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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



January 3, 1907. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



San Jose, Cal. — The Euehl-Wheeler 

 Nursery Co. has-been granted a permit 

 to buihl a greenhouse. 



The supervisors of Yuba county, Cal., 

 recently passed an ordinance that no 

 grape vines could be imported into Yuba 

 county unless the shipper showed a cer- 

 tificate from the state horticultural com- 

 mission to the effect that there had been 

 no phylloxera or anaheim disease in the 

 county from which the vines were 

 shipped during the last five years. But 

 the state commission has no means of 

 knowing, and hence cannot certify — and 

 there you are. 



SAN RAFAEL, CAL. 



The Marin County Horticultural So- 

 ciety was organized December 19, in ac- 

 cordance with the decision of a conven- 

 tion, held December 5. The following 

 officers were elected: John L. Jack, 

 president; J. Hetherington, vice-presi- 

 dent; Thomas P. Eedmayne, secretary; 

 Richard Lohrman, treasurer. 



Meetings will be held every first and 

 third Wednesday of each month in San 

 Eafael, at Peterson's hall, B street, near 

 Second street. Visiting members of the 

 craft are cordially invited to attend. As 

 a majority of those actively engaged in 

 horticulture, in Marin county, are al- 

 ready enrolled, and others have signified 

 a willingness to cooperate, there is no 

 doubt as to a successful future. 



If sufficient interest is shown by the 

 public to warrant it, the society will, no 

 doubt, hold an exhibit during the coming 

 year that will do credit to this little gar- 

 den spot. 



Thomas P. Eedmayne, Sec'y. 



SANFRANOSGO. 



The Market 



Christmas has come and gone and we 

 are within a couple of days of the new 

 year. We have hardly yet had sufficient 

 time to tell how good business really 

 was, but on all sides I have had assur- 

 ances that it was the best holiday en- 

 joyed in several years. The weather up 

 to Monday afternoon was all that could 

 be desired, although both on Christmas 

 eve and mojning there were light show- 

 ers, but not of sufficient quantity to in- 

 terfere to any extent with business. 



It is hard to tell what was most in 

 demand. Owing to warm weather there 

 was an abundance of flowers of all kinds, 

 including violets. Good mums were in 

 shorter supply than anything ehe and 

 big prices were paid by the retailers for 

 ordinary stock. 



Carnations cost the stores from $4 to 

 $10 per hundred and were retailed at 

 about double these prices at most of the 

 stores. Eoses were in fair supply and 

 of good quality and the growers charged 

 for Brides, Maids and Liberty from 75 

 cents to $2 per dozen. Beauties sold 

 well at from $3 to $5 per dozen whole- 

 sale. 



Valley was plentiful and good. Eoman 

 hyacinths were seen less than usual and 

 were not in special demand. Poinsettias 

 were eagerly bought up and proved to be 

 one of the most rapid sellers of the sea- 

 son. There was a shortage of them, es- 

 pecially of the cut stems. 



Violets held out well; $2 per dozen 



WELL ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 



SPECIAL^Are you going to plant Knoliantreas heavily this season? We are pre- 

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



PINK— Hannab Hobart Per 100 Per 1000 

 (novelty 1906, Sievers)...$7.50 $60.00 



Mrs. LAWSon 1.40 10.00 



6. Lord 1.40 10.00 



Arable 1.20 



Mrs. Joost ].20 



at $1.60 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 



WHITE Per 100 Per 1000 



WUteLawaon $2.00 $15.00 



Gov. Wolcott 1.40 li .00 



Flora Hill 1.40 10.00 



Queen Louise 1.2<i 10.00 



SCARLET— KsteUe 1.60 15.00 



G.H.Crane 1.40 10.(0 



America 1.40 10.00 



RedLawson 1.60 12.50 



YELLOW- Eldorado 1.40 10.00 



CRIBCSON-Harlowarden. 



Gov. Roosevelt 



VARIEGATED Lawson... 



Prosperity 



Gaiety 



1.40 



1.40 

 1.60 

 1.40 

 1.20 



10.00 

 12.50 

 12.50 

 15.00 

 12.50 

 10.00 



Ready to ship at once. Cash with special discount of 5 per cent or C. O. D. privilege 

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

 arriving in an unsatisfactory condition if returned at once. ExpreHS 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. 



LOOMIS FLORAL CO., lock box 153, Loomis, Cal. 



Mention The ReTlew when yog write. 



n^xcRB Field-Grown, Low-Bndded, 

 K VSl9 Two Tears Old, Well Rooted. 



ClimblnK Roses— Papa Oontier, 11.00 each 

 Mme. Caroline Tesiout, 118.00 per 100. Kalserln 

 Augusta Victoria, 112.00 per 100. Beauty of Eu- 

 rope, tlU 00 per 100. Bridesmaid, tlO.OO per 100. 



American Beauty, S18.00 per 100. 



Mme. Caroline Teatout. 112.00 per 100. 



Frau Karl Druschkl, $20.00 per 100. 

 Send for Rose Price List. 



Ft IirfeS^AAitlkiM S041 Baker St. 

 • L.UUC.niAnini8anFranol8co,Cal. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



bunches was the ruling price and from 

 25 cents to 50 cents was obtained per 

 bunch by the retailers. The indications 

 for a continuance of trade are good. 



Various Notes. 



Over in Oakland big Christmas busi- 

 ness was the order of the days preceding 

 it, and all the dealers were well satisfied. 



James Skinner, after disposing of 

 three carloads of Christmas trees, has 

 left on a trip to Oregon and Washington. 



Domoto Bros, had one of the largest 

 stocks of valley to cut for the holidays; 

 $4 per hundred was the price obtained 

 by this firm. 



The Holland Nursery Co. had a big cut 

 of carnations of splendid quality. En- 

 chantress is a specialty at this place. 



The California Evergreen Co. handled 

 about ten tons of California red berries 

 in addition to several carloads of various 

 greens. 



The Sievers Floral Co. reports a heavy 

 demand for extra long-stemmed Beau- 

 ties. Their show-windows are one of the 

 sights of the town. 



Ferrari Bros, were in line with a fine 

 lot of Bridesmaids and Brides. 



William M. Bowen, formerly of Los 

 Angeles, is now located at 2221 Tele- 

 graph avenue, Berkeley. 



N. EoUeri has gone on a two weeks ' 

 trip to southei'n Califoi'faia. 



Charles Bridges has returned frbm a 

 month's visit to Portland, Oregon. 



Douglass Eraser, formerly of Vallejo, 

 California, expects to enter the floral 

 arena in Oakland. G. 



CHRISTMAS PLANTS AT FRISCO. 



There is considerable change in the 

 demand for the various kinds of pot- 

 plants from year to year and it is es- 

 pecially noticeable during the Christmas 

 holidays. The greatest call this season 

 was for poinsettias in the shape of grow- 

 ing plants either planted separately or in 

 pans containing from three to five plants. 

 Valley was also a good seller and Erfordi 

 begonias have lost none of their popu- 

 larity. With ferns and palms, although 

 there were many disposed of, it was evi- 



SHASTA DAISY 



Alaska, California and Westralia. extra strong 

 field divisions, from divisions of Mr. Burbank's 

 original stock, t2.50 per lOU; $22.50 per 1000. Small 

 plants. Just right for 8-inch pots, 11.26 per 100; 

 $11.00 per 1000. 

 Asparagrns Plamosna Nanua, 2^-lnch, $2.50 



per 100. 2-lnch, $2.00 per 100. 

 Cyclamen Per. Oigrantenm, 2-ln., $5.00 per 100. 



The following from 2-lnch at $2 00 per 100— An- 

 tirrhinum Queen of the North, Cineraria Nana 

 Orandlfl., Hydrangea panlculata type. Geraniums 

 in all colors. Marguerite Queen Alexandra, 

 Flowering Begonia (8 var.). 



SmUax, 2^-ln., $2.00 per 100. 



Sbasta Daisy Seeds of Alaska, California 

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



Fetuflla Giants 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 260 seeds, 26c; 1000 seeds, 

 76c; Hoz.,$2M; oz., $16.00. Cash please. 



Send for list of other seeds to 



FRED GROHE, Santa Roaa, Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



dent from the queries of the customers 

 that their ideas ran more to showier com- 

 binations, q 



Several seasons ago camellias and aza- 

 leas in bloom were eagerly sought kfter, 

 but they were not much in evidence this 

 season and the retailers had but few 

 calls for them. Heaths and ardisias, both 

 of which have formerly been much 

 sought after, were given but little atten- 

 tion. Eoman hyacinths in pots sold fairly 

 well, but not so good as formerly. Chi- 

 nese primulas were not exhibited in any- 

 thing like the quantity seen in other 

 years and they attracted but little atten- 

 tion. 



The poinsettia was by far the most 

 sought for flower, and, although there 

 was a great scarcity of them down south, 

 owing to the cold snap, they were dis- 

 played in good quantities by most of the 

 dealers and were eagerly bought at good 

 prices. 



Adiantum and Asparagus plumosus in 

 6-inch and 7-inch pots sold well. The 

 Boston ferns did not quite keep up their 

 record of former years, although many 

 fine specimen baskets and pots were 

 shown by the stores. 



There was little demand for any vari- 

 ety of palm except the kentia. This 

 appears to be the old standby and has 

 apparently superseded all the other 

 palms. I refer here to the latania, cocos 

 and Corypha Australis. 



Asparagus Sprengeri, both in baskets 

 and pots, when the specimens were ex- 

 tra good, sold good. Jerusalem cherries 

 did not appear to interest many buyers. 



Bed bells and red immortelle wreaths 

 did not sell as well as last season. The 



