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The Florists' Review 



OcTOBKii 20, 1921 





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Bandon, Ore. — L. S. Houghton, bulb 

 specialist, has for some time been at 

 work on longiflorum lilies and is in posi- 

 tion to supply the trade with moderate 

 quantities of bulbs that have never 

 been seasick. He claims the American- 

 grown bulbs flower earlier, produce more 

 flowers and that the flowers are larger 

 and of better substance than those pro- 

 duced by imported bulbs. 



Walla Walla, Wash.— R. C. Harrison, 

 who succeeded G. G. Schueller as pro- 

 prietor of the Walla Walla Floral Co., 

 last spring sold the retail store at 16 

 East Main street to Stine the Florist 

 and has devoted the summer to enlarg- 

 ing the greenhouses. The selling, re- 

 tail as well as wholesale, will hereafter 

 be conducted direct from the green- 

 houses at 902 South Ninth street. 



SAN DIEGO'S FLOWER SHOW. 



Amateurs Gain Edge. 



Held in one of the large buildings in 

 Balboa park, at San Diego, Cal., the 

 San Diego flower show, which opened 

 October 8 and continued over the next 

 day, was an attractive exhibition and 

 a success in every way, reflecting great 

 credit on everyone concerned in its man- 

 agement. While the date was a trifle 

 late for dahlias and zinnias, these showy 

 and useful fall bloomers made a wonder- 

 ful display of color. 



The classes were about equally di- 

 vided between commercial and amateur 

 growers and it must be said that the 

 latter made a finer show in most cases 

 than their professional brethren. In 

 dahlias, particularly, the exhibits from 

 the amateur growers were fine in color 

 and size and contained all the novelties. 



One of the finest features of the show 

 was a large and varied collection of be- 

 gonias put up by A. D. Robinson, of 

 Rosecroft. Dozens of species of the 

 fibrous-rooted varieties in every imag- 

 inable shade and color were shown, not 

 mere small plants, but large, healthy 

 specimens showing the characteristics 

 and habits of the various species. The 

 Rex types were magnificent, immense 

 plantsthree to four feet across, in the 

 pink of condition and in great variety. 

 A nice collection of the tuberous-rooted 

 varieties was also included and this ex- 

 hibit alone was worth a long journey, 

 being a real education in begonias. 



Miss Kate Sessions, who has for so 

 long been associated with all that is best 

 in horticulture at San Diego, was 

 awarded first honors for her collection 

 of hardy plants and vines and her ex- 

 hibit was well worthy of it, being well 

 and attractively staged and containing 

 a number of choice and rare things. 

 Several heathers and the beautiful Da- 

 bcecia polifoliii^jrPre among those shown, 

 while some Unarming species of vitis 

 were included in the vines, V. Henryi 

 being well done. 



Other Features and Awards. 



The whole of one end of the building 

 was filled with a magnificent exhibit 

 from the city parks, arranged under 

 the supervision of Mr. Morley. Like 



everything else that this veteran horti- 

 culturist does, it was a perfect success. 

 Large palms in undulating masses 

 formed a background, dropping in the 

 center to a small but most natural and 

 attractive lily pond. To give color, large 

 collections of dahlias, seedling varieties 

 raised in the park, were shown, the flow- 

 ers being so fine that several awards of 

 merit and special prizes were given 

 them. In front a long, winding bank of 

 pot chrysanthemums was shown, a mass 

 of bright color on the whole, while 

 every individual plant was a well grown 

 small specimen. 



A feature that gave the judges a good 

 deal of trouble was the table decoration 

 section. A considerable number of 

 tables were shown and in such variety 

 that it was difficult, indeed, to decide. 

 First honors eventually fell to a table 

 decorated for Halloween effect, a well 

 thought out, attractive and complete 

 scheme. The general exhibits for com- 

 munities outside San Diego also made 

 an attractive display. 



The judges were C. F. Gutting, J. 

 MacGillivray and H. R. Richards, all 

 of Los Angeles. 



A splendid attendance and in every 

 way a great success crowned the effort* 

 of a hard-working and enthusiastic com- 

 mittee. And no account of the show 

 could be complete without mentioning 

 the splendid setting of the magnificent 

 Balboa park, a monument to the skill 

 and perseverance of that able and cour- 

 teous master of his business, John G. 

 Morley. H. R. R. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



Several days last week there wa» 

 little doing in the market, retailers ap- 

 parently buying cautiously, but on other 

 days a rush of funeral work and decora- 

 tions gave a start to things that was ap- 

 preciated by the growers. But whole- 

 salers and shippers all report a good 

 increase in business and the stores and 



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