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606 



The Weekly Florists' Revie^. 



JULT 20, 1906. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



RrvEESiSE, Cal. — D. C. Twogood has 

 gone out of the nursery business. 



FRUiTVALE, CAL. 



We cannot get along without the Hj:-. 

 VIEW, although wo were too poor to sub- 

 scribe after the great earthquake, but 

 here goes a dollar. Please note that the 

 Lacy Co. has leased its residence, stables 

 and orchards to the Eupert Whiteheads 

 for the season, but will run their -nur- 

 series and part of their greenhouses for 

 the present. The outlook in San Fran- 

 cisco is most discouraging from the 

 florists' standpoint. We cannot expect 

 much business in two or three years at 

 least. Yours truly, Lacy Co. 



BUDDING NURSERY STOCK. 



The Best Season. 



Now that the season for budding roses 

 and-: other sorts of nursery stock is well 

 under way, a few suggestions on this 

 line might be in order. During the 

 months of July and August most of the 

 work is done. Under favorable condi- 

 tions it is possible to have salable stock 

 six to eight months after budding. 1 

 refer to roses in this instance. Many 

 of the strong-growing climbers and other 

 heavy sorts, if the stock is kept growing 

 either by artificial watering or extra 

 cultivation, will grow enough to make 

 salable plants by the following winter 

 and spring. The stock in all instances 

 should be kept growing as long as pos- 

 sible. The non-irrigated is always the 

 best for transplanting, but in many 

 places it is not practicable to grow it in 

 this way. Better roots are made when 

 irrigation is not the rule, and better 

 hardened wood can always be depended 

 on. This is especially true of roses, as 

 has been demonstrated for many sea- 

 sons in this state. 



Selection of Scions. 



In the selection of scions for budding, 

 much time and stock have been wasted 

 by selecting buds that were not suf- 

 ficiently matured to take hold. It is 

 a good plan to select only those stems 

 that are of the latest growth, and from 

 these discard about one-third from the 

 tip. In selecting roses, if possible, al- 

 ways get such scions as have had flow- 

 ers on the ends of the stems, and when 

 the blossoms dry off it is safe to con- 

 clude that the eyes are firm enough to 

 use. This rule cannot be followed with 

 strong climbing roses. With them I al- 

 ways select long shoots and discard the 

 usual tip. Wood is always ripe enough 

 to use when the thorns can be broken 

 off evenly without lifting the bark from 

 the stem. This is an old rule and a 

 good one. In a general way, it is much 

 easier to bud successfully on young than 

 on did stock. A difference of a season 

 makes a big difference in the way such 

 stock must be handled, and also in the 

 chances for success in the work. 



On a heavy stock, even when it is in 

 the best growing condition, it is not 

 so easy to have it unite with a young 

 eye that would be suitable for a smaller 

 and younger stock. In this case eyes 

 should be selected from older scions and 

 greater care taken in the tying. A 

 union is never made so quickly as be- 



mm CALLA BILBS 



I ship the same day order 1b received. I have five men dlgrgrlng and 

 tbe bulbs are fli>e. I gruarantee mcasitremeot and safe arrival. 

 „ ,^ ,„, ^, . . Per 100 by Ex. Per 1000 by Freight 



Bulbs 10 Inches circumference tin 00 f)H) UO 



:; 8 ;; •; 810 7U00 



« " 4.10 3600 



4to6in. " Hoo 2600 



aiuches ' 2.00 1600 



I prepay all charges to your city at above prices. 

 OASH 



WESTERN CARNATION CO , Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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California Seeds 



SELECT STOCK 



Coamos (tall), pink, white or yellow, per lb. 11.60 

 Nasturtluxn (tall), Jupiter or Croesus " .40 

 Sixr««t Peas, separate colors, some new 



varieties perlb. .20 



California Giantd, mixed " .U 



Petunias, Giants of California /^ oz. 8.00 



Casta please. Money back if not satisfied. 



F. Gilman Taylor Seed Co. 



Box 94, OUBBrDALE, CAL. 



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SHASTA DAI!»IES 



Alaska, California and Westralia seed and 

 plants. 



Petunias— Giants of California, hand fertil 

 ized from choicest collection. Orders booked 

 now for fall delivery. Also other seeds. Send 

 for list and prices to 



FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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tween the younger stock and the inserted 

 bud, and the tendency to stay dormant 

 is much lengthened. This I think is the 

 rule with almost everything in the plant 

 lino. 



Treatment of the Buds. 



A few growers, especially among the 

 older generation, still persist in remov- 

 ing the wood from the bud. It certainly 

 appears more logical to unite bark with 

 wood than to expect the wood in the 

 bud to unite with the wood of the stock. 

 There are two objections to this method. 

 The first is the extra time taken, and the 

 other is that there is always danger of 

 taking the root out of the eye when 

 taking out the wood, in which case it is 

 of course worthless. If the eye is cut 

 as thin as possible and enough stiffness 

 is still left to insert it, there is no 

 trouble in having a perfect union be- 

 tween the bud and the stock. I have 

 noticed, however, that the eyes from 

 which the wood has been abstracted have 

 a greater tendency to grow out almost 

 immediately than those from which the 

 wood was left in, every other condition 

 being the same in both cases. 



This fact can be taken advantage of 

 in particular cases, but for the ordinary i 

 run of budding it is now not generally 

 resorted to. G. 



SAN FRANOSCX). 



The Market. 



Cooler weather prevails, and flowers 

 are coming into town better, both in 

 color and strength of stem. Sweet peas, 

 which have been neglected to a great ex- 

 tent by many of the growers, are now 

 scarce, and what few good peas are 

 seen are eagerly bought. The outlook 





Wholesale Prices 



Cut Flowers 



Per 100 



CartuUons .$0^ to $L0O 



Roses 1,00 to 3.00 



Sweet Peas JO 



Centatireas .50 



Asparagus sprays IJQQ 



Asparagus strins:s, 10 ft. long, eadi, 25 



SIGNAL HILL FLORAL CO. 



841 8. 1,08 Angreles St. 

 LOS ANGELES. . . CAL. 



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Calla Bulbs! 



for August delivery. 



Paper White Narcissus 



for Fall delivery. Send for price list. 



F llinFIIANN S041 Baker St.. 



1 1 LUUtlHfinn) San Francisco. Cal. 



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ALEX MANN. JR. 



Importer and Dealer in 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



Cut Flowers, Galax Leaves 



Also Wldte Doves, $9.00 per doz. 



2041 Finest. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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for asters, some few of which have made 

 their appearance, is not very favorable. 

 Many of the growers have almost en- 

 tirely neglected their patches, and as a 

 consequence there will be a good many 

 poor flowers sent into town. A few 

 dealers have gone to the usual amount 

 of trouble, and from present indications 

 it appears that there will be a very 

 fair demand for good stock. The same 

 conditions are manifest with the chrysan- 

 themum crop, and as I stated before, it 

 will not total over one-half the usual 

 quantity. 



Business has been very fair, consider- 

 ing the conditions here. There has been 

 a good quantity of funeral work well 

 distributed, with a fair amount of wed- 

 ding and other orders. 



In Oakland the retailers report every- 

 thing fully up to the mark for this 

 season of the year, with prospects for a 

 good fall trade. The price of green- 

 house crops is about the same as that 

 received for the last month. The quality 



