Monrovia, were also in- 

 cluded. 



Various Notes. 



Murata & Co. have now the entire 

 basement under the store at 751 South 

 Broadway, which gives them far more 

 space, better light and greatly im- 

 proved premises in every way. The 

 office and ice-box have been moved to 

 the front, where artificial light is not 

 needed, and shelving for boxes and 

 other utilities are being installed. Mr. 

 Murata says that shipping business 

 keeps up well, notwithstanding the heat. 



The H. N. Gage Co. is busy at the 

 Montebello ranch, lifting bulbs of va- 

 rious kinds, and they are surely fine 



ADVANCE ORDERS, 1913 FALL DELIVERY, OF 



JAPANESE LILY BULBS and SEEDS 



Writ* for Catalogue to 



The Oriental Seed Co., 



Wholesale 



€hroweri 



220 Cl«m«nt St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Mention The BcTlew when yon write. 



S. MURATA & CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



Pho«. M... 2»s7.F2«K». 7S1 So. BiMdway, LOS ANGELES, CAL 



SHASTA DAISIES 



Borbank's Improved Alaska, California and 

 Westralla. Extra strong divisions. 12.50 per 100. 

 $24.00 per 1000; strong divisions, $2.00 per 100, 

 $19.00 per 1000. Also many other plants. Send 

 for list to 



rpm rDnnr florist and 



I KLU URUnL, SEEDSMAN 

 IL D. No. 4. SANTA ROSA. CA L. 



FLOWER POTS 



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 Writa for prioe Uat aad wiinplee today. 



Standard Pottery Co. 



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ASPARAGUS PUMOSQS NAPOS 



Strong plants, one-year-old. in flats or 

 2ii2-inch pots, at $2:50 per 100. $20.00 per 

 1000; 3-inch, at $4.00 per 100; extra strong, 

 at $5.00 per 100. 



H. HAYASHI & CO. 



73rri Ave. inri Thomas St., aHMNMST, CALIF. 



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FERNS FOR FERN DISHES 



8 Best Varieties 



From 2k-inch pote $4 50 per 100 



From flats, strong plants 1.50 per 100 



RICHMOND FERNERY 



HENRY J. KESSEL 

 478 82nd Ave., Ban Franciaco, CaL 



J. A. Baner Pottery Co. 



us to 421 Atcim SS. L« Aifelei. GiL 



Oarry a large stock of nice Red Pota« 



All oraere ehipped promptly. 

 Larc^at Pottery on Paeillc Coast. 



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FLOWER POTS 



FOR THK FLORISTS' TRADE 



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