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Pacific Coast Department 



TACOMA, WASH. 



Tacoma has been experiencing some 

 real summer weather, together with a 

 great revival in business. With a num- 

 ber of funerals last week, stock is well 

 cleaned up. Carnations, roses, etc., are 

 scarce and, with the rains of the last 

 few weeks, outdoor stock is about done. 

 Some of the early mums are coming in 

 and are of good quality. 



About tWrty-five of the Tacoma 

 florists attended the picnic at Seattle 

 September 15. They took the boat, In- 

 dianapolis, landing in Seattle at 11 a. 

 m., wnere they were met by a recep- 

 tion committee from the Seattle club. 

 The trip across the lake was much en- 

 joyed by all. On landing at Wildwood 

 park, lunch was eaten, after which a 

 series of athletic contests were pulled 

 off. An account of the happenings will 

 be found among the Seattle items. The 

 evening was spent in dancing. 



J. L. S. 



POBTIiAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



Business for the last week has shown 

 a gradual increase. Funeral work, as 

 well as the counter trade, has been 

 brisk. Stock is becoming more plenti- 

 ful, which is a necessary accompani- 

 ment to the increasing business. Mums 

 are of bitter quality and they move 

 well. Roses are improving in the daily 

 cut. The wholesale shipping trade is 

 active. Portland is rapidly becoming 

 a wholesale center for the Pacific north- 

 west. Carnations are showing up nice- 

 ly, with a daily cLean-up. Lilies are 

 scarce and move well. The bright days 

 are bringing the violets out rapidly, 

 but they are not overabundant. The 

 demand for palms and ferns has been 

 brisk. 



Various Notes. 



A special meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held Monday evening, Sep- 

 tember 16, at Martin & Forbes' store, 

 to devise plans for the coming flower 

 Committees were appointed to 

 details. A substantial fund 

 ixteteed to defray expenses, 

 dahlia show has been postponed 

 le week, on account of inclement 

 |her. 



B. Pilkington has returned from 

 !>pe. While abroad he bought con- 

 brable quantities of nursery stock 

 bulbs. 

 ^John G. Holden has submitted to a 

 Tainful operation, due to an injury to 

 his nose several years ago. 



E. T. Mische, superintendent of 

 parks, is making a collection of native 

 rhododendrons, azaleas and lilies, to 

 be planted i& the parks next season. 

 Some of the most beautiful varieties 

 are found in the mountains and are 

 not known to the commercial world. 



Julius Bppstein, of San Francisco, 

 spent several days here last week. 



Fred Wiedemann has returned from 

 California, where he spent some time 

 looking after his mining interests. 



The Swiss Floral Co. raised about 

 1,000 sacks of potatoes on vacant land 

 adjacent tq its. place, but the prices 



are now so low that they have decided 

 to build a storehouse and hold them 

 over until the market rises. 



xj. B. C 



It is said that the florists- of Port- 

 land are arranging to provide a fund of 

 between $2,500 and $4,0D0 for the fall 

 show, to be held in the Armory for two 

 or three days between November 10 and 

 15. "We expect to make the first show 

 from two to three days in length," 

 says James Forbes, of Martin & Forbes, 

 one of the promoters of the scheme. 

 "If the public takes kindly to our 

 shows and the movement results in an 

 awakening in flower culture, we shall 

 hold a spring show and then another in 

 the summer, making three or four a 

 season. A dahlia show is another one 

 of our plans." The publicity commit- 

 tee for the show consists of Arthur 



Bowman, J. J. Butzer, Balph Boutledge 

 and J. B. Pilkington. 



SAN FBAN0I800. 



The Market. 



After the fashion of one year ago, 

 the weather, which has been cool all 

 summer, has suddenly turned rather 

 warm. This has had the effect of bring- 

 ing into town large quantities of out- 

 side stock and the prices have dropped 

 quite a bit in consequence. This is 

 also true of inside roses and carnations, 

 and there has been an excess of poor 

 stock in evidence all week. Japanese 

 and other lilies are about out for the 

 year. Asters are almost over. Mums 

 are not yet plentiful, but will be in 

 full crop in a couple of weeks. Violets 

 are trying to flower during this hot 



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CALIFORNIA 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



INDOOR OR OUTDOOR GROWN, AND 



VIOLETS 



Now ready for shipping. Don't fail to get some of my famous violets. I am the 

 pioneer grower and shipper of these wonderful shipping flowers. The GIANT 

 violet will carry perfectly on a flve-<iay trip, while the Princess Violets are the 

 finest and largest the world produces. Write for special prices for the season. 

 We can also supply all other kinds of cut flowers and every kind of green at 

 lowest market prices. 



MRS. R. E. DARBEE. 1036 Hyde 5^ SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 



Montlon The Review when you write. 



MUMS 



ALL COLORS 



VIOLETS 



$1.00 p«r dozen bunches 



ORCHIDS 



Now in full crop 



ROSES 



Grown under 200,000 feet of glass 



E. W. NcLELLAN CO., Inc. 



18-20 LICK PLACE SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Largest f rowers and shippers of cut flowers west of Chicatro. Nurseries at Burlinrame, Cal 



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WUrE CALU LILY HDLBS 



FOR REDUCED PRICES 



No. 1 size $4.00 per 100 



No. 2 size 300 per 100 



Cash with order. Fine bulbs guaranteed. 



PACIFIC NURSERIES 



3041 Baker Street. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 



Mention The RcTiew when yon write. 



HOGAN & KOOYMAN 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



Telephone Oal£. 2651 

 388 Twelfth 81^ OAKLAND, CAL. 



Pest Stocic and Quickest Service 



Direct Importers of Holland Bulbs 

 Mention TIm Review when 70a write. 



IAPANE8E 



LILY BULBS 



SEEDS AND PLANTS 



ORIENTAL SEED CO. 



lastrtirt 221 Clt««rt It.. Im Fraacitct, Cal. 



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ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 



out of 4-lnch pots, S12.00 per 100. 



Corypha Anstralle, I h feet high each, |0.26 



Corypha Australis, 2 to 3 feet hltb each, .40 



Jabaea Spectabllla, 2 feet hi«rh each, M 



Jnbaea Spectabllla, 3 feet high each, .46 



H. KCMPr, Pidfic Ninety 



SMI Baker St., BAM VBAVCiaOO. CAL. 



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