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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBEB 4, 1906. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



SPOKANE, V ASH. 



Hundreds of professional and ama- 

 teur growers from various parts of the 

 Inland Empire, which takes in parts of 

 Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and 

 southern British Columbia, participated 

 in the eighth annual aster show by the 

 Spokane Floral Association held in 

 connection with the Spokane interstate 

 fair September 24 to October 6. The 

 officers in charge are Mrs. John W, Gil- 

 son, president, and Mrs. E. Axelson, 

 secretary. 



Mrs. R. Weil, of Spokane, who gave 

 away 10,000 packets of seeds to the 

 children of the Spokane district last 

 spring, gives special cash prizes to the 

 amount of $100 for the best exhibits by 

 the children. 



The Spokane Floral Association is 

 doing everything in its power to en- 

 courage the gro>\'ing of flowers by the 

 children as well as adults and as a 

 result Spokane has some of the finest 

 gardens in this part of the northwest. 



STOCK FOR STANDARD ROSES. 



I notice that a question has been 

 asked in the Review within the last 

 few weeks regarding the stocks that 

 should be used in the growing of stand- 

 ard roses. The correspondent asks about 

 Rosa canina and R. rugosa and speaks 

 of both of them as being much used in 

 Europe for that purpose. If any of 

 our readers are interested in either of 

 those varieties on this coast and have 

 any intentions whatever of using them 

 for the purpose of harboring tender va- 

 rieties, my advice would be "Don't." 

 Many years ago I imported Rosa canina 

 from Germany, and after having tried 

 it in all the ways I thought possible I 

 discarded it. 



In the first place I found that it was 

 prone to sucker and it was almost impos- 

 sible to have the variety draw enough 

 substance from the root to keep the 

 higher portion alive. As for suckering, 

 it acts the same way as do all varieties 

 of roses when the variety budded into 

 them is not suitable, or when from any 

 reason their growth is retarded; they 

 retaliate by suckering. 



Another consideration that should be 

 taken into account is that this stock 

 seems to be short-lived on this coast. 

 It is evident that our dry, hot summers 

 do not fill its requirements and I have 

 found it almost impossible to grow it 

 longer than one season without the bark 

 scalding and subsequently dying down 

 to the ground. 



With a few heavy-growing sorts I 

 have found Rosa rugosa a good host, 

 but it has much of the habit of R. 

 canina, and under usual conditions it 

 has not appeared to be any longer-lived. 

 It is certain that at least 90 per cent 

 of our best standard varieties will not 

 make a firm union with it under any 

 circumstances. 



Speaking of the various varieties of 

 wild roses used in the growing of stand- 

 ard roses, it is surprising what changes 

 have come about within the last twenty- 

 five years. The earliest sort used as a 

 standard on this coast was the old 

 Castilian, and I have on my grounds 

 several specimen roses budded to that 

 variety over forty years ago. They look 



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500 LBS. MONTEREY CYPRESS SEED 



Per lb., $1.60. 



260 Lbs. CALIFORNIA REDWOOD SEED 



Par lb.,M.50. 



Santa Cruz, Oaf. 



A. MiniNG, 



WholflMle Florist 

 17 to 23 Kennan St. 



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as though they might live for many 

 years. The objection I found to the 

 Castilian was that after a few years' 

 growth the stem did not grow in pro- 

 portion with the top, and a top-heavy 

 plant was always the result. 



Although not entirely discarding this 

 old kind, I next experimented with 

 Baltimore Belle and found that it could 

 not be depended on to remain alive after 

 a couple of years. It also suckered 

 badly, and in turn I threw it out for 

 what I consider the best of all rose 

 stocks, La Grifferae. This is really the 

 best all-round host for budding. It is 

 not inclined to sucker, buds easily, 

 makes a heavy stem, is easy to trans- 

 plant and is long-lived. About eighty 

 per cent of our best roses do splendidly 

 on it, and with Manetti for a few 

 hybrids that do not grow on the other 

 I have the best combination that I think 

 can be had in the line of material for 

 standard roses. G. 



SAN FRANOSGO. 



TlicMaricd. 



Business has made a good advance 

 within the last ten days and all the 

 dealers are busy. Flowers are scarce 

 and bringing good prices, both for the 

 wholesalers and retailers. Asters are 

 quite out of season and the chrysanthe- 



We are booklna; ordara noyr for 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 



for delivery next winter. Per ounce (about 700 

 seeds), 11.00; per pound, $14.00; per 5 pounds, 

 S56.00; per 10 pounds, $100.00. 



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



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Calla Bulbs! 



Paper White Narcissus 



Send for Price List. 



It LUUtMANN) San rranoisco, Cal. 



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SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, California and Westralla seed and 

 plants. 



Patiinlaa— Giants of California, hand fertil- 

 ized, from choicest collection. Also other seeds. 

 Send for list and prices to 



FRED GROHE, Santa Roaa, Cal. 



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mum crop is not yet at its height. Car- 

 nations are in poor supply and only 

 fair quality. Much sliort stock is being 

 offered that has been cut from young 

 plants. Prices have an upward tendency, 

 having advanced at least twenty per 

 cent within the last two weeks. Roses, 

 except short stock, remain scarce; in 

 fact, no fancy stock is offered at all. 

 I have seen no good Beauties in a 

 month, and from present ipdications 

 none will be offered for some weeks. 

 Lilies of all descriptions are about 

 gone. Valley can be had in fair quan- 

 tities and costs the retailers about $4 

 per hundred. Mums should be in full 



