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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Januaby 5, 1906. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Christmas has come and gone and we 

 still have delightful weather. Business 

 was very quiet until about Thursday of 

 Christmas week when all of a sudden 

 it took a tremendous bound and, as I 

 write, I think it is safe to say we have 

 had the most satisfactory trade that 

 has visited this part of the world for 

 many years. Not that flowers brought 

 fancy prices, for as a matter of fact 

 they did not, but owing to the heavy 

 steady demand on Thursday, Friday and 

 Saturday the stores had no difficulty in 

 selling everything they could get hold 

 of at very fair prices. The supply was 

 almost without limit and the demand 

 was out of all proportion to that we 

 have experienced during the last few 

 years and as a consequence I think 

 everyone is well satisfied. Green stuff 

 of all kinds was handled by the wagon 

 load and the fact that this class of stock 

 was within the reach of everyone seemed 

 to be decidedly in its favor and thou- 

 sands of dollars worth changed hands 

 on very short notice. 



The prices obtained by the growers 

 were fully twenty-five per cent lower than 

 those of the past few years but the in- 

 creased demand and the large quantities 

 that were cut on account of the mild- 

 ness of the weather more than made up 

 the difference. There was some short- 

 age of roses and fancy stock was not 

 quite plentiful enough, but with carna- 

 tions, valley, poinsettias, violets and 

 bulbous stock we had an abundance and 

 everything sold. 



Various Notes. 



The Holland Nursery Co., of Elmhurst, 

 had a very large cut of valley during 

 Christmas week and disposed of it all 

 at good prices. 



D. R. Lenox, of Los Angeles, is load- 

 ing a car of ornamental stock from the 

 Pacific iNurseries at Millbrae. 



James Skinner, of Portland, Ore., dis- 

 posed of four carloads of Oregon fir 

 Christmas trees to the local dealers. 



A. Mann, Jr., the Polk street florist, 

 has made a specialty this season of Los 

 Angeles poinsettias and handled over 25,- 

 000 of the cut blooms. 



J. E. Gould, of Fruitvale, had an ex- 

 tra fine cut of Enchantress and R<w)se- 

 velt carnations for Christmas. G. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Christmas Trade. 



Early in the week the public was out 

 in full force merely to shop and there 

 was some speculation as to how the 

 week would terminate, but Thursday, 

 Friday and Saturday there was a regu- 

 lar stampede and by six o'clock Satur- 

 day night everybody had sold out clean. 



We cannot .<?ay that there was any 

 great increase over last year. On some 

 lines of goods the profits were larger 

 <ind there is general satisfaction. The 

 storemen made lavish display of choice 

 flowers and the latest novelties intro- 

 duced by the leading supply houses of 

 the east. The window attractions were 

 right up-to-date and the talk of the 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



..NOW READY.. 



These low prices good only up to December 25. 



WHZTB: Per 100 Per 1000 



Queen Louise f 1,00 $10.00 



Flora Hill I.OO 10.00 



Alba 1.40 12.60 



Gov. Wvlcott 1.00 10.00 



Norway I.OO 10.00 



LiUianPond 1.40 12.60 



Ohicot 1.20 10.00 



PZNZ: 



Mrs. TbOB. LawBOn 1.40 12.60 



Encbantress 860 80.00 



Mrs. Joost 1.00 10.00 



Success 1.00 10.00 



Mermaid 1.00 10.00 



Oressbrook 1.00 10.00 



Pres. McKlnley 1.40 12.60 



Mrs. Tbeo. Roosevelt 1.40 12 60 



SOABIiBT: 



G.H.Crane $1.00 $10.00 



America 1.00 10.00 



BCABZiBT: Per 100 Per 1000 



P. Palmer $100 $1000 



Estelle 1.40 12.60 



J. H. Manley 1.60 16.00 



Apollo 1.60 1500 



CBIMBON: 



Harlowarden 1.40 12.60 



Gov. Roosevelt 1.20 10.00 



TBLLOW: 



GoldenBeauty 1.40 12.60 



Eldorado 1.00 10.00 



VABXBGATBD: 



Prosperity 1.40 12.60 



MarsbaU Field 1.40 12.60 



SteUa . 1.40 12.60 



Armazindy 1.00 10.00 



ViolaAllen 1.20 11.00 



Gaiety 1.20 11.00 



Special prices on large lots. Unrooted pips at balf price of above. 26 at 100 rate. 250 at 

 1000 rate. Express prepaid at above prices. Casb or 0. O. D. witb privileKe of examining. 



Loomis Floral Company, 



LOOMIS, 

 CAL. 



Men tlon The Reylew when yon write. 



200,000 ROOTED 



Carnation Cuttings 



NOW READY 



WHITE 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Queen Louise $1.00 $10.00 



Flora Hill 1.00 10.00 



Qov.Wolcott 1.00 10.00 



Alba 2.00 15.00 



White Cloud 1.00 10.00 



PIBK 



LawsoD 1.20 12.50 



Marquis 1.00 10.00 



Encbantress 3.50 80.00 



Mrs. Joost 1.00 10.00 



McKinley 1.40 12.50 



Mermaid 1.00 10.00 



Oressbrook 1.00 10.00 



SCJIRLKT Per 100 



Crane $1.00 



America I.OO 



Estelle 1.40 



CRinSOB 



Harlowarden 1.40 



VILLOW 



Eldorado 1.10 



Golden Beauty 1.40 



VBRIKBBTKD 



Prosperity 1.40 



MarsbaU Field 1.40 



Armazindy 100 



ViolaAllen 1.20 



Per 1000 



$10.00 



10.00 



12.50 



12.50 



12.60 

 12.50 



12.60 

 12.60 

 10.00 

 11.00 



Unroetad Cuttings at ena-half priea of Roetad Cuttings. 



Express prepaid at above prices. Casb or C. O. D. with 

 privUeKe of examininK at express ofQce. 



100,000 Pansy Plants at $10.00 a thousand. 



Loomis Carnation Co. 



Lock Box US. 



Loomis, Cah 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



town. Bed bells were again much iu 

 evidence and proved as strong a feature 

 and sold even better than they did a 

 }tar ago. The supply of cut flowers was 

 about equal to the demand, with the ex- 

 ception of carnations, which are the most 

 popular flowers here, and we were ob- 

 liged to boost the price on the staple 

 frticles in order to more equalize the 

 sales on the other stock. Everything cut 

 locaJly was clean and well done and u 

 credit to the growers, as nowhere in the 

 country are the elements more trying 

 than around Portland. A few hundred 

 finely grown chrysanthemums seen at dhc 



of the leading stores created much fav- 

 orable comment and sold from $5 to $8 

 pe." dozen. 



■flie poinsettia is a good seller here, 

 laigeJy due to its color, and it is not to 

 be wondered at when we have a green 

 climate the year around. Something 

 bright was wanted. We are always ob- 

 liged to import heavy shipments from 

 CJalifornia and the quality of stock was 

 up to that of former years. 



Eoses retailed from $2 to $3 per dozen 

 and carnations from $1.50 to $4 per 

 dozen. Violets were handled in immense 

 quantities and went at 75 cents per 



