. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. iSgo. The american Feorist. 565. "V^o ^!^vu^s^.t Shwubs. by the ladies, wire tlie Mar(|ti!so cle Vivens, shown by Mrs. T. B. Sheplicitl, of Ventura, whieh here grows and blooms luxuriantly and with a great deal of eolor, not at all like the ijretty "little" rose Mr. May describes, but (|uite a large and very beautiful one. There was a "Folkestone" shown that measured a little over five inches. These and the Papa Gontiers are just being introduced and arc becoming very popular, especially t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. iSgo. The american Feorist. 565. "V^o ^!^vu^s^.t Shwubs. by the ladies, wire tlie Mar(|ti!so cle Vivens, shown by Mrs. T. B. Sheplicitl, of Ventura, whieh here grows and blooms luxuriantly and with a great deal of eolor, not at all like the ijretty "little" rose Mr. May describes, but (|uite a large and very beautiful one. There was a "Folkestone" shown that measured a little over five inches. These and the Papa Gontiers are just being introduced and arc becoming very popular, especially the last, which is very hardy and thrives under all circumstances. There is a growing interest in this state for named varieties of roses and "mums" and such shows as the one just closed will greatly tend to educate the jjeople to a higher standard. Formerly roses and flowers in masses only were shown. The Los Angeles flower show was held two weeks ago and was a great success financially and otherwise. The central piece was an Eiffel Tower of evergreens and caltas reaching to the roof of the large hall. Then scattered throughout the room were immense baidis and mounds of roses, one large circular table being de- voted to the n;imed varieties. The Ray- mond Company's Nurseries, of Pasadena, as represented by Mr. Hovey, showed orchids and other choice plants. One of the show places near here are the nurseries of Joseph Sexton. He has some two acres of callas now in l>looni, wliich are a sight to behold whieh you may well imagine. His carnations, of whieh he has nearly 500 varieties raised for seed, are worth a long journey to see. Santa Barbara, Cal. E. L. Two Valuable Shrubs. The cut represents flowering branches of two most Ijeautiful early spring bloom- ing shrubs, Pyrus spectabije, fl, pi., and Exochorda grandiflora. The flower buds on the pyrus are brilliant red in eolor, and the open blooms are rosy pink. The exochorda is ])ure white and as it iseasily f
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