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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Afbil 15, 1909. 



Shibeley-Mann Co.,inc. 



WHOLSSAIiB DBALXBS IN 



FLORIST SUPPLIES 



and Cut Flowers 



1203 Sutter St.. SAN TRANCISCO, CAL 



PACIFIC COAST. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



Although it is yet too early to give 

 an exact recapitulation of Easter trade 

 here from a retailer's standpoint, the re- 

 ports from the growers and wholesalers 

 are at hand. The most noticeable point 

 with regard to the stock on hand is the 

 great scarcity of flowering pot plants. 

 Apparently the growers did not have 

 much success with azaleas or rhododen- 

 drons, or in many cases with lilies, as 

 these articles are certainly not in great 

 evidence. The growers on whom the store 

 men relied in the case of azaleas seem 

 to be all in a condition of "oflf-crop," 

 and in lilies they were either too late or 

 too early. Some of the growers from 

 Alameda county, however, who sell the 

 greatest part of their product in San 

 Francisco, had better success and there 

 are apparently enough lilies, both plants 

 and cut stems, to fill requirements. 

 Spiraea Japonica, cinerarias, wistarias, 

 rambler roses and primulas have been in 

 good demand, with really not sufficient 

 stock to meet requirements. A shortage 

 has also been discovered in ferns of the 

 larger sizes, particularly the better varie- 

 ties of nephrolepis, and these have been 

 snapped up wherever offered. Cut lilies 

 have sold at from $2 to $4 per dozen 

 stems, and pot-grown stock at twice those 

 prices. 



Boses are in fair supply and carnations 

 are plentiful enough to suit everyone. 



Tulips, especially of the lighter colors, 

 both cut and made up in baskets and 

 hampers, have sold well. Daffodils and 

 narcissi are practically over for the sea- 

 son, although a few batches of Empress 

 and Emperor are offered. Violets are 

 commencing to show the results of the 

 lateness of their season and a couple of 

 weeks more will find that they have dis- 

 appeared from the scene. Sweet peas are 

 getting more plentiful and some sorts 

 of wild flowers find ready sale. 



Lilac, which has been extra good this 

 season, has filled in nicely for the last 

 few weeks. Calla lilies have been so 

 plentiful, owing to the continued wet 

 weather, that they are a drug in the mar- 

 ket and, except for shipping orders, are 

 not considered worth handling. They can 

 be bought at from $5 to $10 per thou- 

 sand. Early fruit blossoms are now past 

 their prime and garden flowers will soon 

 take their places. Valley continues to 

 sell well, with no excess on hand. Free- 

 sias, except a few lots of outside grown 

 stock, are out of the market. Smilax 

 has been in steady demand for quite a 

 time and only a few growers are now 

 offering it for sale. Wild ferns are now 

 at their best and tons are used daily 

 around the stores and by the hucksters 

 on the streets. 



Various Notes. 



F. A. Miller, for many years in the 

 seed and plant trade in San Francisco, 



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The new store of John B. Sievers is 

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 The item of expense has not been con- 



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