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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Jdly 23, 1908. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



OUTDCXJR ROSES IN CALIFORNIA. 



Where good roses are desired from 

 outside stock in the fall and early winter, 

 they should be pruned about this time, 

 as they are as dormant about August 1 

 as they will ever be during the summer. 



Water should be withheld from them 

 for a month, at least. This gives them 

 a further opportunity to become thor- 

 oughlv dormant. Then, if water is given 

 from 'the middle of August to the first of 

 September in plentiful supply, they quick- 

 ly commence to grow and a succession 

 of good flowers and heavy stems is as- 

 sured, which, if the weather is favorable, 

 will last well into the winter. 



In pruning the plants, care should be 

 taken to cut out all small, weak wood 

 and leave only the straight, heavy shoots. 

 This is particularly important with the 

 hybrids, but should not be carried to ex- 

 tremes with the tea sorts. Tea roses 

 do not require heavy pruning unless 

 they have become too large. 



Of the hybrid roses, Ulrich Brunner, 

 Mrs. Laing, Mme. C. Testout, Magna 

 Charta and Gen, Jacqueminot are by 

 far the most valuable for lat« flowers. 

 La France, Gloire Lyonnaise, K. A. Vic- 

 toria and Liberty are also good, and will 

 give an abundance of salable blooms 

 late in the season. 



In tea roses, Papa Gontier, Duchess, 

 Safrano, Kainbow, Bridesmaid and Bride 

 are by far the best sorts to produce flow- 

 ers in quantity when other material is 



scarce. . 



There are many hundreds of varieties, 

 but those here listed are the most remu- 

 nerative in this latitude. They comprise 

 practically all the colors and can be de- 

 pended on to produce good stems and 

 fair sized blooms, unless the weather 

 is such that they are completely inter- 

 fered with. But as we often have our 

 nicest weather in October and November, 

 a rose bed often proves to be a money- 

 maker when the usual fall flowers have 

 passed out of existence. G, 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Business is hardly worth mentioning 

 and, in comparison with that of last year 

 at the same time, shows a decrease of 

 from twenty-five to thirty-five per cent. 

 This is concurred in by several of our 

 representative retailers and apparently is 

 to be our guide for this year. There is 

 such a dearth of entertainments and 

 swell functions in town that colored 

 stock is hard to dispose of, and white 

 flowers or anything that is suitable for 

 funeral purposes is about all that is 

 moving. Nevertheless, fancy roses are 

 being offered in such minute quantities 

 that they are eagerly bought up by the 

 retailers, and growers having anything 

 answering that description have no diffi- 

 culty in disposing of them. 



The weather continues cool m the vi- 

 cinity of San Francisco, which is in di- 

 rect contradiction to that in the interior 

 of the state. An overcoat can be worn 

 mornings and evenings with considerable 

 comfort in this neighborhood. As I 

 mentioned before, this has been a favor- 

 able year for the handling of all kinds 

 of cut flowers on this account, and if 

 we only had the business to correspond 

 with the climatic conditions the florists 



I -2 Million Calla Bulbs Raady to Siiip 



New Calla— PEARL OP 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 100 1000 



Calla Aethlopica Bnlbs, 8 to 10-incb $900 $80.00 



7 to 8-inch 7.60 6500 



5 to 7-inch 4.50 40.00 



3 to 4Vlnch.... 2.50 20.00 



Narcissus alba srandlflora, 6 to 8-inch circura 

 ference, $9.00 per 1000. 



Freesia refracta alba, mammoth bulbs, only 

 $9.00 per 1000. 



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

 eral count. Safe arrival Kuaranteed. I prepay 

 freight at above prices to your city when check is 

 sent with order. 



A. MITTING, Ke.'.'.rs^.., Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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JOHN BENTHIEN 



PACIFIC COAST 



GREENHOUSE BUILDER 



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



Contractor for all kinds of wooden and iron 

 greenhouses. 



Complete Heating and Ventilating Syttemi 



installed and remodeled. 

 Agent for tk« Holly Standard Electric Circniatur 



Write for estimates 



Mention The Review when you write. 



RAHN & HERBERT 



WHOLKSAUC FLORISTS. 

 FORTXAND, Orearon, Mt. Tabor P. O. 



KENTIAS, FERNS, 

 ARAUCARIAS. 

 VIOUETS. PRXNCKS8. 7?it-ia.. $2.50 per 100. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



FISCHER'S 

 Grand Freesia Purity 



The magnificent, giant, white Freesia. When 

 once tried, will always be grown. 



Write tor prices. Delivery in July. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER. SanU AniU. Cal. 



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trade would proceed under pleasing aus- 

 pices. 



Late flowered Japanese lilies have been 

 brought into town in large quantities 

 during the last few days and are moving 

 fairly well. Amaryllis has made its ap- 

 pearance and is being used large^ for 

 decorative effects. Dahlias are now in 

 their prime and gladioli are scarcer. 

 Sweet peas are still good sellers, but 

 the prices have dropped until there is 

 little money in them for the growers. 

 Other classes of outside stock do not ad- 

 mit of quotations and bring about what 

 the retailer feels like offering. 



Over in Oakland, Alameda and Berke- 

 ley the usual dullness is everywhere ap- 

 parent, and there is but little to break 

 the monotony except occasional funeral 

 orders. ^ 



Variota Notes. 



John McLaren, superintendenfc of pub- 

 lic parks, is replantiag largely in the 

 several squares on the spots where the 



Petunias Petooias 



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; 25\ 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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Washingtonia (SI^'p^JS^^) 



W. robuBta, 1^2 10 2 feet, balled....; 10.85 



W. robusta, 2 to 8 feet, balled 45 



W. robusta, 3 to 4 feet, balled 70 



W. robusta, 4 to 5 feet, balled 90 



W. robusta, 5to6 feet, balled 1.10 



W. robusta, 6 to 7 feet, balled 1.90 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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Calla Lily Bulbs 



Larce. Healthy Bulbs, for Early Fall 

 Delivery. Send for Price List 



F. LUDEMANN, 



San Francisco, Cal. 



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thousands of earthquake refugees were 

 formerly housed. 



S. K. Love, of the Piedmont Seed Co., 

 of Oakland, is on a two weeks' vacation 

 trip to Guerneville, Cal. 



T. Mosco has opened a floral estab- 

 lishment on the corner of Polk and Cal- 

 ifornia streets. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 California State Floral Society was held 

 on Friday of last week, at the residence 

 of H. P. Tricou, on Grove street. Ee- 

 ports of various committees from the 

 recent floral exhibition were read, which 

 showed it to be one of the most success- 

 ful ever held here. 



Chester P. Hutchinson has opened a 

 store on Telegraph avenue, Berkeley. He 

 has been associated for many years with 

 H. M. Sanborn, of Oakland and Berkeley. 



Thomas Hooper has taken charge of 



Paeifie Naraeries 



8041 Baker St. 



