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JCCY 11, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



39 



obtained will keep the air dryer, but too 

 much of a diflPerence in day and night 

 temperature will result in other troubles. 

 We have had this same dry rot of 

 fruit on outdoor tomatoes in both ex- 

 tremely wet and extremely dry seasons, 

 but it usually disappears also as soon as 

 the weather becomes settled. 



BOREALIS. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



BULB-GROWING. 



The Pacific coast, from general indi- 

 cations, will in time be able to grow 

 suflScient bulbs of a majority of the most 

 popular kinds to supply the home trade 

 and at the same time have a surplus for 

 export. Already we grow all the Paper 

 White narcissus used here, and such ad- 

 vancement has been made in the proper 

 growing, drying and handling of the yel- 

 low sorts that not over fifty per cent of 

 the bulbs planted are imported either 

 from the east or Europe. 



The narcissus family, with a few ex- 

 ceptions, does remarkably well here, and 

 as most of the varieties are grown out- 

 side, there is little waste from forcing 

 under glass and the bulbs continue to 

 increase at such a pace that they soon 

 overflow the boundaries allotted to them. 

 This fact has been taken advantage of 

 commercially by half a dozen large bulb 

 growers on the coast and wherever the 

 right kind of soil is planted with any of 

 the narcissi the climate does most of the 

 balance of the work needed. 



Considerable experimenting has been 

 done in the line of hyacinths, both of the 

 Dutch and Roman varieties. I have seen 

 patches on the northern coast that could 

 not be surpassed for size and shape, but 

 in the vicinity of central California but 

 little along this line has been done. It 

 is claimed by some that our dry sum- 

 mers are not conducive to successful 

 hyacinth growing and that- the soil of 

 Oregon and Washington is more suitable 

 on account of the abundance of rain dur- 

 ing the spring and summer season. Con- 

 siderable experimenting will be done in 

 the near future, however, by bulb grow- 

 ers along this line. 



The growing of tulips commercially is 

 also in its infancy. This bulb also- ap- 

 pears to like considerable moisture dur- 

 ing its growing season, and whether this 

 can be overcome or not by artificial 

 means, so that a profitable bulb can be 

 raised, remains to be seen. Several firms, 

 however, are at present offering Cali- 

 fornia grown bulbs that certainly make 

 as good an appearance as the imported 

 stock. 



With calla lilies we have long demon- 

 strated that California bulbs can be 

 grown cheaper and better than in almost 

 any other location. Many acres are de- 

 voted here to their growth and the product 

 is shipped all over the world. The only 

 requisite seems to be to have fairly heavy 

 soil and an abundance of moisture. 



Gladioli of all kinds increase wonder- 

 fully and have been a much neglected 

 flower. They have always been looked on 

 as a cheap garden flower, but with the 

 improvements made in the quality of 

 them in the past few years and the stead- 

 ily growing demand for them as a deco- 

 rative florist flower the growers have not 

 kept pace with the demand and we still 

 import a majority of the bulbs. This 



400,000 MORE CALLA 

 LILY BULBS /ETHIOPICA 



Shipments made day order Is received. A great many florists 

 are urderioK Calla Bulbs to plant after mums. Safe arrival guar- 

 anteed. All bulbs are prepaid by freisbt. If wanted by express 

 1 prepay 2/^c lb., you pay the balance. 



CALLA BULBS, AXTHIOPICA 



9 and 10 inches circumference $9.60 per 100: 



7 and 8 inches circninference 7 60 per lOO; 



5 and 6 inches circumference 6 00 per ICO: 



8 and 4 Inches circumference 8.00 Dcr 100: 



Gash with order. 25 at 100 rate. 260 at ICOO rate. 



$•5 00 per 1000 

 6>.00 per 1000 

 40 00 per 1000 

 20.C0 per 1000 



A. MITTING i^r^f^L"!?;;'?.. Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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should be made note of by some of our 

 growers, as the demand for gladioli of 

 all kinds has been very heavy for the 

 paat two seasons, and the supply is lim- 

 ited on the Coast. The bulbs of most of 

 the kinds are of the easiest culture and 

 they multiply very rapidly. The demand 

 for the blooms has never been quite sat- 

 isfied in this locality and they are de- 

 servedly becoming more popular each 

 year. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



There is little of interest to note dur- 

 ing the last week. The weather has 

 turned warm, after having been the cool- 

 est on record for th^ entire month of 

 June. The effect of the weather, differ- 

 ing so greatly from that usually experi- 

 enced at this time, has been to improve 

 the quality of stock of all kinds, so that 

 at the present time flowers grown both 

 under glass and outside are of better 

 form, color and substance than those we 

 usually handle during this month. This 

 has been especially noticeable in the 

 line of fancy carnations, many of which 

 are usually almost worthless from the 

 thrips in the middle of summer, and little 

 of this pest has been seen so far this 

 year. 



With roses, although the supply has 

 been short, the quality of the short- 

 stemmed stock has been very good. Sweet 

 peas are still the most popular flower 

 and they cost the retailers about 50 

 cents per dozen bunches. This is as 

 cheap as they usually get and it is very 

 hard to see where there can be any 

 money made from them at such a price. 



Business is extremely quiet here. There 

 is absolutely nothing doing, now that 

 the schools have closed, except a small 

 amount of funeral work. 



Over in Oakland and Alameda the 

 same conditions prevail, and quietness 

 reigns supreme. One enterprising florist 

 remarked to me a few days ago that 

 "the weather was so good that the peo- 

 ple absolutely refused to die." 



Various Notes. 



J. M. Hincks, representing C. C. Morse 

 & Co., is calling on the growers and re- 

 tailers and making a specialty of bulbs 

 for fall and winter delivery. 



H. M. Sanborn, of Oakland, is re- 

 modeling his Fourteenth street store. 



H. Hayashi, of Alameda, is contem- 

 plating a trip to Japan in the near fu- 

 ture. 



One of the most attractive window 

 displays for the Fourth of July was 

 exhibited in the windows of Clarke Bros., 

 on Clay street, Oakland. An enormous 

 shield of red and white carnations, with 



Freesia Purity 



1st grade bulbs all sold. 



2nd grade bulbs, $2.25 per 100: $18.00 per 

 1000: 250 at 1000 rate. 



Limited quantity of mammoth bulbs at 

 $1.00 per 100. 



All orders up to 1000 sent free by mail. 



Cash with order from unknown parties. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER 



. Santa Anita, Los Angeles County, Cal. . 



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CALLA LILY BULBS 



Large, healthy bulbs. 

 Also Narcissus, Ullum Lons^floruin and 

 LonBiflorum Multlflorum. Send for cata- 

 logue. 



F. LUDEMANN, Pacific Nnraeriea, 



3041 Baker 8t , Ban Francisco, Oal. 



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Make a Club Order ^th."c&!i^ad 



Dracaena Inaivlaa, 2 to 3 ft., 40c; 3 to 4 ft., tiOc; 

 4 to 5 ft., 80c; 5 to 6 ft., tl 00; 6 to 8 ft, tl.&O. Kentla 

 Foratertana, 2 to H ft.. 75c: 3 to 4 ft., tl 75; 4 to 5 

 ft., $2.76; 5 to 6 ft., $4.00. Ptycbospenna Alexan* 

 drae and Beaforthla Klesana, 3 to 3 ft., tKIc; 3 to 

 4 ft., tl.OO; 4 to 5 ft., $1.75; 6 to 6 ft., $2 26. Phoenix 

 Canarlensla, 6 to 6 ft, $1.75; 6 to 7 ft., $2.60; 7 to 8 

 ft. $3.00. Washlnctonia Robnata, 4 to 5 ft, 

 $1.26; 6 to 6 ft. $1.60; 6 to 7 ft., 12.00. 

 EXUTIC NUBSKBIKS, SANTA BABBABA, CAL. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



Shasta Daisy and PetoDJa 



"Giants of California" my specialty. My 

 champion strain of seeds can not be surpassed. 

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

 now for fall delivery. 



FRED 6R0HE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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Fnr 9 RoSllfiflll show of flowers sow a bench 

 lUI d DCdUIIIUI with Nasturtium Setd. Quick 

 results in flowers of surpassing beauty. Plants will 

 furnish thousands of cuttings this fall. See classified 

 adv. for seed. WEKK8 A CO. 



Sawtelle, Los Angeles Co., Cal. 

 Men'.Kn The Revie w when you write. 



appropriate lettering and window trim- 

 mings to match, attracted much atten- 

 tion. 



J. H. Morris, of Berkeley, is on a 

 month's visit to San Jose. 



W. H. Mann, of Pinole, Cal., is in 

 town for a few days. 



P. J. Keller, of Piedmont, was one of 

 the grand marshals at the big Fourth of 

 July celebration in Oakland. G. 



Orajted Bose book sent by the Be- 

 VIEW for 25 cents. 



