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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



March 3, 1910. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



SPOKANE, VASH. 



The Market. 



Business in Spokane is on a see-saw 

 order, like the weather. One day is 

 quite busy and the next is quite the op- 

 posite. A young blizzard has lately been 

 making plenty of funeral work and caus- 

 ing a scarcity of good roses. The win- 

 ter season, at best, keeps the rose grower 

 wishing for just a few more bright days. 

 While not having strictly a rainy season, 

 like the coast locations, we have our full 

 quota of dark days. 



Valentine trade was brisk, with plenty 

 of good stock. 



There is an abundance of most kinds 

 of good stock, consisting of callas and 

 Easter lilies, freesias, daffodils, alliums, 

 azaleas, cyclamens, primulas, single vio- 

 lets and sweet peas. The California vio- 

 let has invaded this market, being offered 

 in all the stores, and also on the streets 

 when the weather permits. 



Various Notes. 



A number of pretty Valentine's win- 

 dows were seen on Riverside avenue. One 

 of the best windows of the Spokane Flo- 

 rist Co. was in violet and white. The de- 

 sign was a collection of hampers, filled, 

 and display boxes scattered about, with 

 ribbon decorations. The special feature 

 was a purple chiffon umbrella, with elec- 

 tric lights on the lower ends of the ribs. 

 Below the umbrella was an attractive 

 collection of seasonable white flowers. 

 Another window shown by this firm had 

 as its principal feature a fioral fan, 

 executed in light and 'dark pink. This 

 window was all in pink and one of its 

 good points was a collection of small 

 valentine baskets. 



The Hoyt Bros. Co. has eliminated 

 the show window as a separate feature 

 and thrown the whole store open to view 

 from the street, from the floor up. This 

 change is a decided improvement. Their 

 Valentine's window consisted of a cen- 

 tral piece, from which streamers ex- 

 tended to different arrangements, such as 

 flower and plant baskets in pink, violet 

 and white. The central figure was a 

 heart of Enchantress carnations. Em- 

 bedded in the heart was a picture of 

 "Cupid Asleep." Some of the baskets 

 were decorated with pussy willows. 



A late feature of Miss Armstrong's 

 window was a cascade wreath, all of val- 

 ley, on a base of Easter lilies. . 



A new concern has opened for business 

 at 420 Riverside avenue. It is styled the 

 Rose Floral Co. The promoters are F. H. 

 Manahan and H. J. Vollmer, both for- 

 merly of Chicago. It is their intention 

 to run a popular priced store and they 

 have announced the plant trade as one of 

 their specialties. The store room is deco- 

 rated in blue, rose color and white. 



Miss Armstrong is again in her store, 

 after a long illness. 



C. E. Sullivan has left the city for 

 Seattle. "We understand that he has am- 

 bitions in the direction of Alaska. 



Fred "Winters has again taken his old 

 position with Miss Armstrong. 



Mr. Lundy, of San Francisco, repre- 

 senting the W. A. Manda Co., was calling 

 on his customers in this vicinity lately, 

 as was also J. R. Fotheringham, of the 

 F. R. Pierson Co., of Tarrytown-on-Hud- 

 •on, N. Y. S. 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



Per 100 1000 



Wlnons, licht pink 93.00 126.00 



Bnohantreu 1.80 16.00 



Wlnsor 1.76 12.00 



Roae*pinkEnohantreat 1.60 12.00 



Nelson Fliher 1.26 10.00 



HarlowMTdcn 1.40 12.00 



Bldorado, yellow 1.60 12.00 



Tarl«a;ated I^awson 1.26 10.00 



Per 100 



Beaeon $2.26 



Victory 1.76 



R«dI<awM>ii 1.26 



Kat«Ue 1.16 



White Perfeotlon 2.26 



White Bnohantreu 2.26 



White I<awaon 2.00 



1000 

 120.00 

 16.00 

 8.00 

 12.00 

 20.00 

 20.00 

 If.OO 



26 of one variety at 100 rate; 260 of one variety at 1000 rate. Express prepaid on 

 ordera amounting; to $6.00 or more. 



LOOMIS CARNATION CO., D. F. Roddan & Son, Proprietors, LOOMIS, CAL. 



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Araocarias-Roses 



Arauoaria Exoelsa, young:, healthy plants, 

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



Trae Peonies, extra stronr, 20 varieties, at 

 76c each. 



Camellia Lady Campbell, dark red, double, 

 12 to 16 in. high, bushy, at 926.00 per 100. 



Llllum LongrUlorum Gisanteum, 7/9, 800 

 bulbs in one case, at 9d.00 per case. 



Roses, from open grround, 2 years old, low 

 budded, at 910.00 per 100; not less than 6 of one 

 variety, 200 varieties to select from. 



F. LUDEMANN 



3041 Baker SL, Pacific Harurits. Saa rriodsco, CiL 



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ASPARA61S ROOTS 



Colombian Mammoth White, Coaover's Oolos- 

 sal, Barr's Mammoth, Palmetto, strong, healthy, 

 1-year-old roots. 



LoKanberries. Mammoth Black Berries. 



Write for prices. 



Otto f, Sdiuchard, Watsonville, Cal. 



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 "HIGHEST QUALITY" 



Seeds, Plants, Bulbs ant Supplies 



Florists' and Gardeners' Trade solicited. Gata- 

 ]OKue on reqaest. 



leOBSCQMDSr^ PORTL,AJ<rD, OKB. 



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MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL GO. 



Montavilla. P. O., Portland, Ore. 



Hardy Perennials, one and two 

 year old clumps. Prices on appli- 

 cation. 



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 SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Lent is well under way and business 

 in consequence is moving slowly. As 

 there is nothing whatever doing in a 

 social way, the retailers have nothing to 

 console themselves with except funeral 

 orders, and even these are not over- 

 plentiful at this time. In summing up 

 the business done, however, and compar- 

 ing it with that of one year ago, there is 

 a alight balance in favor of the present 

 season. This is the experience of a ma- 

 jority of the dealers here, both retailers 

 and wholesalers, and shows that we are 

 moving in the right direction. 



We have been treated to several sorts 

 of weather during the last week and at 

 the present writing the climatic condi- 

 tions are all that we could wish for. 

 Carnations are now at their best. The 

 few weeks of cold weather kept them 



SHASTA DAISY 



Alaska. Calitomia 

 and Westralla 



Divisions from Mr. Burbank's original plants; no 

 seedlings. Extra strong, field divisions, 6 or more 

 shoots, per 100, $2.60; 1000. $24.00. Strong field divi- 

 sions, 2 to 4 stioots, per 100. $2.00; 1000, $19.00. 



Grohe's Uirge-flowering Hybrid Delphinium, 



a selection from the best hybrid strains in existence, 

 from 3-in. pots, $6.00; 2-in., $2.60. Select plants, 

 from field, 1 year old. $6.00. 



Grohe's Champion Strain Petunia Seed, 



only the best flowers used for seeding, carefully se- 

 lected and hand fertilized. Oiants of California, 

 1000 seeds, 75c; ^s oz., $3.00; oz., $15.00. Ruffled 

 Giants, 1000 seeds, 75c; % oz., $3.50; oz., $17.60. 



Shasta Daisy— Alaska or California, "4 oz., 

 60c; oz.,$1.60. Pentstemon Hybridus Grandi- 

 florus, tr. pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00. Pentstemons, 

 Burbank's Hybrids, tr. pkt., 26c; oz., $1.00. 



Cash please. 



FRED QROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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ASTER SEED 



Late Branchinff, Orec^n Ghrown 



Extra fine color, strongr stems, fine for cut- 

 tinRr: price— white, lavender, flesh pink 

 * and purple, 25c per packet, ^-oz. 



FREMinif 

 A 6-inch Pawpa'w tree with each dollar 

 sent for Aster seed. This is a horticultural 

 novelty, an ornamental tree, and will attract 

 considerable attention with its magnolia like 

 foliage and purple blossoms. It is a most 

 excellent fruit, perfectly adapted to any situ- 

 ation, similar in appearance to the banana, 

 and selU higher in the market. 6-lnch trees, 

 50c each. 



wTb. SIMS, Grower, Newberg, Ore. 



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RAHN A HERBERT 



Wbolesale Growers 



PORTLAin>, ORB. MT. TABOR, P. O. 



Per 100 

 Geraniums, 2>ain. pots . .per 1000, 125.00; $8.00 



AsparaKus SprenKerl, 2>a-in. pots 3.00 



8-in 5.00 



Genista, nice plants. 2>!2-in. pots 6.00 



Falms, Ferns, Seasonable Plants, Bedding 

 Plants a specialty. 

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Palms •Palms -Palms 



Phoenix Can., Wishingtonia, etc 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, Cal. 



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so backward that with the advent of 

 warm nights and bright, sunshiny days 

 they quickly made up the number of 

 flowers which they were behind. Boses, 

 although not so plentiful as carnations, 

 are daily becoming more in evidence, with 

 a corresponding advance both in color 

 and form. Prices are a shade lower than 

 they were, but they are now liable to 

 remain about stationary until Easter. 



Never have daffodils and narcissi been 

 so cheap as at this time. The season was 

 backward for everything out of doors 

 until about February 1, when all came 



