. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 52 The Florists' Review April 22. 1920 Pacific Coast Department SAHLI'S SALMON-PINK SPORT. Like a child that is enthusiastically admired before there has been time to christen it, the carnation shown in the accompanying illustration has already met a ready sale, although it has not yet been named. The photograph could not indicate its deep salmon-pink color, but shows the general gracefulness and length of stem. It is a sport from En- chantress Supreme and was raised by J. A. Sahli, of Kent, Wash. The blooms, he says, measure three and one-half to
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 52 The Florists' Review April 22. 1920 Pacific Coast Department SAHLI'S SALMON-PINK SPORT. Like a child that is enthusiastically admired before there has been time to christen it, the carnation shown in the accompanying illustration has already met a ready sale, although it has not yet been named. The photograph could not indicate its deep salmon-pink color, but shows the general gracefulness and length of stem. It is a sport from En- chantress Supreme and was raised by J. A. Sahli, of Kent, Wash. The blooms, he says, measure three and one-half to four inches in diameter. Blooms of this carnation were first offered to the public at the Woodlawn Flower Shop, Seattle, Wash., where they sold readily, as they have since done in other Seattle shops. Mr. Sahli has 4,000 young plants of this carnation in 2%-inch pots and about 3,000 in sand. He' has not room enough to propagate it more extensively and, in addition, expects soon to move from hia present location. LOS ANOELES, CAL. The Market. Strike conditions ruined the shipping business last week and at the end of the week wholesalers had no relief in sight. Stock piled up and was thrown away daily, while what little was shipped was taken only subject to delay and the territory for which pick-ups were made became daily more circumscribed. This is the second time within a year that Los Angeles wholesalers have found themselves with stock grown or con- tracted for, all overhead expenses going on and nothing selling. Retailers are in a better condition, as the stock thrown on the market can be picked up for almost nothing and can always be used for funeral and other work. Club Meeting. The special meeting of the Los An- geles Florists' Club April 15 was one of the most successful and best attended in the history of the organization. It had been felt that the society was not broad enough in its scope and it was decided to approach the nurserymen and seedsmen with a view to getting
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