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The Rorists' Review 



Jo»B 17, 1916. 





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Employees of the Geitnain Seed & Plant Co., Los Angeles, on their Outing, June 6, 1915. 



LOS ANGELES. 



' The Market. 



Work for school exercises and gradu- 

 ations has helped out considerably this 

 week, and altogether trade has been 

 quite up to the average for this season. 

 ^ Weddings also help, of course, and some 

 exoellent decorations have been carried 

 , odt by our leading retailers. The in- 

 door roses are good and are about equal 

 to the demand. '■ Good carnations are 

 scarce, though there are more than 

 enough of the other kind. Sweet peas 

 have improved wonderfully and are 

 f now exceptionally good and plentiful. 

 i'/ Orchids are not much in evidence aird 

 eValley is scarce. Outdoor flowers are 

 .|)J|e»itiful and there is much more blue 

 than usual, as agapanthus, delphiniums 

 ^n(l cornflowers are all in at the same 

 "injug. J Greens are plentiful, especially 

 f^ns plumosns. There- is a spir- 

 dej^iand for palms and other 

 decorations. 



Various Notes. 



X^^^iriost successful outing was held at 

 the invitation of the Germain Seed & 

 Plant Co., on Sunday, June 6. All the 

 employees and their families were 

 asked and about 200 accepted the in- 

 vitation. They were taken in auto- 

 mobiles from the store, first to the 

 trial grounds of the firm on the Whittier 

 road, then to the new lath house at 

 the new nursery site near Montebello, 

 and all showed great interest in the 

 work being carried on there. A photo- 

 graph of the crowd was taken there; 

 then all aboard for the San Gabriel 

 riVer, where a barbecue was prepared, 

 to which all did justice. After attend- 

 ing to the wants of the inner man, a 

 ball game and -various other sports 

 were enjoyed. When it was discovered 

 that the temporary bridge over the 

 river was not nailed down and the 

 planks had been taken to the mainland, 

 there was some consternation among 

 the ladies, but all reached dry land in 

 safety, much to the amusement of the 

 camera squad. The results of the snap- 

 shots are to be sent to Venice to aid 

 the purity brigade . in modeling the 

 bathing dresses for that popular town. 

 "A thoroughly enjoyable day," was 

 the unanimous verdict. 



At the Roserie I noticed some elegant 

 though simple little baskets, the work 

 of B. Shenk, who is now associated 

 with this store. 



Fine sweet peas have been making an 

 elegant window display at Wolf skills' 

 & Morris Goldenson's, and funeral 

 work has kept up remarkably well. 



Taking the. week of Memorial day ■ 

 all through, A. Knopf, of the Redondo » 

 Floral Co., says it was the best in the ' 

 history of the company since he has 

 been associated with it. Mr. Knopf is 

 not given to exaggerated statements, 

 either. 



Another entrant into the company of 

 indoor cut. flower growers in the fall 

 will be Polder & Groen, who are build- 

 ing two houses, each 26x250. These 

 housfts have been purchased from 

 George Watson. 



Frank Wilhelm has an exceptionally 

 good stock of- the best commercial 

 mums this season and reports a good 

 demand. 



Replanting is in full swing at H. W. 

 Turner's range at Montebello. Mr. 

 Turner reports a particularly heavy de- 

 mand for Ophelia rose plants, many of 

 which go to northern points. The new 

 house is not yet glazed, but the plants 

 are set out and are making wonderful 

 progress. About 300 varieties, includ- 

 ing both novelties and good standard 

 kinds, are planted in this house, and 

 Mr. Turner is clearing the ground for 

 another house. Who was it said a few 

 years ago that he had finished building? 



A recent visit to the Lomita nursery 

 of Staiger & Mundwiler showed every- 

 thing in first-class order. There is an 

 exceptionally fine crop of Easter lilies, 

 of which many hundreds are being cut 

 daily. I also noted a fine stock of flow- 

 ering begonias of various kinds and an 

 elegant lot of kentias in all sizes, from 

 seedlings just starting to fine specimens. 

 Mr. Staiger says retail business has 

 been better this year than he has ever 

 before known it." H. R. Richards. 



SAN FEANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Business is tending to get down to 

 the usual summer dullness, but so far 

 has been above expectations, at least 

 at the larger downtown establishments. 



There is still a good deal of graduation 

 business for various schools around the 

 bay, and June weddings are about as 

 numerous as ever. Even the small 

 counter trade keeps up well for this 

 time of year, while large decorations 

 absorb much stock that would other- 

 wise bp a dead surplus. 



Flowery, however, are plentiful, and, 

 with little demand, for shipment, prices 

 tend to sag. Thi^ is especially true of 

 sweet peas and carnations, of which 

 more are brought in than can readily 

 be sold. Sweet peas are fine at present. 

 The market is well filled, also, with all 

 sorts of summer annuals, scabiosas, 

 stocks, cornflowers, marigolds, gypso- 

 philas, etc. Really good gladioli are 

 not plentiful, though there is a great 

 deal of ordinary stock of many vari- 

 eties. Panama is proving popular. A 

 few cactus dahlias are appearing, but 

 so far dahlias in general are nothing 

 extra. Peruvian lilies are more plenti- 

 ful, and a little phlox is appearing. 

 Some good late peonies are coming from 

 outside points, but the supply is limited 

 and there is no great demand for them. 



Roses are still plentiful, and the less 

 attractive offerings are hard to dispose 

 of. Ophelia is fine and is rapidly gain- 

 ing in popularity. Russell is doing as 

 well as ever. Some say the weather 

 is too hot for Cecile Brunner, but there 

 seem to be plenty of good blossoms. 

 Sprays of cut ramblers are used con- 

 siderably, and there are still good 

 potted ramblers, which come in nicely 

 for weddings. New white hydrangeas 

 are coming in, but move rather slowly. 

 Spiraeas are plentiful. This is rather a 

 remarkable season for orchids, as cat- 

 tleyas continue in liberal supply and 

 are of high quality on the, average; 

 the demand is better than usual at this 

 season. Greens of all kinds are moving 

 well. 



Horticultural Society Meeting. 



At the meeting of the Pacific Coast 

 Horticultural Society June 5, applica- 



Superior- 

 Grown 



ROSES 



for 



Immediate 



Delivery 



All the new and standard varieties in Quantity. Let us figure on your reauirementa for 

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



SATISFACTION GUARAMTEKD 



HENRY W. TURNER 



Wiioiesale Florist 



MONTEBELLO, CAL. 



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