52 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Fkbkuakv 2y, l!)li' 



D. Figone is managing the store of 

 Mrs. L. Devencenci, on Sutter and Fill- 

 more streets. 



John Kappelman is no longer with 

 the Fairmount Floral Co., on Powell 

 street. 



Emil Serveau has been under the 

 doctor's care for several days. At last 

 account he had somewhat recovered 

 from quite a dangerous condition. 



Frank Miller, well known to the gar- 

 dening fraternity of St. Louis, is in 

 San Francisco with the intention of 

 permanently locating here. 



The showing of seasonable flowers in 

 the Kearney street store of Pelicano, 

 Rossi & Co. is one of the most beauti- 

 ful in town and attracts a great deal 

 of attention on that popular thorough- 

 fare. Gr. 



LORRAINES ON THE COAST. 



The extent to which Lorraine be- 

 gftnias are grown by some of the west- 

 ern concerns is shown by the accom- 

 panying illustration, which is repro- 

 duced from a photograph made in the 

 establishment of the MacRorie-Mc- 

 Laren Co. Thus far the Pacific coast 

 growers have had no problem of dis- 

 tribution to consider, such as is begin- 

 ning to be apparent in the east — their 

 only difliculty has been to keep pace 

 with the increasing demand. 



MAKING A START. 



At present t have nothing but a 

 small stock for retail trade, but some 

 day I hope to help crowd that Pacific 

 Coast Department onto the fifth, sixth 

 or seventh page; 1 have watched the 

 growth it has made in the last few 

 months. I am just beginning my busi- 

 ness and am new to the trade, but I 

 have sent halfway across the United 

 States for stock that I could ha\e 

 bought right here at home, almost, if 

 I had only known where. 1 think The 

 Review is just the finest ever, and I 

 always turn first to the Pacific Coast 

 Department. I am starting in business 

 in a small way; in fact, I wonder if 



SPRING FLOWERS 



Daffodils, Hyacinths, Freesias and Tulips 



Vic arc handling tlie finest grades of these and can supply all demands. We make dally ship- 

 nients to all points. Roses, Carnations, Violets, Valley and all other stock In season. Oreens ot 

 all kinds. A trial order will convince you of the merits of our stock. Write, phone or telegraph. 



CREUTZ & CO. 



403 W. Eighth St., 



Home Phone 

 F. 5407. 



Los Angeles, Cal. 



•iRDtlOD The Review when vou write 



Los Angeles Flower Market 



Chas. e. Morton, Mjrr. 414>i S. Broadway, Loa Anc^eles, Cal. 



The beet equipped wholesule house on the Pacific Coaat. Handling the 

 entire cut from eighteen large growers. Roses, Carnations, Violets, Plumosus, 

 Ferns, Smilax, in fact everything in season. 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



Write, telegraph or telephone your orders. 



Prompt attention given. 



MenQon The Renew when Toa writ* 



Sweet Peas For Northern Shipments 



also fine assorted Stocks, Gllllflowers and Sweet Sultans — lavender and white. 

 SAN FRANCISCO DEALERS PLEASE NOTE 



Cut Flow^ers, Crreens and Florists* Supplies 



Orders booked now for new crop seed ready In Miircli. Anparaeus Plumosus, $2.00 per 1000. 

 Asparagus SpreuKeri (March delivery). 50c per lOOO; $3.00 per lb. Small quantity of Smilax seed 

 left, 1911 crop, cheap to clear. These prices are net. All orders from unknown parties must be 

 accompanied by eltlier cash, money order or certified check. 



Publishers of Florists' Design Books kindly correspond with us. 



Hai /^A/^C /^/\ Wholesmie Florists and Supplies, i /\c A M/^ CI EC i^AI 

 . IN. llAllL tU., 534 SOUTH BROADWAY, LUj AnULLLj, LAL. 



you would carp for a little bit of our 

 hi.story. Six years ago last June we, 

 my husband, a 6-year-old sou and a 16- 

 year-old stepson, arrived here with two 

 trunks, !|;100 in gold (my husband had 



Lorraine Begonias of MacRcrie-McLaren Co.» San Francisco. 



his barber tools in a hand bag) and 

 enough to pay rent on two furnished 

 rooms for two sveeks. I was helpless 

 with heart trouble; had been under the 

 doctor 's care for two years, which ex- 

 plains our financial condition. The 

 doctors said my only hope was the 

 coast. Today we own our own home, 

 my husband owns his own business, 

 and, as my heart grew stronger, our 

 family increased. Two dear little girls 

 and a 2-year-old "man" now help nic 

 in the garden, and I have succeeded in 

 stocking our 200-foot lot with good 

 roses and about .500 carnations for cut 

 flowers. AVhen we first bought our 

 home — paid the original $100 goM 

 down, the balance in payments — my 

 husband could not spare me money for 

 roses, so I knit a baby jacket and caj' 

 and earned $2. .50 for my first twelve 

 plants. And 1 have kept on buyiuj; 

 roses with e\ ery cent T could save. I 

 have studied roses day and night, eat 

 with a book in one liand and go i" 

 sleep at night with a rose book in my 

 hand. When I was studying hybridi/ 

 ing I would nurse my babies with m 

 rose in one hand and a book in tin' 

 other. 1 have three roses of my own 

 that promise to be good. But above all 

 I have got a reputation; people hen' 

 think that no one can raise roses like 

 Mrs. Paquette, and you know that i> 

 good for the trade. 1 am small in busi 

 ness yet, but I have patience, a bull 

 dog persistence, a passion for rose?, 

 and a kind, encouraging husband and ;< 

 good heart. So with the help of Tht' 

 Review T intend to grow. 



^rrs. E. E. Paquette, Ventura, Cal. 



