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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mabcu 12, 1908. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Californians were specially interested 

 in the article ou moving large plants 

 which appeared on page 9 of last week's 

 Review. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



Violets in the Open. 



The Signal Hill Ploral Co. has gar- 

 dens at Long Beach and the method of 

 growing is of interest not only to florists 

 on the coast, but especially so to trade 

 visitors from the east. For instance, 

 there is a field of sixteen acres of vio- 

 lets, one corner of which is shown in the 

 accompanying illustration. Through the 

 latter part of January and February the 

 weekly pick from this field was above 

 1,200 dozen bunches, each bunch contain- 

 ing from eighty to 100 flowers. The 

 gentleman of ample proportions who oc- 

 cupies the center of the stage in the 

 illustration will be recognized by a large 

 number of those in the trade, for the 

 photographer caught Daniel MacRorie, of 

 South Orange, N. J., who is making a 

 trip west. 



Street Venders. 



The opposition to street flower sellers 

 has once more met with defeat and in 

 the discussion things have been said and 

 done which have not added to the friendly 

 relations which it is important to maift:^ 

 tain in any trade. One of the unfor- 

 tunate things Was the charge by a lead- 

 ing newspaper that the effort to drive 

 the venders off the street was with the 

 purpose on the part of the store florists 

 to establish a monopoly and raise prices. 

 The license committee of the city council 

 decided February 28 not to interfere with 

 the present licensing system. 



YoDog Roses 



Propasrated from wood taken 

 in the Held. 



SEND FOR PRICE LIST TODAY. 



California Rose Co. 



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POMONA, CAL. 



SAN FRANdSCX). 



The Market. 



Business is down to the usual Lenten 

 level. It is safe to say that trade is 

 fully twenty-five per cent less than it 



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iiFRANIiillQ 2i2-inch pots, all kinds, $2.50 

 ULnnniUinOj per 100: $20.00 per 1000. 

 SCOTTII FERNS, 2i2-lnch pots, $3.00 per 100. 

 CARNATION CUTTINGS, leading kinds. $2.00 



and $3.00 per 100. 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, $1.50 and $2.00 per 100. 



RAHN & HERBERT 



Successors to Pfunder's Greenhouse 

 48th Street PORTLAND, OREGON 



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was a year ago. This has not been so 

 noticeable with the wholesalers ' receipts 

 as with the retail men. There has been 

 such a shortage of flowers that the grow- 

 ers have had no trouble to dispose of 

 them, and at good returns, while the 

 store men have had to keep up the usual 

 show and many of the high priced flowers 

 have found their way into the ash barrel. 

 Funeral work, however, has been the 

 bright spot on the calendar, and were it 

 not for this there would be even less 

 on the right side of the ledger. 



Roses are much more plentiful than 

 they have been at any time this year, 

 and from present appearances there will 

 be plenty to cut for some time to come. 

 Carnations, with the exception of some 

 fancy stock, are in good supply again 

 and we may look for a lowering of prices 

 in a few days. Valley has been in better 

 demand during the last two weeks than 

 at any time since Christmas. This is 

 probably due to the fact that white 

 varieties of narcissi are almost out of 

 season and there are no other spring 

 bulbs of that nature in evidence as yet. 



Viokt Farm of Signal Hill Floral G)., Long Beach, CaL 



Asparagus Plumosus 



3)l(-lnch, 13.60 per 100. 



AaparaKai Sprensert — S and 4-inok, fine, 

 buBhy plants, K.DO ancri8.00 per 100. 



Oyolamen GUcanteiun— 8-lnoh, I7.N per 100. 



Smllax— 3-lncb, 11.60 per 100. 



Petunia Seed from saj Champion strain la 

 the choicest seed of this strain obtainable at 

 prices of common seed and cannot be beaten for 

 size of flowers, variety of color and markinrs. 

 All Petunia Seed is hand-fertiUEed. Tr. pkt., 26ci 

 1000 seeds, 60o; oz., 130.00. 



My Champion Strain of Raffled Oiaats is an* 

 other very superior strain, finely ruffled, of enor- 

 mous size, in an endless variety of color and 

 markincs. Tr. pkt., 86c; 1000 seeds, 76c; os., 126.00. 



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

 tunia Seed listed above, and that is the best. 



Send for list of other seeds. Gash, please. 



FRED 6R0HE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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^MILLION 



Calla Bulbs For Sale! 



Per 1000 



Calla Ethloplca Bulbs, 7 to 8-inch cir- 

 cumference $65.00 



Calla Etblopica Bulbs, 5 to 7-inch cir- 

 cumference 40.00 



Calla Etblopica Bulbs, 3 to 5-inch cir- 

 cumference 25.00 



250 at 1000 rates, freight prepaid, when cash is 



sent with order. Orders booked now for July 



shipments. 



A. MITTING 



17 to 23 Kennan St., SANTA CRUZ, CAL 



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(leneral Norsery Stock 



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T» LUDEMANNy PaclficNnrseriet 



San Francisco, Cal. 



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Daffodils are scarcer and sell well. They 

 cost the stores from $1 to $2 per hun- 

 dred. Violets are still in their prinae 

 and are by far the most popular flower 

 now on sale. Some Dutch hyacinths and 

 yellow tulips are seen, but they are not 

 in special demand. Smilax is scarce, but 

 all kinds of wild green stuff are being 

 brought into town in large quantities 

 and find a ready market. The wild 

 adiantum has proven to be a godsend to 

 the retailers, who were at their wits' end 

 in efforts to get sufficient maidenhair or 

 asparagus to mix with cut flowers. 



Over in Oakland the retailers are also 

 complaining of the season's dullness and 

 everyone has apparently made up his 

 mind that there will be but little stirring 

 before Easter. 



Variota Notes. 



A. Eingier, representing W. W. Bar- 

 nard Co., Chicago, is in town on his an- 

 nual visit. 



Thos. A. Cox, late president of the 

 Cox Seed Co., is now a resident of Boss 

 Station. 



S. W. Marshall, of Fresno, is in town 

 on a few days' visit. 



The mother of Luther Burbank cele- 

 brated her ninety-fourth birthday at the 

 home of her son during the present 

 week. 



The Japanese growers are forcing 

 quantities of longiflorums for Easter and 

 from present indications there will be 

 plenty of that sort of material on hand. 



George S. Lathrop has returned from 

 a two weeks' trip to Los Angeles and 

 San Diego. G. 



