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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



May 19, 1910. 



we had a good deal of complaint in this 

 district, and later from Cleveland, by 

 reason of the unsatisfactory growth of 

 cucumbers. These vines had small, some- 

 what curled leaves, and there was evi- 

 dent lack of vigor. It was finally found 

 that, in this case of leaf-curl, a portion 

 of the rootlets were destroyed by the 

 fungus of lettuce rosette, rhizoctonia. It 

 also developed that, where the strong 

 formaldehyde drench had been used, the 

 fungus had been well killed out, while 

 with the weaker drench it was unsatis- 

 factory, a disease developing on the 

 cucumber roots. The same facts apply 

 to muskmelons. The remedy lies in the 

 thoroughness of soil treatment. 



Nematodes. — Cucumbers are especially 

 susceptible to attacks of eelworms, and 

 the root-knots caused by them are easily 

 discovered by washing out the roots. Soil 

 steaming is effective against these micro- 

 scopic worms. 



[To be Continued.] 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Corning, Cal. — Mrs. Wilson Morse, 

 who had fifteen years' experience as a 

 florist in Clinton, Mass., is now in the 

 business here, at the corner of Houghton 

 avenue and Yolo street. 



SAN FHANCISCO. 



The Market, 



Business continues quiet, with a pain- 

 ful excess of all kinds of stock. Carna- 

 tions are still a drug in the market and 

 never before at this time of year have 

 they been so plentiful or so cheap. The 

 great addition of glass devoted to the 

 culture of this flower during the present 

 season has destroyed all previous prices. 

 Roses, except for some of the best grades, 

 meet with little or no demand. Beauties 

 hold their own, and there has been some 

 demand for white sorts during the last 

 week. Spanish iris is at its height at 

 present and can be bought for about $1 

 per hundred wholesale. Outside stock of 

 all kinds, such as bachelor's buttons, 

 coreopsis and gaillardias, seem' to sell 

 better than inside-grown flowers. 



Bride gladioli have made their appear- 

 ance in the stores and are proving to be 

 good sellers; there is considerable in- 

 quiry for them from the country dealers 

 and, if they are as scarce this year as 

 they were last Memorial day, the growers 

 who have a supply on hand will do weU. 



All eyes are turned toward Decoration 

 day, and from present indications we may 

 expect quite a fair trade. Many out-of- 

 town dealers are here this week and prep- 

 arations are being made to handle all 

 possible orders. 



There has been little doing in San 

 Francisco of late, except for funeral or- 

 ders, which have been quite brisk for 

 several days, and there were a few fair 

 sized wedding decorations thrown in for 

 good measure. 



Various Notes. 



Ferrari Bros, are sending in a nice 

 cutting of American Beauty roses. 



J. J. Kegley is now located at Sawtelle, 

 Oal. 



The Seido Co., of Stege, will erect two 

 carnation houses, each 25x150, in the near 

 future. 



H. M. Sanborn, of Osikland, has re- 

 organized his business in Oakland and 

 Berkeley as a corporation, with his son. 



MacRorie = McLaren Company 



San Francisco, Cal., and San Nateo, Cal. 



We are receiving new importations of Philippine and South 

 American Orchids in excellent condition, viz.: 



PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS CATTLEYA TRIANAE 



PHALAENOPSIS SCHILLERIANA CATTLEYA LABIATA 



DENDROBIUM SUPERBUllC CATTLEYA 6ASKELLIANA 



VANDA BOXALLII CATTLEYA MOSSIAE 



Particulars and prices on application. 

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Carnation Blooms for 

 Decoration Day 



Fine. Fragrant, and long stemmed, these field 

 blooms will go fast. Write for prices. 



AsparaKUB Plumosus Nanus, 3 and 4-in.. 

 $3.00 per 100; $30.00 per lOOO, f. o b. Loomls. 



D. F. Roddan Sc Son, Proprietors 

 LOOMIS CARNATION COMPANY, - Loomis, Cal. 



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"HIGHEST QUALITY" 



Seeds, Plants, Bulbs III Supplies 



norlBts' snd GardeaerB' Trade BoUcited. Oata- 

 loKue on request. 



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Palms -Palms 'Palms 



Phoenix Can., Washingtonia, etc 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



A. D. Sanborn, as general manager. The 

 father will depart on an eastern trip in a 

 few days. 



Eobert Hutchison is with the Thorsted 

 Floral Co. G. 



ANNUALS IN CALIFORNIA. 



The growing of annuals in the neigh- 

 borhood of San Francisco has been 

 brought to greater perfection this sea- 

 son than ever before. The demand has 

 been large, owing partially to the severe 

 frosts early in the year, which destroyed 

 many bedding and border plants that 

 usually survive our winters. On the other 

 hand, the public has found that there 

 is some difficulty in producing from seed 

 many of our showy annuals so as to have 

 them early enough for spring flowering. 

 A few dealers have wisely taken ad- 

 vantage of the fact that the ordinary 

 flower lover is poorly equipped to handle 

 this part of gardening, and quantities of 

 soft stock have been in the market since 

 early in February for their benefit. 



There has also been a notable advance- 

 ment in the quality and in the methods 

 of handling adopted this season. Well 

 made, clean flats have taken the places 

 of the old, harum-scarum boxes, and uni- 

 form sizes are now usually found where 

 we were used to seeing all shapes and 

 sizes. These are apparently insignificant 

 items, but a neat flat and uniform sized 

 plants have a good effect on the buying 

 public and help to make sales. Flower 

 lovers are quick to take notice of any- 

 thing in this line in which they are in- 



Araucarlas 



Arsuoarla Kzcelsa, young, healthy plants 

 seedlings with 3 to 4 tiers, at $16.00 per 100. 



Araucarla Excolsa, top cuttings from 4-in. 

 pots, 3 tiers, 4 branches to each tier, 36c each; 

 $32.00 per 100. 



AsparaeuB Plumoaus, 2-in. pots, $3.00 per 

 100. 



F. LUDEMANN 



8041 Baker St., SAN fRANCISCO, CAL. 



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Orders Booked Now lor My Cham- 

 pion Strain of Seeds 



Petunia Ruffled Giants, Petunia 

 Giants of California, Pentatemon, 

 Galllardla, Kelway's and Hybrld- 

 uxn Grandlflorum Delpblnluma. 



FRED QROHB, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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RAHN it HERBERT 



Wliolesale Growers 

 110 Bast 40tli Street, PORTLAND, ORK. 



Large Kentias, 9, 10 and 12-in. poti. 



Belmoreana, Forsteriana. 



These plants to be sold cheap, for we need the 

 room. Prices on application. 



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FRESH CUT ROSES 



If you want regu- CfgAk Clfilliort ^' reason- 

 lar shipments of riSOII fiUIIDId able prices 



address the SIBSON ROSE NURSERIES 



(Cut Flower Department) 



1180 Milwankie Ave., PORTLAND, ORE. 



About 60,000 feet of glass devoted to Roeee for 

 Out Flowers. 



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terested, and the high standard set by 

 some of our growers this season cannot 

 but result in heavier sales for clean, 

 healthy stock next year. As an indication 

 of the amount of stock of this kind sold, 

 one firm in the vicinity of San Francisco 

 sold over 3,000 boxes since the first of the 

 year. These were distributed among 

 probably fifty retail flower and seed 

 stores and the season is yet far from be- 

 ing over. The complaint has been made 

 for many years that there has been but 

 little of this stock shown by the retailers 

 and that the people have had but little 

 opportunity to see what they are most 

 interested in at this time of the year. 

 Now that the growers have shown what 

 they can produce and how quickly the 

 plant buyers will purchase when the 

 chance is offered, there should be many 

 more thousands of boxes of annuals 

 placed on the market next year. G. 



Thb Bevhw sendn Scott's Florists' 

 Manual postpaid for $5. 



