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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



July 18, 1907. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Seattle, Wash. — Matthieson & John- 

 son are erecting five houses, each 20x200. 



The demise of William M. Marugg, of 

 Pomona, Cal., is recorded in the obituary 

 column this week. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



Current G>inment. 



That "no news is good news" was 

 true in our case during our long silence, 

 for trade has shown great activity and 

 the season ended triumphantly for all. 

 We are not working overtime right now, 

 just keeping up with the procession. 

 There is an ample supply of material 

 with which to meet all demands, mostly 

 grown outside. Sweet peas are inclined 

 to dominate the market and we can 

 grow them here on 15-inch stems. 



Among the greenhouse men it is build, 

 and build and then some — splendid recre- 

 ation for the summer months. 



Our June display of outdoor-grown 

 roses was wonderful and pronounced the 

 best ever. Through the efforts of sev- 

 eral of our live citizens and the Amateur 

 Eose Society, a most successful rose car- 

 nival and fiesta of three days' duration 

 was held, which created so much enthu- 

 siasm that plans are proposed for mak- 

 ing it an annual feature. 



Late rains have stimulated vegetation 

 so that it is still seen at its best, every- 

 thing looking fresh, clean and vigorous. 



It is seldom that a traveling sales- 

 man visits us in hot weather and yet oc- 

 casionally one blows in. Arthur Zirk- 

 man, representing M. Eice & Co., talked 

 ribbons and novelties to us while we 

 were preparing to celebrate the glorious 

 Fourth. He has all the necessary quali- 

 fications for the occupation and vrill al- 

 ways be welcome here. H. J. M. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Cooler weather prevails through this 

 vicinity than we usually experience at 

 this time of the year, and flowers, as a 

 consequence, have better color and sub- 

 stance than those usually exhibited in 

 July. Carnations are not quite so plen- 

 tiful as they have been. There is ap- 

 parently a shortage of fancy white sorts, 

 and as there has been a fair amount of 

 funeral work during the last week, they 

 have been quickly used up. 



Some good Kaiserin and Testout are 

 in season, but roses of other varieties 

 are poor. Beauties cannot be had at any 

 price, except a few of inferior quality. 



Sweet peas continue to be the best 

 selling flower and they are in splendid 

 shape from most of the growers. Golden 

 coreopsis has not sold as well this sea- 

 son as formerly, but there is a much bet- 

 ter demand for gladioli, especially of any 

 of the newer sorts. They cost the stores 

 from $3 to $4 per hundred and retail 

 at about twice these prices. 



Several new batches of valley are be- 

 ing cut, but the demand is light, as well 

 as for Lilium longiflorum. Quite a num- 

 ber of growers will have quantities of 

 auratum, roseum and album in a few 

 days. Good smilax is scarce, but all 

 other kinds of green stuff are plentiful. 



Business, compared with last season 

 at this time, is a shade better with the 



A. MITTING 



400,000 MORE CALLA ( 

 LILY BULBS /ETHIOPICA 



Shipments made day order is received. A great many florists 

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

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

 I prepay 2j^c lb., you pay the balance. 



CAIXA BCLB8. AKTHIOPICA 



9 and 10 Inches circumference $9.60 per 100; $85 00 per 1000 



7 and 8 inches circumference 7.50 per lOO; 65.00 perlOOO 



5 and 6 Inches circumference 5.00 per 100; 40 00 per 1000 



8 and 4 inches circumference 8.00 per 100: 20.00 per 1000 



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



17 to 23 Kennan St. OdfltB LrUZ) Cdl« 



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retailers, but that is not saying much 

 in its favor, as there is little doing at 

 the best and that is confined principally 

 to funeral work. 



Variotss Notes. 



E. Gill, of Oakland and West Berke- 

 ley, has left on a month's pleasure trip 

 through Oregon and Washington. 



H. Plath, of Ocean View, has re- 

 turned from an outing at Camp Taylor. 



Geo. Pape, of Berkeley, has returned 

 from Portland, Ore., where he was erect- 

 ing a range of glass for the municipal- 

 ity. Mr. Pape has also finished a large 

 greenhouse for the Hotel del Monte, at 

 Monterey, Cal. 



It has been decided that the fall 

 show, which was to have been jointly 

 given by the Pacific Coast Horticultural 

 Society and the California State Floral 

 Society, will be omitted this year. Every- 

 thing has been in such a chaotic condi- 

 tion ever since the fire that, after con- 

 siderable deliberation, it was thought 

 best to abandon the project and give an 

 elaborate exhibition next spring. 



Geo. Fitzgerald is at present a resi- 

 dent of Livermore, Cal. 



David Neely, one of San Francisco's 

 pioneer nurserymen, will retire from 

 business and place his West Berkeley 

 land on the market. Mr. Neely has been 

 a resident of that town for many years. 



A. H. Hills, of East Oakland, has re- 

 ceived a large consignment of orchids 

 from Central America. Mr. Hills is one 

 of the largest growers of orchids in Cali- 

 fornia. G. 



EUCALYPTUS AND CYPRESS. 



The demand for blue gums and Mon- 

 terey cypress promises to be heavy again 

 this season and growers of ornamental 

 trees and shrubbery can well afford to 

 devote some space and time to this 

 branch of the business. For several years 

 the demand for both eucalyptus and 

 cypress had been limited, but recently 

 it has, owing to the large plantings made 

 on barren hillside lands, become a prof- 

 itable source of revenue for the nursery- 

 man. 



Bluo and red gums are the most in de- 

 mand, as they are the quickest growing 

 and are perfectly hardy here, while the 

 Monterey cypress, although not so gen- 

 erally planted on account of the fact 

 that it is of somewhat slower growth, is 

 a fairly close second. All these trees 

 are of the easiest culture when grown 

 from seed, and make salable plants in 

 one season. 



The seed is usually planted in the 

 early summer under lattice, either in 

 boxes or solid beds. Plenty of ventila- 

 tion is called for and care should be 

 taken not to sow the seed too thickly. 



ALL SOLD OUT CLEAN 



Didn't have half enough bulbs 

 for the demand. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER 



Santa Anita, Los AngeleB Co., Cal. 



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CALLA LILY BULBS 



Large, healthy bulbs. 

 Also NarclsBua, T 111111111 Lonsriflorum and 

 LonBiflorum Multifloruin. Send for cata- 

 logue. 



F. LUDEMANN, Pacific Nurseries, 



3041 Baker St., Ban Franclaco, Cal. 



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Make a Club Order ^t'n.'^&SJad 



Dracaena IndlTlsa, 2 to 3 ft., 40c; 'S to i ft., liOc; 

 4 to 5ft., 80c; 5 to 6 ft., tl.OO; 6 to 8 ft., $1.50. Kentia 

 Forsteriana, 2 to 3 ft.. 75c; 3 to 4 ft, tl.75; 4 to 5 

 ft.. t2.75; 5 to ft., 14.00. Ptycbosperina Alexan- 

 dra* and Seafortbia 'Klegans, 2 to 3 ft., 60c; 3 to 

 4 ft, tl.OO; 4 to 5 ft., tl.T.'); 5 to C ft., t2.25. Phoenix 

 CanarlenaU, 5 to (> ft, $1.75; 6 to 7 ft, $2.60; 7 to 8 

 ft, 13.00. Waahlnfftonla Robnata, * to 6 ft, 

 11.25; 6 to 6 ft., 11.50; G to 7 ft., $2.00. 

 EXUTIC MCB88B1K8, SANTA BABBABA, CAL. 



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Shasta DaisjandPetaiiia 



"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 BROKE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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Fnr 9 Roailtiflll SHow of flowers sow a bench 

 rUI Q HCOIIIIIUI with Nasturtium Seed. Quick 

 results in flowers of surpassing beauty. Plants will 

 furnish thousands of cuttingrs this fall. See classified 

 adv. for seed. W£EKS St CO. 



Sawtelle, Los Angeles Co., Cal. 



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I find it a good plan to soak both blue 

 and red gum and Monterey cypress seed 

 in water several hours before planting. 

 The water should be heated until it is 

 too hot to put the hand in it, but it 

 should not be brought to anywhere near 

 the boiling point. The seed should not 

 be covered more than one-eighth of an 

 inch with sand, and in from one week 

 to ten days the plants will be well up 

 over the ground. If the weather is warm 

 the young plants will grow very fast, 



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