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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Septembku If). 1907. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Spokane, Wash. — Miss Amy. Luff- 

 man, who was seriously injured in a 

 runaway early in August, is only now 

 able to be out. Her mother, who was 

 with her at the time of the accident, 

 was less seriously injured. 



San Rafael, Cal. — Premium lists have 

 been issued of the first annual flower 

 show of the Marin County Horticultural 

 Society, to be held in Armory hall, iu this 

 place, Saturday, October 26. Further in- 

 formation may be obtained by addressing 

 T. P. Eedmayne, secretary, San Rafael. 

 Cal. 



Santa Cruz, Cal. — George W. Strea- 

 tor is carrying on some interesting work 

 here in plant breeding. He came here 

 from Ohio only a few years ago, but al- 

 ready has four acres of land planted to 

 choice things and a host of seedlings 

 coming on from crosses made since his 

 arrival. He is working in both orna- 

 mental and economic plants, including 

 phloxes, gladioli, roses, strawberries, corn, 

 potatoes and a host of others. This sec- 

 tion enjoyed a fall of rain sufficient to 

 wet the ground to a depth of nearly two 

 inches September 3. Last year the first 

 winter rain came in November. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Flowers are not plentiful at present. 

 The asters have almost passed out for 

 this season and chrysanthemums are not 

 yet in their prime. A few early white 

 and yellow sorts are in market, but we 

 can not expect a great quantity of them 

 for several days yet. Roses are as scarce 

 as they have been at any time this sea- 

 son, although several growers are cut- 

 ting a few Beauties and some fair 

 Brides and Maids are seen. Carnations 

 are a little more plentiful than they 

 have been. There are a good many 

 short-stemmed flowers from the recently 

 planted stock, but in a couple of weeks 

 they will have disappeared. Sweet peas 

 from most of the growers are getting 

 very short-stemmed, and are of little use 

 except in funeral work. Violets have 

 made their appearance, but are not in 

 great demand thus far. They are weak 

 and poor colored and need a few showers 

 to put the proper stiffness in the stems. 

 They cost the stores $1.50 per dozen 

 bunches, each bunch containing about 

 fifty blooms. Japanese lilies are getting 

 scarcer and are in good demand. They 

 have been good paying propositions with 

 all the growers this season. Late flow- 

 ered amarvllis are in full bloom, and in 

 good demand. They are much better 

 sellers than any of the early sorts. Glad- 

 ioli are getting scarcer and, except for 

 a few weeks at the commencement of 

 their season, they have not sold very well 

 and have found little usage, except to be 

 left in the shop windows as a decora- 

 tion. 



Various Notes. 



Considerable complaint has been reg- 

 istered by the residents of Berkeley 

 about the thefts of plants, both from 

 commercial and private places. H. M. 

 Sanborn had a bay tree valued at $25 

 stolen from in front of his Telegraph 

 avenue store during the present week. 



H. Plath, of Ocean View, has taken 



A. Milting 

 Calla Bulb Co. 



17 to 23 KennanSt. 

 SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Meiitiou The Review when you write. 



Alex Mann, Jr., Co.'-<^ 



Wholesale Dernier in 



Florists' Supplies and Cut Flowers 



White Doves. $9.00 per doz. 



PamiMis Plumes, $10.00 per 1000. 



1125 POLK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Pacific Coast Business 

 Opportunity 



On account of sickness, the owner of a con- 

 trolliDK interest in a Kood. clean and payinR: 

 businef^s will sell. Require $8 000 00 to $10,000.00 

 to bandie tbis. Address Ho. lOl, oare Tlo- 

 rlBts' Bsvlew, Chioag^o. 

 Mention The Review wlieii you write. 



the agency for the Garden City Pottery 

 Works, of San Jose. 



The American Florists are almost 

 ready to move into their new building, 

 situated two doors above the old location 

 on Polk street. This vicinity is rapidly 

 becoming one of the flower centers of 

 the town. 



Golden Gate park, under the guiding 

 hand of John McLaren and his assist- 

 ants, is rapidly regaining its former 

 beauty after a hard siege with several 

 thousand refugees who were encamped 

 on its lawns for many months. Several 

 of the city parks also fared in the same 

 way, but now things are assuming their 

 normal shape aeain. 



The Chiaese'^ster growers complain 

 that this season has not been a profit- 

 able one with them. Owing to the 

 changed conditions of the town they 

 have had to market much of their stock 

 in Oakland and other near-by towns, so 

 the extra cost in marketing them, to- 

 gether with the low prices received, has 

 left but little to put on the credit side. 



G. 



FICUS IN CALIFORNIA. 



Tlu're are at least ten varieties of 

 ficus that are hardy in central and south- 

 ern California, and they are of such 

 graceful growth and effective appearance 

 that they should be more generally 

 planted than at present, but, owing to 

 the fact that but one or two species are 

 known to the general public, their scarce- 

 ness is easily accounted for. 



The best known variety is the Fious 

 flastica. It grows to a height of from 

 thirty to forty feet and makes a good, 

 rugged tree in a few years. It is not 

 (juite so hardy as the F. macrophylla. 

 which', although not in such favor as a 

 pot or house plant, is more desirable 

 when planted outside. It is more grace- 

 ful, has more foliage, grows faster and 

 can be transplanted with greater safety. 

 The first variety mentioned has very 

 leathery leaves, stands considerable 

 rough usage and will grow in any ordi- 

 nary temperature, all of which qualities 

 are greatly in its favor. 



Of the other kinds, F. princeps, a na- 

 tive of Brazil, is one of the most beauti- 

 ful varieties known. It was originally 

 not supposed to be hardy, but several 

 years' trial show it will grow wLere the 



,.--A 





At Reduced 

 Prices. 



Calla Lily Bulbs 



6-ln. In circumference, 135.00 per 1000; 4-ln. la cir- 

 cumference, 125 00 per 1000; 2ii to 3-ln. In circum- 

 ference, $15 00 per 1000; rreeslas, H to HJ-ln.. 

 $3.00 per 1000. Speak iiulck, before stock Is alleold 

 out. ROSK9-2-year-old, fleld-irrown, without 

 irrlgratlon; send for list of varieties and prices. 



F. LUDEMANN. Pacific Nurseries, 

 3041 Baker St., San Franoisoo, Cal. 



Mention The Uevlew when yon write. 



KENTIAS 



KentiaForsteriana. one of 

 our specialties 3 to 4 ft. 



SI 60: 4 to 6 ft.. $2.51: 5 to (i 



^^^^^^^^^" ft.. $}.50; 6 to 7 ft . .S5.C0. 



Ptycboaperm* Alexandrae and Sea- 

 fortbia Klesans, 3 to 4 ft., $1.00: 4 to 5 ft., $1.75: 



5 to 6 ft.. $2.-25. Waatalnctonla Robuata, 5 to 



6 ft., $1.60: i; to 7 ft., $1X0. 



Fxotic Kurseries, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



We Ship by the Carload. 

 Mention The Uevlew when yon write. 



Shasta Daisy and Petunia 



"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 Review when you write. 



other sorts will. It is not of a rapid 

 growth, but has magnificent foliage, 

 which affects a l)eantitul bronzo shade 

 when young. Quite the opposite is F. 

 retusa, which is also very hardy, but has 

 small, dark leaves of a shining green 

 color, which are closely set along the 

 branches. It makes an excellent side- 

 walk tree and, like all the othei"s, revels 

 in plenty of moisture. 



The F. religiosa is a rapid grower and 

 has peculiar, long-petioled leaves, whidi 

 sway and shiver in every passing breeze 

 in a very characteristic manner. The 

 leaves are also of a dark, shining na- 

 ture, and this is one of the prettiest of 

 the family. The tree is sacred to the 

 Hindoos and has proven hardy here. 



The varieties already mentioned do 

 not display the habits so characteristic 

 of ficus regarding aerial roots and can 

 easily be kept to a single stem. F. ru- 

 higinosa, however, is on the line between 

 these and the banyan trees and emits 

 roots very freely far up the main stem. 

 The leaves are thick, coriaceous, rather 

 small and covered with a rusty tomen- 

 tum underneath. It adapts itself fairly 

 well to dry locations and is a very effec- 

 tive tree. 



The F. Benghalensis is the true ban- 

 yan tree of India and, when it attains 

 a considerable size, its habit of sending 

 down aerial roots from its branches and 

 forming new tninks from them is well 

 known. This is not so noticeable if the 

 trees are grown in situations that are 

 not warm and moist, although this va- 

 riety is hardy with us. The leaves are 

 broadly oval, coriaceous, with proini- 



