. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 90 The Rorists' Review May L'7, 1915. SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. [Oontinaed from paire 63.] the McLellan Co., attributes the vogue of this rose to its excellent keeping quality, which gives it great favor among the country people. He says a lot of the old Killarneys are being thrown out, though some Queen and a good many Brilliant are being kept, and he considers the white the best of all the Killarneys in this territory. Hadley, also, he says, has done well. The Gill Nursery Co. is making the largest cut it has yet had of Irish Ele- gance roses, which a
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 90 The Rorists' Review May L'7, 1915. SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. [Oontinaed from paire 63.] the McLellan Co., attributes the vogue of this rose to its excellent keeping quality, which gives it great favor among the country people. He says a lot of the old Killarneys are being thrown out, though some Queen and a good many Brilliant are being kept, and he considers the white the best of all the Killarneys in this territory. Hadley, also, he says, has done well. The Gill Nursery Co. is making the largest cut it has yet had of Irish Ele- gance roses, which are especially hand- some this year, and all that appear are eagerly taken by a few leading retailers. The Gill rose plot at the exposition is blooming finely now. Paul Grallert, of Alameda county, who took a special award last week for oriental poppies, which are large and extra fine in coloring, has not a large supply, but some beautiful displays of them are being made at one or two downtown stores. The many friends of Alfred Hammer- smith, designer for Joseph's, are ex- tending sympathy on account of the death of his wife this week, Mr. Ham- mersmith is an old-time florist and is well known in the city. "Charlie" Abraham, proprietor of the Western Nursery, at Greenwich and Franklin street, reports business good. Mr. Abraham is keeping pretty busy at present and regrets that he has not more time for "puttering around," as he puts it, with experimental work. The Hogan-Kooyman Co, did a large shipping business in calla and freesia bulbs last summer and expects to re- peat it this season. D. Gruettner & Son, of Vallejo, Cal., will soon be located in a new building, work on which started this month. Lavinia Priest, of Berkeley, Cal., is offering her business for sale. F. Lasserre, at 1613 Ellis street, near Fillmore street, suffered considerable loss from fire May 17. S. H. G. Niagara TaUs, N. T.—The Niagara Greenhouse, on Portage road, has been purchased
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