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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



jANLAItV 27, 1910. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Maeysville, Cal.— J. W. Evans, Jr., 

 has leased, for a term of years, the Karr 

 property on F street and at an early 

 date will erect a large greenhouse and 

 otherwise improve the grounds to facili- 

 tate his business. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Matket. 



The weather has turned somewhat 

 warmer than it was for a couple of 

 weeks, and although we are greatly lack- 

 ing in sunshine, flowers are not as scarce 

 AS they were one year ago. There are 

 plenty of carnations of all kinds, at from 

 $4 per hundred down to half that price. 

 Rosea, especially Bride, Maid and Lib- 

 erty, are in good shape and quantity, but 

 Beauties continue to be scarce. 



Bulbous stock that is outside grown 

 shows the results of the heavy frosts, and 

 many patches of Paper White narcissi 

 have been practically ruined. Freesias 

 have made their appearance and, although 

 rather short of stem, bid fair to be better 

 in a few days. The early varieties of 

 <laffodils are rather plentiful, and the 

 same can be said of Roman hyacinths 

 Valley has been scarce since the first ot 

 the year and, from present indications, 

 «rill not be plentiful for some little time. 

 Violets still show the results of the cold 

 «pell in short stems and small flowers, but 

 they are daily becoming better, and if we 

 do not have another frosty snap they 

 should be at their best in a few days. 



Business continues to be only fair, with 

 funeral work the best asset of the local 

 dealers at present. 



Various Not«t. 



Jas. P. Tavlor is away on a trip to 

 southern California. He will be gone for 

 several weeks. 



E. D. Hunter, recently manager of the 

 Oermain Seed & Plant Co., of Los An- 

 geles, is in town. ,tt * 



S. K. Lundy, representing W. A. 

 Manda, Inc., was interviewing the local 

 dealers last week. 



J. J. Kegley, well known around the 

 bay cities, is at present residing in Los 

 Angeles, Cal. 



James Nevin, gardener to H. E. Bothin, 

 of Boss Station, is showing some extra 

 fine orchids in his houses at present. Two 

 new orchid greenhouses will be added to 

 this place during the coming season. 



The Mav Seed Co. has issued its garden 

 annual. It is one of the best publications 

 of its kind on the coast. G. 



C. C. Johnson and John Olsen, Jr., have 

 entered into partnership and are carrying 

 on business under the name of the Eu- 

 reka Floral Co., at 2197 Union street. 



SAN FRANCISCO POINSETTIAS. 



Kindly let me know how poinsettias 

 are grown in San Francisco, what soil 

 they favor, and if you think they can be 

 profitably handled without heat in the 

 ^eenhouses. ^• 



In the vicinity of San Francisco it is 

 necessary to have plenty of heat to grow 

 the poinsettia with any degree of success. 

 In fact, this is one of the chief requisites 

 if the plants are expected to produce 

 flowers of marketable size. In southern 

 California, in the neighborhood of Los 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



Per 100 1000 



Winona. UKht pink S3.00 $26.00 



KnohantreM 1.80 15.C0 



WluBor. 1.76 12.00 



Kofle-i>inkE:nohantretB 1.60 12.00 



N«laon Flalier 1.26 10.00 



Uarlowarden 1.40 12.00 



Eldorado, yellow 1.60 12.00 



VarliiKated Lawaon 1.26 10.00 



26 of one variety at 100 rate; 260 of one variety at 1000 rate 

 orders amounting to $6.00 or more. 



Per 100 



Beacon $2.26 



Ttotory 1.76 



BedLawaon IM 



Katelle 1.15 



White Perfection 2.26 



White Knchantreaa 2.26 



White Lawaon 2.00 



Express prepaid on 



lot 

 $20.C 

 16.C 

 8G 

 12.0 

 20.0 

 20.0 

 16.0: 



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



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Araucaria Excelsa 



rrom a-lnch pota, 6 to S inchea blch, yoong 

 healthy aeedllnta with two tien. at $16.00 per 10$ 

 $160 per 1000; 600 and OTer at tha thouaand rata 



F. LUDEMANN 



3041 Baker St, raeific larttritt. Sa$ frtKisoo, CiL 



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Kentia Belm. Seeds 



IN PORT 



Get them freab— Oaah with order. 

 $4.26 per lOOO; $40.00 per 10.000. 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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Aster Seed 



Late Branching:, OreKon Gro^^n. 



Extra fine color, strong ttems, fine for 

 cuttiog. Prlcea: White, lavender, fletb pink and 

 purple, ^8 01., 25c; ^ oz., 40c; H oz., 7uc; 1 oz., 



W. B. SIMS, Grower, Newlierg, Ore. 



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Angeles and San Diego, the poinsettia is 

 looked on as a hardy shrub and treated 

 accordingly, but this point of view does 

 not hold good in the neighborhood of 

 San Francisco. If F. is so situated that 

 he can apply heat late in the fall, he will 

 have no trouble in handling the young 

 stock up to that time without it. 



The method pursued here is as follows : 

 The cuttings are taken from the old 

 plants in several successions, the first 

 about the end of May and from that 

 time up to early in August. They are 

 easily rooted in sand if kept shaded and 

 well watered. "When ready, they are put 

 first into 2l^-inch pots and allowed plenty 

 of moisture, air and sprinkling. They are 

 given a second potting about six weeks 

 later, into 4-inch pots. This is followed 

 by the same treatment as before, for 

 about the same length of time, and they 

 are then ready for the final shifting into 

 6-inch or 7-inch pots or pans. By this 

 time they will need some artificial heat- 

 ing, and, with the advent of cool nights 

 and short days in October, the house must 

 not be allowed to get below 60 degrees 

 at any time, if the best of blooms and 

 foliage are desired. If the weather be 

 excessively warm in the daytime, see that 

 the plants are properly shaded, syringed 

 and given plenty of air. There is little 

 else to add, except to see that no mealy 

 bug or insects of any kind infest the 

 bracts or leaves. These are easily kept 

 down if the foliage is kept sufficiently 

 moist. 



Properly cared for, the poinsettias have 

 proven to be, during the last few years, 

 the most profitable plant handled by the 

 growers. Without artificial heat, how- 

 ever, it would not be possible, in the 

 vicinity of San Francisco, to produce 



SHASTA DAISY "^'bSlS' 



DivialonB from Mr. Burbank'a original planti; 

 no aeedlings. Extra strong, field dtTialona, 6 or 

 more abools, per 100, $2.60; 1000, $24.00. Stront 

 field dlTlaiona, 2 to 4 aboota. per 100, $2.00; 1000, 

 $19.00. 



Grohe's Larse-flowerinf Hybrid Ddpliigira, 



a selection from the beat hybrid atralns in exist- 

 ence, from 8-in. pota, $« 00; 2-ln. pota, ready is 

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

 old, $6.00. 



Grohe'a Chaxnplon Strain Petnala Seed, 



only the beat flowera uaed for aeeding,, carefully 

 aelected and band fertilized. Gianta ofOaliforaia, 

 1000 Beeda. 76c; ^ oz., $3.00; oz., $16.00. Ruffiea 

 Gianta, 1000 aeeda, 76c; >• oz., $8.60: oz., $17.60. 



Shaata Daiay— Alaaka or California, ** os., 

 60c; oz., $1.60. Pentstemon Hybrldoa Grand- 

 Iflorna, tr M)kt.. 25c: oz., $1.00 Fentatemona, 

 Burbank's Hybrids, tr. pkt., 26e: oz., $1.00. 



Oaah please. 



FRED QROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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RAHN « HERBERT 



wholesale Growers 



PORTLAND, ORK. MT. TABOR, P. O. 



Per 100 

 Geranlnma, 2^in. pots . .per 1000, $26.00; $ 3.00 



Cyclamen, 4- in., buds and flowers 26.00 



Prlmala Oboonlca, 2*a-in. pots 4.00 



Mama, stock plants 6.00 



Palma, Ferna and Seaaonable Planta. 



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ASPARAGIS ROOTS 



Cotnmbian Mammoth White, Conover's Colos 

 sal, Barr's Mammoth, Palmetto, strong, healthy, 

 1-year-old roots. 



LoBwiiberrles. Mammotb Black Berrlea. 

 Write for prices. 



Otto P. Sdiuchard, Watsonville, Cal. 



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Rooted 

 Carnation Cuttings 



Pacific Coast headquarters for qaantity 

 and quality. Send for price list. 



Bassctt's floral Gardens, ^2t^ 



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flowers sufficiently large or showy to 

 make the growing of them profitable. 

 The usual mixture of soil for poinsettias 

 is about two-thirds fairly heavy loam and 

 one-third well-rotted cow manure. G. 



Columbus, Ga. — William H. Sauls, 

 formerly in the florists' trade and for 

 the last forty-five years a resident of this^ 

 city, recently celebrated his eighty-sixth 

 birthday. Though so far advanced in 

 years, he is still hale and hearty. 



Reading, Pa, — E. H. Beears & Son 

 have purchased some property, consist- 

 ing of a lot, 40x122 1^ feet, and a two- 

 story building, at the northwest comer 

 of Ninth and Court streets. The price 

 paid is said to have been in the neigh- 

 borhood of $20,000. The new owners 

 have taken possession of one of the two 

 store rooms in the building, where they 

 are handling flowers and confectionery. 



