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Apbii. 1, 1909. 



flowers, but the fruit blossoms, owing to 

 the excess of moisture this season, have 

 not been as satisfactory to handle as 

 usual. Calla lilies are a drug in the 

 market at present, although quite a quan- 

 tity of them will be shipped to interior 

 points for church decorations. They are 

 80 common here at present that unless we 

 should have a severe frost or some other 

 such calamity they will be hardly worth 

 picking. 



It is rather early yet to tell what trade 

 will be for Easter, Flowers will be plen- 

 tiful enough, from all accounts, and many 

 retailers depend largely on out-of-town 

 orders to bring up the volume of busi- 

 ness. 



Various Notes. 



The Oakland florists had a large 

 amount of funeral work on the occasion 

 of the death of the city attorney, who 

 was buried March 26. 



F. W. Dohrmann has been appointed 

 park commissioner by Mayor Taylor. 



Domoto Bros, are cutting heavily of 

 L. longiflorum. They will have a good 

 crop for Easter. 



Edward Gill, of Berkeley, Gal., died 

 March 25. Further particulars will be 

 found in this week's obituary column. 



G. 



The new store of the Sievers Floral 

 Co. is located at 70 Geary street, between 

 Grant avenue and Kearny street. 



PRIMULA SEED. 



In answer to G. O. K.'s query, on page 

 7 of the Review of March 18, in regard 

 to producing seed of Primula Sinensis, I 

 wish to say that I have raised it success- 

 fully at Oakland, Cal., by the following 

 method, without artificial pollenization : 



Grow the plants with short, stocky 

 leaves, so that the flowers stand well 

 above the foliage. Choosing the plants 

 with the finest flowers, place them on a 

 warm, sunny shelf, near to the ventilat- 

 ors; if open at night, all the better. Give 

 plenty of room between the plants, to 

 keep the flowers and seed pods from 

 damping off. Feed and water well until 

 the flowers begin to drop from the seed 

 pods; then give only enough water to 

 keep them from flagging. Watch your 

 seed pods as they ripen, or the seed will 

 drop out and be lost. 



I always save my seed from the plants 

 that come from the latest sowing that 

 was made in May or early June. From 

 100 plants I have saved as much as two 

 ounces of seed. W. L. Geaham. 



FiNDLAY, O. — S. J. McMichael says the 

 prospects are for the best season in years 

 for the sale of vegetable plants. 



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Azalea Indloa, from 6-iD. pots, 14.50 per 12. 

 Azalea Mollis, from 6-ln. pots, $4.50 per 12. 

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



ea.; $7.50 per 12. Camelliaa, Chandler! Ele- 



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



Camellias, assorted double varieties, balled, 



18 to 24-ln.. 50c ea.; $5.60 per 12. 

 Brioa, Blanda, Hyalina, Persoluta Alba, Wil- 



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



$4.50 per 12; $32.00 per 100. 

 ■rica, Cinerea. Uarnea. Fatcans, Hyalina, 



Mediterranea, Triumphans, Persoluta Alba, 



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



per 100. _ ^ , ^, 



Bend for oatalos. 



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Carnations, Mums, rooted cuttingrs 

 Geraniums, Beddinar Plants, 219-iD. pots. 

 Boston rems, in all varieties, young plants. 

 Prices on application. 



Asparagfus 

 Plumosus Nanus 



Last year, owing to the almost total failure 

 of the Asparagus Plumosus to seed, I was 

 unable to fill 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 

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6,000 seeds... 10.00 25,000 seeds.. 3S.OO 



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