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62 



The Weddy Florists' Review. 



Yanuabt 4, 1912. 



PACinC COAST. 



PORTLAND, OBE. 



The Market. 



The holiday rush is over aud every- 

 thing is back to normal. The florists 

 are unanimous in their statement of 

 results, reporting a substantial increase 

 over former years. Almost everything 

 was sold out clean, at good prices. All 

 available help and all the space were 

 taxed to the utmost and it would have 

 been almost impossible to handle any 

 more trade. The chief demand was 

 for poinsettias, though the supply of 

 Lorraine begonias was never finer and 

 they cleaned out at a good profit. Aza- 

 leas, cyclamens and basket arrange- 

 ments found favor among all classes. 

 Carnations, especially the red varieties, 

 were cleaned out early. There was a 

 good supply of mums. Violets, valley 

 and orchids were particularly scarce. 

 Green goods also moved well. The ship- 

 ping trade was unusually brisk, which 

 is an important factor to the retail 

 trade. 



Various Notes. 



T. A. Chervenka, formerly with T. L. 

 Metcalfe, at Madisonville, Ky., has 

 taken charge of the rose section at the 

 greenhouses of Clarke Bros. 



Martin & Forbes have purchased an- 

 other delivery car, of a larger type. 

 They found it a valuable asset during 

 the holiday rush. E. E. C. 



SAN FEANCISOO, CAL. 



Tlie Market. 



•Christmas, 1911, is now a thing of 

 the past and although it is not yet 

 time to have full details of the inter- 

 esting event from all the trade in this 

 neighborhood, a fairly accurate sum- 

 mary of the business can be given. 

 The weather, although miserably dry 

 and dusty, was favorable for shoppers 

 and the stores in the retail districts 

 were well satisfied on that score. With 

 only a few exceptions, there was plenty 

 of stock of all kinds. About three days 

 before Christmas the growers raised 

 prices about thirty per cent on almost 

 everything, but as they had been sell- 

 ing flowers at low rates for several 

 months preceding, buyers could not ob- 

 ject much at this time. From all sides 

 come reports that there was just about 

 enough stock brought into town to fill 

 requirements, and since then, owing 

 to the close cutting and the severe cold 

 snap, all lines are scarce. The cut 

 poinsettias from the south, as well as 

 the home-grown pot stock, did not 

 move as well as one year ago, and prices 

 were a shade lower in consequence. 



Hoses were good, and the same can 

 be said of carnations, with prices prac- 

 tically similar to those of last season. 

 Valley and orchids were in good de- 

 mand, but mums showed the lateness 

 of the season and had only a fair sale. 

 Daffodils, narcissi and violets moved 

 rapidly. In pot plants azaleas, heath, 

 ferns, palms and mixed pots of many 

 kinds were sold out completely by 

 Christmas eve. The larger sizes of 

 palms and ferns were the slowest to 



sell. , ^... 



In many ways trade was a repetition 

 of Th^vJtcsgjhring; there were more 

 sales made, but they were, usually tox^ , 



RAHN & HERBERT 



110 K. 4»th St.. PORTLAHD, ORB. 



Marcnerlte Mr*. F. Sander, 2^-ln. pots, 

 flneplaiita. tlS.OO per 100. _ 



Heliotrope Centifienr, 2>a-in. pota. tlO.OO 

 per 100. 



Hall Calne Oeranium, larvest and beat 

 bloomer of all. Blngle. red, 21n. pota, tS.OO per 100. 



Palms, Ferns and Araucarlas. Write for 

 prices. 



Mention The Beview when you vrrite 



SEAHLE 

 CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE 



909-911 P*st SL, SEATTLE. WASH. 



Everything in cut flowers, greens, plants, 



etc. , at lowest prices. 

 Write, wire er plMie. L P. WAIZ, Mcr. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



smaller amounts. However, there is 

 no question but that the aggregate of 

 1911 was fully as good as that of 1910. 

 Bed berries and all sorts of green 

 goods had a phenomenal sale and many 

 retailers found these the best paying 

 portion of the holiday business. 



Various Notes. 



Mark Daniels will lay out a 200- 

 acre park for Frederick Sharon, at 

 Menlo Park, during the coming season. 



A. J. Cook, of the Horticultural 

 Commission, is in town for a few days. 



A. Gyfelbrecht, of the Alameda Flo- 

 ral Co., was struck and badly injured 

 by the local train in Alameda, Decern-' 

 ber 23. His horse was killed and his 

 wagon, which was filled with plants, 

 was completely demolished. 



Frank Manahan, formerly with the 

 Spokane Floral Co., of Spokane, Wash., 

 is in San Francisco, with the intention 

 of permanently locating here. 



The Eddy Street Floral Co. has sur- 

 rendered its lease in the Examiner 

 building, and the premises will be 

 opened by the United Cigar Co. G. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



The Market. 



Christmas trade was fully up to ex- 

 pectations, all the stores having a 

 large stock and every one of them 

 being as busy as could be. The day 

 falling on Monday this year caused the 

 busy time to last longer than usual, 

 many of the stores having all they 

 could do to handle the trade Sunday 

 as well as Saturday. Friday the 

 weather gave promise of a more than 

 usually seasonable Christmas, but the 

 sprinkle of snow that fell on that eve- 

 ning was quickly melted by the sun- 

 shine and warm wind of the two follow- 

 ing days, so that we had our customary 

 mild Christmas weather. The majority 

 of the florists claim that trade was 

 much better than last year, one of the 

 leading houses stating that their busi- 

 ness was fully a third heavier than 

 last season. 



The large number of pot plants that 

 are now given as Christmas presents 

 caused the supply to be pretty well 

 depleted by Sunday, subsequent sales 

 pretty well cleaning up the balance. 

 Cyclamens were in fine shape and near- 

 ly all sold out at from $1.50 to $2.50 

 each. Poinsettias, primulas, geraniums, 

 palms and ferns all sold well at good 

 prices. In cut flowers the demand was 

 heaviest for carnations, good reds 

 bringing as much as $3 a dozen, other 

 colors selling from $1.50 up. Some "fine 

 Nonin and Maud Dean chrysanlihemums 

 were selling at $6 per dozen> opt the 



Chrysanthemum Stock Plants 



WHITE Per plant 

 Mra. David Syme 11.00 



Other Varieties Per doz. 100 



W.Oct. Frost 10.60 $4.00 



Kalb 60 4.0O 



White Cloud «0 4.00 



Ivory 60 4.0O 



VlrKlnla Poehhnann 60 4.00 



Touset 60 4.00 



AUceBrron 60 4.00 



W.Eaton 60 4.00 



W.Jones 60 4.00 



W.Ohadwlck 60 4.00 



Jeanne Nonln 60 4.00 



VEtLOW 



Yellow Oct. Frost 76 6.00 



Monrovia 80 4.00 



Oct.Sunshlne 60 4.01 



HalUday 60 4.00 



Yellowlvory 76 6.00 



Malor Bonnaffon 60 4 00 



Y.Eaton 60 4.00 



Golden Ohadwlck 60 4.00 



Yellow Jones 60 4.00 



PINK 



Plnklvory 60 4.00 



Balfour 60 4.00 



Dr. Enamehard 60 4.00 



Hand Dean 60 4.00 



BED 



Intensity 60 4.00 



Shrlmpton 60 4.00 



BRONZE 



Fancy Bronze 76 6.00 



ROOTED CARNATION CUHINGS 



R. 0. 2>a-ln. pots 



100 1000 100 lOUO 



Enchantress $2.60 $20.00 $3.60 $30.00 



White Enchantress. . . 2.60 20.00 S.iO 30.00 



Wlnsor 2.60 20.00 3.60 30.00 



Hsrlowarden 2.60 20.00 3.60 30.00 



Beacon 3.00 26.00 4.00 36.00 



Woodland Park Floral Co. 



S. PooLMlN, Msr. SUMNER, WASH. 



P. O. Lock Box 86. Phone Farmers S4. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



NEW SEED CATALOGUE 



AND PLANTERS* GUIDE 



The Nineteenth Annual Catalogue of the 



AQQELER & MUSSER SEED CO. 



is again before the public. It is larger 

 and a decided improvement over any 

 previous number, which indicates the 

 growth of a wide-awake, up-to-date 

 seed bouse. It tells you WHAT to 

 pUnt and WHEN to plant it under 

 every condition of climate and soil. 

 WHAT and WHEN to grow for the 

 local marlcet, or for export. 



The list of roses and ornamental plants cannot 

 be excelled It Is free for the asking. Write for 

 it at once. Address 



AGGCLCR & MUSSER SEED COMPANY, 



118>115 North Main Street, Loa Angelas , Cal. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaaka, Callfomla and Wastralla, extra 



strong field divisions. $24 00 per 1000; t2.50 per 

 100. 



Cyolamen Ferslouin GlBanteum, 3, 4 and 



5-in. pots. $7.00, $12.00 and $20.00 per 100. Fine 

 bushy plants, well budded. 



Aaparatua Plumosus, 3-in., $5.00 per 100. 



Aaparacus Sprencerl, 3. 4 and 5-in. pots, 

 $6.00, $8.00 and $15.00 per 100. 



Also Staaate Daisy, Pentstemon Hybrid- 

 um Ghrandlflorum, Delplilnluin Hybrldom 



and other choice seeds. Send for list. 



Cash, please. 



PREDQROHE,SM(iltoM,Ctf. 



R. D. 4. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



7-ln. pots, per doE | 9.00 



6-ln. pots, per 100 66 00 



6-ln. pots, per 100 $46.00 to 60.00 



4-ln. pots, per 100 28.00 



Cyclamen , 25.000 August seedling plants, all 



separate colors per 100. $2.00; per 1000. 18. 00 



AsparasQB Plumosus, 8-ln. pots, per 100. . 7.00 



'• „ '* . 2-ln, pots, per 100. . 8.00 



Sprencerl, S-ln. pote. per 100. . 6.00 



..... ,~, 2-^°- pots, ready for 



shift, per 100 2 60 



Boston Ferns, per 100 $26.00, $40.00 and 60.00 



raerantlsslma Ferns. 100, 25.00. 40.00 and 60.00 



whitmani Ferns, per 100. 26 00. 40.00 and 60 00 



F. O. B. Portland 



R. KEILf ■ Lents, Orego n 



Alwaya mention tlie norista' Review 

 when writinB advertlaers. 



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