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The Florists' Review 



Apbil 17, 1913. 



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BBITTLE-STEMMED AND SLEEPY. 



I have some acres of outside carna- 

 tions for cutting. I am much troubled 

 by brittleness of the stems and the 

 flowers fade unusually early; yet the 

 plants grow vigorously and splendidly. 

 Here, in the vicinity of Los Angeles, 

 Cal., there are ocean breezes day after 

 day and my place is generally free 

 from frost throughout the year. The 

 soil is a heavy sand-loam. Please tell 

 me what is the cause of my trouble. 



S. M. 



The most probable cause of the brit- 

 tleness of the stems and the sleepy 

 condition of the flowers soon after open- 

 ing is overfeeding. Try an application 

 of gypsum or land plaster and cut down 

 a little on the fertilizer. H. R, E. 



PASADENA, CAL. 



Spring Flower Show. 



I'he eighth annual spring flower show 

 of the Pasadena Horticultural Society 

 opened April 10 in the big tent on the 

 Maryland hotel grounds. Mayor Will- 

 iam Thum and Eev. Chas. H. Scott were 

 the speakers of the occasion. The 

 weather, although rather warm, was 

 perfect, everything contributing to 

 make the event a delightful one. The 

 attendance on the opening afternoon 

 was quite satisfactory in spite of the 

 warmth. The cut flowers, however, did 

 not fare so well and by evening many 

 wilted blooms were apparent. 



As usual, prizes were only for schools, 

 private growers and amateurs. Never- 

 theless, the exhibits of commercial 

 growers were decidedly creditable, and 

 without them the show would have 

 looked scant indeed. 



Commercial Exhibits. 



Certificates of merit were awarded 

 the following commercial displays: 



Howard & Smith, for wonderful show- 

 ing of flowering and foliage plants, oc- 

 cupying the entire east side of the 

 tent and including the new red Chero- 

 kee rose, Ramona, which received spe- 

 cial mention. 



The Orchid, for display of carnations, 

 pink, red, white and variegated. 



Campbell Seed Store, 148 West Colo- 

 rado street, for exhibit of seeds, bulbs 

 and garden utensils. Planting tables, 

 telling when and what to plant, which 

 were given to all interested inquirers, 

 proved popular. 



George F. Nilsson, 425 West Colorado 

 street, lor display of cyclamens. A num- 

 ber of varieties were shown, each 

 blooming profusely. 



J. Dietrich, for display of roses. 



Germain Seed Co., for sweet peas, iris, 

 tulips, narcissi and various other cut 

 flowers. This display also included 

 packages of seeds of all kinds. 



Theodore Payne, for native plants. 



Los Angeles Flower Market, for table 

 of tulips. These were all of one va- 

 riety and formed a bright spot of red 

 that attracted many an eye. 



Mrs. W. 8. Laurie, 280 West Mon- 

 tana street, for bulbous cut flowers. 



Mrs. Laurie was caught rather between 

 seasons and considering the consequent 

 scarcity of stock, decorated a most at- 

 tractive booth. 



The Clemence Nurseries, 544 North 

 Catalina avenue, for bedding plants and 

 ferns. This display occupied a large 

 space along the north wall. All plants 

 were in pots, but so arranged as to 

 give a correct imitation of the beds as 

 they would appear if planted oilt. 



Robert Pegg, of the Mentor Nursery, 

 25 South Mentor avenue, for large gen- 

 eral display of foliage and flowering 

 plants in great variety. 



John H. Teekamp, 191 South Vernon 

 avenue, for potted tulips interspersed 

 with potted hyacinths. 



The Nippon Nursery, East Orange 

 Grove and Hill avenues, for decorative 

 pot plants, both foliage and flowering. 

 Several rare specimens of Japanese ex- 

 traction were included in this exhibit. 



Various Notes. 



A large vase of Ulrich Brunner roses 

 from Miller's Rose Nursery, 329 North 

 Mentor avenue, attracted much atten- 

 tion and Beauties, with stems averaging 

 over sixty inches, excited the admira- 

 tion of all. 



Miss Sadie A. Thomas, who special- 

 izes in chrysanthemums, was repre- 

 sented by a tastefully decorated basket 

 of California poppies and other wild 

 flowers. 



The school displays went a long way 

 toward making the show a success. In 

 fact, if it had not been for these, much 

 trouble would have been experienced in 

 filling the space. Undoubtedly much 



of the seeming scarcity was caused by 

 the fact that spring flowers occupy but 

 little space compared with fall flowers. 

 This resulted in a more open appear- 

 ance than was seen at the show in the 

 autumn, although the number of ex- 

 hibitors was about the same. 



As usual, the exhibit of H. E. Hunt- 

 ington occupied the center of the hall. 

 It consisted of immense specimen palms 

 and a few beautifully grown pots of 

 adiantum. 



Worthy of mention was a beautiful 

 display of flowering plants grouped near 

 the entrance and staged by Mrs. 8. W. 

 AUerton from her private collection. 



Two tables of cacti in dozens of dif- 

 ferent forms attracted much interest 

 and elicited considerable comment from 

 the curious. A. C. B. 



LOS ANQELES, CAL. 



The Market. 



The feature of the week was the sud- 

 den disappearance of daffodils from the 

 market. These have been arriving in 

 large quantities and they disappeared 

 so rapidly that retailers were taken by 

 surprise. The check given the early 

 varieties by the recent cold snap 

 brought the two sections together. Em- 

 peror and Golden Spur being on the mar- 

 ket at practically the same time. In 

 other lines of bulbous stock there is 

 plenty so far, freesias, tulips, ixias and 

 iris filling the bill. Roses and carna- 

 tions are fine now, with plenty of each 

 to go around. Orchids are scarce on 

 some days, on other days plentiful, but 



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including our famous Prima Donna. Let us figure on your needs. Ship- 

 ments will begin early this year. 

 25,000 Boautios, 2^-inch. $60.00 per 1000; 3-inch, $75.00 per 1000. 

 All other commercial varieties and novelties. We solicit your inquiries. 



DIETERICH & TURNER, Nontebello, CaL 



THE PROGRESSIVE FIRM 

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414^ South Broadway, 



Los Angolas, Cal. 



The finest ROSES, CARNATIONS, Etc., on the Pacific coast, 



in greater variety than ever. 



All other stock unusually good. We fill all orders. 



C. B. MORTON. Managrer 



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