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The Weekly Florists* Review* 



.n i.v 4, i;>uT 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Sania (kiv., < ai,. ]•]. I.ccilliiim lias 

 it'siiiiHil tlu' iii-tivc iiiiiiia^ciiiciU of till' 

 J^oi'dliaiii Jiulb ('(I., I'oiiMcr maiiaycr 

 liilly retiring;. At tlio iccciit stocklioM- 

 crs ' iiict'tiiiji (i. II. Nniiiiaiiil was elected 

 jiit'siilciit. Mdiilruyd Sliarpc \irc prcsi- 

 (Ifiit ami JItiiiy Willt'y trt'asurcr. 



LABOR ON THE COAST. 



'J'lir cNtianiclinni-y coiiijit idiis jircsail- 

 in^ nil liic Pacific coast at this time ic- 

 <iariliiiL; tlio status ot' laiior lia\(' dcxi'l 

 o|p('<l a woiidrrl 111 ilisrc^aiij for cvcM-y- 

 lliiii;: stalilc ami a tcmlciicy that is cs- 

 jM'cialiy inarkt'il liy llio s|Miit of unrest 

 .'iiiil a ijcsiic to kr('|i f\ cryl hiiMj; ill a 

 w liirlw iml of cxcitciiiriii and unoasim'ss. 



'I"lic IriHliilrs lilouojil ;ili(iiit liy till' 

 \aiionv |;dior unions in >an l''rancisco 

 lia\r all lint disni|itcd thi' loun. ami tin' 

 ti'lail dcaltis arc in a i|iiaiidaiy. It has 

 liiM'ii a fact lor many inonlhs. anion;^ tli(> 

 (•ni|iln\ci - of hilior in the j^aidriiiiiy lino, 

 that it was almost impo-^si lilr to secure; 

 licl|i lit any kind. Ilxeryni.e was liiuuul 

 f(ir San I 'ra misc-d. where the waiics paid 

 to arti^aii'^. Iioth ^killed and iinskil li'<i. 

 weri' the hi;ihesl ever known. Many a 

 j^i'ower yaxe up in disyii.>t. 



The iein|ilation to i;et lo luwn and '^ot 

 a lew days' \\<irk at liieuer wajj^i's Ihau 

 the jionr grower couhl all'ord to pay 

 was to Maine for all the dilliciilties cn- 

 (•oniitered li\ our irafl. The unrest has 

 hecii in the air and its effei-ts luuc heeii 

 iiiit only to raise the waj^es lieyond all 

 ability oi' the L;ro\\er to jiay, Init also 

 to make helji so scarce that ])rospi'fti\ <• 

 gro\\er>< hesitateil to oo into work of 

 any kind when tliev weie liaMi' to ])0 

 iinaMe to <iv{ siidicieiil liel|(. e\eii at any 

 jirice, to I'oiiiplete the woik. 



Hut labor o\ ern-aihecl itselt' in the 

 be.'iutifiil city ot' San i'lamisco. and at 

 tlio j)reseiii nioineiit juobably over 7.IH1II 

 men are out of work, v\itli little or no 

 liope ot' an immediate renewal of opera- 

 tions. ( )t' course, many tliousaiids ot' 

 utliei- related industries are also atVected, 

 so that many more men will be thrown 

 into the field in a short time. 



The siiiiiilicaiice <pf all ot' lhi> was 

 forcibly broii;^lit to my attention a. day 

 or two ayo. w iiell I Iniiipelied to be call 

 in<j on one ot' our lar;;i''^t erM\\ei> in the 

 neiohborh I ot' San bra iici^cd. In I he 



space (it' one hour he received thi'ee calls 



from biy. able builieij men who were 

 anxious u> (d.iain work ot' any kind, ami 

 two o|' them menlioiie<l the t'act that they 

 had seveinl ve;iiv" experience in ;;reen 



hoil-;e Wdlk. bill had left the bllsineX 



be<-aiise lit' the hiiiiier wayes p;ii(l lo 

 lieljiers in llie iiui: wnikillLT ilidii-try. To 

 a ^fiiiwej- who h;id lieeii vainly iiidi'avor- 



lUf^ fur ll|iilitli> tu keep ;| Iar;^e elloueh 



force 111] hand in handle hi< bii^iiii'^--- 



tllis mi;^ht be cnlled a ;^oiKelld. but be 



liind i) all it did not -peak well tm- the 

 continued pl'ii-jieiity of the town itself, 

 <ir ot' the ;,;roWer, wlmse bll'-iness c|e|ie|ld^ 



on tlie demand tHr m.aterial wiiich at'tei- 

 all can be tu a ;^reat extent dis|)ensed 

 v^itli unless the cdinlitioiis prevail where 

 business in all lines is niniil and money 

 i- identit'nl. 



Ii'en;i|(lilijr the ef1'e(^d of these colldi 

 tiuiis on tlie liusiiKss in jfeiirTal. it i- 

 certainly to lie deplored, and whereas on 

 one hand the supply of labor is now 

 prac-tic:illy unlimited, on tl ther hand 



200,000 Calla Lily Biilbs--y£tliioplca 



Calla JEthiopica, 10 inches circumfereuee S'OOO 



• 9 ■ 



S 

 7 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 3 



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

 and safe arrival is guaranteed. My first ear leaves for the East 

 promptly on . I uly 15. If cash is sent with the order I will prepay 

 the freight, which is 15 per cent value of the bulbs. 



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



Mention The Itevlow wlieii vou write. 



CALIFORNIA iS^^s. 



All varieties. Unsurpassed. Catalogue 

 free. We deliver Narcissus and Daffodils 

 specially early for earliest forciog^. 



THE LEEDHAM BULB CO , Santa Cruz, Cal. 



Meiitidii The Keview vvliou ymi write. 



Shasta Daisy and Petunia 



"Giants of California" my specialty. My 

 champion strain of i-eed« can not be surpassed. 

 Try it. Send for list of all seeds. (Rulers booked 

 now for fall delivery. 



FRED 6R0HE, Santa Rosa, Gal. 



Mention The Kevicw vvlirn you write. 



we have to contend with the limited dc 

 mand for such material ;is is liiown by 

 th.e florists and nurseiymeii, and wlil('li 

 at the lueseiit time is ;it ii lower |prit'e 

 and liar<ler to disjiose of than evei- be- 

 tore within tlo' Kmiwleilyc ef tii<' writer. 

 rnle>s labor tlcuibles are sjieeilily 

 regulated and a leMimptioii of buildinti 

 and allieil indu-liies takes place, the diit 

 look f<ir the continued prosperity ot' the 

 business IS not ov erbii;^h t . The fact that 

 i^rrowcrs <-an oi i nil the help they need 

 for the first time in the l.ist year is more 

 tiian coiiiitei balanced by liie f;ict thai 

 there is but little demand foi their <nit 



put, and where ailV movement i^ recnlded 



it is always .at ruinous prices. (i. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



l:usine~s III ^eiic'ial is n s|i.-i,|,. |.iii,-i 

 lli.ih It wa- at this tune uim \c;ii .-1:^0. bnl 

 .-till ther.- is little dinn^ and si,,,l< ni<i\e-. 

 ^\n\\ l\ . I'liiw el - i.|' :ill ki r.iN. \'- il 'i I In- 



( Xcepllmi iif lose-. .-He phuililld ellnll^l; tu 



viippU nil ill nt.-i ed^. and w it ii a ^iiiplns. 



|.'ii-es. Iiiiwevel, colllilllle In be -cnlce III 

 ;ill u|;|,|es except t ho-e i 1 t' pmO i|nalil\. 

 .-llnl the prices leeei\eii Im iiny ui„,,| 



vtuck olfered are above the ludinarv (jiin 

 t.-iliiois t'l.r spriiiti tlowei-. 



('aniatioiis in all except a tew f.iniy 

 vi,i|s; ;ire ill odiiii -iippl.v and at low 



loices. |.;iwsiili and |-!stelli', iiwili^ to the 

 iiiiitinui'd cinder weather, do not exhibil 

 as much thrips as is iis|i;illy seen at this 

 time and, in fa<-t, the c|ualitv nt' every 



thine is bi'ilio kept up to the hi;,r|iest 



standard bv the. absence ot heat. 



Sweet |ieas continue to be the most 

 lioiiiilar tlower and are beint: h.-indhd bv 



RED 

 FLOWER 



POTS 



$2.50 



per 1000. 



Size 2-ln. onl.v, fornierl.v u.sed by Chase Rose 

 To., and g'ood goods. Los Angreles make. No 

 collarB.no nicks (larg-er than Vo In.) No charpre 

 for packing-. Try sample 11)00. Write for price 

 ou Hotbed Sash, Ventilator Sash, Washed 8x10 

 (ilasa. Mastlcaand Half-tone Cuts. 



Chas. Howard, 2121 Park Ave., Riverside, Cal. 



Mention 'I'lio Kevicw vvlicn \ on write. 



CALLA LILY BULBS 



Large, health v liulbs. 

 Also Narcissus, Lilium Loneiflorum and 

 Loneriflorum Multiflorum. Send for cata- 

 logue. 



F. L.UDEMANN, Pacific Nurseries, 



3041 Baker St , San Francisco, Cal. 



Mention Tlie Kevicw when you write. 



Make a Club Order ^,t.*^*.Vi^ad 



, L>rarH<*i]a IndivlBa, '-' to :; ft., 40c; -i to 4 ft., fnlc; 



1 4 to .">ft., sOc; :> to •; ft., *1 UO; T. to S ft., $1.50. Ktntia 

 forsteriauR, 2 to '■'< ft., lite; ;< to 4 ft., II 75; 4 to ."> 

 tt..$'.'.T.i;.5 tof. ft.,$4.00. Ftychoaperma Alexan- 

 drae and Heaforthia Klegans, 2 to :( ft., t'lOc; :> to 

 1 ft., !fl UO; 4 to r> ft., II.?;'); ,5 to (1 tt., *'-' 2,'). Phoeulx 

 Canarlensls, .'> to •', ft., $1.7,5; 1; to 7 tt,, $2.50; 7 to s 



I ft., $:{.00. WHshluKtonia Kobustu, > to,5 ft., 



I $1.25; 5 to f. ft., $1 50; ii to 7 It., *2.00. 



j K.XuriC MUBNKUIKS, SANTA BARBABA, CAL. 



' Mention Tli? Review when you write. 



thousands by the street hucksters ;is well 

 ;is by the stores. The price to the retail- 

 ers h;is bei n ."HI cents per do/en buiK'lK'S. 



and from |piesent indications they will 

 not 00 hioher for smue iinie. 



Lilium huiojildrnin is |dentifiil .and stdls 

 well. \';il!ey is in hiroer siipplv tli;iii for 



se\ei;il Wei'ks ,-|ni| cipv|^ the de.alers alKUlI 

 ■-:'.. .'ill per liundred. I'l-miiev m-,. ,,|ir of 

 ■e.-ison, :il|i| gladioli ;ire imw ;it their 

 III ii:hl and ;ire beili;^ iiseij l|ii< se;|sn|| 



imoe th; ver. ()tlie|- Kinds ,,)' iiai-,|\- 



eiilsiile stock ;ire biiiiy n-e.| t'lir window 



'leciil ;il iiil^. bill ill t |i:i\, ,1 !|\i-i\- s;ih-. 



Various Notes. 



Thiiv. .1. Thii,np-iOi. Ill S:iiii,-i ( III/, \\;i^ 

 1 11 I ov\ n 1 hiv w eek. 



' • ' . MiO-se iV, ( ,,. ;i|ini,iinci I h;il lliev 



>\ dl import henv ily nt I )|itch :iiid brem-h 

 bulbs for the ciiininy se;isii||"s pl,-intino. 



The .Society Ijorteiisi;! Iield a icjiidni 

 nieetino ill Ahiineda on S;itniil;iv of last 



\\eek. 



^^ . •'. liwin h:is ;^iine mi ;i iiioiitirs 

 'rip to the noi-thein jiari nt' i|,,. st.afe. 



(J. 



Dl. I'i;i;i;. Wis. P. \V,ib,-.-k has retired 

 fi'om the linn of I'.ntli \ Wobe.-k, ;ind 



is succeeded by j'eter .S||e;i. The mmn^ 

 of the new (iini is I',||th iV She;i. 



