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The Weekly Rorists^ Review* 



June 13, 1007. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



The Spokane Nursery Co., of Spokane, 

 Wash., has been incorporated with $50,- 

 000 authorized capital, by H. C. Rice, 

 J. H. Munn, J. M. Harris and E. L. 

 Rice. 



NoETH Yakima, Wash. — J. C. Camp- 

 bell, who has been with the North Yak- 

 ima and Wapato Nurseries as Mr. 

 Kelly's right-hand man, has purchased 

 from Mr. Kelly an interest in the com- 

 pany. The firm has enjoyed a large 

 business this spring, and is proud of 

 the fact that less than two per cent of 

 its stock was questioned by the inspec- 

 tor. 



LILY BULBS. 



G. W. Oliver, of the Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, is making his 

 annual tour of the Pacific coast. His ob- 

 servations lead him to believe that the 

 coast will in time supply a large propor- 

 tion of the Easter lily bulbs used by the 

 trade. Several of the growers to whom 

 lily seed was sent for trial three years 

 ago have made very gratifying progress. 

 Not the least important feature of their 

 crops of growing lilies is the absence of 

 the disease that has caused so much loss 

 to lily forcers. He observed that lilies 

 with such clean, deep green foliage as 

 appeared in the California trial lots were 

 never seen in Bermuda. 



MULCHING. 



Old burlap sacks laid on the ground 

 make an effective mulch. While of course 

 such a mulch does not feed the plants, 

 it has a number of advantages over a 

 manure mulch. The two thicknesses of 

 burlap in a sack will conserve the ndois- 

 ture in the soil even better than a 3-inch 

 mulch of manure. There will be practi- 

 cally no weed growth. And the sacks 

 can be so quickly removed and replaced 

 that frequent examinations of the soil 

 are encouraged. 



I have economized considerably in 

 water and labor during long droughts by 

 using this mulch. Have also used the 

 burlap over manure mulches that had be- 

 come thin, or to reinforce mulches on 

 plants occupying especially dry places on 

 hillsides, with excellent results. The sacks 

 can be quickly removed if necessary upon 

 the arrival of heavy rains. When the 

 burlap has rotted it may be made a help- 

 ful ingredient of the compost heap. 



Where the burlap may be objectionable 

 to the eye it can readily be obscured by 

 a light covering of leaf-mold or similar 

 material. O. R. L. 



BUILDING ON THE COAST. 



From observations made on this part 

 of the Pacific coast, it is evident that 

 there will not be much building of 

 greenhouses indulged in for the grow- 

 ing of flowers for the coming season. 

 This is to a great extent due to the 

 stringency of the money market, together 

 with the fact that the wholesalers in the 

 vicinity of San Francisco have not had 

 an especially prosperous season and the 

 demand has been almost entirely grati- 

 fied, with no immediate prospects of its 

 being otherwise. This does not mean to 

 say that the growers have not made 

 any money or that they have had much 

 trouble to dispose of their wares. Those 

 who make a practice of shipping all or 



200,000 Calla Lily Bulhs-Athiopica 



100 1000 



Oalla Sthloploa, 10 inches circumference $10.00 



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5 " 

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The above Bulbs are all warranted to be free from disease, 

 and safe arrival is gruaranteed. My first car leaves for the East 

 promptly on July 16. If cash is sent with the order I will prepay 

 the freight, which is 16 per cent value of the bulbs. 



A. MIttIng, 17-23 Kennan St., Santa Cruz, Cal. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Fischer's Grand 

 Freesia Purity 



will be Ready for DellTery In July 



Price: 1st grade, $2.75 per 100; $22.00 per 1000. 

 2d grade, $2.26 per 100; $18.00 per 1000. 250 at 

 1000 rate. Limi^d quantity of Mammoth 

 Bulbs, $4.00 per ICO. Cash with order from 

 unknown parties. 



All orders up to 1000 sent free by mail. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER 



SANTA ANITA, CAL. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



GROWN 

 BULBS. 



CALIFORNIA 



All varieties* Unsorpaued. Catalococ 

 free. We delivef Narcbtut and Daffodils 

 specially- early for earliest lorein|^. 



THE LEEDHAM BULB CO , Santa Cruz, Cal. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Shasta DaisyudPetoDJa 



"Giants of California" my specialty. My 

 champion strain of seeds can not be surpassed. 

 Try it. Send for list of all seeds. Orders booked 

 now for fall delivery. 



FRED 6R0HE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



a greater portion of their flowers have 

 had a very good year, but among those 

 who depended entirely on local orders 

 there has been some complaint, both as 

 to the prices secured and the di£Sculties 

 in disposing of stock. With fancy stock 

 there has not been, and there is not 

 now, a surplus, but with second quality 

 flowers the growers have had some dif- 

 ficulty in disposing of all of them at 

 fair prices. Here, again, those who cater 

 to shipping orders have had the advan- 

 tage, and a great deal of stock that 

 would have brought but a fraction of 

 its value in town has been forwarded to 

 other places at good, paying prices. 



But to return to contemplated im- 

 provements among the fraternity, I have 

 not heard of over half a dozen growers 

 who contemplate building this season, 

 and they are all among the smaller 

 growers. A great deal of overhauling, 

 repairing and replanting will be accom- 

 plished during the summer and fall. It 

 seems that fewer roses will be produced 

 than ever this coming season, as many 



True Asparagus 

 Plumosus Seed 



Raised under lath in California, is so superior 

 in vitality as to be beyond comparison. We are 

 srlad to be able to announce that 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 the better for it. 



We can guarantee delivery from now on. 



1000 seeds $ 2.00 



6000 seeds 10.00 



18,000 seed! 20.00 



26,000 seeds $86.00 



60,000 seeds 66.00 



100,000 seeds UO.Ofr 



Gash, please. 



r. Oilman Taylor Seed Co. 



(incobpobatid) 

 Box 9. GLKNDALI, CAL. 



Mention The Review when y<m write. 



RXD 

 IXOWXR 



■^ \^ ■ i^ p«r 1000. 



Size 2-ln. only, formerly used by Chase Rose 

 Co., and good goods. Los Angeles make. No 

 collars, no nicks (larger than ^-in.) No charge 

 for Dacklng. Try sample 1000. Write for price 

 on Hotbed Sash, Ventilator Sash, Washed 8x10 

 Glass, MasUca and Half-tone Cuts. 



Ous. Howard. 2121 Park Ave.. Klivcrside, Cal. 

 Mention The Bevlew when yon write. 



CALLA LILY BULBS 



Large, healthy bulbs. 

 Also Narolssus, TilHuin Lonsrlfloruin and 

 L.onKlfloruin Multtflorum. Send for cata- 

 logue. 



F. LUDEMANN, Pacific Nurseries, 



3041 Bakar St., Ban Franclaco, Cal. 



Mention The Bevlew when yog write. 



of the houses formerly devoted to their 

 growing have been turned into carnation 

 houses, and there are practically no new 

 structures being added to those already 

 in the business. G. 



PACIFIC COAST NURSERYMEN. 



The fifth "Sinnual meeting of the Pacific 

 Coast Nurserymen's Association will be 

 held at Salem, Oregon, July 10 to 12, in 

 connection with the Salem Cherry Fair, 

 under the auspices of the Marion County 

 Horticultural Society. There will be 

 present at this meeting F. A. Huntley, 

 Commissioner of Horticulture of the 

 State of Washington; W. K. Newell, 

 president, and H. M. Williamson, secre- 

 tary, of the Oregon State Board of Hor- 

 ticulture; H. C. Atwell, president, and 

 E. R. Lake, secretary, of the Oregon 

 State Horticultural Society; John Isaac, 

 secretary, and probably Edward M. Ehr- 

 hom, deputy commissioner of the Califor- 

 nia Horticultural Commission; C. I. 

 Lewis, horticulturist, and A. B. Cordley, 



