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SUPTBUBEB 20, 1006. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



U57 



•will be but few azaleas, poinsettias, lil- 

 ies, lilacs, etc., forced for the Christmas 

 trade and but few bulbs, such as hya- 

 cinths and tulips. Several growers with 

 whom I have spoken are not inclined to 

 take any risks with such short-lived 

 stock and the selections of everything 

 except roses, carnations and other stand- 

 ard articles will be much curtailed. 



The stores in town are relying to a 

 great extent, and have been doing so 

 ever since the fire, on funeral orders. 

 Fancy a town with not one decent the- 

 ater, public hall or place of amusement 

 and you have San Francisco. Conse- 

 quently there is almost nothing doing 

 socially and the demand reverts to 

 funeral flowers almost entirely. 



Order is being gradually brought out 

 of chaos. Buildings are being rapidly' 

 erected and before long we are bound 

 to have a big town again, but opinions 

 are much divided about what the trade 

 will be this season, and the majority 

 favor the idea that we will have to wait 

 another season before we will get well 

 back in the old groove again. G. 



SALEM, ORE, 



The Oregon Nursery Co. was estab- 

 lished in 1867 and incorporated in 1900. 

 They cultivate between 400 and 500 acres 

 and grow a general line of fruit and or- 

 namental stock. M. McDonald is presi- 

 dent and A. McGill secretary and 

 treasurer. Mr. McDonald attends to the 

 office and selling end of the business, 

 while Mr. McGill looks after the outside 

 work of growing and shipping. Both 

 are of Canadian birth, coming to this 

 country about fifteen years ago. By 

 hard work and upright dealings they 

 have built up an immense trade. Their 

 growing methods are strictly up to date. 

 Cultivation is begun early in the sea- 

 son and continued until late, so that 

 weeds are almost unknown. Spraying is 

 resorted to several times each season. 

 More than a half million of apple trees 

 are grown each year, comprising upward 

 of 125 varieties. Pears, plums, prunes, 

 cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches and 

 quinces in large numbers are also propa- 

 gated. 



They are also making a specialty of 

 English walnuts, the Pranquette ,and 

 Mayette varieties being propagated ex- 

 tensively. Large tracts of these are be- 

 ing planted in this state for commercial 

 nut-growing. A tree begins fruiting in 

 four or five years from planting and in 

 ten years produces a paying crop and 

 annually thereafter, the profits being 

 much larger than from fruit trees. A 

 nice block of cut-leaved birch would ex- 

 cite the envy of many an eastern grow- 

 er. The land is a deep, rich loam, well 

 drained. Nursery crops are rotated with 

 grain and clover, but commercial ferti- 

 lizers never are used. 



It would require a volume to describe 

 the many valuable novelties which this 

 firm is growing. The stock of small 

 fruits, shrubs and ornamentals is com- 

 plete, while the well arranged and com- 

 modious packing shed gives them almost 

 unlimited shipping facilities. 



This nursery will be removed to Wash- 

 ington county within the next two years, 

 a 700-acre tract of choice land having 

 been recently purchased about twelve 

 miles west of Portland. 



C. F. Lansing established the Quaker 

 Nurseries at Salem about fifteen years 

 ago and now has fifty acres planted to a 

 general line of stock. Everything here 

 betokens thrift and prosperity. The 



100,000 SEEDLING PANSY PUNTS 



22 colon of the hrge%t flowerioe varieties mixed, $2,50 per 1000} $10.00 per 5000. 



10,000 Extra No. 1 Field-crown CARNATIONS to close out: Wolcott, Joost, 

 Flora Hill, Harlowarden, Queen Louise and Prosperity at $4.00 per 100} $30.00 

 per 1000. 



100,000 BULBS, to close out, by freight: Paper White, Grand Monarque, 

 Gloriosus, Cynosure, Incomparabilis, Figaro, Dontle, at $5.00 per 1000. 



25 at 100 rate, 250 at 1000 rate. Guh— express prepaid. 



Also 10,000 CALLA BULBS, 1 inch diameter, $15.00 per 1000, freight. 



A. NITTING, Wholesale Florist 



17 to 23 Kennan St. SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Mention TTk* Rerlew when yoo write. 



Cut Flowers for the Northwest 



We are Wholefale Growers 

 and Shippers of Fine Hoses 



THE SIBSON ROSE NURSERIES 



Cut Flower Dept. 

 1 1 80 MilwauKit Avenue, PORTLAND. ORE. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



stock has been well cultivated and is in 

 prime condition. He employs a force 

 of agents and disposes of large quanti- 

 ties at wholesale. 



W. \v. Walker & Son have a neat, 

 v\ U-kept place just east of the city of 

 Salem, growing fruit largely. 



T. D. Jones, one of the Nestors in 

 the business, has a small, well-kept place 

 east of Salem. 



J. B. Piikington has a nice block of 

 ornamental stock in the suburbs of Port- 

 land. His trade is largely in the city. 



Henry Freeborough, of Montavilla, 

 makes a specialty of seedlings, has a 

 neat, attractive place and enjoys a 

 thriving trade. X. Y. Z. 



SAN FRANOSCX). 



The Market 



Continued warm weather has had the 

 effect of drying up outdoor stock and 

 making greenhouse stock plentiful. 

 There has been a fair demand for car- 

 nations and roses and fair prices have 

 been realized. Asters are about through 

 flowering and, as it will be at least 

 ten days before we have much in the 

 line of chrysanthemums, there will be 

 little to draw on. Quantities of amaryl- 

 lises have been used by the retailers 

 and they have proven to be one of the 

 best selling fall flowers. Sweet peas 

 are short of stem and do not find such 

 ready sale as they did early in the sea- 

 son. 



A few violets have made their appear- 

 ance and are costing the retailers $1 

 per dozen bunches. Auratum, roseum 

 and rubrum lilies are about over for the 

 season and they have proven one of the 

 best sellers we have had. Valley has 

 been slow sale for several weeks but the 

 chances are that it shortly will be in 

 good demand. Lilium Harrisii is being 

 offered in small lots at the usual price 

 of $1.50 to $2.50 per dozen stems. White 

 dahlias are of good quality and are be- 

 ing used in very large quantities by the 

 retailers, especially in funeral work. 

 Smilax is daily becoming more plentiful, 

 but good adiantura is somewhat scarce. 



We are booking orders noyr for 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 



for delivery next winter. Per ounce (about 700 

 seeds), $1.00; per pound, $14.00; per 6 pounds, 

 $55 00; per 10 pounds, $100.00. 



F. Gilman Taylor Seed Co., Glendale, Gal. 



Mention The RcTlew when yog write. 



SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska. Oallfomla and Weitralla seed and 

 plants. 



Petunias— Giants of California, band fertil- 

 ized, from choicest collection. Orders booked 

 now tor fall delivery. Also other seeds. Send 

 for list and prices to 



FRED GROHB, Santa Rosa. Cal. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Calla Bulbs! 



for Immediate delivery. 



Paper White Narcissus 



for Fall delivery. Send for price list. 



Ii LUDcMANN) San FnmctBco, Cal. 

 Meptlon The Berlew when joa write. 



Over in Oakland trade is reported as 

 being fair for the season. A good lot 

 of funeral work has assisted in making 

 ends meet and every one is sanguine for 

 a good winter trade. 



Various Notes. 



John Young, formerly of the Dwight 

 Way Nurseries, Berkeley, has returned 

 from a three months' visit to Shasta 

 county. 



Frank Pelicano & Co. have opened a 

 new establishment on Sutter street, above 

 Van Ness avenue. 



John Gill, of West Berkeley, is on a 

 two weeks' trip through Oregon and 

 Washington. 



Sievers & Co. have had a successful 

 opening and a good run of orders at 

 their new store on California street. 

 Their show windows are especially at- 

 tractive. 



Tomlin & Co. have leased for two 

 years the greenhouses of the Lacy Co., 

 at Fruitvale. 



Cleis & Jacobaen report good trade 

 for August and September. They have 

 had a fine run of funeral work and the 

 prospects for the autumn season are 

 bright. 



Fred Worth has returned from a fish- 

 ing trip to Lake county. 



The continued dry weather has inter- 

 fered considerably with the violet crop. 



G. 



