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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



March 1, 1906. 



NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONI 



ELEGANTISSIMA 



Grand stock, in all sizes. Very poputar in New York and all the largfe cities. 



INPRECEDENTED SALE OF LARGE SPECIMENS 



Prices from 75c each ; $9.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100, up to $2.00, 

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



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



PACIFIC COAST. 



The Smyrna Park Nursery Co., Ceres, 

 Gal., has received 10,000 Calimyrna fig 

 trees from the Roeding nursery at 

 Fresno, Cal. 



Pasadena, Cal. — The Pasadena Gar- 

 deners' Association is planning an im- 

 portant flower show April 6 to S. The 

 officers are A. T. Hansen, of the Central 

 Nursery, president; John Blake, vice- 

 president; Herbert E. George, of Alta- 

 dena, secretary; Mr. Junich, treasurer. 



VARIETIES OF ROSES. 



The list of roses grown under glass in 

 the largest places near San Francisco 

 has dwindled down until there are not 

 over half a dozen different varieties 

 forced. Perle des Jardins was grown here 

 with fair success by various wholesalers 

 several years ago, but for a long time 

 it has not been in favor and has been 

 generally discarded. As a consequence 

 the retail dealer has to get along with- 

 out much of a supply of that particular 

 color and orders for yellow roses are 

 generally refused. Some Sunset and a 

 few beds of Sunrise are to be found 

 but only on rare occasions. 



With large flowered varieties there is 

 also but little to select from. American 

 Beauty has proven the only lasting sort. 

 Ulrich Brunner has been tried. Mrs, 

 John Laing and Queen of Edgely have 

 also been given considerable house room 

 but have finally been thrown out. The 

 first two kinds mentioned are not to 

 be relied on regarding blooming quali- 

 ties and the latter, although free enough, 

 does not seem to be a popular shade of 

 color. 



We have a somewhat larger selection 

 of pink sorts. I find Bridesmaid to be, 

 however, planted more generally than 

 ever this season. Several seasons ago 

 Mme. Caroline Testout gave it a very 

 close run for popularity but is at pres- 

 ent considerably behind in the race. 

 There are several reasons for this, the 

 principal one being that the public ap- 

 pears to prefer the former rose. Belle 

 Siebrecht has a few adherents and oc- 

 casionally some grower plants a bed of 



Papa Gontier or Eainbow but the flowers 

 are rarely seen in the shop windows. 

 Mme. Chatenay has been planted here 

 in several places and with fair success, 

 but the public are not yet well enough 

 acquainted with it to make it very popu- 

 lar. 



Of the white kinds Bride has outdis- 

 tanced everything and was planted very 

 heavily last season. Kaiserin is in great 

 favor with some growers and is a popu- 

 lar variety, but as a winter bloomer it 

 does not rank Avith Bride and as a con- 

 sequence it is not as much depended on. 

 Ivory has not given as much satisfaction 

 here as in other parts of the country and 

 will not be generally planted the coming 

 season. 



Of the bright red sorts Liberty has at 

 present the lead although some growers 

 seem to prefer the older Meteor — the 

 balance are in the favor of the other, 

 however, and there is nothing at pres- 

 ent in the field to take its place. 



None of the true hybrids are forced 

 here to any extent. I refer to roses of 

 the Genl. Jacqueminot type. Souv. du 

 Pres. Carnot was planted extensively a 

 few years ago. but at present it is not 

 seen in any quantity. 



Cecile Brunner is the only polyantha 

 variety forced at all and it does not 

 seem to be a well paying proposition 

 either. 



This is about all the kinds that have 

 been grown here for the past five years 

 and not over six of thenji together repre- 

 sent at least ninety pe* pent of the con- 

 tents of the various ro^e growing estab- 

 lishments in the vicinity of San Fran- 

 cisco. G. 



SAN FRANOSCO. 



The Market. 



The continued rainy weather enjoyed 

 by this locality for the past week has 

 interfered to a considerable extent with 

 business and everything in the flower 

 line is moving rather slowly. Flowers 

 of all descriptions are in abundance with 

 the possible exception of fancy roses and 

 they are rather a scarce article. 



Bulbous stock is a glut at present, al- 

 though the season for it is rapidly draw- 

 ing to a close. Violets are to be had in 



endless quantity at almost any price. 

 Freesias and Roman hyacinths hold their 

 own and valley has dropped to about 

 $2.50 per hundred, vdth only a very 

 scarce demand. 



Wild maidenhair, which is now very 

 plentiful, has taken the place of every- 

 thing else in that line, smilax being 

 scarce as well as asparagus. 



Carnations are in heavy supply and 

 the prices range from $1.50 to $3 per 

 hundred. Considerable native greens are 

 being used in decorative work around 

 town and this, with a very fair supply of 

 funeral orders, represents the bulk of 

 the trade at present. 



Various Notes. 



Geo. Eosmariu, the well-known Ala- 

 meda florist, has written an open letter 

 to the Improvement Association of that 

 town, protesting against the purchasing 

 of trees to ornament the streets from 

 Japanese nurserymen. 



James Tait, for many years employed 

 as a gardener at the State University 

 greenhouses, died February 17, aged 

 49 years. 



J. T. Murphy, the head gardener at 

 Sutro Heights, with a force of ten men, 



TO NORTHWESTERN 

 FLORISTS 



About March 15 we shall be able to sup- 

 ply in large quantities field-grown cut 

 flowers of best 



DAFFODILS $1.00 per 100 



TULIPS .75 per 100 



HYACINTHS 2.00 per 100 



Correspondence solicited. 



WOLLASTON & WALLACE 



Bulb Growers, Victoria, B. C. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 



A FRESH LOT OF VERY FINE SEED, 



vigorous and true to name at $2.25 per 1000; 5000 

 for $10.00. Cash with order. 



F. OILMAN TAYLOR SEED CO. 



OKElTDAIiE, CAI.. 



