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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



OCTOBKU 10, 1007. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Spokane, Wash. — In the aster show at 

 the interstate fair, Hoyt Bros, were 

 among the exhibitors. 



Tacoma, Wash. — Mrs. F. A. McLaugh- 

 lin is building a greenhouse 20x65 at 

 Sixteenth and Junette streets. 



Los Angeles, Cal. — Frederick Hauss- 

 niann is building a propagating house 

 17x70. His son, Milton, is now with 

 Schwerin Bros., San Francisco. 



Alameda, Cal. — The store formerly 

 occupied by H. Gresens, at 1251 Park 

 street, is now conducted by E. Petrie 

 and G. Vandenabeele, under the name 

 of the Alameda Floral Co. They report 

 a fine business. Mr. Petrie was former- 

 ly at Allendale, Cal. 



MISTAKES IN PLANTING TREES. 



The frequent complaints made by 

 planters, to the eflfect that their trees 

 have died, and the ever repeated query 

 as to what is the trouble and why the 

 trees live a few months and then give 

 up the ghost, constitute an important 

 .subject for discussion at this time. 

 Many people are now making up their 

 lists of stock and frequent consultations 

 with the landscape gardener or the nurs- 

 eryman are held. 



To a man who understands the na- 

 ture of the growth of hardy trees and 

 plants there is little mystery as to why 

 «o much good material perishes. With 

 careless or incompetent gardeners much 

 of the fault lies. Many of them use 

 little or no judgment in the selecting of 

 sites for the planting of specimen trees, 

 and the one that should be put on high 

 ground, where there is bound to be but 

 little moisture in the rainy season, is 

 probably planted in a low, moist situa- 

 tion, where it dies at the earliest oppor- 

 tunity. 



One of the greatest mistakes made by 

 planters — and the gardening fraternity 

 are not entirely without blame in this 

 matter — is to dig a hole in a mass of 

 hard clay soil and, because the ground 

 is apparently poor and heavy to exca- 

 vate, fill in around the newly planted 

 tree with well broken up soil or sand. 

 Almost invariably the poor tree makes 

 an abortive effort to overcome the ex- 

 cess of moisture at the root, and, after 

 a few leaves have been thrown out, it 

 is no longer able to continue the struggle 

 against such tremendous odds and it 

 grows no longer. This usually hap- 

 pens after it is too late to plant again 

 for the same season and the grower or 

 dealer is usually called on and aske<l 

 why he sold trees that did not grow. 



This may sound like a story told to 

 children, but every grower who has had 

 any experience at all is up against such 

 propositions many times during the sea- 

 son. I have called attention to the plant- 

 ing of trees in an excavation in hard 

 soil and filling up the hole with sand, 

 all of which acts as a sponge, keeps the 

 water and allows for no drainage, and 

 as a result we have a puddle of sour 

 water and a dead tree. 



Thousands of deciduous and ever- 

 green trees are planted on sidewalks and 

 hillsides, usually with no topping or 

 trimming, and then left to shift for 

 themselves, with the possible chance that 

 they may be favored by some late rains 

 and kept alive until they get a fresh 



A. Miffing 

 Calla Bulb Co. 



17fo23 KennanSt. 

 SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Mention Tbe Bevlew when 70U write. 



Alex Mann, Jr., Co.i» 



Wtaolasale Dealer in 



Florists' Supplies and Gut Flowers 



Wblte Doves, $9.oO per doz. 



Pampaa Plumes, $10.00 per 1000. 



1125 PuLK STREET, SAN FKaNOISCO,CAL. 



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start the following winter and spring. 

 Of course only a few survive and in- 

 variably the nurseryman is called on 

 for an explanation as to why so many 

 of the trees have died. As an argument, 

 he will have it called to his attention 

 that some of the stock lived, showing 

 conclusively that the others must have 

 been of inferior quality. The customer 

 will gravely say that they all received 

 the same amount of care; therefore, why 

 did some of them die? California is a 

 comparatively new country, and nature 

 has been so prodigal with her natural 

 gifts that the careless way of merely 

 planting a tree, and expecting the powers 

 that govern to do the rest, has per- 

 meated all branches of the profession 

 in a measure. However, with a few 

 more years of experience and more at- 

 tention to detail, the proposition of edu- 

 cating planters up to the first principles 

 of tree planting may not be an impossi- 

 bility. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



The retailers have had considerable 

 trouble for the last week to keep up even 

 a semblance of a show of flowers in 

 their windows. The mum crop, owing 

 to the rather unfavorable weather we 

 have experienced for some weeks, is not 

 so far along as it should be, and as a 

 consequence the factor we depend on 

 principally at this time is not sufficiently 

 in evidence to do us much good. Carna- 

 tions are apparently scarcer than they 

 were a week ago, and although the prices 

 have not been raised, the growers could 

 get much better figures than they are re- 

 ceiving for their stock at this time. 

 Good roses are not to be had, either, 

 and the heavy, dry winds of the last 

 few days have done their share toward 

 making this class of stock scarce. Vio- 

 lets are fairly plentiful and sell well. 

 Sweet peas are beginning to show the 

 results of the long nights by their rag- 

 ged appearance. Other kinds of outside 

 stock are not up to the standard, but 

 the weather has to be taken into con- 

 sideration when comparisons are made. 



Valley is in fair supply. Japanese 

 lilies are gone for the year. Amaryllis 

 are scarce and only a few of the late- 

 blooming kinds are seen. Smilax is 

 plentiful and all kinds of green stuff 

 can be had in any quantity. 



A few Roman hyacinths have been 

 brought into town. They will, however, 

 not be very plentiful this year, as com- 

 paratively few are being grown. Sev- 

 eral of the large growers have com- 

 plained that there is nothing to be made 



Asparagus Piumosus 



2H-iiich, $2 50 per 100. 



AsparaKua Hureunerl-ii un<i 4-iiicb, fine, 

 bushy plaiiiB, $6.10 anu 18.00 per 100. 



Cyclamen UiKaiiteam— 3-iucii, tT.OO per 100. 



8iiiiIax-2-incb, (1.60 per 100 



Petunia Heed from my Champion strain is 

 the chuicest Beed of ihia strain obtaluable at 

 prices of common need and cannot be oeaten for 

 size of flowers, variety of color and markingra. 

 All Petunia Seed is ha d feriUlzed. Tr. pkt., 25c; 

 lUOO seeds, 50c; oz., 120.00. 



My Champion 4t ain of Ri fHnd OtantB Is an- 

 other v«-ry superior strain, finely ruffled, of enor- 

 mous size, in an endlesn vaiiety uf color and 

 markings. Tr. pkt., 36c; 1000b> eds, 76c; oz. t26.00. 



I have only one <ra<ie ol tbe two strains of Pe- 

 tunia Seed listed above and thai is the best. 



Send for list of other seeas. Cash, please. 



FRED 6R0IIE, Santa Rosa. Gal. 



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Caila Lily Bulbs 



At Reduced 

 Prices. 



6-ln. in circumrprence, K5 00 per 1000 4-ln. in clr- 

 rumference. 126 00 per 1000; 2% to 3-tn. In circum- 

 fernncf, 115 OU per lOOO; rreealaa, M to H-in., 

 13.00 per lUOU Speak quick, before stuck Is all Bold 

 out RO^K«»— 2-year-old, field-irruwn. without 

 irrisratlon; send (or list of varieties and prices. 



F. LUDEMANN, Pacific Nuraeries, 



3041 Baker St., San Franoisoo, Cal. 



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KENTIAS 



KentiaForgteriana, one of 

 our specialties 8 to 4 ft., 



$1 60; 4 10 a ft.. $2.6>: 6 to 6 



^^^^^^^^^ ft. $« 50; 6 to 7 ft ,$5.00. 



Ptyoiiosparma aiexandrae and Saa* 

 fortliiaKleKana,3to4 ft .$i oO; 4to6fc.,$t 76: 



5 to 6 It S2. .'6. Waflhlnctonia Kobusta, 6 to 



6 ft., $1.60; 6 to 7 ft . $1.10. 



txotic Kurserie*i, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



We Ship by the Uarload. 

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in hyacinths at the prices paid for the 

 bulbs during the last few seasons. 



Various Notes. 



Andrew D. Pryal, a resident of Ala- 

 meda county for over forty years and 

 well known as a horticulturist, died Sep- 

 tember 28 at his home in Claremont. 

 Further particulars in reference to him 

 are given in the obituary column. 



The Piedmont Floral & Seed Co., of 

 Oakland, has opened a branch store in 

 the Key Boute depot in that town. 



G. 



OWATONNA, MINN. 



The Ginton Falls Nursery Co. com- 

 menced cutting October Frost and Mon- 

 rovia chrysanthemums October 5. They 

 report the demand for good stock as ex- 

 cellent and will build one more house this 

 fall. In the spring they intend putting 

 up three more houses, all 27x180. They 

 have 65,000 square feet of glass, the 

 material all furnished by the John C. 

 Moninger Co., Chicago. Speaking of the 

 season's prospect, Mr. Cashman said: 

 "We are looking for a brisk demand 

 this winter, as there is plenty of money 

 in the northwest. Farmers are receiv- 

 ing big prices for everything raised, and 

 although tbe crops are not quite as good 

 as last year, which were record-breakers, 

 the farmers will receive more money for 

 what they have and make it up in that 

 way. When the farmers have money, 

 good business is assured for everyone 

 else. ' ' 



Tampa, Fla. — Anton Feibe, of the 

 Tampa Floral Co., has charge of the 

 decorations for the state fair. 



DixMONT, Pa. — J. F. Zimmerman, who 

 has been florist for the hospital for 

 eighteen years or more, left that position 

 October 1. He is yet undecided as to 

 his future employment. 



