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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Apbil 1, 1909. 



Shibeley-Mann Co.,inc. 



Wholesale Dealers in 



FLORIST SUPPLIES 



and Cut Flowers 



1203 Sutter St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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PACIFIC COAST. 



.Toiix Evans, i)r()prii'tor of the large 

 Okaiutoaii inirseries at Oroville, Wash., is 

 lircpariiig to larj^ely increase his plant. 



I\i:iii. ANDS. (AL. — Hidiiey lIockridKO, 

 I he iimsciviiiiiii. li.'is begun the erection 

 <if three jnrge greenhouses, to cost $10,- 

 (loii. til lie nsnl t'nr \egetal>le growing. 



San ,I(isi;, (ai. - 1\. Le Ivoy liaughiiii. 

 iiiiiiur iiienilirr (it' l]ii> L.'iuglilin Heeil (Jo., 

 stai'ts witli his family tmlay, Aju'il 1, for 

 Kenton. ().. wlierc lir will haxc charge of 

 ihc ciiiiijiaiiy 's stin'ciniuii ;iiii| eastern 

 agency. 



CALIFORNIA GUMS FOR TIMBER. 



The fact tiiat the Santa Fe iJailroad 

 Co. has I'ecently been in the market for 

 1,0(10,000 gum tree seedlings shows what 

 a denuuul these ivonderful timber trees 

 have met uith in California recently. 

 These ])]ants Avere to be jilauted on the 

 company 's ow n pres(n'ves, to be grown 

 lor railroad ties, iuidge timbers and 

 piles, for whi(di they have been proven 

 very valuable. 



'J"he native redwoods have been prac- 

 tically externiinate<l in so many sections 

 of the country that extensive building 

 concerns liave turned tlieir 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 

 growtii and not affected by insect pests. 



The best known variety at the present 

 time is the ordinary l)lue 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 IHO feet in height. As a wind- 

 break or Avhere a quantity of timber is 

 wanted, it is the most valuable. The 

 wood, howmer, docs not last so long un- 

 derground as some of the other varieties, 

 tiut 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 otlier. The wood is much more dur.a- 

 ble undergruund oi' in the water. The 

 tree dues not gniw quite so fast, but is 

 more hardy and is apparently resistant 

 to attacks of tnarine .iiiimals and white 

 ants. 



The f<ire^t red gnui. Kucalyptus tere- 

 ticornis. has to be giuwn under more 

 favorable conditions than any of the pre- 

 ceding, but attiiins the height of 100 feet. 

 The tindier is red. hard and extremely 

 <lurable underground. 



'I'lie naridw leaved ironbark gum, Eu- 

 calyptus crelira, grows tall and slender 

 and does well in poor soil and our warm 

 interior valleys. The wood is tough and 

 lasting. 



The sugar g.im. Eucalyptus corynoca- 

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

 is tdugh and Insting. It is a profuse 

 Moomer and is much freqtiented by bees, 

 as is alsii tlie yellow box, or Eucalyptus 



IBI 



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 purcliaseil from you last spring was tlie best I 

 ever saw, apparently e\ery seed producinir 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 ASTEK in seven diflferent classes, and toolc the first prize in 

 every instance. My asters were in a class by tliemselves, and a local florist, wtio 

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

 to buy niy crop at from $5.00 to $7.00 pei- lOn.'' 



Enormous fluffy blossoms, long clean stems, vigorous, healthy 

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

 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. 



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



G. S. CREGO, 693 E. lotii street, Poftland, Ore. 



Mention Tlie Kcview when yon write. 



Calla Lily Bulbs 



ORDERS BOOKED NOW 



Per 100 Per 1000 



1 inch to V4 inch in diameter S.'i.OO $2r00 



l^u inch to 1-U inch in diatneter. 6.00 50.00 



'2 inch to '-'^ij inch in diameter S.OO 70.00 



(2.'')0 at 1000 rate.) 



When cash is sent with order, we prepay the freight 



and guarantee safe arrival. 



A. HITTING GALLA LILY BULB GO. 



Lock Box 380, SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



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nielliodora, whir-li has a har<l and durable 

 timber, but is usually crooked and 

 gnarled. 



The manna gum, Eucalyjitus viiniualig, 

 will grow almost anywliori^ in Caliiornia, 

 but the timber is not valuable. 



Eucalyj)tus rudis is a nipid gro\MT, but 

 seems to demand considerable water. Its 

 timber has not becm tested to any extont 

 here. 



The demand for eucalyptus is in the 

 order in wliich 1 liavc listed the vaiiriies, 

 and alfhougli thore are several otiiers 

 iirown bore, they ar(> planted more ;is or- 

 iiiinicntals tlinn for n^f as scmrces of titii- 

 bir supply. ('■ 



SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



Lilvdale is tii<' n;nn<' rojin II. .\bls.aac 

 lias ;;i\cu to lii^ Indb f.arni licrr. Mr. 

 McTsaac is tlio sci-rctary of tlio Santa 

 Cniz (hanibcr of ( 'ommercf. aii<l actively 

 interested in dmcloiiing and making 

 known the advantages, resour.-cs and at 

 tractions uhi(di Sant.a Cvw/. roiinty pos- 

 sesses. Ife says he knows bv e.xixrionce 

 lliat this is a soction of tlii- rmintry 

 whirli is as well, if not brtiiT. mlapfed 

 for bulb growing tlian ;iny if ilir t'anions 

 Imlb regions of ilurope. 



C'allas do particularly wrll here ;ind 

 Siiuta Cruz connt,\' now pioilnce^ by f.-ir 



20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, California and Westralia, fleld-KrowB 

 from divisions of Mr. L Burbank's original stock 

 not seedlings, extra strotig divisions. 



Per 100 1000 



5 shoots or more $2.50 $24.00 



3 to 4 shoots 2.00 19.00 



1 to 2 shoots 1.25 11.00 



Cyclamen Persicuni Gigfanteum 



Fine plants, large flowers from named varie- 

 ties, 800 4-in. ready now, $10.00 per 100; 3000 S-ln., 

 ready now, $7.00 per 100. 



Seeds of ShastaDalsy—Alasi a, California 

 and Westralia, 1000 seeds, 50c; oz., $2.00 net. 



Pentstemon Hybridus Grandiaoma, 

 new, largest flowers, in great variety of colors, 

 the best of all Pentstemons, pkt., 25c: oz., $1.80 

 List of other seeds. Cash, please. 



FRED GROHE, Santa Rosa, Gal. 



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the larger part of the trade's supply of 



, bulbs. ]\f|-. McTsiiac uses on his letter- 



I lie;ii| a cut showing the growth made by 



'lie lilies in nine months, the tiny bulbs 



; lia\ing been set out during .Tune and 



i .Inly pi-eccding the t;d<ing of the photo- 



i;r;ipli of the field in bloom February 28. 



.Most ni' the bulbs planted were no larger 



tlian the nail of a small little linger, 



• iinl iioiii' iif iliem was more tlinn an im-h 



nnd ;i half long and as big around as a 



le.nl pein-il. Tn front of the bungalow 



