January 4, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



65 



THE 



QUALITY 



MERIT 



Carnation of Real Merit 



The Best Money-maker 



W^^ WINNER OF THE BRONZE MEDAL -^ 



National Flower Show^ Boston, March, 1911 



A glorified Prosperity with aU the good features of the Lawson Strain 



With itB name proclaiming its beautiful color combination, RAINBOW is one of the beat, most profitable and 

 remarkable carnations offered to the growers today. There are many reasons why you should grow JLainbow. 



It is the best It has large flowers of perfect form 



It is easily propag^ated It is a cool gprower, doings best with 50^ 



It has a remarkably longf, heavy* stiff stem It blooms freely, early, continuously 



It has a strong^, non-splitting^ calyx It is a gfood keeper 



and, best of all, it is a money-maker and sells on night 



These are strong statements, but they are facts which you can prove for yourself. 



We realize 40% to 60% more profit on Rainbow than on any of the many standard varieties we have ever grown. 

 It was sold last season exclusively to the largest retail dealer in New York City, who took our entire output. 



The delicate shading from deep to light pink makes it both a superior display bloom and a general-purpose flower, 

 commanding the highest price everywhere. Our claims to superiority in Rainbow are supported by 16 years of pains- 

 taking experience in producing and growing carnation seedlings of extreme merit. 



Pedigree:— Morning Glory crossed with Lawson, producing white seedling, overlaid with pink. This resulting 

 seedling crossed with Lawson, producing Rainbow— "profitable and proUfic." 



Our propagatii^ facilities are strictly up-to-date. We can deliver a half-million rooted cuttings and guarantee 

 them to be perfect and satisfactory in every way. Orders booked now for early delivery. 



$I2.00 per 100; $iOO.OO per lOOO 



S50 at 1000 rate. Liberal dlseount on larce orders. Cash with order or sood referenoe 



WANOKA GREENHOUSES, BARNEVELD, NEW YORK 



Mentlou 'i'tie Keview when you write. 



valiana. His poinsettias were good for 

 Christmas, but the plants were lacking 

 in finish. 



F. R. Hills was in with a big cut of 

 adiantum, smilaz and other greens, as 

 well as a "number of good Boston and 

 Whitmani ferns. His stock looks fine 

 and he is getting well established. 



Begonias of the Lorraine type and 

 some good Adiantum Farleyense were 

 well displayed in the holiday windows 

 at the Angelus Flower Store, where a 

 good business was reported^ everything 

 being sold out. 



The Hayward Floral Co. did the ban- 

 ner business of its career in plants and 

 cut flowers. Some g^od skimmias, 

 azaleas and ferns were among the lead- 

 ers in plants. 



G. W. Smith, of the firm of Howard 

 & Smith, of this, city and Montebello, 

 was married December 14, Miss Eleanor 

 Bell, of San Bernardino, being the 

 bride. The young couple left at once 

 on an extended automobile trip, 



Kni^t's Flower Shop was crowded 

 with customers during the holiday 

 rush. Iftdeed, there are few times when 

 one can enter tbis store and not find 



everyone busy. The old Chatenay rose 

 is still grown for winter work at the 

 Gardenia greenhouses of the firm, Tom 

 Wright saying he can force it with less 

 heat and less trouble than any other 

 kind, while there is always a demand 

 for the fiowers. 



Want of rest seemed to be the only 

 thing troubling Albert Knopf, propri- 

 etor of the Redondo Floral Co., after 

 the holiday rush, the whole force hav- 

 ing been kepT; on the jump almost day 

 and night right through. 



At Morris Goldenson 's large quanti- 

 ties of fine azaleas and other pot stock 

 were handled, as well as a fine lino of 

 cut flowers, and Mr. Goldenson de- 

 scribed the holiday business as much 

 the largest he has ever handled. 



H, R. R. 



TACOMA, WASH. 



The Market. 



Christmas is over and everyone re- 

 ports the best business they ever had. 

 Stock .was shoi:! and most of the. stores 



were sold out the day before and de- 

 pended largely upon the plant trade 

 for the late customers. Everything 

 sold well, with the possible exception of 

 Romans, which seemed to move slowly. 

 The growers, as usual, had to divide 

 their stock, giving each buyer only a 

 part of his original order. 



Plants and the made-up stock sold 

 well at good prices, some exceptionally 

 fine cyclamens being shown this year. 



Various Notes. 



While John Watson was in town help- 

 ing out with the Christmas store work, 

 his greenhouses were entered by some 

 sneak thief, who carried away about 

 300 carnations. 



The store of M. E. Hayden was forced 

 to close for some time Saturday, De- 

 cember 23, on account of a shortage of 

 stock. 



The California Florists report busi- 

 ness the best for years. This firm hand- 

 led some fine poinsettias grown by the 

 local firms. 



The Florists' CTuh meets Wednesday, 

 January 10, 1912. J. L. S. 



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