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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Febbuabt 28, 1907. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



The Oregon Board of Agriculture re- 

 quires the dipping of nursery stock in 

 the lime and sulphur wash instead of 

 fumigation. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



^ Current Comment. 



What January lacked in trade activity 

 and other favorable conditions is more 

 than being compensated for in opposite 

 extremes the present month. This means 

 balmy days, plenty of good stock and a 

 right brisk demand for everything. 

 Socially, we are keeping up with the 

 procession, having recently entertained 

 such notables as Miss Olga Nethersole 

 and William Jennings Bryan, whose vis- 

 its certainly gave impetus to trade. We 

 cannot omit speaking of a fine run of 

 wedding work, where metropolitan ideas 

 were displayed, and never were there so 

 many orchids and valley used. 



As for funeral orders, there is no limit 

 to them, the high death rate being large- 

 ly due to atmospheric conditions. Our 

 rainy season begins in November and 

 continues until late in the spring and 

 the Oregonian has become so accustomed 

 to this order of things that when we ex- 

 perience a week or two of advanced 

 spring weather the effect is similar to 

 what is known as an open winter in the 

 east. 



St. Valentine's day relieved the mar- 

 ket of the entire supply of violets and 

 much other fine stock. We are never 

 caught napping on that date and all our 

 foolish ideas were brought into action. 

 In the same week began the Chinese 

 New Year, which is celebrated in true 

 celestial fashion by our 3,000 Mongolian 

 inhabitants. When we first came to the 

 coast we rebelled against the seeming 

 necessity of mastering the Chinese lan- 

 guage, lyhich is as essential here as Ger- 

 man is in Milwaukee. While we do not 

 agree with John in his ideas of dress 

 and diet, nevertheless we admire his love 

 for flowers and his ability to drive a bar- 

 gain. This event is a good time to dis- 

 pose of a surplus stock of azaleas and 

 we were prepared for it. When pur- 

 chasing cut flowers the highly scented 

 ones are his favorites. 



At this writing there is an abundance 

 of everything of the finest quality and 

 we hope this may continue until the end 

 of the season. 



Closely following the cold snap in Jan- 

 uary we were visited by a severe storm 

 of sleet and rain, which was appropri- 

 ately termed by the press, silver thaw. 

 It lasted two days and, while beautiful 

 to look upon, this phenomenon proved 

 most disastrous to the trees and shrubs. 

 Many grand old trees, which were the 

 pride of pioneers and pleasure of the 

 present generation, were crippled beyond 

 recognition by the heavy coating of ice. 

 The more tender ones were completely 

 ruined by the weight of their burden. 

 The city park, the plaza and several of 

 our fine estates, which it has taken a 

 half century to beautify, will be dis- 

 figured for years to come. We have 

 never seen it's equal and everything will 

 get a, pruning this spring, whether it is 

 needed or not.' 



A. Currie, Jr., representing Currie 

 Bros. Co., of Milwaukee, is here making 

 a successful effort to obtain some of 

 the coast trade. H. J. M. 



IIHIOt FIELMROWN CARNATIONS 



ONE.YBMl-OLD 



Per 100 

 Hannab Sobart $10.00 



R«d Lawson 5.00 



Varlecated Lawson 5.00 



Pink LAWson 8.00 



Woloott 8.00 



Par 100 



Flora HiU $8.00 



G. Lord 8.00 



Mrs. Joost 8.00 



Queen Louise 8.00 



Harlowarden 8.00 



XsteUe 5.00 



ALSO ROOTED CUTTINGS. Write for list. 



A. Mitting:, KiL^k Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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Choice Asparagus Plumosus Seed 



will not be as plentiful as anticipated earlier la 

 the season and we are compelled to revise our 

 prices to meet the changred conditions. No 

 orders can be accepted for over 100,000 from one 

 firm. Prices for present delivery are as fol- 

 lows: 1000 seeds, S2 UO; 6000 seeds, tlO.OO; 18.000 

 seeds, tlO.UO: 26,000 seeds, tHSOO; 60,000 seeds, 

 •66.0U! 100,U00 seeds, tUO 00. F. OILMAN TATLOB 

 SBBD CO. (Inc.), Box 9, Gl«ndsle, Cal. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



SHASTA DAISIES 



ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, WESTRALIA 



stronr, field-frrown divisions, true to name, 



12 50 per lOO. Express paid tor cash with order. 



The Leedham Bulb Co., Santa Cmz, Cai. 



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SAN FRANOSOO. 



ThcMarkcU 



We are now well into Lent and busi- 

 ness is as well as we can expect. Funeral 

 orders have provided the bulk of the re- 

 ceipts of the retailers for the last two 

 weeks and trade in this line is good. The 

 weather is warm again, with light show- 

 ers every few days, and everything is 

 conducive to an abundance of blooms. 



The price of carnations has taken an- 

 other drop, owing to their quantity, and 

 the best fancy sorts do not net the grow- 

 ers more than $2.50 per hundred, while 

 plainer sorts can be had at from $1 to 

 $1.50 per hundred. 



Roses have not shared this fate and 

 good Brides, Beauties and Maids are yet 

 in short supply and only medium quality. 

 We have been expecting a slump in 

 prices, but they will not be any cheaper 

 until the supply is larger. 



Bulbous stock is low in price. Paper 

 Whites, although not as plentiful as they 

 have been, can be purchased at $5 per 

 thousand and single and double daffodils 

 at only a short advance on these figures. 

 Indoor bulb stock, such as valley and 

 Romans, is only in fair demand and 

 there is plenty to supply all comers. 

 Romans have not been in great favor 

 this season and only a few Dutch hya- 

 cinths have been offered for sale in the 

 stores. A few good tulips are seen, but 

 they are also of slow sale. 



Variom Notes. 



Alex Mann, Jr., and Frank Shibeley 

 will shortly reestablish themselves on 

 Sutter street, near Polk. This neighbor- 

 hood will evidently be the coming floral 

 center, as many of the leading firms are 



SHASTA DAISY 



Alaska, California and Westralla. extra stronr 

 field divisions, from divisions of Mr. Burbank's 

 original stock, 13.60 per lOU; t22.&0 per 1000. Small 

 plants, just ligrht for 8-inch pots, 11.25 per 100; 

 111.00 per 1000. 



Cyclamen Per. Oleanteam. 2-in., 16 per 100. 



Cineraria, Prize Strain, 4-incb, 14.00 per 100. 



Shasta Daisy Seeds of Alaska, Califomia 

 and Westralla only, 50c per 1000; 18.60 per oz. 



Petnnia Giants of California, a good stralu, 

 60c per 1000; 11.60 per H oz.; IIO.UO 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 250 seeds, 36c; 1000 seeds. 

 76c; H oz., 13.50; oz., 116.00. Cash please. 



Hybtid Delphlnlnm. Burbank'a Strain, all 

 shades of blue. This strain Las been much 

 Improved the past year. 2&c per 1000 seeds; 

 11.60 per oz. 



Send for list of other seeds to 



FRBD GROHB, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



Mention The Reyiew when you write. 



■•^vcBC Fleld-Orown. I<ow.Bndded, 

 Ktf 9l9 Two Tears Old. Well Rooted. 



Cllmblns Roses— Papa Oontier. $1.00 each. 

 Mme. Caroline Testout. 118.00 per lOa Ealserln 

 Aurusta Victoria, tl3.00 per 100. Beauty of Eu- 

 rope, tlO 00 per 100. Bridesmaid, 110.00 per 100. 



American Beanty, 118.00 per IW. 



Mme. f Caroline Testont. 113.00 per 100. 



Vran Karl Oraschkl. t20.U0 per IW. 

 Send for Rose Price List. 



Ft lirkB^aAitailU 8041 Baker St. 

 • LUUIiniAnini SanFranclsco.Cal. 



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AHENTION. Western Florists! 



Wholesale Growers of Carnations, Roses, 

 Violets. Paper Whites. Callat, Plumosus, 

 SprenKeri, Smilax, Adiantum, eic. 



W« Want to Hear From Tou. 



RISING & DUNSCOMB CO., Inc. 



805 N. Broadway, L,OS ANGEUSS, CAI.. 



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represented in the vicinity meutioned. 



Mrs. Gooch, the well-known violet 

 grower of Ocean View, has five acres 

 planted in callas for the coming season. 

 She finds the business of shipping the 

 bulbs lucrative and will have many thou- 

 sands for the fall trade. 



The retailers in Oakland have been en- 

 joying a big share of funeral work for 

 the last two weeks. The death of the 

 postmaster during the last few days 

 added materially to the number of big 

 orders. 



R. L. Thompson, formerly of south- 

 ern California, is in town on a few weeks ^ 

 visit. Mr. Thompson has not been in 

 this region for several years and the 

 change is surprising from what we were 

 once upon a time. The gigantic ruins of 

 Frisco are a sight that appalls even the 



