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The Florists' Review 



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PACIFIC Coast De:partment 



Los Angeles, Oal. — Capt. F. Edward 

 Gray, of the Ingleside Floral Co., has 

 been spending considerable time at San 

 Diego, where his company has done 

 some exceedingly skillful planting on 

 the exposition grounds. He says the 

 exposition is "the prettiest thing on 

 earth" and urges all florists who visit 

 the coast this season to take it in. 



CALIFORNIA NARCISSUS GROWER. 



J. S. .Joseph, who is shown in the ac- 

 companying illustration in his narcis- 

 sus field at San Leandro, Cal., sends 

 not only this stock to the markets of 

 Oakland and San Francisco, but also 

 daffodils and other varieties of bulb- 

 ous flowers. He has eleven acres of 

 land devoted to this line of stock. 



MARK CALIFORNIA PACKAGES. 



Inasmuch as California has estab- 

 lished terminal inspection of plants and 

 plant products, all packages containing 

 them mailed to California postoflSces 

 must be plainly marked, so that the 

 proper procedure, described recently in 

 these columns at the time of the pas- 

 sage of the federal bill, can be fol- 

 lowed. Failure to mark such packages 

 is punishable by a fine of not more 

 than $100. 



The plants and plant products sub- 

 ject to terminal inspection in the state 

 of California are described as follows: 



"All florists' stock, trees, shrubs, 

 vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, 

 fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and 

 ornamental trees or shrubs, and other 

 plants and plant products for propaga- 

 tion, except vegetable and flower seeds, 

 bedding plants, and other herbaceous 

 plants and roots; provided, that this 

 list of plants shall not apply ^plants 

 shipped under the certificate of the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture for propagation in the plant in- 

 troduction and field station of the de- 

 partment at Chico, Cal." 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



Wholesalers report a far better de- 

 mand for all classes of stock, especially 

 such stock as will ship long distances. 

 The Memorial day demand increases 

 here every year and there is no doubt 

 that the present season marks the high 

 place for this holiday. The outdoor 

 roses are getting past their best, giv- 

 ing the indoor growers a chance, but 

 carnations are still a drug on the mar- 

 ket. Sweet peas are much improved and 

 a few early dahlias are seen. Many 

 fine gladioli and lilies are being sent 

 in, as well as the popular blue del- 

 phiniums and other decorative ma- 

 terial. 



Various Notes. 



F. B. Howlett, who for many years 

 has represented tlie Monroe Nursery, 

 owned by I. E. llgenfritz & Sons, at 

 Monroe, Mich., has been visiting 

 friends in this city and environment. 

 He declares himself delighted with the 

 country hereabouts and may consider 

 locating here permanently. 



J. S. Joseph in His Narciuut Field at San Leandfo* Cal. 



C. E. Shaw, well known locally H^g^ 

 an experienced horticulturist, has 

 taken up a government reservation 

 near Acton and built a residence on it. 

 He came to the city this week with a 

 magnificent bunch of the red Mariposa 

 lily, Calochortus Kennedyi. 



Howard & Smith's sweet pea show 

 was a great success, both in the flowers 

 shown and in the patronage extended 

 by the public. Fred Howard is cer- 

 tainly to be congratulated on his own 

 fine crosses and those purchased from 

 growers in Europe and elsewhere. 



The H. N. Gage Co. has closed its 

 doors as a wholesale concern and in- 

 tends to go into the growing end en- 

 tirely, at Montebello. Mr. Gage's com- 

 pany was probably the oldest whole- 

 saler in town. 



A most attractive little show was 

 held in Glendale May 27, under the 

 auspices of a ladies' club. A fine lot 

 of flowers and other produce was 

 shown, despite the lateness of the sea- 

 son. C. H. Woolsey and Kelly & Mc- 

 Ilroy were local members of the trade 

 who exhibited. From Los Angeles, 

 Howard & Smith showed fine sweet 

 peas and the Morris & Snow Seed Co. 

 had a pretty exhibit. H. W. Turner 

 and H. R. Richards, of Los Angeles, 

 and F. Carruthers, of Glendale, were 

 judges. 



H. W. Turner is busy tirbwing out 

 and replanting roses and he says that 

 at the pace he drives them it is not 

 wise to leave the plants in too long. 

 He reports an excellent season, with 

 the demand picking up again since the 

 outdoor crop of roses has passed its 

 best. H. R. Richards. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Last week 's expectations of mote lib- 

 eral supplies for Memorial day were 

 not disappointed; a few days of warm 

 weather brought an abundance of most 

 outdoor flowers. The shipping business, 

 however, was decidedly heavy, causing 

 an actual scarcity in some lines, de- 

 spite the heavier crops, and prices in 

 general were fairly high. 



Callas, of which the supply is large, 

 have been among the most important 

 items in the shipping trade, while they 

 are little used by the local trade. Ship- 

 ments have gone out as far as Ne- 

 braska. A good deal of ifis also has 

 been shipped, besides great quantities 

 of the cheaper outdoor stock. A flood 

 of marguerites, stocks, gypsophilas, 

 straw daisies, mignonette and mari- 

 golds has been coming in, but the daily 

 offerings are readily absorbed. Though 



Superior- 

 Grown 



ROSES 



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Immediate 



Delivery 



All the new and standard varieties in quantity. Let us figure on your reauirements for 

 the coming season. We can make the price right for first-class, well grown stock. 



SATISFACTION GUARANTKED 



HENRY W. TURNER 



Wholesale Florist 



MONTEBELLO, CAL. 



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