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40 



The Weekly Florists' Revfcw* 



June 25, 1908. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Note there are more than two solid 

 pages of European advertisements in this 

 week's Beview. 



SOIL SURVEY IN CALIFORNIA. 



Twenty-five field experts of the Bureau 

 of Soils, Department of Agriculture, who 

 have been engaged in making an analysis 

 and survey of soils in California, have 

 stopped work suddenly and returned to 

 Washington. 



Their work is hardly a third done, and 

 so important is it for the horticultural 

 interests of the state that the various 

 chambers of commerce and agricultural 

 and fruit associations are surprised and 

 indignant over the action of the Wash- 

 ington authorities in summarily calling 

 the field force east. 



The stopping of the work is said to be 

 due to friction between the Bureau of 

 Soils and the Bureau of Plant Industry 

 at the national capital, and Secretary 

 Wilson is represented as having taken 

 sides with the latter bureau. 



Efforts being made here to ascertain 

 the nature of the trouble between the 

 bureaus, and to discover Secretary Wil- 

 son's ultimate intention regarding a com- 

 plete soil survey in California, have so 

 far failed. 



The associations interested in the mat- 

 ter have sent numerous telegrams to the 

 Department of Agriculture, to try to get 

 some definite information. Telegrams 

 have been sent to Senators Perkins and 

 Flint, apprising them of the action of 

 Secretary Wilson and requesting them 

 to interest President Roosevelt in the 

 matter, on account of its importance to 

 the many and varied products of the 

 state. 



The Bureau of Soils has partially com- 

 •pleted a soil survey and maps of the dif- 

 ferent soils in the Santa Clara and San 

 Joaquin valleys. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



TheMaiket 



Business is a shade better than it was 

 last week. There has been quite a quan- 

 tity of funeral orders and the closing of 

 the schools has helped to use up large 

 quantities of stock. A few good June 

 weddings have fallen gracefully into the 

 hands of the decorators, and if the public 

 will be gracious enough to keep the good 

 work MP the florists will be very grateful. 



The spring avalanche of inside stock 

 has partially subsided. Carnations and 

 roses are stiffening somewhat in price and 

 the growers are bringing in much smaller 

 (juantities of them. Fancy carnations now 

 net the growers $3 per hundred, and 

 from $4 to $6 per hundred is the price 

 asked ifor good Brides, Maids and Kaiser- 

 ins. Beauties can be had at from 50 cents 

 to $1.50 per dozen and good flowers are 

 easily disposed of. 



Sweet peas still continue to be the best 

 of the cheap flowers and thousands of 

 bunches are disposed of daily by the 

 hucksters, as well as in the stores. Val- 

 ley moves well and costs the retailers $4 

 per hundred. Lilium longiflorum is much 

 scarcer at present than it has been at any 

 time this year. The other varieties of 

 Japanese bulbs can be expected in mar- 

 ket in a few weeks. 



Bride gladioli are about over, except in 



1-2 MllligiiCalla Bulbs Ready to Ship 



New Calla— PEARL OF STUTTGART 



Introduced in Germany 6 years ago. It is the finest 

 Pot Calla in the world, growing 12 to 16 inches high. 

 A profusion of bloom all winter. Can be grown in a 

 4-inch pot, as the bulbs are never larger than 1 inch 

 diameter. Nice 3-year-old bulbs, $5.00 per 100. 



Circumference Per 1000 



CalU Aethloplca Bulbs, 8 to 10-inch $80.00 



7 to 8-inch 6500 



6 to 7-inch 40.00 



3 to 5-inch 25.00 



NaroUsus alba grandlflora, 6 to 8-incb circum- 

 ference, $9.00 per 1000. 



Freesla refracta alba, mammoth bulbs, only 



$i».00 per 1000. 



250 at 1000 rates. Packed in slatted crates. Lib- 

 eral count. Sato arrival guaranteed. I prepay 

 freight at above prices to your city when check ib 

 sent with order. 



A. MITTING, 



17 to 23 

 Kennan Street, 



Santa Cruz, Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Fischer's Grand Frccsia Purity 



The magnificent, giant, white Freesia. When once tried, will always be grown. 

 Write tor Prices Delivery In July 



RUDOLPH FISCHER, • Santa Anita, Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



JOHN BENTHIEN 



PACIFIC COAST 



GREENHOUSE BUILDER 



714 So. 39tli St., TACOMA, WASH. 



Contractor for all kinds of wooden and iron 

 greenhouses. 



Complete Heating and Ventilating Systcmi 



Installed and remodeled. 

 Agent for tke Holly Standard Electric ClrcnUtor 



Write for estimates 



Mention The Review when you write. 



NEW CROP 



^^inter Flowering 



BULBS 



OXALIS, 5 varieties, red, white, pink, lilac 

 and yellow, 1000 by mail, $4.00. 



Pure White FRKKSIAS, 1000 by mail, $4.00. 



Special Offer, 1350 bulbs, 225 of each, for 



$5.00, free by mail. 



GEO. LEAVER, Los Angeles, Cal. 



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CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Rooted cuttings, $2.00 per 100; 2i2-In. pots. $3.00. 

 CHRT8AMTHEBIUM NOVXLTIKS 



Rooted cuttings, $2.50 per 100; 2^-in. pots, W.OO. 



RAHN S HERBERT 



Successors to Pfunder's Greenhouse 

 48tta Street PORTLAND, OREGON 



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some cases where the bulbs were planted 

 very late. The other kinds of gladioli are 

 beiilg brought into town in quite large 

 quantities and sell well. A few dahlias 

 have been shown by the florists, but we 

 need not expect many before next month. 



Smilax is scarce and asparagus of all 

 kinds is plentiful and cheap. Other kinds 

 of green goods move well. 



The weather continues cool, with stiff 

 afternoon breezes, and reports from all 



Petunias Petunias 



Seedlings of my Champion strain of Giants of 

 California and RufiSed 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; 259i ofif 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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Washingfonia (^I^'p^^s^) 



W. robusta. l^a to 2 feet, balled $0.36 



W. robusta, 2toS feet, balled 46 



W. robusta. 3 to 4 feet, balled 70 



W. robusta, 4to5 feet, balled 90 



W. robusta, 6 to 6 feet, balled 1.10 



W. robusta, 6to7 feet, balled 1.80 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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Calla Lily Bulbs 



LarKe, Healthy Bulbs, for Early Fall 

 Delivery. Send for Price List 



F. LUDEMANN, 



San Francisco, Cal. 



Pacific Narseries 



8041 Baker St. 



along the coast in this vicinity show cool 

 weather also. This makes it much better 

 for both the grower and retailer, as there 

 has been no trouble so far either to pro- 

 duce good, stiff flowers, with heavy, clean 

 foliage, or to handle flowers to advantage 

 after they have reached the stores, or to 

 pack and ship them with tolerable assur- 

 ance that they will reach their destina- 

 tion in a presentable condition after the 

 usual maltreatment by the express com- 



