DKCE.MBKn 31. l'.)03. 



The Veekly Florists^ Review. 



295 



2;o6o;o6o [iarnation Huttings 



We have 



over 



1,000,000 



now 



ready 



for 



shipment. 



All orders 

 are 

 filled 

 promptly. 



Unrooted 



CUTTINGS 



at 



half price. 



We root over 100 000 a week. Don't believe it " Well, come and see them, A shipment to England arrived 0. K. We are now 

 mailing weekly shipments tn a florist in Sew England whose order amounts to $l..S0o Do; they are arriving all O. K. Our R. C. Carnations are 

 grown and rooted without tire heat. They are short jointed. IVe have neither rust, red spider nor stem-rot; they are strangers to us. 



Terms Casli. If on arrival Cuttings are not satisfactory, return at once at our expense and money will be refunded promptly. 



Express prepaid at above prices. 



HYBRID CARNATION SEED 



of above varieties, 

 mixed 



$1.00 



per 

 100; 



$9.00 



per 

 1000. 



California Carnation Co., ° -"" Loorais, Cal. 



Mp|irl<,>n th*. R>.vlpw wheti ynu wrltf-. 



7.5 i-ents to $l.i.5 per dozen. This tou 

 will notice is considerably more than the 

 quotations I have been sending recently, 

 but it merely shows how a spurt in busi- 

 ness will raise prices. With carnations 

 the same rule has applied, although there 

 was not so much difficulty in getting sup- 

 plies. Any sort brought 3.5 cents per 

 dozen, no matter how small the flower 

 or how weak the stem, and such sorts as 

 Lawson, Crocker, Estelle and Triumph 

 sold anywhere from 50 cents to 75 cents 

 per dozen. A few fancy sorts, including 

 Prosperity, Cressbrook and some of 

 Siever 's varieties sold at from 75 cents 

 to $1 per dozen. As the weather is par- 

 ticularly favorable, however, 1 look for 

 these prices to lower somewhat in the 

 near future. 



Poinsettias were in good demand and 

 could be handled by the retailers at a 

 handsome protit. Jlany we received from 

 Los Angeles and delivered iu good order 

 and cost the stores not over $1.75 per 

 dozen. They could easily be retailed at 

 from 25 to 50 cents each, and were a 

 money-making proposition. They are 

 grown outside in southern California and, 

 as we are only a few hours distant, it 

 was no trouble getting them in good or- 

 der. Those sold in pots were home- 

 grown, and wholesaled at from $6 to $9 

 per dozen. The retailers asked from $1 

 to $2 each in the stores and there were 

 not nearly enough to go around at those 

 prices. Valley, Romans and primulas in 

 pots and pans sold well, but ferns and 

 palms were not in such demand as I 

 have seen them in former years. .Some 

 daffodils of the single yellow variety were 

 eagerly bought at .$1 per dozen blooms. 



Red berries and California grown Eng- 

 lish holly are in evidence everywhere and 



STRONGLY ROOTED C4RN4TI0NS - NOW Ready. 



GBOWN OUT OF DOOBS AND BOOTED WITHOUT HEAT. 



Plnls 



Mrs, Thomas LawBon 140 12 50 6000 



Mrs. Joost 120 1000 40.00 



Mermaid 1.20 10 00 40 00 



Mrs. Roosevelt 6 00 55 00 225 00 



Enchantress 6 00 60.U0 225.00 



Success 400 35.00 15000 



Pres. McKinley 5 00 45 00 200 00 



Cressbrook 2 50 20.00 90.00 



Scarlet 



J. H. Manley 3.60 30 00 14000 



G.H.Crane 1.20 10 00 40 00 



America 120 10 00 40.00 



Estelle 1.50 14.00 MOO 



UNROOTED CUTTINGS at one-h.alf the 

 ahove prices. 



25 at 100 rate. 2.50 at 1000 rate. 2500 at 5000 rate. 



WC DDPDAV CYDDPQQ PUARP.FQ and will ship C. O. D. with the priv- 

 Wt rntrAY LArhLOO OriMnUCO iiggg of examination; we assum- 

 ing all responsibility ot Cuttings arriving in good condition and proving satisfactory. 



LOOMIS FLORAL CO., LOOMIS, CAL. 



Mention Review when yon write. 



eastern holly was handled by many of 

 the dealers. The trouble with eastern 

 holh' is that it costs in expressage to San 

 Francisco $8 per case, and the original 

 cost of $4.50 being added, makes it foot 

 up $12,511, which is a big price to pay 

 for that article. 



Many of our largest florists closed their 

 doors early Christmas to get a chance to 

 catch up with orders and I think I am 

 safe in saying that the Christmas of 1903 

 was the best day for business that either 

 the growers or retailers have ever had. 



G. 



Now 

 Keady. 



CARNATION CUTTINGS 



ROOTED IN THE COLD. 



Queen Louise, white.. $1.20 per 100. $10.00 per ICOO 



Flora Hill, white 1.2J " 10.00 



6. H. Crane, scarlet.. 1.20 " 10.00 



Estelle. scarlet 1.20 " 10.00 



Mrs Palmer, scarlet.. 1.20 " 10.00 

 Mrs Lawson. pink... 1.40 " 12.50 



Mermaid, pink 1.20 " 10.00 



Eldorado, yellow 1.00 " 9.00 



Prosperity, var Ill " 12.00 



Harry Fenn. crimson, 1.^0 " 16,00 

 Cash with order. EXPRESS PBEPAID. 



THE KNOLL NURSERIES, PENRYN, CAL. 



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