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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AuoDST 2, 1006. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



The address of the California Bose 

 Co., formerly Los Angeles, is now 

 Pomona, which is thirty miles distant. 



SAN FRANOSOO. 



The Market. 



The weather continues perfect and 

 business is fair for the season. There 

 appears to be a steady gain, which is 

 encouraging to the dealers. Asters are 

 coming into town in fair supply, al- 

 though they are not yet very plentiful. 

 The quality of the flowers appears to be 

 all that can be desired. Carnations are 

 in large supply, and the prices remain 

 stationary. The best of the fancy sorts 

 cost the retailers about 25 cents per 

 dozen, while other kinds can be bought 

 at from 15 to 20 cents. This is about 

 one-quarter less than the price usually 

 received at this time. This ratio holds 

 good with almost everything in the line 

 of cut flowers. 



Roses are scarce and in good demand. 

 Lilium album and Lilium rubrum are 

 being sent into town in large quantities, 

 especially by the Japanese growers. The 

 blooms cost the stores about $2 per dozen 

 stems on the average. Tuberoses are at 

 the height of their season, but there is 

 little demand for them, or for valley, 

 either. 



Maidenhair and cut asparagus stems 

 have stiffened in price. Smilax is out 

 completely, none of the new crops being 

 yet ready for cutting. 



In Oakland the usual conditions pre- 

 vail. Business, especially in the funeral 

 line, is good, with prospects for a heavy 

 fall trade. A great many peddlers from 

 San Francisco have moved over to Oak- 

 land, and make good wages traveling 

 from house to house with baskets full of 

 small bouquets. 



Various Notes. 



F. Brand, head gardener for the 

 Realty Syndicate, of Oakland, has re- 

 turned from a visit to southern Cali- 

 fornia. 



A. Rolleri has leased for two years 

 the greenhouses of L. Bonneau on San 

 Bruno road. 



Frank Armanino is replanting one of 

 his large houses, formerly devoted to 

 rose growing, with Asparagus plumosus. 



Artiiur Zirkman, representing M. Rice 

 & Co., of Philadelphia, is in town. 



Hugh Kirk is at present connected 

 with Idora park, Oakland. 



Frank Connoly will leave on a two 

 months' eastern trip in a few days. He 

 will visit New York, Chicago, St. Louis 

 and Philadelphia before he returns. 



A. Fleck has erected a well arranged 

 floral and seed establishment in front 

 of his greenhouses on Grove street, Oak- 

 land. O. 



TO TEST NEV PLANTS. 



The regents of the state university at 

 Berkeley have adopted a plan for ex- 

 perimental work under the auspices of 

 the department of horticulture. This 

 will be commenced during the present 

 year under the law which also provides 

 for a department of plant pathology and 

 a citrus experiment station. The tract 

 of land for the experiment station pro- 

 vided by the Huntington Park Associa- 



CALLA BILBS 



I ship the same day order Is received. I have five men digging and ..',:(V~ - 



the bulbs are floe. I g-uarantee measurement and safe arrival. ' -'-^ '' 



Per 100 by Ex. Per 1000 by Freigrht 



Bulbs lOlnches circumference 110.00 IDO.OO 



" 8 '• " 810 7000 



. >• 6 " " 4.00 3600 



-^ • " 4to61n. " 8.00 26.00 



" ainches ' 2.00 16.00 



50,000 PAPER 1VHITES, 1% Inches In diameter 1.60 10.00 



r ' . ; I prepay all charsres to your city at above prices. , . ,, 



CASH 



WESTERN CARNATION CO., Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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California Seeds 



-' SELECT STOCK 



CoBinoB (tall), pink, white or yeUow, per lb. $1.60 

 Mastortluin (tall), Jupiter or Oroesus " .40 

 Street Peas, separate colors, some new 



varieties per lb. .20 



Oalifomia Giants, mixed " .18 



Patnnlas, Giants of California % oz. 8.00 



Casta please. Money back if not satisfled. 



F. Gilman Taylor Seed Co. 



Box M, ai^KNUALX, CAL. 



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M^TII^F Address communica- 

 '^^^ ■ ■^■- tionslorthe 



California Rose Co. 

 to Pomona, Cal. 



This is 30 miles from Los Angeles. We have 

 three railroads. Western Union and Postal tele- 

 graph and telephone to nursery. 



Extremely fine stock to offer this year. Pay 

 you to have your name on our mailing list. 



CALIFORNIA ROSK CO., POMONA, CAL. 



Wholesale Groirera Field Botes on Own Boots. 



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SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, California and Westralla seed and 

 plants. 



Petunias— Giants of California, band fertll 

 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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tion in Eiverside will be prepared for 

 irrigation on a contour system of dis- 

 tribution, with buildings provided for 

 station purposes. The land will then 

 be planted with collectionfi of trees and 

 plants most suitable for the lines of re- 

 search and experiment. 



Without neglecting other lines of work 

 it is especially designed to render this 

 station exceptionally suited to research 

 and experimenting on new and rare va- 

 rieties of plants, paying particular at- 

 tention to those of value from a com- 

 mercial standpoint. It is expected that 

 the first year of the station work will 

 be chiefly occupied in equipping, collect- 

 ing and planting. 



The land at Whittier for the pomo- 

 logical laboratory will be put into shape 

 for the erection of a building of moder- 

 ate cost, which can be quickly made 

 ready for use. The investigations, 

 laboratory tests and field work with the 

 bartriosis of the English walnut, which 

 were begun in advance of the provision 

 of a laboratory because of the urgency 

 of the trouble, will be continued and ex- 

 tended during the coming season. Gen- 

 eral attention will be paid to other plant 

 diseases, a number of which have come 



Wholesale Prices 



Cut Flowers 



Per 100 



Canutions $0.50 to $JL0O 



Roses too to 3.00 



Sweet Peas A.0 



Centaureas .50 



Asparagtis sprays IjOO 



Asparagtis strings, 10 ft. lonsf, each, 25 



SIGNAL HILL FLORAL CO. 



841 S. Lob Angelea St. 

 LOS ANOKLES, - • CAL. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Calla Bulbs! 



for AusiiBt delivery. 



Paper White Narcissus 



for Pall delivery. Send for price list. 



F llinFMANN 8041 Raker St., 



li LUUCmMHII) San rrancisoo, Cal. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



ALEX MANN. JR. 



Importer and Dealer in 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



Cut Flowers, Galax Leaves 



Also White Doves, $9.00 per doz. 



2041 Pine St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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up in the appeals of southern and cen- 

 tral California growers for investigation. 



One of the most important branches 

 that will commence as soon as possible 

 will be the department of entomology. 

 Provision has been made for the study 

 of insects and other agencies that are 

 destructive to plants. 



The commission has selected Riverside 

 as the place for the plant experiments, 

 and Whittier as the site of the labora- 

 tory. Governor Pardee, President Wheeler 

 and Professor Wickson have been ap- 

 pointed a committee in charge of the 

 work. 



So enthusiastic are the people in the 

 southern portion of this state that sev- 

 eral gifts of land were tendered to the 

 university authorities, and it is to be 

 hoped that many problems now confront- 

 ing the horticultural and agricultural 

 interests of the Pacific coast will be 

 solved by the experts in charge of the 

 station. 



A largo consignment of valuable 



