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TACOMA, WASH. 



The Market. 



In the last three months Tacoma and 

 vicinity have experienced the greatest 

 rainfall that has been recorded in 

 eighteen years. This, with the un- 

 usually favorable spring, has produced 

 an abundance of all kinds of outdoor 

 flowers. Boses, especially, were never 

 before seen here at this seasOn in such 

 perfection. Business has been dull^ as 

 might be expected under such condi- 

 tions. Outside of an occasional fu- 

 neral, there is little business being 

 done through the stores. Sweet peas 

 of fine quality seem to be the best 

 sellers, but the sale of even these has 

 been somewhat overdone by one of the 

 department stores, which has been run- 

 ning a regular bargain sale on them. 

 Vegetables continue to be the best pay- 

 ing crop. Tomatoes, especially, are 

 holding up to a good price. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club and the trade 

 generally were invited to spend the 

 day, August 25, at Henry Benthien's 

 place in Oardenville. 



Fred C. Smith spent Saturday and 

 Sunday of last week in Seattle. 



The next regular club meeting will 

 be held September 4. 



The Dahlia Society is working out 

 plans for a flower show, to be held in 

 this city in September, and to be open 

 to both amateur and professional ex- 

 hibitors. 



J. L. S. 



POBTLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



There has been little material 

 change in the market since last re- 

 port. "While there is a variety of busi- 

 ness, it is of small proportions. Asters 

 are the best selling commodity on the 

 market; the quality has been up to 

 expectations and good prices are main- 

 tained, except on the lower grades, 

 which are disposed of at any reason- 

 able offer. Boses are coming in nicely, 

 Eaiserins being the best in quality. 

 The new crop of Eillarneys, Maids, 

 Gates and Bichmonds is producing 

 some nice flowers, but only in short 

 lengths. Lady Hillingdon promises to 

 be a winner; it fills the long-felt want 

 of a good yellow rose. Bubrums and 

 gladioli are plentiful; yet good prices 

 prevail and a surprising quantity of 

 this stock is moved. Sweet peas are 

 out of the race; the recent rains have 

 spoiled them. 



Out at the greenhouses, carnations 

 are all benched and are looking fine. 

 Mums are also in good shape and the 

 indications are for a banner crop. 



Various Notes. 



W. Brown, of Brown Bros., Vancou- 

 ver, B. C, spent several days in this 

 city last week, 



J. A. Wilson has added 11,000 feet 

 of glass, of semi-steel construction, 

 this season, which will be devoted 

 principally to carnations, greens and 

 vegetables. 



The Walter Thompson Co., a local 

 firm of greenhouse builders, is building 

 some houses for the city of Seattle, in 

 one of the prominent parks. 



S, Lubliner is making a special win- 

 dow feature of Boston ferns as a 

 drawing card. He reports business as 

 highly satisfactory. 



At the last meeting of the Florists' 

 Club the subject of holding a flower 

 show was discussed. While nothing 

 definite was determined, the matter 

 will be taken up again at the next 

 meeting. This is a move in the right 

 direction. It would mean a great deal 

 to the growers and to the business in 

 general. 



Montello Coe, of Bend, Ore., is 

 building greenhouses. This is the first 

 glass to be erected in that section. 



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LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



Up to the middle of the month of 

 August, business held up well, but 

 quite a little stock has gone to waste 

 during the last two weeks. Funeral 

 work has been the mainstay of the 

 trade, but has not in all cases been 

 sufficient to keep the staff busy. Many 

 are away on vacations and hunting 

 trips, and, altogether, the stores have 

 a quieter appearance now than for a 

 long time. 



Outdoor roses of the second crop , 

 are coming in, and are excellent in 

 quality. Pink and White Cochet, Ul- 

 rich Brunner and a f <w Lady Battersea 

 are the best varieties. Cecil Brunners 



are small and poor in color, but appear 

 to be in fair demand. Indoor roses 

 keep up well in quality, both from new 

 and old stock. Badiance is again 

 showing its class as a summer rose, 

 some elegant stock being shipped in. 

 My Maryland and Prima Donna are 

 also fine. Carnations are poor in qual- 

 ity, with few exceptions, though some 

 fairly good Corbetts are shown^ as well 

 as a deep red seedling which is grown 

 to a considerable extent by the Japa- 

 nese around Long Beach. Gladioli con- 

 tinue to arrive in large quantities, and 

 are excellent in quality. The market 

 is flooded with asters of every imagin- 

 able shade. Smaller flowers are plen- 

 tiful and good. 



Various Notes. 



The Abercrombie brothers are ship- 

 ping in elegant small stock of Whit- 

 mani ferns, begonias of the foliage 

 section, and coleus. 



H. Beeve Darling, of the Hayward 

 Floral Co., says that business at the 

 store during his absence was away be- 

 yond his expectations. He saw a lot 

 of interesting country up on the high 

 Sierras during his trip, and speaks 

 highly of the beauties of the ferns, the 

 big trees and other vegetation there. 

 A recent improvement in the store was 

 the removal of the office desks to the 

 rear, where they are more private and 

 give more room in front. 



The H. N. Gage Co. keeps busy at 

 the store, and a lot of elegant bulb 

 stock is being lifted, showing that 

 bulbs can be grown as well in this sec- 

 tion as anywhere. Paper White nar- 



LOS ANGELES FLOWER NARKET 



Chab. e. Morton. Mgr. 414J< 8. Broadwaj, Loa AnfcleBi C»l. 

 THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS: 



Gladiolus America $3.00 per 100 



Gladiolus Mrs. F. King 3.00 per 100 



Amaryllis Belladonna 15.00 per doz. 



Asters 4.00 per 1000 



Carnation Corbett, the kind that keeps 



well $5.00 per 1000 



AsparaKus Sprays 75 per 100 



Brake 16c per bunch 



W* ar* handllns tlia antlra output of olshtooa larso srowora. 



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