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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



NOTBMBSB 8, 1904. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



AMONG ROSE GROWERS. 



I have visited, mthin the past two 

 weeks, several dozen of the largest rose 

 growers in the vicinity of San Francisco 

 and a few of my observations in regard 

 to what can be expected for the coming 

 four months may be of interest to the 

 florists and wholesalers. 



As soon as the chrysanthemum crop is 

 harvested we will have to rely on indoor 

 flowers, except for some kinds of bulb- 

 ous stock and carnations and roses are, 

 of course, of the greatest interest. From 

 what I have seen of the latter there is 

 practically no increase in the plantings 

 this season. Many of the growers who 

 devoted their houses to the growing of 

 Beauties are planting Maids and Brides 

 instead. I have seen only a half dozen 

 good ranges of Beauty that appear as 

 though they could be depended on to 

 produce fancy stock, although there are 

 a good many thousand planted in this 

 neighborhood. With Brides and Maids 

 the conditions are more favorable to a 

 good winter supply and I do not think 

 there will be a great scarcity at any 

 time. In quantity, there are more planted 

 than last season. Although the majority 

 of the stock now being cut is short and 

 freak- stemmed the prospects are for 

 plenty of good flowers in the near future. 



Some growers have discarded Liberty 

 this season, although I do not see any- 

 thing at present to take its place. There 

 is considerable difference of opinion 

 among our largest growers regarding this 

 rose. Some claim that it is a money- 

 maker and others do not succeed well 

 with it, although it has superseded Me- 

 teor almost entirely. Queen of Edgely 

 has been planted in a few places with 

 fair results. Pres. Carnot and Ulrich 

 Brunner are in for a good deal of bench 

 room and the stock looks well. 



There is nothing new being planted ex- 

 tensively in the bne of roses this season. 

 A few growers have imported some of 

 the newer eastern roses but not in suffi- 

 cient quantity to form a decided opinion 

 as to their merits. Perle des Jardins 

 is a splendid yellow rose but I find it 

 Plowing in only a few places. The flor- 

 ists seem to be able to get along without 

 yellow roses and no one makes a spe- 

 cialty of them. Cecil Brunner is a pay- 

 ing variety in a good many places and is 

 extensively grown by a few. This is 

 about the end of the list of varieties. 



There are a good many houses changed 

 to carnation growing, that formerly 

 were filled with roses and vice versa, al- 

 though the great majority of glass is de- 

 Toted to pinks and I will give a few ob- 

 servations on the plants and varieties 

 frown here in my next letter. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Business is very quiet, and has been 

 so for the past month. It is not as good 

 in a general way as it was a year ago 

 and the prospects are not very encourag- 

 ing. Some retailers are inclined to think 

 the approaching election has something 

 to do with it and that possibly after the 

 fun is all over receipts will be heavier. 

 The wholesalers and growers are feeling 

 the quiet times also and the price of 

 flowers has fallen considerably from 

 those of a month or six weeks ago. Un- 

 der ordinary circumstances flowers should 

 bring ^a good price at the beginning of 

 November but this year is an exception. 



300,000 Rooted Carflation Cnttiogs 



== NOW READY =— = 



f^" These low prices g:ood onty up to December 20ih. 



White: Per 100 ....1000.... 5000 



Queen Louise $1.00 $10.00 $46.00 



Flora HiU 100 10.00 46.00 



Alba 1.40 12.50 60.00 



Wolcott 1.00 10.00 4600 



Norway 1.00 10.00 46.00 



WhiteOloud 1.00 10.00 45.00 



Pink: 



LawBon 1.20 1250 60.00 



MarquiB 1.00 10.00 46.00 



EncbantresB 8.50 8000 



Genevieve Lord 1.00 10.00 46.00 



Mrs.Joost 1,00 1000 46.00 



SucoesB 1.00 10.00 45.00 



Mermaid 1.00 10.00 46.00 



OreiisbrooiE 1.00 10.00 46.00 



McKinley 1.40 12.60 60.00 



Scarlet: PerlOO ....1000. ...5000 



Orane, BtiU ahead $1.00 $10.00 N6.00 



America 1.00 10.00 46.00 



P. Palmer 1.00 10.00 46.00 



Estelle 1.40 12.60 60.00 



OrimBon : 



Harlowarden 1.40 12.60 60.00 



Oen. Qomez 1.00 10.00 46.00 



Yellow • 



Golden Beauty 1.40 12.60 60.00 



Eie'ora'to 1.00 10.00 46.00 



Variejrated : 



Prosperity, fancy 140 12.50 60.00 



Violaoia, Btlll ahead.... 5.50 50.00 



Marshall Field 140 12.50 60.00 



Stella 1.40 12.50 60.00 



Armazindy 1.00 10.00 46.00 



Viola Allen 1.20 11.00 50.00 



Unrooted Pips at half price of Rooted Outtinsa. 



25 at 100 or 1000 rates ; 2500 at 6000 rate. 



Express prepaid at above prices. Gash or 0. O. D. with privilege of examinins 

 at express office. 



California Carnation Compahy, 



Lock Box (03. 



LOOMIS, CSL. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon writ*. 



Of course it must be kept in mind that 

 we are having extremely favorably 

 weather for all kinds of growing stock 

 and the great abundance of flowers of 

 all descriptions would be offered in far 

 less quantity had we had a few sharp 

 frosts. But our time will probably come 

 and we will sigh for the days when we 

 caught a glimpse of the sun and it was 

 not necessary to keep heat going twenty- 

 four hours a day. There is a good de- 

 mand only for fancy roses and they are 

 not to be had in quantity. Beauties 

 are not yet first-class. Carnations are 

 plentiful and will be a glut until the 

 greater portion of the chrysanthemums 

 are over. Mums are in their prime and 

 they are as fine as I have ever seen them. 

 The weather has particularly favored the 

 growers this season. Violets are plenti- 

 ful, although there is no surplus. Other 

 outdoor flowers are on the wane, except 

 cosmos. Sweet peas have all but dis- 

 appeared. Valley and lilies are in fair 

 Kdpply and a few narcissi are being of- 

 fered. All sorts of bulbous stock will be 

 in season earlier than usual this year. 



Various Notes. 



John C. Siegfried, the orchid grower 

 of Alameda, is expected home from Chi- 

 cago about the end of November. 



L. E. McKenney, of Irvington, is in 

 town. 



A. Duhem, one of our pioneer florists, 

 is with L. Wickstrom, at his Market 

 street store. 



The Menlo Park Agricultural Associa- 

 tion opened its floral exhibit this week 

 and the large attendance already assures 

 success. The association is composed of 

 nurserymen, gardeners and superintend- 

 ents of the different places of this local- 

 ity, who are aided by their employers. A 

 large tent has been erected, so that 

 ample room may be afforded for a big 

 display. The tent is 250 feet in length 

 and ieo feet in width. S. Clack, M. 

 Lynch, P. C. Meyer, Redwood Nurseries, 

 Fair Oaks Nurseries, Sherwood Hall 

 Nurseries and Woodside Nurseries are 

 among the large exhibitors. G. 



Qraocaria Excelsa, 



From 2K-inch pots, extra strons PlADti> 

 with 2 and 3 tier, 6 to 8 inohea bigb, 

 St 916 per 100. 



Qraacaria Imbricata, 



From 2-inch pots. 4 to 6 inches hiRh, 

 f 10 per 100 and from 2}^inch pota 

 6 to 8 inches high, 918.60 per 100. 



r. LUDEMSNN, 



3041 Baker Street. 



San Francisco* Cal. 



A 



SPARAGUS 

 PLUMOSUS NANUS. 



Strone 2)^in. plants, $2.00 per 100 ; $20.00 per 1000. 

 Strong 8-in. plants, 8.60 " 80.00 



New Crop Shasta Daisy Seed, 



Trade packet.... 26c: los...$6.00; lib... $60.00. 

 Oharces prepaid. Terms cash or O. O. D. 



Loomls Floral Co., Loomls, Cal. 



Mention l%e Berlew when yoa writs. 



CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS .KA 



Queen Loaise, lOO lOCO 



fine white... $1.20 $10.00 

 Alba large white 1.4U 12.00 

 America, red... 100 

 Mrs P. Palmer, 



big scarlet .. 120 

 G. H. Crane, 



scarlet 1 20 



Eldorado, y el.. 1.20 

 Marshall Field, 



barred . HO 



8.00 



10.00 



lO.UO 

 10.00 



12 50 



Armazindy, 100 



barred $1 00 



Mrs Joost,pink 1.20 

 Lawson, pink . . 1.40 

 Pres. McKinley, 



pink 140 



Success.liKhtpk.l 20 

 Harlowarden, 



crimson 1.40 



Gov. Roosevelt. 



crimson 1.40 



ICOO 

 18.00 

 10.00 

 12.60 



12.50 

 10.00 



12.60 



12.60 



Unrooted Cuttings one-half price. Terms— Cash with 

 order or CO D.. with privilege of examining. Express 

 prepaid at above pnces. AH plants warranted true to 

 name and well rooted. 



HERMITAGE CARNATION CO., Loomii, Cal. 



Mpnt<«n 'n»«' RptIpw wb»n yon writ*. 



Enclosed is a dollar to pay for an- 

 other year of good reading and valu- 

 able information; we find it in the Re- 

 view. — L. Thxjblin, Mobile, Ala. 



