68 



The Florists' Review 



July 18, 1914, 



Wl 



Collapsible Planting Pots. 



Look at the cut , see how they pack without any loe§ 

 of space. A square pot la the only practical pot 

 lor shipping and economy In use In Flats. 



Made from 



heavy Water 

 proof stock that 

 will last tor 

 months, abso- 

 lutely no break- 

 age. Oallfornla 

 florists are using 

 them In 100,000 

 lots for propa- 

 gating 

 ROS£S, 

 PALMS, 

 FKBNS, 

 CUTTINGS 

 and BULBS 

 of all kinds. Just 

 the thing for 

 Parcel Post 

 business. 



Send for sam- 

 ple and price to 



THE EXPAN CO. 



Box Y, 

 935 K. Central Av«.. R«dland*, Cal. 



Mention The BgTlew when yoo write. 



FERNS 



Boston and WVhltmanl. 6-in....S 6.00 per doz. 



Boston and WhItmanI, 7-in . . . . 9.00 per doz. 



Boston and WhItmanI, 3-ia.... 8.00 per 100 



WhItmanI, 4-in 1.5.00 per 100 



Boston, 2-in 40.00 perlOOO 



Asparasu* i proncorl, 3- in 6.00 per 100 



Cyelamon flower, choice assorted 



colors l.OOper 100 



Extra charge of 50c for packing each dozen of 

 6 and 7-in. pot plants. 



Cash only. 



H. HAYASHI & CO. 



2311 7M Aie., HHIIUKST, CJtL 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



BULBS, CALIFORNIA-GROWN 



Freesia Purity (true). Daffodils. Poeticus Nar- 

 cissus. Gesneriana Tulip-". Early- flowering 

 (Baby) Gladiolus and others, Spanish Iris, Ixias. 

 etc. Splendid Quality. Best varieties. Prices 

 reasonable. 



I get repeat orders for my bulbs, season after 

 season, from well satisfied customers whom I 

 have supplied in previous seasons. 



Write for Price List. 



C. EADEN LILLEY 



WMtMit Ftorist M* la» Srawtr SANTA CMII. CAL. 



Mention The Bevlew when joo write. 



BOSTON 



FERNS 



WHITMANI 



AMCRPOHUI 



Per too 1000 



Established Runners $200 HS.OO 



2»«-inch stock 4.00 36.00 



Write for prices on larger stock. 



HILL'S NURSERY 

 Avon and Morton Avo., LOS ANOILES 



50,000 



I ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 

 SEEDLINGS 



ISS.OO por lOOO. FREESIA BULBS 



1 now ready. Write for prices. 



HARRY BAILEY 



I R. F. D. 6 LOS ANQELES. CAL. 



Mantton The B«vlsw when yog write. 



Aspan^ii PliBias SpriTS 

 Aspantu Spreigeri Sprtyi 



$1.00 per 100 

 1.00 per 100 



We are the luvMt growers of Greens on the 

 Pacific Coast. Write for prices on Quantities. 



WALTER ARMACOST & CO. 

 Oc«an Park, Cal. 



Mention The Review when yoa write. 



finds this more profitable than raising 

 flowers. 



J. B. Pilkington arrived home this 

 week from the nurserymen's conyen- 

 tion at Cleveland. He report's having 

 an enjoyable time. 



The sympathy of the trade, is ex- 

 tended to the family of H. B. Bamfbrd, 

 on the death of his father July 4. He 

 had been confined to his home since re- 

 turning from Europe last September. A 

 recent operation gave him only tem- 

 porary relief. 



Frank McQuoid, representing A. F. 

 Fleishhacker, San Francisco box manu- 

 facturer, is calling on the trade this 

 week. 



Clarke Bros, display a nice lot of 

 Francis King gladioli in the windows, 

 and they find ready sale. 



Jacob Feser's family is taking an 

 outing for a week in the vicinity of 

 Mt. Hood. E. R. C. 



PLANTS FOR HOT, DRY CLIMATE. 



In The Review of April 2, page 56, 

 one of your correspondents replied to 

 F. B. in regard to planting four beds 

 around a sundial. As F. B. stated that 

 his location, in Alabama, was hot and 

 dry, I was surprised to find that the 

 coleus was mentioned among the vari- 

 eties of plants that were suitable for 

 the purpose. I have always understood 

 that it is too hot and dry for the coleus 

 here, in the vicinity of Redlands, Cal. 

 Are there any varieties of it that will 

 stand a dry, hot atmosphere, in full 

 sun, if the roots are kept moist and 

 the ground is well mulched! If so, 

 what are the varieties? Kindly let me 

 know what other low bedding plants 

 will stand 100 degrees in a sunny loca- 

 tion and dry air, with plenty of mois- 

 ture at the roots and one or two inches 

 of a good mulch cover over the bed, as 

 I also want plants to border cannas 

 and geraniums. I should also appreci- 

 ate a list of evergreen or flowering 

 shrubs that will do as well under the 

 same climatic conditions, with the beds 

 mulched as already mentioned. 



I look forward each week with inter- 

 est for The Review, feeling sure that 

 each coming issue will contain some- 

 thing valuable, to be added to my book 

 of clippings for future reference. 



J. E. W. 



This correspondent has furnished 

 both question and answer. The coleus 

 is a moisture-loving subject and it also 

 delights in an open, friable soil. It is 

 not surprising that some of the growers 

 here, at Los Angeles, find the coleus 

 will not thrive here, since they treat the 

 plants to conditions under which sage 

 brush might do well, but not such sen- 

 sitive plants as the coleus, with its 

 large, thin-textured leaves. A hot, dry 

 atmo.sphere is undoubtedly inimical to 

 them, but when this is added to the 

 splash system of watering through a 

 hose and a soil that bakes hard after 

 every watering, then it is no wonder 

 the coleus gives up the attempt. 



The dark-leaved variety of coleus 

 known locally as "Oxblood" is the best 

 I know of for outdoor planting. The 

 soil should be thoroughly dug with a 

 spading fork to a depth of at least 

 twelve inches, and the deeper the bet- 

 ter. Add a liberal dressing of leaf- 

 mold or dry, decomposed horse manure 

 of a strawy nature, mixing this as the 

 work proceeds, not placing it just in 

 the bottom of the trenches and leaving 

 the top spit without any. If the soil is 



FERNS IN FLATS 

 Now READY 



All the best varieties, $1.60 per IQO 

 In 214-inch pots 4.60 per IQo 



ASPLENIUM NIDUS AVIS 

 (Bird's Noet Fern) 



4-inch pots ... $ 6.00 per dozen 



8-inch pots 9.00 per dozen 



6-inch pots ....... 16.00 per dozen 



Also larger sizes. 



AMANTUN CUNEATUN ROENBECKI aid 

 ADIANTUN TRIUNPH 



214-inch pots $ 7.60 per 100 



4 -inch pots 16.00 per 100 



Nephrolepis in all varieties and 

 sizes. I have also a large stock of 

 Kentias in all sizes. 



Write for Wholesale Price List 



H. PLATH, THE FERNERIES 



Lawrence and Winnipeg Aves. 

 P.O. Station "L" 



SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. , 

 i i 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Carnation Specialists 



Registered Carnations, 

 our own productions only. 



Portola, a satiny La France shade of pink, 

 Dabutanta, a brilliant rose- pink. 

 California Olant, the white novelty, six 

 inches in diameter. 



All in a class by themselves. 



Rootad Cuttlnsa. 

 912.00 par lOOi $100.00 par lOOO 



RICHARD DIENER t CO. 



Mountain Vlow, Cal. 



Mention The Review when voii write. 



Calla Lily Bulbs 



Prices right. 

 Would like to quote you on other bulbs. 



Currier Bulb Co. 



Wholesale Growers SEABRIGBT. CAL 



Mention The Review when yon wrltf^ 



CALLA BULBS 



1-1 i^j inches in diameter.. $.35.00 perl*^ 



Order before they are goue 

 PAanC NURSERIf S, ColM, Sn Mat(« C* ^* 



Mention The Review wbe " v"n ^tW:^^ 



Write us for prices on 



CARNATION FIELD PLINT* 



and 



BULBS OF LILIUM LONGIFLORUM 

 LOOMIS CARNATION C^ 

 Leomls. Placar Co.. Caiifornl' 



Mention The Review when yon ^J^ >^ 



STAIGER Jt MUNDWILE* 



1940' 194C W. «2d St., LOS IKGELKS. V. 



For all clamee of ornamental nursery 



and 



$r^\ 



houie stock, ferna and palms at rtffht pnc«^* 



