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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOVBMBEB 11, 1909. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Oakland, Cal. — Hugh Kirk, formerly 

 •with the C. C. Morse Seed Co., is now 

 connected with the Mountain View nur- 

 sery of Oakland, Cal., having charge of 

 the growing and selling of the nursery 

 stock. 



San Diego, Cal.— The San Diego 

 Floral Association gave a remarkably suc- 

 cessful flower show beginning Thursday, 

 October 21. A great deal of interest was 

 shown, chrysanthemums forming the main 

 display. 



Eugene, Oee. — F. B. Chase is erecting 

 two greenhouses for growing vegetables. 

 One of the houses is 20x200 feet; the 

 other is the same length and just a 

 little narrower. The boiler has already 

 been installed. Mr. Chase's place is just 

 east of town. 



Portland, Ore. — An unusually at- 

 tractive show window display of dahlias 

 was seen October 12 at the store of 

 Woodard, Clarke & Co. One variety 

 which attracted special attention was the 

 Souvenir de Gustav Douzon, each flower 

 being fully ten inches in diameter. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



The Market 



Business seems fairly good for this 

 time of year, most of the store men re- 

 porting good sales. Flowers, of all 

 kinds, are plentiful, both those grown 

 under glass and outside. The chrysanthe- 

 mums grown outside are large and per- 

 fect and compare favorably with those 

 grown under glass in the east. Prices 

 range from 75 cents to $2 per dozen. 

 Some exceptionally good, indoor grown 

 mums bring $3 and $4. Koses are good 

 and sell from 75 cents to $2.50 per dozen. 

 Beauties are rather short stemmed as 

 yet. Carnations, in the stores, are 25 

 to 75 cents per dozen. On the street 

 stands, which are on every corner, they 

 sell for 5 and 10 cents per dozen. Vio- 

 lets are seen everywhere at from 5 to 15 

 cents a bunch. 



The seed stores report good sales, but 

 say trade will come with a rush after 

 rains, which are much needed. 



The fumigation of all citrus trees is 

 now being carried on, the work being 

 done at night. Each tree is entirely cov- 

 ered with canvas, under which acids are 

 vaporized. 



Vaxioitt Notes. 



H. N. Gage, wholesaler, has enlarged 

 his store, making it nearly double its 

 former size, and has installed a new, large 

 refrigerator. He has branched out into 

 the jobbing business and, besides a large 

 stock of flowers, will carry all kinds of 

 florists' supplies. Heretofore there has 

 been no florists' supply house in Los An- 

 geles. A new sign adorns the front of 

 his store. 



Wolfskin uses nothing but hothouse 

 flowers and has a good sale for them. 

 He grows his own, having 125,000 square 

 feet of glass. Eecently he sent three 

 carloads of plants and flowers to Mexico 

 for a society wedding there. 



At "Wright's Flower Shop there is al- 

 ways a beautiful display of water lilies, 

 of all colors, grown by Mr. Sturtevant, 

 of Hollywood, who makes a specialty of 

 them. 



The Eoth-Reymond Floral Co. will 



FIELD-GROWN CARNAIION PLANTS 



Wlnsor per 100, $6.00 



Roae-Plnk Enobantreu 4.50 



Nelaon Flaher " 4.00 



KnctaMntresa " 600 



Beacon " 8.00 



Tranaplanted Aaparagna Nanaa SeedlinKa, 2 to 2^-incb potB $10.00 per 1000 



Aapara^na Flumoana Manaa, 4 to 5-iDCli $5 00 per 100 



F. O. B. 

 LOOMIS, CAT. 



Robert CralK per 100, $8.60 



Batelle " 6.00 



Red Lawaon " 6.00 



Proaperlty " 6.00 



£ldorado " 4.00 



Loomis Carnation Company, 



D. F. Roddan & Hoa. Proprietors. 

 LOOJ"~ 



)MIS, CALIFORNIA 



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move, in the near future, from its pres- 

 ent location on West Third to Broadway 

 and Seventh streets. 



The Germain Seed Co. has an attractive 

 window display. It is laid out as a gar- 

 den with a graveled walk leading to a 

 cottage porch in the rear, on which are 

 two Dutch children. Along the front of 

 the porch are artificial tulips, narcissi, 

 etc., which look as though they were 

 growing naturally. The indispensable 

 windmill is in one corner. The garden 

 space is filled with baskets containing all 

 kinds of Dutch bulbs. They carry an 

 immense stock of everything in their line. 



S. A. C. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market 



Business conditions for the last week 

 have shown a slight improvement. Cool 

 weather and heavy rains have put a 

 quietus on the outside stock. Frost, so 

 far, has not been disastrous. Koses have 

 become a scarcity. Kaiserins and Car- 

 nots show the ravages of the season, 

 being soft and lacking in vitality. 

 Brides and Maids are firmer, but show 

 room for improvement. Mildew is the 

 worst enemy of the rose, and the long 

 rainy seasons require continuous firing 

 to offset the pest. Carnations are com- 

 mencing to show quality, but the de- 

 mand exceeds the supply. The mums 

 are at high tide, but not an overflow, 

 and as the quality is nearly perfect, they 

 realize top prices. Major Bonnaffon, 

 Touset and Buckbee seem to head the 

 list. Cyclamen, primroses and chrysan- 

 themums constitute the bulk of the 

 blooming plants. Inquiries for ferns 

 and house plants are more numerous as 

 the season advances. Hallowe'en was 

 the occasion of a few dinner parties, but 

 nothing unusual was expended for 

 flowers. 



Heavy consignments of bulbs are in 

 evidence on all sides. Judging from the 

 advance orders, city and rural, there will 

 be no surplus. The scarcity of holly is 

 a source of considerable worry to the 

 florists, as the indications are that the 

 available supply wiU be short of the de- 

 mand. 



Various Notes. 



The funeral of Mrs. W. S. Ladd cre- 

 ated a demand for flowers, and many 

 choice offerings were in evidence. Mar- 

 tin Forbes handled the family order, in- 

 cluding a handsome casket cover of lilies 

 and orchids. 



Eahn & Herbert have a choice lot of 

 Amerpohlii ferns, which for grace and 

 form are unexcelled. This variety ia 

 highly spoken of on all sides. 



G. Kloninger, the dahlia specialist, of 

 Washougal, Wash., reports business be- 

 yond his expectations, and says it taxes 

 his force to the limit to supply the de- 

 mand. 



A city ordinance recently passed, elim- 

 inating flower stands from the street, has 

 caused a general smile among the florists, 

 as they were usually conducted by a 

 floating population, which had no local 

 interest, and migrated with the seasons. 



Own Root 



Field-grown 



Roses 



California 



Rose Co., 



Pomona, 

 Cal. 



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Palms, Araucarias, Ferns 



Ferns from benches, ready now. Poinsettias 

 and seasonable plants. Ask for prices. 



RAHN S HERBERT 



WHOLESALE GROWERS 

 Portland, Ore., Mt. Tabor P. O. 



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ROOTED 



Carnation Cuttings 



•••Our Specialty^^^ 



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California Carnation Co., Loomis, Cal. 



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J. D. Fletcher, of Hood Eiver, was a 

 week-end caller, and reported business 

 good. E. R. C. 



SAN FRANOSCO. 



The Market 



Business continues fair, although it 

 does not maintain the volume that it did 

 during Portola week. Flowers of all 

 kinds, with the possible exception of 

 fancy roses, are in big supply, thanks to 

 the continued mild autumn weather. 

 Never have carnations or chrysanthe- 

 mums been in greater evidence, or in 

 better color and form. The prices during 

 the last ten days have shown a tendency 

 to decline somewhat. The best outside 

 mums can be purchased at from $1.50 

 to $3 per hundred, with a few fancy 

 Bonnaffons at $4, Carnations can be 

 had in any quantity at from $1.50 to $3 

 per hundred. Koses sell at from 25 cents 

 to 75 cents per dozen for Brides, Maids 

 and Liberty. Beauties cost the retailers 

 up to $2.50 per dozen. Violets are ap- 

 parently in their prime, although there 

 is no question but that a good shower 



