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TheWeekly Rorists' Rcvkw. 



Januabt 25, 1912. 



business at the new place on Catalina 

 avenue. A new lath bouse is being 

 added. 



Charles Miller is going to put up 

 more glass at Catalina avenue. 



A visit to the Coolidge Bare Plant 

 Gardens is always of interest, and most 

 of the stock has come through the re- 

 cent cold snap in good condition. The 

 feijoa is largely grown here, and Mr. 

 Coolidge thinks highly of its future as 

 a commercial fruit. 



H. E. Richards. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



Continued dry weather prevails, but 

 by consistent irrigation the outdoor 

 flowers keep up a good display. Sweet 

 peas are greatly improved in quality 

 and the pinks and mauves are now 

 good, though short in stem. Whites 

 are not quite so good, but their place 

 is taken to some extent by a fine va- 

 riety of stocks. The purple stocks are 

 also showy and clear in color. Violets 

 are plentiful and there are also plenty 

 of centaureas in various colors. The 

 new white marguerite, Mrs. F. Sander, 

 has made its appearance from outdoor 

 plants and is useful for filling in the 

 best class of funeral work. There is a 

 bright future before this pretty flower, 

 as it thrives so well outside and is in 

 bloom practically all the year around. 

 Carnations are also good and the de- 

 mand keeps up well. 



In bulbous stock there are still plenty 

 of Paper White narcissi, while the 

 Chinese and other varieties are now 

 plentiful. There are days when every- 

 thing SeJfefVIIS and prjcfll mount a i^- 

 tle, cut %s a rule there is plenty for an. 



Of indoor stock, roses are now about 

 equal to the demand and some of the 

 finest Bridesmaid seen for years are 

 shipped here from San Francisco. The 

 growers at the northern city help us 

 out with indoor roses, orchids and val- 

 ley, while outdoor stock of good quality 

 is shipped from us to them. Cattleyas 

 are not of the best quality just now, 

 but there are plenty of them, both local 

 and from the north. There is a spirited 

 demand for the best greens, especially 

 smilax in long strings, and the supply 

 is about equal to it. 



Various Notes. 



Walter tArmacost & Co., of Ocean 

 Park, are erecting two greenhouses at 

 their place at Sawtelle. Mr. Armacost 

 reports business good at the retail store 

 in the Auditorium building. 



Mrs. D. T. McDonald has bought out 

 the business of the Pacific Nursery, at 

 3400 Central avenue, which was carried 

 on for years by the Mosteller brothers. 



Louis Truxler, of the University 

 Nursery, has returned from a three 

 weeks' trip to old Mexico. 



Business is keeping up well at the 

 Los Angeles Flower Market. Carna- 

 tions, good roses and bulbous stock are 

 the principal offerings in flowers, and 

 greens are going well. 



H. N. Gage Co. is showing magnifi- 

 cent stocks. The whites are pure and 

 the purples clear and of fine substance. 

 Batix, fitocks and good smilax strings are 

 being shipped by jli^s firm to Sftn Fran- 

 cisco. Frimo, a p«€>tty prinuose- colored 

 narcissus, sells well here, too;' the odor 

 .is not so heavy nor the yellow color so 

 decided as in the Chinese variety, and 

 this makes it better for funeral work. 



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SMWon 1911-191S. 



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In Lots of 1,000 p«r 1000, $3.50 



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In Lots of 20,000 por 1000, 1.75 



In Lots of 50,000 p«r 1000, 1.50 



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Cut Flowers, Greens and Florists' Supplies 



in Soutliern California? Our stock is complete in all lines of baskets, ribbons, chiffons, immor- 

 telles, wire work, etc., as well as choice and fresh stock of choice cut flowers and greens in all 

 varieties. Tour orders solicited for larce or small quantities. 



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MEXICAN IVY«S!L"iS^''<2SU 



Prices f. o: b. Log AoKcles or Santa Cruz, Cal. 

 Mexican Ivy . . . .1000, t5.()0 I Sll rUmtme «f 

 Brake Ferus . , . .1000, 2.5() | **" ua»C» 01 



i?p"^p1u'rBr.'.^rz:; l:^ \ G'««'» "^Cat riowere 



Huckleberry, bunch, .50 I Cash from usknown sarties 



Tassano Bros, ^gt'^fs^hlt!: 



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Dr. J. P. Parker, of Santa Cruz, who 

 grows and ships fine cattleyas to this 

 market, was a welcome visitor this 

 week. 



J. N orris & Son, at West Washington 

 street, are showing remarkably fine 

 bays and box trees in every conceivable 

 shape and size. Some of the large bays 

 are especially good. 



Wm. A. Grosser, of 1406 Central ave- 

 nue, is going to remodel his place, re- 

 moving the old greenhouse at the front 

 and replacing it with a modern struc- 

 ture that will be a great improvement. 

 He will also build another rose house, 

 36x70 feet, along modern lines. His 

 Richmond and other roses look well. 

 His brother has now joined him in 

 business. 



President Payne, of the Los Angeles 

 County Horticultural Society, has 

 named a committee, consisting of A. A. 

 Vermueller, L. Horner, J. J. Reeves, 

 William Hertrich and A. Cook, to con- 

 fer with the park commission as to 

 the advisability of certain work now 

 being carried on. This relates more 

 especially to the cutting down of palms 

 in Eastlake park. A prominent mem- 

 ber of the society has been outspoken 

 witB Reference to some of the existing 

 a'bilses, and thd work of eastern land' 

 scape men with no California ex- 

 perience or knowledge of local condi- 

 tions has been severely criticised. 

 While not wishing to form hasty con- 



STANDARD POTTERY CO. 



652-4 H. CIrifnn Are., Los Angeles, Cal. 



West India Gardens, Altadena, Cal. 

 Standard Pottcy Co.. Dear Sirs:— You nave now 

 delivered us about 34,0uO 4-in. pots out of the order for 

 40,000 we placed with you. Same have been entirely 

 satisfactory. As soon as you have completed the order 

 for 4O,U00, deliver us two good loads more of 4-in. pots, 

 or about 4(00 or 6000, then hold till further advices. We 

 shall probably want 6000 to 7000 more. 



(Signed) F. O. Popenoe, President. 



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For Florists' Use Only. 



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HOWARD & SMITH 



Ninth and Olive Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. 



Kor all classes of 

 Ornamental and Flow^erlng Plants 



Roses a Leading Specialty 



Nurseries cover nearly 100 acres. 



Asparagus Sprengeri 



Cut Sprays, 2 to 4 feet Ions, 



$I.UO - per luO 

 Walter Armacost 



OCEAN PARK :: CAL. 



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elusions, it certainly would appear that 

 those in charge should thin^: i^ot only 

 twice, but many times, before con- 

 demning fine palms that have taken 

 many years to reach their present pro- 

 portions. One of the greatest attrac- 

 tions in southern California is its sub- 

 tropical vegetation and this should not 

 be destroyed at the whim of anyone, 

 especially anyone unacquainted vith 

 local conditions. ._ /n 



A serious fire oeourred at the green- 

 bouses of the Ingleslde Floral €q., Jan- 

 uary 16. Leaking crude oil from, the 

 boiler, igniting in the pan below, was 



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