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A Cot ST 24, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



787 



do not take up as much room, are easier 

 kept in shape and make a much better 

 general appearance in either a large -or 

 small place. 



Where something in the line of shrub- 

 bery is wanted I should recommend first, 

 Golden arbor-vitae, then Diosma and 

 Irish yew. These plants act well in a 

 place of this nature and they are well 

 liked by the public. As for the same 

 reason they are easier kept within bounds 

 or look pretty whether small or large. 



We are asked occasionally for some- 

 thing to plant in urns or large vases. 

 As the chances for almost anything to 

 receive sufficient moisture are always 

 poor in such a place I usually recom- 

 mend Yucca aloifolia variegata or Aloe 

 americana variegata. Both of these are 

 of slow growth and if watered once a 

 month in this climate will succeed very 

 well. For large vases where there is no 

 danger of the contents drying out I have 

 planted Chamaerops excelsa with pink 

 and white ivy geraniums around the 

 edge. The palm will usually last four or 

 five years before it has to be changed, 

 and in the meanwhile makes a very at- 

 tractive object. For borders around 

 walks or coping dwarf boxwood I con- 

 sider the most serviceable, and when a 

 low dividing hedge is wanted Diosma, 

 tree box, Pittosporum eugenioides or Pit- 

 tosporum tenuifolium give satisfaction. 

 They are easily kept at any desired 

 height, do not need but little moisture 

 and are covered with glossy foliage all 

 the time. 



When the plot is of large size and 

 something effective is called for arau- 

 carias, Chamaerops excelsa. Phoenix 

 canariensis and Washingtonia robusta 

 seem to fill the popular idea of what 

 looks in good taste in a cemetery. These 

 should never be planted unless there is 

 certain to be abundant room for them 

 to spread in, for there is nothing that 

 is more distasteful to the landscape gar- 

 dener than disfigured palms. 



Ivy, ampelopsis or muehlenbeckia are 

 no longer planted here to any extent. 

 The effect wanted in the majority of 

 cases is that considered desirable in the 

 planting of any city plot where the space 

 is very limited and something bright and 

 lasting has taken the place of the old- 

 fashioned dark, heavy coniferous or de- 

 ciduous growths. G. 



DENVER. 



Tlie Market. 



Trade was fairly good the past week 

 considering the warm weather and will 

 likely bo ahead of former years for the 

 same period. One or two large funerals 

 helped out considerably, one being that 

 of C. H. Young, local superintendent of 

 the Wells-Fargo Express Co. Some very 

 large and beautiful designs and bunches 

 were seen there. 



There is an increasing supply of roses, 

 especially Brides, but the demand is not 

 so great. Maids are not so plentiful 

 and aro still of small flower. Chatenay, 

 being of finer color and longer stem, 

 sells better. 



American Beauties are the best stock 

 in the market and sell well. While not 

 over-plentiful there is about enough to 

 meet the demand. They retail from $3 

 to $5 per dozen. 



Carnations are about out of the mar- 

 ket and it is almost impossible to obtain 

 stock to fill orders. The only good ones 

 coming in appear to be white ones. 



Hanhah Hobart 



THE PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA. 

 THE GRANDEST OF PINK CARNATIONS. 



A Bbade deeper in color tban Lawson, blooms four to four and ooe-balf incbes across, full and 

 retnilar. Steins lonir and strooK. Does not burst tbe calyx. Orowtb free and easy. A pro- 

 lific bloomer. Its flowers wbolesale for a bisber price than any otber carnation in the San 

 Francisco market. (See iUustration and full description in Florists' Review of Jane 8. 1905.) 

 Orders for rooted cuttinirs booked now and filled in rotation beRinning Jan. 1, 1906. at $8.00 

 per 1-2: $16.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000. 



JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., 1251 Chestnut St., San Francisco, Cal. 



Mention The Kevlew when yon write. 



ALEX MANN, Jr. 



Inporter aod Dealer i« 



Florists* Supplies 



AND CUT FLOWERS AT WHOLESALE 



1441 FOI.K STBEST 

 T«l. Baat 641 8AV FSAVCISOO 



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CHOICE CAUFORNIA SEEDS 



Hurbank's Improved Shasta Daisy, ^ ounce, 12.00 

 CarnaUon(haDdhybrldlze<l)40var.,}^ ounce, 8 OQ 

 Pansy, California Olants, mixed. ^ ounce, 2.00 

 Asparacrus Plumosus Nanus, plump and fresh, 



dOc per 100: II 5U per lUUO; 7000 for IIOJW. 

 Ton know the reputatloa California rrown seed 



has for vitality. Cash, please. 



F. eiLMAN TAYLOR, - Slendale. California. 



Asters are becoming plentiful and 

 range in price from 50 cents to $1 per 

 hundred. Gladioli are being received in 

 larger numbers and prices are about the 

 usual summer standard. Sweet peas are 

 not so plentiful and are of short stem 

 and some dealers retail them as low as 5 

 cents per buuch of twenty-five. There are 

 quite a number of outdoor flowers now 

 coming in such as Golden Glow, phlox, 

 physostegia, etc., which cpme in handy 

 for decorative purposes. 



VariotSB Notes* 



Miss Scott, of Buffalo, is visiting her 

 brother. Philip Scott, of the Scott Floral 

 Co. 



The Fraternal Order of Eagles held 

 their national convention here the past 

 week and while they spent quite a lot of 

 money, very little of it went for flowers, 

 but It will get into circulation soon and 

 help the craft indirectly. One feature of 

 their parade was seven wagon-loads of 

 snow from the line of the Moffat rail- 

 road, only sixty miles from Denver, 

 showing the difference in climate, it be- 

 ing very hot in Denver that' day. 



B. S. Mahan, of the Alpha Floral Co., 

 had liig brother from Salt Lake visiting 

 him during the Eagle's convention. 



A. H. Bush, of Daniels & Fisher, was 

 in attendance at the S. A. F. 



We noticed that J. A. Valentine, of 

 the Park Floral Co., came in seventh 

 highest place in the individual bowling 

 contest, winning a carving-set, and 

 Frank Crump, of Colorado Springs, 

 fourth place, winning a loving cup. 



J. A. Sked, foreman of the Park Flo- 

 ral Co. 's greenhouses, is enjoying a two 

 weeks' vacation in the mountains. 



E. S. K. 



Each week I anxiously look for the 

 coming of the Review. It has helped 

 me in many ways and I hardly know how 

 I could get along without it. — F. G. Lee, 

 Cazenovia, N. Y. 



FREESI3S 



Nearly two millions from %X.o]4 inch up, fine 

 sound bulbs, ready for Immediate delivery. 



Also Grand Duchess Oxalis, grandiflora, pink, 

 wbite and lavender in any amount. We are the 

 California growers. 



REES & CD MPEnE, i.ong B«faoh, dai. ' 



Asparagus PI. Nanus 



Stronr, 8-in., f25.00 per 1000. Frelgbt prepaid. 

 Casb. Calla Bulbs all sold. 



AIIITTIIIC ^^ ^'^ '^ Kaanan St., 

 I Will I IWD; SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Calla Bulbs! 



for present delivery. 



Paper White Narcissus 



for fall delivery. Send for price list. 

 Ii LUUCMAIiNi San Franoiiioo, Oal. 



CONNECTION OF EXPANSIONJH 



TANK. 



Will you kindly tell me through the 

 Review whether the expansion tank of a 

 hot water system should be connected to 

 the flow or return and which would pro- 

 duce the best circulation where the tank 

 is necessarily but about a foot and a 

 half above the highest point in the sys- 

 tem? F. E. C. 



Wherever possible connect the ex- 



pansion tank with the return rather than 



the riser and place it as far above the 



highest point in the system as possible. 



L. C. C. 



PIPING. 



Will you kindly tell me the best way 

 of piping a small conservatory 16x21 

 feet? The peak is nine feet and the 

 eaves a little over five. How many feet 

 of radiation will be required to keep a 

 temperature of 60 degrees when the ther- 

 mometer sometimes reaches 40 degrees 

 below ii. Minnesota? S. 



It appears to me that the simplest 

 manner of heating the little building un- 

 der consideration, with hot water, is to 

 carry o 2 or 2 1^ -inch flow pipe from the 

 boiler into one corner of the greenhouse 

 near the entrance door, from there carry 

 a coil consisting of six 2-inch pipes 

 around the walls of the house to the op- 

 posite side of the door and from a mani- 

 fold at this point carry a 2-inch return 

 below the door back to the point where 

 the flow enters the house and from there 

 back to the boiler. L. C. C. 



