. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 86 The Florists^ Review NOTBMBEB 28, 1918. conducive to good business in the flo- rists' line. A yellow celosia plant, standing over six feet high, in the win- dow of Pelicano, Bossi & Co. 's store, has attracted much attention. Until the will of the late Mrs. Mary D. Boland, proprietor of the florists' store in Kearny street bearing the name of her late husband, J. B. Boland, is probated, the business will be con- tinued as usual under the management of Charles Shellgrain. Mark Ebel, of Sacramento, Cal., who in normal times makes frequent trip
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 86 The Florists^ Review NOTBMBEB 28, 1918. conducive to good business in the flo- rists' line. A yellow celosia plant, standing over six feet high, in the win- dow of Pelicano, Bossi & Co. 's store, has attracted much attention. Until the will of the late Mrs. Mary D. Boland, proprietor of the florists' store in Kearny street bearing the name of her late husband, J. B. Boland, is probated, the business will be con- tinued as usual under the management of Charles Shellgrain. Mark Ebel, of Sacramento, Cal., who in normal times makes frequent trips to San Francisco, paid his respects to the trade this week, after an absence of over a month, which he explained by the announcement that he had been too rushed with funeral work to get away. Seeing that he had lost ten pounds in weight since his last visit, his friends here accepted his explanation without comment, in view of the fact that some of them also tip the scales several pounds lighter as the result of the hard work of the last month, notably J. A. Axell, manager of the E. W. McLellan Co. Mr. Ebel says his force not only had all the work it could handle locally during the influenza epidemic, but was called upon to ship quantities of flowers to outside points, which kept it on the job from early morning till 12 and 2 o'clock at night. He considers pros- pects excellent for good business with the return of peace. One of the most gratifying features in his estimation is that people generally are prosperous and not inclined to haggle over prices. J. A. Axell, of the E. W. McLellan Co., reports stock clearing up daily and holiday orders for roses accumulating, especially for Eussells and American Beauties. He is also shipping a good many violets. Domoto Bros, have a nice cut of roses for Thanksgiving. The rain stopped chrysanthemum ship- ments to distant points for a few days, but the United Flower & Supply Co. continued to fill orders to Sacramento, Stockton and oth
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