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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 9, 1907. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Tacoma, Wash. — Charles Halkier ex- 

 pects to begin this summer the erection 

 of three parallel greenhouses, each 16x100 

 feet. 



Tacoma, Wash. — E. B. Roberts, super- 

 intendent of parks, has offered the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture the use of five 

 acres of land in Point Defiance park for 

 experiments in bulb growing. 



Grass Vallev, Cal. — William E. John- 

 son has a force of men at work building 

 large greenhouses at his place on West 

 Broad street. He expects to engage ex- 

 tensively in the flower and plant business. 



Chico, Cal. — A sale has been consum- 

 mated whereby F. W. Power, who has 

 held the controlling interest in the Chico 

 Nursery Co., and M. McDonald and A. 

 McGill, minority stockholders, have dis- 

 posed of their entire interests in this 

 company to F. X. Bouillard, E. Wight- 

 man and E. Harlan of this city, who are 

 now sole proprietors. 



VICTORIA, B. C. 



Bedding season has set in and the out- 

 look is gooil. Geraniums look like being 

 in short supply. 



Carnations are now fine in many of 

 the establishments. Enchantress, of 

 course, holds first place. 



Wollaston & Wallace's bulb farm is 

 now in its glory. One bed of Narcissus 

 Barrii conspicuus contains 40,000 flow- 

 ers. They are cutting Narcissus Emperor 

 with stems two feet long. 



The death of Mrs. M. A. Farrington 

 is announced in the obituary column this 

 week. • E. A. W. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Business is at a low ebb and were 

 it not for the few funerals and some- 

 thing in the way of school closings there 

 would be hardly aoiything to write 

 about. The threatened street car strike 

 did not materialize, as was expected, 

 and everyone breathes more freely in 

 consequence, as during the trouble of 

 last year the florists were affected dis- 

 astrously. 



Stock of all kinds, with the possible 

 exception of fancy roses, is extremely 

 plentiful and prices are away down. 

 Carnations can be had at any figure, 

 but the surplus will be over in a few 

 days and better prices may prevail. 

 There is not much yet to be had in the 

 line of outside stock. A few sweet peas 

 have arrived, but they show the results 

 of the excess of moisture and from the 

 first plantings we can not expect an 

 extra good cut. Violets are practically 

 over. Only a few straggling bunches are 

 seen and there is no demand for them. 



Late flowering daffodils, as well as 

 outdoor tulips, are holding on. Valley 

 is plentiful and cheap, although it is 

 not in quite as abundant supply as it 

 was two weeks ago. Peonies sell well, 

 but they are not yet in large supply. 

 Coreopsis, gaillardias and stocks are be- 

 ginning to be peddled around the streets 

 by the hucksters, which usually shows 

 that flowers are getting plentiful and 

 prices have dropped. 



In Oakland the retailers seem to be 



as.OOO seeds $ 35.00 



50,000 866(18 65.00 



100,000 seeds 110.00 



CALIFORNIA 



True Asparagus 

 Plumosus Seed 



Raised under lath in Gallfcrnia, is so superior 

 in vitality as to be beyond comparison. We are 

 glad to be able to annouDce tbat at last we have 

 our seed picked. It is later tban usual tbis year, 

 owing to long, coDtinued cold i ain, but tbe seed 

 is all tbe better for it. 



We can guarantee delivery from now on. 



1000 seeds S 2.00 



6000 seeds 10.00 



18,000 seeds 20.00 



Cash, please. 



F. Oilman Taylor Seed Co. 



(incorporated) 



Box 9. OLENDALE. CAL. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



200,000 

 CALLS BULBS 



Orders now booked for July, August 

 and September. 



AIIITTIIIP 17 to 23 Kennan St. 

 • nlll I inU) SANTA CRUZ. CAL. 



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GROWN 

 BULBS. 



All varieties. Ufuurpasted. Catalogue 

 free. We deliver Narcissus and Daffodils 

 specially early for earliest forcing^. 



THE LEEDHAM BULB CO , Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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fairly busy, with funeral work as the 

 principal item. Several report good or- 

 ders booked for Decoration day. 



Various Notes. 



( larke Bros., of Oakland, took a 

 unique way of advertising the openings 

 of their new Clay street store. They 

 announced in the daily papers that every 

 lady attending would be given a bouquet 

 of carnations. The crush was tre- 

 mendous ; the public stormed the place 

 all day long. The clerks were unable 

 to handle the mob, but succeeded in giv- 

 ing away about 25,000 flowers before 

 the day was over. 



John Vallance, for many years super- 

 intendent of the plant department of 

 the Cox Seed Co. at Glen Echo, will con- 

 tinue in the sanie position with ('. C. 

 Morse & Co., the successors of the 

 former owners. 



Much difficulty is being experienced 

 by the growers in getting sufficient help 

 to handle their nurseries. The tre- 

 mendous demand in other lines in which 

 labor is better paid accounts for this, 

 so that the growers have had to rely to 

 a great extent on Japanese. 



Thomas O'Xeil, for many years 

 identified with the Myrobolan Nurseries 

 at Hayward, has withdrawn from that 

 firm and will plant about twenty acres 

 of young stock at Mount Eden. 



.T. J. Kegley, for many years con- 

 nected with the Wragg Nursery Co., of 

 Des Moines, la., but at present on a 

 visit to the Pacific coast, will take a trip 

 up through Mendocino county and the 

 northern part of the state in a few days. 

 G. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Southern California Horticultural 

 Society held a most successful five days' 

 show at Morley's rink, opening May 1. 

 The big hall was well filled, mostly with 

 exhibits of amateurs. 



The exhibit of the Edward H. Eust 



PETINIAS. 



OlantB of California, from my ChampioD 

 Strain. 2-ln., t2.50 per 100. Seedlings froiu 

 plants, tl.26 per 100. 



Perloo 

 Csmpannla Media Caljrcantbema, white 



and blue $2.ou 



CoreopaU Lanceolata Grandlf tora, 2-1d. l.5u 



DIanthus Flomarlaa, 1 year- old 4U(.> 



Hibiscus Crimson Eye, 1-year old 3.5ij 



Lobelia Bedding Queen, 2 in 2.0\ 



MarKnerite Queen Alexandra and 



Ktolle D'Oir, 2-ln 1.51; 



Pentstemon, Burback HybrlclB,2-ln 2U'o 



Flatycodon , 2-ln 2.5C 



PliysosteKia Virgintca, 1-year-old 3.5! 



Oriental Poppies, l-year-old 3.6' 



Stolcesla Cyanea. 1-year-old 4 Uu 



Violets, Prlncees of Wales, California, Swan- 

 ley white and Marie Louise, strong: field 



plants l.(K! 



Orders booked now for seed to be delivered fall. 

 1907. Send for list. Seed raised on contract 



TRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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I 



Surplus Stock 



or THE PACIFIC NURSERIKS 



Evercr^en Treei and Flowerinx Slimbs Per 100 



Aeaela floribnnda frsgrans. 3 feet bigb $12.50 



Acacia melanoxrloii, 2 feet higb 12.60 



Dlosmaalba, 1 to iK feet bi«b 12.50 



Kacallonls roses, 3 feet high 14.00 



lietro»idero8 Remperflorens, 2 feet high.... 15.00 

 ■elalenca, in 6 varieties, 2 to 3 feet bigb... 14.00 



Bngenis apicnlats, 2 to 3 feet high 15.00 



Lanma tinna, 1 to 1>^ feet high 14.00 



Camplior tree, 2 to 3 feet high 16.00 



Grerillea robuata, 2>2 to 3 feet high 16.00 



Corit oaks, 1 foot high 9.00 



Flttoaporan rraasiroliam, 2 feet bigb 14.00 



Pittoaporom teBnirulinin, 2feetbigb 14.00 



Dracaena Indiriaa, 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. LUDKUANN, 



8041 Baker St., San Franolsoo, Cal. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



Asparagus Plom. Seed 



Lath Houae Grown, 1007 Crop 



100 seeds $0.25 lO.roo seeds $15.00 



lOOOseeds 1.75 SOOOOseeds 62.00 



Cash with order. 



Oak Orove Narseries, F. Fleur 

 404*6 N. Loa Angeles 8t. Los Ancalea, Cal, 



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Co., of Pasadena, was especially attract- 

 ive, palms and plants being mingled with 

 the larger shrubs in a pleasing manner. 

 The Signal Hill Flower Co. had an ex- 

 hibit of cut blossoms and greens that 

 has attracted much attention, and the 

 exhibit of the Oceanside Floral Co. in- 

 clu<led dahlias, carnations, sweet peas 

 and coreopsis. 



One of the most magnificent displays 

 of the entire show was that of amaryllis 

 from the John Lewis Childs place in 

 South Pasadena. The Wright Floral Co. 

 exhibit was a single basket of lavender 

 sweet peas, with maidenhair ferns. 



Near the center of the open floor space 

 was one of the triumphs of the exhibi- 

 tion, a magnificent pergola from the 

 Rising-Dunscombe Co. Ferns and car- 

 nations, varied by pink and white roses 

 and red carnations with appropriate 

 green, massed pleasingly, formed a com- 

 bination which reflected credit on the 

 decorator. 



From the estate of A. Campbell- 

 Johnston, at Garvanza, come magnificent 

 iris and gladioli. In the booths around 

 the sides of the rink refreshments were 

 served by the ladies of Christ church, 

 and there were several entertainment 

 booths also in charge of these ladies. 



Greensburg, Ind. — Ira Clark is ar- 

 ranging to consolidate his two places in 

 one np-to-date plant on South Broadway. 



