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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Pebbuabt 6, 1908. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Spokane, Wash. — The Lidgerwood 

 Greenhouses, owned by George T. Crane, 

 were destroyed by fire the morning of 

 January 20. Mr. Crane estimates his 

 loss at $9,000, with $2,000 insurance. 



Santa Ceuz, Cal. — J. P. Parker has 

 now in bloom a white flowered form of 

 Cattleya Trianse that is very beautiful. 

 The three flowers now open show some 

 pale yellow in the lip, but there is ap- 

 parently no trace of the usual carmine. 

 The sepals are pure white and gracefully 

 crinkled at the edges. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market 



There is no great flurry in retail 

 circles, though trade might be much 

 worse. A steady demand for funeral 

 work, with a fairly good sale on cut 

 flowers, is the record for January. Al- 

 though stock has been abundant, yet 

 there is no great surplus, hence no slash- 

 ing in prices. The good effect of a few 

 days ' bright sunshine has been manifested 

 in a better condition of stock, and this 

 improvement came none too soon, for the 

 continual rain and dark weather were 

 putting carnations to sleep, giving roses 

 the mildew and plants a touch of the 

 grippe. The sunshine has also blessed 

 the violet growers, who are now pick- 

 ing quantities of the ladies' favorite 

 flower. 



Various Notei. 



James Martin has opened a branch 

 store in the new Bothschild building at 

 Fourth and Washington streets. This is 

 right in the center of the business dis- 

 trict and should make good from the 

 start. 



R. C. Cook, familiarly known as Violet 

 Dick, a curbstone vender, has shown 

 enterprise by opening a small store at 

 107 Fourth street. 



H. C. Eichards is the owner of a 

 greenhouse on Summit avenue and is 

 growing some good carnations. 



We recently had the pleasure of meet- 

 ing Mr. Suzuki, of the Yokohama Nur- 

 series, Japan, who is on a business trip 

 to this country and England. Other 

 visitors were: Ole Ericluion, Astoria; 

 William Tackman, The Dalles; Felix Ver- 

 hoeven. Forest Grove, tind Mr. and Mrs. 

 William Jackson, Stevenson, Wash. 



Those who make regular weekly busi- 

 ness calls are Charles F. Street and Sam 

 Boake, of Clackamas, Ore. Besides sup- 

 plying the local trade with violets and 

 fine Bride, Maid and Bichmond roses, 

 Mr. Street ships to Seattle and other 

 points and is a grower of considerable 

 skill. Mr. Boake caters to our wants 

 in the line of dagger ferns, Oregon grape 

 and sphagnum moss and we use lots 

 of them here. H. J. M. 



SWEET PEAS IN CALIFORNIA. 



The old-fashioned sweet pea, although 

 one of the easiest grown of the hardy 

 annuals, has not been a money-maker in 

 the fullest sense of the word for sev- 

 eral seasons. There ha« been an excess 

 of this flower at the height of the sea- 

 son and the price has usually gone beg- 

 ging in consequence. There is nothing 

 that grows more easily or can better 

 be depended on to give its quota of bios- 



150,000 ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 



Strong, healthy and gruaranteed to rive aatlaf action, of the folio wlnr varieties: 



Per 100 Per 1000 



KnehantreH. lUrht pink 13.00 116.00 



Mn. Lawton 1.60 10.00 



▼arleK»t«d £.awaon 300 16.00 



Prosperity 1.60 12.60 



Bed I^awaon 1.60 13.60 



America, red 1.40. 10.00 



Bldorado, yellow < 11.60 



Flora HUl, white 1.40 



Gov. Wolcott, white 1.40 



White Lawaon, white 3.00 



Harlo warden, orlmaon 1.60 



Per 100 Per 1001 



Aaparania Flvmoi«a. 3M to 

 ^-Incn pots 



3.00 



I13.6« 



10.00 

 10.00 

 U.N 

 11.60 



16.00 



Express oharres prepaid at above rates. 6 per cent discoant for cash with 

 order or will ship 0. O. D. Examination allowed In either case. 



LOOMiS CARNATION CO., 



D. F. BODDAN A SON, 

 Proprietor I, 



LOOMIS, CAL. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



CEDAIIIIIIIQ 2^-inchpoti, all kinds, $2.50 

 uCllliniUIIIOf per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



BOSTON and 8COTTU TERNS, 2}{-iDCh 



pots, $8.00 per 100. 

 SKZ BKGONIA. 2^-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. 



RAHN & HERBERT 



8se«eti«rs to Ptsadsr's Qreeahosis 

 48th St. PORTLAND, OREGON 



Mention The Heview when yon write. 



OAUFORNIA CARNATION CO. 



: 



UTIME IS GOING 

 :: XI :: LOOMIS, CAL. i: x: 



so IS OUR STOCK 



WRITE FOR CATALOG 



Mention The Beview when yon write. 



X. Milling 

 Calla Bulb Co. 



17 to 23 Kennan St. 

 SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



soms than this popular flower, but at the 

 same time there is nothing that will 

 more quickly go out of business unless 

 the conditions are kept favorable for a 

 continuation of blooming. I refer es- 

 pecially to allowing a patch to go par- 

 tially to seed and then attempting to get 

 them into shape again to continue bloom- 

 ing. 



The earliness at which sweet peas can 

 be induced to bloom in this locality 

 depends entirely on the climatic con- 

 ditions. They have practically been 

 ideal up to the present time and the 

 growers who planted their seed early 

 last fall may expect blooming to com- 

 mence in a few weeks. We have had 

 practically no frost so far this season, 

 but it is not on account of frost that 

 the young plants get stunted, as much 

 as from an excess of moisture. We have 

 been very fortunate in this line also, and 

 unless poor judgment was used in the 

 selection of a place to grow the plants, 

 the excess of moisture should not have 

 bothered them to any extent. 



A combination of excessive moisture, 

 several degrees of frost and a plentiful 

 supply of hungry snails is all that is 

 necessary to finish one's ambitions along 

 the lines of sweet peas. 



If the seed is planted now there will 

 be no need to bother about the other" 

 conditions, but there will be no early 

 flowering this season. This class of 

 flowers^ needs an abundance of moisture, 

 with rich, light soil, and they must be 

 kept growing. The first requisite is to 

 keep the flowers picked off, and the sec- 

 ond is to give them moisture constantly. 

 That they be trained somewhat, except 

 for convenience, is not essential to either 



Asparagus Plumosus 



3M-inoh, $9.60 per 106. 



AsparaKVS SprenKerl— I and 1-iaeh, flae, 

 busby plants, 16.00 and $8.00 per 10$. 



Oyolamen Gisanteiim— 8-inoh, $7.N per 100. 



SmUu-S-inch, $1.60 per 100. 



Petunia Seed from my Champion strain Is 

 the choicest seed of this strain obtainable at 

 prices of common seed and cannot be beaten for 

 size of flowers, variety of color and marklnn. 

 All Petunia Seed Is hand-fertilised. Tr. pkt., Koi 

 1000 seeds, 60ci oz., $30.00. 



My Champion Strain of Ruffled Olants Is an. 

 other very superior strain, finely ruffled, of enor- 

 mous size, in an endless variety of color and 

 markings. Tr. pkt., 86o; lOOO seeds, T6o; os., $16.00. 



I have onlr one rrade of the two strains of Pe- 

 tunia Seed listed above, and that is the best. 



Send for list of other seeds. Oaata, please. 



FRED 6R0HE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



ROOTED CARNATION CUHINGS lU'^^ri 



Per 100 Per 1000 



EBohantress, flesh pink $1.80 $16.00 



G. liord. llfht pink 1.30 10.00 



H»rlow«rdeD. crimson 1.40 13.00 



Red I.awson. lirht red 1.40 13.00 



Gov. Wolcott, white IJO 10.00 



Mrs. I4IWSOI1, cerise pink 1.40 13.00 



Flora HUl. pure white 1.30 10.00 



Kldoradotyellow 1.40 13.00 



NO DISKASE. 360 or more cuttings of 

 any variety at 1000 rate. Unrooted cuttings 

 one-half price of rooted cuttinrs. 



Terms: Cash with order, or C. O. D., sub- 

 ject to examination by customer. Bxpress 

 charres prepaid by us on all orders at above 

 prices. Prompt attention to orders. 



LOOMIS FLORAL CO., Loomis, Cal. 



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General Narser j Stock 



SKND FOR CATAIX>GUX 



8041 Baker St. 



Pacific Narserle* 



F. LUDEMANN, 



San Francisco, Cal. 



Mention The RcTlew when you write. 



the quantity or quality of the blooms. 

 If the vines are not mauled about too 

 much, the stems will invariably grow 

 straight and, with some varieties, they 

 appear to last in bloom much longer 

 when allowed to sprawl on the ground. 

 About four sowings of sweet peas 

 should be made during the year and, 

 if the other conditions are right, it will 

 be possible to have blooms at least 

 eight months in succession. After a wet 

 winter, even if the plants succeed in 

 weathering the gale, they are generally 

 so weak that they do not last long after 

 they commence to flower. But after 

 such a mild winter as we are now having 

 has passed over, the sweet peas should 

 be in good shape to commence bloom- 

 ing early in March, and if judgment is 

 used for subsequent plantings, they can 

 be easily had until the early part of next 

 winter. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Mai^et 



The climatic conditions have been 

 much against a prosperous condition of 

 business. We have been treated to an 



