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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



January 17, 1907. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



The United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture has issued a bulletin, No. 271, 

 entitled ' ' Forage-Crop Practices in West- 

 ern Oregon and Western Washington, ' ' 

 which may be of interest to some of the 

 readers of the Keview. 



Pasadena, Cal. — A. L. Harmon, for- 

 merly conducting the lola Greenhouses, 

 at lola, la., has located here and estab- 

 lished the lola Poultry Kanch, making a 

 specialty of White Wyandottes and White 

 Leghorns. 



SPOKANE, WASH. 



The best business ever experienced 

 seems to be the general report in regard 

 to the Christmas trade, carnations and 

 roses selling readily at any price asked. 

 Violets were in great demand and the 

 supply so small that at the approach of 

 a violet customer one found himself long- 

 ing for Bhinebeck. Palms, ferns, and 

 the rather limited supply of plants suit- 

 able for gifts handled in this great 

 northwest, all were disposed of by 

 Christmas eve, while holly, mistletoe, 

 roping, Oregon grape and wreaths were 

 called for until late on Christmas day. 



All the retailers succeeded in having 

 good window displays and are to be con- 

 gratulated upon results obtained in this 

 respect. 



Recent visitors were, L. C. Goodfriend, 

 of Werthheimer Bros,, New York, and 

 J. J. Karins, of Henry A. Dreer Co., 

 Philadelphia. The latter gentleman testi- 

 fies to the prosperity of this great section 

 by a well-filled order book and is wearing 

 his most congenial smile in consequence. 



Kennedy. 



VICTORIA, B. C. 



The Christmas Market. 



Christmas trade was a record breaker. 

 A few Paper Whites and a few mums 

 we^e all that were left over. Carnations 

 were cleaned out at $1.50 per dozen, a 

 price never before obtained in this town. 

 Princess of Wales violets sold at 75 cents 

 per bunch of twenty-five. Sweet peas at 

 50 cents per dozen. Mums were cheap, 

 $2 per dozen being the limit. Holly was 

 short. A strong local demand and large 

 export orders caused a rise in price. 



Various Notes. 



Fairview greenhouses showed some 

 handsome baskets of plants, all of which 

 were sold. 



Mrs. M. A. Flewin has just completed 

 a handsome conservatory, abutting on 

 Park road, which is a great improvement 

 to the property. 



Real estate is advancing rapidly in 

 value. There is quite a boom, in fact, 

 and it is reported that several who have 

 built greenhouses as rented or leased 

 land will shortly be moving further out. 



H. Dunn has remodeled his heating 

 system. E. A. W. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



We are still in the midst of an in- 

 creasing downpour and florists are be- 

 ginning to wonder when we will have 

 sunshine again. Consequently there is a 

 dampened ardor in reference to every- 

 thing connected with the handling of 



CARNATION CITTINGS SIS 



SKLECTKD CUTTINGS, WELL-ROOTED. 



PINK Per WO Per 1000 



Enchantress, light tl 60 116 UO 



Mrs. I.aw8on, cerise 1.40 10.00 



Mrs. Joost, salmon 1.20 lO.UU 



Argyle, light 1,20 10.00 



TARiKGATKU 



T. Lawson 1.60 15.00 



Hrosperlty, mottled 1.40 12.C0 



Gaiety, striped.. 1.20 10.00 



CRIMSON 



Gov. Koosevelt 1.40 12.60 



Harlowarden 1.40 12.60 



SCARLBT Per 100 Per 1000 



Red Lawson, light $160 tl2.60 



ICstelle 1.60 16.00 



America, light 1.40 1000 



Potter Palmer IJIO 10.00 



6. H. Crane 1.40 10.00 



WHITE 



White LawBon 2.00 16 00 



V. Hill 1.40 10.00 



8neen Loniae 1.20 10.00 



o-v. Woloott 1.40 10.00 



TBL.LOW, Eldorado 1.40 10.00 



Warranted tme to name, 26 at 100 rate; 200 at 1000 rate; unrooted cuttings, half price. 

 Express prepaid at above prices. We will ship 0. 0. D. subject to examination if desired 

 or win allow 6 per cent discount for cash with order. Write us for auotatlona on 

 large orders. 



California Carnation Co., Loomis, Cai. 



Mention The RcTJew when you write. 



flowers. Business since the holiday rush 

 has been quiet, but the weather has had 

 much to do with it and there is some 

 activity in the line of funeral work. The 

 supply of flowers, owing to the continued 

 dark weather, has been short; still, this 

 supply has been suflScient to meet de- 

 mands. 



Violets since the season opened have 

 been scarce, but now that we have an 

 abundance of moisture they are becoming 

 plentiful and prices will probably lower 

 in a day or two. Roses, outside of 

 Brides and Maids, seem to be off crop 

 everywheie and fancy Beauties still 

 bring top prices. Valley is easier and 

 of slow sale. Several of our large grow- 

 ers did not get their anticipated cuts in 

 time for the holidays and are throwing 

 them on the crowded market now. 



Carnations are a trifle lower in price 

 and are of good quality and fair quan- 

 tity. There is some demand for fancy 

 whites, but other colors move slowly. 



Chrysanthemums, strange to relate, are 

 still in considerable evidence and come 

 in very handy for funeral orders. Daf- 

 fodils, of the Ard Reigh variety, are 

 seen everywhere. Roman hyacinths and 

 narcissi are being used largely for fu- 

 neral orders, being about the only thing 

 worth mentioning at this writing. 



Various Notes. 



Hutchings & James will be in line 

 again with a heavy stock of poinsettias 

 for the coming season. This firm has 

 had remarkable success since starting its 

 new greenhouses at Elmhurst and making 

 a specialty of this popular plant. 



The city of Oakland will give a three- 

 days' floral fiesta, commencing May 1. 

 Many prizes will be given for decorations 

 of various kinds. 



James Niven, the well-known landscape 

 gardener of Ross station, is exhibiting 

 some prize fowls at the California poul- 

 try show at Idora Park this week. 



An election to bond the city of Oak- 

 land to purchase over 100 acres to add 

 to the city parks will shortly be held in 

 that town. 



Local trade with the retail nurserymen 

 has been slow this year. Continued rainy 

 weather has greatly interfered with the 

 planting of small stock. 



L. M. Bowen, the Berkeley landscape 

 gardener, has returned from a week's 

 trip to Los Angeles and vicinity. 



The Cox Seed Co. has completed a 

 new seed warehouse on its grounds at 

 Glen Echo. It has removed its principal 

 stock of seed to this place, having much 

 more room for handling than in its San 

 Francisco warehouse. G. 



Choice Asparagus Plumosus Seed 



win not be as plentiful as anticipated earlier in 

 the season and we are compelled to revise our 

 prices to meet the changed conditions. No 

 •orders can be accepted for over 100,000 from one 

 firm. Prices for delivery beglnclng in January, * 

 are as follows: 1000 seeds, 12.00; 6000 seeds, $10.00- 

 18.000 seeds. 130.00: 26,000 seeds, IH5.00; 60,000 seeds! 

 165.00! 100,000 seeds, 1110 00. p. GILHAN TATLOB 

 SEED CO. (Inc.), Box 9, Giendale, Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



SHASTA DAISIES 



ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, WESTRALIA 



strong, field-grown divisions, tme to name, 

 12.50 per 100. Express paid for cash with order. 



The Leedham Bulb Co., santa cmz, cai 



Mention Th e Rerlew when you write. 



DEMAND FOR NURSERY STOCK. 



The demand for nursery stock has 

 never been better than it is at the pres- 

 ent time on the Pacific coast. This in- 

 cludes all the country from San Diego 

 on the south to Seattle on the north and 

 from the coast well into the interior. 

 In spite of the setback that the central 

 portion of the coast received by the re- 

 cent earthquake and fire, there has never 

 been a time in which there was so much 

 business being done or with better pros- 

 pects for its continuance. Naturally this 

 has affected the nursery business as well 

 as other lines, and we are now in the 

 midst of the excitement. 



The heavy demands for dried fruits 

 and the money recently made by both 

 the growers and packers of raisins has 

 put these industries in a most flourish- 

 ing condition. Many thousands of acres 

 will be and are being at present planted 

 and enormous tracts of land opened up 

 to colonization. The farmers are mak- 

 ing money. There is good sale for all 

 products and, although the first effects 

 of the demands for fruit and nut trees 

 and grapevines are enjoyed by the deal- 

 ers in fruit trees, there always follows 

 a secondary demand for ornamental 

 stock from the general nurseryman. 



These conditions are noticeable in the 

 towns and cities as well as in the coun- 

 try districts, and, although the sales of 

 stock are of a much different nature, 

 they have been heavy since the season 

 opened. 



From observations of the quantity of 

 goods on hand, throughout the coast, it 

 is evident that there is not sufl5cient 

 stock to fill the present demands and 

 much eastern grown material is being 

 shipped in. In the line of fruit trees 

 there is an extraordinary demand for 



