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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBEB 17, 1&07. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Tacoma, Wash.— Frank Spaulding is 

 building a greenhouse on South Ferry 

 street. 



Los Angeles, Cal.— Otto 0. Schrock, 

 formerly of Elkhart, Ind., has removed 

 to 308 Sout^ Flower street, in this city. 



Portland, Ore. — The name of the 

 Montavilla Floral Co. has been changed 

 to Mountain View Floral Co. The propri- 

 etors are P. Thiene, J. Feser and O. 

 Griessel. 



Kent, Wash.— C. H. Hopkins, of the 

 Seattle Carnation Co., is building an ad- 

 ditional house, 25x170 feet, and instal- 

 ling a sixty-five horse-power Scotch ma- 

 rine boiler. 



It is worth while keeping an eye on 

 the pages of European advertising in 

 the Beview. There are many offers 

 there that will mean money to you to 

 know about. ' 



Alex Mann, Jr., of the Alex Mann 

 Co., San Francisco, takes exception to 

 the paragraph in a recent San Fran- 

 cisco news letter stating that "tin foil 

 and all kinds of florists' supplies ap- 

 pear to be scarce articles." Mr. Mann 

 says he "can fill any order for any 

 amount for all these articles up to a 

 million dollars," which seems to be as 

 much as any florist is likely to need for 

 a brisk season's business. 



PORTLAND, C«E. 



State of Trade. 



WjB feel quite satisfied with the prog- 

 ress "October is making. It bids fair to 

 outshine September in many ways, and 

 these bright autumn days are just what 

 is needed to bring forth a better supply 

 of stock. Trade is on the increase, with 

 a demand which leaves nothing a drug 

 on the market. We are now getting a 

 fine supply of indoor-grown stock, chrys- 

 anthemums filling a prominent part. Al- 

 though very much sought after, violets 

 are a little disappointing in quantity. 

 Carnations are improving and bringing 

 a good prjbce. About the only flowers of 

 commercial value that are left outside 

 are the dahlias. We have them in the 

 best colors and varieties and they seem 

 to be growing in popularity, for we are 

 selling lots of them. Choice roses arc 

 none too plentiful, but the Kaiserins and 

 Camots seen at Clarke Bros.' store this 

 week deserve special mention. They sur- 

 pass anything shown this season in 

 lengths of stem and perfection of bloom. 



Varioui Notes. 



During our rambles one bright after- 

 noon we called at the Sibson Rose Nur- 

 series, where the proprietor is always 

 glad to pilot visitors around. In re- 

 sponse to numerous questions, we were 

 told that the rose houses were now pro- 

 ducing a heavy crop, all of which finds a 

 quick aifd profitable sale in the whole- 

 sale market. 



We next devoted a little time to car- 

 nation discussion with Peter Johnson. 

 While his is an unpretentious place, it is 

 quality and not quantity that prevails 

 here. Mr. .Johnson built his houses for 

 carnations alone and he has them as fine 

 as they are grown. 



L. G. Pfunder has quit his store and 

 the business forever and joined the ranks 

 of retired capitalists. The greenhouses 



A. Milling 

 Calla Bulb Co. 



17 to 23 Kennan St. 

 SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



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Alex Mann, Jr., Co.i-« 



Wliolasale Dealer In 



Florists' Supplies and Cut Flowers 



Wbtta Doves. $9.00 per doz. 



Pampas Plumes, $10.00 per 1000. 



1 125 POLK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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have been leased for a term of years to 

 Bahn & Herbert, who will grow for the 

 wholesale trade. Mr. Bahn is a well- 

 known grower of Portland and Mr. Her- 

 bert has grown up with the business in 

 Mr. Pfunder 's employ. 



Martin Beukauf arrived last week in 

 Ids private car from Philadelphia, rented 

 one of the most spacious rooms at the 

 Portland hotel, in which to display his 

 large line of samples, and promptly an- 

 nounced to his customers that he was 

 ready for business. Mr. Beukauf is one 

 of the few Quakers to come to the coast 

 and we have to look serious during his 

 visits. 



The rose carnival and fiesta, already 

 announced to take place next June, is re- 

 ceiving widespread attention. The com- 

 mercial bodies promoting it propose rais- 

 ing a subscription of $100,000, and as- 

 sistance from the florists has been ear- 

 nestly requested. A. J. Clarke, George 

 Otten and Berger Tonseth were ap- 

 pointed a committee to raise a fund 

 among the florists. 



Our city park now offers the most bril- 

 liant display of the year. The immense 

 beds of salvias, geraniums and cannas, 

 together with the beautiful autumn foli- 

 age, are a delight to the eye and a source 

 of great pride, owing to the lateness of 

 the season. H. J. ^I. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Flowers of all kinds are scarce, but 

 they are no scarcer than are orders with 

 the retailers at i^resent. Business is des- 

 perately quiet, and were it not for a 

 few straggling funeral designs and 

 bunches there would be absolutely noth- 

 ing to write of on this score. Flowers, 

 however, with the possible exception of 

 chrysanthemums, are well bought up and 

 the wholesalers have but little to com- 

 plain of. I refer to outside grown 

 mums and those of the smaller grades, 

 of which there has been a small surplus 

 for the last week. Carnations and roses 

 have not advanced in price, but we can 

 expect a slight rise in a few days. Val- 

 ley is not quite as plentiful as it was 

 a week ago, but moves faster. A few 

 Boman hyacinths are being sent into 

 town. They cost the retailers at the 

 rate of three dozen for $1. 



Smilax is getting plentiful, much to 

 the delight of the dealers. It has been 

 a scarce article all summer and has been 

 in good demand throijghout the season. 



Violets are not yet very plentiful, al- 

 though the street hucksters are com- 

 mencing to take advantage of their grad- 

 ual reduction in price and are offering 



Asparagus Piumosus 



2)i-lach, t2 50 per 100. 



Aiparagns SpreDKerl — 3 and 4-inch, flue, 

 bushy piauiB, t6 00 and tS.OO per 100. 



Cyt-lMmen UlKanteam— 3-lncn, 17.00 per 100. 



Smilax-2-inch, f l.&O per 100 



Fetunla Heed from my Champion strain !■ 

 the choicest seed of this strain obtaluable at 

 prices of common seed and cannot be beaten for 

 slZM of flowers, variety of color and marklDirs. 

 Al PetunU Seed Is hand fertilized. Tr. pkt., 26c; 

 1000 se«'dB, 50c; oz., <20.00. 



My Champion Strain of Ruffled Giants is an- 

 other vrry superior strain, finely ruffled, of enor- 

 mous size, in an endless variety uf color and 

 markings. Tr. pkt., 36c; 1000 seeds, 76ci oz. 126.00. 



I have only one grade of the two strains of Pe- 

 tunia Seed listed above, and that iu the best. 



Send for Itht of other seeds. Cash, pleaae. 



FRED 6R0HE, Sabta Rosa, Gal. 



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Caira Lily Bulbs 



6-ln. in circumference, 135 00 per 1000: 4-ln. In cir- 

 cumference. $26 00 per 1000; 2^ to 3-ln. In clrcum- 

 ferHDCH, $15 00 per 1000; Freealaa, H to ^-in., 

 $3.00 per 1U0U Speak quick, before stuck is all sold 

 out. ROSK8- 2-year-old, fleld-grown. without 

 irrigation; send for list of varieties and prices. 



F. LDDEBIANN, Pacilic Nuraeriea, 



304X Baker St., San Fxanoisoo, Oal. 



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At Reduced 

 Prices. 



KENTIAS 



KentiaForsterlana, one of 

 our specialties 8 to 4 (t., 



$1 60: 4 to 6 ft.. $2,60: 6 to 6 



^^^^^^^^^^ ft..$3 50; 6to7ft ,S5.00. 



Ptyoboaparma Alexandrae imd Baa. 

 fortlila Slacana, 3 to 4 It , $i 00: 4 to 6 ft., $1 76; 



5 to 6 It.. 12.26. VaahlnctiOnla BobUfts, 6 to 



6 ft., $l.fiO; 6 to 7 ft , Si.OO. 



Exotic ^urseries, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



We Ship by the Oarload. 

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them in much larger bunches than for- 

 merly. 



Sweet* peas and other kinds of outside 

 stock are showing the results of the cold 

 nights and are daily becoming scarcer. 



The weather continues warm and dry, 

 with no signs of a shower in the imme- 

 diate future. 



Variot» Notes. 



Martin Beukauf, representing H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co., of Philadelphia, is 

 in town with a large assortment of bas- 

 kets and general florists' supplies. He 

 reports a heavy trade all along the Pa- 

 cific coast. 



D. F. Carnes, representing the Sose- 

 ville Pottery Co., has left on a trip to 

 Los Angeles and San Diego. 



Bernard P. Miller, who successfully 

 directed the recent Alameda county car- 

 nival at Idora park, Berkeley, has been 

 appointed by the Oakland chamber of 

 Commerce to secure the next annual flo- 

 ral exhibition of the State Horticultural 

 Association for that city. This is to 

 form the nucleus for a splendid floral 

 display next spring. The movers in the 

 project will plan for the competitive ex- 

 hibits from the florists and nurserymen 

 from all sections of the coast. 



The dahlia and chrysanthemum exhibi- 

 tion under the auspices of the California 

 State Floral Society and the Pacific 

 Coast Horticultural Society was held at 

 Polito hall, on Sixteenth and Guererro 

 streets, on the afternoon and evening of 

 October 5. Both amateurs and profes- 

 sionals made very creditable showings, 

 and the afiFair was a huge success from 

 all standpoints. Thomas Monroe, F. A. 

 Miller, Charles Mitchell and J. W. Bagge 

 acted as j^idges. G. 



TIME TO MOVE PITTOSPORUMS. 



Will some of your Pacific coast ex- 

 perts kindly tell me the best time to 

 move some pittosporums, six inches in 



