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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



July 6, 190C. 



SURPLUS STOCK 



ABVTTILiON Eclipse. Souv. de Bonn, Due de MalakofT, Per 100 



Bavlt zli. s trong plantB, 2>i-ln. pots 16.00 



AGKRATUM , White, Princess Pauline. Lady Jane, 2^-in. pots 8.00 

 ALTBBNANTHliBA Rosea Nana. Aurea Nana, Parony- 



cbloides Major. 23>iin. pots, $25.00 per 1000 3.00 



BEGONIA Magnifica. Improved Vernon, 2^-in. pots 6.00 



Erfordii Superba (new), finest of all bedding Be- 

 gonias, flowers dark rose-pink, dark metallic bronze-like 



foliage, S}4-ia. pots, $2.00 per dozen 12 00 



CA8TOB OILi BSAN, strong plants, 8-in. pots 6.00 



COBAXA SCANDBM8, 23^-in. pots 6.00 



OOLKUS, assorted. 2M-in. pots 8.00 



CHRTSANTHBHUMS, Glory of Pacific, Polly Rose, Soleil 

 d'Octobre, Mrs. Henry Kobinbon, Ivory, Ool. D. Appleton, 



Pink Ivory 8.00 



Mrs. Jerome Jones, Mis. Robt. McArthur, Mrs. Coombes, 



Golden Wedding, Yellow Eaton, Monrovia 4.00 



Lady Roberts, A. J.Balfour, Wm. H. Cbadwick 6.00 



Glenvlew 25.00 



DBACAXMA Indivisa, 3>^-in. pots 16.00 



5-iD. pots 35c each 



DAHLXA8, assorted, best kinds, 3-in. pots— Cactus, large- 

 flowering. Pompon, etc., according to variety $8.00 to 12.00 



Per 100 



XCHKVKRIAS, from flats 4.00 



rUCBSIAS, assorted, 23^-ln. pots 4.00 



GXRMAN IVY, 2}^-in. pots 4.00 



GKRANIUM8, E. U. Trego, Ivy-l<>ayed assorted. Double 

 Dryden, Beaute Poitevine. Rose, Mountain of Snow, 

 Single Dryden, Jean Viaud, Double Grant, S. A. Nutt, 



strong plants, 8^-ln. pots 8.00 



Ivy-le ave d, Mme. Salleroi, Dryden, 2X-in. pots 4.00 



UBMON VKBBKNA8, strong plants, 2^-in. pots 6.00 



LOB ELIA Com pacts and Gracilis, 2^-in. pots 8.00 



NA8TUBTIUM8, 8-in. pots 6.00 



8ALVXA Splendens and Bonfire, 2^-in. pots 3.00 



VERBENAS, assorted, 2^-in. pota 4.00 



HYDRANGEAS 



We have a magnificent lot of 

 Otaksa, nice plants coming into 

 bud and bloom, which will be in perfection during July and Au- 

 gust, when they are in great demand at watering places and other 

 summer resorts. There is nothing showier or more satisfactory 

 for lawn decoration. We make a specialty of these, and find an 

 increasing demand for them from year to year. They can be 

 shipped anywhere safely by freight. Large plants in tubs, $2.00 and 

 $8.00 each; very large specimens in half barrels, $5.00 and $7.50 each. 



F. R. PIERSON CO.,Tarrytowfl=on=BBdson,N.Y. 



Mention The ReTJew when yon write. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



Crinuoo 'Winter Rhubarb. 



Beplying to a query in the Keview of 

 June 21 regarding Crimson Winter rhu- 

 barb, our experience may be of use to 

 the enquirer. Last March a year ago we 

 sowed a packet of seed obtained from 

 Mr. Burbank and put the young seed- 

 lings out in May. They did little till 

 September, when they grew rapidly. In 

 November and December we picked sev- 

 eral small lots. Our climate is mild. 

 In January we dug up two dozen plants 

 and planted them in mother earth in 

 a greenhouse. They did well. We began 

 to pick in three weeks and have picked 

 ever since. The plants are now resting. 

 This rhubarb is evidently one to grow 

 in the light. I should imagine that the 

 pick from two-year-old plants would far 

 exceed that of any other variety, but it 

 would not be possible to obtain the same 

 amount as can be picked from an ordi- 

 "nai-y field clump in the same length of 

 time usually given to forcing rhubarb, 

 l^either would it be advisable to grow 

 it under benches or in the dark. 



Edw. Alex Wallace. 



Victoria, B. C. 



MANCHESTER, MASS. 



The annual rose show of the North 

 Shore Horticultural Society was held in 

 a tent on the grounds of the Essex Coun- 

 try Club on June 27 and 28. The dates 

 selected were a trifle early for roses, but 

 nevertheless there was a fine display of 

 these and other seasonable flowers, the 

 exhibition being pronounced the best 

 ever held by the society. For best dis- 

 play of garden roses F. Brasch, gardener 

 to Mrs. James McMillan, waa in the lead, 

 Wm. Swan, gardener to E. C. Hooper, 

 second. For the finest display of 

 flowers filling one of the society's tables 

 Mrs. H. L. Higginson was first, Mrs. 

 McMillan second} For table of roses ar- 

 ranged by Iftdiee only, first Mrs. M. F. 

 Bartlett, secofltf Mrs. G. C. Cabet. Table 

 of cut pelargoniums, first Miss A. G. 

 Thayer, James McGregor, gardener. 



The silver cup offered by Julius Heur- 

 lin for the best display of hardy herba- 

 ceous plants went to Wm. Swan, who 

 showed forty varieties, James McGregor 



second. Other good tables were shown 

 in this class by Mrs. C. H. Tweed, Mrs. 

 F. R. Tibbetts and Mrs. W. Scott Fitz. 

 For best collection of vegetables James 

 Salter, gardener to P. Dexter, was, as 

 usual, ahead with a fine lot, Mrs. G. S. 

 Curtis, E. P. Hooper gardener, being 

 second. Other classes were well con- 

 tested and there were some fine honorary 

 exhibits. Judges were Julius Heurlin, 

 Kenneth Finlayson and David Weir. 



W. N. C. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



GOOD GROWING SEASON. 



This should be a banner year for all 

 kinds of stock in central and northern 

 California. Never before in the history 

 of the nursery business in this state has 

 there been such a favorable season for 

 heavy growths and well rooted stock. 

 Under the usual conditions we do not 

 get any rain after the middle of April 

 until December, but we have had several 

 downpours during the months of May 

 and June which increased the size of 

 almost everything about fifty per cent. 

 Especially is this true of roses, shade, 

 ornamental and fruit trees, and millions 

 of stock ordinarily classed as second- 

 grade will be found under the heading of 

 first quality. 



To a limited extent the excess of mois- 

 ture has interfered with the budding of 

 roses, one of the chief industries of this 

 part of the country. It has been almost 

 impossible at this time to get scions 

 well ripened enough to use and as a con- 

 sequence the rose growers will have to 

 do their budding when the sap ceases 

 flowing so abundantly. The wild stocks 

 also have a tendency to grow larger 

 than is convenient to work, but summing 

 up the whole proposition, the balance is 

 in favor of the growers. 



With ornamental stock, both evergreen 

 and deciduous, the conditions have never 

 been better here, and the growths up to 

 date have been phenomenal. Esp^ially 

 is this true of maple, elm, ash, linden 

 and trees of that class, and if the de- 

 mand is equal to the quality of stock 



that will be offered this coming season 

 there will be no complaints from the 

 dealers. 



With the fruit tree growers much the 

 same conditions prevail, everything grow- 

 ing too soft and fast. Well ripened 

 scions are hard to get, and as in the 

 case of roses, stocks are growing too 

 big to be handled easily. This entails 

 quite an addition of work in budding. 



Outside carnations are in splendid 

 shape with the greenhouse men. Of 

 course there have been a great many 

 houses allowed to dry out and a corre- 

 sponding quantity of stock in the field. 

 Some few growers I find are changing 

 their houses now. These were cases 

 where the growers considered it unprofit- 

 able to longer continue caring for the 

 stock already in the houses, and, having 

 plenty of time, they have made the 

 change to younger stock and will try 

 their fortunes again for the coming 

 season. 



I am of the opinion that there will 

 be no surplus of rosea this winter, even 

 if we have quantities of carnations. 

 There are but few growers making any 

 effort to have young stock for the holi- 

 days. There seems to be a tendency to 

 keep over old stock and make the best 

 out of it that is possible. I am inclined 

 to think this is rather a short sighted 

 policy, and that the growers will lose a 

 chance to make considerable money. 



It is certain that there will be a fair 

 demand for good stock, and of stock of 

 a poor quality there is always an over- 

 a"bundance at any time. G. 



SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



G. W. Oliver, of the department of 

 agriculture, whose special department is 

 the bureau of plant industry, was here 

 June 16 on his annual visit. He visited 

 the gardens and houses of Thomas 

 Thompson, the Leedham Bulb Co., and 

 Streator, the strawberry specialist, with 

 gardens near Garfield park. He was well 

 pleased with his visit and the condition 

 of the places visited. He reports that 

 Thomas Thompson has the second largest 

 collection of yellow callas in the United 

 States. Mr. Oliver is introducing lily 

 specialties, especially a Philippine va- 

 riety. 



