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The Weekly Rorists' Review* 



December 20, 1906. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



BERRIED GREENS. 



The California redberry is being used 

 more than ever during the present sea- 

 son by the florists and decorators, and 

 it has become almost indispensable as a 

 substitute where there is a shortage of 

 flowers. They have been used for every 

 possible function, from a wedding bou- 

 quet to a window decoration, and, be- 

 cause of their showy, scarlet berries, dark 

 green foliage and wonderful keeping 

 qualities, they are here to stay. Many 

 thousands of tons are sold in this por- 

 tion of California yearly. Although 

 there are thousands of acres covered 

 with them in various parts of the coun- 

 try, the patches in proximity to the rail- 

 roads are being rapidly depleted, and 

 each succeeding year finds the gatherers 

 going farther inland, makif? ihe ex- 

 pense of gathering and marketing more 

 each successive season. 



Although the Heteromeles aroutifolia 

 is strictly a native growth and is no- 

 where cultivated in the state, it is one 

 of the best paying propositions that has 

 fallen to the lot of the farmer. The 

 labor of gathering it is slight and little 

 care has to be used in packing, so that 

 it is almost all profit. The price has 

 been advanced about fifty per cent dur- 

 ing the last year, and the retailers, who 

 for the last ten years have been paying 

 from $35 to $40 per ton, have had to 

 stand an advance to $50 and $60. This 

 is in line with everything else in regard 

 to advancement of prices, and the end 



is not yet. 



The madrono is also in considerable 

 favor with decorators, and while it is 

 not so easy to handle as the redberry, its 

 glossy leaves, clean brown stems and 

 large scarlet berries make it one of our 

 most attractive native growths. 



The so-called Oregon grape, Berberis 

 Aquifolium, is used universally here for 

 decorating, and the supply in this state 

 is practically exhausted. We are receiv- 

 ing our largest supplies from Oregon, 

 and many hundreds of crates are han- 

 dled here weekly. Its glossy brown leaves 

 and splendid lasting qualities stand the 

 decorator well in hand, and it is espe- 

 cially favored for holiday trimmings. 



Our old standby, the wild huckleberry, 

 still stands supreme as an all-round 

 green. The stock of this is also being 

 rapidly depleted, and in a few years 

 it will be only a memory. Forest fires, 

 clearings for homes, cattle ranges and 

 its wholesale destruction by the men 

 who gather it for florists' use have made 

 a big difference in the supply. 



California still imports almost all the 

 English holly used here. Several patches 

 have been planted foi? the purpose of 

 marketing the branches, but central and 

 southern California are too dry to have 

 much success with a shrub as fond of 

 moisture as is the holly. We get some 

 of our supply from British Columbia 

 and Washington, where the abundance 

 of rain makes an ideal condition for its 

 cultivation. G. 



WALNXrrS IN OREGON. 



The Oregon Nursery Co., at Salem, 

 Ore., has arranged with the Southern 

 Pacific railroad for a car of walnuts to 

 be brought into the state from Califor- 

 nia for seeding purposes. Small lots have 

 been contract^ for in the past from the 



WELL ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 



SPECIAL— Are you going to plant Knoluintr««s heavily this season? We are 

 pared to supply an almost unlimited demand. 50,000 well rooted cuttings ready 



at $1.60 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 

 WHITE Per 100 Per 1000 



WUte Lawson $2.00 



Gov. Woloott 1.40 



Flora HIU. 

 Queen Louise. 

 SCARLET— BsteUe . 



G. H. Crane 



▲merlca 



Red Laweon. 



1.40 

 1.2J 

 1.60 

 1.40 

 1.40 

 1.60 

 YELLOW-Eldorado 1.40 



$15.00 

 IC.OO 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 15.00 

 lO.CO 

 10.00 

 12.50 

 10.00 



PINK— Hannab Hobart Per 100 



(novelty 19C6. Slevers)...$7.50 



Mrs. Lawson 1.40 



G.Lord 1.40 



Arsyle 1.20 



Mrs. Joost 1.20 



CRIMSON— Harlowarden.... 1.40 

 Gov. Roosevelt 1.40 



VARIEGATED Lawson 1.60 



Prosperity 1.40 



Gaiety 1.20 



pre- 

 now 



PerlOOO 



$60.00 



10.00 



10.00 



10.00 

 12.50 

 12.60 

 15.00 

 12.50 

 10.00 



Ready to ship at once. Gash with special discount of 5 per cent or C. 0. D. prlvilese 

 examination. Money back gaarantee. We pay return charges on all shipments 

 arriving in an unsatisfactory condition if returned at once. Express charges paid by 

 us on all orders. No disease of any description. Unrooted cuttings half price., 

 25 cuttings at 100 rate; 200 at 1000 rate. 



LOOM IS FLORAL CO., lock box I53, Loomis, Cal. 



Mentloa The ReTlew when you write. 



■m^vcBC Fleld*Grown, Low-Budded, 

 ■Ctf 9C9 Two Tears Old. WeU Rooted. 



CllmblnK Roaea— Papa Oontier, 11.00 each. 

 Mme. Caroline Testout, 118.00 per 100. Kaiserln 

 Augusta Victoria, $12.00 per 100. Beauty of Eu- 

 rope, $10 00 per 100. Bridesmaid, $10.00 per 100. 



American Beauty, $18.00 per 100. 



Bf me. Caroline Teatont. $13.00 per 100. 



Fran Karl Dmscbkl, $30.00 per 100. 

 Send for Rose Price List. 



Fm iirkKBAMIklM 8041 Baker St. 

 • LUUE.n1AninisanFranoisco,Cal. 



Mention The BcTlew when you write. 



Bear state, and others have been re- 

 ceived from France and England. This 

 is the first instance recorded that a full 

 car has been ordered. The walnut in- 

 dustry is said to have grown wonderfully 

 in Oregon. At Dundee, Thomas Prince 

 has seventeen acres under cultivation and 

 the second crop was picked this year. He 

 has set out a number of small trees on a 

 200-acre tract which is now bearing 

 prunes. When the walnut trees are ma- 

 tured he proposes to grub out the prunes. 

 Another orchard is maintained on the 

 Ladd farm, near North Yamhill, and a 

 third at Gaston, by F. K. Newell. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



A slight falling off in business has 

 manifested itself since making our last 

 report, but this is merely a repetition 

 of our experience of former years and 

 may be termed the calm before the 

 storm. We found time last week to 

 interview a few retailers as to the out- 

 look for Christmas, and surely we have 

 reason to expect a heavy holiday trade, 

 as the greatest preparations are being 

 made for it. We do not prophesy an 

 abundance of any one thing in the cut 

 flower line, as Old Sol has not shown 

 his radiant face except at long inter- 

 vals. But this deficiency we hope to 

 offset by the splendid lot of flowering 

 plants, which when offered for sale will 

 form the grandest display ever seen in 

 Portland. 



VariotM Notes. 



A partnership formed between J. B. 

 Pilkington, a prominent nurseryman 

 here, and F. D. Rennison, who has been 

 with the Portland Seed Co. for three 

 years, was announced recently. We are 

 informed that an important feature of 

 the venture will be the installing of a 

 complete line of florists' supplies, which 

 should pay well here. Mr. Eennison has 

 gone east to purchase stock, and on his 

 return the firm will open for active busi- 

 ness at Front and Jankill streets. This 

 will also give Mr. Pilkington an oppor- 



SHASTA DAISY 



Alaska, California and Westralia. extra strontr 

 field divlBlons, from dlylsions of Mr. Burbank'a 

 original stock, $2.60 per lOU; $22.50 per 1000. Small 

 plants, just right for 3-inch pots, $1.26 per 100; 

 $11.00 per 1000. 

 Asparaffna Plnmoana Nanna, 2^-inch, $3.60 



per 100. 3-inch, $3.00 per 100. 

 Cyclamen Per. OlKantenm, 3-iD., $6.00 per 100. 



The followlner from 3-liich at $2 00 per 100— An- 

 tirrhinum Queen of the North, Cineraria Nana 

 Grandlfl., Hydrangea panlculata type, Oeranluma 

 in all colors. Marguerite Queen Alexandra, 

 Flowering Begonia (8 var.). 



SmUax, 3^-in., $3.00 per 100. 



Shasta Daisy Seeds of Alaska, California 

 and Westralia only, 60c per 1000; $3.60 per oz. 



Petunia Oianta of California, a good strain, 

 60c per 1000; $1.60 per H oz.; $10.00 per oz. 



Champion Strain — After years of careful 

 selection and hand fertilizing, using only the 

 most perfect flower for that purpose, I have at 

 last obtained a strain that cannot be surpassed 

 by anyone. Trial pkt. of 360 seeds, 3&c; lOOOseeds, 

 75c; H oz., $2.60; oz.; $16.00. Cash please. 



Send for list of other seeds to 



FRBD GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



tunity to bring his fine nursery stock 

 before the downtown public. After 

 spending several weeks in Europe last 

 summer the last named gentleman was 

 surprised to find on his return a railroad 

 running through his nursery, and was 

 obliged to resort to legal measures to 

 have some of the curves taken out of it. 

 Mr. Pilkington expects a satisfactory 

 settlement. 



Another new partnership of interest 

 to the fraternity was announced Decem- 

 ber 9, at high noon, when Emmeline 

 Street, the charming daughter of Mr. 

 and Mrs. Charles F. Street, of Clacka- 

 mas, was married to William Haberlach, 

 a young business man of the same place, 

 in the presence of fifty guests. The 

 house had all the embellishments suited 

 to the occasion, the ceremony being per- 

 formed under a canopy of smilax and 

 Richmond roses, all grown in Papa's 

 greenhouses. The afternoon was devoted 

 to the enjoyment of a bountiful repast 

 and extending congratulations to the 

 young couple. H. J. M. 



SANFRANOSOO. 



The Market 



We have had continued rainy weather 

 for •the last week and flowers, owing to 

 the dark weather, have decreased consid- 

 erably in quantity. Violets are about all 

 that are really plentiful and, although 

 the price of them has not been reduced 

 by the growers, there are quantities of 

 them and they are being used for all 

 purposes. 



Carnations are in short supply, but 



