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Dbcember 9, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



69 



mer. The present proprietor, Fred 

 Westnim, reports trade as being highly 

 satiafactory. 



At Wright's, Wolf skill's and The An- 

 gelus they were too busy with funeral 

 work to say much. All seemed to be sat- 

 isfied with the Thanksgiving trade. 



Lichtenberg & Wolfskill report an ex- 

 cellent business in both stores. They have 

 several large decorations booked. Their 

 new store, on Fifth street, is quite hand- 

 some and they carry a fine stock. 



S. A. C. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



ThcMufcet 



We were treated to several varieties 

 of winter weather during last week. At 

 the time of writing, in the neighborhood 

 of San Francisco, the wind was blowing 

 a fierce gale from the northwest, which 

 meant frosty weather. Earlier in the 

 week we had copious showers of rain, 

 which have given the planters sufficient 

 moisture with which tq continue working 

 the soil. The effect of the dark weather 

 and the cold, frosty nights has been 

 quite disastrous to both outside and in- 

 side stock. Of the former we have little 

 else than violets, chrysanthemums and 

 narcissi. The Italian growers, owing to 

 the fact that business since Thanksgiv- 

 ing has been rather light, have not yet 

 raised their prices. The quality of the 

 violets for the last month has been ex- 

 ceptionally fine, although the few days 

 of frosty weather seem to have short- 

 ened the stems somewhat. 



Chrysanthemums are yet in their 

 prime, and are being sold by the grow- 

 ers at reasonable prices. The best out- 

 side Bonnaffons can be bought from the 

 growers at the rate of $4 per hundred, 

 while the white sorts can be had at 

 somewhat lower prices. The pink va- 

 rieties are cheapest of all, and appear not 

 to have sold as well this season as they 

 did last. Paper White narcissi, although 

 not unusually plentiful, are being brought 

 into town in considerable quantities. 

 They can be bought for about $1 per 

 hundred. 



In the lines of inside stock, carnations 

 show a tendency towards scarcity since 

 Thanksgiving. There has been practical- 

 ly no increase in the prices for the last 

 three weeks. Although the stock is short, 

 the excess of chrysanthemums, together 

 with the quiet condition of trade, has 

 tended to keep the prices lower than 

 should be ordinarily expected at this 

 time. Regarding the quantity sent to 

 town, Enchantress easily takes first 

 place, with Lawson and Estelle as close 

 seconds. There is a better showing of 

 the white sorts than we have seen since 

 early summer. The price of carnations 

 ranges from $1.50 to $3 per hundred. 



In roses there is such a dearth of fancy 

 stock that many of the retailers are 

 afraid to accept orders from particular 

 customers. The greatest scarcity seems 

 to be with Beauties. Nothing with 

 stems over two feet in length is being 

 displayed in shop windows. Some good 

 Bridesmaid are being sent into town by 

 the Burlingame growers, but they are 

 only a small percentage of the amount 

 of stock handled. Liberty and a few 

 Testouts, with a fair sprinkling of 

 Brides, are all that we have to offer at 

 iresent. 



Valley are plentiful and of good qual- 

 ity, and the wholesalers are charging 

 'rom $3 to $4 per hundred for them, 

 ^ite a few growers are bringing hot- 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



Taken from plants grown in the open field the year round. Ready for December delivery. 



Per 100 



PINK Per 100 1000 



Winona, ligbt pink $3.00 $25.00 



Knchantress, i>bellpinl(...: 1.80 15.00 



Wlnior. light pink 1.75 12.00 



Kose-plnkEnchantreu 1.50 12.00 



Nelaon Fiaber, cerise l.?5 10.00 



Mrs. T. W. Lawson, cerise X.75 15.00 



WHITE 



White Perfection 2.25 2000 



White KncbantreM 2.25 20.00 



White I.awaon 2 00 15.00 



Flora Hill 1.50 



Beacon 'f-tX 



Victory \13 



RedLawaon ^-f? 



Eatelle ^'^ 



1000 



$20 00 



15.00 



800 



12.00 



CRIMSON 



Harlowarden 



YARIFOATED 



Lawaon 



Proaperlty 



YELLOW— Eldorado 1-60 



1.40 12.00 



1.25 

 150 



10.00 

 12.00 



Aaparasna Plnmoana Nanus, 2^ to3-in. pots. $15.00 per 1000. f. o. b. 



25 of any one variety, at 100 rate; 250 of any one variety, at 1000 rate. 



all orders amounting to $5.00 or more. 



Express charges prepaid- on 



LOOMIS CARNATION CO., D P. Roddan & Son, Proprietors, LOOMIS, CAL. 



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Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



Pacific Coast Headquarters for quantity and quality 

 We ship and griiarantee delivery in Brood condition to all parts of United 

 FOR DBCEUBKR DELIVERY 



States and Canada. 



Per 100 



4,000 Aristocrat $i».f 



4.000 WiDsor 1.75 



10 000 Enchantress 1.80 



8.100 Rose pink Enchantress. . . 1.50 

 3.000 Mrs T. W. Lawfon 1.50 



15,000 White Enchantress 2.25 



12 OOO White Perfection 2.25 



Also many other varieties; send for list. 



$5.00 or more. Cath, please. 



1000 

 $15.00 

 12.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 

 12.00 

 2000 

 20.00 



Per 100 1000 



6,0OOSarah Hill »2.00 $17.00 



3 000 White Lawson 2.00 15.00 



5,000 O. P. Bassett 4.00 85.00 



fi.Ouo Beacon 2.00 18.00 



20.000 Victory 1.'5 l^iOO 



2,000 Gov Rooseveltt 140 12 00 



2,000 Harlowarden 140 12.00 



Express prepaid on all orders amounting to 



B. S. BASSETT*S FLORAL GARDENS, Loomis, Cal. 



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RAHN g HERBERT 



Wliolesale Growers 



PORTLAND, ORE. MT. TABOR, F. O. 



Per 100 

 Oeraninma, 2ia in. pots . .per 1000, $25.00; $ 3.00 



Cyclamen, 4-in.. buds and flowers 25.00 



Primala Obcontca, 2'a-in. pots 4.00 



Mnma, stock plants 5.00 



Palms, Ferna and Seasonable Planta. 



Asparagus Plants 



350,000 1-year. 

 Leading varieties. Write for prices. 

 Ordprs booked now for Red Logranberry 

 and MamTnoth Blackberry Plants. 



Otto f. Schuchard, Watsonville, Cal. 



house sweet peas into market at present. 

 There is only one fault to be found with 

 this flower, and that is that they are in- 

 variably short-stemmed. The varieties 

 grown are principally Emily Henderson, 

 Prima Donna and Blanche Ferry. 



Business, with the exception of funeral 

 trade, runs rather light. Everyone is 

 apparently saving money for the holi- 

 days. 



Variottf NotM. 



A. H. Hills, the orchid grower of 

 Fruitvale, is cutting some very fine cat- 

 tleyas at present. 



A visit to the greenhouses of Ferrari 

 Bros, shows a splendid stock of Beauties 

 for the holidays. 



Miss Charlotte "Williams, the well- 

 known decorator, attended to the dec- 

 orations at the big Schillings reception 

 in Oakland, during the present week. 



Domoto Bros., of Elmhurst, are cut- 

 ting heavily of Brides and Maids at 

 present. They have several houses of 

 Beauties which should be in full bloom 

 in a couple of weeks. 



The old Bonneau greenhouses have 

 been planted entirely to asparagus, by 

 the California Evergreen Co., which has 

 bought the ground. G. 



SHASTA DAISY 



Alaska, Califonila 



and Westralial m 



Divisions from Mr. Barbank's original plants; 

 no seedlings. Extra strong, field divisions, 6 or 

 more shoots, per 100, $2.60; 1000, $24.00. Strong 

 field divisions, 2 to 4 shoots, per 100, $2.00; 1000. 

 $19.00. 



Grohe's Larse-flowering Hybrid DelpliinittR, 



a selection from the best hybrid strains in exist- 

 ence, from 3-in. pots, $6 00; 2-in. pots, ready in 

 November, $2.60. Select planta, from field, 1 year 

 old, $6 00. 



Orobe'a Champion Strain Petunia Seed, 



only the best flowers used for seeding, carefully 

 selected and hand fertilized. Giants of California, 

 1000 seeds. 75c; >« oz., $3.00: oz., $16.00. Ruffled 

 Giants, 1000 seeds, 75c; ht oz., $3.50; oz., $17.50. 



Shaata Dalay-Alaaka or California, >« oa., 

 60c; oz., $1 50. Pentatemon Hybrldna Grand- 

 ifloma, tr j)kt.. 25c: oz., $1.00 Pentatemona, 

 Burbank'a Hybrids, tr. pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00. - 

 Casta please. 



FRED QROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 

 ROOTED 



Carnation Cuttings 



•••Our Specialty*.. 



Write For Pricea. 



California Carnation Co., Loomis, Cal. 



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Araucaria Excelsa 



From 2-Inch pots, 6 to 6 inchea high, yoang. 

 healthy aeedlinga with two tiera, at tieiW per 100: 

 $160 per 1000; 600 and over at tha thooaand rate 



F. LUDEMANN 



3041 Baker SL, radfie larstrits. Sifi FriMJsoo, Cil. 



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DO TOU WANT STOCKY PI^AKTST 



WA8HINGT0NIA ROBUSTA 



(Fan Palms), 2 to 8 ft. by the thoosanda. 



Exotic Nurseries 



Siuita Barbaras, Cal. 



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