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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



October 22, 1808. 



Shibeley-Mann Co.,>»<^ 



WHOLESAIiE DEALEBS IN 



FLORIST SUPPLIES 

 and Cut Flowers 



1203 Sutter St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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PACIFIC COAST. 



PORTLAJJD, Ore. — A greenhouse is be- 

 ing erected in Columbia park, on the 

 Peninsula. It will cost $3,800. 



A STOCKTON ESTABLISHMENT. 



Schmitz & Dobner do a nice business 

 at Stockton, Cal., where they have a 

 store and city oflBce at 26 South Califor- 

 nia street and greenhouses^ and nursery 

 on North street, between Sutter and 

 California streets. With telephone connec- 

 tion, the two places are in close touch. 

 In the accompanying illustration the 

 range of glass is shown on the left, 

 with a cloth house at the right. The 

 nursery covers several acres and both 

 under glass and in the open a general 

 line of stock is grown for retail trade. 

 It will interest eastern growers, perhaps, 

 to note that Stockton is in about the 

 latitude of Richmond, Va., and a much 

 greater variety of stock is grown than 

 is handled by the average florist on the 

 Atlantic coast. 



Calla and 

 Hyacinth 



BULBS 



Calla Aethlopica, 3 to 5-inch circumference, 

 $8.uo per 100. 



I prepay express when cash is sent with order. 



10,000 HYACINTHS 



A-No. 1 bulbs from Holland. Send for price list. 



17 to 23 

 Kennan St. 



A. MITTIN6 



.. Santa Cruz, Gal. 



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FALL PROSPECTS. 



The rain, which has made its appear- 

 ance in the form of a few showers in 

 the central portions of the Pacific coast, 

 has awakened a feeling among the grow- 

 ers that the nursery season has about 

 opened for the fall and there is much 

 speculation as to what the next few 

 months will bring forth. 



From reports received from our larger 



RAHN & HERBERT 



WHOLKSAL.K GROWERS 

 PORTLAND, OroBon, Mt. Tabor P. O. 



KENTIAS, ARAUCARIAS 



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



Eleeantlssima 60c, 75c, $1.00 



special locality. Outside of these there 

 is little to report, for the planters are 

 buying sparingly of miscellaneous sorts. 

 Regarding prices asked, will remark that 

 they are cheaper than those of last sea- 

 son, although there was a great differ- 

 ence between the figures asked at the 

 early part of last season and those at 

 which the same qualities of stock could 

 be bought when the season was well ad- 

 vanced. From a fruit-grower's stand- 

 point there is little to encourage the 

 heavy planting of trees as an invest- 

 ment, for the low prices obtained for 

 fruit, both in the open market and at 

 canneries, have been a discouragement. 



Grape vines have not been, except in 

 a few instances, great money-makers. 

 The low prices offered by the wineries 

 and the difficulty in disposing of raisins 

 at a fair profit, have united to keep the 

 demand for grape vines down. 



With hardy nursery stock I find there 



Establishment of Schmitz & Dobner, Stockton, Cal. 



coast nurseries, it appears that there 

 have been a fair number of orders 

 booked for special articles. Commencing 

 first with the growers of fruit trees, the 

 demands are heavy for certain kinds of 

 apples, peaches and apricots, such as are 

 planted for some particular purpose in a 



have been some large orders placed by 

 parties who are buying up large tracts 

 of land and subdividing them for small 

 homes for new settlers. In these cases 

 the plantings have principally been of 

 sidewalk trees and other suitable stock 

 that will make an immediate showing. 



20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska. California and Westralia. field-Krowo 

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

 not seedlings, extra strong divisions. 



Per 100 1000 



5 shoots or more $2.50 $24.00 



3 to 4 shoots 2.00 19.00 



1 to 2 shoots 1.25 11.00 



Cyclamen Persicum Giganteum 



Fine plants, large flowers from named varie- 

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

 ready Sept. 15. $7.00 per 100. 



Seeds of Shasta Dalsy-^-Alaska, Oalifornia 

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



Pentstemon Hybrldus Orandiflorus, 

 new, largest flowers, in great variety of colors, 

 the bet-t of all Pentstemons, pkt., 25c; oz., $1.50. 

 List of otber seeds. Cash, please. 



FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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Roses and General 

 Nursery Stock 



Send for Catalogue 



F. LU DEM ANN ^°Utr?e"t*'' 



Pacific Nurserie$, San Franci$co, Cal. 



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KENTIAS 



Reitia ForsteriMi 3-4 ft 4-5 ft. 5-6 ft. 6-7 ft. 



(Potted) £a. per 10... $2.00 $3 40 $5.10 >o.00 

 Kxotlc Nurseries* Kentias 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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Along other lines the demand has been 

 light, but it is yet early in the season 

 and there may be a great awakening 

 that will make the season one of the 

 best in recent years. 



Fall bulbs were moving slowly, but the 

 last few days have made a great change 

 in the prospects and, with the advent of 

 rain, we may expect a wholesale clearing 

 out of bulb stocks in the next few weeks. 



G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



The welcome rain has made its appear- 

 ance and every one feeis that its fresb«rf- 

 ing qualities may bring the retail flo- 

 rists a share of the generally reviving 

 trade. There is, owing to the tremendous 

 number of mums that are being brought 

 into town, a slump in prices in other 

 lines of stock. An effort had been made 

 by a majority of the growers to keep 

 quotations well up on the new crop of 

 roses and carnations, but there has been 

 such an excess of stock cut during the 

 last two weeks that prices have gone to 

 smash and the retailers can practically 



