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The Florists^ Review 



Januabt 8, 1920. 



they are now under benches in a house 

 where we maintain a temperature of 52 

 to 54 degrees. Please give us all the 

 needed particulars, especially as to 

 when we should put them in heat. We 

 followed The Review's directions on the 

 forcing of cold storage bulbs last year 

 and had good success with them. 



F. F. C— Wash. 



As far as can be learned from the in- 

 quiry, the treatment of the bulbs up to 

 their present stage has been substan- 

 tially correct. Since a period of ap- 

 proximately thirteen weeks, from the 

 time the plants are housed, is required 

 to flower them for Easter, it is evident 

 that not much time should be lost. Much 

 will depend, of course, on the amount 

 of sunshine with which this winter may 

 favor us. 



As soon as top growth has commenced, 

 the plants should be placed in a tem- 

 perature of about 60 degrees, with a 

 rise of 10 degrees in the daytime. If 

 faster progress is wanted, those tem- 

 peratures may be slightly exceeded with 

 safety, but caution should be used in 

 this respect, or the keeping quality of 

 the blooms may be seriously impaired. 

 The buds should show about six weeks 

 before Easter. On account of the nat- 

 ural unevenness in the advancement of 

 the plants, considerable skill and great 

 care are needed in moving the individual 

 plants from place to place and thus 

 hurrying them or retarding them so as 

 to have the majority of them in bloom 

 at the right date. In retarding them, 

 there is danger in reducing the tempera- 

 ture suddenly, before the buds are well 

 developed, as the growth of the buds 

 may thus be permanently checked. 



When the buds begin to show, it is 

 b.neficial to apply liquid manure once 

 a week, using one bushel of cow manure 

 to fifty gallons of water. It is well, 

 also, either in watering or syringing, to 

 use water that is slightly warmed — that 

 is, raised to a temperature of not more 

 than 70 degrees. When the buds have 

 lost their green color and are opening, a 

 cooler temperature, with slightly shaded 

 glass, is necessary to the best develop- 

 ment of the flowers. A temperature of 

 45 to 50 degrees is suitable for this 

 finishing process. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



The Market. 



The holiday trade was one of the big- 

 gest and best that we have ever had in 

 this city, though it was not a record- 

 breaker so far as cut flowers were con- 

 cerned. On the contrary, high prices 

 and the severe shortage, combined with 

 several frozen shipments, held down 

 that record, but all kinds of plants, 

 baskets and all artificial stock sold ex- 

 tremely well. It was a great Christmas 

 and, as far as the weather was con- 

 cerned, almost an ideal one. The 

 weather held fairly good and clear for 

 a few days previously, until the morning 

 before Christmas; then a bad snow 

 storm hit the city and counter trade 

 slackened up considerably from then 

 on. New Year's business proved excel- 

 lent and the large amount of funeral 

 work last week cleaned everything up 

 that was in sight. Stock was not plen- 

 tiful, nor likely to be so for a week or 

 more. 



Eosea were practically the mainstay 

 of the business last week, but even they 



GET 1920 CATALOGUE 



For Detcription of Separate Colors 



Steele's Mastodon Greenhouse, 



special mixed\ 0. E. outside, }i oz., 

 $1.00; oz., $7.00. 



Steele's Mastodon Private Stock, 

 mixed, }i oz., $1.00; oz., $6.00. 



Steele's Mastodon Mixed, ^ oz., 

 $1.50; oz., $5.00. 



STEELE'S PANSY GARDENS, Portland, Oregon 



Mention The Review when you write. 



50,000 Carnation Rooted Cuttings 



January, February and March delivery. 

 Good clean stock and well rooted. 



New White Supreme, just as good as Pink Supreme, $10.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1000. 

 Supreme, Matchless, Aviator, Nebraska, Alice, Cottage Maid, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Benora, 



$6.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 

 White Benora, $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. 



FRED M. YOUNG 



41 East 52d Street, 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



Mention Tl>e ReTlew when yon write. 



Asparagus Plumosus Sprays 



$1.25 per 100 



Asparagus Plumosus Seed 



Ready February 1st 

 $1.50 per 1000; 5000, $6.00; lb., $10.00 



Early orders are advisable, as crop 

 is very short this year. 



Harry Bailey 



R. F. D. No. 6, Box 354 

 LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



Grown cool and well rooted. For varieties 

 and prices see classified advertisements. 



Fallen Leaf Greenhouses 



Lock Box 345, ROSEVILLE. CAL. 



My Winter Orchid-flowering 

 Sweet Peas 



are now grown by over 8000 commercial florist ■ 

 They have no eaual. Send for list. 



Ant. C. Zvoianelc, Lompoc, Cal. 



were scarce. Fine American Beauties 

 were seen and sold well. Cecile Brun- 

 ners were not in large supply, nor was 

 the demand at all large. Orchids were 

 good, but did not move fast, except 

 cypripediums, which were in good sup- 

 ply and sold well. Violets were plenti- 

 ful for New Year's and sold well, being 

 of excellent quality. Paper White nar- 

 cissi arrived in fair-sized shipments and 

 were selling January 3 for $8 per hun- 

 dred. Yellow Soleil d'Or were also in 

 good supply. Stevia was in good cut 



Portland Petunias 



Unexcelled for Beauty 



PRIDE or PORTLAND, pink 



ELKS' PRIDE, royal pnrple 



IRVINGTON BEAUTY, Ught pink 



SCARLET BEAUTY 



WHITE BEAUTY 



TRADE PACKETS, 50c 

 Short crop, order eariy 



SWISS FLORAL CO. 



Originators 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



Hardy Perennials 



THOMAS WYLIE 



S138 Holly St. Seattle, Wish. 



See our 



Price List of Shipping Stock 



Page 137 of The Review for Dec. 11 



WILSON-CROUT-GEHR CO. 



East 62d and Ankeny Sts., Portland, Ore. 



BeddinK Stock— AapumBm SprenfferiandPlamMaB 

 Aoataralian Pea Vine, DahlTu, Delphinianu, Faehiiaa 

 Genmiama, Heliotropes, Lantanas, PaMiflera, Panaiea 

 Pelargoiiioma, Pentatemona, Petonias, Sbaata Daiay, etc 



FRKD 6. KHLK, Wholeaal« Orower, 



224-286 Sanborn Ave. SAN JOSE, CALIF 



Mention The Reylew when you write. 



