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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



March 24, 1904. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



SWEET PEAS. 



In central California we have had an 

 unusually wet winter. Only once within 

 the memory of the writer, who has re- 

 sided in these parts over thirty-five years, 

 have we had so much continued rainy 

 weather. As a consequence many of the 

 early planted fields of sweet peas have 

 all but collapsed. A grower in my neigh- 

 borhood who has about five acres planted 

 in sweet peas has concluded that he will 

 have to replant as soon as it is possible 

 to cultivate the ground. His plants have 

 all turned yellow and instead of stand- 

 ing straight they are sprawled all over 

 the ground. For early peas the seed 

 should be planted in the latter part of 

 October, and if the season is favorable 

 the plants will have attained the height 

 of one foot by February 1. They do not 

 mind considerable frosty weather, as it 

 does not retard their growth after the 

 weather becomes warmer. By the first 

 of April the vines will have attained 

 flowering size and a good qiiantity of 

 blooms can be harvested for a couple of 

 months. By planting seed about the first 

 of February and keeping the soil suffi- 

 ciently moist either by watering or, if 

 the ground has in itself moisture enough, 

 by giving frequent cultivation, quanii- 

 ties of flowers can be had for summer and 

 fall cutting. 



This year has been a disastrous season 

 to a great deal of early sowed seed. In 

 many places it has rotted in the ground 

 and it has been impossible, up to this 

 time, to replant owing to the almost in- 

 cessant rains. I have noticed that the 

 fall planted sweet peas do not remain 

 in flower as long as those planted later 

 and there will be a short crop with the 

 majority of growers until later in the 

 year. 



The best white variety with us is Emily 

 Henderson, although some few of the 

 growers plant Mrs. Sankey, Countess of 

 Radnor is our best lavender and Firefly 

 the most satisfactory scarlet. Mrs. Glad- 

 stone is the best selling pink, and next 

 in line is Blanche Ferry. Butterfly, Cardi- 

 nal and Salopian arc also good sorts to 

 plant. 



The Chinese gardeners in the vicinity 

 of San Francisco have corralled most of 

 the sweet pea business within the past 

 few years and there are only a few white 

 growers who pretend to make a specialty 



of this flower. Although considered a 

 cheap flower, if well grown and brought 

 early into market, and the problem of 

 picking cheaply is solved, it is a remuner- 

 ative article to grow, as well as a very 

 easy one. 



California also supplies a great iior- 

 tion of the pea seed that is sold through- 

 out the United States and Europe and 

 in the neighborhood of San Jose there 

 are hundreds of acres devoted to its 

 culture for seed exclusively. Sweet peas, 

 like many other annuals, quickly exhai;st 

 the ground and have to be shifted con- 

 stantly to insure good results. Great 

 care has to be taken in keeping the va- 

 rieties far enough apart so that the colors 

 will not mix. The sweet pea seed crop 

 was short last year and was eagerly 

 bought up by eastern firms, and by the 

 present indications we will not have an 

 overproduction this season either. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



This is the sixth week of steady rain, 

 and to say that all the florists are tired 

 of it is expressing their feelings very 

 mildly. Its effect on business is no- 

 ticeable, although we are in the midst 

 of Lent, and everybody is looking for- 

 ward to Easter. Indoor stock is not 

 very plentiful nor is there any great va- 

 riety to choose from, but there is more 

 than enough to supply all demands. Daf- 

 fodils have brought very poor prices for 



the past month, and violets, although 

 somewhat scarce the past week, have 

 hardly paid to pick. The weather has 

 been especially unfavorable for roses and 

 they are very pale and wobbly. 



If this rain lasts much longer it will 

 make good Easter stock scarce, as we 

 must have a fair amount of sunshine to 

 put the proper bloom on almost all kinds 

 of flowers. 



Various Notes. 



A. Kingier and C. W. Scott, of Chi- 

 cago ; James Kidd, the eastern repre- 

 sentative for the Cox Seed Co., and 

 Frank Pelicano made a theater party at 

 the Orpheum last Friday night. 



The board of supervisors has finally 

 concluded to allow the street venders the 



CARNATION 



ROOTED CUTTINGS 



ONLY FIRST-CLASS STOCK. 



White. 100 lOOO 

 Queen Louise$1.20$10 00 

 Gov. Wolcott. 3.00 25.00 

 White Cloud.. 1.00 9.00 



Scarlet. 

 America 1.00 9.00 



Pink. 100 1000 



Marquis $1.00 $9.00 



Mrs. JooBt... 1.20 10.00 

 VarieErated. 

 Armazindy... 0.85 17.00 

 Prosperity . . . 1.40 2.50 



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QBOWN OUT OF DOOBS AlTD BOOTED WITHOUT HEAT. 



White lUO 1000 



Queen Louise $1,20 $10.00 



Flora Hill 1 20 10 DO 



Alba 2.60 25 00 



Gov. Wolcott 340 30.00 



Norway 100 9 00 



Lillian Pond 5 00 45.00 



Chicot 100 9.00 



Viola Allen 3.00 26.00 



Fink 



Mrs. Thomas Lawson 140 1260 



Mrs. Joost 120 1000 



Mermaid 1.20 10.00 



Mrs. Roosevelt fiOO 5600 



Success 250 20.00 



Pres. McKlnley 3.00 2500 



Cressbrook 2 60 20.00 



Yellow 



Eldorado 1.00 9,00 



Scarlet 100 1000 



Mrs. Palmer $1.20 $10.00 



Apollo 3.50 30.00 



Adonis 7.00 650O 



J. H. Manley 3.60 30 00 



G. H. Crane 1.20 10.00 



America 120 10.00 



Crimson 



Harlowarden S.OO 46 00 



Gov. Roosevelt 1.20 11,00 



Variegated 



Marshall Field 3.00 26,00 



Stella 300 25.00 



Armazindy 90 8.00 



Gaiety 2,00 1800 



Prosperity 1.40 1200 



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500,000 Unrooted Carnation Cuttings. 



V^HITE. Per 100 1000 5000 



Queen Louise $0.55 $.5.00 $23.00 



Norway 55 5.00 23.00 



PINE. 



Argyle 55 5.00 23.00 



Mermaid 55 5.00 23 00 



Marrjuis 65 5.00 23.00 



Lawson 1.00 8 00 35.00 



Cressbrook 75 6.00 25,00 



Success 1.00 S.OO 35.00 



CRimSON. Per 100 1000 6000 



Harlowarden $1..50 $12.50 $50.00 



Gen. Gomez 55 5.00 23.00 



VARIEGATED. 



Violania. 4-in. bloom, fine 6.00 50.00 



Marshall Field 1.50 12.50 60.00 



Stella 1.50 12..50 60.00 



Mrs. Bradt 1.00 7.60 35.00 



Armazindy 55 5.00 23.00 



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YELLOW. Per 100 1000 6000 



Golden Beauty $0.75 $6 00 $25.00 



Eldorado 55 5.00 23.00 



Gold Nugget 60 5.25 25.00 



SCARLET. 



America 66 5.00 2!t.00 



Mrs. Potter Palmer 55 5.00 23.00 



Apollo .. .55 5.00 23.00 



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