1886 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 17, 1906. 



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SOUTHERN FLORISTS- 

 ATTENTION! 



The New Orleans Horticultural So- 

 ciety has issued a call for a meeting 

 May 22, at Chattanooga, Tenn., of all 

 the florists of the south, for the purpose 

 of organizing a society of southern flo- 

 rists. The railroads have granted re- 

 duced rates and the Chamber of Com- 

 merce of Chattanooga has offered its 

 hall under the Read hotel free for the 

 use of the florists. The originators of 

 the plan have received such a number 

 of encouraging letters that they look 

 forward to a very successful start. The 

 object of the organization is to bring 

 about a closer communication and per- 

 sonal acquaintance between the florists 

 of the south, to hold annual conventions 

 for this purpose, combined with trade 

 exhibits and reading of papers on sub- 

 jects of interest to the trade. 



New Orleans will send a strong dele- 

 gation, armed with a still stronger list of 

 applications for membership. Invitation 

 is hereby extended to all southern flo- 

 rists to attend the meeting at Chatta- 

 nooga on May 22, and in case of in- 

 ability to attend, send in your applica- 

 tion to the undersigned, accompanied by 

 $1. Let the charter roll be the signal 

 for harmonious co-operation ; let us get 

 better acquainted with each other for 

 the sake of mutual interests and horti- 

 culture in general. 



C. W. ElCHLING, 



Acting Secretary. 



3442 St. Charles avenue. New Or- 

 leans, La. 



Erie, Pa.— The Schluraff Floral Co. 

 has removed from 22 West Ninth street 

 to 824 State street, where they have 

 much improved facilities. 



Beading, Pa. — Stephen Sousley has 

 been in the business only one year, but 

 has prospered, and this season will add 

 to his glass. 



Indianapolis, Ind. — On May 9 Mrs. 

 A. F. J. Baur underwent an operation 

 for appendicitis at the Deaconess hos- 

 pital. The operation was completely 

 successful and Mrs. Baur is now con- 

 valescing. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



HARRISII IN CALIFORNIA. 



The experiments in growing Lilium 

 Harrisii in California have progressed 

 far enough to show that the bulbs pass 

 the winter safely in the open, and, even 

 more important, that they hold their 

 vitality during the dry summer without 

 irrigation. It has also been demon- 

 strated that bulbs can be produced 

 economically from seed. The seed sup- 

 plied to the experimenters by the Agri- 

 cultural Department at Washington from 

 the improved form resulting from Mr. 

 Oliver's crossings germinated as freely 

 and evenly as that of the commonest an- 

 nual. 



From what we have seen we believe it 

 will not be many years before California 

 will be in a position to supply all the 

 bulbs of the "Easter lily" required by 

 the American trade. And the fact that 

 the growers are starting with seedlings 

 from a selected strain and in virgin soil 

 seems to preclude any possibility of dis- 

 ease getting into the stock. 



The most disturbing factor in the sit- 

 uation is the California gopher. He is 

 fond of the bulbs and has an insatiable 

 appetite. But no doubt means will be 

 found to keep him in check. Though 

 fond of the lilies, the bulbs of the nar- 

 cissus are not to his taste and he does 

 not trouble them. 



There seems to be absolutely no rea- 

 son why all the bulbs of the narcissus 

 family required by the American trade 

 should not be produced in California. 

 It is merely a question of growing the 

 sorts most in demand in a suflSciently 

 wholesale way. As the winter rains are 

 generally over by May, and sometimes 

 earlier, the bulbs ripen very early in the 

 summer, which would make early deliv- 

 ery of well ripened bulbs possible. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Business Situation. 



There is no change in the situation of 

 the florists' business in San Francisco 

 and vicinity, except that some of the 



wholesale dealers have been making ex- 

 traordinary efforts to dispose of their 

 wasting stock by shipping it to interior 

 towns and in a few cases, by reducing 

 the prices considerably, they have in- 

 duced retail dealers in other cities to 

 become regular customers. The retail 

 dealers report everything at a standstill. 

 Every one is waiting for something to 

 be done — no one seems to have any 

 ready cash. The savings banks are not 

 yet ready for business and the insur- 

 ance companies have paid no losses to 

 date. This will probably be arranged 

 in a few days and the public at least 

 will have some spending money. 



None of the dealers has put up any 

 improvements in the burned district. 

 Other lines of trade have erected tem- 

 porary wooden buildings on the ashes of 

 the destroyed ones and from appearances 

 of the last few days, there will be a 

 great quantity of frame structures dotted 

 over the ruined^ area very shortly. 



One difficulty that has kept the deal- 

 ers from going ahead is the uncertainty 

 of where the best retail district is to 

 be situated. Fillmore street at the pres- 



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Fancy or Dagger Ferns $3.25 per case of 5000 



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