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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



37 



prize for a magnificent battleship, fully 

 rigged and covered with electric lights, 

 a perfect representation of the Connecti- 

 cut, then in San Francisco harbor. The 

 Belmont Florist Co. received second 

 prize, while Sievers & Jacques received 

 special mention for an artistically ar- 

 ranged basket, H. Plath for a fern dish, 

 and Pelicano, Eossi & Go. for a basket of 

 flowers. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



The fleet has left San Francisco and 

 everyone breathes a sigh of relief, for 

 whatever benefit the merchants may have 

 received from its stay, the florists were 

 certainly money out from the first. 

 Barring the green goods men, I have only 

 found two or three retailers who re- 

 ceived any benefit, and with the bal- 

 ance the bulk of their stock was con- 

 signed to the ash barrel. The plant 

 dealers, however, were more fortunate, 

 as the influx of so many people from 

 out of town brought a number of pur- 

 chasers who bought and had their plants 

 shipped to their homes. But with those 

 who dealt in cut flowers exclusively, one 

 and all are glad that the excitement 

 is over. 



An effort was made by the- growers 

 during the first few days after the ar- 

 rival to stiffen somewhat on the prices, 

 but before the middle of the first week 

 it was evident that quotations were go- 

 ing to smash and by the find of last week 

 everything was away down. 



Although flow«rs generally are getting 

 to be just a little off crop and the supply 

 is not so overwhelming, still the prices 

 are ruinously low and will continue so 

 for another ten days at least. It is 

 useless to quote on carnations or roses, 

 as it is only in extreme cases, among 

 regular buyers and sellers where prices 

 have been agreed upon previously, that 

 any attention is paid to real values. 

 The usual procedure is to buy as cheap 

 as you can and for the seller to get 

 out with as little loss as possible. 



Easter lilies were sold during the pres- 

 ent week at $2 per hundred stems, less 

 than the price of the bulbs, but with 

 an overstocked market and only a slight 

 demand the growers will accept any- 

 thing. 



HoweviBr, this will regulate itself in a 

 short time and, with the lessening of 

 the crops which is gradually taking place, 

 the prices are bound to advance. There 

 will also be a smaller supply of outside 

 stuff, which always makes its heaviest 

 appearance during the first week in May. 



Various Notes. 



E. N. Sandahl, of the Puget Sound 

 Nursery & Seed Co., of Seattle, Wash., 

 is in town. 



Thos. Thompson, of Santa Cruz, made 

 a short visit during the present week. 



E. Leedham, of the Leedham Bulb 

 Co,, visited the flower show and express- 

 ed himself as well pleased with the bulb 

 showing. 



The Elmhurst Floral Co. has opened a 

 new store on Thirteenth street, Oakland. 



Several of the Isurgest Chinese growers 

 who have long been located in the neigh- 

 borhood of San Mateo have removed to 

 the Alameda county side, and are grow- 

 injg sweet peas and asters in the neigh- 

 borhood of San Lorenzo. G. 



Smith 's- Mum Manual Bent by thd Ex- 

 vuw for 40 cents. 



FISCHER'S GRAND FREESIA PURITY. 



This is 

 Fischer's Grand 



FREESIA PURITY, 



the finest Freest^ 

 ever offered to 

 the trade, and the 

 ©nly one worth growing. The flower heads are of very large size, as can be seen by the cut, and are 

 of glistening whiteness and of thick, heavy substance, making its keeping quality superior to all others 

 The stems, always stiff, can be grown two feet and over, making this- magnificent Freesia one of the 

 finest decorative flowers. It can be used entirely alone in that respect, or with other long stempied 

 flowers. The greatest care is taken by us to keep this beautiful Freesia pure and free from all danger 

 of mixing by carefully picking off all seed pods and not allowing one to ripen and drop its seed in th^,ij 

 ground, where it would surely grow the next season and work disaster, as it does not come true frond."., 

 seed. So beware of buying stock that has been increased from seed. You will always find Purity -' 

 here in all its purity. ..'jjI 



Send in your orders without delay, for last year the orders far exceeded the supply. This y^tXi r 

 we hope to fill all orders, and offer first and second grade bulbs for sale. a 



Send for Price List. Delivery In Early July. "' "^ 



RUDOLPH FISCHER, - Santa Anita, Cal. 



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OREGON CHERRY FAIR. 



Although the exact date has not yet 

 been flxed, great progress is being made 

 in the matter of the Oregon Cherry Fair, 

 to be held at Salem early in July. It 

 will be held under the auspices of the 

 Salem Board of Trade and the Marion 

 County Fruit Growers' Association, and 

 these two organizations undoubtedly num- 

 ber in their membership the most active 

 fruit growers, and especially cherry grow- 

 ers in the great fruit belt of the Wil- 

 lamette valley. 



The present indications are that the 

 cherry crop will be one of the best in 

 the history of the industry in this sec- 

 tion, and that means that it will be one 

 of the best in the history of the world. 

 The cherry trees are not overloaded, as 

 they were in many instances last year, 

 and the result will be a much finer quality 

 and larger sized fruit. This means, with- 

 out doubt, that the season will produce 

 the largest and best cherries ever known. 

 The peculiar climatic conditions, in the 



DAFFODILS 



Bulbs for forcing, blooming or planting. Qma- 

 tus, Princeps Ma~ximus. Barri, Mrs. Langtry, 

 Pheasant Eye, Golden Spur, Emperor, etc. 



Write us list of wants and quantity. 



Rose Gardens, Belfield,Va. 



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central Willamette valley are especially 

 adapted to the perfect development of 

 this delicious fruit, and the conditions 

 being favorable makes the predictions 

 safe that we shall have a quality of 

 fruit never before known. Furthermore, 

 the quantity, owing to increased acreage, 

 vrill be larger than ever. By consulting 

 the figures of the canneries and shippers 

 it is learned that the growth of the 

 cherry industry contiguous to Salem has 

 been marvelous in the last five years. 

 It is believed that the acreage has quad- 

 rupled in the last two years, as it had 

 nearly done in the preceding three years. 

 Cherry growing is now beyond all experi- 



