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TV FIofi?!ts' Review 



Aphil 15, 1916. 



OAKIiANp, CAL. 



The Market. 



Easter trade being over, business is 

 again back to normal. The consensus 

 of opinion is that toaster business was 

 not equal to that of the last few years. 

 Expectations were, on account of the 

 exposition at San Francisco, that it 

 would be a boom for the florists, but 

 in fact it was the reverse. Plants, 

 basket arrangements and lilies were the 

 best sellers. Cut flower sales were slow 

 and, in fact, a severe blow to some who 

 had a heavy supply. Violets were 

 scarce, with no demand. Boses and 

 tulips sold well. Carnations did not 

 move at all. There was no attempt to 

 raise the prices of stock. The present 

 week greens are plentiful, but move 

 slowly. Spanish iris, in various colors, 

 is being offered. Eanunciili, daisies, 

 sweet peas and tulips are in profusion. 

 Daffodils are out of the market. 

 Kaiserin roses are coming in and move 

 well. Peonies are to be had in limited 

 quantities. 



Various Notes. 



J. A. Carbone, of Berkeley, has a 

 heavy cut of Cattleya MossisB. His 

 houses are a solid mass of flowers. Some 

 plants have more than a hundred 

 flowers on them. 



E. James had a fine lot of azaleas, 

 ramblers, rhododendrons and hydran- 

 geas for Easter, which he readily dis- 

 posed of. 



G. Bossi & Bros, report business satis- 

 factory, especially shipping trade. 



E. E. C. 



SEATTI<E, WASH. 



The Market. 



Easter did not fulfill the expecta- 

 tions of the trade and more stock was 

 left on hand than has been the case 

 for a number of years. Some of the 

 stores did well and one or two almost 

 cleared up, but the majority had more 

 stock left over than could be cared for 

 by ensuing trade. If ever there was 

 a year when lilies were a drug, it was 

 this year. The quantity of them, and 

 the price of them, and the miserable 

 way in which they were displayed on 

 fruit stands, in drug stores and depart- 

 ment stores, and thrown around in all 

 kinds of promiscuous places — all of this 

 did anything but accelerate their sale. 

 The people who buy the most flowers 

 do not want them to be too common 

 and at this Easter the best buyers were 

 looking for other flowers than lilies. 

 There was good sale for carnations and 

 roses and none too many of either. 

 Quantities of good daffodils were on 

 band and [most of them were sold. 

 Good azaleas were meeting with a good 

 demand. Pots of tulips sold fairly 

 well. Lily of the valley was more in 

 evidence than previously. One or two 

 of the storekeepers took unoccupied 

 stores for their displays and the show- 

 ing in all of them was fully up to the 

 average, but the resulting tale of the 

 cash register in all but a few cases, 

 was behind lormer years. 



Various Notes. 



Frank J. Bell and Arthur Byer have 

 taken over the store of the H. Harring- 

 ton Co., on Fourth avenue. Mr. Beal, 

 who has long had the management of 

 the retail patt of the Harrington busi- 

 ness, has retired and the new firm will 



" ''^^'Sk. WINTER-FLOWERING ORCHID SWEET PEA 



in your greenhouses, see and ask your neighbor 

 how they pay. It is still time to sow some now. 



Now is the time to sow some of the Summer Sweet Pea Seed, outdoors or in 

 cold frames, to have good crop for Decoration Day. I have only the best commercial 

 varieties, like : Frank Dolby (lavender). Nora Unwin (white), Gladys Unwin (pink), 

 etc.; 1 lb.. $1.60; 6 lbs. of each, at $6.00. 



My reselected Pink Spencer, White Spencer, Lavender Spencer. Lilac Spencer, 

 Orange Spencer, Bed Spencer, etc., at $5.00 per pound ; in 5-lb. lots, at $4.00. Guar- 

 anteed over 90% true. 



Countess Spencer. White Spencer (Burpee). Blanche Ferry Spencer, King Edward 

 Spencer, at $1.60 per lb.; in 6-lb. lots, at $1.00, as long as surplus lasts. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, sweet Pea speciaust. Lompoc, Gal. 



Mention Th» 1Ut1»w wh.n yon writ* ■ 



ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINQSS^^? 



Per 100 1000 



White Enchantress $2.25 120.00 



Lisht Pink Enchantress 2.25 20.00 



Rose-pink Enchantress 2.26 20.00 



Dorothy Gordon 2.25 20.00 



Washinston 2.25 20.00 



Mrs.cTw.Ward 2.25 20.00 



Per 100 1000 



Gorgeous 16.00 150.00 



Beacon, red 2.26 20.00 



Victory, red..... 2.26 20.00 



Benora, variefeated 2.26 20.00 



Eldorado, yellow 2.26 20.00 



Oorseous, 2k-inch pots, 17.00 per 100; all other Tarieties. 13.00 per lOO. 

 cool-KTOwn and ready to plant in field. 



The plants are 



BASSETT'S FLORAL GARDENS, "' ^jSSSns^'iSStTonmA 



Mention The BeTlcw when yon write. 



CARNATIONS- Rooted Cuttings 



White Enchantress ....per 100, $1.75; 1000, 115.00 



Pink Enchantress per 100, 1.75; 1000, 14.00 



Victory (Red) per 100. 1.76; 1000. H.OO 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



All at $10.00 per lOOO 

 Tellow: Col. Appleton, Maj. BonnafiFon, Chry- 

 solora. Golden Chadwick. Golden Glow. 

 Wlilte: White Chadwick. While Queen. White 

 Cloud. Mrs. Robinson.'Silver Wedding. Pink: 

 Dr. Enguehard. May Hunter, Pacific Supreme. 

 Red: Black Hawk. 



Asparaeus Pluinoaus Nanus 



Extra fine 2-inch stock per 1000, $15.00 



3-inch..,. per 1000, 40.00 



Asparasrua Spreneeri 

 Extra fine 3-inch per 1000, 40.00 



FRANK WILHELM 



Box 905, R. F. D. No. 6, Los Ansreles, Cal. 



FRENCH HYDRANGEAS 



Avalanche, Bouquet Rose and La Lorraine, 



strong 2i2-inch, $5.00 per 100. 



Otaksa, $4.00 per 100. 



Primula Obconica, 4-inch, $8.00 per 100. 



All sorts of Bedding Plants. 



A. L ANDERSEN, 660 South Ave., Portland, Ore. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



We have ready for delivery 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Enchantress $2.00 $16.00 



White Enchantress 2.00 16.00 



Victory 2.26 18.00 



Cash with order or C. 0. D. 



KOBATA BROS., Rf.d. box m, Gii4eia,C«L 



Mention The BeTl«w when yon writs. 



carry it on as formerly. Mr. Byer has 

 been in the employ of the Harrington 

 Co. for some years and bears a good 

 reputation in the trade, and Frank Bell, 

 the well known Brighton grower, ex- 

 pects to facilitate the sale of the 

 varied assortment of flowers he now 

 handles by taking an interest in the 

 store business. The Harrington Co. 

 had a first-class record as one of the 

 leading stores of this town, and while 

 the retirement of the firm is a loss to 

 the trade, let us hope that the suc- 

 cessors may, as they evidently intend, 

 carry on the business in the same good 

 style. 



The managers of Mrs. L. W. McCoy 's 



FERNS rOR FERN DISflES 



in 2>4-iii. pots $4.60 per 100 



nmUU OBCONKA (Riiidirfer Stnii) 



2k-in. pots $ 5.00 per 100 



4 -in. pots 16.00perl00 



Kentias in all sizes. 



Nephrolepls in all varieties and sizes 



ASPLENIUM NIDUS AVIS 



(Bird's Nast Farn) 



4-in. pots $ 6.00 per dozen 



6-in. pots O.OOperdozen 



6-in. pots 16.00 per dozen 



Also larger sizes. 



ANANTUN CUNEATUN ROENBECKD uA 

 ANANTUN TRTONra 



2i«-in. pots $ 7.60 per 100 



4 -in. pots 16.00perl00 



Write for Wholesale Price List. 



H. PLATH, THE FERNERIES 



Lawrence and Wlnnlpear Avcs. 

 P. O. SUtlon 'X" 



SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Msntlon The Beview when yon writs. 



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KENTIA NURSERIES 



SJUtTA BARBMU. CM. 



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p for C«c«s plumosa (all sizes in auan- _ 



2 tity). Kantlaa. Seaforthias. Arecas, o 



S Phoenix Canariensis (strong and estab- C 



tZ liBhed). Trees. Shrubs, etc. S 



< tntf fer Whelctalc Prict Utt. K 



Araucaria Bidwilli 



Out of 2>«-in. pots, 2 tiers $20.00 per 100 



Outof2 -ipw pots, 1 tier 15.00perl00 



Asparagus Sprengeri 



Ontof 2- in. pots $2.00 per 100; $18.00 per 1000 



The Araucarias and Asparasus are ready for a 

 shift. 



PAOnC NUISmES, (Mm. Sn Matt* C*.. Cil. 



uYuLAMEN in Ave nam 

 assorted, $2,00 per dozen; $12.50 per 100. 



from Enslish-crown seed, 

 ed varieties. 



PRIMULA CHINKNSIS. large flowerinc. 

 five colors, 65c per dozen; $6,00 per 100. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA ORANDIPLORA, 



mixed colors. 8-inch, $6.00 per 100; 4-inch. $8.00 

 per 100. 



FRED BnullCs sahta'bosa. oai. 



