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The Florists^ Review 



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Pacific Coast Department 





The Outdoor Workshop Where the Horticultural Ornamentation of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Is Being Prepared. 



ORNAMENTING AN EXPOSITION. 



The ■work oi l)t\-iu1it'\ iiifj tlic jiiiniiuls 

 of the lit]") exposition :i1 S;m FriUK-isco 

 is Avell luiiliT w.'iy. A .".'liiiipso of tin- 

 piaco -wlK^rc tlic ^leiitiT part of tlif 

 work is (loiio, showiii*: how far llic worl-; 

 lias })roj;rossiMi. may he olilaincii from 

 the acc'omjiauN iii;^ illustratif)n. Jii oiif 

 corner of the I'rcsidio militar\- reset 

 vation. just sovitli of San I'laTicisco. 

 .lolin ^Ichari'i) ami liis assistant- are 

 e.\peri?neiit in;; ami planning;, -.nui tlnr.' 

 tiiev are ;;ro\vinL' the trce>. .sliriiiis ami 

 jijaiits with wliich tliey inteml to mai'ie 

 the liortiinltnra! etl'ects of the exposi- 

 lioii ihi' ;jrc;it.>-t i'\ er iiiidlm-cd. An out- 

 line ol' thi'ir I'lan- was Liiven in tlif 

 nuisciv .Irpartmi'nl nf Tlic ]\e\iew foi 

 Dei'cmhcr 1 ^. I'.tj.'l. A more detaileil 

 ai-couiit i- impn>>ilile at tliis early ilali', 

 for cxpi'nments arc still unin^ on aiid 

 the I'laiJ- will not he fi\<'d until tlic' 

 jilantiiiLi i> i(un|ileti'il. 



Twn iiitiii'-t in;: fiatuio in the oper 

 ation> at tlii- hortii'uituial \\()rkslin|i 

 may )m- noted in the ilhist rat iim. <)n<' 

 is the manner in whii h the Jar^f spcei 

 men treis are boxed. The trees arc 

 tirst sidelpf>xed, and after th(> roots 

 have licrn cut tlircc inchc- el' >|iace is 

 allowed hetween the hall and tin- side- 

 of the box. This tliree inches of space 

 is filled with j^ood surface soil in order 

 to start root action. TIk; jdants are 

 mulched .ami watere.l for a ]ieriod of 

 from four to six months, and then the 

 hottom (d' the Ihix is put on. This 

 method has heeri iound "luite sui-eess- 

 ful in transplant in;f lar;fe trees. 



The other feature i- the columns or 

 pillar.s of livin;,' ^reen foliaize whicdi are 

 beinp attempted. Several of these in 

 the txperimental sta;:e arc shown in 



the illustration. These columns are 

 faced with lon;i, narrow boxes of soil. 

 Jn order that the sfdl may not fall out 

 when the boxes are }>lac,ed in jiosition. 

 .'I wire screen is fastened ov(M' it and 

 the youn;: shoots trained throu;rh the 

 network. In order, too. that the soil 

 m.'iy not be washed out by waterin;; in 

 the usual way. the water is allowed to 

 seep through from the baeli. oi' base, ol 

 tht> boxes. How successful this ])|an 

 will be cannot l)e a et determined, but 

 no elforts are spared in the atterript tn 

 jtroduee the unique etiect- whiidi will 

 he jpo^sible by this method. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



Sto(d; ii;i- decreased in siijudy consid 

 eiably in the last f(>w days, owin;; to 

 the cold nights and liull days. Both 

 indoor ami outdoor lloweis li.ave felt 

 the depression. Hoses from under glass 

 .are improving,' with the lengthening; 

 days; so are indoor carn.itlons, but the 

 outdoor carnatiojis are poor. Violets 

 are plentiful and i:<»od. Orchids are 

 fairly jdentiful, some ehtiant Cattleya 

 'I'riana' bein;.'- shipped in tfiuu the north. 

 Valley has been a little -on the short 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed 



NOW READY 



Lots of 1,000 . $2.50 per 1000 

 Lots of 10,000 . 2.25 per 1000 

 Lots of 20,000 r more, 2.00 per 1000 



LOS ANGELES FLOWER MARKET, Inc. 



822 So. Broadway, LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



.Mention The Itvvicw when you write. 



