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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Fbbbdabx 27, 1908. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



TREE SEEDS IN CALIFORNIA. 



The present time is probably the best 

 for the planting of ornamental or forest 

 tree seeds in California. It is a com- 

 mon misconception among growers that 

 during the summer or early autumn is 

 the proper season in which to plant 

 seed of hardy trees. The fact that the 

 seeds germinate and commence to grow 

 at the time when tlie dark days and 

 long nights are on us makes it quite 

 a task to keep damping off from claim- 

 ing a large share at such times, in the 

 neighborhood of San Francisco. 



Seed germinates much more quickly 

 in warm weather, but my experience has 

 been that this is offset by the fact that 

 the young plants are usually too small 

 or frail to bear transplanting in the 

 early winter and they certainly are too 

 small for sale at that time. 



This does not refer to some varieties 

 that must be left several months in 

 boxes before they germinate, but to 

 seeds that ordinarily give plants that 

 can be transplanted in six months. Seed 

 planted now, if under favorable condi- 

 tions, will produce plants that will grow 

 very quickly during the summer and 

 can be transplanted in the early fall. 

 Some varieties of gums and cypress will 

 be large enough to sell in the following 

 winter, and there is little trouble in 

 handling transplanted stock as compared 

 with that which is too soft or small to 

 transplant, even under the most favor- 

 able conditions. G. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market 



There in a decided improvement in 

 business and February is keeping up its 

 standard of being one of the best months 

 in {he year. Last week was one of great 

 activity^ enabling us to sell out clean. 

 Boses are still scarce and carnations 

 none too plentiful. Bulbous stuff is now 

 seen in large quantities, with little of in- 

 ferior grade. It is much needed and sells 

 well at a good, profitable figure. 



St. Valentine's day is not to be reck- 

 oned with lightly, as the one just passed 

 has proven. Nothing fussy or senti- 

 mental was introduced, the extra labor 

 being avoided in order to care for a great 

 sale on cut flowers; Anything from 50 

 cents to $3 was popular. There were no 

 less than 2,000 bunches of violets dis- 

 posed of by the trade on that day. Quite 

 a few of these were shipped in from 

 California, and when properly packed 

 you can see spot cash on them. Azaleas, 

 cinerarias and other plants were likewise 

 favored and we all suffered from that 

 tired feeling when closing time came. 



Various Notes. 



Perhaps one reason why business took 

 such a spurt on Valentine's day was the 

 presence of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bayersdor- 

 fer, of Philadelphia, who honored the 

 trade with a brief call. Not having seen 

 Mr. Bayersdorfer since the writer was a 

 delivery boy in Buffalo, N. Y., ten years 

 ago, we were sorry for no better oppor- 

 tunity to discuss matters of mutual in- 

 terest with that wide-awake business man. 

 This was their first visit to the coast. 



The finest violets seen this season are 

 the Princess of Wales grown by Gus 



Teufel, out on the Barnes road. The 

 extra care given the plants last summer 

 is bringing its reward. 



Clarke Bros, are preparing for a big 

 plant trade by mailing 20,000 retaU 

 catalogues. This is an annual occurrence 

 with them, and always results in keeping 

 the whole force out of mischief untU 

 June 1. 



Grand preparations are in progress for 

 the June festival of roses, which will be 

 repeated on a much broader scale than 

 last year. A liberal sum has been sub- 

 scribed by local enthusiasts. The park 

 blocks, twelve in number, extending 

 north and south through the city, where 

 the silver thaw ruined so many fine trees 

 a year ago, have been dug up and will be 

 entirely planted with roses next month. 

 This ought to make an effective showing 

 and is only one of the features planned. 



H. J. M. 



SAN FRANOSCX). 



TheMa^et 



Business has been gradually getting 

 better for the last two weeks and, as 

 a consequence, flowers are scarce. This 

 is very noticeable in the rose line; the 



jgVERY now and then a well 

 *Si pleased reader speaks the wotd 

 which is the means of bringing a new 

 advertiser to 



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O&STS 



Such friendly assistance is thoroughly 

 appreciated. 



Give us the name of anyone from 

 whom you are buying, not an adver- 

 tiser. Ve especially wish to interest 

 those selling articles of florists' use 

 not at present advertised. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO. 

 530-60 Cazton Bklg. Chicago 



retailers have had much trouble in get- 

 ting stock enough to fill orders. Car- 

 nations, especially fancy stock, are also 

 rather slow in coming into, town and 

 many more could be disposed of. This 

 tendency has made flowers stiffer in price. 

 There is probably a ten per cent in- 

 crease throughout. 



The rain of last week has given place 

 to plenty of warm sunshine, and the 

 present lack of stock cannot be laid to 

 continuous dark weather, as it was in 

 January. "Off crop" explains every- 

 thing. In all the large places the cut- 

 ting is light at this time, and it will be 

 several weeks before there is any ex- 

 cess of stock. 



Yellow narcissi have sold well and the 

 heavy crop is over. The late bloom- 

 ing kinds will probably be in even great- 

 er demand. White narcissi have gone 

 upward in price and are being used 

 largely in funeral work. Violets are 

 still fairly plentiful, but the signs are 

 for a lessened output shortly. 



Fruit blossoms and all kinds of wild 

 stock sell well at good prices. Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus 



SH-lnoh, I2.M per IM. 



AsparaKns Sprenserl— S and i-lne^i flno^ 

 biuhy plftnta, 16.00 and 18.00 per 100. 



Oyclamen OtKanteam— 8-lnoh, IT.N per 101. 



8mU«x— 3-inch, 11.60 per 100. 



Petanla 8eed 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-fertilized. Tr. pkt., Smi 

 1000 seeds, 60c; oz., taO.OO. 



My Champion Strain of Ruffled Giants is an. 

 other very superior strain, finely ruffled, of enor- 

 mous size, in an endless variety of color uid 

 markings. Tr. pkt., 86o; 1000 seeds, 76o; OE.,ia6.09, 



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

 tunia Seed listed above, and that is the best. 



Send for list of other seeds. Omsli. pleas*. 



FRED 6R0HE, Santa Rosa, Gal. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



fieoeral Norsery Stock 



8KND rOR CATALOGUK 



Fi LUDEMANNy PMiHcNuBerie* 



San Francisco, Cal. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



btnAnlUMu) per lOO: $2o!o 



all kinds, 92.60 

 1.00 per 1000. 



BOSTON and SCOTTII FKRNS, 2^-iDCh 



pots S3 00 per 100. 

 SBZ BEGONIA. 2>^-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. 



RAHN S HERBERT 



Sseeeiiert to Ptuder's Qreenhoiu 

 48tli St. PORTLAND, OREGON 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



A. Milling 

 Calla Bulb Co. 



17 to 23 Kennan St. 

 SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Mention The Review when yon writ.. 



is becoming scarcer and of poor quality. 

 Wild maidenhair is now at its best and 

 helps out the retailers splendidly, as 

 the tame variety was getting very short 

 and poor. Valley and a few Boman hya- 

 cinths help, but the outlook for much 

 stock for several weeks is poor indeed. 



Vatiota Notes. 



A. D. Sanborn, the Berkeley florist, 

 is convalescing, after his recent sickness. 



George B. Jones is still confined to 

 St. Joseph's hospital. He received a 

 paralytic stroke a short time ago and 

 has been unable to leave his bed since 

 then. 



The Chico Nurseries will auction a lot 

 of fruit and ornamental trees, which 

 were sold by their agents last summer 

 in Elmhurst and vicinity, and which they 

 have been unable to deliver to the pur- 

 chasers. 



E. W. McLellan & Co. are cutting 

 heavily of Bridesmaid from the Meyer 

 nurseries, recently leased by them at 

 Burlingame. 



Frank Shibeley will make a specialty 

 of florists' supplies in addition to his 

 flower business. He is successor to the 

 Shibeley-Mann Co. 



Fred Harding will leave on a trip to 

 Portland, Ore., and Washington, to be 

 gone several weeks. 



H. Gresens has been heard from in 

 Hamburg. He will not return to Call* 

 fomia for several months. O. 



