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The Weekly FIorists^Review* 



AUGUST 15, 1907. 



spected and found to ba apparently free 

 from dangerously injurious pests and 

 fungous diseases. ' ' 



This was signed by one of the best liv- 

 ing state entomologiats, whose sincerity 

 and good intentions are not doubted by 

 any one. The consignee himself was in- 

 nocent, as he did not know the insects 

 when he saw them. The shipment was at 

 once traced, and it was found that it 

 never came from the place where the cer- 

 tificate showed the inspection to have 

 been made. Further investigation showed 

 the consignor to be a nursery broker or 

 tree jobber. In order to secure the in- 

 spection certificate, he had a lot of clean 

 trees inspected. Under this certificate he 

 sent out over the state any infested stock 

 that could be procured cheap, owing to 

 its worthless, infested condition. 



In another «a8e specimens of infested 

 twigs were sent by a party whose trees 

 were infested with San Jose scale. Upon 

 visiting his place it was fdlind that they 

 were young trees set out the preceding 

 winter. The address of the nurseryman 

 from whom these trees were obtained 

 was procured, trad soon after this nursery 

 was examined. On one block of trees the 

 scale was abundant; active young were 

 crawling about on the bark. This 

 nurseryman is conscientious, and I would 

 not be afraid that he would knowingly 

 send me bad trees. He had a certificate 

 of inspection, issued only a short time 

 previous, and made remark as follows: 

 * ' I paid for the inspection because I felt 

 that the inspector knew more about this 

 than I did. "What did I pay the inspec- 

 tion fee forf "Was it not to permit me to 

 sell stock? "What good does it do me to 

 have this permission if that is not a rea- 

 sonable guarantee that my stock is safe 

 to send? I have sent out considerable 

 stock from the block and it does me an 

 endless amount of harm." 



"We know of one orchard that has only 

 two trees seriously infested. They are 

 in an angle nearest badly infested or- 

 chards, and both have bird nests in them. 

 We have examined bird nests and have 

 captured and examined birds in an in- 

 fested orchard to convince ourselves that 

 they carry scale. 



[To be continued.] 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Portland, Ore. — Max "W, Smith last 

 spring opened a retail store at 150 Fifth 

 street and reports himself well satisfied 

 with the business done this summer. 



OUTDOOR FLOWERS IN WINTER. 



Should the coming winter be not par- 

 ticularly severe, by the presence of an 

 excess of cold considerable easy money 

 can be made by the grower who has a 

 few spare rods of ground to plant to 

 hardy annuals. Sweet peas, although 

 a spring and summer flower, can be 

 made to produce heavily in the middle 

 of winter if the seed is sown at this 

 time and the weather continues as mild 

 as it has been for the last few years in 

 this locality. In planting the seed, care 

 should be taken to select a place where 

 there will be no excess of moisture and 

 not in too close proximity to buildings 

 or trees. The southern exposure along 

 a high fence is an ideal place, and it is 

 surprising what a quantity of flowers 

 can be marketed through the middle of 

 the winter. 



200,000 MORE 



galla Bulbs 



We have just dug: 200,000 Oalla Bulbs from a rich, sandy loam, 

 three years from plantinK; they have larke crowna, ripe, and of a.rich 

 brown color, full of vitality, and I warrant them to be the Ftnvat Calla Bulbs that ever 

 left California. In three sizes only. Freight prepaid over 100 lbs. 



Calla Bulba, 7 to 8 in. circumference, per 100, $7. 60; per 1000, $66.00 



" 6 to 6 in. " ^ i " 6 00; " 40.00 



" •• 4,to4;^ in. •• "' " 4.00; " 30.00 



I If by express I prepay 2>^c lb. CASH. 



A. MITTING >7''r^1^:/»:;"st. Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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I have found Blanche Ferry the eas- 

 iest variety to handle at this time, with 

 Mrs. Gladstone and Emily Henderson 

 close seconds. These are among the 

 older varieties and not as delicately 

 shaded as many of the newer sorts, but 

 I have found them to be the hardiest of 

 any of the kinds I have planted, and as 

 there is no difficulty in using flowers of 

 any description in the middle of winter, 

 they have paid handsomely for the trou- 

 ble. 



Some experimenting has bee'n done 

 here in growing sweet peas under glass, 

 and the same varieties I have mentioned 

 have proven to be the best bloomers 

 under all conditions. They are not con- 

 sideited money-makers for greenhouse 

 growing, however, as their season of 

 flowering is too short, but outside they 

 require but little attention and the 

 blooms are almost equal in quality to 

 those produced during the natural sea- 

 son. Such stock is a good article to 

 have on hand during the cold months, 

 and seed planted at this time ean be 

 depended on to commence blooming early 

 in the winter. It stands a considerable 

 degree of frost and, if the bed is well 

 drained, will flower through the entire 

 winter. There is always a dearth of 

 white material after the heavy cut of 

 chrysanthemums is finished, and any- 

 thing in the line of a cheap white flower 

 is eagerly snapped up. 



For a showy colored flower, a few beds 

 of gaillardias come in handily and they 

 pay many times for the trouble expended 

 on them. They are not partial as to 

 soil, but do not want too much moisture 

 at the root. This rule applies to practi- 

 cally everything in the wjnter flowering 

 line and demands more consideration 

 than the possible cold weather. Too 

 much shade, either from trees or build- 

 ings, is, of course, undesirable, but the 

 protecting shelter of a fence allowing 

 a southern exposure is of advantage. 



G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Business continues quiet, but with 

 some signs of an early awakening. The 

 weather is cool, and from all appearances 

 will continue to be so for the present. 

 There is quite a scarcity in some va- 

 rieties of carnations, especially of the 

 large white sorts. This is accounted for 

 by the fact that a majority of the grow- 

 ers are changing their houses at this 

 time, and as a result there will be no 



CALLA LILY BULBS 



Largre, healthy bAlba. 

 Also Naroiasus, T.lHum LonKlllomni and 

 LAnstnorum MultUlonuu. Send for cata- 

 logue. 



F. LUDBKANN, Pacific Narseries, 



3041 Baker Bt. , Baa 7ra&olaoo, Oal. 



Mention The Hevlew when yen write. 



Make a Club Order ^t^;^,5^ 



Dracaena Indivlsa, 2 to 3 ft., 40c; 3 to 4 ft., 60c; 

 4 to 6 ft., 80c: 5 to 6 ft., HW; to 8 ft, Sl.&O. Kentla 

 Foraterlana, 2 to 3 ft.. 75c; 3 to 4 ft., $1 76; 4 to 6 

 ft.. 12.76; 5 to 6 ft., 14.00. Ptychosperma Alexan. 

 dra« and 8eaf orthla f:ieKaiis, 3 to 3 ft., 60c; 3 to 

 4 ft, 11.00; 4 to 6 ft., 11.75; 5 to 6 ft., »2.25. Phoenix 

 Canarlenalt, 6 to 6 ft., t1.75; 6 to 7 ft., t2.60; 7 to 8 

 ft., 13.00. Washtkiictonta Robasta, 4 to 6 ft, 

 tl.26; 6 to 6 ft., ILeO; 6 to T ft., $2.00. 

 KXOTIG IIUB8BBIK8, SANTA BABBABA, CAL. 



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Shasta Daisy and Petania 



"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, Gal. 



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Let us book your orders now for California 

 Seedllns Geraniam Flanta, ready Nov. 

 and Dec. next. Only the best out of lOO tested 

 varieties will be sent out By mall. $2.00 per 100. 

 WBKKM * CO., Sawtelle, Los ABKclesCc, Cal. 



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surplus of stock for some time. Asters 

 are now in fair supply and will be at 

 the height of their season in about two 

 weeks. The quality, owing to the very 

 favorable climatic conditions, is first- 

 class and all the leading colors are well 

 represented. They cost the retailers 

 from $1 to $2.50 per hundred blooms. 

 Roses are even scarcer than they have 

 been for some time. There are practically 

 no good whites to be had and but few 

 pink sorts. Beauties are not to be had, 

 unless short-stemmed flowers are to be 

 reckoned with. 



Amaryllis is being brought into town 

 in large quantities and finds a ready sale 

 at from $3 to $4 per hundred stems. 

 Both Lilium album and L. rubrum are 

 in fair supply and are good sellers. Val- 

 ley is more plentiful, but does not sell 

 well at this time. Gladioli and other 

 outside stock are a glut and with the 

 exception of long-stemmed sweet peas, 

 there is nothing in the line of outside 

 stock that is moving quickly. 



There is quite an influx of town peo- 

 ple returning from the country at this 



