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will be able to care for each one of them 

 when it is in prime condition, but from 

 various causes, often because of weather 

 conditions, they are sometimes unable to 

 handle some of their crops at the proper 

 time, and they become too mature for 

 canning. Often the only practically avail- 

 able use for such "get-away" crops is 

 as seed, and when they are sold as such, 

 being in the nature of salvage, the can- 

 ners are glad to dispose of tnem at any 

 price they can obtain. Canners also often 

 find it profitable to clean for sale to seeds- 

 men the seeds from the waste of such' 

 crops as tomatoes and squash, which were 

 grown and used for canning. 



Occasionally truckers' crops which 

 could not be sold in the green state at 

 prices which would equal the cost of gath- 

 ering and marketing are allowed to ripen 

 and are sold as seed. While the quality 

 of such seed is not equal to that grown 

 from selected and carefully bred stock 

 seed, it is often as good as that of a seed 

 crop, grown as many are, from general 

 stock. It often happens that such crops 

 grown by canners or truckers and those 

 grown for the seed merchant are the 

 products of the same or equally good lots 

 of seed, in which case one is as good for 

 seed as the other, provided equal care has 

 been taken to prevent mixture with fruit 

 of different varieties or with that which 

 was grown from different and inferior 

 stock. Seedsmen do not advertise that 

 they make use of such crops; some of 

 them deny that they ever do, but many 

 cases are known where carloads of seed 

 known to be the product of such * ' get- 

 away" crops were sold to some of our 

 most reputable seedsmen. 



[To b« Oondnned.] 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Thomas Meehan & Sons, Inc., Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., "Handbook of Trees and 

 Hardy Plants," also a copy of " Mee- 

 han 's Garden Bulletin," issued monthly; 

 Sluis & Groot, Enkhuizen, Holland, large 

 lithograph hangers showing the firm's 

 specialties in natural colors. 



CRAB GRASS IN LAWNS. 



Can you tell me the best way to get 

 rid of crab grass in lawns f In St. Louis, 

 Mo., it commences to grow about the end 

 of June and it spreads over the blue- 

 grass and kills it. Then when the first 

 frost in the fall comes it looks bare 

 and bad all winter. I have fixed up 

 many places this spring and the young 

 grass looks nice. B. F. 



Crab grass, also known as bam grass 

 and wire grass, in lawns is a common 

 pest, always making its appearance in 

 summer during droughty periods. One 

 way to fight it is to ke^ the lawns well 

 watered, when the lawn ^ssee will 

 thrive and the crab grass give no trou- 

 ble. Once it has appeared in bad form, 

 mow the lawns, then give a thorough 

 raking. This pulls up much of the etab 

 grass. Bun the lawn mower oyer again, 

 and if necessary again, the object being 

 to cut off as much as possible of the 

 plant before it can seed. If the grass 

 is not too abundant, it can be dug out 

 by hand after closely mowing it. In 

 digging it out give the lawn a dressing 

 of good loam and sow some more lawn 

 seed. Lawns kept well watered and fer- 

 tilized will have little crab grass. It 

 appears abundantly only when the 

 crround is deficient in moisture. 

 * 0. W. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



The Pacific Coast Nurserymen's Asso- 

 ciation meets at Walla Walla, Wash., 

 July 13 to 15. President S. A. Miller, 

 of Milton, Ore., has been at Walla Walla 

 recently making arrangements. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The Market. 



While reports of blizzards and freezing 

 weather come from so many sections of 

 the country, southern California is experi- 

 encing unusually hot weather for April, 

 the temperature reaching 100 degrees, but 

 with it there is a good breeze from the 

 ocean, which tempers the heat and makes 

 it quite comfortable in the shade. It is 

 decidedly hot in the sun, but no one ever 

 has sunstroke in California. 



Business is fairly good, there being 

 some weddings and other social functions, 

 and many funerals. Flowers are bloom- 

 ing everywhere. Hoses are in the greatest 

 profusion, all of the hybrids being in 

 bloom now, as well as the teas. Quanti- 

 ties of snapdragons and Spanish iris are 

 seen in the stores. Some gladioli and 

 Shasta daisies are coming in. Greenhouse 

 carnations seU at from 25 cents to 50 

 cents a dozen in the stores. Field-grown 

 ones are 5 cents a dozen on the street 

 stands. They are fresh flowers and keep 

 pretty well. Sweet peas are 10 cents a 

 bunch. 



The fields and hills are in gay array, 

 being almost one mass of yellow on ac- 

 count of the wild mustard, which grows 

 wherever it can get a foothold. 



Various Notes. 



The Los Angeles Floral Co., which con- 

 ducted a store on West Seventh street, 

 has gone out of business. 



Dieterich & Turner are sending in some 

 fine roses at present. 



The Angelus Florist had a vase of pink 

 peonies in the window. These flowers are 

 seldom seen here, as they will not bloom 

 in this climate. 



M. Goldenson had an attractive window 

 of yellow, white and blue iris and white 

 sweet peas. 



J. W. Wolfskill had some fine long 

 Beauties, also some good Easter lilies. 



Wright's Flower Shop had fine valley 

 and orchids, as usual. 



B. W. Saakes had a large decoration at 

 the Hotel Alexandria for the banquet 

 given for the hotel men, who have been 

 holding a convention in this city. 



George King has returned from his 

 wedding trip and is again in his accus- 

 tomed place with B. W. Saakes. 



The Bedondo Floral Co. had a big 

 funeral order on Monday, April 25. 



Mr. Meserve, the Signal Hill florist, 

 who has a stand in the Broadway depart- 

 ment store, has been having special sales 

 of plants and seeds. Several thousand 

 two-year-old roses, growing and in bud or 

 bloom, were sold at 15 cents and 20 cents 

 each. Asters, carnations, chrysanthemums, 

 stocks and pansies from flats were sold at 

 2 cents each. Flower and vegetable seeds 

 went at 2 cents a packet. A bougain- 

 villea, fern and asparagus sale is now 

 going on and great quantities have been 

 sold. 



The California Bose Co., of Pomona, 

 which was started ten years ago and is 

 now located on a new tract of land, con- 

 sisting of seventeen acres, on West First 

 street, has shipped this season 400,000 

 rose plants to different parts of the 



ARAUCARIAS— CAMELLIAS 



Aimuoaite XxoAlaa, youngr, healthy plants 

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



Tree Peonies* extra strong, 20 varieties, at 

 $1.00 each. 



' Camellia Lady Campbell, dark red, double. 

 12 to 15 in. high, bushy, at $25.00 per 100. 



Camellias, large plants, 3 to 5 feet high, 

 European double varieties, named, from 91.00 to 

 11.60 each. I want to close out this lot. Speak 

 quick. 



F. LUDEMANN 



Pacific Nurseries 



8041 Baker St., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 



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Orders Booked Now lor My Cham- 

 pion Strain of Seeds 



Petunia RufQed Giants, Petunia 

 Giants o( CalUomia, Pentstemon, 

 Galllardla, Kel^^ay's and Hybrld- 

 um Grandlflorum Delphiniums. 



FRED QROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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RAHN & HERBERT 



Wholesale Groovers 

 110 Kast 49tta Street, PORTLAND. ORX. 



loLrgB Kentias* 9, 10 and 12-in. potl. 

 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- CfAAh Clfiufarf ^^ reasons 

 lar shipments of lloOlI llUIIOle able price- 



I address the SIBSON ROSE NURSERIES 



(Cut Flower Department) 

 1180 Bfllwankie Ave., PORTLAND. ORE. 



About 60.000 feet of glass devoted to Roses for 

 Out Flowers. 



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WINONA FROM SOIL 



liarge. healthy, thrifty growing plants, well 

 started in soil. We are offering these at $25.00 per 

 1000 ( oar regular price on this variety from sand ), 

 shipped f . o. b. Loomls. Order at once If you wish 

 to secure a good healthy plant of this variety. 



Asparasrus Plumosus Nanus, 3 and 4-tn., 

 $3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. f. o b. Loomls. 

 l» D. F. Roddan ft Son.;prop(rletors 

 LOOMIS CAMHATION COMPANY, - LoMsis, Cil. 

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"HIGHEST QUALITY" 



SNds, Plants, Biribs III Supplies 



TloriitB' and Gardeners' Trade loUcited. Oata- 

 locne on reqaeet. 



^^*^tee um aamn T., POBTI.ANI>, OMB, 



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MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL GO. 



Montavilla P. O., Portland, Ore. 



Hardy Perennials, 2-yr.-old clumps... doz., $ 1.00 



ABparaarus Plumosus, a-in per 100, 6.00 



Asparagus Plumosus, 4-in 10.00 



Cyclamen Persicum, red, white 



and pink " 3.50 



VInca Variegate, 2»a-inch 4.00 



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Palms -Palms 'Palms 



Phoesn Cu., WashiigtMia, etc 



Exotic Nurseries, Santa Barbara, CiL 





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