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March 2, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



63 



Western Headquarters 



for decorative material. Dass^r Ferns, |1.50 

 per 100(). Salal and Orearon Grape, priced 

 lurnislied on application. Sample eeut on re- 

 quest. All shipments f. o. b. Portland. 



R. STADELI, Arleta,Oregon 



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Various Notes. 



J. H. Bhoades, for over twenty years 

 in the nursery trade in Honolulu, is on 

 a, visit to San Francisco, with the in- 

 tention of permanently locating in the 

 same line of business on the Pacific 

 •coast. 



Adolph Johnson, formerly with the 

 California Nursery Co., of Niles, Cal., 

 will engage in the general nursery 

 trade at Eel Eiver, Humboldt county, 

 California. 



W. H. Barker, of the Trumbull Seed 

 Co., reports a heavy trade in general 

 nursery stock for the last month. 



George C. Eoeding, of Fresno, Cal., 

 is in town on a short visit. G. 



CROWEANUMS IN CALIFORNIA. 



This winter I purchased 350 10-inch 

 Croweanum ferns, which had producad- 

 beautifully last summer, but which 

 were kept in a rather cool house until 

 January of this year, when I got them. 

 They are doing absolutely nothing now, 

 owing to the cold they suffered, and I 

 learned from their former owner that 

 they always go down in winter in his 

 cold houses, in which the temperature 

 averages anywhere from 35 to 55 de- 

 grees at night, and yet they produce 

 finely in summer. Now, I should In 

 grateful if you would tell me whether 

 the Croweanum fern is a winter pro- 

 ducer or not, when kept at a tempera- 

 ture of, say, 60 degrees at night. Ferns 

 with us, in the .vicinity o^ San Fran- 

 cisco, are worthless unless they produce 

 well in >yinter. Has your experience 

 been such as to lead you to believe 

 that the Croweanum will do anything 

 to repay the cost of heating in winter? 

 And if so, how amply? Can you ad- 

 vise me of whom I can get a catalogue 

 of ferns for cutting and also decora- 

 tive? L. M. B. 



The fact that the Adiantum Crowea- 

 num ferns were in 10-inch pots would 

 lead one to presume that they were 

 three or four years old, at least, and 

 it could hardly be expected that such 

 plants, even under the best of treat- 

 ment, would bear fronds heavily again 

 in winter without dividing them, for 

 this is the only way they can be propa- 

 gated. They should never be kept over 

 three seasons in the same soil, and 

 when divided they should be well 

 broken up and planted in pots or in 

 solid benches, preferably the latter 

 when the object is to grow for cutting. 

 It is out of the question to expect to 

 get a crop of fronds in the winter 

 from plants that have borne heavily 

 all summer, as this particular lot is 

 said to have done. A. Croweanum is 

 a good winter fern, provided the {slants 

 have not been forced too much in the 

 previous summer. Like almost every- 

 thing else, they must have a rest. This 

 does not consist, with this variety, in 

 letting the plants dry out too much, 

 but in keeping the house cool and not 

 shading too heavily. 



For winter forcing a temperature of 

 ~60 degrees at night is imperative, but 



STOCK YOU NEED 



Per 100 



Ageratum |1 00 



Bachelor^a Button 100 



Balsam 1.00 



Carnations ( strong plants) 2.50 



Calliopsls 1.25 



Canterbury Bells 1.25 



Daisies 1.00 



Qaillardla (Grandlflora) 1.25 



Lobelia 1.00 



Per 100 



Asparagus Sprengeri (1-year-old) 12.00 



Pansy 1.00 



Petunia (choice single) 1.00 



Sweet William 1.25 



Stock 1.00 



8cabiof=a 125 



Shasta Daisy (original stock) 2.00 



Snapdragon 125 



Verbena 1.60 



Salvia 2.00 



I. 



Marguerite (yellow and white) 2.00 



Acacia Melanoxylon, 6-inch pots, 5 to 6 feet, per 100, |25.00. 



Carnation Enchantress, rooted cuttings, per 1000, $17.50. 



Chrysanthemums, rooted cuttings, all commercial varieties. Write for special price list 



Phoenix Canariensis, 2ifl-in., 3-in., 4-in., 5-in. pots, |3.00, |5.00. $10.00. $20.00 per 100. 



H. HLHVKSHI St 0(3,. 



Alameda, Cal. 



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Large Importation Just to Hand 



PHAL^NOPSIS AMABIUS 



The Finest White Spray Orchid for Cut Flowers 



The plants arrived in splendid condition. Prices per dozen, per 

 hundred or per thousand on application. 



MacRORIE-McLAREN COMPANY 



711-714 Wcstbank BIdg.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Narseries, SAN MATEO. CAL 



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OREGON GROWN ASTER SEED 



Tamhill Co.. Oregon. Ii the Batoral home of the later and any oae deslrinc seed 

 OF HIGH-GRADE COMMERCIAL QUALITY 



will do well to try oar seed for 1911. Ask for onr new descriptive booklet. 

 CR£60 ASTKR SEED, pink, shell pink, white or purple.. .Tr. Pkt.. 2ec; 4 Pkts., 76c; Oz.. $4.00 



TICK'S ROCHESTKR. lavender pink Tr. Pkt.. 26c: 4 Pkts.. T6c; Oz.. 4.60 



liADY ROOSEVELiT. bricht pink i Tr. Pkt.. 20c; 4 Pkts., 60c; Oz.. 3.00 



HERBERT & FLEISHAUER, Aster Specialists, McMinnviUe, Oregon 



Special prices to seedsmen. Cuntntcts taken for 1911. 

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Wholesale Only 



We desire yonr orders for cat flowers and 

 decorative green. Oar flowers are all flrst-class 

 and our stock Is ample at all times. Oar prices 

 are as follows:. 



Violets SI. 00 per doz. bunches 



Sweet Peas $1.00 per dos. boncbes 



Freesias — Parity (February) . .$1.60 per 100 stems 



Paper White Narcissus $1.60 per 100 stems 



Hothouse Roses $4.00 to $8.00 per 100 



Hothouse Carnations >$2.60 to $4.00 per 100 



Field Carnations $1.00 to $1.60 per 100 



Plumosus Sprays $1.00 per 100 



Sprengreri Sprays $1.00 per 100 



Pliimosas Strings, 10 feet 26 cents 



Floral Baskets, Wire Work, Btc. 



Los Angeles Flower Market 



414^ South Broadway. Los Angeles, Cal. 



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the heat should not be concentrated 

 under the benches, as, in common with 

 most varieties, better results will be 

 had when the radiation comes from 

 above rather than below the roots. A. 

 Croweanum produces, under proper con- 

 ditions, quantities of long, heavy 

 fronds all winter, which always find a 

 good market at top prices. To obtain 

 these results the soil must be right. It 

 can be grown in rather stiflf loam, pro- 

 vided the drainage is good. Plant 

 about one foot apart each way, and see 

 that they have about six inches of soil 

 ■to grow in. See that they are not 

 chilled with too frequent waterings 

 over the foliage. Use air-slaked lime 

 freely to keep down slugs and sweeten 

 the soil. Liquid manure can be used 

 occasionally and is of great benefit 

 when extra heavy fronds are desired. 

 There are many firms throughout the 



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eastern states that handle ferns in 

 large quantities, whose addresses can 

 be found by perusing The Review, and 

 in the neighborhood of San Francisco 

 I might refer L. M. B. to H. Plath and 

 H. J. Kessell, both large growers of 

 ferns. G. 



Seattle, Wash.— Geo. W. Barlow is 

 building greenhouses here, to be used 

 in growing flowers for the wholesale 

 trade. 



