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Adgcst 23, 1906. 



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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



887 



NOW READY: 



Narcissus Paper White Grandiflora 

 and White Roman Hyacinths 



We offer the finest bulbs for immediate delivery, as follows: 



Narcissus Paper White Grandiflora, finest quality bulbs, {3 cen* and up, (250 bulbs to the case, 

 $n.25 per case; less quantities at $(.00 per (00* Paper White Grandiflora Narcissus is always a 

 money-maker. Plant at once for earliest crop, which is the most profitable. 



White Roman Hyacinths* finest quality bulbs, 12 to (5 cen., about (800 bulbs to the case, $2.50 per 

 (00; $23.00 per (COO. 



Freesia Refracta Alba, finest Bermuda-grown bulbs, X-inch up, $7.50 per (000. 



Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis, $(.00 per (0(^ $7.50 per (000. 



Llllum Harris!!, 6 to 7-inch bulbs, 335 to the case, $(3.50 per case; less quantities, $5.00 per (00. 

 Larger si^e bulbs all sold out. 



F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Meutlon The Kevlew when you write. 



club attended by the writer a few months 

 ago, in which great enthusiasm was 

 shown by the members, there were sug- 

 gested for the planting of several miles 

 of sidewalks the following trees: Ash, 

 Monterey cypress, weeping willow, 

 Acacia mollissima, Brahea filamentosa, 

 Phoenix Canariensis and several varieties 

 of gum trees. Surely there is a virgin 

 field here for a landscape architect, and 

 although we have many good men in 

 that line in California, the public has 

 up to this time not felt the necessity of 

 calling on them for advice in many cases, 

 and much valuable time and money have 

 been wasted by the promiscuous plant- 

 ing of such assortments of trees as I 

 have just mentioned. G. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



Further 'Wanderings. 



The cordial reception which greeted 

 our visits everywhere inspired us to ex- 

 plore still further, and not until this 

 month were we aware of the large num- 

 ber of greenhouse establishments inside 

 the city limits. "We are not showing par- 

 tiality or passing up any one, and where 

 the street-car and automobile do not 

 traverse we go afoot. 



Being too closely confined to every- 

 day duties during the busy season we 

 were prevented at an earlier date from 

 calling on Mr. Sibson at Sellwood, one 

 of the latest additions to the growers' 

 ranks. It is not quite two years since 

 At. Sibson started to build, and he now 

 has three 200-foot houses, four 100-foot 

 houses, besides the propagating house, 

 conceded by all to be the finest built 

 range of glass in Portland, and we are 

 going to watch it grow. We asked for 

 the foreman and were introduced to 

 Alfred Woodington, who came here from 

 Chicago in May to take charge of the 

 place, and he volunteered all the informa- 

 tion sought. Boses are a strong feature, 

 and Mr. Woodington has all the houses 

 planted with the most popular varieties, 

 best suited to our trade and climate. 

 Richmond and Kate Moulton, new here 

 and occupying two of the largest houses, 

 will be put to a thorough test. All 

 the accessories required by a model estab- 

 lishment are seen here, such as a minia- 



ture Windsor Castle for the owner and 

 a new cottage for the foreman, spacious 

 packing houses and, in fact, a suitable 

 place for everything. The extent of the 

 grounds is twenty-five acres, all planted 

 to hardy stock, with roses predominating, 

 hence the fit title, the Sibson Rose Nurs- 

 eries. 



Only a block away is Peter Johnson, 

 who moved here a year ago, and who has 

 more room to expand than he formerly 

 had in Albina. Peter sees more money 

 in carnations^ and grows for the whole- 

 sale trade. 



After leaving here, we indulged in a 

 little physical culture; slid down the 

 embankment of the Willamette river, 

 swam across and climbed up Carson 

 heights to say "how do you do" to 

 Walch Bros. Here is a well-kept place 

 of 12,000 feet of glass. While located 

 between two cemeteries, this firm does 

 not cater to that class of trade, but 

 grows the choicest only in plants and 

 flowers, disposing of its stock to the 

 retail stores. 



On our way home we made the 

 acquaintance of R. Riegelman, who owns 

 10,000 feet of glass on the Macadam 

 road. He was celebrating his seventy- 

 first birthday building a new greenhouse. 

 He thought he needed a tonic and asked 

 us to join him. Miscellaneous stuflf is 

 grown here, and is disposed of through 

 various channels by the two faithful 

 sons. Several neatly kept flower beds 

 give the place a most inviting appear- 

 ance. H. J. M. 



DENVER. 



The Market. 



The last week has been a satisfactory 

 one for midsummer; in fact, all seem 

 to agree that almost every week there 

 is an advance over the corresponding 

 week a year ago. July showed the best 

 business for some years, and trade has 

 ueen fully as good as can be expected 

 all summer. The second crop of Ameri- 

 can Beauties has commenced to come 

 in from a few of the growers. While 

 there are few long-stemmed ones, the 

 short and medium are good. Brides and 

 Maids are not yet up to the standard, 

 and first-class stock finds ready sale. 



Chatenays are good, as well as Liberty 

 and Richmond. Carnations have seen 

 better days, and the stock received seems 

 to be growing smaller every day. 



Asters are in large supply, and take 

 the place of carnations, the purple and 

 white being particularly good, while 

 pink is small and short-stemmed. The 

 prices are from 60 cents to $1 per 

 hundred. Gladioli are fine, and sweet 

 peas are plentiful, bringing but 5 cents 

 per bunch retail. 



Various Notes. 



James F. Crossen died at La Junta, 

 Colo., August 17. He formerly worked 

 for H. W. Wipperman, of Brooklyn, 

 and later worked for Herman Kubn, of 

 New York city. Coming west, he was 

 with the Park Floral Co. until about 

 six months ago, when he went into busi- 

 ness for himself at La Junta, Colo., at 

 which place he died. 



B. E. Gillis, of the Park Floral Co., 

 and W. W, Wilmore, of the dahlia farm, 

 are at Colorado Springs this week acting 

 as judges for the El Paso County Hor- 

 ticultural Society, the former as judge 

 for sweet peas, the latter for dahlias. 



The Park Floral Co. had a nice lot 

 of valley which has cleaned up well. 

 Dahlias are now seen at their best in 

 all colors, bringing $1 per hundred and 

 retailing for 35 cents per dozen. 



W. C. Walters is cutting some fine 

 asters, having perhaps the largest supply 

 in town. 



A. Gude and W, F. Gude, of Washing- 

 ton, D. C, were visitors last week, on 

 their way to the southern part of the 

 state, where they have extensive mining 

 interests. They were driven about the 

 city and out to the dahlia farm of W. 

 W. Wilmore by J. A. Valentine. They 

 were much impressed by the immense 

 number of dahlias grown, as well as 

 the varieties and excellent quality. They 

 expect to return by way of Dayton, and 

 to attend the convention. 



A. H. Bush has been oflf on a fishing 

 trip, and since his return was around 

 town showing results that indicate con- 

 siderable skill and some luck. E. S. K. 



Philadelphia, Pa.— C. H. Clark, Jr., 

 will rebuild two greenhouses, the cost 

 of the improvements to be $2,000. • 



