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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Apbil 1, 1909. 



Shibeley-Mann Co., inc. 



WHOIiKSAUE DXALEBS IN 



FLORIST SUPPLIES 

 and Cut Flowers 



1203 Sutter St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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PACIFIC COAST. 



John Evans, proprietor of the large 

 Okanogan nurseries at Oroville, Wash., is 

 preparing to largely increase his plant. 



Eedlands, Cal. — Sidney Hockridge, 

 the nurseryman, has begun the erection 

 of three large greenhouses, to cost $10,- 

 000, to be used for vegetable growing. 



San Jose, Cal. — E. Le Eoy Laughlin, 

 junior member of the Laughlin Seed Co., 

 starts with his family today, April 1, for 

 Kenton, O., where he will have charge of 

 the company's storeroom and eastern 

 agency. 



CALIFORNIA GUMS FOR TIMBER. 



The fact that the Santa Fe Eailroad 

 Co. has recently been in the market for 

 1,000,000 gum tree seedlings shows what 

 a demand these wonderful timber trees 

 have met with in California recently. 

 These plants were to be planted on the 

 company's own preserves, to be grown 

 for railroad ties, bridge timbers and 

 piles, for which they have been proven 

 very valuable. 



The native redwoods have been prac- 

 tically exterminated in so many sections 

 of the country that extensive building 

 concerns have turned their attention to 

 something that will take their places, 

 and this has been found in some of the 

 many varieties of Australian gums. These 

 trees are of the easiest culture, quick of 

 growth and not affected by insect pests. 



The best known variety at the present 

 time is the ordinary blue gum. Eucalyp- 

 tus globulus, probably the quickest grow- 

 ing tree in the world. It attains a height, 

 in its native country, of 300 feet, and 

 specimens in California 30 years old are 

 at present 150 feet in height. As a wind- 

 break or where a quantity of timber is 

 wanted, it is the most valuable. The 

 wood, however, does not last so long un- 

 derground as some of the other varieties, 

 but it is extremely valuable for other 

 purposes, being straight grained, tough 

 and durable. 



The red gum, Eucalyptus rostrata, has 

 many good qualities that are lacking in 

 the other. The wood is much more dura- 

 ble underground or in the water. The 

 tree does not grow quite so fast, but is 

 more hardy and is apparently resistant 

 to attacks of marine animals and white 

 ants. 



The forest red gum. Eucalyptus tere- 

 ticomis, has to be grown under more 

 favorable conditions than any of the pre- 

 ceding, but attains the height of 100 feet. 

 The timber is red, hard and extremely 

 durable underground. 



The narrow-leaved ironbark gum, Eu- 

 calyptus crebra, grows tall and slender 

 and does well in poor soil and our warm 

 interior valleys. The wood is tough and 

 lasting. 



The sugar gum, Eucalyptus corynoca- 

 lyx grows to a fair size. Its wood, also, 

 is tough and lasting. It is a profuse 

 bloomer and is much frequented by bees, 

 as is also the yellow box, or Eucalyptus 



The Crego Aster 



**THE BEST IN THE MARKET** 

 A SATISFIED GROWER 



Near St. Paul, Minn., writes under date of September 15th: 



"The germination of the seed purchased from you last spring was the best I 

 ever saw, apparently every seed producinif a plant. I gave the best possible 

 cultivation and saw the results about the first of September, when they com- 

 menced to bloom. They were perfectly magnificent. At our annual flower show 

 I entered the CREGO ASTER in seven different classes, and took the first prize in 

 every instance. My asters were in a class by themselves, and a local florist, who 

 was one of the judges, said they were the finest he had ever seen, and he offered 

 to buy my crop at from $5.00 to $7.00 per 100." 



EnormouB fluffy blossoms, long clean stems, vigorous, healthy 

 plants, and a splendid shipper. If you are interested in gecuring 

 the best possible returns from your Aster crop this season, send 

 in your order at once for seed. White and shell pink only; the 

 rose pink is all sold. 



PRICKS:— Trade packet, $1.00; Half ounce, $4.50; Ounce, $8.00. 



6. S. CREfiO, 693 E. 10th street, PortlaOd, OfC. 



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Calla Lily Bulbs 



ORDERS BOOKED NOW 



Per 100 Per 1000 



1 inch to II4 inch in diameter $3.00 $25.00 



1^ inch to mt inch in diameter 6.00 60.00 



2 inch to 2^ inch in diameter 8.00 70.00 



(250 at 1000 rate.) 



When cash is sent with order, we prepay the freight 



and guarantee safe arrival. 



A. MiniNG CALLA LILY BULB GO. 



Lock Box 880, SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



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melliodora, which has a hard and durable 

 timber, but is usually crooked and 

 gnarled. 



The manna gum, Eucalyptus viminalis, 

 will grow almost anywhere in California, 

 but the timber is not valuable. 



Eucalyptus rudis is a rapid grower, but 

 seems to demand considerable water. Its 

 timber has not been tested to any extent 

 here. 



The demand for eucalyptus is in the 

 order in which I have listed the varieties, 

 and although there are several others 

 grown here, they are planted more as or- 

 namentals than for use as sources of tim- 

 ber supply. G. 



SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Lilydale is the name Colin H. Mclsaac 

 has given to his bulb farm here. Mr. 

 Mclsaac is the secretary of the Santa 

 Cruz Chamber of Commerce, and actively 

 interested in developing and making 

 known the advantages, resources and at- 

 tractions which Santa Cruz county pos- 

 sesses. He says he knows by experience 

 that this is a section of this country 

 which is as well, if not better, adapted 

 for bulb growing than any of the famous 

 bulb regions of Europe. 



Callas do particularly well here and 

 Santa Cruz county now produces by far 



20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, Oallfomla and Westralia, fleld-rrom 

 from diyisions of Mr. L Bnrbank's original itook. 

 not seedllngB, extra strong diTifiions. 



Per 100 1000 



SBboota ormore $2.60 $24.00 



3 to 4 shoots 2.00 19.00 



lto28hoot8 1.26 11.00 



CycUunen Persicuni Gig^antenm 



Fine planta, large flowers from named varto- 

 ties, 800 4-in. ready now. 910.00 per 100; 8000 S-io., 

 ready now, $7.00 per 100. 



■eeda of Bliaata Daisy- Alasia, OaUfomla 

 and Westralia, 1000 seeds, 60c; oz., $2.00 net. 



Pentatemon Hybrldua Grandlfloms, 



new, largest flowers, in great variety of colon, 



the best of all Pentstemons, pkt., 26c; os., 91.M 



lAmt of other seeds. Casb, pli 



FRED CROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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the larger part of the trade's supply of 

 bulbs. Mr. Mclsaac uses on his letter- 

 head a cut showing the growth made by 

 the lilies in nine months, the tiny bulbs 

 having been set out during June and 

 July preceding the taking of the photo- 

 graph of the field in bloom February 28. 

 Most of the bulbs planted were no larger 

 than the nail of a small little finger, 

 and none of them was more than an inch 

 and a half long and as big around as a 

 lead pencil. In front of the bungalow 



