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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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PACIFIC COAST. 



Geo. 1'. Struck, representing Lager & 

 lluncll. the orchid importers of Sum- 



i king a tour of the 



Pacific coast. 



A placard co tin- walls 'it' a western 

 floral store reads: " \ deposit on all 



,,|uiiv,l. lmtli to encourage hon- 



to i rii... e i he mental strain. ' ' 



The Leedham Bulb I o., San 

 Cal., has a seedling decorative dahlia 

 [lower so high buill and the lower 

 petals so secured as to be almost spheri- 

 cal. It is crimson in color and has been 

 named Crimson Ball. 



CARNATIONS. 



methods vary but little 

 iwed in the east. He 

 sea in July and August 



thai prevail on the Pacific coast. And 

 on account of these same cool (frequent- 

 ly really cold) nights not many flowers 

 are produced out of doors. He begins 

 propagating the young stock about the 

 middle of October. 



The plants on the benches look i s 

 ceedingly well, being uniformly clean 

 and vigorous and showing a fine crop of 

 buds. Nd heal has yet been given, but 

 ill bcgiu probably the latter pari 

 of this month. Heavy firing is not neces- 

 sary at any time, and none at all on 

 bright days. Each house has liberal side 

 as Well as top ventilation and the side 

 ventilators are used every bright winter- 

 day. This season he will use anthracite 

 i heating and it costs $13 a ton. 

 Mr. Thompson retails all his carnation 

 and the price of first class blooms 

 has been 50 cents a dozen the year 

 around. He says, though, that the price 

 of all supplies, fuel, etc., has so increased 

 that the price of flowers will have to be 

 boosted and he will soon elevate his 

 price for carnation flowers to 75 cents 

 a dozen. 



Lawson is his banner pink variety. 

 Since the advent of Lawson he has dis- 

 i rocker, finding that he can cut 

 three blooms of Lawson to one of 

 Crocker the season through. But he finds 

 a good one to sell to customers 

 as a garden plant. Marquis is also in 

 this class and is now grown only to sup- 

 ply wood for propagating plants for sale 

 to those who wish carnations in the gar- 

 den. 



So far his leading white variety has 

 been Los Angeles, which originated with 

 the Redondo Floral Co. It is a good 

 sized flower and very freely fringed. It 

 has been very productive and a steady 

 bloomer with him. He has heard that 

 the flowers do not ship as well as some 

 other whites, but as he does not ship 

 any this lack has not troubled him. He 

 has now on trial Gov. Wolcott, Lillian 

 Pond and Murphy's White. So far Wol- 

 cott and Murphy's White have made the 

 best showing. 



He thinks well of Estelle as a scarlet, 

 and has a few plants of Adonis on trial. 

 He grows Roosevelt for crimson and the 



good old Kldorado for vel',,w. He has a 

 full bench of Enchantress and is much 

 pleased with this now variety. He finds 

 customers will willingly pa\ lit'n 

 per cent more for blooms of this variety 

 than the o 



liming the past summer Mr. Thomp- 

 son added some new glass by extending 

 one of his lsfoot carnation houses fifty 



feet. 



PLANT NOTES. 



Regarding Shade Trees. 



In most of the larger towns on the Pa- 

 cific coast societies are being formed 

 with the purpose of beautifying their 

 respective districts. Many of our cities 

 have gone beyond the limits of fourth 

 class villages, and although California 

 is yet in her infancy we have enough peo- 

 ple who have a taste for beautifying 

 the city drives and sidewalks to get to- 

 gether and organize improvement clubs. 

 Although palms and acacias are consid- 

 ered among our most valuable shade trees 

 there seems to be a disposition among 

 most planters to use deciduous trees. 



First in order is the silver maple, which 

 makes a very handsome tree and does not 

 grow so fast but that with judicious 

 pruning it can be kept within bounds. 

 This tree is alternated very often with 

 the American linden, also a vigorous 

 grower, and a very effective sidewalk tree. 

 The common cork bark elm was very 

 largely planted until about two years 

 ago, but it is not in such favor as it was 

 formerly on account of its habit of suck- 

 ering. It plays havoc with well kept 

 lawns and has the faculty of breaking 

 eemenl sidewalks anywhere in its imme- 

 diate vicinity. Carolina poplars have 

 been discarded for the same reason, and 

 also the white flowering locust. The 

 eastern white elm has been planted quite 

 extensively in nianv localities, and as it 

 is of slower and more compact growth 

 than the cork bark it is generally con- 

 - 1 • I • -i o.l a more beautiful tree. 



In evergreen trees the Acacia melonx- 

 ylon and Acacia mollissima are the most 

 desirable. The former is the more rapid 

 grower and stands pruning, better than 

 the latter variety. The Acacia mollissi- 

 ma has beautiful fern-like foliage and 

 bears immense trusses of sweet scented 

 yellow blooms in the early spring time. 

 None of the other acacias, except Acacia 

 linearis and Acacia lopantha. are used 

 to ; 1 1 1 v extent for sidewalk purposes on 

 this coast. 



Palms make a very satisfactory tree, 

 and where there is room enough Phoenix 

 canariensis, Washingtonia robusta and 

 ISralnea ednlis are extremely ornamental. 



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celsa and Dracsena indivisa will be found 

 very useful. The umbrella tree is very 

 widely planted in the central and south- 

 ern portions of California, but it does 

 not thrive well when located near the 

 ocean. 



Grevillea robusta is a grand sidewalk 

 tree, but is not well known as yet. When 

 well started it makes a very effective 

 growth in a short time and will become 

 a valuable adjunct to our list of sidewalk 

 trees. G. 



Laharpe, Kan.— C. F. Adams is 

 building a greenhouse. 



Madison, Wis. — George Rentschler is 

 building a substantial residence near 

 Calvary Cemetery. 



NEW YORK. 



Plan for Fall Show. 

 Leonard Barron, of American Garden 

 ing, 136 l.ileii. street, New York, is 

 press agent for the great chrysanthe- 

 mum show. November 10 and following 

 davs. and requests that all intending to 

 exhibit there will kindly forward 

 promptly descriptions of new plants and 

 flowers, with photos and particulars as 

 to the same. The exhibition promises 

 to be a great success. It appeals to 

 growers as no other show has done in 

 that it provides for both large and 

 small contributors. Its offering of 

 prizes is characterized by the most, 

 gratifying liberality. The co-operation 

 of sister societies is a foundation of 

 strength, oi wonderful inspiration to 

 President Hi rington and his associate 

 officers of the Chrysanthemum Society. 

 And artistic and financial success is be 

 yond any question. The exhibition hall 

 is the finest for the purpose on the con- 

 tinent, and its 7,000 square feet of space 

 will be none too great for the crowds 

 which are anticipated. 



Retail Trade Improves. 



Ketail windows are beginning to put 

 on their fall finery, with an abundance 

 of orchids, chrysanthemums and violets, 

 and with charming effects produced by 

 autumn foliage in combination with 

 these. The retailers seem to have an 

 abundance of funeral work, many are 

 still busy with the October weddings. 

 and all are growing optimistic as to the 

 coming season. When the smoke of 

 the elections has cleared and Elijah has 

 returned to Zion, steadier conditions will 

 prevail and all will settle down to the 

 inevitable hustle that never ends till 

 Easter. 



Various Notes. 



of the fortv mil- 



iver were they 

 the car. There 

 them in sight 

 to be the great- 

 York representa- 

 5 the happy fathei 



A goodly quanti 

 lions of violets tha 

 already arrived ai 

 such a drug so ear] 

 are literally millio 

 and the supply 

 est ever known. 



Jas. O'Shea, Ne 

 five of E. J. Tayloi 

 of a future florist. 



Julius Koehrs. of Carlton Hill, N. J.. 

 will have an auction sale of palms, etc.. 

 next week at his conservatories, that 

 promises to be a counterpart of the suc- 

 cessful venture of Messrs. Craig and 

 Harris, of Philadelphia. 



A son of Herman Kretchmar, of the 

 well-known firm of Kretchmar Bros., 

 formerly of Flatbush and later of 

 Xyack-on-the-Hudson, is now a resident 

 of Chicago, in the employ of Peter 

 Reinberg. He was for a short time with 

 A. H. Langjahr, the wholesale florist, of 

 New York and Brooklyn. 



Yesterday William Elliott & Sons sold 

 at auction some fine palm stock, rhodo- 

 dendrons and other plants from the 

 Biltmore estate at Asheville. Those 

 who enjoyed the outing at the S. A. P. 

 convention last year did not forget the 

 excellent quality of the exhibit at that 

 time ami the attendance and prices 

 realized were quite tip to expectations. 



Autumn flower shows will soon be in 

 full blast around New York. At Dobbs 

 Ferry, November 6 to 7; at Madison, 

 November 5 to 6; at Tarrytown, No- 

 vember 4 to 6: at New Haven, Novem- 

 ber 10 to 12, the same dates, unfortu- 

 nately, as the Chrysanthemum Society 



