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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Dbcbmbbr 9, 19U9. 



A Hedge of Roset at Portland, Ore , Photographed September 10. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



ROSES AT PORTLAND. 



Portland, that progressive city in Ore- 

 gon, known as one of the best flower 

 towns in the country, also is called the 

 City of Roses, and the accompanying il- 

 lustration shows one of the reasons why. 

 Here is a hedge of roses photographed 

 September 10. There are hundreds of 

 such hedges all over the city, and they 

 are loaded with flowers from early June 

 until frost. This photograph was sup- 

 plied by G. S. Crego, the originator of 

 the Crego aster, who recently removed 

 to Portland from Maywood, 111. Mr. 

 Crego, writing November 5, said that 

 roses still were plentiful in the gardens 

 at that date. 



SPOKANE, VASH. 



The Market. 



After several weeks of rain, we are 

 enjoying a gentle cold snap, just enough 

 to make men and animals step briskly. 

 The flower market has also been enliv- 

 ened considerably. Thanksgiving was 

 good, going ahead of last year, and 

 everybody seems to be well satisfied with 

 the results. Considerable funeral work 

 since then has kept all the stores busy. 

 Mums still hold sway, and last much 

 longer than is usual in the east. Good 

 valley, carnations, snapdragons, roses, 

 eallas and excellent violets are to be 

 ■een. Coast Oregon grape and huckle- 

 berry are now more important factors 

 than are wild ferns, with the cut flower 

 trade. 



Various Notes. 



The spirit of improvement seems to 

 have taken possession of the downtown 

 places this fall. Miss Armstrong has 

 put in a new icebox, home-built, with a 

 balcony overhead. H. M. Sanders' store 

 if remodeled. The repairs carried on by 

 the Spokane Florist Co. amounted to a 



complete remodeling of the store. Upon 

 the completion of the repairs a flower 

 show was given. The energy and good 

 taste displayed reflect much credit upon 

 Mr, Kipp and his helpers. There was 

 recently added to his force Eugene 

 Szuchiewicz, formerly with F. C, Weber, 

 of St. Louis. Mr. Szuchiewicz is a 

 trained German decorator and designer. 

 Pictures of the store at the date of 

 the opening appear on page 15 of this 

 issue. 



Mr. Lambley, of the McCoy store, in 

 Seattle, was a one-day visitor at the 

 stores and the apple show. 



L. I. Milot, of the Milot-Mills Co., of 

 Wenatchee, Wash., was in town on busi- 

 ness last week. 



The death of John Rodenhurst oc- 

 curred a few days since at St. Luke's 

 hospital, Spokane. Mr. Rodenhurst was 

 employed by the Hoyt Bros. Co., . as 

 chrysanthemum man. Further particu- 

 lars about him will be found in this 

 week's obituary column. 



The Hoyt Bros. Co. is showing a fine 

 lot of primulas, sweet peas and violets. 

 Their mums this year were the finest 

 they have ever grown. 



A good piece of work was done re- 

 cently by C. E. Sullivan in decorating 

 the best booth at the apple show. The 

 exhibit was that sent by the Salmon Ann, 

 B. C, Chamber of Commerce. The back- 

 ground was of black velvet and the dec- 

 orative material* used was Asparagus 

 plumosus. Beauties and immortelles. The 

 apples were all red. The decoration was 

 pronounced by capable judges the best 

 of the kind seen at the apple show. S. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



More rain has fallen, accompanied by 

 thunder and hail. Stock of all kinds is 

 plentiful and all of the stores are making 

 beautiful displays. Roses are especially 

 good, and fine chrysanthemums are still 

 in the market. Whitmani ferns are to 

 be seen everywhere. 



Japanese Banquet. 



At the banquet given by the Chamber 

 of Commerce at the Hotel Alexandria, 

 for the Japanese commissioners, great 

 quantities of chrysanthemums were used, 

 the mum being the Japanese national 

 flower. 



On the speakers' table a sunken gar- 

 den, with a lake, was built from end to 

 end. Two Japanese fountains were play- 

 ing, and many goldfish were swimming 

 about. The edges of the lake were con- 

 cealed with flowers and growing plants. 

 A line of green-blue electric globes gave 

 a beautiful effect. Japanese pond lilies 

 floated on the surface of the water. Two 

 tiny castles, with two triumphal arches, 

 also had been placed on the water, giving 

 a true Japanese effect. 



At the tables for the women of the 

 party and the special guests of the Cham- 

 ber of Commerce, two large vases of 

 American Beauties were used, with roses 

 and ferns banked at the base. 



At an entertainment given for the 

 Japanese ladies by a lady of Pasadena 

 who had visited Japan two years ago 

 with the American party, the decorations 

 were roses, great quantities being used. 

 The ices were served on crystallized 

 Maman Cochets, with the center removed. 

 Many crystallized Cecil Brunners and 

 loose petals were used on the tables. 



Various Notes. 



Morris Goldenson reports a splendid 

 Thanksgiving trade, with chrysanthe- 

 mums and violets taking the lead. 



The Redondo Floral Co. had a heavy 

 trade last week, quantities of chrysan- 

 themums being sold. 



H. N. Gage has just received a consign- 

 ment of Jerusalem cherries, which are of 

 good size and well berried. 



At the American Florist's they were 

 making up a lot of funeral pieces and a 

 quantity of violet corsage bouquets, with 

 one red rose in the center of each. They 

 were too busy to say much. They carry 

 birds and goldfish as a side line. 



The flower store in the Pacific Electric 

 building changed hands during the sum- 



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