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The Florists' Review 



ArniL 29, 1915. 



and is never off crop. So far, little 

 of the potted stock has been sold, as 

 it has all been wanted for propagation, 

 but a little may be placed on the mar- 

 ket next year. Schwerin Bros, have 

 just cleaned up a big crop of bulbous 

 stock, and are now putting in a good 

 many French hydrangeas and a large 

 bouse of cyclamen for the fall trade. 



F. Schlotzhauer, of the Francis Floral 

 Co., reports business quite satisfactory 

 at present, and says he had an excellent 

 Easter, one of his best selling items be- 

 ing Pink Pearl rhododendron. Mr. 

 Schlotzhauer has been quite successful 

 with his original creations in baskets, 

 etc., a great many of which are being 

 aold this season to be sent east. 



Mrs. E. E. Darbee reports an excel- 

 lent crop of Asparagus plumosus, which 

 is coming this year in unusually fine, 

 large bunches. A great deal, she says, 

 is being taken by the eastern trade, 

 and the shipping demand is steadily in- 

 creasing as the California asparagus 

 becomes better known. She is also 

 shipping a good many dagger ferns, 

 known in some places as Oregon ferns, 

 but which grow equally well all over 

 the Pacific coast. 



A flower show in the Palace of 

 Horticulture is planned for May 7 to 9 

 by the California State Floral Society 

 and the Alameda County Floral So- 

 ciety. While these are organizations of 

 amateurs, the exhibition is open to the 

 trade and a number of prizes will be 

 :awarded. 



At a meeting of the California State 

 Floral Society last week, officers were 

 elected as follows: President, Mrs. 

 H. P. Tricon; first vice-president, Mrs. 

 H. Plath; second vice-president, Mrs. 

 Austin Sperry; recording secretary, 

 Mrs. J. G. Wintjen; corresponding 

 secretary, Mrs. Elbert Channele; treas- 

 urer, Mrs. Lucy Wheeler; accountant, 

 Mme. Ellen Roecjek-Davis. 



A tree-planting ceremony was held at 

 the Civic Center of . San Francisco, 

 April 18, under the auspices of the Na- 

 tive Sons of the Golden West, with 

 John McLaren as director of the affair, 

 and Angelo J. Rossi as chairman of the 

 committee of arrangements and first 

 speaker. A. P. B. 



OAEXAND, CAL. 



The Market, 

 ^ith the advance of the season, out- 

 •door flowers are becoming more plenti- 

 ful and the demand is therefore de- 

 'Creasing. Counter trade has been 

 somewhat slow. Funeral work and 

 wedding decorations form the bulk of 

 the business done. Roses are plentiful, 

 with an excellent variety to select 

 from. Kaiserin roses are of good 

 <iuality. Carnations are a drug on the 

 market, with no standard of prices. 

 Irises, peonies and marguerites are 

 plentiful. Cecile Brunner roses have 

 a steady demand and there is a heavy 

 flupply. Sweet peas are coming in 

 slowly, but the demand is poor. 



Various Notes. 



J. R. Fotheringham, representing S. 

 ^. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, 

 called on the trade last week. 



J. W. Huserik, of Portland, Ore., is 

 combining business with pleasure by 

 soliciting orders for his wire factory. 

 He will also call on the trade in Los 

 Angeles and San Diego. 



P. J. Thorsted, Jr., has had a six 

 weeks' siege of blood poisoning in his 

 fiand, but is all right again. 



" '^°\?^\"he WINTER-FLOWERING ORCO SWEET PEA 



, Id your greenhouses, see and ask your neighbor 



how they pay. It is still time to sow some now. 



Now is the time to sow some of the Summer Sw^eet Pea Seed, outdoors or in 

 cold frames, to have good crop for Decoration Day. I have only the best commercial 

 varieties, like : Frank Dolby (lavender), Nora Unwin (white), Gladys Unwin (pink), 

 etc.; 1 lb.. $1.60; 5 lbs. of each, at $5.00. 



My reselected Pink Spencer, White Spencer. Lavender Spencer, Lilac Spencer, 

 Orange Spencer, Red Spencer, etc., at $5.00 per pound; in 5-lb. lots, at $4.00. Guar- 

 anteed over 90^ true. 



Countess Spencer, White Spencer (Burpee), Blanche Ferry Spencer, King Edward 

 Spencer, at $1.50 per lb.; in 6-lb. lots, at $1.00, as long as surplus lasts. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Sweet Pea Speeiali.t. LOIIipOC, Cal. 



Mtntlon Tlw R«Tl«w irh»ii yon write. 



Chrysanthemums 



Smith's Advance, Yellow and White Bonnaf- 

 fon, Jeanne Nonin, Pacific Supreme, Col. Ap- 

 pleton. Dr. Enguehard, Monrovia, Oct. Frost, 

 Helen Frick, Oolden Glow -rooted cuttings, 

 $10.00 per 1000; 2>a-in. pots, 118.00 per 1000. 



A few thousand strong plants from thumb 

 pots at rooted cutting prices while they last. 



HYDRANGEA OTAKSA 



2ifl-in., heavy I 3.00 per 100 



4 -in., heavy 12.. per 100 



Primula Obconica, Gigantea and Grandiflora, 



mixed, 3-in., 16.00 per 100. 

 Asparagus Sprengeri, 2Mj-in., $2.60 per 100. 



FALLEN LEAF GREENHOUSES 

 ROSKVILLB. CAL.. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



PYPI AMCy from Biutlish-grown seed. 

 UIULIINICII in Atc named varieties, 

 usorted. $2.00 per dozen: $12.60 per 100. 



PRIMULA CHINKNSIS. large flowerlns. 

 five colors. 6&c per dozen; $5.00 per 100. 



PIIIMULA OBCONICA ORANOIFLORA. 



mixed colors. 8-inch, $6.00 per 100; 4-inch. $8.00 

 per 100. 



R. D. 4. 



8AMTA ROSA. OAI. 



FRED OROHE. 



CARNATIONS, 2-inch Pols 



Enchantress $18.00 per 1000 



Rose-pink Enchantress 18.00 per 1000 



White Enchantress 18 00 per 1000 



MAIDENHAIR FKRNS 



Roenbeckii, strong, 7-inch pots. . .$35.00 per 100 

 Croweanum, strong, 7-inch pots . . 35.00 per 100 



THORSTED FLORAL CO. 



1427 Broadway, OAKLAND, CAL. 



Mention Th«» Rpylpw when yon write. 



J. Seulberger reports business quite 

 satisfactory. He had two large church 

 weddings last week. 



The Hogan-Kooyman Co. is showing 

 a nice lot of Bride and Peach Blossom 

 gladioli. 



A. Vandenabeele has been on the sick 

 list for a week, but is about again. 

 E. R. C. 



POETLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



The demand for cut flowers has con- 

 tinued to decline, on account of the in- 

 creasing abundance and variety of serv- 

 iceable outdoor blooms. The warm 

 weather has brought out quantities of 

 greenhouse flowers, considerably in ex- 

 cess of the demand. Carnations, roses 

 and sweet peas are in oversupply. The 

 larger retail concerns follow the policy 

 that it is not good for business to offer 

 cut stock at a price which will not? 

 yield a profit over the cost of growing 

 and selling, and have kept prices up ac- 

 cordingly. 



Corsage flowers are in the greatest 

 demand and the heavy cuts of Cecile 

 Brunner roses are used up daily. The 

 call for funeral flowers has not been so 



FERNS ... 



Boston 4c 



Piersoni 4c 



Whitmani 4c 



4-in. 

 7c 

 7c 

 7c 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



All at $10.00 per 1O0O 

 TellOTv: Col. Appleton, Maj. Bonnaffon, Chry- 

 solora. Golden Chadwick. Golden Glow. 

 Wblte: White Chadwick.White Queen, White 

 Cloud, Mrs. Robinson, Silver Wedding. Flnlct 

 Dr. Enguehard. May Hunter, Pacific Supreme. 

 Red: Black Hawk. 



AsparaeuB Flumosus Nanus 



Extra fine 2-inch stock per 1000, $16.00 



8-inch . per 1000. 40.00 



Asparavua Sprenserl 



Extra fine 3-inch per 1000, 40.00 



FRANK WILHELM 



Box 906, R. F. D. No. 6, Los Ansreles, Cat. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



CARNATION GORGEOUS 



Ready for Field, 

 from 214-inch Pots, $5.00 per 100. 



BASSEH'S FLORAL GARDENS 



B. S. BASSEn, Prop. LOOMIS, CAL 



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PALMS PALMS S 



P»lmi are our ipedalty. Kentia,Coco« 2 



plnmoM, Phoenix, Wuhinctonia, Sea- 7 



forkhi*. Corypha, etc., by the carliMda. ^ 



Aak for oar wholeaale iUnetnted palm IM, S 



EXOTIC NURSERIES, ^ 



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P for Coc«a plumosa (all Bizes in auan- 



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^ tity). K«ntla*. Seaforthias, Arecaa, o 



S Phoenix Canariensis (strong and estab- C 



t lished). Trees, Shrubs, etc. S 



:< lead hr Whelisili Price Ust. ^ 



Araucaria Bidwilli 



Out of 2i«-in. pots, 2 tiers $20.00 per 100 



Out of 2 -in. pota, Itier.. 16.00 per 100 



Asparagus Sprengeri 



Out of 2- in. pota $2.00 per 100: $18.00 per 1000 



The Araucariaa and Aaparacus are ready for a 

 ■hift. 



PAanCWUtSHUB, C>l— , Sm MHw u., w. 



heavy this week, as many offerings are 

 made up of flowers gathered from pri- 

 vate yards. 



The nurserymen are busy planting 

 out Steele and are hoping for rain to 

 brighten it up. Growers of bedding 

 stock are having a splendid business, as 

 everything except the hardiest sorts 

 were killed by frost last winter. The 

 season for setting out perennials is 

 nearly over and the growers report a 

 record-breaking business. The nursery- 



