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Apbil 20, 1905. 



TheWeckly Florists' Review. 



t335 



sufficient rest to keep them growing all 

 winter, with tha assistance of moisture 

 in case the expected rainfall does not 

 happen. They can now be pruned, but 

 only sparingly, and in a few weeks they 

 will put forth a fresh growth. The ob- 

 ject in starting them as early as Septem- 

 ber is to get them started in healthy 

 growth before the cold weather stops 

 operations. If you have good varieties, 

 Buch as Bride, Bridesmaid, Papa Gon- 

 tier, Liberty, Eainbow, Maman Cochet, 

 Marie Van Houtte, Duchess and such 

 everblooming tea roses, it will surprise 

 you what a quantity of perfect blooms 

 can be cut all winter. G. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



We have noticed a slight falling off in 

 the demand for cut flowers in the past 

 two weeks and nothing worthy of spe- 

 cial mention has transpired. It was a 

 sort of happy medium, with no oversup- 

 ply and odds in favor of the producer. 

 Prospects are bright for a good Easter 

 trade and, while there will not be the 

 variety as in past years, we expect to 

 have plenty of lilies, carnations and 

 roses. The weather has been phenome- 

 nal, the mercury ranging from 66 to 80 

 degrees at midday and we needed it to 

 bring along the cut flowers. The March 

 lion remained in seclusion and April 

 showers are few and far between. 



Spring planting is still taxing the ef- 

 forts of the plantsmen and those who 

 make this line their specialty are unani- 

 mous in pronouncing this season the best 

 in history. Two weeks hence the clean- 

 up will be complete. Eoses are a fea- 

 ture. The geraniums and other small 

 garden plants are not so extensively used 

 here as in the eastern cities. 



"WIe write with pride that where the 

 unsightly billboards did a flourishing 

 business four months ago may now be 

 seen a prettier sight. Neither is the de- 

 sire to embellish and improve the garden 

 confined to Portland, for the country 

 people seem to have caught the fever 

 and catalogue trade has been far beyond 

 our expectations. H. J. M. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



Florists* CM). 



The Seattle Florists' Association^ 

 which was organized last November, has 

 for its members nearly all the repre- 

 sentative florists, gardeners and nursery- 

 men of our thriving city. The member- 

 ship is now thirty-four and at the next 

 meeting will be increased to about forty. 

 The following are the officers: Presi- 

 dent, Joseph Chalmers; vice-president, 

 J. W. Thompson; treasurer, Chas. Mal- 

 mo; secretary, A. Balmer. 



The regular meetings have been ex- 

 ceptionally well attended and are lield 

 in the Chamber of Commerce the first 

 Tuesday in each month. The essays and 

 addresses by the different members have 

 been very instructive and the lively dis- 

 cussions brought out the debating powers 

 of some of the craft 'n a surprising way. 

 The intention is to hold a chrysanthemum 

 show next November and a committee is 

 now devising ways and means. An in- 

 vitation has been received from the Port- 

 land florists to attend the Lewis & Clark 

 fair this summer, when a general love- 

 feast is promised. The invitation ia 

 looked on with extreme pleasure by the 

 association and the intention is to get 

 a special car and attend in a body. 



Carnation Cuttings 



NOW READY. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Queen Louiae. wblte tl.OO $8.00 



Flora HiU. wbite 1.00 8.00 



Gk>v. Wolcott, white 1.00 8.00 



White Olond. white 1.00 8.00 



PerlOO Per 1000 



Lawbod. pink $1.00 $10.00 



Mrs. JooBt. pink 1.00 8.00 



America. icarJet 100 8.00 



ProBperity, variegated 1.00 10.00 



Unreetad CHttin(a at ona-half prioa of lleotad Cattinga. 



EzpreBB prepaid at above priceB. Oaah or 0. O. D. with 

 privIleKe ol ezamlnInK at expresB office. 



100,000 PAVBT FLAHT8 AT 96.00 VBB lOOO. 



LOOMIS CARNATION CO. Lock Box 113, Loomis, CaK 



Mention The Review when you write. 



"We expect to have a good many visitors 

 to Seattle this summer, as everybody 

 who goes to the fair will doubtless come 

 here either going or coming. The sum- 

 mers are delightfully cool, the attrac- 

 tions many and (it is not generally 

 known) we have the finest natural park 

 in the country, Eavenna park. 



Easter Outlook. 



Of course, lilies first. The supply is 

 limited. Most growers have hit it about 

 right with longiflorum. Harrisii are all 

 gone. There may be enough to go around^ 

 but it is doubtful. Azaleas, hydrangeas, 

 spiraeas and H. P. roses are in good sup- 

 ply. In cut flowers the supply will be 

 from outdoors. Lilac is just right, also 

 late tulips, narcissi, apple blossoms, etc. 

 Carnations will be scarce, roses very 

 scarce. Violets are over for the season. 



Various Notes. 



The store lately occupied by Mrs. L. 

 W. McCoy has been opened by the H. 

 Harrington Co., Mrs. McCoy moving two 

 doors higher up on Second avenue, into 

 a new and up-to-date store tastefully 

 decorated. 



Hopkins has moved from First avenue 

 to the entrance to the Hinkley block, on 

 Second avenue. 



Mrs. L. W. McCoy is building six 

 houses 20x200 feet. The Woodland Park 

 Floral Co. is putting up a propagating 

 house and Joseph Chalmers, two houses. 



A. B. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Business is not as brisk this week as 

 it was last and flowers are more plenti- 

 ful also. Although the weather has been 

 cold and windy we have had plenty of 

 sunshine which fact has had a good ef- 

 fect on all kinds of stuff. Carnations 

 are a little cheaper than they have been, 

 although the growers made an effort to 

 keep the price up. Eoses, especially 

 shorts, are in good supply and can be 

 had at any price. Long-stemmed flow- 

 ers bring very fair prices. Beauty sells 

 wholesale at from $1.50 to $3 per doz- 

 en. Maids and Brides bring from 35 

 cents to .$1, Testout and Carnot 50 cents 

 to $1 and Liberty and Kaiserin 50 cents 

 to 75 cents per ijozen. Easter lilies are 

 selling wholesale at from $1.50 to $2.50 

 per dozen .and potted plants at from $5 

 to $9 per dozen. Valley at $3 to $4 per 

 hundred has been of slow sale for sev- 

 eral weeks. Lilac is out of season, as is 

 all kinds of bulbous stock. 1 am in- 

 clined to think there will be a shortage 

 of azaleas for Easter. Owing to the con- 

 tinued warm spring weather which we 



FREESIA.... 

 Refracta SIba 

 and Hybrids 



6,000,000 to digr this ■eason» 



Price and qualitT of stock cannot be beaten. 



Alto Grand Dnolieaa Oxalla, all colors: 

 Bermuda Bnttercnpa, Trltonlaa, Xzlaa^ 

 Bparaxia, CliUdantlina Fraffrana, Baphy-^ 

 ranthea, Candida and Boaea Omlthoga^ 

 Ituu, AuarylUa Jolinaonl and Belladonna. 

 Will begia dlgRlnir in May and deliver In Jan» 

 and July. 



REES it COMPERE, 



F. O. Addreaa, Konff Beaoh, Cal., R. F. D. f. 



Mention The Review when yon wrlt». 



A Ghrand New Rose, Climbing: 



CAROLINE TESTOIT 



Field-RTOwn, strong, 3 to 4 feet higb. 80c each; 

 tS.OO per 12; t25.00 per 100. Also Climbing 



Cecil Brunner 



Field-grown, strong. 3 to 4 feet bigh, 15c eacb; 

 tl.S0perl2: $12.00 per 100. 



Araucaria Excelsa 



From 2^-incb pots, extra strong plants, witb 3 

 and 3 tiers. 6 to 8 incbes bigta, at 116 per 100. 



r. LUDEMANN, 



3041 Baker St., San Francisco, Cal. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



LOOMIS FLORAL CO. 



AOOBIXB, OAi;. 



Specialties: CARNATIONS, 



Giflnt Pansies, Shasta Daisies 

 ASPARAGUS. 



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have enjoyeil until the past few days 

 it was almost impossible to keep such 

 stock cool enough to prevent it rushing 

 into bloom. Some cyclamens and Spirsea 

 Japonica are being shown in the win- 

 dows but the principal demand in the 

 way of pot plants seems to be for lilies. 



Various Notes. 



C. W. Scott, of Cliicago, is in town. 



The Eosaia and Fregosi Co., of Geary 

 street, have dissolved partnership. J. 

 Fregosia has retired from the firm. 



H. M. Sanborn, of Oakland, is visit- 

 ing in Monterey county. 



Ts it not surprising that San Francisco 

 with over 100 florists' establishments 

 has no florists' supply house? There is 

 an opening here for an up-to-date whole- 

 saler who will handh florists' goods only. 

 As a matter of fact there is not any- 

 thing of that nature on this coast. G. 



