JULY 29, 1009. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



51 



only ior a couple of weeks, but at least 

 three-fourths of the entire yield blooms 

 during this time. 



With such valuable florists' flowers as 

 the narcissi, there should be a greater 

 gffoit made to harvest them at various 

 tjni, s, so that they will give a succession 

 of i^rly or late blooms. This is easily 

 arra'iged by manipulating the water sup- 

 ply .0 that the bulbs will not have to de- 

 pei, : on the rainfall for their starting. 

 I ; ive had the most excellent results 

 froi early flowers by giving the bulbs 

 gev. U thorough soakings early in Au- 

 gub- and not allowing them to dry out 

 ag;' , either, during September or Octo- 

 ber. It is no trouble at all to have 

 qu; tities of blooms early in November, 

 ani' unless the flowers are interfered with 

 by ■ possible excess of frost, the entire 

 cro' can be harvested at good paying 

 prir '? before Christmas.- 



.\;igust is not too soion to -commence 

 son! ving the ground, as tUe bulbs are fully 

 gro'.vn, thoroughly dryland have had 

 plenty of resting seasdjl^ by that time. 

 Wl)en late flowers are desired, the bulbs 

 havt' only to be kept thoroughly dry and 

 not replanted until about the middle to 

 the end of January. I refer here entirely 

 to the Paper White narcissus, as it is the 

 only variety grown to any extent for 

 eaiiy flowering. • G. 



SANFHANOSCO. 



The Market 



There is but little change in the situa- 

 tion since last week. The weather has 

 turned considerably cooler, which makes 

 it more agreeable, both for the keeping 

 and the handling of flowers. The rather 

 excessive heat of the previous weeks 

 bleached out the roses somewhat and al- 

 ready the change is noticed, both in the 

 color and substance. The prices are 

 much lower than is in keeping with prof- 

 itable growing, and unless there is a 

 general revival of trade in the near fu- 

 ture, which no one anticipates, we can 

 easily vote the present summer the most 

 disastrous regarding prices in the history 

 of San Francisco's retail flower trade. 



The most satisfactory demand is for 

 hardy outside flowers. Sweet peas, al- 

 though rather past their prime, continue 

 to be good sellers, and the same can 

 be said of coreopsis, gaillardias and 

 dahlias. Gladioli have not been as good 

 paying a crop as the growers could wish, 

 aii'l only the lighter shades are in de- 

 mand. 



1 ilium rubrum and album have made 

 thtii- appearance and are finding good 

 sai' . The best stems cost the stores 

 11' '1 $1 to $1.50 per dozen. Longiflorums 

 ar. much scarcer, being practically out of 

 sei'^on. Valley is in fair supply and sells 

 fai ly well. For the first time this sea- 

 s'' there is a plethora of asparagus and 

 a'' ntum fronds. 



Variottt Notca. 



'm S. Armstrong, the Ontario, Cal., 

 5^ -ryman, is in town on his way home 

 *r " a visit to the exposition at Seattle, 



••'nes McHutchison, the New York im- 

 POi cr of nursery stock, hsia been for sev- 

 *^i' days in San Francisco, interviewing 

 ttp local dealers. 



. • C. Scroggs, of Sacramento, Cal., is 

 '^ -^wn. 



' W. Ward will depart for a tour of 

 801 1 hern CaUfornia in a few days. 



• Ludemann has somewhat recovered 

 '■oni his recent severe illness and will I 



Calla Lily Bulbs 



Per 100 Per 1000 



1 inch to m inch in diameter $3.00 $25.00 



1>4 inch to 1^ inch in diameter 5.00 40.00 



l^s inch to 1% inch in diameter 6.00 CO.OO 



2 inch to 2>fl inch in diameter 8.00 70.00 



Also Narcissus Alba Grandiflora Bulbs p'er°iooo 



(250 at 1000 rate.) 



When caih la aent with order, we prepay the freight 



and guarantee aafe arrival. 



A. MiniNG CALLA LILY BULB GO. 



Lock Box 880, SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



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Araucaria Excelsa 



From 2- inch pota, t to 6 inches high, joonK, 

 healthy ■eedUngs with two tiers, at $16.00 per 100; 

 $150 per 1000; 600 and over at the thooaand rate. 



F. LUDEMANN 



3041 Baker St , Picme Rurtines. San Francisco, Cal. 



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ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 

 NANUS SEED 



Freih, lath house frrown, $1.26 per 1000. 



Special low price in quantities. 



— Cash. 



OAK GROVE NURSERIES 



Office, 404 N. Los Angeles SL, Los Angeles, Cal. 



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depart for some of the California moun- 

 tain springs in a few days. 



Samuel Lundy, of the Thorsted Floral 

 Co., of Oakland, Cal., has returned from 

 a trip to the Elks' convention at Los 

 Angeles, Cal. 



H. M. Sanborn will shortly open an- 

 other floral establishment, on Shattuck 

 avenue, Berkeley, Cal. 



David Neely, one of San Francisco's 

 pioneer nurserymen, is seriously ill at his 

 residence, in West Berkeley, Cal. 



C. E. Lilley, of Ben Lomond, the green 

 goods man, is in town. 



The Garden City Pottery Co., of San 

 Jose, Cal., has opened a warehouse at 

 Oakland, Cal. G. 



SPOKANE. VASH. 



The Market. 



These are the days when people are 

 visiting, not only for the sake of vaca- 

 tions and for the unusual opportunities 

 of seeing the great northwest, but for 

 the historical events which Uncle Sam 

 is engineering in the Spokane, Coeur 

 d'Alene and Flathead reservations. There 

 is only one class which seems to be con- 

 spicuously absent, among the throngs 

 from every state in the Union pouring 

 into this country to register for the land 

 openings, and that is the lady florists. 

 It may be that while they can brave the 

 ordeal of being measured for height and 

 of being weighed, their courage falters 

 when it comes to swearing to their age. 

 We had thought better of them. 



Spokane is not slow as a seat for na- 

 tional events. Last winter we had the 

 apple show. Now we are having land 

 registrations; next we shall have the Na- 

 tional Irrigation Congress, August 9 to 

 14. Extensive preparations are being made 

 for the latter event; brilliant illumina- 

 tions will be one of the principal fea- 

 tures. Later there will be the Presi- 



nn n DI AMTC wen branched. 

 riLLU rLAIllO strong and healthy. 



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



Enchantress per 100, $6.00 



Roae*Plnk Knohantresa 6.00 



Wlnsor " 6.00 



B«d Lawson " 5.00 



Robert CralflT " 5.00 



Nelson Flsber 5.00 



AsparaKos Plnmosus Nanus 8eedllnss< fine, 



healthy stock. $10.00 per 1000, f. o. b. Loomis. 

 A few Pterla Blayli left. Prices on application. 



LOOMIS CABMATION COMPANY, Loomis. Cal. 



D. F. Roddan & Son, Proprietors. 



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Carnation Plants 



Field* arown. 3000 Victory, $5.00 per 100; 

 also other varieties. Extra good 3-in. Asp. 

 plumoBus nanus, 5c each. 2'a-in. Grevillea Ro- 

 busta, 4c each. 



BASSETT'S FLORAL GARDENS 



Carnation Av«., LOOBHS, CAL. 



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Fischer's Grand Freesia Purity 



Mammoth and first grade bulbs all sold. We 

 sti)l have on hand a fine lot of second grade 

 bulbs, which will produce elegant cut blooms. 

 No orders accepted after September 1. Sold by 

 the leading seedsmen. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER 



R. F. D.. SAM GABRISI.. CAL. 



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Cyclameo Gigaoteom 



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



Aaparacua Sprencarl , 5-in 15.00 



Aaparaarua SprenKerl, 4-in 8.00 



Aapsumsrus PlumoBus, 2 in 2.00 



FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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Palms, Araucarias, Ferns 



Mums, leading varieties, rooted cuttings, 

 2^-inch pot«. Ask for prices. 



RAHN S HERBERT 



WHOLESALE GROWERS 

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



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DO YOU WANT STOCK r PLANTS? 



WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA 



(Fan Palms), 2 to 3 ft., by the thousands. 



Exotic Nurseries 



Santa Barbara, Cal. 



dent's visit. All these wiU stimulate' the 

 flower market. 



Garden roses are now nearly as scarce 

 as greenhouse stock. Carnations still 

 continue of good quality and plentiful. 

 Sweet peas are overplentiful and of fine 

 quality. Coreopsis has appeared in quan- 



