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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



June 9, 1910. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Pacific Grove, Cal. — The recent flower 

 festival of the Pacific Grove Museum 

 Association, held in the museum build- 

 ing and grounds, was a great success. 

 Among the principal displays were cut 

 flowers, potted plants and ferns from 

 Thomas Lee, of Del Monte, and over 

 100 varieties of trees from the nursery 

 of Harry A. Greene, of New Monterey. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



The market has enjoyed another 

 week of excellent business. The de- 

 mand for Decoration day was satisfac- 

 tory, yet not up to former records. The 

 continued warm weather brought the 

 outside flowers out in profusion; there- 

 fore the florists had to depend largely 

 on the out-of town demand, which was 

 satisfactory. There is an immense ter- 

 ritory of sage brush, where flowers are 

 scarcely ever seen and where the peo- 

 ple are dependent on this market for 

 their supply. 



Carnations are plentiful, especially 

 white ones. Peonies, sweet peas, lilies 

 and roses are in ample supply. The 

 early crop of peonies was stored for 

 Decoration day, with satisfactory re- 

 sults. Koses are also in good supply 

 and demand. 



With June 1 at hand, there is the 

 usual run of June weddings, and for 

 these lily of the valley bouquets pre- 

 dominate. 



Various Notes. 



With the arrival of Eex Oregonius, 

 June 6, the Portland rose show opened 

 its six days of splendor and merry- 

 making, which bid fair to be without 

 a precedent. New features have been 

 introduced. The florists have all the 

 auto decorations that they can handle. 

 Many vehicles are decorated privately. 



Max Smith's store is suggestive of 

 Easter, as he has a lot of potted Easter 

 lilies, which are a valuable asset and 

 move well. 



John Jensen, of Byron & Jensen, at 

 Gladstone, Ore., committed suicide last 

 week while in a fit of despondency, by 

 taking cyanide. He was 28 years old 

 and a native of Denmark. 



The funeral of Postmaster J. C. 

 Young was an occasion to turn out 

 some first-class work, including several 

 suggestive designs from the employees. 



An injunction restraining the city 

 from interfering with the street fakers 

 has been dissolved and hereafter the 

 fakers will be required to pay a $600 

 license. This will weed out the unde- 

 sirable competition. 



Sam Eoake, at Clackamas, Ore., finds 

 growing strawberries is a profitable side 

 line. He is credited with producing the 

 finest berries in this locality. E. R. C. 



SPOKANE, WASH. 



Tlie Market. 



Since Mothers' day and Memorial 

 day, trade has settled back to its nor- 

 mal rate of movement. Last year 

 marked Mothers' day as a legitimate 

 raejDt»er of tlje ^orists' red letter calen- 

 dar, and as time progresses we seem 

 to have a Memorial week rather than | 



Cycas Circinalis Stems 



\ Grand importation just to hand in fine condition. 

 New importation of 



Phalaenopsis Amabilis and Schilleriana 



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MacRorie- McLaren Company 



721 Crocker Bldif., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., »nd SAN MATEO, CAL. 



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SEASON 



Carnations 



We have a fine new stock of up-to-date varieties 

 on virgin eoH, from wbic)i we can supply the very 

 best cuttings and solicit your patronage for the 

 comiDfir season. Write for our price list and we will 

 book your address on our mailing list. 



D. F. Roddan St Son, Proprletora 



LOOMIS CAftNATION CO., Loonis, Placer Co.. Cal. 



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Palms -Palms 'Palms 



Phoenix Can., WashiigtoRia, etc 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, Gil. 



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a Memorial day, so early does the ship- 

 ping trade and the extra plant demand 

 begin. It is the unanimous verdict here 

 that we should not allow another 

 Mothers' day to pass without a sys- 

 tematic effort being started in time to 

 have the public correctly informed as 

 to the wearing of colors as well as 

 white, and other flowers as well as the 

 carnation. Naturally, the divine flower 

 will come in for its due share of popu- 

 larity on that day, but not to the ex- 

 clusion of other flowers. 



Memorial day this year called for 

 nearly all greenhouse products. A warm„ 

 early spring brought out most of the 

 outdoor flowers weeks before, and, of 

 course, greenhouse stock was needed, 

 and it was easily sold at a good figure. 

 Some iris and snowballs ^ere about all 

 the gardcL stock obtainable. Plenty 

 of Easter lilies, spiraeas, gloxinias and 

 hydrangeas were sold in pots, as well 

 as cut flowers, such as the usual sup- 

 ply of roses, carnations, Bride gladioli, 

 columbines, peas, pajisies, garden helio- 

 tropes, Shasta daisies and marguerites. 

 Funeral work, as usual, was called for 

 in the midst of the rush. 



Araucarias 



Aimuoaria Kxoelaft, young, healthy plants, 

 seedlings with 3 to 4 tiers, at 916.00 per 100. 



Arauoaiia Kxoelsa, top cuttings from 4-in. 

 pots, 3 tiers, 4 branches to each tier. 35c each ; 

 $32.00 per 100. 



AapantKus Plumoaua, 2-in. pots, $3.00 per 

 100. 



F. LUDEMANN 



8041 Baker St., SAN rRANC:i8CO. CAL. 



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Orders Booked Now for My Cham- 

 pion Strain of Seeds 



Petunia Ruffled Glanta, Petunia 

 Glanta of California, Pentatemon, 

 Galllardla, Kelway'a and Hybrid- 

 um Grandlflonun Delphlnluma. 



FRED QROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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RAHN it HERBERT 



Wboleaale Grow^era 

 110 Saat 4»tli Street, PORTLAND, ORX. 



Large Kentiaa, 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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Green goods, except the native kinds, 

 are scarce in this market. Huckleberry 

 and ferns from the coast cities are used 

 in all kinds of decorative work and fu- 

 neral sprays. 



The bulk of the plant trade is over; 

 yet there will be occasional calls for 

 hanging baskets and porch boxes all 

 through June. 



Local commencements in the high 

 schools here do not create such a de- 

 mand for flowers as they formerly did. 

 Flowers are excluded from the stage 

 as presents and only a certain number 

 are allowed to be carried, on the theory 

 that some would bq given quantities of 



