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52 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Februabt 18, 1900. 



ORANGE. N.J. 



The president's reception and annual 

 smoker of the New Jersey Floricultural 

 Society was held on Friday, February 12, 

 in its rooms in this city. The evening 

 was taken up with addresses by represent- 

 atives of other societies, the press and 

 the trade. There was also a musical pro- 

 gram and light refreshments. The usual 

 display of flowers filled the tables. 

 Among the speakers were Charles Totty, 

 Frederick and Charles Atkins, Edward 

 Reagan, Charles McTaggert, of Thor- 

 burn's, and W. E. Maynard, of the Gar- 

 deners' Chronicle. Tlie Eickards brothers 

 gave their specialties. Andrew Wilson 

 danced and told funny stories, and music 

 was rendered by the Imperial Quartet. 



The Rev. Lewis H. Lightipe delivered 

 an oration upon the life and services of 

 Charles Darwin. 



In the floral display was a table of 

 orchids and greenhouse climbers from the 

 Julius Roehrs Co., of Rutherford, staged 

 by Max Richter. A vase of valley from 

 this house attracted attention by their 

 size, stem and fragrance. There was also 

 a collection of orchids from Thomas 

 Jones, of Short Hills, and the usual con- 

 tributions from the estates of patrons of 

 the society. 



The judges for the evening were Ed- 

 win Thomas, Jos. A. Manda and Arthur 

 T. Caparn. J. B. D. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



ThcMuket 



This is the sixth week of a continuous 

 downpour and everyone is wondering 

 when the rain will stop. It has been al- 

 most death to the local trade, for never 

 in the history of retailing have stocks of 

 flowers moved so slowly. There has been 

 a fair amount of funeral work, however. 

 Narcissi and daffodils have gone to waste 

 by the thousands daily. The warm rains 

 have been just such as suited them, and 

 all the early varieties have fairly out- 

 rivaled their former abundance. 



Paper Whites have been sold as low as 

 $1.50 per thousand, and daffodils at twice 

 that price. Already the fruit blossoms 

 are commencing to be shown, and double 

 flowered peaches and almonds, together 

 with willow boughs and acacia, are much 

 in favor in window decorations. Wild 

 maidenhair is plentiful and this gives the 

 overworked tame varieties a short, well- 

 needed rest. 



Violets are a decided glut in the mar- 

 ket. Three dozen bunches for $1 is the 

 ruling price. Lilium Harrisii and valley 

 are plentiful, but move slowly. Rose's 

 and carnations are not in oversupply, but 

 there is sufficient to fill all demands. The 

 continued dark weather is to be blamed 

 for the shortness of the si5pply of these, 

 but with a few days' sunshine they will 

 again be plentiful. Smilax is scarce and 

 asparagus stems are not as plentiful as 

 the retailers would like to see. 



Various Notes. 



Geo. L. May, of the May Seed Co., has 

 recovered from his recent illness. 



A clever swindler has victimized sev- 

 eral Oakland and Berkeley florists by 

 means of fictitious checks. His plan has 

 been to order a floral design to be sent 

 to a funeral, and tender in payment a 

 check for .$10 nWfe than the amount of 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 



Tbe following varieties now ready for delivery: 



PINK Per 100 1000 



Wlnsor $3.00 $26.00 



Roaa.Ptnk Bnoluuitreaa.... 2.50 20.00 



Helaon nahmr 2.00 15.00 



■noliantreaa 2.00 15.00 



Mra. Lawaon 1.50 10.00 



SCARLET 



B«aoon 3.50 80.00 



Robert Cr»tK 2.26 17.50 



Victory 2.26 17.80 



Katelle 2.00 16.00 



Red Lawaon 1.60 10.00 



WHITE Per 100 



Gov. Woloott $1.50 



Flora HUl 1.60 



CRIMSON 



Harlomrarden 1.75 



VARIEGATED 



Lawaon 



Proaperlty. 



YELLOW 



2.00 

 1.76 



1000 



$10.00 



10.00 



12.60 



15.00 

 1^.50 



Kldorado 1.50 10.00 



25 cuttings at 100 rate; 250 cuttinRs at 1000 rate, nnrooted cuttingrs at half price. 

 We prepay all Express Chareea. 5 per cent for Cash or will ship C. O. 



D. 



Loomis Carnation Company : s s Loomis, Cal. 



D. F. RODDAN ti SON, Proprletora. 



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CARNATION PLANT BUYERS, ATTENTION ! 



We have 75,000 transplanted Carnation plants for March and April delivery. 

 Send for list of varieties and prices. 



Transplanted Giant Pansiea. 50c per 100; $4.00 per 1000. 



Fresh Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed, 45c per 100; $3.50 per 1000. 



BASSETT'S FLORAL GARDENS, Looniis, Cal. 



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20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, Galltomla and Westralla, fleld-Erows 

 from divisions of Mr. L Burbank's oriKinal stook 

 not seedlinKB, extra strooK divisions. 



Per 100 1000 



6 shoots ormore $2.60 $24.00 



8 to 4 shoots 2.00 19.00 



lto2 shoots 1.25 11.00 



Cyclamen Perslcuai Gigantenm 



Fine plants, large flowers from named varie- 

 ties, 800 4-in. ready now, $10.00 per 100; 8000 8-ln., 

 ready now, $7.00 per 100. 



■eeds of Shasta Oalay-Alasia, OaUfomla 

 and Westralla, 1000 seeds, 50c; os., $2.00 net. 



Pentstemon Hybrldus Grandlfloms, 



new, largest flowers, in great variety of colora, 



the best of all Pentstemons. pkt., 25c; ot., $1.6$ 



list ot otber aeeds. casb, pla 



FRED CROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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Shibeley-Mann Co.,i"c. 



Wholksalk Dealzbs in 



FLORIST SUPPLIES 

 and Cut Flowers 



1203 Sutter St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



the purchase. He cleaned up over $100 

 after banking hours one afternoon, and 

 has not yet been apprehended. G. 



BERKELEY, CAL. 



Following the death of his mother, 

 February 2, W. R. Thomas was surprised 

 at an unusual profusion of floral pieces 

 coming from wholly unknown friends. 

 The mystery has been solved through the 

 complaints of numerous florists of Berke- 

 ley and Oakland who have been made the 

 victims of one of the cleverest passers 

 of worthless checks with whom the local 

 police have had to deal. 



The identity of the alleged forger is 

 unknown, but he is a well-dressed man, 

 and works with the assistance of' the 

 death and funeral notices in the news- 

 papers, a set of fictitious letters of con- 

 dolence, and several worthless checks. He 

 enters a florist's establishment, describes 

 the flowers he wishes sent, gij'es the name 

 and address and a note of sympathy for 

 the family to be delivered with the gift, 

 and then presents a check for $15 or $20 



Azalea Xndlca, from 6-ln. pots, $4.50 per 12. 

 Azalea Mollia, from 6-in. pots, $4.50 per 12. 

 Camellias, Alba Plena, balled, 18 to 24-in., 65c 



ea.; $7.50 per 12. Camellias, Chandler! Ele- 



gans. balled, 18 to 24-in., 65c ea.; $7.60 per 12. 



Camellias, assorted double varieties, balled, 



18 to 24-in., 50c ea.; $5.50 per 12. 

 Krloa, Blanda, Hyalina, Persoluta Alba, Wll- 



moreana, from 5-in. pots, with flower bads, 



$4.60 per 12; $32.00 per 100. 

 ■rloa, Cinerea, Uarnea, Fagans, Hyalina. 



Mediterranea, Triumphans, Persoluta Alba. 



Wllmoreana, from 4-in. pots, $2.00 per 12; $16.00 



per 100. 



Bend tor oataloc 



F. Ludemann 



Pacific Nurseries 



3041 Bakir St., San Francisco, Cal. 



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RAHN & HERBERT 



WHOLESALE GROWERS 

 Portland, Ore., Mt. Tabor P. O. 



Carnationa, Muma, rooted cuttings. 

 Geraniums. Beddlnc Plsnta, 2^-in. pots. 

 Boaton Fema, in all varieties, young plants. 

 Prices on application. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



SIDEWALK TREES 



in large quantities. Do yoa wish fine trees? Send 

 us your otder for Camphor trees. They are 

 STRAIGHT UKX A CAMDLX 



and will be admired by your customers. Balled, 4 

 to 5 ft , 80c; 5 to 6 ft , 11.00: 6 to 7 ft., $1.25^ 



EXOTIC NURSERIES. Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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in payment for a $3 piece, receiving cash 

 in cliange. 



The first complaint to the police de- 

 partment came froni C. H. Hutchinson, 

 florist at 2315 Telegraph avenue, who 

 sent a large violet piece, but did not cash 

 the check on account of being out of 

 change. The man stated that he would 

 get it cashed across the street or else go 

 home for it. He never returned, and 

 Hutchinaqh is out the price of the flow- 

 ers. 



Wreaths and large bunches of flowers 

 have been received from other sources,. 

 Symocopulos Bros., of Oakland, being one 

 of the sufferers. The trick is considered 

 one of the cleverest in check passing 



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