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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Januaby 12. 1005. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Frank SHiBia^Y, of San Francisco, 

 reports holiday business as very good and 

 fully up to that of former years. Cut 

 poinsettias were in big demand for 

 Christmas and a great many were dis- 

 posed of, customers in many cases pur- 

 chasing these instead of roses. He says 

 that trade was a little dull the early 

 part of the winter, due to the fact that 

 an unusually large number of wealthy 

 patrons were in Europe and the east- 

 ern cities, but thinks it will now improve. 

 Violets are very popular for street wear 

 and demand in consequence ia large. 

 Street venders are disposing of great 

 quantities daily. There is very little call 

 for American Beauties, Bridesmaid be- 

 ing the favorite rose. 



SAN FRANOSCXJ. 



The Market 



Now that the holidays are over the 

 growers and retailers can take a little 

 time and figure out how they stand. I 

 have spoken with a great many of both 

 and there seems to be some difference 

 of opinion as to how well the receipts 

 balance the expenditures. I think, 

 however, on the whole proposition there 

 were more flowers handled than last 

 year, but the price was somewhat 

 cheaper, probably fully twenty per cent. 

 Another thing to consider is that, except 

 for a few fancy roses, there was no 

 shortage in the supply of general stock. 

 This is the first year that such a con- 

 dition has been apparent in San Fran- 

 cisco and whether it was due to the ex- 

 tended warm spell we had in the early 

 winter or to the increased number of 

 houses that have been built during the 

 past season and are producing flowers 

 for the first time, I am not quite sure, 

 but both these conditions assisted in the 

 increased supply. What we are going 

 to do with the spring's surplus I have 

 no idea, but it is certain we will Jiave 

 our hands full. 



Since the holidays trade has been fair, 

 funeral work being the principal item. 

 Carnations, which were held at somewhat 

 stiff prices last week, are gradually get- 

 ting a little cheaper and more plentiful. 

 Soses, only, are in short supply and the 

 price has remained the same as they 

 have been for several weeks. Daffodils 

 are coming into market in fair quantities 

 and narcissi of all descriptions remain 

 a drug. Violets remain at $1 per dozen 

 bunches, valley moves very slowly since 

 the holidays and Roman hyacinths are 

 not much better. A few freesias are 

 seen, but it will be several weeks before 

 they are in their prime. 



Various Notes. 



The Art Floral Co. have opened a 

 store on Powell street, in the Flood 

 building. They have a strictly up-to- 

 date store and will handle only first-class 

 stock. 



The retailers report that hyacinth and 

 tulip bulbs were of poor sal6 last fall 

 and many of them still have considerable 

 stock on hand. 



The Loomis carnation growers are 

 shipping large quantities of rooted car- 

 nations to the local growers. 



A. Galloway, of I^itvale, is cutting 

 some extra fine Estelle at present. 



Rooted Carnation Cutting 



•• 



NOW READY.. 



These low prices good only up to December 25. 



WHITB: Per 100 Per 1000 



Queen Louise $1.00 $10.00 



Flora HIU 1.00 10.00 



Alba 1.40 12.60 



Gtov. Waloott 1.00 10.00 



Norway 1.00 10.00 



LllUanPoncl 1.40 12.60 



Chicot 1.20 10.00 



Mrs. Tbos. LawBOD 1.40 12.60 



EncbantresB 860 80.00 



Mrs. JooBt 1.00 10.00 



SucceBs 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 



BOABIiBT: 



G. H.Orane $1.00 $10.00 



America 1.00 10.00 



8CAB&ET: Per 100 Per 1000 



P. Pabner $1.00 $1000 



Estelle 1.40 12.60 



J. H.Manley 1.60 16.00 



ApoUo 1.60 1600 



gbucsovi 



Harlowarden 1.40 12.60 



Got. Roosevelt 1.20 10.00 



GoldenBeaaty 1.40 12.60 



Eldorado 1.00 10.00 



VABIBOATBB: 



Prosperity 1.40 12.60 



MarsbaU Field. 1.40 12.60 



SteUa . 1.40 12.60 



Armazindy 1.00 10.00 



ViolaAUen 1.20 11.00 



Gaiety 1.20 11.00 



Special prices on large lota. Unrooted pips at balf price of above. 26 at 100 rate. 260 at 

 1000 rate. Express prepaid at above prices. Oasb or 0. O. D. with privilege of ezaminioff. 



Loomis Floral Compaoy, 



LOOMIS, 

 CAL. 



Mention The Rcrlew when yon writ*. 



200,000 ROOTED 



Carnation Cuttings 



NOW READY 



WHITK 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Queen Louise $1.00 $10.00 



Flora HiU 1.00 10.00 



Gov. Wolcott 1.00 10.00 



Alba 2.00 16.00 



WbiteOload 1.00 10.00 



PIMK 



Lawson 1.20 12.60 



Marquis 1.00 10.00 



Encbantress 8JS0 80.00 



Mrs. Joost 1.00 10.00 



McKinley 1.40 12.60 



Mermaid 1.00 10.00 



Oressbrook 1.00 10.00 



SCARLKT Per 100 Per 1000 



Orane $1.00 $10.00 



America 1.00 10.00 



Estelle 1.40 12JW 



CRIHSOI 



Harlowarden... 1.40 UM 



VILLOW 



Eldorado 1.10 12.60 



GoldenBeaaty 1.40 12.60 



VARIKailTKD 



Prosperity 1.40 12.60 



MarsbaUField 1.40 12.60 



Armazindy 100 10.00 



ViolaAUen 1.20 11.00 



Unreatad Cuttlncs at ana-half priea af Raatad Cattlnga. 



. Express prepaid at above prices. Oasb or 0. O. D. witb 

 privilege of examining at express ofBce. 



100,000 Pansy Plants at $10.00 a thousand. 



Loomis Carnation Co. 



Lock Box US, 



Loomis, Cah 



H. Hayashi, of Alameda, has bought 

 the Narrow Gauge Floral Depot, Oak- 

 land. G. 



ANNUALS. 



For dealers vrho handle soft wooded 

 stock such as stocks, asters, salvias, 

 petunias, verbenas, etc., it is now time 

 that seed should be sown. It is not 

 necessary with this class of annuals to 

 have any bottom heat, but it is well in 

 this latitude, to plant seeds in frames 

 and cover with glass until the middle of 

 February. 



We have had a very mild season thus 



far and geraniums, lobelia, achyr- 

 anthes, alternantheras, begonias and 

 plants of that nature that were planted 

 as cuitings in November should now be 

 rooted and ready to transplant in flats. 

 There are no precautions that are 

 necessary at this time except to be par- 

 ticular that the cuttings are not over- 

 watered and that they are protected ^t 

 night from a possible frost. 



Because of our exceptionally mild 

 winter even the heliotropes and gera- 

 niums are still in full bloom outdoors^ 

 so that there has been little trouble to get 

 cuttings for spring stock. 



