. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 74 The Florists' Review Max 6, 1915. Wnf^W^Wf^ifif^^f^^ ^xn^^n^ijrsK^ s>y kv ;ar ^W?^-k^-^r^-fe^%fe^'k*^^fa^'fe^'k»>'k^'k»>-fe:»>*fer»>ife^ife^V^> Pacific Coast Department HSJiSJiSJiSJiSJ^JiSJi' CALIFORNIA IN FEBRUARY. The midwinter scene in southern California shown in the accompanying illustration is the nearest approach in appearance to a field of snow that this locality ever experiences. It is a 4-acre field of Purity freesias, which were grown by Mr. and Mrs. ' James H. Gladioli are doing fairly well. The ex- cessive cut of E
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 74 The Florists' Review Max 6, 1915. Wnf^W^Wf^ifif^^f^^ ^xn^^n^ijrsK^ s>y kv ;ar ^W?^-k^-^r^-fe^%fe^'k*^^fa^'fe^'k»>'k^'k»>-fe:»>*fer»>ife^ife^V^> Pacific Coast Department HSJiSJiSJiSJiSJ^JiSJi' CALIFORNIA IN FEBRUARY. The midwinter scene in southern California shown in the accompanying illustration is the nearest approach in appearance to a field of snow that this locality ever experiences. It is a 4-acre field of Purity freesias, which were grown by Mr. and Mrs. ' James H. Gladioli are doing fairly well. The ex- cessive cut of Easter lilies is about cleaned up anil there are few spirasas left. Offerings of valley are still light. There is an abundance of excellent Cattleya Mossiae and plenty of nice gardenias, but the demand for all high- priced stock is limited, Violets are. Four Acres of Freesia Purity Near Veoturat Cal., In February. Bays, in Ventura county, near the city of Ventura. Several seed and bulb growers are located in this section, and some of the finest petunia seed in the world is pro- duced here. Sweet pea, Coba?a scan- dens, sniilax and many other varieties of seed are largely grown here for the wholesale trade. White and yellow callas, poinsettias, heliotropes and many more tender plants and bulbs are also grown in this district. SAN FRANCISCO. The Market. The demand for cut flowers is about up to the recent average, neither spe- cial orders nor counter trade being anything to boast of. To one who is much about town, it appears that flow- ers are being regularly used in busi- ness offices, etc., to a larger extent than ever before. The example set by a few large concerns has been taken up by the papers and is gaining great popularity, but the retail florists get little benefit from the movement, as most of the buying is done from street venders. In fact, this new outlet does not even seem to help the wholesale market ', as the daily offer- ings exceed the demand in ne
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