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The W.eekly Florists' Review. 



Febrlarv 5, 1903. 



up the service water also brings back the 

 prepared liquid. 



Another improvement contemplated is 

 the most up to date method of supplying 

 water from a spring, thus cutting off the 

 expense of town water rates, which are 

 a bit high in this locality, anyway, and 

 makes a big item in connection witli 

 40.000 feet of glass. 



All this labor in fall and early winter 

 made him a little late in work on con- 

 tents of his houses, but they are now in 

 the finest of condition and showing a 

 splendid "break" that insures hea\T" 

 spring products and from which he is 

 now cutting a few of the finest and 

 heaviest blooms ever seen in tliis market. 

 J. S. M.\XTER. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



The weather has moderated some- 

 what and the cold, frosty nights have 

 been succeeded by damp, foggy weather. 

 The sun has hardly been seen for sev- 

 eral days, but the thermometer instead 

 of being irom 26 to 30 degrees, as in the 

 past two weeks at 7 o'clock in the morn- 



always scarce at this time. Tlie native 

 variety grows in great abundance in 

 Marin county, and is picked by Italians 

 and shipped to San Francisco by rail. 

 It retails for about .$1.50 i>er dozen 

 bunches, and as it is of a beautiful dark 

 green color it comes very handy to ar- 

 range with flowers, and its cheapness is 

 a great point in its favor. Good smilax 

 is becoming scarce, ilost of the grow- 

 ers cut very closely for the holidays 

 and. the weather having been so cold 

 since that time, it has not had a chance 

 to grow- much since. 



Personal. 



Mr. Chas. Mitchell, secretary of the 

 Pacific Coast Horticultural Society, re- 

 ports everything in a very prosperous 

 condition, with several new applications 

 for membership to be proposed at the 

 next meeting. 



Mr. Gustave Gagne is building a large 

 greenhouse at his nursery on Lombard 

 street. 



Serveau Bros, report s])lendid orders 

 being received for spring planting. This 

 firm is composed of "hustlers" and they 

 have two splendid establishments well 

 stocked with general nurserv stock. 



Rose House at the Private Place of Mr. H. G. Selfridge, Lake Geneva, Wis. 



ing, has registered from 40 to 45 at the 

 same time. This is considerable of a 

 change and if the frosty spell is over the 

 growers will feel easier. 



Business still continues quiet. Very 

 little doing except in the line of funer- 

 als. Carnations are selling at 50 to 75 

 cents per dozen for fancy stock ; Lawson 

 at 50 cents. Flora Hil'l, Estelle, Ethel 

 Crocker, Triumph and Marquis at 35 

 cents and Scott and Portia at 25 cents 

 per dozen. Roses are still scarce. Beau- 

 ties are selling at $3 to .$5 per dozen 

 and short stems at considerable less. 

 Brides, Bridesmaids and Liberties bring 

 75 cents to $1 ; Kaiserin from 50 cents 

 to $1 according to quality. Roman hy- 

 acinths are somewhat scarcer. Plenty 

 of valley and narcissus of all kinds. 

 Violets are overplentiful and only the 

 longest stemmed bring good prices. 



Wild maiden hair is beginning to be 

 seen and it fills a long felt want, as 

 really good greenhouse maiden hair is 



O. Niedermuller lectured before the 

 Hortensia Horticultural Society in Oak- 

 land on January 23. His subject was 

 "How to Make Oakland Beautiful." Mr. 

 Nicdermuller is a thoroughly practical 

 man and his remarks are always of 

 great benefit to his audience. G. 



The funeral of Miss Alice Boalt Tevis, 

 daughter of the late Hugh Tevis. a mul- 

 timillionaire, called for a lot of high 

 grade flowers such as orchids, valley, 

 etc. The Misses Worn, Pclicano & Co. 

 and Sievers & Boland getting most or- 

 ders for same. 



Fred Abey, of Berkeley, is bringing in 

 the best Beauties and Prosperity car- 

 nations. Tliey bring the top price. 



John H. Sievers & Co. is supplying 

 the market with some very fine orchids, 

 especially Cattleya Trianoe and La>lia 

 anceps alba. 



Geo. B. Jones has invested in a new 

 delivery wagon. 



recent visitor. Mr. Bourguignon has 

 00.000 feet of glass devoted to the pro- 

 duction of roses and carnations for this 

 market. His place is heated by hot 

 water and lately crude oil has been 

 used as fuel, an electric motor supplying 

 power to force the oil through the burn- 

 ers. The experiment has proven satis- 

 factory, giving better heat at less cost. 



Frisco. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market. 



Trade during the past week was very 

 urisk. All stock was in good demand. 

 Good roses sold higher than ever be- 

 fore this season: in some instances- 

 prices held up to Christmas quotations. 

 Some special fancy Maids and Brides 

 reached 20 cents, although the flowers 

 were only in small lots. 



The weather last week was exception- 

 allv bright. We had more sunshine 

 than we have had during the past two 

 months. jU consequence roses are ar- 

 riving in larger quantities. Tlie qual- 

 ity of the flowers is fine and they are 

 of good color. American Beauty roses 

 are still scarce: very few first-class 

 blooms are to be had. 



Carnations sold l)etter than for some- 

 lime. A general cleaning up occurred 

 every day. The demand was verj^ heavy 

 on Thursday. .January 29. due to the 

 l>irthday of the late President McKin- 

 lov. The supply of white carnations is 

 still limited: many more could be sold. 

 Ordinary grades of colored carnations 

 (common varieties) sold at $1.50 to- 

 .$2.50 ptr 100; the better grades were 

 disposed of at .$3 to $5 per 100. 



Bulbous stock is selling very good. 

 Tlie quality of tulips has improved. 

 Quantities of longstenimcd Yellow- 

 Prince and I^ Rcine tulips are in evi- 

 dence and sell well at $3 to $4 per 100. 

 Roman hyacinths and paper white nar- 

 cissus bring from $2 to $3 ])er 100. Har- 

 risii lilies are arriving in larger quan- 

 tities and sell at $12.50 and $15 per 100. 

 Trumpet Major and Golden Spur nar- 

 cissus are not plentiful; they are sold 

 at .$5 and $6 per 100. 



The supply of sweet peas, mignonette, 

 white lilacs, valley and violets is plenti- 

 ful, and moving satisfactorily. 



The Pittsburg Rose and Carnation 

 Co.. at Bakerstonn. is cutting quanti- 

 ties of special Maids and Brides. 



M. C. Dunlevy. of Carnesie. is sending 

 the Cut Flower Co. quantities of min- 

 iatura Dutch hyacinths; the quality 

 is extra good. 



Mrs. E. H. Williams has been very 

 busy with large decorations. 



Various Items. 



Lloyd Swarthout. of Washington, Pa., 

 is receiving bids on four new carnation 

 houses. 



Jos. H. Seaman, of the same town, is 

 contemplating the erection of a complete 

 plant for the growing of roses and car- 

 nations. 



William Falconer, superintendent of 

 Schenley Park, one of the highest au- 

 thorities on horticulture in this coun- 

 try, read a paper at a recent meeting of 

 the East End board of trade on "Trees 

 for the City and Their Care." He con- 

 fined himself mostly to shade trees, and 

 thoroughly canvassed his field for the 

 benefit of his auditors, iilr. Falconer 

 thinks that the planting of trees along 

 our Pittsburg streets is yet in its in- 

 fancy, .and looks forward to the day 



