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The Florists^ Review 



Sbptembeb 3, 1914. 



NEW SWEET PEA 



MONROVIA 



For several years this has been the best seller 

 on the Los Angeles and otber local markets, 

 and I b&ve decided to offer it to the trade as 

 Ions as the stock lasts at 



98.00 par Qunc*. 



Monrovia begins to flower when only about one 

 foot high and continues to bloom profusely until 

 it reaches 8 feet high outdoors. It will make a 

 splendid greenhouse variety, as the buds do not 

 drop under any conditions The color is a deep 

 purple outside, inside heliotrope, and it is un- 

 anestionably the finestr winter-blooming pnrple 

 in existence. The seed has been carefully re- 

 selected from large pods only. It was gathered 

 in April and May in the foothill section, and 

 is conseauently mature and of high germinating 

 power. It is an exceptionally stout grower and 

 throws long stemmed flowers all through the 

 season, four to six flowers to the stem. This 

 offer will be withdrawn as soon as present stock 

 is exhausted. 



C. A. BRUNGER 



338 Cast Orayston* Av«nu« 

 MONROVIA, CAL. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



CALLA BULBS 



1-1 ^a inches in diameter.. $35.00 per 1000 



Order before they are gone 

 PAanC NURSaiES. Mm. $•■ MiIm C*.. Cal. 



Mention Th» R>t1»w wh^ii yon write. 



Calla Bulbs 



1 to 1^ in. diameter $40.00 



11^ to 2 in. diamfeter 55.(iO 



2 inches and up 70.00 



Currier Bulb Co. 



Wholesale Growers SEABRIGHT, CAL. 



Mention The Berlfw wh»n yon write 



PALMS PALMS S 



Palms are our specialty. Cocos plu- 2 



mesa, Phoenix, Washingtonia, Sea- 7 



forthia. Ck)rypha, etc.. by the carloads. \' 



Ask for onr wholesale lUnatrated palm list, m 



EXOTIC NURSERIES, ^ 



»mntm Bartmim. tSmX. 2 



E. ENONOTO NURSERY 



P. O. Box 593 

 REDWOOD CITY. • CA1.IFORNIA 



Prompt and careful attention to orders for 

 Cut Flowers 



Mention The IN-vIhw when yoii write. 



STRONG, FIELD-GROWN 



Carnation Plants 



$5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000 



VAN 8LYKE & 8EAM0N8 



Box 16, R. D. No. 2, TACOIW*, WASH. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



t2.00 per 100; $18.00 per 1000, assorted. 

 PETUNIAS. 3-in., in bud and bloom. 75c per 

 doz.; 16.00 per 100. 



Send for list. 



I KtiU UKUnii, SEEDSMAN 



iLMi».4 »AiiTA we«A. cm, 



GERANIUMS, five each of twenty varieties, 

 named novelties. 2-<n., tl.bO per 100. 



Prepaid. 

 CAUPORNIA «KIIANIUIi CO. 



Box &52. S«nt» Monica, California. 



none too plentiful. Asters are arriv- 

 ing in fairly liberal quantities, but 

 several growers are badly oflE for first- 

 class blooms, on account of the depre- 

 dations of the tarnish bug. Gladioli 

 are good and plentiful, and lilies are 

 in evidence in most of the stores. Fu- 

 neral work was heavy last week. 



Various Notes. 



Herman Wenzel has acquired the 

 lease of the flower store at Broadway 

 and Pine streets. He was for several 

 years employed by the Queen City 

 Floral Co. In his decision to launch 

 out on his own account he has the best 

 wishes of all in the trade. 



Andrew Matthiesen is the proud 

 father of a bouncing boy, who arrived 

 last week. 



Gus Bjorkman has taken a lease of 

 the Ballard Greenhouses from M. G. 

 Buckley and entered into possession 

 September 1. This place is in a fine 

 location for retail work and has always 

 had a good reputation for the quality 

 of the flowers grown there. "Cap" 

 Buckley will be much missed by the 

 trade, but, as he is not leaving the 

 neighborhood, his smiling face and 

 cheery voice will still be with us occa- 

 sionally. We all wish him and Mrs. 

 Buckley good times in their well de- 

 served retirement. 



John Holze accompanied a party of 

 Tacoma florists on a trip up Mount 

 Rainier on Saturday and Sunday, 

 August 22 and 23. He reports a glor- 

 ious time and says it is about the only 

 really peaceful place on the face of 

 the earth, 



George Gordon Beavan, who has 

 been employed by the Burdett Co. for 

 some time, returned to his native coun- 

 try, England, last week, having volun- 

 teered for service in the war. 



T. W. 



ORIGIN OF WINTER SWEET PEA. 



(Continued from page 13.) 



Injury from Drought and Heat. 



"For the 1911 crop I began to accept 

 many orders from different places, for 

 by the beginning of May of the same 

 year the fields in California promised 

 a large crop. Everything was in bloom 

 when three extremely hot days came and 

 burned all the flowers, so that when the 

 time came for threshing out the seeds I 

 obtained only about double the amount 

 of seed I had planted. Because of these 

 three hot days I had lost at least $30,- 

 000. The year 1912 was unusually dry 

 and the seed became badly mixed, so 

 that I could only sell a few of my spe- 

 cial kind of seed in a mixture, just to let 

 the florists become acquainted with the 

 new variety. 



"In 1913, April 5 to 12, was held the 

 international flower show in New York. 

 April 10 was especially set aside for 

 the sweet pea exhibit. There was a 

 large gathering of florists from various 

 places, who came either to exhibit flow- 

 ers or to see what was going on. In 

 all there were 163 distinct varieties of 

 sweet peas exhibited in over a thousand 

 vases. Of these 163 varieties, I had 

 originated 161 myself. Of course, there 

 were about six varieties exhibited under 

 different names, for instance: Snow 

 Bird (Watchung), Winter Stella Morse 

 (Jack Hunter), Flamingo (Christmas 

 Red), and several others which have 

 simply been renamed. 



The Orchid-flowering Type. 



"The first named winter orchid-flow- 



FERNS IN FLATS 

 NOW READY 



All the best varieties, $1.50 per 10(> 

 In 2^4 -inch pots 4.60 per 10( • 



ASPLENIUM NIDUS AVIS 

 (Bird's N««t F«rn) 



4-inch pots $ 6.00 per dozeu 



5-inch pots 9.00 per dozeu 



6-inch pots 15.00 per dozen 



Also larger sizes. 



AMANTUN CUNEATUN ROENBECU and 



ADIANTUN TRIUMPH 



2i4-inch pots $ 7.60 per 10(^ 



4 -inch pots 15.00 per 100 



Nephrolepis in all varieties and 

 sizes. I have also a large, stock of 

 Eentias in all sizes. 



Write for Wholesale Price List 



E PLATH, THE FERNERIES 



Lawrence and Winnipeg Aves. 

 P. O. Station "L" 



SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 



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Mention The Revtew when yoa write. 



Woodland Park Floral Co. 



Wholasal* Orewar* of 



Cut Flowers and Rooted Cutting 



TatoplioiM 8F4 

 P. O. Box 84, SUMNER, WASH. 



Mention The ReTlew when ym write. 



FOR 

 BENCHING 



R. O $2.00 per 100; $1S 00 per 1000 



2-lnch S.UOperlOU: 2600perlOOO 



Standards, Pompons and Singles 



In best commercial Tarietles. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Asparasns Sprenreri, 3 and 4-lncb. 

 fine for bwnchlogr. 



OLSSON a BCRNSON 



WlMlcsale Brawert. 11 Past Strtet. SPOMNE. WISH 

 MentloD The ReTlew when yoa write. 



HENDEE BROTHERS 



p. 0. Box 3. MILWAUKIC. ORL 



Orcffon City Car to Hendee Park 



BEDDING PLANTS 



SPOKANE GREENH0OSES,iiic 



Wholaaala Qrewars aff 



CUT FLOWERS and BLOOMING PLANTS, 

 PALMS, RUBBER PLANTS, Etc. 



p. O. Box 1888 Spokane, Wash. 



Mention TTio R»t1»w wh»>n tod wr»t» _ 



Rahn & Herbert Co. 



CLACKAMAS, ORE. 



Bedding Plants for growinc on for Srrinf 

 Trade. 



PALMS^FERNSm DECORATIVE PLAjjg 



PRIMULA OBrONTCA, 



strong S-ln.. $5.00: 4-ln.. 18.00 per lOO. rycln-ne"' 

 4-ln., $18.00 per HO. Potns- t>iaii. Btrong •'<^*' 

 2>!jln. and 4-lh.. $«.00 and $l%O0 per 100. < ' ''"fi 

 tl.tn plants In field. UUL.DKN PL«>RA1 \x; 

 1180 MUwaakle Ar:, Portland . Or.<r«"> 



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