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The Florists' Review 



Mat 8, 19X«. 



the supply. Lilac, both purple and 

 white, arrived this week. Daffodils are 

 gone. Greenhouse carnations are poor 

 and show signs of thrips. Roses are 

 quite plentiful, both inside and outside. 

 Easter lilies that were too late for Eas- 

 ter are being shown in the florists' win- 

 dows. Orchids are equal to the demand. 



Considerable interest was shown in 

 the twelfth annual rose show of the San 

 Diego Floral Society. Almost 250 va- 

 rieties of roses were exhibited, mostly 

 by amateur growers. F. A. Bode, a local 

 florist, acted as one of the judges. A 

 notable exhibit was that of the city 

 park, under the direction of J. G. Mor- 

 ley, park commissioner. 



Decorations for a farewell banquet, 

 given by the sailors of the naval train- 

 ing station here to their officers, were 

 in the hands of Boyle & Darnaud. The 

 affair was given at the U. S. Grant ho- 

 tel. Pink carnations and pansies were 

 used. A. D. 



AROUND THE BAY CITY. 



An Appreciation. 



' ' "Welcome the coming, speed the part- 

 ing guest," should be the slogan of the 

 trade in San Francisco. At any rate, 

 every florist who goes there carries 

 away with him this impression. Among 

 80 many good fellows, it is hard to pick 

 out the first, but the first we met was 

 A. Axell, who for many years has 

 handled the fine rose stock of the E. W. 

 McLellan Co., and the writer's ad- 

 vice to any visitor who does not know 

 him is to make good the omission at 

 once. Mr. Axell 's heart grows at about 

 the same rate as his avoirdupois, which 

 is rather rapidly. 



Frank Pelicano, of Pelicano, Rossi & 

 Co., is constructed along the same lines 

 as Mr. Axell and a whole-hearted wel- 

 come is always to be had there. 



Another "Good Fellow." 



Pete Ferrari — everybody calls him 

 Pete, from the school children up — runs 

 his place more economically than any- 

 one with whom the writer is acquainted 

 and surely gets the trade. The Columbia 

 rose is grown magnificently here. Lad- 

 die carnation is wonderful and the writ- 

 er has on his desk a dozen flowers, 

 shipped to Los Angeles five days ago. 

 The stems are thirty-six inches long, the 

 flowers about five inches across and they 

 are just as good as when they were cut. 

 The color is a delightful salmon-pink. 

 The orchids are in fine shape, big 

 batches of Cattleya Mossise, C. Gaskel- 

 liana and C. speciosissima being in 

 bloom or sheath. One house is devoted 

 entirely to phaleenopsis. After leaving 

 the nursery, Mr. Ferrari took us for a 

 drive, which was extremely enjoyable. 

 The view from Twin Peaks over the 

 city and the Golden Gate is superb and 

 gives one a fine idea of the size of the 

 city and the general appearance of the 

 country. Evidently, southern California 

 has not all the good roads. 



An Enjoyable Trip. 



Another enjoyable trip was with 

 Donald McLaren through Golden Gate 

 park and along the ocean front. The 

 rhododendrons in the park are magnif- 

 icent, though not quite at their best yet. 

 Driving for miles along the fine roads 

 among well established shrubbery and 

 trees, it is hard, indeed, to realize that 

 a few years ago there was nothing but 

 drifting sand dunes. It is a monument 



SPRING STOCK 



NOW READY 



Cinerarlaa, 6-lnch. 60c. 



Oboonica PrimroseB, 4-inch, 20c; 6-lnch, 8Sc. 



Kentla Palin§, 4-inch, 45c; 6-inch, 76c; 6-lnch, 11.25 to $2.75 each. 



Dracaenas, 8-inch, 8c; 4-inch, 16c. 



Siicas, six varieties, 8% -inch, 20c. 



Rubber plants, 76c to $1.26. 



Roses, CecUe Bmmier, 8-inch, 16c; 5-inch, 80c. ' 



Pliunosiis seed, 11.25 per 1000. 



Sprenserl seed, 76c per 1000. 



Chrysanthemums — Rooted cuttings, $16.00 per 1,000. Early Frost, Chrysolora, White 

 Chieftain, Pink Chieftain, Dr. Enguehard, Golden Wedding, Alice, Patty, Qolden 

 Salomon, Maud Dean, Frank Beu, Fairy Queen, Diana, Garza, Baby Yellow, 

 Baby Marguerite, Climax. 



Cyclamen seedllncB, 10,000, best varieties, $80.00 per thousand; June Ist delivery. 



Geraniums, 4-inoh, 16,000, Nutt, Meteor, Hill and Jacquerie; $16.00 per 100. 



BEDDING PliANTS 



2-lnoh 

 100 



Alyssnm $4.00 



Averatum 4.00 



Asparagus Sprengreri 



Asparasrus Plumosus 4.00 



Begronia Chatelaine 8.00 



Becont* ^mx 8.00 



Cannas, six varieties 



Cherries, Cleveland 4.00 



Colens, twenty varieties 4.00 



Cnpheas 4.00 



Daisies, Mrs. Sander 4.00 



Dusty Miller 4.00 



Geraniums, Ivy 4.00 



Heliotrope 4.00 



Ivy, Parlor 4.00 



Iiantanas, three varieties 4.00 



Mesembryanthemnms 4.00 



Petunias 4.00 



Pelargoniums, Easter Greeting type 8.00 



SmUax 4.00 



Salvias 4.00 



Snapdragons, Nelrose 



Vincas 4.00 



Wandering Jew 4.00 



Dwarf and Trailing Lobelia, from flats, $2.00 per 100. 



Asters, from flats, $2.00 per 100. 



Pillsbary's Carnation Staples, 1,000 for 86c; 3,000 for $1.00. 



AU Galvanized Hanging Baskets, 10-in., $1.65; 12-ln., $2.26; 14-ln., 



Send for complete price list of frames. 



WILSON-CROUT-GEHR CO., 



East 61st and Ankeny Streets, Portland, Ore. 



Asparagus Plumosus Seed 



1,000 seeds $1.00 



Pound 7.50 



12,000 to pound Dealers' prices on 6 pounds or more. 



Asparagus Sprengeri Seed 



1,000 seeds $0.75 



Guaranteed Strong Germinating Qualities 



Plumosus Yearlings, $10.00 per 1,000 | Sprengeri Yearlings.. $8. 00 per 1,000 



H. N. GAGE CO., Inc., Montebello, Cal. 



Los Robles Freesia Purity 



The LOS ROBLES standard of quality, liberal grading and properly cured bulbs is evidenced 

 by renewed and standing orders from year to year by many leading wholesale houses. 



A trial order will make YOU a regular customer. 



Los Robles Nursery and Garden, Santa Cruz, Cal. 



to the patience and skill of Mr. Mc- 

 Laren, St., and it is no wonder that the 

 people of San Francisco speak of "our 

 parks" and "our Mr. McLaren." 



Next day, under the capable guidaoice 

 of Dan MacRorie, the route followed was 

 through the nurseries of the MaeRorie- 

 McLarcn Co., at San Mateo, and the 

 newer plantations of ericas at the 

 Spring Valley reservoir. Practically all 

 the stock at the nursery that was fin- 

 ished had been sold for Easter, but the 

 propagating houses were full of inter- 

 est. Erica melanthera is one of the 

 leaders here and there are numbers of 

 others grown in immense quantities. 



Some Fine Seedlings. 



A sport of E. melanthera, much deep- 

 er in color than the type, was found 

 to propagate with difficulty from cut- 

 tings and Mr. MacRorie has raised a lot 

 of seedlings that look promising. Young 

 stock of E. persoluta alba is extra fine 

 in 2-inch pots. Another fine thing is 

 the new fern boxwood, of which there 

 is quite a large stock. It is one of the 

 most plumose and Mr. MacRorie says 

 that it does not go down with moisture 

 like some of the older types. The soil 

 at Spring Valley is just right for ericas, 

 as evidenced by the wonderful growth 



