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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mat 31. 1906. 



NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONI 



ELEGANTISSINS 



Grand itock^ in all sizes. Very popular in New York and all the lar8:e cities. 



INPRECEDENTED SALE OF LARGE SPECIMENS 



Prices from 75c each ; $9.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100, up to $2,009 

 $3.00, $5.00 and $7.50 each. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



DRY. 



We have had an unusually dry spring 

 in the growing centers. The rain-fall at 

 Chicago is 3.87 inches less than normal 

 and at the same time tlie temperature 

 has been 473 degrees in excess of the 

 average daily mean since January 1. 

 Practically the same condition is preva- 

 lent throughout tiie west and in many 

 eastern localities. 



The result has been a material cur- 

 tailment of spring business. From many 

 places come reports that the demand for 

 plants for bedding has been much less 

 than it would otherwise have been, and 

 many growers, who had prepared much 

 spring stock, find themselves with a sur- 

 plus because of the unfavorable weather. 

 There is still a possibility of finding a 

 market for this stock if we have a sea- 

 son of cool, moist weather in the first 

 part of June. 



Outdoor flowering stock is suffering 

 from drouth. Many growers of outdoor 

 tulips found much of their stock un- 

 marketable this season because stems 

 were too short, due to lack of moisture. 

 The peony growers are losers. The 

 drouth has blasted a large percentage of 

 the buds, shortened the stems, made buds 

 smaller than usual and delayed the 

 blooming period. The same holds true 

 of many other outdoor crops and the ma- 

 jority of the spring bloom was below 

 the ordinary quality this season. 



A year ago the carnation growers were 

 suffering because of inundation. May 

 of 1905 saw a heavier rain-fall than in 

 any recent year and a large number of 

 carnation plants were drowned out in 

 the fields. It is alleged that the prin- 

 cipal reason for light crops of carna- 

 tions during the season now closing, was 

 that the plants became too soft in the 

 wet May of 1905. This year the exact 

 opposite is the prevailing condition 

 among carnation growers, for many have 

 had no rain since they moved their stock 

 to the field. Little growth has been 

 made and generally it may be said the 

 plants have had a poor start. There yet 

 is time for a good growth under favor- 

 able conditions, but the prospects are not 

 as good as at this date in a normal season. 

 Jt looks as though good field-grown 

 plants will sell well. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



THE FRISCANS' POSITION. 



Retailers Need No Aid. 



There arc many interests, outside of 

 those in the city itself, which would like 

 to see the flower business reestablished in 

 San Francisco with as little delay as 

 possible. A well known western florist, 

 who is thoroughly acquainted with the 

 trade in San Francisco, was recently ap- 

 pealed to for definite information as to 

 what can be done to assist those who 

 were burned out. Here is what he says 

 on the subject: 



' ' About the proposition of assisting 

 members of the trade who were burned 

 out in San Francisco, I may say I spent 

 a greater portion of last Sunday in the 

 city and saw probably about a dozen of 

 the largest dealers, all of whom were 

 among the losers by the fire. I find that 

 the opinions of the retailers in general 

 were about the same everywhere. Re- 

 garding assistance, I did not meet any 

 one but who seemed to feel that they 

 would have no difficulty in getting into 

 business again as soon as conditions in 

 the town shape themselves so that there 

 would be a demand for stores. I think 

 all of them are fairly well endowed with 

 means ami can tide over the difficulty 

 very nicely. 



' ' So much for the propositions of the 

 big stores. I refer to such firms as 

 Sieveis, Podesta, Pelicano, Shibely, 

 Mann, Jaeger, Jaccard, Rossi, Rosaia, 

 Serveau, Stappcnbach, Frank and a 

 couple of others. 



' ' With the small dealers, all of them 

 are Italians and I did not see but a 

 couple. The majority of them have gone 

 to nearby towns and to the country and 

 will stay away from San Francisco for 

 an indefinite time. 



' ' The principal idea seems to be with 

 the retailers, that no flower stores are 

 needed in San Francisco at present ; there 

 is no demand for flowers, practically 

 speaking. There are about half a dozen 

 small stores in operation and they are 

 doing but little business. Of course, 

 things will change in a reasonable time, 



and a demand will exist again for 

 flowers. 



"The small dealers of whom 1 spoke 

 have left the town almost entirely, as 

 near as I can find out, and I do not see 

 how they could be assisted in a practical 

 manner at this time. It is questionable 

 whether many of them would think of 

 going into this business again for some 

 time at least, even if they were assisted 

 financially to do so. Everything in the 

 flower line is in such a chaotic state that 

 it is hard to get much definite informa- 

 tion as to future intentions. ' ' 



SAN FRANC3SCO. 



The Market 



Tliere has been little change in the 

 situation here. There have been no new 

 stores started in town, although I have 

 heard several rumors during the past 

 few days to the effect that we may ex- 

 pect several. There is, of course, an 

 entire absence of functions of any sort, 

 except funerals, and of this work there 

 has been a fair trade in the few stores 

 we have. Considerable shipping I find 

 being done, both by the retail and whole- 

 sale dealers, and I am inclined to think 

 this branch of the business will be up to 

 that of former seasons. With the grow- 

 ers everything is about the same as it 

 has been since the fire. Except for the 

 interior shipping, they are making no 

 use of their stock. About one-half of 

 the glass devoted to roses and carna- 

 tions Jias been abandoned, and for such 

 stock as is being cut the retailers can 

 make any price they see fit. The best 

 quality of fancy carnations cost the 

 stores about 10 cents per dozen, and all 

 other varieties about half that price. 

 Roses range a shade higher, but quota- 

 tions on them are not to be relied on, 

 as they have no standard of value at this 

 time. Sweet peas are in unlimited quan- 

 tity and of good quality, and can be 

 bought at from 25 cents to 50 cents per 

 dozen bunches. Other outside stock is 

 at the same par and only a small quan- 

 tity is being used. 



T made a trip through the violet dis- 

 trict a few days ago and find there is 

 little activity among the growers, who 



