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The Florists^ Review 



January 9, 1913. 



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FBEEZE IN CALIFOBNIA. 



Los Angeles, Oal., January 7, 1913. — 

 There was a most disastrous frost 

 throughout southern California on the 

 nights of January 4 to 6, the tempera- 

 ture being the lowest in thirty years. 

 There are reports of enormous damage 

 in the citrus fruit districts, both 

 oranges and lemons being badly hit in 

 spite of the general use of smudge 

 pots. Truck growers also report heavy 

 losses, acres of vegetables and seedlings 

 having been destroyed. In the vicinity 

 of Los Angeles, growers of bulbous 

 stock and other outdoor florists' stock 

 have lost thousands of dollars. One 

 grower, having tender nursery stock 

 under lath, estimates he has lost $15,- 

 000. A San Pedro grower reports $800 

 loss on Paper Whites. It is feared 

 many small growers are ruined. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



An elegant clean-up in all the best 

 staple lines of cut flowers and plants, 

 both for Christmas and New Year's, is 

 the situation this season. Immediately 

 after the first great holiday a lot of 

 good funeral work developed, and in 

 some cases there was a diflSculty in ob- 

 taining sufiicient stock. Some of the 

 Japanese growers of carnations re- 

 stricted the quantity of their cut, in 

 anticipation of higher prices for the 

 Pasadena annual tournament, and this 

 still further complicated matters. But 

 all in the trade, retailers and whole- 

 salers alike, are agreed that there never 

 before was so good a holiday. 



Koses were in excellent supply from 

 indoors, and in most cases were of the 

 finest quality. Killarney, Richmond, 

 Prima Donna and My Maryland were 

 leaders; the last named was especially 

 good this year. Carnations were good 

 and fairly plentiful, but the prices 

 ruled high. Violets were equal to the 

 demand; so, also, was valley, but of 

 orchids the supply was limited. Large 

 numbers were used, but many more 

 could have been used had they been 

 forthcoming. Centaureas were about 

 the only standard flower of which there 

 was an oversupply. Great bunches of 

 cut heather made a splendid show in 

 the retailers' windows and sold well. 

 Green's of all kinds were plentiful and 

 good. Only a few plants were left. 



Various Notes. 



A. Blomquist, of the Baird Park Nur- 

 series, Bairdstown, has had a severe at- 

 tack of rheumatism, which has left him 

 in pretty bad shape and compelled him 

 to use crutches, only temporarily, it is 

 hoped. He has the sympathy of his 

 many friends in the trade. 



Although I have frequently had oc- 

 casion to mention the splendid stock 

 shipped to Wright 's Flower Shop from 

 the firm 's greenhouse plant at Gardena, 

 it is over two years since I visited it 

 until last week. There is a great dif- 

 ference in the size of the place, as there 

 are now 120,000 feet of modern glass, 

 all in splendid order. Although the 

 Christmas crop had been cut, there was 



a splendid showing in all the popular 

 varieties of roses and some fine novel- 

 ties. The Beauties rank high, but I 

 think the palm must be given to Prima 

 Donna. This fine rose seems well suited 



to the heavy adobe soil in this valley 

 and the flowers were being cut with 

 3-foot stems and absolutely perfect 

 foliage; not a sign of mildew or black 

 spot was seen. Bichmond also is ele- 



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