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Mabch 26, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



77 



could not expound forcibly enough on 

 the wonderful merits of the peonies in 

 San Francisco, and we are certainly 

 proud of our climate's productions. 

 Tulips have not been coming in heavily 

 as yet, and those that have come move 

 well; they bring $1 per dozen down- 

 town. Lilies of the valley are in good 

 supply and have been featured in some 

 of the larger stores as a sale article. 

 We have fruit blossoms as an item of 

 adornment yet, but last week they did 

 not arrive in such great quantities as 

 heretofore. The blossoms of the crab- 

 apple are the most popular, although 

 there has also been a fair demand for 

 the double white-flowering peach. An 

 item of unusual interest was the arrival 

 of a fine lot of Spencer sweet peas that 

 were probably forced for the occasion.* 

 Flowering plants are still at a pre- 

 mium. The first Pink Pearl rhododen- 

 drons of the season arrived March 18, 

 and they were a welcome commodity. 

 We have for several months experi- 

 enced a lack of something really high- 

 class, something that would attract the 

 man who wishes to make a lavish plant 

 gift. Azaleas are practically unprocur- 

 able, a few of last year's plants being 

 all that the market offers. Unusually 



food is the supply of Bermuda lilies; 

 ne long stems containing five flowers 

 may be seen anywhere. They retail for 

 $4 and $5 per dozen, but will probably 

 drop if the warm spell continues. While 

 there is a profusion of calla lilies avail- 

 able, the call for them has not yet 

 commenced. Our wild California iris 

 has made wonderful strides, owing to 

 the warmth, and has been a great at- 

 traction to the many easterners who are 

 in town. A full line of wild flowers 

 is seen generally. 



Trade conditions may be summed up 

 as normal, taking the weather into con- 

 sideration. A great many easterners 

 are in town and undoubtedly there will 

 be a large transient population from 

 now until the opening of the 1915 ex- 

 position. 



Various Notes. 



Daniel Raymond, of the Garden City 

 Pottery Co., reports the completion of 

 a large order for the Panama-Pacific 

 International Exposition Co. More than 

 500,000 pots were placed in one order. 

 Mr. Raymond, who has the matter of 

 the next field day for the Pacific Coast 

 Horticultural Society in view, reports 

 that his firm has decided to make ar- 

 rangements to entertain the society 

 every second year at the Garden City 

 pottery plant. A year ago the mem- 

 bers had an extremely instructive visit 

 and look forward to a repetition of the 

 affair. 



The Luther Burbank Co., which is 

 making wonderful strides in its new 

 locality, stimulates the interest of flo- 

 rists and growers by inviting them to a 

 field day at Broadmoor, San Leandro, 

 where the new nurseries are located. 



The Panama-Pacific International Ex- 

 position Co., which now shows the most 

 interesting lot of nursery stock to be 

 seen on the Pacific coast, has just com- 

 pleted arrangements for a greenhouse 

 over thirty feet high. The building 

 will be used exclusively for growing 

 bougainvillea, which will be one of 

 the main attractions in the color 

 scheme of the exposition. 



Pelicano, Rossi & Co., on Kearny 

 street, have made extensive alterations 

 in their establishment. The old floor 

 has been torn out and replaced by one 

 of white tile. This adds greatly to the 



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KENTIA PALMS 



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