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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mat 27, 1909. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



Business is still on the boom, and the 

 indications are that this month is going 

 to be the best May we have had for 

 years. Funeral work, coupled with deco- 

 rations and the bedding business, is giv- 

 ing us all we can handle, and some of 

 us will be glad when it is over. 



Flowers are still scarce, owing to the 

 continued cool weather and heavy de- 

 mand. Roses, callas and sweet peas are 

 coming in fair quantity, but carnations 

 are not enough to go around. Outdoor 

 valley, iris and some peonies are to be 

 had. Flowers will be scarce for Memorial 

 day, as there will be practically no out- 

 door flowers, which undoubtedly will 

 make business good for the florists, aa 

 everyone has to depend on them for 

 flowers. 



Florists doing bedding business have 

 all they can do, and the prospects are 

 that this will be a good year. The weather 

 is cool, and that will cause the planting 

 to continue till the end of June. When 

 the season opens up hot and stays that 

 way, the planting is all done in three 

 weeks, as the people begin to think about 

 going away in June, and those who have 

 not gotten their plants by that time let 

 them go. For that reason, this will be a 

 good year. Florists at the flower market 

 report trade good, and it seems probable 

 that good salvias, geraniums and vinca 

 vines will be scarce and high in price in 

 another week. 



Various Notes. 



Phil Conway is the proud father of a 

 new ten-pound boy. Mr. Conway reports 

 business good. 



Lee Woodworth is on the sick list. 



A. Wiegand & Sons had the decora- 

 tions for the dedication of the new Ma- 

 sonic temple this week. This is said to 

 be one of the finest Masonic temples in 

 the world, having cost more than $750,- 

 000. 



Albert Pettit has the Seattle fever. He 

 expects to make a trip out there soon. 



S. S. Skidelsky has the sympathy of 

 his many friends here in the loss of his 

 wife. 



Mr. and Mrs. Anthony "Wiegand left 

 this week for a three months' trip to 

 Europe. They expect to visit Italy, 

 Switzerland, Germany and France. 



W. H. Elverson and Fred Weber, Jr., 

 of St. Louis, were visitors last week. 



E. A. Nelson is working overtime. He 

 has the contract for the flower beds at 

 Woodruff place this year. This, with his 

 cemetery work, is keeping him on the 

 jump. 



The florists in the vicinity of Crown 

 Hill say that the increase in price for 

 filling cemetery vases has not caused 

 them to lose many customers, as they 

 have all they can do. 



A fatal accident befell the little six- 

 year-old boy of George Wilmer, with E. 

 A. Nelson, last week. In some manner 

 the little fellow fell under the street car 

 and had one leg crushed off. He died 

 one hour later from loss of blood. 



Hartje & Elder have a fine lot of 

 stocks for Memorial day. H. L. W. 



In answer to your letter of May 8, 

 asking me if I can offer any suggestions 

 for the improvement of the Review, I 

 •will say that I cannot. I don't think 

 your paper needs it. Enclosed you will 

 find the money for another year's sub- 

 scription. — D, W. Evans, Scranton, Pa. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Portland, Ore. — The Tonseth Floral 

 Co. is now located in its new store in the 

 Marquam building, 325 Morrison street. 



The government experimental bulb 

 farm at Bellingham, Wash., was visited 

 by thousands of people this spring, while 

 the bulbs were in bloom, and made a fine 

 showing. 



San Jose, Cal. — Arthur Cann, the flo- 

 rist on South Whitney street, has placed 

 a formal complaint before the city au- 

 thorities, alleging that garbage is being 

 dumped within the city limits, in viola- 

 tion of a municipal ordinance. 



George H. Whitelaw has bought 960 

 acres of land in Kern county, California, 

 for $25,000 cash, and the Eucalyptus 

 Hardwood Co. has been organized with 

 $300,000 capital stock, to proceed to 

 plant the property to eucalyptus. The 

 company will establish a nursery near 

 Anaheim. 



' The MacEorie-McLaren Co. has suc- 

 ceeded to the business established by 

 Daniel MacRorie individually, at 721 

 Crocker building, San Francisco, Cal. An 

 importing and jobbing business in trees, 

 shrubs, plants, seeds and bulbs is done, 

 phalaenopsis and Philippine orchids being 

 a specialty. 



GRAND FORKS, B. C. 



To the majority of us who live in the 

 central or eastern portion of the United 

 States, British Columbia is looked upon 

 as being a region of almost eternal win- 

 ter; a region inhabited by aborigines and 

 venturesome prospectors. Tbe northern- 

 most portion of it possibly does have 

 snow storms on its schedule almost every 

 day in the year, but the southern part 

 has a climate that is remarkably mild. 

 During the winter months the tempera- 

 ture will take a tumble occasionally to 

 well below zero, while in the sununer 

 months it gets as hot as most of us care 

 to endure. 



The possibilities of the southern part 

 of the province for those who grow per- 

 ishable crops is just beginning to be re- 

 alized. In many of the splendid valleys 

 fruit growing has reached a very profit- 

 able stage. In what is known as the 

 Kettle valley, with the little town of 

 Grand Forks as its metropolis, fruit 

 growing is rapidly reaching an extensive 

 and money making stage. The pioneer 

 horticulturist of the valley is W. H. 

 Covert, who has an orchard of about 200 

 acres of the most splendid trees to be 

 found in all of the northwest. Because 

 of the success of this orchard, some of 

 which is now twenty years old, other 

 plantations have been set out, and other 

 horticultural interests developed. 



The Frache Bros, are firm believers in 

 the future prosperity of the province, 

 and have a range of greenhouses covering 

 about 20,000 square feet. There are 

 seven houses in the range, of different 

 sizes and construction, and each has been 

 built as the demand was felt. Because 

 of this arrangement, they are contem- 

 plating the reconstruction of their range 

 and the addition of still more houses. 

 Their trade is increasing with such leaps 

 and bounds that their houses at the pres- 

 ent time are crowded to supply the de- 

 mand. 



Two of these houses of Frache Bros, 

 are devoted to carnations, with a few pot 

 and decorative plants, while the rest of 



20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, California and Westralla, field-Krown 

 from divisions of Mr. L. Burbank's originBl stock; 

 not seedlings extra strong dlvigions. 



Per 1000 1000 



5 shoots or more S2.60 $24.00 



3to48hootB 2.00 19.00 



1 to 2 shoots 125 11.00 



Cyclamen Peraicum Giganteum 



Fine plants, large flowers from mamed varie- 

 ties. 800 41n ready now, $10.00 per 100 ; 3000 3-in. 

 ready now, $7.00 per 100. 



Seeds of Bliaata Daisy— Alaska, California 

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



Pentstemon Hybrldue Grandlflorus, 

 new, largest flowers, in great variety of colors, 

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



List ot other seeds. Cash, please. 



FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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Araucaria Excelsa 



From 2-inch pots, 6 to 6 Inches high, young, 

 healthy »eedlings with two tiers, at $16.00 per 100; 

 $160 per 1000; 500 and over at the thousand rate. 



Ficus Macrophylla 



The broad leaved Morton Bay rubber tree, 

 from 2-inch pots, at $7.00 per 100. 



F. Ludemann 



Pacific Nurseries 



3041 Bakir St., San Francisco, Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 

 We hare a few thoniasd Asparagms 



PLUMOSUS NANUS 



8SXD UEVT. 



That we will sell at the following special prices. 



The seed is A No. 1, fresh and plump. Delivered 



free In United States and Canada. 



1,000 seeds $ 1.75 25,000 seeds $83.00 



6,000 seeds 9.00 50,000 seeds 60.00 



13,000 seeds 19.00 100,000 seeds 90.00 



As usual, cash with order. 



OAK GROVE NURSERIES 



Office, 404 N. Los Angeles SL, LOS ANGELES, CAL 



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Field Plants 



We will haye a nice lot of early Field Planta 

 ready for deliyery shortly. These are strong, 

 healthy plants, haying 8, 4 and 5 branches. 

 Prices on application. 



LOOMIS aRNATION CO., Loomis, Cal. 



D. F. RODDAN & SON, Proprietors. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



PALMS :: PALMS :: PALMS 



Ask for Wholesale Price List 



Exotic Nurseries 



Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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RAHN S HERBERT 



WHOLESALE GROWERS 

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



Carnations, Mums, rooted cuttings. 

 Gteranlums, Beddlnc Plants, 2^-in. pots. 

 Boston Vems, in all yarietles, young plants. 

 Prices on application. 



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