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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Septehbbr 13, 1906. 



WMiisale cm Flowers lor llie nwesi 



The Sibson Rose Nurseries* of Portland, Oregon, are wholesale 

 growers and shippers of fine Roses — 50,000 feet of glass. Beauty, 

 Richmond, Kate Moulton, Bridesmaid, Gate, Bride, etc., in season at ^^^^^ - . 

 ' reasonable prices. Address "* - •. i: > *. , ' 



The Sibsori Rose Nurseries 



Cut Flower Dept, 1180 Milwaukie Ave., Portland, Ore. 



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PACIFIC COAST. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



We Take to the Auto. 



Beturning from the country, where we 

 had been to inspect the hop fields, and 

 incidentally to pitch hay and saw wood 

 for muscular development, we have once 

 mdre become adjusted to city life. The 

 doctor has given us a certificate of per- 

 fect health and we have also won the 

 wrfger we started out to win, a new 

 twenty horse-power automobile. The ef- 

 ficiency of the machine was thoroughly 

 tested in a 30-mile spin when we fin- 

 ished our visits among the growers. 

 >? No name is more familiar, and no firm 

 "ijias done more for the advancement of 

 .~'3»<)rticulture in the northwest, than 

 •illarke Bros. Coming from Ohio sixteen 

 years ago, they soon after established 

 business in a small way at South Mount 

 Tabor, where the Indians then hunted 

 bears in the tall timber, and where on 

 the same site now stand 60,000 feet of 

 glass, a fit testimonial to thrift and in- 

 dustry. They were the first to issue a 

 retail plant catalogue on the coast, be- 

 ginning ten years ago with a small edi- 

 tion. The success of this special branch 

 of their business has been almost phe- 

 nomenal, and they are now sending out 

 25,000 copies annually, having recently 

 added seeds and bulbs. We saw some 

 35,000 rose plants being potted up for 

 delivery next spring, and other young 

 stock in proportion. The retail cut 

 flower trade has received the same atten- 

 tion, being well advertised through the 

 medium of a neatly illustrated catalogue. 



An important adjunct to this firm is 

 the range of glass at Fruitvale, Cal., 

 where Mr. Clarke, St., and Balph Clarke 

 preside. In addition to their horticul- 

 tural talent the Clarke family are quite 

 musically inclined. The youngest daugh- 

 ter has returned to Germany to complete 

 her musical education. Fraiik will spend 

 the next few months in the east study- 

 ing under a noted instructor, and George, 

 of Alaska fame, possesses a fine tenor 

 voice and high aspirations, too. Bert 

 will assume the entire responsibility of 

 the business here, dividing his time be- 

 tween the store and the greenhouses. 



Jumping a high barbed wire fence, we 

 lit right in the center of Prof. Steele's 

 pansy beds. Prof. Steele is principal 

 of one of our schools, and is an expert 

 on pansy culture, disposing of 75,000 



We are bookinB orders now for 



jkSPARAGUS PLDMOSUS NANUS 



fOT-deftf ery next winter. Per ounce (about 700 

 seeds), $1.00; per pound, $11.00; per 6 pounds, 

 $56.00; per 10 pounds, $100.00. 



F. Gilnan Taylor Sesd Co., Glendale, Cal. 



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plants at retail every spring. All Europe 

 is ransacked for the best seed, and be- 

 ing personally acquainted with Emperor 

 William, Mr. Steele is favored every year 

 with a packet of the choicest from the 

 royal gardens. 



An entire stranger to us was M. M. 

 Confrey, at Ivanhoe, who owns 10,000 

 feet of glass. His principal stock in 

 trade this season is tomatoes, and we 

 can vouch for the quality of them. Mr. 

 Confrey says he devours everything in 

 the trade papers, and will eventually 

 branch out with cut flower growing. 



Two blocks south the Hybrid Eose 

 Co., Bobinson Bros., with an amount 

 of glass equal to Mr. Confrey 's, have 

 supplied the wholesale trade with some 

 fine stock for a number of years. They 

 have acted wisely in planting almost 

 their whole place to violets, for we much 

 prefer the home-grown article to those 

 shipped in from the south. 



After partaking of light refreshments 

 we steered our machine back to the city 

 by way of Tenth street, and halted in 

 front of J. G. Holden's place. We have 

 not seen 6,000 feet of glass utilized to 

 a better advantage, and the effervescent 

 good nature of the proprietor is convinc- 

 ing that he knows how to get many dol- 

 lars' worth out of it. With a store in 

 connection and roses planted on both 

 sides of the walk, it presents a most' 

 creditable appearance; Portland has sev- 

 eral such places. 



Judging from the thrifty condition of 

 the stock seen at all places visited, it is 

 safe to predict that there will not be 

 a scarcity of anything the coming win- 

 ter. H. J. M. 



SAN FRANdSGO. 



Tlie Market 



After having the street-car system of 

 the town tied up by a strike for the last 

 ten days, the parties interested finally 

 came to an understanding, and traflBc 

 was again resumed. The effect of the 

 strike has been disastrous to the florists, 

 and the last week has been as quiet as 

 anything ever experienced by the deal- 

 ers here. Owing to the difficulty ex- 



SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, Oaliforoia and Westralia seed and 

 plants. 



Petunias— Oiants of California, band fertil- 

 ized, from choicest collection. Orders booked 

 now for fall delivery. Also other seeds. Send 

 for list and prices to 



. VBED OROHE, Sante Boaa, Cal. 



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Calla Bulbs! 



for Immediate delivery. 



Paper White Narcissus 



for Fall delivery. Send for price list. 



Ii LUuCMANN) amn ^euaoimeo, Oal. 



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perienced by the growers in getting into 

 town on the suburban lines, there have 

 been but few flowers offered to the 

 stores, and it was just as well, for there 

 was little doing among the retailers. 



Every one now has hopes that affairs 

 will resume their normal shape in a 

 short time, and that a good demand 

 will be shown for stock. The pricA have 

 suffered considerably on everything. 

 Asters have been a drug, sweet peas like- 

 wise, and but little call for carnations 

 and roses. The florists are located to 

 a great extent almost at the edge of 

 the burned district, and the fact that 

 car communication was cut off isolated 

 them from both the buyers and the grow- 

 ers. The telephone system is not as 

 yet in a satisfactory condition, and this 

 also helped to make it difficult for the 

 retailers to handle their orders. 



It is a noteworthy fact that almost 

 all the stores are now advertising in the 

 daily newspapers. This is entirely dif- 

 ferent from the old-fashioned way in 

 vogue before the fire. I counted about 

 ten advertisements in one of our morn- 

 ing papers, and this is more than I 

 remember seeing in all the San Fran- 

 cisco papers combined for at least twen- 

 ty years before the quake. 



Various Notes. 



G. L. Grant, accompanied by his two 

 daughters, visited Oakland and vicinity 

 September 2. 



.James Skinner, the well-known Christ- 

 mas tree man, is in town on a two weeks' 

 visit. 



The Sievers Floral Co. has opened a 

 new store at 1600 California street. It 

 is in a good location and is fitted up 

 in splendid style. The chances for a 

 good trade are excellent in this vicinity. 



Bobert Nunenmacher, a well-known 

 gardener in the neighborhood, was 



