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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOVDMBER 25, 1909. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Portland, Oke. — W. H. Wood has sold 

 the greenhouses on the Base Line road 

 and East Sixty-first street to N. L. 

 Crouch, of Salem. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market 



Business conditions for the last week 

 have been exceptionally good, with only 

 an occasional dull day. Prices of se- 

 lected stock are slightly advanced. Car- 

 nations are more plentiful, but far from 

 being a surplus. Chrysanthemums are 

 in their prime and prices remain firm. 

 Appleton, Jerome Jones and Ivory head 

 the list. Pompons and miniature varie- 

 ties also sell well, either as pot plants 

 or cut flowers. The cold, rainy weather 

 has at last cleaned out the, outside stock, 

 which will create a greater demand for 

 flowers. 



Boses are a scarcity, with a daily 

 cleanup. Valley is to be had in limited 

 quantities, but the demand is intermit- 

 tent. Local violets are exceedingly 

 scarce, but California grown violets have 

 made their appearance, although much 

 of the fragrance is lost in transit. Cat- 

 tleyas are increasing in public favor, 

 but can only be had in limited quanti- 

 ties. There is an unusual demand for 

 ferns and house plants and the available 

 supply of medium sizes is about ex- 

 hausted. 



The outlook for Thanksgiving day is 

 promising, and advance orders are being 

 booked rapidly. The usual football 

 game at Multnomah field will create a 

 demand for the yellow mums. 



Various Notes. 



Wallace Garside, late of the Tonseth 

 Floral Co., is now with John Holden. 



Frank Leupke, of Vancouver, was con- 

 gratulating himself on the completion of 

 his new houses, only to have his stock 

 nipped on account of defective plumbing. 



Max Smith was a victim of a bad check 

 last week. After placing a large order 

 for future delivery, a man presented a 

 check, and the clerk, unsuspecting, cashed 

 it, to his sorrow. 



Sam Boake, the green goods man, is 

 down the coast gathering lyrata foliage. 

 It remains green the entire winter, on 

 the western slope, and is unusually ef- 

 fective for decorations, when the wild 

 smilax is not obtainable. 

 .. George Betz has sold his location at 

 349% Morrison street to A. Souberou, 

 who will continue the same as a retail 

 store. E. E. C. 



SHASTA DAISY "•:^iSlS:'' 



Divisions from Mr. Burbank's oriKinal plants; 

 no BeedlinRB. Extra strong, field diyisions, 6 or 

 more shoots, per 100, $2.60; 1000, S24.00. Strong 

 field diyisions. 2 to 4 shoots, per 100, 12.00; 1000. 

 J19.00. 



Grohe's Large-flowering Hybrid Ddphinium, 



a selection from the best hybrid strains in exist- 

 ence, from 8-iD. pots, $6.00; 2-in. pots, ready ia 

 November, $2.50. Select plants, from field, 1 year 

 old, $6.00. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



TheMaffcct 



There has been a decided change in 

 the weather within the last week. We 

 have had several nights of severe frost 

 and, as a consequence, outside stock is 

 scarce. Gaillardia, coreopsis, stocks and 

 sweet peas have completely passed out of 

 existence. Chrysanthemums to a slight 

 extent show the - effects of the cold 

 weather. The prices have advanced slightly 

 and, if we have a continuation of frost, 

 we may expect still higher prices. The 

 best Bonnaffons cost the retailers at the 

 rate of about $5 per hundred, with the 

 white sorts a shade cheaper. 



Violets are not so plentiful as they 



Orohe's Champion Strain Petanla Seed, 



only the best fiowers used for seeding, carefully 

 selected and hand fertilized. Giants of California. 

 1000 seeds. 75c; ^ oz., S3.00; oz., $16.00. Ruffied 

 Giants, 1000 seeds, 75c; H oz., $8.50; oz., $17.60. 



Shasta Daisy— Alaska or California. ^ oz., 

 60c; oz., $1.50. Pentstemon Hybrldus Grand- 

 Ifloraa, tr^kt.. 25c: oz., $1.00. Pentstemons. 

 Burbank's Hybrids, tr. pkt., 26c; oz., $1.00. 



Cash please. 



FRED OROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



Asparagus Plants 



850,000 1-year. 



Leading varieties. Write for prices. 

 Ordprs booked now for Red Logfanberry 

 and Mammoth Blackberry Plants. 



Otto F. Schuchard, Watsonvilie, Cal. 



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were, and unless we have a change in 

 weather, whereby rain will supersede 

 frost, we can expect to have an advance 

 on the present prices; 75 cents per dozen 

 bunches has been the ruling price for 

 the last month, but with the advent of 

 cold weather, the growers have made the 

 bunches slightly smaller, without chang- 

 ing the rates charged the retailers. Car- 

 nations show a tendency to become 

 scarcer, although at the present there 

 has been no diflSculty in getting plenty of 

 stock. Enchantress has been especially 

 plentiful for the last few weeks and, al- 

 though at the present time the growers 

 are bringing in slightly less stock than 

 * before, there seems to be no danger but 

 that there will continue to be ample cut- 

 tings of this popular sort. All the red 

 varieties are slightly scarcer and we may 

 look for an advance on these at any time. 



The only really scarce article with the 

 retailers at the present time is good 

 roses. The growers at Burlingame are 

 sending into town the only Beauties that 

 we have, but these are only second qual- 

 ity at the best and practically no fancy 

 stock has been exhibited in the shop 

 windows for several months. The dis- 

 play of Bride and Maid is up to the 

 average, and these, with a few bunches 

 of Liberty and Cecil Brunner, practically 

 compose our showing of roses at this 

 time. The Alameda county growers are 

 bringing into town some good yellow 

 chrysanthemums and a few late whites; 

 these are sold to the stores at from 

 $1.50 to $2.50 per dozen. 



Valley is fairly plentiful, but seems 

 not to be generally of first quality. The 

 growers, owing to the few days of cold 

 weather, have overforced it, and long, 

 weak stems and small flowers have been 

 the result. Orchids are displayed in 

 greater numbers than at any time this 

 season. Cattleyas are the ruling flower 

 and a majority of the stock comes from 

 Santa Cruz, Cal. Maidenhair ferns and 

 asparagus are rather scarce. California 

 red berries have made their appearance 

 in large quantities and are the most 

 popular article with the street hucksters. 



Business is quiet compared to that of 

 a year ago, but the dealers are looking 

 forward to a heavy Thanksgiving week. 

 Funeral trade is fairly good, and quite 

 a number of society functions have as- 

 sisted in keeping the ball a-rolling. 



Own Root 



Field -grown. 



Roses 



California 



Rose Co., 



Pomona, 

 Cal. 



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Araucaria Exceisa 



From 2-Inch pots, 5 to 6 inches high, young, 

 healthy seedlings with two tiers, at $10.00 per 10$; 

 $160 per 1000; 600 and over at the thousand rata. 



F. LUDEMANN 



3041 Baker SL, Pseific Nsrieriss. San Fraodsoo, Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



DO TOU WANT STOCKIT PI^ANTS ? 



WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA 



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



Exotic Nurseries 



Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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Various Notes. 



T. W. Breen, lately of Burlingame, 

 is now gardener to A. W. Foster, of San 

 Rafael. 



E. W. McLellan & Co., of Burlingame, 

 are cutting quantities of Bride and Maid 

 at the present time. They have several 

 houses of Beauties in prime shape for 

 the holidays. 



The Shibeley-Mann Co. has received a 

 large shipment of galax leaves in splen- 

 did condition. 



Miss L. Wallenberg, recently of the 

 firm of Wallenberg & Henry, but at pres- 

 ent a resident of New York city, is in 

 town for a short visit. . 



W. B. Greene is visiting Los Angeles 

 and vicinity. He will be out of town for 

 several weeks. 



W. H. Hutchings, of Fruitvale, will 

 have a large houseful of poinsettias for 

 the holidays. 



Ferrari Bros, have several houses of 

 Beauties, from which they"' expect heavy 

 cuttings within the next few weeks. 



G. 



VIOLETS IN SAN FRANCISCO. 



For many years the growing of violets 

 has been entirely in the hands of the 

 Italian market gardeners in the neigh- 

 borhood of San Francisco. Several miles 

 from there, in the neighborhood of Ocean 

 View and Colma, are situated the largest 

 \'iolet beds in California. Originally 

 these lands were devoted to truck farm- 

 ing, which is also entirely controlled by 

 Italians in this neighborJiood. Several 



