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Apbil 6, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



85 



end and are not of as good quality as 

 they have been. Narcissus poeticus sells 

 well. Snowdrops, forget-me-nots, wild 

 poppies and other seasonable stock are 

 now plentiful enough to become a fac- 

 tor in the spring sales. 



Various Notes. 



The Sievers & Cornwell Co. is remod- 

 eling the Powell street store and at 

 present is filling all orders from the 

 stand in the California market. 



The Sign of the Eose is the name 

 under which a new establishment will 

 open on Powell and Market streets, in 

 the Flood building. 



The government is erecting a large 

 conservatory at the Presidio, on the 

 vacant ground in the rear of the gen- 

 eral hospital. 



The H. M. Sanborn Co., of Oakland, 

 will remove to the Delger block, on 

 Broadway between Thirteenth and Four- 

 teenth streets, about May 1. 



The town of San Bafael will hold a 

 rose festival April 29. G. 



TREE PLANTING BY FLORISTS. 



l[Concluded from paere 43.] 



we have to confine ourselves to nut and 

 fruit trees; not at all — shade trees will 

 dol 



And how would you feel if you were 

 contributing to a "Tree Preservation" 

 scheme f Wouldn't you swell with 

 pride if you knew that partly through 

 your personal efforts the trees in your 

 home town were being saved t It is a 

 downright disgrace the way the trees 

 in some localities are permitted to go 

 to ruin. My own town has its draw- 

 backs in this respect, but we are doing 

 what we can. Look at the great and 

 efficient work Mr. Prost is doing in Chi- 

 cago. Of course, Chicago has more 

 money to spend than some of the 

 smaller towns, but some of our inter- 

 ested brethren could volunteer and 

 work for nothing. Some people, though, 

 always think they must be paid every 

 time they turn around. Public-spirited 

 men don't — that's the difference. 



Why not speak to your friends, call 

 a mass-meeting of the citizens inter- 

 ested, and oflfer to advise wherever pos- 

 sible f Call for contributions to pay 

 men to do the actual labor. There is 

 no need to give any reasons for saving 

 the trees, or to mention any of the 

 pests — both human and otherwise — that 

 work their destruction. The more one 

 says regarding this subject the more 

 one wants to say. We've simply got 

 to keep hammering away to bring 

 results. 



Educating the School Children. 



I presume it would mean disaster if 

 we men, as a body, were to issue bul- 

 letins or circulars from time to time 

 giving information to the school chil- 

 dren on all phases of plant culture. Do 

 any of you think it would stir the home 

 decoration spirit! For instance, what 

 do the great mass of people know about 

 plants and their cultur§,t Some have 

 wonderful success, but don't know 

 why; they are simply lucky. One day 

 a lady asked me what to do with her 

 palm to make it grow. I asked her how 

 it looked — whether the leaves had a 

 good color or were turning yellow. 

 Then she began. She said the plant 

 was "simply grand," that the leaves 

 were a deep, glossy green, and that she 

 had never seen a better specimen. I 

 told her she had doubtless learned the 



Cattleya Doi^viana 



Large importation of this beautiful yellow Cattleya just received from our 

 collector, in fine condition, via the Pacific route. Plants were only sixteen 

 days on the journey. All strong and well leaved, running from 10 to 60 bulbs. 



Due to arrive in a few days— four thousand 



Phalaenopsis Schilleriana and Amabilis 



Prices per dozen, 100 or 1000 on application. 



MacRORIE-McLAREN COMPANY 



711-714 Westbank BIdg., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Nurseries, SAN MATEO, CAL 



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OREGON GROWN SEED OF THE BEST ASTERS 



We are oSerlDg seed of only 

 those types of the aster which 



LEAD IN TflE CUT FLOWER MARKET 



This seed is all of our own careful selection from plants of VlKorous Growth, with 



Lons: Stems producing Perfect Flo^irers. 



CREOO ASTER SEKD, pink, shell pink, 'white or purple.. Tr. Pkt.. 26c; 4 Pkts.. 76c: Oi., $4.00 



TICK'S ROCHESTER, lavender pink Tr. Pkt. 25c 4 Pkts. 75c Or 4 00 



LADY ROOSEVELT, brieht pink Tr. Pkt.. 20c; 4 Pkts.! 60c I Oz!: 3J00 



HERBERT & FLEISHAUER, Aster Specialists, McMinnville, Oregon 



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Shasta Daisies 



Alaska, California and Weatralla, oritri- 

 nator's stock, extra strong divisions, t2.50 per 

 100; 122.50 per 1000; strong divisions, $2.00 per 

 100; 119.00 per 1000. 



Cyclamen Perslonm Glcantenm, nice 

 plants, full of buds, 3, 4 and &-in. pots, at $7.00, 

 110.00 and I2S.0O. 



Delphinium Hybrldum GrandUlorum, 

 extra select field plants, l^ear-old, all shades of 

 blue, $7.50 per 100. Kin* of Delpblnluma, 

 dark blue, with large white eye, 3-in. pots. $6.00 

 per 100. Queen Wlllielmlna, the best of the 

 new delphinlmni, light blue with white eye, 2 in. 

 across. $i5.00 per 100. 



Grohe's Cliamplon Strain of Petunias— 

 do not fall to try them ; you do not know the 

 posBibilltieB of single petunias till you have used 

 my strain. 



Giants of California, tr. pkt.. 25c ; 1000 seeds, 

 SOc; ^ oz., $3.00; oz.. $15.00. Ruffled Giants, 

 tr.pkt.,S5c; 1000 seeds, 60c: ^oe.,$3.50; oz.. 117.50. 



Send for list of other choice plants and seeds. 

 Cash, please. 



PRED QROHE, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



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secret of caring for her particular palm, 

 so she had better continue as formerly. 

 Then she wanted to know if milk 

 wouldn't improve it! This is only one 

 little incident. You have all met -with 

 them hundreds of times. 



Couldn't we reach people through the 

 school children? I know we could. 

 Why couldn't each florists' club offer 

 its active support to the city author- 

 ities and also to the school directors? 

 Money would be found in some way to 

 publish the necessary information. The 

 florist would be benefited, and so would 

 the people. Isn't it worth a thought? 



Now, don't think, fellows, that I 

 intend to spout all through the col- 

 umns of this excellent paper, because 1 

 do not. I simply want you to have 

 something to think about aside from 

 your business. Some of you old-timers 

 think you live simply to earn the big 

 iron dollar for yourself. Come out of 

 it and do something for your neighbor 

 occasionally. You '11 feel better. You '11 

 work better. 



This is a dear old world — if we but 

 knew it. F. K. B. 



Salem, Mass.— Wm. T. Walke, of the 

 Loring Avenue Conservatories, received 

 first prize at the Boston National 

 Flower Show for his new pink snap- 

 dragon, now known as the Walke snap- 

 dragon. 



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STANDARD RED POTS. 



Machine made, 

 light, uniform, 

 strong, porous. 

 AIlsize8,2,2X,2>4, 

 3, 3^,4,5, 6, 7,8, 

 9, 10, 12, 14-inch. 

 Write for prices 



Clay Products Co., ^^^SS!- 



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RMted Carnation Cuttings ' loo looo 



Alma Ward, fine new white $7.50 $65.00 



Admiration, fine new pink 4 00 80.00 



Maggie Moore, crimson 1.60 12.00 



Harlowarden, a fine lot, crimson 1.25 10.00 



These cuttings are No, 1 in every respect. 



We are sold out at present on everything 

 else. Our carnations are No. 1, and we do not 

 send any other kind. 



Loofliis Carnation Co., " ' VSl" * *"• 



Loomls, Plaoer Co., California 



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