AritiL 27, 1011. 



The Weekly Florist j' Review, 



15 



Two Groups Staged at the San Francisco Spring Show by E. W. McLellan & Co. 



lu'io ;in(l tlicrc, so ;is to rise alioxc sonic 

 lower jii'owjiio pljiiits siic('('('<liiiu iiiHlcr 

 siinil;ir coiKlitions, tlicy iii'c ((uitc s.-itis 

 t';ict<piv. Tlicy MIC jilso useful iti |>i;i/,/,;i 

 or window lioxes, when not too luut'li 

 e.\]iose(l to the sun's inys. I'hiuts in ."'- 

 incli [lots should he sliifte<l into 4 iucdi 

 if they nil' ^ettiuj;- potliouud. Tiiesi* 

 will lunUe ;i )io|iul:ir scdlini;' size Uiv 

 M.iv ami .luue sales. Where there is a 

 i-all fur ^uuiinei'-fiowerin;;' plants in pots, 

 and at all snniiuer resorts the'c is such 

 a call, fuchsias prove extreincdy uset'ni. 

 Old jdants Kejit over are, ot course, 

 I lie liest if sonu'thinii' sizalde is wanted, 

 Inil the youn;.f stock ])Otte(l into 1 iiu-h 

 ]iots and lati')' shifted into li-incdi jtots 

 will make pritty ]dants if they iiave 

 one III two jiincliinjis ;ind ar(> wrW 

 liiokcd aflei'. liy judicious piii(diin<x or 

 rellin\;il nf the llnwers, the plants can 

 easil\- lie had in llowei- at any jiar- 

 1 icular I iiiie. 



Asters. 



The earlic'^l plants ot ((>iieiai of I lie 

 Market and l!arly l*'a\\ii lia\e lieen in 

 lieiirjio 1(ir -onie time ;iiid are now 

 jiiowiii^ nicely. They want |dent.\' of 

 \ eiit i lat ion iikI the snrtace soil should 

 lie kept c;i ret'ii! I\' loosened. I'lanl'^ in tiats 

 slionld ^o nut in niirserx' in\\> in the 

 liidil a> soon as weather will permit. 

 In the lueantiine yi\e them a ciddt'rame 

 .■Mill iemo\e the s.aslies, exicpl tn wanl 

 iilV snaking rains and t'rn'-l^. Tlie ^lonnd 

 in wliiidi tlicv are tn lie phinird >liinild 

 lia\e lieeli \\<dl uiauiired, Jilnwed dee|ily 

 aijil well harrowed liefore the jdants i;ip 

 out. It is no use settiiiy astei> in pimr 

 -oil. If \(iii want tine tlnwer-, canieil 

 nil liiiii; ■-teiii-. they liiusl have t:i'Od 



--iiil 111 ^liiW ill. 



While .'i^tei- can lie ^nwii a- late a- 

 I lie III idd Ic III' .1 line. I he prc-elit i -. a 



l; I liiiic In "-tart ;i lal^e liatch nt' -mdi 



\ i^nrnii- Milt-- ;i'< \'irl-, "-- ll I'a 1 1 c 1 1 i u '_; or 

 A iiiiric;in I Iiamhi ii:^, ."-ieinple'v (liimt 

 < niiict and otiicr popular \ .'i rut ie-. The 

 -eed c;iii lie -own nllldnnl-. nl', lictter 

 -till, in --hallnw diilK in ;i cnldt'i-anie. 

 The rmtdnnr -^nwiiii^- will III :ill ri;^lit in 

 tile w.armer -tatcs. luit in nmre norther- 

 ly latitudes a ylass cuveriii;: i^ ot'teii 

 de^lr.-ildi' un'il jiearU' the end of AI;i\. 



THE SAN FRANCISCO SHOW. 



The s|irini,i show at San l'"rancisco. 

 .March .".(i to April '2, was fully reporteil 

 in the i'acilic (Joast l)epartmei;t of 'J"he 



li'evii'W for \pril lo, hut leferellce is 



ayaiii made to it, as the trade at laree 

 will he interested in noting the I'.Kteut 

 and the ell'ective stajiiufr of the exlii 

 hition as shown in the accouipany iii" 

 illiist lat ions. 'J'lu' new i'airmount hotel 

 .alforiled ajipropriate surroiindi iij^s anil 

 the skill of .Xnoelo ,1. K'ossi, retail llo 

 rist. who w IS iiiana;;er, was appaicnt 

 in the arranirenuMits; ;i retailor always 

 has an eye to the artistic. 



This was niie ot' the most successful 

 shows ever ^i\eu on tlii' coast, hotli 

 from a linan.-ial ami artistic standpoint. 

 The ^eiier.al jaihlic took a tremeuiloie^ 

 interest, ;is the liea\\' .at tt'nda nee 

 showed, and practically .all the yioweis 

 in San I'r.anciscn ,aud \iciiiity aided, 

 liotli hy their e.Nhihits .and attendance. 

 The weather \v;is all that could he ilc 

 sired and e\erylliiiiy was just li^lit. The 

 dis|day of se;:vc)iialile tlnwer- was tin 

 finest e\er -eell ill S:iu I'm l|ci-cn, ainl 

 t III) much ciedi t ca II lint he i; i\ en In 

 tliii-e w lin had the .affair in chalice. 

 .\ltlliill:ih it \\;i'- Inn e;irl\ t'nr lllllcll ot' 



•an .issortmeni, of cmtsidc; stock, witfi 

 the exception of hulhs. these, with a 

 lar^e variet\" of ;^'reen house llowers ;i(i(l 

 llowerine- jdaiils, tilled the larj^e li.all. 



The M.acK'orieMcli.aren < o. had, in 

 addilioii to the irioiip shown in the illus- 

 tration, aunther nt' palms and evt'r- 

 nreens in tul;s, which tnnk up a larj^o 



pnrtinn ot" the li;i|l. 



I-]. W. .McLellan i^ ( o. recei\ed first; 

 tnr collect inn of iipsc- Lirown under 

 ulass, also t'ni' narcissi, I, ilium niiiltillo- 

 rum. Iris llispauica, freesi.as, swiHst 

 peas, lil.acs. truit hlossmiis and ('rimsoii 

 h'amhlers. The principal pai't ot' their 

 e.xhihil, hilt not all, is shown iii I ho 

 illustration nl' the two eroiip- at tin; 

 head nf this p;iee. 



The lelailei-s p;i it ic ipat ed -llnii^lv it. 

 Ilii- slinw and prnliled lar^el\ hv it. l'\)i 

 the most ori^iiial lloral ilesii;n, a l.aii^ti 

 hat. Stein iV Levin received tir-t aw.ard, 



and the secmi,! pri/e went tn I'mle-U', &--. 

 I la Idncch i. The ,Mi>ses ll;ililinii reeeivco. 

 filsl fnr a h;i-kel of cut llnweis. W '.t i. A. 



i:. W'arlnw, Mi-^ ('. I". W'illi.aii.- and 

 tile ilacliel I'loial < n. fnllnwin^; \ii r<ita- 

 tinii. I'elicann. Ii'ip---i \ < n. were .■(waidcii. 

 a s|iecial fnr .■' l.arne and com|ireheii^i vo 

 ;i-siirtmeiit li' liaster snL;;_'est ion -. 



Pasadena, CaL The spriie„' tlovver 



'■hnw ot' the I'.as.adeli.a (iardeners' .\ssn 

 ciatiou w.as opined at the ani|ihit heater 

 of the Tlidel .Marvland, .\pril L;. The 



'"^ ll ihi! inn ciiveled ;i 11 ade of' erniind. 



Group of MacRorie-McLaren Co. at San Francisco Show. 



