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Spokane, Wash. — ^H. L. Olson has pur- 

 chased a tract of ground at Lincoln 

 Heights and will begin this fall the 

 construction of greenhouses for com- 

 mercial purposes. It is said that the 

 cost of the first houses will be approxi- 

 mately $6,000. 



OBOP FOE DABS HOUSE. 

 We have a rhubarb forcing house, 

 16x250, nine feet high to the ridge and 

 three feet high at the sides. The house 

 is sheathed with shiplap, which is cov- 

 ered with rubberoid or similar roofing, 

 making it quite dark, which suits rhu- 

 barb forcing. This building adjoins 

 our glass range and we can use it only 

 to force one crop of rhubarb, or about 

 two months out of the twelve. Could 

 you inform us whether any other crop 

 would grow in total or partial dark- 

 ness? We could arrange to admit some 

 light through the side ventilators, 

 eight in number, each about twelve 

 square feet in extent and all on the 

 north slope of the roof. If the roof 

 were covered with glass we could grow 

 one crop of lettuce before forcing the 

 rhubarb, and one crop after forcing. 

 Would you advise us to cover it with 

 glass and, if so, how could it be dark- 

 ened suflSciently to force the rhubarb 

 each season? We are located in the 

 state of Washington. W. W. F. C. 



I am not sufSciently familiar with 

 the conditions in the state of Washing- 

 ton to give any definite advice, but 

 would suggest that mushrooms do well 

 under conditions similar to those re- 

 quired by rhubarb. If a glass roof is 

 heavily shaded, it could be used for 

 rhubarb, but the crop would not be 

 so fine as when grown in the dark or 

 in semi-darkness. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



As has been the case for several sea- 

 sons, San Francisco is during the month 

 of September getting her first good 

 taste of summer weather. As a conse- 

 quence, stock is quite plentiful again. 

 Carnations, which have been in rather 

 poor supply for a month, are being 

 brought into town in good quantities. 

 Asters are nearing the end of their 

 season, and mums are more in evidence. 

 While the mums are not in oversupply, 

 the last few warm days have given 

 them a good start. Roses are showing 

 the results of the unusually warm spell 

 and are not as good as one might wish. 

 There is no bulbous stock on the mar- 

 ket except a few late amaryllis and 

 some Japanese lilies. We must not 

 overlook gladioli, however, as a few 

 of the later sorts are still with us. Vio- 

 lets are poor in color and weak in 

 stem, and show the drying atmosphere 

 badly. Other lines of stock continue 

 about the same as formerly. Business 

 is rather quiet, but it seems to be get- 

 ting ready to make a sudden start. 

 The Jewish holidays last week used up 

 quite a bit of stock. 



Various Notes. 



H. Plinth has returned from a month 's 



trip to the eastern states and is at pres- 

 ent at Lake Tahoe. 



Fred Howard, of Howard & Smith, 

 Los Angeles, has been in town for a 

 few days, on his way home from Ore- 

 gon and Washington. 



M. H. Dunn, park superintendent at 

 Alameda, is displaying at the rooms of 

 the Chamber of Commerce in that town 

 several hundred varieties of tuberous 

 begonias, which are attracting consid- 

 erable attention. 



In respect to the memory of the 

 late emperor of Japan, the California 

 Flower Market, on Bush street, trans- 

 acted no business September 13. G. 



POBTLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



Business conditions have livened up 

 in the last week. The return of the town 

 folks from the beaches has started the 

 social functions. Jewish New Year cre- 

 ated a demand for cut stock of all 

 kinds. Ferns and palms also were in 

 demand. 



Boses of all varieties are coming in 

 nicely and clean up daily. Carnations 

 are scarce. It will be several weeks be- 

 fore the supply will equal the demand. 

 Valley and orchids are scarce. Asters 

 have been badly injured by the rains, 

 but a few days of sunshine have helped 

 them wonderfully. Perennial stock is 

 scarce and cosmos is coming in nicely. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club has arranged to 

 hold a dahlia show September 21 on the 

 fifth floor of Meier & Franks Co. Classes 

 are provided for amateur and profes- 



sional growers. Arrangements are afoot 

 for a flower show to be held in Novem* 

 ber, but the date has not yet been ar- 

 ranged. Mueh interest is taken in the 

 coming show.. It will mean a great deal 

 to the florists and the horticultural busi* 

 ness of the northwest and should have 

 the endorsement of every business man. 



F. B. C 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Conditions are improving in the 

 flower business, judging by the trade 

 during the last week. Stock is not so 

 superabundant as it has been, and sales 

 have been much better. Carnations are 

 not plentiful and good roses are scarce. 

 There are some early mums on the 

 market and they are selling well. 

 Autumn leaves are largely used in dec- 

 orations. Good asters are bringing 

 good prices, but a lot of inferior stock 

 is on sale. The rain has destroyed a 

 lot of outdoor stock this fall. Some 

 growers are shipping carnations cut 

 from young plants, and, while short- 

 stemmed, the flowers are good in most 

 cases. Bubrums and gladioli are still 

 fairly plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



Some fine October Frost chrysanthe- 

 mums are being shipped in by the Bryn 

 Mawr Greenhouse Co., Bryn Mawr, 

 Wash. 



John Bubach, representing Lion & 

 Co., New York, was here calling on the 

 trade last week. He reports business 

 good in all the coast cities. 



Bulb growers received their French 



MUMS 



ALL COLORS 



VIOLETS 



$1.00 par dozen bunches 



ORCHIDS 



Now in full crop 



ROSES 



Grown under 200,000 feet of glass 



E. W. McLELLAN CO., Inc. 



18-20 LICK PLACE SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Largest f rowers and shippers of cut flowers west of Chicagro. Nurseries at Burlinsarae, Cal 



