March 13, 1918. 



The Florists' Review 



97 



nursery and ornamental stock or other 

 plants from the infested districts must 

 be shipped either to a quarantine of- 

 ficer of the state of California or to a 

 quarantine guardian or other person 

 authorized in writing by the state com- 

 missioner of horticulture to receive it; 

 and every lot of such nursery and orna- 

 mental stock or other plants must be 

 delivered at such freight or express of- 

 fice as shall be designated by said state 

 quarantine officer, quarantine guardian 

 (ff other authorized person, and held by 

 him in quarantine and fumigated as 

 provided for above. All expense in- 

 curred in treating for disinfections of 

 such lot of nursery and ornamental 

 stock or other plants shall be paid by 

 the consignee or owner, and the nursery 

 and ornamental stock or other plants 

 shall not be released until the same is 

 paid." 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



Stock has been arriving in large 

 quantities, both from local and north- 

 ern growers, but it seems to clean up 

 well. The fashion show always calls 

 for a lot of cheap, showy flowers, as 

 well as plants, and this year was no 

 exception. Daffodils are arriving in 

 great quantities, the variety being 

 greater and the quality better than 

 usual. Funeral work has been plentiful, 

 using up large quantities of these. 

 Grand Monarque narcissus has been 

 fine. Freesias are everywhere, both 

 the outdoor and indoor grown; the lat- 

 ter are much the better sellers. Stock 

 Beauty of Nice sells well. 



Boses are fine in every respect, the 

 weather being all in their favor. Easter 

 lilies, cut and in pots, are good, but 

 there is likely to be a shortage for 

 Easter in good pot stock. A number 

 of hyacinths in pans are in; also pretty 

 forced wistaria plants. Keizerskroon 

 tulips are grand now. Violets are plen- 

 tiful; so, also, are valley and orchids. 

 The wearing of artificial flowers as cor- 

 s^e bouquets is greatly on the in- 

 crease here; about every other woman 

 on the street is adorned (T) with these 

 monstrosities. 



Various Notes. 



Jacob Dieterich, of Wall street, al- 

 most had his place cleaned out of plants 

 during fashion show week. He sup- 

 plies most of the department stores and 

 handles immense numbers of bay trees, 

 kentias and similar stock. 



Tom Wright has broken out in a new 

 place — as an inventor. He is working 

 on a time clock and call arrangement 

 that has all the ear markq of an excel- 

 lent thing. It is not complete yet, but 

 is nearing completion and I hope to 

 refer to some of its good points later. 



The usual monthly meeting of the 

 Los Angeles County Horticultural So- 

 ciety was given over to the discussion 

 of the prevention of frost damage in 

 the orange groves. William Woods, 

 horticultural commissioner, was the 

 first speaker and he was followed by 

 several of his deputies. William Her- 

 trich, gardener on the Huntington es- 

 tate, spoke on his own recent expe- 

 riences and was of the opinion that 

 heat and not dmoke was needed, warm- 

 ing the air being more important than 

 the time-honored "smudge." Geo. 

 M. Garland, of Des Plaines, HI., spoke 

 in favor of using steam, bringing the 



SURPLUS LIST OF FLORISTS' SEEDS 



All Our Own Growing. True to Name. 

 Tested for Purity and Germination. 



Per Oi 

 ALVSSUM 



Little Gem, Dwarf and Frawrant $0. 35 



Compactum or Little Dorrlt .36 



ASTER 

 Queen of the Market, Pure White . 75 



Semple's Branching, choice mixture 75 



Pure White 75 



Mary Semple's ' ' " 



Delicate Flesh Color 76 



,„ ^Branching Lavender 76 



Vlck'a Branching 



violet King 75 



Tall Comet Branching, Freedom, Light 



Rose 75 



CARNATION 

 Chabauds Everbloomlng, Olant Flow- 



ered, Very Fine Choice Mixture 1.60 



Canary-yellow 1 . 50 



Carnation Marguerite, Double, Perfec- 

 tion White 1.50 



CHNTAUREA 



Imperlalts, Pure White 60 



BrUUant Lilac 60 



Lavender 60 



Finest Mlxe 1 60 



Suaveolens-Yellow. Sweet Sultan 60 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 Coronarlum, Double Mixed 



DAHLIA 



Double Choice Mixture 50 



Large, Single Mixed ' . .40 



SHASTA DAISY 



Burbank'8 2. 50 



DIANTHUS 

 Heddewlgil, Finest Single Mixed, very 



large flowers, dlstlnctcolora 50 



Eastern Queen 60 



The Bride 50 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA 



Alba, Pure White 36 



Carralnea 36 



Carmine King 36 



Golden West, very large flowers 35 



HOLLYHOCK 

 Chater's, Semi-double Fringed, mixed. 



very fine 50 



Per 0« 

 New Annual Single, large beautiful \ 



flowers 35 j 



KOCHIA 



Summer Cypress 40 



MIGNONETTE 



Allen's Defiance, very fine 20 



Golden Queen 20 



Machet, True, Immense spikes, extra 



selected 20 



While Pearl 20 



Victoria, crimson 20 



POPPY 

 Carnation Flowered, Double Fringed, 



Mixed 35 



White, Scarlet Fringed 35 



White Swan 35 



Danebrog, Brilliant scarlet, white spot 



on each petal 35 



Shirley Poopy, very large glantflowers. . . 35 



Admiral, Peony Flowered 35 



Tulip Glaucum 50 



STOCKS 

 Ten Weeks. German, Selected Mixed, 



very high percentage double. . .. 2.50 

 Princess Alice, Snow White, very 



double selected 2 . 50 



Winter, Beauty of Nice, Flesh Color, 

 very choice; giant flowers, extra 



double 2.50 



Winter, Queen Alexandra, Rosy-Lilac, 

 extra double giant flowers; very 



choice 2.50 



VERBENA, HYBRIDA 



Mammoth Aurlculaeflora 75 



Lutea, Yellow 75 



Mayflower 75 



Purple Mantle 75 



Purple and Blue Sh:ide8 75 



ZINNIA 



Mammoth, White 50 



Scarlet 60 



Buff Yellow 50 



Striata or Striped 50 



Half Dwarf, Scarlet Vermilion 50 



Curled and Crested 50 



Splendid Dwarf Mixture 50 



Striped 50 



Double Scarlet 60 



SEND ALONG YOUR ORDERS FOR QUANTITIES AND WE 

 WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT. SPECIAL POUND PRICES ON 

 APPLICATION. (DEPT. J) 



Established 1671 



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LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 



Mention The Review when yon writ*. 



DAFFODILS and OTHER SPRING FLOWERS 



in quantity from our Montebello ranch. All specially prepared for 

 long distance shipments. Write for special spring price lists, sent 

 weekly or daily on application. Largest Individual Qrowar on 

 this Coast. Twenty acres devoted to nothing but choice cat flowers 



E N. GAGE CO., 



Wholesale Florists 

 and Sapplles 



534 S. BROADWAY, 



Los Angeles, CaL 



Mention The Rerlew when yoa write. 



steam through mains to each individ- 

 ual tree. There was a large attendance 

 and a most interesting discussion took 

 place. Jacob Dieterich being unable 

 to continue as treasurer, James Taylor 

 was proposed to fill the vacancy, which 

 he promised to do and he was at once 

 voted into the office. 



It is pleasing to hear that little of 

 the ornamental stock at the Hunting- 



ton estate was injured by the recent 

 freeze, Mr. Hertrich having a good num- 

 ber of men and plenty of equipment 

 to fight it. Mr. Hertrich will make a 

 trip to the east shortly and will act as 

 one of the judges at the National 

 Flower Show. 



Stock is looking fine at the Ferndale 

 Nurseries. The new house is finished 

 and Mr. Grosser will plant it to roses. 



