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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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June 17, 1900. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



BUDDED ROSES IN POTS. 



Complaint is often made by California 

 nurserymen that budded and grafted 

 roses are hard to handle in pots. It is no 

 uncommon thing to see a great percent- 

 age of apparently healthy roses com- 

 mence to die backward shortly after they 

 are potted, Avhile another part of the 

 same lot of stock, when left in the 

 ground, continues to grow and thrive at 

 an entirely satisfactory rate. This is 

 more noticeable with some kinds than 

 with others, but all budded stock that is 

 handled late in the season and is al- 

 lowed to get dry a time or two seems to 

 have this disagreeable feature. 



The cause of this can be readily figured 

 out if the grower is apt at making de- 

 ductions. It might be well to remark, 

 first, that under the same conditions a 

 rose will die no more quickly in a pot 

 than it will in the ground. Note that 

 the conditions must be nearly or quite 

 the same. The great trouble with all 

 dealers who handle budded roses in cen- 

 tral or southern California is that they 

 let them get too dry. It is easier to give 

 a plant moisture enough when it has all 

 the surrounding soil to draw from, as 

 it does when planted in the ground. When 

 it is cramped in a pot the conditions are 

 quite different. No matter how often 

 the pot is watered on top, it usually is 

 quite dry a few minutes afterward, and, 

 with this hot, porous bandage around 

 the roots, it quickly fails in the task im- 

 posed on it, and a dry top results, with 

 perhaps a batch of suckers from the 

 wild stock to take its place afterward. 



Koses in pots should be plunged deep 

 in the ground, pot and all, and then 

 copiously watered. Should they be started 

 when planted, trim them back fairly well, 

 as should also be done if they show any 

 signs of dying back from any cause. 

 Never attempt to grow budded stock in 

 pots unless this is done, as it is almost 

 impossible in the dry climate of Califor- 

 nia to keep the roots sufficiently moist if 

 the pots are allowed to stand on the sur- 

 face. 



This will remove the prejudice that 

 many gardeners have against handling 

 budded stock for pot growing. On their 

 own roots, such varieties as grow well 

 that way will stand more abuse than 

 budded stock. But with most of our best 

 selling sorts it is impossible to produce a 

 plant in the same length of time on its 

 own roots as when budded on some 

 hardy, suitable wild variety, and we con- 

 sequeiitly have to depend on the latter 

 wav. G. 



SAN FBANOSCO. 



TheMukcL 



Since Memorial day, business has been 

 fairly good, principally due to the closing 

 of the schools. It seems to be the proper 

 thing more than ever this year, in provid- 

 ing for the expenses incidental to the' 

 graduation of the numerous classes of 

 young ladies, to devote a considerable 

 sum to bouquets and baskets. In addi- 

 tion, June weddings have started out 

 well. In spite of the proverbial hard 

 times, many are willing to take a matri- 

 monial chance, and the florists always 

 benefit thereby, even if the more con- 

 cerned parties do not. But these factors 

 have tended to make heavy demands on 



nn n DI AMTC wen branched, 

 rlLLU rL/%lllO Btrong and healthy. 

 We offer the following, F. O. B. Loomis: 



BnohantresB per 100, $6.00 



Uoae.Flnk ISnohantreu 6.00 



Winsor " 6.00 



B«d t<awaoii " 6.00 



Robert Craig " 6.00 



Nelson Fiaher " 5.00 



A few Asparasna Spreniceri, Aaparagna 

 Flumoana and Fteria Mayu leit. JrTices on 

 appUcatioD. 



LOOMIS CABNATION COMPANY, loomis. Cal. 



D. F. Roddan & Son, ProprietorB. 



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Carnation Plants 



FIMd Grown. 20,000 for July and later 

 delivery. Place your order now and be sure to 

 get plants when you want them. Send for list. 



BASSETT'S FLORAL GARDENS 

 Carnation Ava., IiOOBns, CAI.. 



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light colored stock, and although the 

 growers are keeping the retailers well 

 supplied, it cannot be said that many 

 flowers go to waste. 



As an example, I might mention an 

 instance that occurred in town during the 

 last week. One of our largest schools 

 decided to have the graduating flowers 

 consist of large bunches of Liberty roses. 

 A committee was sent to interview all 

 the leading dealers. It was found that 

 the entire available stock was not more 

 than half enough to supply the wants of 

 the hundred or more graduates. A call 

 was made on the surrounding towns and, 

 by strenuous buying, one of our leading 

 firms finally was able to fill the order. 



Sweet peas continue to be the best 

 selUng of the cheaper flowers. They are 

 not so uniformly long-stemmed as they 

 were a few weeks ago, and the price has 

 fallen to about 50 cents per dozen 

 bunches, but they are used in lavge quan- 

 tities by the stores and hucksters alike. 

 Valley has proven to be a better seller in 

 June than it was in May', and the grow- 

 ers who have been complaining all spring 

 about the light demand have had no 

 cause for worry during the last few 

 weeks. LiUum longiflorum continues to 

 be sent into town in good quantity, and 

 moves well. The scarcity of the com- 

 moner kinds of outside stock continues, 

 but is not quite so noticeable as it was 

 during Memorial day week. 



Over in Oakland, Alameda and Berk- 

 eley, business is quite as good as in San 

 Francisco, and everyone agrees that it is 

 better than that of a year ago. 



Varioui Notes. 



Ernest Matria, who opened a store on 

 Sutter street, above Grant avenue, closed 

 it after he had conducted business about 

 a month, and the premises will be de- 

 voted to another line of trade. 



L. O. Beery & Son have consolidated 

 their Oakland branch with that of San 

 Francisco, and will continue business at 

 the latter place. L. O. Beery will shortly 

 take a trip to Europe in search of hardy 

 ornamental trees, of which he makes a 

 specialty. 



The California Nursery Co., of Niles, 

 Cal., is erecting a new plant house, 

 15x100 feet. The firm reports a prosper- 

 ous season's business. 



J. G. Lewis, manager of the plant de- 

 partment of Gill's Floral Depot, Oak- 

 land, is on a visit to southern California. 

 Mr. Lewis will inspect the principal nur- 

 series before returning. 



The Oakland Floral Co. has closed the 

 store purchased several weeks ago from 

 N. Eolleri & Co., of Oakland. 



rfscher's Grand Treesia 



PURITjr 



The unequaled 

 white decorative 

 FREESIA. For 

 sale by the lead- 

 ing Florists. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER 



R. F. D., SAN GABRIEL. CAL. 



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Araucaria Excelsa 



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

 healthy seedUnKS with two tiers, at $16.00 per 100; 

 1160 per 1000; 600 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 Baker St.iSan Francisco, Gal. 



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 We have a few Uioniaad Asparagus 



PLUMOSUS NANUS 



8EKD LEFT. 



That we will sell at the followingr 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 



18.000 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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Cyclamen Gigaoteom 



Dry bulbs. 1 to 1^-in. diameter. ..per 100, $ 7.50 



Aaparacus Sprenarerl, 4-in 16.00 



Asparaarua Sprenserl, Sin 8.00 



AaparaBUB Pluxnoaus, 2 in 2.00 



FRED CROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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Palms, Araucarias, Ferns 



Mmns, leading varieties, rooted cuttings. 

 2^-inch pots. Ask for prices. 



RAHN ft HERBERT 



WHOLESALE GROWERS 

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



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S.Shliiias.H"sLLosAnEele$,Cal. 



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