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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



April 12, 1906. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Our small advertisement in the Eeview 

 has brought us several good sized orders 

 for seeds. — Coronado Nurseries, Coro- 

 nado, Gal. 



Portland, Ore. — J. J. Butzer says 

 that everybody is as busy as can be, 

 seeding, lawn making and outdoor 

 planting being in full blast the first 

 week in April. This will be his banner 

 season, three times as heavy as last 

 year. He recently shipped an order to 

 Japan for seeds amounting to $500. 



CLOSE OF NURSERY SEASON. 



With the arrival of the middle of 

 April the Pacific coast nurserymen are 

 practically at the end of the planting 

 season. From reports from our largest 

 nurseries, it has not been an especially 

 profitable one, principally on account of 

 the long continued rains in the late win- 

 ter and early spring, together with an 

 almost entire absence of cold weather 

 at its proper season. 



The rains were very late in coming 

 last fall, and when they did start they 

 continued almost without intermission 

 for about eight weeks. Between the 

 showers a few warm spells started de- 

 ciduous stock budding almost before the 

 last season's dry leaves had fallen, and 

 when it was possible to dig at all, in 

 most cases the planters had become dis- 

 gusted waiting for suitable weather for 

 planting and concluded to defer every- 

 thing for another year. 



This fact does not make much differ- 

 ence with ornamental shrubbery, but 

 where the stock in question was in the 

 line of fruit or deciduous shade trees, 

 another season added to the present 

 growth in many instances makes the 

 trees too large to handle with safety or 

 for good after-results. 



The dealers handling fruit trees ex- 

 clusively had a rough deal, as in a ma- 

 jority of cases there was a good de- 

 mand for trees, but the planters abso- 

 lutely could not get their ground in 

 order before the trees had budded too 

 much to handle. 



The spring trade for small stock prom- 

 ises well, Ijjut only a limited number of 

 dealers here devote much space to its 

 growth, preferring rather to cater to the 

 planters of hardy outside shrubbery and 

 trees. 



The season with the wholesale flower 

 growers has been fair. Better prices 

 would probably have prevailed if the 

 weather had been such as to make inside 

 stock scarce, but when it is taken into 

 consideration that we have only had half 

 a dozen frosty nights in a year, it makes 

 the production of flowers comparatively 

 easy. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Business is fair, although nothing to 

 brag about, and stock of all kinds is 

 plentiful. It is a pleasure to be able 

 to remark that the retailers can get all 

 the stock in the rose line that they re- 

 quire. Carnations are to be had in any 

 quantity and stock has dropped just a 

 little in price, although it may stiffen 

 somewhat again before Easter. 



Regarding Easter trade, I have spoken 

 with quite a few of the dealers here 

 and there seems to be a general idea 



THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF 



Grafted Roses 



FOR FORCING 



By ALEX. MONTGOMERY, JR. 



''The most important contribution 

 to the modern literature of the Rose.'' 



Containingf Practical Description of the Process of Grafting; with 

 Full Details of planting; and culture, also Directions for treatment to 

 carry the plants a second year* 



''Of much interest to every Rose gfrower and 

 of utmost value to g;rowers of Grafted Roses.'' 



FULLY ILLUSTRATED. PRICE, POSTPAID, 86 CENTS. 

 ADDRESS ' , 



Florists' Publishing Co. 



Canton BIdg., 334 Dearborn SL, C H I C AGO* 



Borbaok's Everbearing Crimsoo Winter Rhobarb 



THE FINEST VEGETABLE FRUIT EVER INTRODUCED. 



It gives a brlRht red sauce as delicious as berries. We are HEADQUARTP:rS for the PLANTS. 

 It is perfectly hardy. Large plants, $18.00 per 100; $150.0J per 1000. Medium, $12.00 per 100; $90.00 

 per 1000. Small, Ist size, $10 00 per 100: $77.50 per 1000. 2nd size, $5.00 per 100; $37.50 per 1000. 250 at 

 1000 rate. We issue RBUBAttB CIRCULAR, SEED AND PLANT LIST and Retail Catalogue of 



fnf cac^s"' "^ '"'' Tiieodosla B. Siiepiierd Co., Ventura, Cal. 



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California Seeds 



SELECT STOCK 



Cosmos (tall), pink, white or yellow, per lb. $1.50 

 Nasturtiuin (tall), Jupiter or Croesus " .40 

 Sw^eet Peas, separate colors, some new 



varieties per lb. .20 



" " California Giants, mixed " .18 

 Petunias, Giants of California %oz. 3.00 



Cash please. Money back if not satisfied. 



F. Gilman Taylor Seed Co. 



Box 04, GLENDALE, CAL. 



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OAK GROVE NURSERIES 



1005 CROP 



Asparagus plumosus nanus seed, lath house 



grown $2.25 per 1000 



Smilax seed $1.25 per lb. 



Canna seed, Crozy's mixed 1.00 per lb. 



Cash with order. 



ECl CUD 406 N. LOS ANGELES ST. 

 I iLLUni LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



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that there will be a shortage in out-of- 

 town orders this season. As for the local 

 demand, from all appearances it will be 

 up to the usual standard. 



Eegarding stock, 1 can say there will 

 be plenty of everything as far as pres- 

 ent indications go. Lilies are of good 

 quality and supply, and potted plants 

 cost the dealers from $5 to $7.50 per 

 dozen. Azaleas, white wistarias, gen- 

 istas, white lilac and dwarf fruit trees 

 in blossom will be extensively used. 

 Azaleas are not very plentiful, our early 

 warm weather forcing them into bloom 

 in March, but some fine specimens of 

 later sorts are seen and bring good 

 prices. 



Violets are practically out of season. 

 Also all kinds of bulbous stock except a 

 few late daffodils and valley. 



SDASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, California and Westralla, strong field 

 divisions for 3-inch pots and larger, tl. 00 per doz.; 

 16.00 per 100; 160.00 per 1000. 



The above are from divieions of Mr, Burbank's 

 origrinal plants. 



Paris Daisy, Queen Alexandra, 2^-ln.., $3.00 per 

 100. 



Cyclamen Glganteum, 2 and 3-ln., $5.00 and $7.00 

 per 100. 



Hardy Perennials In Var., 1-year-old, field 

 clumps, $4.00 per 100. 



SEED— Alaska, California and Westralla, 26c 

 per 100; $2.00 per 1000; $6.00 per oz. Improved 

 Shasta Seed, 25c per 1,500; $2.50 per oz. Hybrid 

 Belphlnlum, Burbank Strain, 26c p€tr trade pkt ; 

 $2.00 per oz. Petunia Giants of California, frlngad, 

 hand fertilized, 50c per 1000; $16.00 per oz. Casn 

 please. FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



Western 

 Carnation Co. 



SOQUEL, CXL. 



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ROSES 



Field-grown, low budded, 2-year-old, over 200 

 best varieties. Send for wholesale price list. 



F. LUDEMANN 

 3041 Baker St., San Francisco, Cal. 



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Fruit blossoms have been badly dam- 

 aged by our late rough weather, and the 

 same can be said of lilae, of which there 

 was but a very poor supply this season* 



