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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



April 18, 1907. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



It was a year ago today, April 18, 

 1906, that disaster overtook San Fran- 

 cisco. 



The Fifteenth National Irrigation 

 Congress will be held in Sacramento, 

 Cal,, September 2 to 7. 



PASADENA, CAL. 



The second annual flower show of the 

 Pasadena Gardeners' Association, which 

 was held April 4 to 6, was a gratifying 

 success in every respect. The exhibits 

 worthy of special mention include Gladi- 

 olus America, by A. Campbell Johnston; 

 amaryllises, by Howard & Smith; collec- 

 tion of wild flowers, by George Dell, Jr. ; 

 two collections of plants, by E. H. Eust, 

 and Park Nursery Co.; Gen. MacArthur 

 roses, by F. F. Holder. Twelve Maman 

 Cochet blooms, exhibited by the Park 

 Nursery Co., took first prize for field 

 grown roses. A fine specimen of, Neph- 

 rolepis Whitmani, shown by the Park 

 Nursery Co., took first prize and at- 

 tracted general attention. 



Kobert Pegg, as manager of the show, 

 and William Murrell, as secretary of the 

 show committee, were especially active 

 and tireless in pushing the enterprise to 

 success. Among those who have assisted 

 them were John Blake, president of the 

 association ; A. T. Hansen, G. A. Sawyer, 

 George F. Nillsson, Kichard Thomas, 

 making up the show committee; A. Mc- 

 Leod, vice-president of the association, 

 and Otto Heutschey, Robert Kroll and 

 P. W. Jannoek, committee on decorations. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Flowers are plentiful and cheap for 

 the first time in many months. The 

 continued warm weather has brought 

 everything into blossom in a rush and 

 the price of roses, carnations and every- 

 thing else in the flower line haa 

 dropped at least fifty per cent. The long 

 weeks of dark weather we had during 

 the months of February and March 

 kept stock back so far that when the 

 warm days and nights arrived everything 

 went with a rush. 



Peonies of the deciduous variety have 

 made their appearance in the stores and 

 are being used in large quantities. The 

 herbaceous sorts will be in season in a 

 couple of weeks and will hold attention 

 for a while. 



Valley has taken a slump, as well as 

 late varieties of tulips, which appear 

 to be rather slow sale. Great quantities 

 of California poppies are being sold, as 

 they are the most popular wild flower 

 at this time. Violets are holding on 

 well, but their days are numbered and 

 the public does not buy them as readily 

 as earlier in the season, when they were 

 in better form. 



Business has been fair for the last 

 week and the retailers do not expect 

 much of a spurt in business until the 

 closing of the schools, which begins 

 within the next few weeks. 



Over in. Oakland everything moves 

 along well, considering how plentiful 

 flowers are. 



Various Notes. 

 J. G. and P. A. Hassard have formed 



1000 seeds $ 2.00 



6000 seeds 10 00 



18,000 seeds 20.00 



True Asparagus 

 Plumosus Seed 



Raised under lath in California, is so superior 

 in vitality as to be beyond comparison. We are 

 glad to be able to announce tbat at last we have 

 our seed picked. It is later than usual this year, 

 owing to long, continued cold rain, but the seed 

 is all tlie better for it. 



We can guarantee delivery from now on. 



2.'>,000 seeds $ 35.00 



50,000 seeds 65.00 



100,000 seeds 110.00 



Oasb, please. 



F. Gilman Taylor Seed Co. 



(incorpoeatbd) 

 Box 9. OLENDALE, CAL. 



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Asparagus Plum. Seed 



Latb House Grown, 1007 Crop 



100 seeds $0.26 10,000 seeds $15.00 



lOOOseeds 1.75 SO.OOOseeds 62.00 



OAK GROVE NURSERIES 



E. Flenr. 404-406 N. Los Angeles St. 



LOS AMGKLES. CAL. 



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!.•;'/„* BIG BARGAIN '-iiS?! 



Size, 2-lnch only. Los Angeles make. No col- 

 lars. Ko nicks (larger than H Inch). Formerly 

 used by Chase Rose Company and all good goods, 

 $2.60 per 1000, t o. b. Riverside, Cal. freight 

 rate Riverside to San Francisco. 62c per 100 lbs. ; 

 to Portland and Seattle. »7c per 100 lbs. Weight, 

 250 lbs. per 1000 pots. Sample box, 620 pots for 

 $1.50 f. o. b. Write for price on 3x6 sash. 



CHAS.HOWABD, 21)11 Park Ave., BiT«rsld«,Csl. 



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a copartnership under the name of the 

 Hassard Nursery Co. Both young men 

 are well known here. The former was 

 for several years associated with the 

 Piedmont Seed Co., of Oakland, and the 

 latter was with Alex. Mann, Jr., on Polk 

 street. They will transact a general 

 nursery business and make a specialty of 

 bulbous stock. 



A visit to the California Nurserv Co., 

 at Niles, shows this concern to have had 

 a satisfactory season's business. The 

 demand for ornamental and fruit trees 

 was the largest in the history of the com- 

 pany, and many improvements will be 

 made for the coming season. 



B. D. Miller has returned from a 

 month's visit to Oregon and Washing- 

 ton. He reports everything in the 

 florists' line to be in splendid shape, 

 with big demands for all kinds of stock. 



J. P. Lewis, foreman at the Twenty- 

 eighth street nursery of Gill's Floral 

 Depot, has removed from Hayward, 

 where he has long been a resident, to 

 Oakland, Cal. G. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AHEBICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUB8EBTMEN. 



Pres., Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md.; Vlce- 

 Pres., J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la.; Sec'y, Geo. C. 

 Seager, Rochester; Treas.. C. L. Yates, Rochester. 

 The 32d annual convention will be held at De- 

 troit, Mich., June, 1907. 



The American Association of Park 

 Superintendents has issued Bulletin No. 

 3, neatly printed in pamphlet form and 

 containing notes of interest by various 

 members. The secretary is F. L. Mul- 

 ford, Harrisburg, Pa. 



The George Wittbold Co., Chicago, 

 whose nurseries are at Edgebrook, just 

 outside the city, is mailing to a large 

 list of Chicago addresses a beautifully 



PETINIAS. 



Giants of California, from my ChamnlnB 

 Strain. 2-ln., $2.60 per 100. Seedlings from 

 plants, $1.25 per 100. ^ 



Per ;do 

 Campanula Media Calyoanttaema, white 



and blue %-ii^ 



Coreopsis Lanoeolata Grandlflora, 2-ln. i.ou 



Dlantnaa Flnmarlns, 1- year- old 4og 



Hibisons Crimson Eye, l-year- old ; ^g 



Lobelia Beddinc Qaeen, 2 In ^ oo 



MarKuerite Qaeen Alexandra and 



IStolle D'Or, 2-ln \;^ 



Pentstemon, Bur oank Hybrids, 2-in :; ug 



Platyoodon, 2-in ; fsy 



PhysosteKla VlrKlnlca, 1-year-old :;5q 



Oriental Popples, 1-year-old : jq 



8tokesla Cyanea, 1-year-old i ug 



Violets, Princess of Wales, California, Swan- 

 ley Vvhlte and Marie Louise, strong fleld 



plants 1 ou 



Orders booked now for seed to be delivered f .lU, 

 1907. Send for list. Seed raised on contra :i. 



rRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cat. 



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Surplus Stock 



OF THE PACIFIC ITORSERIKS 

 Evergrf en Trees and Flowering Shrnbs Per 100 



Araeia tlorlbnnda fragrans, 3 feet high $12.50 



Acacia melanoxylon , 2 teet high 12.50 



Diosmaalba, 1 to 1^ feet high 12.50 



KBcallonla rosea, 8 feettaiKb 14.00 



Hetrotideros aemperflorens, 2{eet bigb — 15.00 

 Helalenca, in 6 varieties, 2 to 3 feet high. .. 14.00 



Eugenia apicnlara, 2 to 3 feet bigb 15.00 



Lanms tinaa, 1 to iK feet bigb 14.00 



Camphor tree, 2 to 3 feet bigb 16.00 



GreTlllea robnsta, 2^ to 3 feet bigb 16.00 



Cork oaks, Ifoothign 9.00 



Plttosporam erasBitoilDin, 2 feet bigb 14.00 



Plttosporum tennifollnin, 2 (eethign 14.00 



Dracaena indivUa, 2 feet bigb 10.00 



All tbe above plants are pot-grown and in the 

 most healthy condition. 25 plants will be sold at 

 100 rate. F. LUOKBLANN, 



8041 Baker St., San Frsmolsoo, Cal. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



200,000 

 CALLA BULEIS 



Orders now booked for July, Augnst 

 and September. 



AlllTTIIIP 17 to 23 Kennan St. 

 I nil I I InU) SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



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printed and illustrated pamphlet descrip- 

 tive of the facilities of its landscape de- 

 partment, accompanied by a retail price 

 list of trees, shrubs and perennials. 



Harry Beck has sold a half interest 

 in his large fruit farm, three and a half 

 miles west of Woodbury, Texas, to J. W. 

 Gilliam of Alvarado. Messrs. Beck and 

 Gilliam will at once add to this fruit 

 farm an up-to-date nursery and florist 

 business. 



E. RuNYON, president of the ElizabetL 

 Nursery Co., Elizabeth, N. J., who has 

 interests in Cuba, has recently returned 

 from a season spent there. He is most 

 enthusiastic and is writing some inter- 

 esting letters on Cuba for the Nev. 

 Jersey newspapers. 



HEDGES FOR OHIO. 



Will you kindly tell me if Calif omi. 

 privet can stand the severe winter of ou 

 Ohio cliinate, or does it freeze down t^' 

 the ground each season? Can you rec 

 ommend any other shrubs that will be 

 suitable for a nice, neat hedge and ono 

 that would be permanent? J. W. S. 



As to the hardiness of California prive' 

 in central Ohio, I venture to say that 1 

 have had this plant in cultivation in the 

 latitude of Columbus, O., for the last 

 eighteen years and have observed it io 



