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The Florists^ Review 



Febbuary 18, 1915. 





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Pacific Coast Department 



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Baker, Ore. — Frank F. Hacker, 

 grower for the Baker Floral & Seed 

 Co'., was operated on, February 10, for 

 appendicitis, being the first patient in 

 the new $300,000 hospital. 



San Diego, Cal. — Miss Kate O. Ses- 

 sions has divided her 37-acre tract over- 

 looking the part of the city known as 

 Pacific Beach into plots of from one to 

 two acres, on which she has planted not 

 only trees and plants for foliage and 

 flowers, but also plants for perfume. 

 These plots she is now putting on the 

 market. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Maxket. 



There is still a scarcity of first-class 

 stock in the market, especially Beau- 

 ties. The few small growers of this 

 popular rose do not have enough so 

 that the retailers can depend upon a 

 regular supply; consequently northern 

 points are depended upon for quantity 

 orders. Other rose orders are well 

 taken care of, though even of these 

 there has been no surplus. Carnations 

 have held up much better and may be 

 described as good. Bulbous stock, such 

 as daffodils and late Paper Whites, are 

 good, but the futility of growing the 

 early tulips in this section has again 

 been proved by the short-stemmed, ri- 

 diculous looking little flowers being 

 sent in. They are absolutely useless for 

 anything except wiring up for cheap 

 funeral work and there are plenty of 

 things that can be grown for less 

 money for this class of work. Violets 

 are fair, but the heavy rains seem to 

 have washed all the fragrance out of 

 them. Valley is plentiful. The large 

 fronds of the native woodwardia are 

 fine for decoration, standing well for 

 days and always keeping stiff and green. 

 There is a great abundance and variety 

 in the green stock shipped from the 

 north, mostly shrubs. Mexican ivy is 

 not so much used as in former i years. 

 Plant trade is a little better. 



Club Meeting and Ijecture. 



It was the consensus of opinion 

 among the members of the Los Angeles 

 County Horticultural Society that the 

 lecture by E. D. Sturtevant at the post- 

 poned February meeting, on ' * Water 

 Lilies," was the best ever given under 

 the auspices of the society. Unfor- 

 tunately, the evening of February 9 

 was, if possible, worse than that of the 

 previous week and there was oflly a 

 limited attendance, but Mr. Sturtevant 

 held the audience from the start and 

 there was not a minute during the hour 

 and a half taken up by his speech that 

 he was not followed with the closest 

 attention. 



A little personal talk as an introduc- 

 tion, referring to his early rambles in 

 the east for wild orchids and aquatics, 

 led up to his remarks upon the wild 

 lotus or Nelumbium luteum, which is 

 80 well known in eastern states. Pic- 

 tures of acres of this beautiful native 

 were shown, also of the magnificent 

 Victoria regia, which Mr. Sturtevant 

 grew back in New. Jersey, with leaves 

 8ix,^et across. His cultural advice 

 on3M§f:§^M.t and other aquatics was 



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listened to with great interest. He 

 pointed out the need" of a heavy loam 

 or clay for these plants and advised 

 blood meal as the best stimulant or 

 fertilizer for all. 



The need of raising young seedlings, 

 and holding them in a more or less 

 starved condition at first, was also 

 pointed out and then Mr. Sturtevant 

 gave a brief history of the water lily 

 as he has known and followed it for 

 over forty years. He paid tribute to 

 M. Marliac, the French hybridist, who 

 has done so much for the family, and 

 also alluded briefly and pleasantly to 

 the origin of the Swedish pink form 

 of nymphsea used in the earlier crosses. 

 He spoke of his own success in rais- 

 ing hybrids from N. gracilis, the first 

 of the race to stand out of the water 

 like a lotus instead of floating, and of 

 the suitability of this class for cutting. 



At the close he invited those present 

 to ask any questions they had in mind, 

 and by this means many interesting 

 and instructive cultural points were 

 brought out. Mr. Sturtevant, in short, 

 showed how closely he had followed 

 and studied this beautiful class of 



plants, being never at a loss for any 

 point of information asked, and a 

 hearty vote of thanks, with all rising, 

 was given at the end. Adjournment 

 was not had until quite a late hour, 

 but everyone was fully satisfied that 

 the evening had been well spent. 



The address at . the March meeting 

 will be on " Vegetable Culture, ' ' by 

 W. W. Felgate, of Sierra Madre. 



Various Notes. 



^he California, Evergreen Co. is 

 showing a splendid grade of cut lilies. 



J. M. Tiidley, the proprietor of the 

 Harbor Floral Co., at Wilmington, says 

 he is well satisfied with the start they 

 have made, his opening having been a 

 great success. 



At Darling's Flower Shop I noted a 

 splendid lot of cut camellias. H. Reeve 

 Darling has just returned from a busi- 

 ness trip to San Francisco. 



John Folder, of Polder & Groen, 

 Montebello, has purchased a Buick au- 

 tomobile for his own and his family's 

 pleasure, and the firm has purchased a 

 delivery truck. 



J. W. Welters had a big decoration 



ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 



IMMKDIATK DELIVERT 



Per 100 



Beacon, red $2.26 



Victory, red 2.25 



Conn fort, red 2.26 



St. Nicholas, red 2.26 



Benora, variegated 2.26 



Eldorado, yellow 2 26 



1000 

 120.00 

 20.00 

 20.00 

 20.00 

 20.00 

 20.00 



Per 100 1000 



White Enchantress $2.26 $20.00 



Light Pink Enchantress 2.26 20.00 



Rose-pink Enchantress 2.26 20 00 



Dorothy Gordon 2.25 20.00 



Washington 2.26 20.00 



Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.26 20.00 



Gorgeous ^.00 50.00 



Gorgeous. 2^ -inch pots, $7.00 per 100; all other varieties, $3.00 per ICO. The plants are 

 cool-grown and ready to plant in field. 



BASSETT'S FLORAL GARDENS 



B. S. BASSKTT. Prop. LOOMIS, CALIFORNIA 



ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 



Enchantrem, white 10". $2.26; 1000, $20 00 



Enchantress. ro«e-plnk 100. 2.26; 1000, 20.00 



Victory, scarlet 100. 2.26; 1000, 20.00 



Rosette. brlKht pink 100, 2 25; 1000, 20.00 



Dorothy, rose pink . 100, 2.76; 1000, 26.00 



The talk of tbe town Is our seedllni; H. W. Turner, Jr. Not enonirh can be said of this splendid Oar- 

 nation. It produces pure white flowers of extraordinary keeping qualities, lasting from eight to ten days 

 when cut; an excellent variety, both for in and outdoor culture. We now have 26,000 of this variety flow- 

 ering in the field. Oome and look tbem over when in our nelghboihood. 



fUrong Rooted Catttngrs, per 100. $6.00: per lOOO, $40.00 



Boston and Sword Ferns, strong plants, balled $16,00; 6-lnch pans, $26.00 



Splendid, clean stock, which will please the most critical buyer. 



Fair Maid, pink 100, $1.76: lOOU, $15. ro 



Dr. Ohoate, red 100, 1.76; 1000, 15.00 



Los Angeles, white 100, 1.76; 1000, 15 00 



Roosevelt, crimson 100, 1 76; 1000. 16.00 



Enchantress, pink. 100, 2 26; lOi 0, 20 00 



POLDER & GROEN. Wli>le$ale nwi$t$, Mtntebcllo. Cd. P. 0. Addrt$$, K. t. 6. U$ Aiftl«$. Cal 



S. MURATA & CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS AND SUPPLIES 



CAL. 



LOS ANGELES, 



L. A. FLORAL CO. 



MAKES A SPECIALTY OF LONG 

 DISTANCE SHIPPING 



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