. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igiS. The American Florist. 135 Martin Poss, proprietor of the Floral City Greenhouses, at San Mateo, is busily engag'ed replanting his rose houses. He has a fine lot of Lorraine coming' along for Christmas trade. Among improvements, is a large lath house which is nearing completion. He reports funeral work is keeping up steadily. Luther Burbank is receiving the sympathy of the trade in the death of his brother, David Ball Burbank, which occurred July 21. Mr. Burbank was a native of Massachusetts and 80 years of a
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igiS. The American Florist. 135 Martin Poss, proprietor of the Floral City Greenhouses, at San Mateo, is busily engag'ed replanting his rose houses. He has a fine lot of Lorraine coming' along for Christmas trade. Among improvements, is a large lath house which is nearing completion. He reports funeral work is keeping up steadily. Luther Burbank is receiving the sympathy of the trade in the death of his brother, David Ball Burbank, which occurred July 21. Mr. Burbank was a native of Massachusetts and 80 years of age. He was one of California's pioneers, and at the time of his death, was president of the Bank of Tomales. W. B. Clarke, manager of the San Jose branch of the Cottage Gardens Nurseries, reports a heavy demand for all kinds of florists' forcing stock, par- ticularly rhododendrons and azaleas. His firm is working up a large stock of both of these, and expects to be able to satisfy all demands. The monthly meeting of the Menlo Park Horticultural Society was well attended. Very fine exhibits of sweet peas and other flowers were staged. The showing of fruits and vegetables was also very commendable. It is not expected that the society will hold its fall show this year. Jesse Seal, the well known dahlia grower, is sending in the finest Spen- cer sweet peas being i-eceived in this market. The quality of the flowers is unusual for this season of the year, and they are bringing top-notch prices. Some fine dahlias are also being cut daily. The commissioner of corporations has issued a permit to the McGee Wholesale Nurseries to issue shares of stock to G. W. McGee, H. S. Young and R. M. Sims. The company intends to devote its energies to the growing of fruit and ornamental stock. One of the sights of Garden Gate Park just now is the giant plants of fuchsias in nearly every variety. The plants, some of which are 14 feet high. and a mass of bloom, and are worthy of a visit from anyo
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