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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 10, 1905. 



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PACIFIC COAST. 



CARNATION NOTES. 



Owing to the unprecedented hot 

 weather we experienced several weeks 

 ago many of the growers had an idea 

 that the young stock planted in the 

 open ground might suflfer. We had very 

 cool days immediately before it and the 

 young foliage was very soft, but in mak- 

 ing a tour among some of our largest 

 growers I find that in a majority of the 

 places the stock seems to be in perfect 

 condition. 



There is complaint about the quality 

 of cuttings sent to California by some 

 eastern carnation growers. It seems to 

 be the aim of some propagators of new 

 sorts to strike every piece of wood, 

 whether it will ever make a plant or not. 

 Of a particular lot I was shown last 

 spring, when received from the east, it 

 was evident that the greater portion of 

 the cuttings were taken from flower 

 stems and when I saw the same batch 

 this week after they had been planted a 

 couple of months in the open field, the 

 grower explained that he would not make 

 any effort to force them for flowers, be- 

 ing content to get a suppl/ of cuttings 

 for next season. 



There is very little thnp in the vicinity 

 of San Francisco this^eason. Many 

 growers who never pretend to cut any 

 fancy Lawson or other similar kinds from 

 May to October hare had little or no 

 thrip to contend with this season. This 

 is due to the unusual number of dark 

 days and foggy nights and the growers 

 are greatly benefited thereby. 



I find that the varieties being mostly 

 planted for the coming season run about 

 as follows: 



In white Flora Hill easily takes the 

 lead, although it has probably been 

 thrown out oftener than any other kind. 

 Boston Market and Queen Louise are sec- 

 ond on the list, some growers preferring 

 them to Hill. Lady Bountiful will be 

 planted quite extensively by several 

 growers and White Lawson and Gov. 

 Wolcott in a few places. There are sev- 

 eral other new whites that are being 



tried by various growers, but the varie- 

 ties I have mentioned are the kinds 

 principally in use. 



In "pink Mrs. Lawson finds the most 

 adherents, with Enchantress a close sec- 

 ond. Of the newer varieties Fiancee 

 teems to be in the lead and of the old- 

 est sorts Joost, Scott and Crocker are 

 still handled in the smaller establish- 

 ments. A great many wholesale growers 

 have ordered largely of Hannah Hobart, 

 the stock of which will not be ready be- 

 fore January next. 



With scarlets many do not like £s- 

 telle, but as yet there seems to be noth- 

 ing to take its place. Flamingo has been 

 discarded. A few good beds of Cru- 

 sader are shown. Crane has also been 

 thrown out. Of the darker shades Har- 

 lowarden is planted principally and in 

 some places Harry Fenn and Koosevelt. 



In variegated Prosperity is still the 

 best thought of, although it appears to 

 be running out in some of the places. 

 John Carbone easUy ranks the best for 

 a fancy yellow and its blooms command 

 the highest prices. Iris Miller is not 

 seen as much as formerly, although it 

 is a good seller when well grown. Mrs. 

 Patten does not seem to be a favorite 

 here, although I heard one or two grow- 

 ers pi'aise it highly. None of the yel- 

 lows is grown as much as formerly. El- 

 dorado is most planted and I saw several 

 good beds of Pingree. Of other varie- 

 gated sorts Marshall Field, Armazindy 

 and Gaiety are grown, but not in quan- 

 tity. 



I could lengthen this list somewhat 

 but I have mentioned the principal vari- 

 eties grown in about twenty of our best 

 establishments and they represent the 

 majority of the growing here. 



There is not quite as much glass being 

 erected up to this time this year as 

 there was last season, the price of flow- 

 ers, in the judgment of the growers, not 

 warranting the expending of as much 

 money in new glass as formerly. I find, 

 however, that the price of fancy stock 

 does not get any cheaper; on the con- 

 trary, it holds its own, with a ten- 

 dency to climb upward. On second qual- 

 ity stock, however, the price has never 

 been lower than at present, which goes 

 to show that the growers must learn to 



specialize; above all, find out what va- 

 riety or varieties their culture is espe- 

 cially suited to and what articles do 

 especially well in their particular locali- 

 ties; then bend all their energies to 

 producing that particular flower a little 

 better than any one else. When the 

 store men find out that they can always 

 count on a first-class article from a cer- 

 tain grower, he can set his own price. 

 G. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



Business during the past two weeks has 

 been above expectations, owing to the 

 large number of exposition visitors in 

 the city and an unusual amount of fu- 

 neral work. Indications are that there 

 will be no marked dull season in Port- 

 land this summer if good, salable flow- 

 ers are to be had. Stock, however, is 

 beginning to show the effects of the 

 continued warm weather and good roses 

 and red carnations are almost unobtain- 

 able. Asters and auratum lilies are the 

 latest and most welcome additions to the 

 list of cut flowers. 



A visit to the various growing estab- 

 lishments reveals the fact that there is 

 less building going on around Portland 

 this season than for several years past. 

 About the only new glass noted are the 

 four substantial houses built by W. S. 

 Sibson, on the Milwaukee road, and 

 planted with the best varieties of forc- 

 ing roses. Mr. Sibson is a new arrival 

 in the florists' ranks, having recently 

 secured twenty-five acres of land upon 

 which he intends to grow roses on a 

 large scale. He now has about seven 

 acres planted, including all the standard 

 sorts and many new varieties recently 

 imported from Europe. 



L. G. Pf under, Portland's pioneer flo- 

 rist, has sold his city property, including 

 his store building and residence, for 

 $100,000. Mr. Pfunder made just $20,- 

 000 by holding his place the last two 

 years. He will continue occupying the 

 property for the present, but will event- 

 ually remove nearer the business center 

 of the city. 



Visitors since last report: S. Clack, 

 Menlo Park, Cal.; A. F. Borden, Los 

 Angeles; Mrs. R. L. Darbee, San Fran- 

 cisco; Balph Clarke, Fruitvale, Cal.; 0. 



