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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



February 18, 1904. 



500,000 DDiooieii Gainalion GiiiiiDgs ! 



A DAY'S FACKING OF 41 0BDEB3. 



Cash or C. O. D. with privilege of examiuingr. 



WHITE. Per ICO 



Queen Louise $0.55 



Norway 55 



PINK. 



Argyle 65 



Mermaid 55 



Marquis 55 



Lawson 1.00 



Cressbrook 75 



Success 1.00 



CRIMSON. 



Harlowarden 1.50 



Gen. Gomez 55 



YELLOW. 



Golden Beauty 75 



Eldorado 55 



Gold Nugget 60 



VARIEGATED. 



Violania. 4 inch bloom, fine 6.00 



Marshall Field ; ) .50 



Stella 1.50 



Mrs. Bradt l.CO 



Armazindy 55 



SCARLET. 



America 55 



Mrs. Potter Palmer 55 



Apollo 55 



Express prepaid at above prices. 



FOR ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS SEE L\TE ISSUES OF THIS PAPER. 



California Carnation Co. 



Lock Box 103. 



LOOMIS, CAL. 



Mt*nrlon th** Rpvlpw whpn you wrltp. 



black soil that is not allowed to get 

 hard in the summer time. In sandy 

 soil roses are generally not very long- 

 lived and unless the ground is kept con- 

 stantly enriched the blossoms are not 

 up to form or color. None of the climb- 

 ing roses is of much value commercially 

 for cut flowers and all of them will 

 stand considerable pruning. Leave the 

 strong, straight canes and trim out the 

 short, crooked wood. 



• Roses are very rank feeders and un- 

 less the soil is heavy and rich it is hard 

 to make them do well except for a few 

 weeks in the spring. The lifetime of a 

 rose depends on many conditions, but I 

 have found that they generally outlive 

 their commercial usefulness in about 

 four years, although I have a La Marque 

 that has been growing on my grounds 

 for over thirty years and from which I 

 cut thousands of blossoms yearly. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



The rain for which we have been look- 

 ing finally arrived and this portion of 

 California received a good drenching. 

 This will keep violets in good shape and 

 make daffodils and other bulbous stuff 

 appear in larger quantities than for 

 some time. The wild maidenhair has 

 been very scarce this season and many of 

 the florists rely to a great extent on it at 

 this time of the year, to say nothing of 

 the street venders, who are the largest 

 consumers. Carnations are still well up 

 in price and not very plentiful. Some of 

 the fancy varieties are selling at 7.5 



STRONGLY ROOTED CARNATIONS - NOW Ready. 



GBOWN' OUT OF DOOBS AITD BOOTED WITHOUT HEAT. 



White 100 



Queen Louise $1.20 



Flora Hill 1211 



Alba 3.40 



Gov. Wolcott 3 40 



Norway 120 



Lillian Pond 600 



Chicot 120 



Viola Allen 3.00 



Pink 



Mrs. Thomas Lawson 1.40 



Mrs. JooBl 120 



Mermaid 1.20 



Mrs. Roosevelt 600 



Success 400 



Pres. McKlnley 6.0O 



Cressbrook 2 50 



YeUow 



Eldorado 1.00 



lUOO 

 $10.00 

 10 00 

 30 00 

 80.00 

 10 00 

 45.00 

 11.00 

 25 00 



12 50 

 10 OO 

 10.00 

 65 00 

 36.00 

 46 00 

 20.00 



900 



100 



lOOO. 

 JIO.OO. 

 SO.OOi 

 65 00 

 30 00. 

 lO.OOi 

 10 00< 



Scarlet 



Mrs. Palmer $1.20 



Apollo S..^ 



Adonis 7.00 



J. H. Manley 3.60 



O. H. Crane 1.20 



America 120 



Crimson 



Harlowarden 5 00 46.00 



Gov. Roosevelt 1.20 11.00- 



Variegated 



Marshall Field 6.00 46.0a 



Stella 300 25.00. 



Armazindy 1.00 9.00 



Gaiety 3.00 26.00' 



26 at 100 rate. 250 at 1000 rate. 2600 at 6000 rate. 



WP DRCDAV PYDDFQQ PlIARPFQ and wiU ship C. O. O. with the priv 

 Wt rnCrMT CArnCOO UnAnbCO ^^^^ „£ examination; we assum- 

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



LOOMIS FLORAL CO., LOOMIS, GAL. 



cents per dozen and other sorts at 60 

 cents. All the good solid colors, such as 

 Lawson, Estelle and Hill, bring about .5(1 

 cents per dozen. The best stock in the 

 market at the present time is Bridesmaid 

 roses. I have never seen them larger or 

 in better shape and color. The flowers 

 themselves are bigger than many bunches 

 of Beauties exhibited in the store win- 

 dows beside them. Some good Brides 

 are seen and sell at 75 cents to $1 per 

 dozen. Valley is plentiful and so are 

 tulips and dafiEodils. Narcissi are on the 

 wane, only some of the yellow varieties 

 still to be seen. Violets are plentiful 

 and sell wholesale at 75 cents to $1 per 

 dozen bunches. Many beautiful specimen 

 azaleas are shown in the windows of the 



larger stores and in the smaller windows 

 potted cyclamen, tulip and valley make- 

 showy exhibits. 



Various Items. 



One of the most elaborate decorations- 

 of the season was that at the supper 

 given by Mrs. Geo. A. Kohn in the maple 

 hall of the Palace hotel this week. Miss 

 Montpellier, for many years with the 

 Misses Moon, but now in business for 

 herself, had the work in charge. 



The coming spring show of the Califor^ 

 nia State Floral Society is going to be 

 a banner exhibition judging by the en- 

 thusiasm of the directors. It i3 to be 

 held March 24 to 26, in the nave of the 

 ferry building. G. 



