Mabch 16, 1011. 



The Weekly Fbrists' Review. 



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tracts much attention from the visiting 

 public. 



The Pacific Coast Horticultural Society 

 has changed its meeting place to. the Bed 

 Men's Hall, on Turk street. 



Sandkuhle & Carlson, of Oakland, have 

 changed their firm name to the Sunset 

 Nursery Co. G. 



FOBTLAND, OBE. 



The Market. 



Business conditions last week were 

 about normal. "With the advent of spring 

 flowers are becoming more plentiful, espe- 

 cially bulbous stock, with the exception 

 of daffodils. The indoor stock of daffo- 

 dils is depleted and the outside stock is 

 small and slow to develop. Tulips in 

 pans move exceptionally fast. Spiraeas, 

 astilbes and rhododendrons also move 

 well. 



Carnations are plentiful, yet not in ex- 

 cess, and the price standard is main- 

 tained. Callas and Easter lilies are about 

 sufficient for the demand. Violets are 

 plentiful, with prices on the decline. 

 Sweet peas are in fine form and color, 

 and move well. 



Various Notes. 



F. W. Winters, of Spokane, was in 

 town arranging for shipments of plants 

 and flowers. 



G. Kloninger, of Washougal, Wash., 

 has disposed of his business and will re- 

 turn to Germany to spend the rest of his 

 days in ease. 



W. C. Johnson, representing ^E. H. 

 Hunt, of Chicago, is in town. He reports 

 business quite satisfactory all along the 

 line. E. R, C. 



IN BAIN SOAKED CALIFOBNIA. 



Never in the history of the nursery and 

 plant trade in the central and northern 

 parts of California has there been such 

 demoralization as exists at the present 

 time. Not that there has been any rea- 

 son to suspect that the public is not will- 

 ing to purchase heavily of the goods usual- 

 ly sold at this time or that there is any 

 great scarcity of salable stock in the 

 nurseries. We might easily imagine, 

 from advance orders booked last fall, that 

 the deliveries were to be heavy and that 

 we were to be treated to a good season's 

 trade. But what a disappointment we 

 have had! 



There was incessant rain for over two 

 months, which was preceded by excessive 

 drought for the same space of time, and 

 the showers are still falling. An almost 

 entire absence of cold weather, at the 

 time we should have received it, kept 

 stock growing up to the latest moment, 

 and when it finally was considered late 

 enough to dig, the dryness of the ground 

 would not admit of handling at all. After 

 about a month of this peculiar condition, 

 the heavens opened, the floods came and 

 they have been coming ever since, until 

 it seems as if they would never stop. 

 Already the fruit trees are showing swol- 

 len leaf buds, caused by the excess of 

 moisture and the natural warmth of the 

 atmosphere, and in a few weeks more, 

 even under the best conditions for trade, 

 the season will have so far advanced that 

 the buying public will defer much of 

 their planting until next season. 



It must be borne in mind that in the 

 portions of the state mentioned, planting 

 usually commences about the first part of 

 December and continues until the middle 

 of March, when, on account of the early 

 growth, it is no longer safe. The dry- 



PerlOO 



Achyranthes. blood-red and yellow $1.50 



Ageratum 1 00 



Aster, Branching 1-00 



Bachelor's Button 100 



Balsam 1.00 



Carnations ( strong plants) 2.50 



Calllopsls 1.25 



Canterbury Bells 1.25 



Daisies 1.00 



Gaillardia (Grandiflora) 1.25 



Lobelia 1.00 



PerlOO 



STOCKjrOU N^ED 



Marguerite (yellow and white) .#2.00 



Asparagus Sprengeri (1-year-old) 2.00 



Pansy 1.00 



Petunia (choice single) ; 1.00 



Sweet William 1.25 



Btock 1.00 



Scabiofia 1 26 



Shasta Daisy (original stock) 2.00 



Snapdragon 125 



Verbena 1.50 



Salvia 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. 2»fl-in., 3-in., 4-in., 6-in. pots. $93)0, $5.00, $10.00. $20.00 per 100. 



H. HKVKSHI St CO., 



Alameda^ Cal. 



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Large Importation Just to Hand 



PHALCNOPSIS 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 Westbank BUg.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Nurseries, SAN MATEO, CAL 



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THE CREGO ASTER 



Buy Your Seed Direct From The Originator. 



I am oflTerin^ the CREGO ASTER in four colors, viz. : shell pink, pure white, 

 rose-pink and violet blue. The latter color is oflFered for the first time. It is fully 

 up to Crego grade, immense fluffy blossoms of splendid color. 



The price of CREGO ASTER seed is as follows: X oz., $1.00; }i oz., $2.00; 

 ounce, $4.00; cash with order. Full directions for growing the largest and finest 

 Asters will be sent to each purchaser of X oz. or more. 



Q. S. CREGO, 736 E. Main Street, Portland, Ore. 



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"HIGHEST QUALITY •• 



Seeds, Plaate, Bulbs and Supplies 



Florists' and Oac4ep«>s' Trade solicited. 

 Catalogue on request. 



^^'^lea sboomd ST.. porti.ani>, orb. 



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ness during last December admitted, how- 

 ever, of nothing of this kind and every- 

 one prayed for rain. About the first of 

 this year it commenced and has been 

 falling steadily since. As a consequence 

 it has been impossible either to dig or 

 plant properly, and in some of the com- 

 mercial places, where many lines of stock 

 are grown on low ground, the loss from 

 an excess of moisture at the root has 

 been considerable. At no time during the 

 season was it possible to handle it prop- 

 erly for removing to the heeUng-in 

 ground. 



From all accounts, the sales made all 

 summer and fall by the largest nurseries 

 have been heavy, and at good prices as 

 well, but it is now so late that, even if 

 we have no more rain, many will defer 

 planting till another season. This with 

 many lines of stock is practically ruina- 

 tion and the brush heap will be decorated 

 in the spring with many unrealized hopes. 

 The planting of young nursery stock has 

 also been interfered with and it is doiibt- 



I 



Wholesale Only 



We desire yonr orders for cnt flowers and 

 decorative green. Cor flowers are all flrst-daas 

 and our stock is ample at all times. Our prices 

 are as follows: 



Violets SI. 00 per doz. bunches 



Sweet Peas $1.00 per doz. bunches 



Freeaias — Purity (February) . .$1.50 per 100 stems 



Paper White Narcissus $1.50 per 100 stems 



Hothouse Roses $4.00 to $8.00 per 100 



Hotliouse Carnations $2.50 to I 4.00 per 100 



Field Carnations $1.00 to $1.60 per 100 



Plumosus Sprays : 11.00 per 100 



Sprengeri Sprays $1.00 per 100 



Plnmosns Strings, 10 feet 25 cents 



Floral Baskets, Wire Work, Etc. 



Los Angeles Flower Market 



414% South Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. 



MopHnp ThP Hpview when voo write 



ful whether twenty per cent of contem- 

 plated stock is in the rows. Many thou- 

 sands of young seedlings, of both foreign 

 and domestic growing, are still in the 

 original bunches, waiting for such time 

 as they can be planted to advantage. 



In the southern portions of California 

 the climatic conditions have been more 

 favorable to the nurserymen and there 

 has not been such an excess of rain, but 

 when one section suffers, all have to con- 

 tribute to a greater or less extent and 

 this is certainly the roughest deal the 

 trade lias had in several years. In the 

 neighborhood of San Francisco the rain- 

 fall has been almost two and one-half 

 feet since the first of the year. Think 

 of it! G. 



