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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Septeubeb 17, 1908. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Elmhurst, Cal.— E. James has bought 

 the interest of his partner in the firm 

 of Hutchins & James and will continue 

 the business. 



Berkeley, Cal.— C. A. Hutchinson, 

 who has been associated with H. M. 

 Sanborn, has about completed one of 

 the most attractive and conveniently ar- 

 ranged flower stores in this part of the 

 state. The new building, which is of 

 the mission style of architecture, is lo- 

 cated on a large lot belonging to Mr. 

 Hutchinson, at 2315 Telegraph avenue, 

 which is in the heart of the business 

 section at Telegraph avenue and Ban- 

 croft way. The salesrooms and con- 

 servatory will be under the same roof, 

 but will be separated by a long, plate 

 glass partition. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



State of Trade. 



Business in general is picking up. A 

 marked improvement is noted in the last 

 few weeks. The retailers seem to be 

 busy with general counter trade, there 

 is quite a little funeral work and all 

 hands are apparently fairly busy and 

 happy. Carnations and roses have, in 

 the last few weeks, improved in quality. 

 ''^ There seems plenty on hand to go 

 around. 



Bising & Dunscomb have moved to 

 more commodious quarters and are now 

 located on Third street, between Main 

 and Spring streets, in the heart of the 

 city. Their new location is more desir- 

 able in every way than the old one. 



Qub Notes. 



Eagles' hall has been secured as a 

 permanent home for the Florists' Club. 

 A lively but friendly discussion took 

 place at the last meeting between a few 

 of the members in regard to the "yellow 

 peril" proposition in the florists' busi- 

 ness on the Pacific coast, which seems to 

 all of us to be a genuine peril. They 

 are naturally a progressive race and 

 what they have learned from their white 

 brothers in regard to floriculture they 

 have put to good use, but in the writ- 

 er's humble opinion this generation has 

 little to fear on that score. 



Below follows a list of the officers of 

 the club: President, O. C. Saakes; vice- 

 president. Dr. Houghten; secretary, G. 

 S. Dunscomb; financial secretary, H. N. 

 Gage; sergeant-at-arms, H. W. Turner. 



C. E. M. 



DEMAND FOR ORNAMENTALS. 



It is rather too soon to tell what is 

 going to be in demand on the Pacific 

 coast during the coming season, in the 

 line of ornamental stock. The exces- 

 sive dryness of last spring had the ef- 

 fect of curtailing greatly the late plant- 

 ing, and many projected improvements 

 have remained "in statu quo" since that 

 time. The nurserymen and tree growers 

 have large stocks on hand and every- 

 thing ia in readiness for a good season's 

 business. 



The financial difficulties, according to 

 canvassing agents, have curtailed the 

 buying proclivities for almost every class 

 of stock, excepting such as will be planted 

 to obtain revenue from. I refer to fruit 

 trees, small fruits, etc. These will be 



CALLA BILBS 



READY TO SHIP 



Liberal count. Saf* arrival Kuarantaed. I prepay 

 express to your city, \rben check is sent with order. 



NSW CAIXA, Pearl of Stuttsart* Introduced in 

 Oermany six 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-lnch pot, as the 

 bulbs are never larger than one inch in diameter. Nice 

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



MiniNCKlnV/n'sl Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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Tliroueta the medium of over 100 

 asenoieB I sell more 



BLOOMING PANSY PLANTS 



than any grower on the western con- 

 tinent. I sell at two to five times the 

 price other growers get. Can you 

 say the same thing about the prices 

 you receive ? Certainly not, or you 

 wouldn't read this ad. These are 

 Giant Pansies on stems. You've 

 been growing some that were giants 

 on paper, haven't you ? 



Prices, not as small as some pan- 

 sies I've seen. Per 100, $1.00; per 

 1000, $7.00. Prepaid. 



Steele's Giant Pansy Gardens 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



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RAHN ft HERBERT 



WHOLKSAUC FLORISTS. 

 PORTLAND, Orecon, Mt. Tabor P. O. 



KENTIAS, FERNS, 

 ARAUCARIAS. 

 VIOLETS, PRINCESS, 2is-in., $2.50 per 100. 

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used heavily in certain localities, but the 

 range of varieties called for is limited 

 and planters will confine themselves al- 

 most entirely to well tried varieties. 

 Planting for speculative or experimental 

 purposes will not be heavily indulged in.. 

 The planting of ornamentals in large 

 quantities, judging by orders booked by 

 several of our large nurseries, will bo 

 considerably less than that of last sea- 

 son. Smaller lists for the beautifica- 

 tion of city lots are about as numerous 

 as those of last year. G. 



SAN FRANOSCO. 



TheMadcct 



There is no excess of fancy stock of 

 any kind at the present writing. Plenty 

 of carnations from the new plantings are 

 being offered to the retailers, but they 

 are usually short of stem. Eoses are 

 entirely oflf crop with everyone, and there 

 is a healthy demand for everything of- 

 fered in that line. Asters are on the 

 wane and the growers are gradually 

 raising the prices. Sweet peas hold their 

 own, however, although the stems are 

 getting shorter daily. Japanese lilies 

 are holding out well, but most of the 

 stock sent in shows the lateness of the 

 season. Amaryllises are practically over 

 for this year. Valley is ia fair supply 

 and moves slowly. Gladioli, except for 

 a few late kinds, have disappeared from 



20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska. California and Westralia, field-grown 

 from divisions of Mr. L. Burbank's original stock, 

 not seedlings, extra strong divisions. 



Per 100 1000 



5 shoots ormore $2.50 $24.00 



3to4 shoots 2.00 19.00 



lto2 shoots 1.26 11.00 



Cjclamen Persicum Giganteum 



Fine plants, large flowers from named varie- 

 ties, 800 4-in. ready now, $10.00 per 100; 3000 3-in. 

 ready Sept. 15. $7.00 per 100. 



Seeds of Sbaata Daisy— Alaska, California 

 and Westralia, 1000 seeds. 50c; oz., $2.00 net. 



Pentstemon Hybridus Grandlflorus, 

 new, largest flowers, in great variety of colors, 

 the beEt of all Pentstemons, pkt., 2Sc: oz., $1.50. 

 List of otber seeds. Casb, please. 



FRED CROHE, Santa Rosa, GaL 



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Roses and General 

 Nursery Stock 



Send for Catalogue 



F. LUDEMANN ^°'§tr?.V'' 



Pacific Nurseries, San Francisco, Cal. ^ 



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KENTIAS 



Keitit Firsteriaia '3-4 ft 4-5 ft. 5-6 ft. 6-7 ft. 



(Potted) Ea. per 10... $2.00 $3.40 $510 $8.00 

 Xxotic Nurseries' Kentlas have dark green 

 leaves and stand wind drafts and dry atmos- 

 pheric conditions. Ask for wholesale price list. 



EXOTIC NURSERIES, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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the show windows. Dahlias in the newer 

 colors and shapes are being used quite 

 freely for decorative purposes, but the 

 public do not buy them as freely as 

 the quality of the flowers warrant; prob- 

 ably another season will find them in 

 greater demand. Chrysanthemums have 

 not yet made their appearance, from the 

 outside, except in a few instances. A 

 fair supply of the early yellow and white 

 kinds is shown. They are greenhouse 

 grown- and cost the stores about $2.50 

 per dozen. Other kinds of outdoor stock 

 move slowly. 



There is a slight increase in business 

 since the schools opened, and funeral 

 orders have been fairly active. The 

 weather is warmer than it was at any 

 time during June, July or August. 



Over in Oakland and Alameda the re- 

 tailers have had quite a run of funeral 

 work and prospects are bright for the 

 fall trade. 



Various Notes. 



The Thorsted Co., of Fruitvale, has 

 opened a neat retail establishment oft the 

 corner of Fourteenth and Washington 

 streets, Oakland. This firm is largely 

 interested in shipping cut flowers to in- 



