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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



OCTOBEK 1, 1908, 



PACIFIC COAST. 



San Francisco, Cal. — Burglars entered 

 the residence of A. J. Hossi on the after- 

 noon of September 26, in the absence of 

 the family, and stole jewelry valued at 

 about $200. 



Los Angeles, Cal. — The police are de- 

 taining Arthur M. Hanks at the county 

 hospital. He is considered insane and 

 tells many strange tales, one of which is 

 that he murdered his father six years 

 ago. The father is now thought to be 

 living in Eochester, Minn. 



Seattle, Wash. — J. J. Bonnell's nurs- 

 ery, at Twenty-sixth avenue north and 

 East Galer street, was slightly damaged 

 recently by a fire which started, from an 

 unknown cause, in a neighboring store- 

 room. Some valuable plants and shrubs 

 were destroyed and it was only through 

 great effort that the greenhouses were 

 saved. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Business is quiet and flowers are not 

 overplentiful. The ending of the aster 

 season has thrown the bulk of demands 

 on the carnation crop and, as a result, 

 everything has been closely cleaned up. 

 This would not be so noticeable if the 

 outside mums were in sufficient quantity 

 to be of material benefit, but it will 

 be a couple of weeks before they will be 

 plentiful, and in the meanwhile we will 

 have to worry along on a short assort- 

 ment. The continued cool weather has 

 not been conducive to an excess of in- 

 door carnations, and with some of the 

 lighter shades there has really been a 

 shortage. Bright reds have also been in 

 better demand than they have in supply, 

 and the same can be said of practically 

 everything in the rose line. 



Violets are quite plentiful. The grow- 

 ers are charging the stores $1 per dozen 

 bunches. "White dahlias have made their 

 appearance in large quantities and they 

 come in handy for funeral work. Sweet 

 peas are gradually getting shorter of 

 stem and the flowers are beginning to 

 show the effects of the long, cold nights. 

 Amaryllis are practically out of market 

 for the year. Valley is plentiful, but 

 moves slowly. Japanese lilies are still 

 in the market and the demand for them 

 keeps up well. They have been one of 

 the best money-makers for the florists 

 this year. 



All the dealers have an idea that 

 business will be good in October and it 

 is to be hoped they prophesy well. 



Various Notes. 



Thomas Hooper has completed a large 

 fern house at his place on Grand avenue, 

 Elmhurst. 



E. James, of Elmhurst, has one large 

 house completely devoted to poinsettias 

 for the holiday trade. 



Clarke Bros., of Fruitvale, are cutting 

 enormous quantities of Japanese lilies 

 at the present time. 



The Hassard Nursery Co., of Melrose, 

 is devoting a large portion of its ground 

 to the growing of stevia for winter cut- 

 ting. 



T. R. Phillips has left for a week's 

 trip to Los Angeles. 



J, M. Holland will dispose of his re- 

 tail store at Mountain View cemetery. 



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CALLA BILBS 



READY TO SHIP 



Liberal count. Safe arrival guaranteed. I prepay 

 express to your city, when check Is sent with order. 



NEW CALLA, Pearl of Stutteart. Introduced in 

 Germany six years ago. It is the finest pot calla In the 

 world, growing 12 to 16 inches high. A profusion of 

 bloom all winder. Can be grown in a 4-inch pot, as the 

 bulbs are never larger than one inch in diameter. Nice 

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



Just received from Holland 



10,000 



highest 



grade Hyacinths,in 15 colors. Send for prices. 



A. MITTING, 



17 to 2S 

 Kennan Street, 



Santa Cruz, Cal. 



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RAHN ft HERBERT 



WHOLKSALK GROWERS 

 PORTLAND, OreKon, Mt. Tabor P. O. 



KENTIAS, ARAUCARIAS 



Boston Ferns, from bench 35c','50c, 75c 



Elegantiasima 50c, 75c, $1.00 



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He wishes to devote his entire time and 

 attention to his Berkeley store. G. 



NARQSSUS AND DAFFODIL. 



Their Culture in California. 



Although the narcissus and daffodil 

 are usually supposed to be of the easiest 

 culture, it is surprising how few Cali- 

 fornia growers have much success with 

 field-grown flowers and bulbs after the 

 first or second season. 



They usually claim that the bulbs "run 

 out" and, after a couple of seasons, quit 

 blooming and finally disappear com- 

 pletely. This is more noticeable with 

 yellow daffodils than with Paper White 

 or other varieties of narcissus. 



To begin with, the bulbs should be 

 grown by themselves, each sort well sep- 

 arated and nothing mixed with them. 

 Most of the varieties in this climate 

 should be separated and transplanted at 

 least once in three years. This does not 

 answer for all varieties, but with the 

 usually grown commercial kinds it is a 

 good rule to follow. 



Provided the soil is not too heavy or 

 too sandy, I have had practically the 

 same success in half a dozen different 

 kinds of soil in this locality, so a slight 

 excess of any one ingredient does not 

 much matter. The ground must be 

 spaded and worked well between the 

 rows to insure the proper development 

 of the young bulbs, for the reason that 

 in the rainless portion of California the 

 ground will invariably dry out too much 

 and pack too hard to allow the bulbs to 

 grow properly. It might be thought that 

 artificial watering would be a good plan 

 under such conditions, but I have found 

 that working the ground is much the 

 preferable way. Always allow the tops 

 to dry off naturally. 



• The bulbs should be dug at least once 

 in three years and replanted in newer 

 ground. If the beds are neglected the 

 bulbs have the habit of apparently hunt- 

 ing the moisture and will always be 

 found very deep in the ground. Under 

 these conditions the bulbs are always 

 weak, and it is so long before the mois- 



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 1.25 11.00 



Cyclamen Persicum Gigpanteum 



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 Shasta Daisy— Alaska, Californis 

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



Pentstemon Hybridus Gxandiflorus, 

 new, largest flowers, in great variety of colors, 

 the best of all Pentstemons, pkt., 25c; oz., $1.50. 

 List of other seeds. Casta, please. 



FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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Roses and General 

 Nursery Stock 



Send for Catalog u* 



F. LU DEM ANN ^^%tr^:f' 



Pacific Nunerle$, San Francisco, Cal. 



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KENTIAS 



Ke«lia Fartteriau 3-4 ft 4-5 ft. 5-6 ft. 6-7 ft. 



(Potted) £a. per 10... $2.00 $3.40 $5 10 $8.00 



Exotic Nurseries* Kentias have dilrk 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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ture reaches them that they usually are 

 very late in flowering. Again, the effort 

 of sending up a stem is so great on the 

 bulb that the flower is usually weak or 

 else the bulb produces nothing but leaves 

 and finally dies. 



It is chiefly for the foregoing reasons 

 that the growers do not succeed in keep- 

 ing bulb fields indefinitely, and not be- 

 cause the soil or climate of California is 

 unsuited to bulb culture. G. 



HANDLING NATIVE PALMS. 



In the vicinity of San Francisco this 

 is one of the best times during the year 

 to handle nursery-grown palms and to 

 transplant them from the ground into 

 tubs so as to have them handy for winter 

 and spring trade. It is surprising what 

 a difference it makes whether customers 

 are shown palms in boxes or growing 

 in the open. If they have had any ex- 

 perience they will usually tell you that 

 palms cannot be transplanted with any 





