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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 4, 1909. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



CARNATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. 



'A tour among some of our largest car- 

 nation growers gives a good insight as 

 to the varieties that are being propa- 

 gated for next season, as well as a few 

 ideas regarding the various degrees of 

 success which different growers have with 

 our usual assortment of kinds. 



it is safe to say that fully half the 

 bench room in this section of California 

 is devoted to the culture of Enchantress, 

 and from present prospects it will be 

 planted as fully again for next season. 

 Following closely on Enchantress, the 

 Rose-pink variety comes up to expecta- 

 tions with most growers and will be 

 much more heavily planted next season 

 than it is this year. Winsor and Mrs. 

 Lawson arte next in line, with probably a 

 larger amount of the latter. Nelson 

 Fisher is not planted as much as it was 

 last year, and E. Schwerin and some 

 other old sorts are practically discarded. 



In scarlets, Estelle is by far the most 

 profitable, apparently, as fully seventy- 

 five per cent of the bench room devoted 

 to red colored sorts is planted with this 

 variety. Red Lawson and Beacon are 

 doing Avcll and a few patches of Victory 

 are shown. Robert Craig will not be 

 grown extensively next season, and Har- 

 lowarden seems to have displaced all 

 other crimson sorts. 



There are but few yellow carnations 

 grown here. In a visit to more than 

 twenty establishments, I found only one 

 place that devoted any space to them, 

 and this was taken up by J. Carbone, 

 one of the oldest yellow sorts here and 

 one of the best as well. 



In white varieties I find that White 

 Enchantress will be the heaviest planted 

 next season again. White Lawson fol- 

 lows this closely and Gov. Wolcott is 

 third in the list. Queen Louise and Bos- 

 ton Market, particularly the latter vari- 

 ety, are still grown extensively by some 

 of the smaller growers, but Flora Hill is 

 practically out of the race, having been 

 superseded by better winter blooming 

 kinds. 



From appearances, the tendency seems 

 to be to grow less and less white sorts 

 every year. This has been remarked by 

 many retailers recently, and there is a 

 possibility that there will be a decided 

 scarcity unless the carnation men soon 

 devote more space to their culture. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Thet/Utket 



. Business shows a decided change for 

 the better since sunshine has replaced 

 the rain. The weather has turned slightly 

 colder, with frequent drying winds. 

 , Flowers are not overplentiful, -with the 

 exception of violets and daffodils, which 

 are far in excess of the demand. 

 White narcissi, which have proven such a 

 boon to the retailers in the funeral de- 

 sign" work, are over for the season, with 

 the exception of a few of the late sorts. 

 •Valley and Lilium longiflorum are well 

 bought up and are being largely used in 

 sprays. 



Roses, with the exception of some 

 fihort-stemmed stock, have not been equal 

 ,to the demand since the weather mod- 

 erated. Carnations, although not scarce, 

 cannot be called plentiful either, but we 

 can expect a full supply in a few days. 

 * Fruit blossoms and a few varieties of 



CARNATION PLANT BUYERS, ATTENTION! 



We have 75,000 transplanted Carnation plants for March and April delivery. 

 Send for list of varieties and prices. 



Transplanted Giant Pansiea, 50c per 100; $4.00 per 1000. 



Fresh Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed, 45c per 100; $3.50 per 1000. 



BASSETT'S FLORAL GARDENS, Loomis, Cal. 



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20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, Oalltomla and Weetralia, fleld-rroini 

 from diTlsloDB of Mr. L Burbank's original afeook. 

 not seedlings, extra strong divisions. 



Per 100 1000 



5 shoots ormore $2.60 |2i.00 



8 to 4 shoots.. 2.00 19.00 



lto2 shoots 1.26 11.00 



Cyclamen Persicuu Gii^anteum 



Fine plants, large flowers from named varie- 

 ties, 800 4-in. ready now, $10.00 per 100; 8000 8-ln., 

 ready now, f7.00 per 100. 



'8«»da of tiOuMta Daisy— Alaska, Oalif omla 

 and Westralla, 1000 seeds, 50c; os., $2.00 net. 



Psntatomon Hybrtdua Gramdlfloma. 

 new, largest flowers, in great variety of colon, 

 the best of all Pentstemons, pkt., 2Sc; oe., $1.60 



List of other seeda. Casli, plMMS. 



FRED CRQHE, Santa Rosa.^al. 



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Shibeley-Mann Co.,i"c. 



Wholesale Dealbbs in 



FLORIST SUPPLIES 



and Cut Flowers 



1203 Slitter St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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SIDEWALK TREES 



in large qnantities. Do yoa wish fine trees? Send 

 us your oider for Camphor trees. They are 

 STRAIGHT LIKX A CANDLX 



and will be admired by your customers. Balled, 4 

 to 6 ft, 80c; 5 to 6 ft , 11.00; 6 to 7 ft., $1.25. 



EXOTIC NURSERIES. Santa Barbara. Cal. 



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early wild flowers seem to hit the popular 

 idea of a seasonable flower and are in 

 excellent demand, as well as all varieties 

 of green goods. Smilax, asparagus and 

 maidenhair are all scarce articles with 

 the dealers, and were it not for the fact 

 that ^he wild ferns have made their ap- 

 pearance in appreciable quantities, the 

 dearth would have a serious effect on 

 trade. 



Heavily bloomed azaleas are being 

 used lavishly in the shop windows and 

 the effect is good. 



Variou* Notes. 



Louis Larson, who is accused of having 

 passed spurious checks on fifteen florists 

 during the last three days, was arrested 

 in the store of the "Wickstrom Floral 

 Co., 810 Van Ness avenue, on Saturday, 

 February 20. Larson had just bought 

 a floral piece for $5 and in payment had 

 tendered a check for $16.50. Fifteen 

 florists in San Francisco, Oakland and 

 Berkeley have complained to the police 

 in their respective localities that they 

 have been defrauded by a man who, after 

 purchasing a floral design, had always 

 given a worthless check. In each case 

 the man bought $5 worth of flowers and 

 his checks were invariably drawn for 

 $16.50 and signed by some prominent 

 business man. Pclicano & Rossi and Po- 

 desta & Baldocchi were among the dealers 

 who were victimized. 



The San Francisco Evergreen Co. has 

 become well established and reports a 

 good demand for green stuff of all kinds. 



J. T. Morris, of the Morris & Snow 



Asparagfus 

 PlumosusNanus 



Last year, owing to the almost total failure 

 of the Asparagus Plumosus to seed, I was 

 unable to till my orders, but this season I am 

 to the front with about 2,000,000 seed. 



The plants, after a year's rest, blossomed 

 freely and matured a heavy crop of what I 

 believe will be the strongest seed ever sent 

 out of California. The Asparagus Plumosus 

 grown here needs no introduction to you, 

 however, as you are already fully acquainted 

 with its merits. You can get seed promptly, 

 as they are being harvested now, and can be 

 delivered upon receipt of your order. 



Seeds will be sold by count, with the usual 

 guarantee as to germination, and I will again 

 sell at my usual low, cash-with-order prices 

 as per following list: 



1,000 seeds... $ S.on 13.000 seeds. .$80.00 

 6,000 seeds... 10.00 25,000 seeds.. 35.00 



50,000 seeds 6a.60 



I shall be glad to receive your order and 

 know you will be pleased with the results. 



f. OILMAN TAYLOR 



630 H. W. Hellman BIdg., LOS ANGELES, CAL 



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Azalea Indlca, from 6-in. pots, 54.50 per 12. 

 ^«y'iM^ Mollis, from 6-in. pots, $4.50 per 12. 

 Camelliaa, Alba Plena, balled, 18 to 24-in., 65c 



ea.; $7.50 per 12. Camelllaa, Chandleri Ele- 



gans. balled, 18 to 24-in., 65c ea.; $7.50 per 12. 



CamelUaa, assorted double varieties, balled, 



18 to 24-in., 50c ea.; $5.50 per 12. 

 Erica, Blanda, Hyalina, Persoluta Alba, Wil- 



moreana, from 5-ln. pots, with flower buds, 



$4.50 per 12; $32.00 per 100. 

 ■lica, Cinerea, Uarnea, Fagans, Hyalina, 



Mediterranea. Triumphans, Persoluta Alba. 



Wilmoreana, from 4-in. pots, $2.00 per 12; $15.00 



per 100. 



Send for cataloe. 



F. Ludemann 



Pacific Nurseries 



3041 Bak8rSt.,San Francisco, Gal. 



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RAHN « HERBERT 



WHOLESALE GROWERS 



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



Carnatlona, Miiina, rooted cuttings. 

 Geraniuxna, Beddingr Plants, 2^-in. pots. 

 Boston rems, in all varieties, young plants, t - 

 Prices on application. ,^ a_;^« 



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Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



Our next rooting will be ready 

 shortly. Fine stock. 

 Write For Prices 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. 



LOOMIS CARNATION CO., Loomis, Cal. 



D. F. RODDAN & SON, Proprietors. 

 Mention The Review when you writp. 



Seed Co., of Los Angeles, is in town on 

 a business trip. He reports everything 

 lively in southern California. 



The Sievers Floral Co. will «iove on 

 Geary street and locate between Kearney 

 street and Grant avenue in the near fu- 

 ture. , 



J. B. Boland is reported seriously ill 

 at his home. G. 



The Review will send the Book of 

 Grafted Roses for 25 cents. 



