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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



Apbil 30, 1908. 



Petunias, Etc. 



Petunia seed, double and siogrle. ruffled and fringed, 

 in separate colors aad mixed. Nothing: finer erowa. 

 Coboea, Heliotrope, Gloxinia, Gerbera, Miua lobata 

 and other seeds. Orders now booked for fall delivery. 

 Price list on application. 



MRS. M. M. EDGAR, Ventura, Cal. 



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PACIFIC COAST. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



State of Trade. 



Let us meditate a while and then we 

 will give you a brief report of the great 

 event which means so much to those en- 

 gaged in the horticultural profession. 

 First of all, a late Easter with us means 

 more work and less profit, owing to the 

 advanced season and outdoor competi- 

 tion; and secondly, the weather could 

 not be relied upon, as one week before 

 Easter Sunday it was as hot as midsum- 

 mer and then came a sudden change to 

 rain and cold winds, which lasted all 

 through the busiest days. Nevertheless, 

 we had a remarkable sale, especially on 

 potted plants, and few complaints are 

 heard. The window displays showed 

 rare artistic ability and we are justified 

 in stating that there never was a grander 

 lot of stock shown in Portland at one 

 time. Every store was filled with flower- 

 ing plants of the choicest, their beauty 

 being enhanced with the necessary trim- 

 mings. No one wanted a plant without 

 the dressing. The ever popular Easter 

 lily was seen everywhere, and neither 

 the plants nor the cut blooms needed any 

 boosting. Cut flowers were not over- 

 plentiful and were rather limited in va- 

 riety. 



Violets had almost breathed their last, 

 and bulbous stock, with the exception of 

 poet's narcissus, was all in. Sweet peas 

 helped out finely and have paid well. 

 Carnations had done well all winter and 

 were taking a rest. All the growers 

 seemed to have hit it just right on roses, 

 and it was a pleasure to handle such fine 

 stock. We have been instructed to say 

 that while the number of sales was much 

 larger than in former years, prices de- 

 clined somewhat, which undoubtedly was 

 due to strong competition. 



The retail stores fairly outdid them- 

 selves in their efforts to attract the pub- 

 lic, and the press made note of it. The 

 Martin & Forbes big window was banked 

 with fine specimen hydrangeas and Gold- 

 en Gate roses, and we have seldom seen 

 their equal. This firm has always taken 

 the lead in rose growing, the credit be- 

 ing largely due to George Spencer, who 

 recently became a member of the firm 

 when the business was incorporated. 



Tonseth & Co. found it necessary to 

 rent an annex to accommodate their 

 trade. Their window display was rather 

 unique, being draped with long stream- 

 ers of beautiful southern moss, which 

 made an effective showing among the 

 lilies and pots of valley. 



Clarke Bros, have justly earned the 

 reputation of always having neat and 

 attractive vdndows. Besides the cus- 

 tomary line of plants, we noticed some 

 splendidly flowered rhododendron and 

 lUac The rhododendrons were of recent 

 importation and their rich blooms caused 

 more comment than any other flower. A 

 heavy crop of Kaiserin, Camot and Kil- 



CEDAUIIIIIQ 2i2-lnch pots, all kinds, $2.60 

 DLlllllllUmOi per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 

 SCOmi rXRNS, 2ViDch pots, $3.00 per 100. 

 CARNATION CnTTINGS, leading kinds, $2.00 



and $3.00 per 100. 

 CHRTSANTHKBIUMS, $1.50 and $2.00 per 100. 



RAHN a HERBERT 



Successors to Pfunder's Greenhouse 

 48th Street PORTLAND. OREGON 

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Calla Lily Bulbs 



Larsre, Healthy Bulbs, for Eaxly Fall 

 Delivery. Send lor Price List 



Fl linCiiAIIII Paelfle Nnnerles 

 ■ LUUCmlUllly 8U41 Baker St. 



San Francisco, Cal. 



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BTTHK 



CARLOAD 



KENTIAS 



Kentla Forsterlana, balled, 3 to 4 ft., $1.70; 4 to 5 

 ft., $2.75; 5 to 6 ft.. $3.75; 6 to 7 ft., $5.50; 7 to 8 ft., 

 $9.00. Kentla Belmoreana, balled, 2 to 3 ft., 95c; 

 8 to S^a ft., $1.76; 3^ to 4 ft., $2.15; 4 to 4^ ft., 

 $2.90. Inquire for Potted Kentias, Seafortbias, 

 Ptychospermas, Washlngtonias, etc. . m i^ 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, Cai. 



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larney roses added strength to the cut 

 flower department and were the queen of 

 all. 



Max Smith says he sold out clean and 

 wished that Easter would come oftener. 

 For a beginner in the retail line, Mr, 

 Smith did well and handled lots of good 

 stock of his own production. 



George Betz was brimming over -with 

 enthusiasm and managed his growing 

 department so that all his customers had 

 an Easter lily. 



We communicated by phone with 

 George Otten and others of Nob HiU, 

 who expressed themselves as thoroughly 

 pleased with the business done. 



None were in better spirits than Bahn 

 & Herbert, our wholesale growers of 

 Mount Tabor. These busy people know 

 just what the trade demands, and, as 

 Mr. Bahn said, they "disposed of every- 

 thing that showed a blossom, and noth- 

 ing was left but the spring stock and 

 the greenhouses." 



Mrs. C. H. Pierce, of Medford, Ore., 

 has just called to say a good word for 

 Medford and the Keview. H. J. M. 



SANFHANOSCO. 



The Market 



Easter trade was about twenty per 

 cent less than that of one year ago. 

 The greatest falling off was in the de- 

 mand for Easter lilies. These were to 

 be had in any number and at prices that 

 were held up fairly well until Saturday, 

 but after that they fell rapidly and 

 could be bought at about half the rates 

 quoted during the week. The pot-grown 

 stock was in the same predicament, and 

 none of the retailers who bought largely 

 was entirely cleaned out. Other kinds 

 of stock sold well, especially light-col- 

 ored carnations and roses, and these 

 were quickly bought up by the public. 

 There was a scarcity of some of the 

 fancy varieties of carnations, but of the 

 cheaper sorts there was an abundance. 

 Eoses were of good quality, owing to 

 our continued bright weather, nlthough 

 there was a shortage of some of the 

 brighter colors. 



Azaleas in pots were not at their best, 

 and the demand for any good flowering 

 plants was up to the usual. Some splen- 



Petunias Petooias 



Seedlings of my Champion strain of Giants of 

 California and Ruffled Giants, from flats and 

 2-lnch pots, $1.50 and $3.00 per 100. 



Hardy Perennials, in good assortment, from 

 2-iDch pots, $2.00 per 100. 



Orders booked now for Seeds, etc., for fall de- 

 livery; 259i off list prices on advance orders for 

 Seeds, if your order amounts to $5.00 or over. 



Fred Grohe 



Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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^MILLION 



Calla Bolbs For Sale! 



Per 1000 



Calla Ktliiopioa Bulbs, 7 to 8-incb cir- 

 cumference $65.00 



Calla Btliiopioa Bulbs, 5 to 7-incb cir- 



cmnf erence 40.00 



Calla Kthlopica Bulbs, 3 to 5-inch cir- 

 cumference 25.00 



250 at 1000 rates, freight prepaid, when cash Is 



sent witb order. Orders booked now for July 



shipments. 



A. MITTING 



17 to 23 Kennan St., SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



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did rhododendrons were shown, and 

 these readily found purchasers. 



Violets are entirely out of season, and 

 outside bulbous stock, with the excep- 

 tion of some late varieties of daffodils 

 and tulips, likewise. 



Sweet peas are coming into market 

 more plentifully than at last accounts. 

 The price is gradually getting lower and 

 the quality of the flowers better. We 

 are still waiting patiently for rain, and 

 we have had but a couple of very light 

 showers during the last month. 



Business since Easter has been fair, 

 considering the condition of business 

 generally. Funeral work has been gen- 

 erously divided among the retailers dur- 

 ing the last few days. 



Varioui Notes. 



The California Nursery Co., at Niles, 

 is sending in large quantities of lilac to 

 the green goods men. 



A. B. Porter is in town, after having 

 made an extended tour of southern Cali- 

 fornia and Arizona. 



J. D. Brady, of Gill's Floral Depot, 

 Oakland, will leave for Chicago in a few 

 days on a two months' trip. 



John Young, of Shasta county, is in 

 town for a few days. Mr. Young is 

 interested in mining since he sold out 

 his nursery interests in Berkeley. 



Clarke Bros, have increased their 

 acreage at Fruitvale by the purchase of 

 an additional tract of land to be de- 

 voted to the growing of general cut 

 flowers. Q. 



DAFFODILS 



Bulbs for forcing, blooming or planting. Oma- 

 tuB, Princeps Maxlmus, Barrl, Mrs. Langtry, 

 Pheasant Eye, Golden Spur, Emperor, etc. 



Write us 'st of wantP and quantity. 



Rose Gardens, Belfield.Va. 



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