Februaby 15, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



879 



FREESIA 



Refracta Alba and Hybrids 



Our prices and quality of stock cannot be 

 beaten. Also Grand Dachess Oxalis, all 

 colors; Bermuda Buttercup, single and dou- 

 ile; Tritonias, Ixias, Sparaxis, Chlidanthus 

 t^ragrans; Zephyranthes, Candida and rosea; 

 Omithogalum; Amaryllis Johnsoni and 

 Belladonna, 



CXir Bulbs will be ready for delivery in 

 June and July. 



REES & COMPERE 



p. O. ADDSESS SO. 227. B. D. NO. 1. 

 ^OHQ BBACH, CAI.. 



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Alex. Nann, Jr. 



Importer and Dealer In 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



and Bronze Galax Leaves, SheaveB of Wheat and 

 Cape Flowers. Choice Doves, $9.00 per doz. 

 Extra White Pampas Plumes, 36 to 45 Inches long-, 

 {1.50 per lUO. 1441 Polk Street, 

 Telephone East 641. SAN FRANCISCO, CAI.. 

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ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 



A FRESH LOT OF VBRY FINE SEED, 



vigorous and true to name at $2.25 per 1000: 5000 

 for $10.00. Cash with order. 



r. GILMAN TAYLOR SEED CO. 



OI^ENDAIiE, CAIi. 



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ous kinds occupy the center of the stage 

 at the present time and they are to be 

 had in any quantity. They can be bought 

 as cheap as 50 cents per hundred. Vio- 

 lets are also in very heavy supply and 

 the retailers pay about 75 cents per 

 dozen bunches, each bunch containing 

 about 100 flowers. Carnations are some- 

 what easier aud the prices have not de- 

 clined any in the past week. Eoses are 

 only in fair supply, with fancy stock 

 really scarce. Valley is plentiful and 

 Roman hyacinths in only limited num- 

 bers and only limited demand. 



Lrreen stock is scarce. Good maiden- 

 hair is very difficult to get and smilax 

 has been almost annihilated. 



Orchids, especially cattleyas, are in 

 fair supply. Yellow acacia is being used 

 to some extent in decorations and in a 

 fcAv weeks we can have a good supply 

 of other outside hardy flowers. 



Various Notes. 



Thos. A. Cruess, of Vallejo, is in town 

 on a short visit. 



Joseph A. Furtado, head gardener for 

 the Realty Syndicate, of Oakland, will 

 soon commence the replanting of hardy 

 evergreens on the Berkeley Hills. 



Jas. Nivens, gardener to John Martin, 

 of Ross Valley, is making large im- 

 provements in replanting the grounds. 



L. p. Martin is up from southern Cali- 

 fornia on a week 's visit. 



Miss M. J. Johnson has opened an es- 

 tablishment for floral decorating in Oak- 

 land. 



It is rumored that another Japanese 

 company has purchased twenty-five acres 

 of land north of the town of Berkeley 

 and will immediately commence the erec- 

 tion of several large greenhouses for the 

 growing of carnations. 



The blisses Worn, the well known 

 decorators, report several extensive deco- 

 rations on hand for the next few weeks. 



,F. Gonzales & Co. are receiving large 

 consignments of Japanese stock on each 



Carnation Cuttings 



Red Law^son — We offer a large stock of tfiis variety in splendid condition at 

 $3.50 per 100; $30 per 1000. Variegated Lawson— $4 per 100; $35 per 1000. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



White Lawson $3.50 $30.00 



Gov. Wolcott, white 1 .20 10.00 



Q. Louise, white 1.20 lO.OO 



Flora Hill, white 1.20 10.00 



Enchantress, light pink 1.70 15.00 



Lawson, pink 1.40 12.50 



Mrs. Joost, light pink 1.20 10.00 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Success, light pink $1.20 $10.00 



Estelle, scarlet 1.70 15.00 



America, scarlet 1.20 10.00 



G. H. Crane, scarlet 1.20 10.00 



Harlowarden. crimson 1.70 15.00 



Eldorado, Yellow 1.20 10.00 



Prosperity, mottled 1.70 12.50 



Well-rooted cuttings for immediate shipment. 25 cuttings at 100 rate, and 250 at 1000 

 rate. 5 per cent off for cash or C. 0. D., subject to examination by purchaser if requested. 



Express prepaid by us on all orders for Cuttines. 



LOOMIS CARNATION CO., Loomis, Cal. 



Pooted Carnation Cuttings, 



=== NOW READY TO SHIP=== 



Per 100 1000 



RED LAWSON $3.50 $30.00 



ESTELLE, scarlet 1.70 15.00 



APOLLO, scarlet 1.70 15.00 



HARLOWARDEN, crimson 1.70 15.00 



ALBA, white 1.40 12.50 



PROSPERITY, mottled 1.40 12.50 



GAIETY, mottled 1.20 11.00 



MORNING GLORY, pink 1.40 12.00 



LILLIAN POND, white 1.40 12.50 



ENCHANTRESS, pink 1.70 15.00 



MRS. THOS. LAWSON, pink... 1.40 12.00 



Per 100 1000 



VIOLA ALLEN, variegated $1.40 $12.50 



MARSHALL FIELD, variegated. 1.40 12.50 



FLORA HILL, white 1.20 10.00 



GOV. WOLCOTT. white 1.20 10.00 



NORWAY, white 1.20 10.00 



CHICOT, white 1.20 10.00 



PRES. Mckinley, pink 1.20 10.00 



SUCCESS, pink 1.20 10.00 



MRS. F. JOOST, pink 1.20 10.00 



G. H. CRANE, scarlet 1.20 10.00 



QUEEN LOUISE, white 1.20 10.00 



We prepay express charges at above prices. Cash with order, 5 per cent discount, or 

 will ship C. O. D., privilege of examination ; if not satisfactory return at once at our expense. 



^*^^lt°ioo mS^^a°^ooo'?ate^^*' Looiiiis Floral Co. 9 Loomis, Cal. 



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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. 



successive steamer. They report trade 

 very heavy to the present date. 



P. J. Meyer & Co., of Burlingame, 

 are on hand with an extra heavy cut of 

 Enchantress and Prosperity. G. 



POULTRY MANURE. 



Will some experienced grower please 

 answer the following questions? If 

 wanted for carnations, geraniums and 

 chrysanthemums, how can the following 

 be used: Manure from the poultry 

 house mixed with ordinary soil; that is, 

 no fertilizer in it, where trash had ac- 

 cumulated and rotted, the proportions 

 being one to two; that is, one bushel of 

 manure and two bushels of soil, thor- 

 oughly mixed and covered so it cannot 

 get wet. Is this ready for immediate use 

 or must it stand; if so, how long! If it 

 needs more soil, give the amount of this 

 to be used to a bushel of soil. 



How much manure from the pigeon 

 house can be used for chrysanthemums 

 to be grown in the garden, size of bed 

 12x50 feet? Now please do not say this 

 had better be used only by experienced 

 hands; I should like to gain from the 

 experience of others, without having to 

 experiment too far by myself. As I have 

 this I should like to use it. L. A. 



Chicken manure, being very much 

 stronger than ordinary barn-yard manure, 

 should be handled with great caution 

 when applied to greenhouse crops, and 



80,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, Callforala and Westralla, strong field 

 divisions for 3-inch pots and larger, tl.OO per doz.; 

 17.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. 



My Daisies are not chance seedlings which can- 

 not be depended on, but divisions from Mr. Bur- 

 bank's original plants. 



Improved Daisy, Shasta, extra large field 

 divisions which can be divided Into 3 or more 

 smaller ones, »2.50 per 100. Paris Daisy "Queen 

 Alexandra," 2>^-ln., $3.00 per 100. Not less than 50 

 at this rate. Per 100 



Begonias, fi flowering var. from 2^-ln tS.OO 



Cineraria Nana GrandlfloraandStellata,2h«-ln.2.00 



Geranium Sliver Edge, R. C 1.00 



Hardy Perennials in var. 



SEED— Alaska, California and Westralla, 25c 

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

 Shasta Seed, 25c per 1,600; $2.50 peroz. Hybrid 

 Delphinium, Burbank Strain, 26c per trade pkt. ; 

 $2.00 per oz. Petunia Giants of California, fringed, 

 hand fertilized, 60c per 1000; $15.00 per oz. Cash 

 please. FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa. Cat. 



CALIFORNIA ^ 



CARNATION CO. 



LOOMIS, CAL. 



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as this manure has in all probability been 

 further strengthened by allowing it to 

 absorb the wash, even greater caution 

 is needed in applying it. I should, for 

 safety, advise that this compost be fur- 

 ther diluted by mixing with at least six 

 times its bulk of good fresh loam. This 

 should be turned over a few tim-js at in- 

 tervals of ten days, choosing bright, 

 sunny weather for the operation, to get 

 it thoroughly incorporated and to take 

 the sourness out of it. 



Pigeon manure, being also of a strong 

 nature, should be used sparingly, even 

 in garden culture. For clirysanthemums 

 one bushel to every 100 square feet of 

 surface is sufficient. This should be 

 ]ilowed in rather deep ; say seven inches. 



RiBES. 



