JAS-UARY 4. 1906. 



The Weekly Rorists^ Review^ 



459 



white and yellow Jones were to be had 

 in quantity. One of our growers, lately 

 from Australia, has a house of mums 

 planted which he says he will have in 

 bloom for Easter. Well, he has got to 

 show us. ^ A. B. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



Holiday Business. 



We beg leave to proclaim an unpre- 

 cedented Christmas trade. Early the pre- 

 ceding week buyers began to make their 

 selections and each day witnessed such 

 an increase that on Saturday, the ban- 

 ner day, it was almost impossible to 

 handle the rush of trade. Sunday and 

 Monday were essentially cut flower days 

 and when closing time came we all had 

 a shop-worn look and longed for the 

 comforts of home. 



Never before were we so well sup- 

 plied with material of all kinds. Stock 

 grown locally was right up tc snuflf and 

 that shipped in from California was all 

 right, having stood the journey well. 

 Heretofore carelessness on the part of 

 the express company was responsible for 

 much of the stock arriving in such a con- 

 dition that it never regained conscious- 

 ness. There was enough to meet every 

 ■demand, the leading varieties of carna- 

 tions retailing at $2 per dozen and the 

 best roses at $5 per dozen. 



There was a greater variety of flower- 

 ing plants than usual and their quality 

 was never surpassed here. They were given 

 the customary Christmas dress and there 

 were none left unsold. Some original nov- 

 elties in baskets arranged with assorted 

 plants made a hit with the best buyers 

 and will undoubtedly be a special fea- 

 ture another year. The store decora- 

 tions were unique and showed the skill 

 of the artists. The red bells were more 

 popular and sold better than ever. 

 Poinsettias were used in great quantities 

 and the cut bracts are shipped in from 

 as far south as Los Angeles. There was 

 a regular landslide on green goods. 

 Holly was beautifully berried and proved 

 the most profitable in this line. It is 

 excelled nowhere as grown in Oregon. 

 Sixteen-inch wreaths sold as high as $2 

 each. The street venders had almost a 

 monopoly on mistletoe and the com- 

 moner greens. 



Since the excitement we have busied 

 ourselves with cleaning house, counting 

 our money and using up the remaining 

 fragments of flowers in some good fu- 

 neral orders. H. J. M. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



TheM^^t. 



Christmas is over and things are com- 

 mencing to resume their normal appear- 

 ance again. The weather continues good 

 and stock was never so completely 

 cleaned up before. Carnations and roses 

 are somewhat in short supply. Most of 

 the dealers report little funeral work 

 during the holidays, but since then there 

 has been considerable of it. New Year 's 

 business was also good. 



Various Notes. 



E. J. Petty, the landscape gardener, 

 of Salt Lake City, is in town on a 

 week's visit. 



W. H. Wickson, father of E. J. Wick- 

 son, of the horticultural department of 

 the State University at Berkeley, died 

 December 23, aged 87 years. 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



Hannah Hobart, 1906, Sievers, Per Per 



the largest and finest pink 100 1000 



carnation in existence $15.00 $120.00 



Robert Craig, 1906, scarlet, the 



finest scarlet to date 12.00 100.00 



Lawson, variegated 7.,50 (10.00 



Lawson, red .5.00 40.00 



Lawson, white 3.50 30.00 



Lawson, pink 1.40 12.50 



Enchantress, shell pink 1.70 15.00 



Harlowarden, best crimson 1.70 15.00 



Estelle, scarlet 1.70 15.00 



Prosperity, white splashed pink 1.40 12.50 



Ready 

 to Ship 

 at Once 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Mrs. Joost, light pink $1.20 



G. Lord, light pink 1.20 



Success, light pink 1.20 



Mermaid, salmon pink 1.20 



Argyle, pink 1.20 



Wolcott, white 1.20 



Flora Hill, white 1.20 



Queen Louise, white 1.20 



Armazindy, variegated 1.20 



Eldorado, yellow 1.20 



Mrs. P. Palmer, big red 1.20 



America, light red 1.20 



$10.00 

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The above are warranted true to name. Unrooted cuttings half price of rooted cuttings 

 25 at 100 rate: 250 at 1000 rate. Express prepaid at above prices, or will ship C. O. D —privil- 

 ege of examining. If not satisfactory return at our expense, at once. We allow 5 per cent 

 for cash with order. Large orders estimated. 



CALIFORNIA CARNATION CO., Lock Box 103, LOOMIS, CAL 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



ROSES 



Field-grown, low budded, 2-year-old, over. 200 

 best varieties. Send for wholesale price list. 



F. LUDEMANN 



3041 Baker St., San Francisco, Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 



I am pleased to say that I now have 

 A FRESH LOT OF VERY FINE SEED, 



vigorous and true to name which I can sell at 

 $1.70 per 1000; 6000 for $10.00. Cash with order. 



F. GILMAN TAYLOR SEED CO. 



GIiSlTDAI^E, OAXi. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Miss K. O. Sessions, of San Diego, 

 shipped quite a quantity of poinsettias 

 to the local florists for Christmas. 



A visit to the greenhouses of Clarke 

 Bros., at Fruitvale, shows great prepara- 

 tions being made for the rooting of 

 young carnation plants. This firm han- 

 dles cuttings in very large quantities. 



The town of Alameda came in well 

 under the head of a prosperous Christ- 

 mas. H. Gresens, George Rosmarin and 

 J. Becanne, the principal florists, all re- 

 port record-breaking sales. 



H. L. Haelkae, for many years head 

 gardener at the Masonic Home at Do- 

 cota, will lay out the grounds of the new 

 Claremont hotel at Berkeley. 



James Skinner, of Portland, disposed 

 of two ear-loads of Christmas trees to 

 the local dealers. 



H. Hayashi, of Alameda, has pur- 

 chased a fifteen-acre piece of land at 

 Elmhurst and will erect a range of glass 

 this spring. 



The continued dry weather interferes 

 greatly with the digging and planting 

 of nursery stock. Some of the old time 

 nurserymen predict a dry season. 



The Holland Nursery Co., of Elm- 

 hurst, was in line with an extra big cut 

 of valley for tlie holidays. Podesta & 

 Baldocchi, .John 11. Sievers and Frank 

 Pelicano handle the bulk of their stock. 



The Society Hortensia, of Oakland, 

 granted a special diploma to Henry 

 Pramm?, of Fruitvale, for a fine ex- 

 hibit of roses at the last meeting. 



T. A. Grady, of Fruitvale, had a good 

 crop of Fiancee and Enchantress for the 

 holidays. Thos. H. Stevenson handles 

 his entire stock. 



Both the California Evergreen Co. and 

 G. Eossi & Bros., who supply the bulk 

 of the wild greens and red berries to 



20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, California and W^estralia, strong field 

 olvistons for 3-inch pots and larger, Jl.OO ner doz • 

 $7.00 per 100; «55.00 per 1000. '*«'''•"■"" f^' "»==• • 



Improved Daisy, Shasta, extra large field 

 divisions which can be divided into 3 or more 

 smaller ones, »2.50 per 100. Not less than 50 at 

 this rate. pgj, jqq 



Begonias, 10 flowering var. from 2U-in |3 00 



Coleus, large var.. hybrids, 2^-ln 2' 00 



Cineraria Nana Grandiflora and Stellata,2W-in.2.00 

 Geraniums, 10 standard var., 2-ln.. 1 50 



Silver Edge R. C '.[ i.oo 



Heliotrope, dark and light R. C 75 



Petunias, Dreer's Strain, double, and Giants 



of California, single, fringed R. C l 00 



Hardy Perennials in var. 



*^,™P";^i;1^^*^'^' California and Westralla, 25c 

 per 100; $2.00 per 1000; $6.00 per oz. Improved 

 Shasta Seed, 25c per 1,500; $2.ii0 per oz. Hybrid 

 Delphinium, Burbank Strain, 25c per trade pkt.; 

 $2.00 per oz Petunia Giants of California, fringed, 

 hand fertilized, 50c per 1000; $15.00 per oz. Cash 

 please. FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



ALEX MANN, Jr. 



Importer and Dealer in 



Florists' Supplies 



AND CUT FLOWERS AT WHOLESALE 



1441 POLK STREET 

 Tel. East 641 SAN FRANCISCO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



the local florists, ran short of supplies 

 at the end of the week preceding Christ- 

 mas, The price of California red berries 

 was increased to $60 per ton, with but 

 very few to be had, although brake ferns 

 and huckleberry held out better. G. 



Portland, Ore.— George Betz & Sons 

 report Christmas trade as the best on 

 record, and it is always good. 



Carpintekia, Cal.— This has been a 

 very dry season, no rain of consequence 

 since last spring. H. Fish has a banana 

 in blossom and fruit which is the subject 

 of a popular souvenir postal card. 



Here is a two-dollar bill, for which 

 please extend our subscription for two 

 years in advance, to the end of 1907. 

 We only wish we could be as sure of get- 

 ting value received for the other dollars 

 we spend.— W. H. Gulp & Son, Wichita, 

 Kan. 



I WAS not aware that my year was 

 up, for I have been sick for about six 

 weeks and was not allowed to have any 

 mail or anything pertaining to my busi- 

 ness until today. When I asked for my 

 Keview they told me it had not come, 

 but I found your notice in my mail, so 

 I make this my first letter. Please send 

 the numbers I have missed. — Sam A. 

 PiXKSTONE, Utica, N. Y. 



