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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Mat 21, 1908. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



San Jose, Cal.— jtChas. C. Navlet & 



Co. had charge ;of ^ tibie decorations for 



the opening concert at the new Arcade 



store. Many palms and potted plants 



were used and the pillars and fixtures 



were artistically entwined with smilax. 



The general effect was excellent. 



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PORTLAND, ORE. . 



Current Comment 



There is a feeling among the retailers 

 that trade is a little off and has been 

 for three weeks. Some days it is ex- 

 tremely quiet, a condition we cannot ac- 

 custom ourselves to at this season of the 

 year. Society is not doing much enter- 

 taining, its time being occupied with au- 

 tomobiles and Merry Widow hats. There 

 are enough funeral orders to create a fair 

 demand for flOwers and, with plenty of 

 fine stock, the work turned out is of a 

 high order. 



A leading topic with the press and 

 people of Portland is the coming rose 

 fiesta, which will take place early in 

 June. A long continued spell of cool 

 weather has caused some apprehension 

 that the roses will not be far enough ad- 

 vanced to be seen at their best. Vege- 

 tation has indeed been checked somewhat 

 and warm weather would be welcomed. The 

 committees in charge are making rather 

 elaborate preparations and it is to be 

 hoped that nothing will happen to frus- 

 trate their plans. The railroads will run 

 special excursions and, as the writer has 

 just returned from a snipe shooting ex- 

 pedition, he is in a position to state that 

 the country people are showing keen in- 

 terest and will be here in large numbers 

 to help celebrate. Everything possible 

 Tiill be done to help make Portland 

 worthy of its name, "The Eose City." 

 H. J. M. 



GREVILLEA THELEMANNIANA. 



In potting Grevillea Thelemanniana, 

 rooted cuttings, we always lose foVty to 

 seventy-five per cent. We have best suc- 

 cess in potting on damp days and placing 

 immediately in a shaded hotbed. We 

 also find it best to pot them as soon as 

 well rooted, though we have left some 

 in the cutting bed for two or three 

 months and then have potted them and 

 cut them baqk. The trouble seems to 

 be that the roots are so brittle they 

 break right at the callous; that is, the 

 outside breaks clear around and leaves 

 the root hanging by the central portion 

 only. 



This is one of the best sellers we have 

 here, in southern California, and I would 

 like very much to learn how to get a 

 larger per cent to live. It is easy to 

 root and to grow after being established. 



L. E. N. 



There should be no trouble in handling 

 Grevillea Thelemanniana, provided they 

 are left sufficiently long in the cutting 

 bed to insure their adapting themselves 

 to new surroundings when taken out. 

 L. E. N. has the right idea when he 

 states that he has good success after 

 leaving the cuttings in the bed for from 

 two to three months. This is clearly not 

 too long, especially if they can be cut 

 back somewhat when taken out. The 

 rule with all classes of plants that are 

 of the same habit of growth as G. 



PMifie NarMrles 



8041 Baker St. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Rooted cuttinfB. $2.00 per 100; 2hi-in. pote, $3.00. 

 CHRTSANTHKBIUM NOVELTIES 



Rooted cuttingB, $2.50 per 100; S^a-ln. pots, $4.00. 



RAHN S HERBERT 



Successors to Pfunder's Greenhouse 

 48tli Street PORTX^AMD, OREGON 



Mention The Bevlew when you write. 



Calla Lily Bulbs 



Larse. Healthy Bulba, tor Early Fall 

 Delivery. Send tor Price List 



F. LUDEMANN, 



San Francisco* Cal. 



Mention The ReTiew when 70a write. 



KENTI AS cYrlTd 



Kentia Forsterlana. balled. 3 to 4 ft.. $1.70; 4 to 5 

 ft.. $2.76; 6 to 6 ft., $3.75; 6 to 7 ft., $6.50; 7 to 8 ft.. 

 99.00. Kentia Belmoreana, balled, 2 to 3 ft., 95c; 

 3 to 8i« ft., $1.76; 3*2 to 4 ft.. $2.15; 4 to 4>« ft., 

 $2.90. Inquire for Potted Kentias. Seafortbias. 

 PtychospermaB. WashinKtonias, etc. 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



Mention The Rerlew when 70a write. 



Thelemanniana is to select a dark day 

 for potting when possible, and at this 

 season of the year to nip the tops back 

 well, also seeing that they are well 

 shaded and kept free from draughts for 

 a few days. 



I cannot think of any other sugges- 

 tion to oflfer and can see no reason why, 

 if the plants are left a reasonable time 

 in the cutting bed, they should not com- 

 mence to grow as soon as potted. 



During our warm spring and summer 

 weather it is always necessary to be a 

 little more careful in these details than 

 at an earlier or later time, and although 

 the cuttings root more quickly, they must 

 be carefully nipped back if drawn up 

 too much and the top must be shortened 

 in proportion to the roots, which should 

 not be broken if handled gently. O. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



TheMaiicet 



I have interviewed most of the larger 

 retail firms in San Francisco and vicin- 

 ity during the last few days, with the 

 object of ascertaining whether or not the 

 coming of the long looked for fleet 

 proved to be of any advantage to the 

 trade. With the exception of the green 

 goods men, who seem to have had the 

 entire cream of the extra business, I have 

 only found three firms that will admit 

 that the last week's receipts were up to 

 expectations. Ninety per cent of the 

 retailers claimed that business was from 

 twenty to thirty-three per cent less than 

 that of last year, and a few said the re- 

 ceipts were about equal to those of that 

 time. From the piles of flowers seen in 

 the stores on every hand, it is evident 

 that the retailers expected to sell quite 

 a quantity to the 100,000 or more people 

 that are in town now, and such an expec- 

 tation was reasonable enough. But a 

 summary at this time shows that the pub- 

 lic spent all its spare cash for flags and 

 banners and such patriotic emblems, and 

 did not patronize the florists to any ex- 

 tent. 



In my inquiries, I called on one of 

 our largest retailers, who was being im- 

 portuned by a member of the finance 

 committee of the fleet celebration for a 

 donation, and was rather surprised to 



Petooias Petunias 



Seedlings of my Champion strain of Giants of 

 California and Ruffled Giants, from flats and 

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



Hardy Perennials, in good assortment, from 

 2-inch pots, $2.00 per 100. 



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

 livery; •&% off list prices on advance orders for 

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



Fred Grohe 



SaDta Rosa, Cal. 



^MILLION 



Calla Bolbs For Sale! 



Per 1000 



Calla Etbloploa Bulbs, 7 to 8-lnch cir- 

 cumference .$66.00 



CaUa Bttiloiiloa Bulbs, 5 to 7-lncb cir- 

 cumference 40.00 



Calla Bthloploa Bulbs, 8 to 6-lnch cir- 

 cumference 26.00 



250 at 1000 rates, freight prepaid, when cash la 



sent with order. Orders booked now for July 



shipments. 



A. IMIITTING 



17 to 23 Kemn St., SANTA CRUZ, CAL 



Pacific Coast Business Cliance. . 



Being obliged to give up work on ac- 

 count of eicknesB, the owner of a con- 

 trolling interest in a clean and good pay- 

 ing business will sell. This is a growing 

 and shipping business, trade well estab- 

 lished and extending to Atlantic coast. 

 No debts and money in bank. Rare op- 

 portunity for a good man (or two men) 

 with ten to twelve thousand dollars cash 

 to invest,— and the opportunity to live 

 in " God's Country." Don't bother un- 

 less you have the capital to put up. 

 Address No. 860, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



hear him exclaim: "I donated in my 

 loss of business to the committee'not less 

 than $500 for the celebration. I did this 

 much against my will, but I gave it just 

 the same, and now, in addition to this, 

 you wish me to further subscribe $100. 

 Well — nothing doing." 



This was probably an extreme case, 

 but I have ample evidence that the com- 

 ing of the fleet was much more of a 

 financial loss to the retailers than any- 

 thing else. Whatever benefit may have 

 accrued to other lines of trade in a gen- 

 eral way, the benefits were all divided 

 among the hotels, restaurants, saloons 

 and, last but not least, the railroad and 

 street car companies. 



Variooi Notts. 



Mildred and Milton Nunemacher, 

 twins, aged 2^^ years and children of 

 Robert Nunemacher, were burned to death 

 in the fire which consumed the family 

 home May 12. Mr. Nunemacher is a 

 well-known landscape gardener of Oak- 

 land, Cal., and has been in charge of the 

 City Hall park for several years. 



Great preparations are being made for 

 the opening of the spring floral exhibi- 

 tion in Lyric hall. May 15 and 16. Full 

 particulars will appear next week. 



John M. Holland will open a floral es- 

 tablishment at the entrance to Mountain 



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