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The Florists' Review 



August 6, 1914. 



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Portland, Ore. — A. Hallett thinks he 

 has a sure remedy for the tarnish bug, 

 grasshopper and leaf miner, all of which 

 infest outdoor asters and mums. He 

 has his stock clean this season. 



Wenatchee, Wash. — Leon I. Milot, of 

 the Milot-Mills Co., has just returned 

 from an extensive trip in his Chalmers 

 "Six." After visiting his home in 

 Helena, Mont., he went to Yellowstone 

 National park and, as cars are not 

 allowed in the park, took the 5%-day 

 tour through. Returning by way of 

 Helena, he went north to Glacier Na- 

 tional park and back by way of Spo- 

 kane. The total distance traveled was 

 1,786 miles. Mr. Milot visited many 

 greenhouses on his way and found all 

 doing well. The Milot-Mills Co. has 

 just completed an addition, 20 x 200, 

 and will put in steam heat this year. 



PLANTS FOR HOT, DRY CLIMATE. 



In The Review of July 16, J. E. W., 

 of Redlands, Cal., asks for information 

 as to the best plants for a hot, dry cli- 

 mate. As I live at Montgomery, Ala., 

 and the description "hot and dry" ap- 

 plies well to the climate here, a little 

 account of my experience may be use- 

 ful to J. E. W. This season has been 

 one of the hottest we have ever known 

 in Alabama. We had only two rains 

 during June and July. One of my 

 plantings this summer is in the form 

 of four beds, each 5x8 feet, surround- 

 ing a sundial and separated from one 

 another and from the sundial by con- 

 crete walks. For these beds I selected 

 the following combination of plants, 

 which have proved quite satisfactory: 

 For borders I used Alternanthera aurea 

 nana. I planted the balance of the 

 beds with trailing lantanas and dotted 

 twelve yellow crotons in each bed. The 

 lantanas have covered the center with 

 pretty lavender-colored flowers, and the 

 yellow crotons, coming up among the 

 lantanas, make an attractive contrast. 

 I keep the lantanas pegged down. 



According to my experience, the fol- 

 lowing plants are all suitable for a hot, 

 dry climate, if they can be well wa- 

 tered: Flowering plants — Salvias, can- 

 nas, vincas, lantanas, petunias, zinnias 

 and hibiscus. Foliage plants — Alter- 

 nantheras, coleus, Centaurea gymnocar- 

 pa, acalyphas and banana plants. 



I have a pretty border which is 

 planted with salvias, coleus and centau- 

 reas. There are salvias at the back and 

 Golden Bedder coleus for the middle 

 row, with an edging of Centaurea gym- 

 nocarpa. F. B. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



There is a holiday feeling in the air, 

 and the ocean and mountains are more 

 attractive than the slow business at 

 the stores. Everything in the way of 

 flowers is plentiful and of good quality 

 for this time of year. Roses from out- 

 doors are letting up both in quality and 

 quantity, and the indoor stock is noth- 

 ing extra. Carnations are fair. Cen- 

 taureas are good and there is still a 

 big supply of dahlias, gladioli and as- 



I sold over 85,000 ohrysantlieinuin 

 plants this ■•ason on my 1-lncb ad In 

 the Pacific Coast Department of The 

 Revie^e. Of course that paid me ^^ell 

 and I am very pleased. Tou will hear 

 from me asnin as soon as I can -vrork 

 up stock.— Frank Wllhelm, R. F. D. 

 No. S, Los iAnseles, Cal., June 18, '14. 



ters. Valley has been a little short of 

 the demand, but of good quality. Or- 

 chids are scarce, but the demand is not 

 heavy. Ferns and all kinds of greens 

 are plentiful. The biggest part of the 

 business is in funeral work. 



Various Notes. 



Jacob Dieterich is making frequent 

 visits to Redondo in his Henderson car, 

 Mrs. Dieterich and family having been 

 there for some time. 



Reeve Darling has returned from his 

 trip to the Yosemite as guide for the 

 Sierra Club and is looking fine. He says 

 he had a fine trip and is now settling 

 down to work to enable his manager, 

 Walter Garbett, to get away for a 

 month's vacation. Mr. Garbett is un- 

 decided as to where he is going; or, at 

 any rate, he "ain't goin' to tell." 



A new propagating house has just 

 been finished at the Selig zoo at Mis- 

 sion road. Almost before the roof was 

 on, Albert Youngerman, the gardener, 

 started to propagate various kinds of 

 stock. The house was built by the Ger- 

 main Seed & Plant Co. 



A large broken wheel and a vacant 

 chair were among the pieces made by 

 Wolfskins' and Morris Goldenson this 

 week for the Lane funeral. These de- 

 signs were largely composed of valley 



and orchids. A new cash register has 

 been put in. 



C. B. Knickman, representing Mc 

 Hutchison & Co., New York, has beei) 

 calling on the trade here. He says he 

 has never enjoyed his trip to Los An 

 geles as much as this year, owing ir 

 large measure to the pleasant manner of 

 getting around, with J. Dieterich as pi 

 lot, in the latter 's big car. The number 

 of new roads around the city and coun 

 try, opening up surrounding towns, were 

 a surprise to him, as they continue to 

 be to all eastern visitors. 



H. R. Richards. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



The one commodity which strikes our 

 eye most this week is Lilium rubrum. 

 Quantities of fine long-stemmed lilies 

 are being brought in daily, and the flo- 

 rists have been featuring them as their 

 best article of adornment. They are 

 retailing at from $3 to $5, depending 

 on the length of stem. A slight increase 

 has been noticed in the general transi- 

 ent trade of the week. People are be- 

 ginning to return from their summer 

 outings, and naturally their thoughts 

 turn first toward house adornment. 

 There has been considerable call for 

 potted plants and ferns. We have prac- 

 tically nothing to offer in flowering 

 plants, the only available one being 

 Hydrangea paniculata, of which we see 

 a few fairly good specimens in the 

 stores. 



There are quantities of first-class cut 

 flowers still available. Roses are not 

 so much in oversupply as in the last 

 three weeks. Taft is more in evidence 

 than any other. At this writing there 



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