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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Janoahy 4, 1912. 



priced line of pot plants, stock that 

 could be retailed at from $1,50 to $2.50 

 and show a good profit to all concerned. 

 This is a matter for the grower. Then 

 the retailer ought to see to it that the 

 stock he has is as well displayed as 

 possible. One or two samples of pret- 

 tily dressed plants or well executed 

 baskets in the window excite the cu- 

 riosity and admiration of the buyer 

 better than a window full of stock so 

 closely packed that its individuality 

 is lost. 



Various Notes. 



A fire at the Homer Laughlin place a 

 couple of nights before Christmas com- 

 pletely destroyed the propagating house 

 and its contents, and but for the 

 prompt work of the Hollywood fire de- 

 partment it would have spread to the 

 other greenhouses and lath houses. 

 James Taylor, the gardener here, had 

 a fine lot of young stock in the house, 

 which it will take some time to replace. 



The H. N. Gage Co. reports a ban- 

 ner holiday business. Among the in- 

 teresting offerings was a batch of 

 Dutch hyacinths forced in good time 

 for Christmas. These, it may be noted, 

 were from bulbs grown right here in 

 California by Mr. Gage. It is only a 

 trial, but the results obtained seem 

 to indicate great possibilities in this 

 line. 



The Los Angeles Flower Market was 

 a busy place during the holiday rush. 

 A few items, such as seventeen tons of 

 California red berries, with other dec- 

 orations, greens and cut flowers in 

 like proportion, were among the special- 

 ties handled here and so great was the 

 demand from nearby cities and towns 

 that all late telegraphic orders had to 

 be cut in two. Five men were con- 

 tinually employed making up holly 

 wreaths, Delaware, Vancouver and 

 local stock being used. Paper Whites 

 and Eomans are in and daffodils are 

 almost ready. Manager Charles Mor- 

 ton suffered from a severe cold and 

 loss of voice during the rush, but has 

 quite recovered. He reports orders on 

 Asparagus plumosus seeds as heavy, 

 the coming crop being almost sold out. 



At the Dieterich & Turner place at 

 Montebello, in addition to the cut of 

 Killarney, White Killarney,' Beauty and 

 other popular roses, there has been a 

 fine cut of Mephisto, a beautiful dark 

 red, and Prima Donna, a fine, full, deep 

 pink, for the holiday business. Sev- 

 eral new and promising things are being 

 tried out this season. Ehea Keid is 

 still successfully grown here, none of 

 the leaf troubles from which it suffers 

 in many places being apparent. In 

 the lath house are growing magnificent 

 kentias and other palms and a grand 

 stock of Philodendron pertusum 

 (Monstera deliciosa) in fruit and 

 flower. 



There was not a more elegant or 

 more seasonable window in the city 

 than that of O. C. Saakes at Christ- 

 mas, He used poinsettias, good azaleas 

 and other fine pot and basket plants 

 liberally, as well as quantities of rich 

 scarlet ribbon artistically draped 

 around good foliage plants. Nothing 

 was crowded, yet the effect was full 

 and delightful and we could conscien- 

 tiously congratulate "O. C. " on the 

 excellent taste displayed. 



The Freeman-Lewis store was a 

 busy place all through the recent holi- 

 day season and in addition 0. Lewis 

 was kept busy with table and other 

 decorations. Mr. Lewis says he was 



Direct Importations— Tree Fern Stems 



Due to arrive in the early spring of 1912. 

 The grandest and most graceful of all decorative plants. 



Alsophila robista, DickMnia Antarctica, Dicksoaia sqaarrosa, Cyathea nedullaris, 

 Cyalhea dealbate, Cyathea Smithii Cyatbea CuRiinKhaaii. 



All sizes from three feet up. 

 We will also receive speciaien plants of Platyccriums and Todeas, 



Prices and particulars on application. 



NacRORIENcLAREN COMPANY 



711-714 Waatkank BMf., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Nancrias, SAN MATM, CM. 



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ASPARAGUS PLUNOSUS NANUS SEED 



Season 1911-191S. 



Ready NOW-our own grown seed 



In I^ots of 1.000 per 1000, $2.50 



In Lota of 10,000 per 1000, 8.00 



In Lota of 20,000 per 1000, 1.75 



In Lota of 50,000 per 1000, 1.50 



Write for quotations on larger lots. 



Los Angeles Flower Market, *''ltl^T^ 



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Carnation Rooted Cuttings l^l Z^cr^^-JZ":"' 



Beacon, Enchantress, Winsor, $2.00 per 100; $17.60 per lOCO. Dorothy Qoidon. t3.00 per 

 100; 125.00 per 1000. Victory, White Perfection, Rose-pink Enchantress, $2.50 per 100; $20 00 

 per 1000. Healthiest, cleanest plants you can find on Pacific coast. No cuttings taken Irom 

 outdoor stock. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 

 2>«-inch pots, from flats, ready for 3-inch pots per 100, $2.50; per 1000, $20.00 



PANST PLANTS, Henry Mette's Triumph of Giant, per 1000, $5 00. 



H. HAYASHI & CO., 73rd Avenue and Thomas Street, ElmhurSt, Cal. 



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BARGAIN PRICES 



Selling out all nurnery itock except Kentias. Areca 

 Sapida, potted. 2, 2'n, 3. 3Hi. 4. 4>g. 5. S'a-feet, at 

 $120, tl.40, $1.80, (2.30. t2 90, 13.60, $4.20.14.80 each. 

 Pboeniz Canaxiensis, balled and reaA for ship, 

 ment, 3. 3>i2. 4. *H. 6. 6^-fent. at GOc. 80c $1.00, (1.20, 

 tl.46. S1.75 each. Phoenix Can., from 2H2-lDch, 

 $5.00 per 100. Waabingtonia Rob., from 2 Inch, 

 $4.60 per 100. Cocoa Plumosa, balled, 3, 4, 6. 6, 7 

 feat, at $lJt $2.00. $3.00, $4.60, $6.00 each. 



Write for special prices on carload orders. 

 Kentla Nurseries, - Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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Sweet Pea Seed 



"Tbe Ttaree Incomparable Rede" 

 Tbos. Stevenson, orange-scarlet Spencer. 

 Mand Holmes, crimson (sun-proof) Spencer. 

 Kelway's Black, grandlflora. 

 Write for prices. 



LEONARD COATES NURSERY CO. 

 MorganbiU, Santa Clara Co., Cat. 



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50,000 PANSY PLANTS 



of tbe best mixtures known, Rtocky plantn, ready to 

 transplant now 60c 100; $3.00 1000. Cash, please. 



Ffl FHI F 234 Saabora Ave. 



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distinctly encouraged with the excel- 

 lent business done at their first big 

 holiday season. They deserved it, for 

 the store has been mighty good to look 

 at right along and the class of flowers 

 handled has been the best at all times. 

 Frank Lichtenberg, of The Florists, 

 has noted quite a difference in the 

 amount of business done since altering 

 the windows at the store and only the 



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scarcity of good stock prevented more 

 business being done at the holiday sea- 

 son just passed. As it was all records 

 were beaten and everything sold out. 

 Wm. Haerle, of the El Eeah Green- 

 houses, has been cutting a fine crop 

 of good Cattleya Trianas and C. Perci- 



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