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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Febecary 25, 1904. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



Chicago, Feb. 24. — Radishes, 20@40 

 cents doz. bunches; lettuce, 25 cents case; 

 heads, $1@$4 bbl. ; cucumbers, 50 ceuts@ 

 $1.25 doz. 



RADISHES. 



It is better to continue sowing this 

 crop in the greenhouse for some time 

 jet. Frames would be rather too cold 

 to insure the quick growth on which de- 

 pends the quality of the radish. Besides, 

 the returns would be so slow that it 

 would hardly pay for the trouble neces- 

 sary in caring for them in cold frames. 

 We have tried several varieties of rad- 

 ishes this winter, but have failed to find 

 any better suited to our purpose than 

 Non Plus Ultra. W. S. Croydon. 



APHIDES ON LETTUCE, 



I am sending a few leaves of lettuce 

 and would like to know if aphides are 

 responsible for their appearance f I 

 know there are aphides on some of these 

 leaves but I find some leaves that look 

 the same way but on which I can £nd 

 no insects. G. B. 



The plants are undoubtedly affected 

 by aphides and they seem to be caus- 

 ing all the trouble, as I can find no 

 trace of any fungus or other disease on 

 the samples sent. The fact that on 

 some of the affected leaves no aphides 

 are found does not prove that aphides 

 did not do the harm. These leaves have 

 probably been injured while in a younger 

 and more tender state; they would not 

 assume the appearance they have now, 

 immediately after the insect had done 

 its work, but would probably take eight 

 or ten days to reach the present stage. 

 The aphides,, affei* Jieachipg, the mature 

 state seem to give their attention more 

 to the ^production of offspring than to 

 feeding: It is while in the more minute 

 stage that they seem to do the most 

 harm. The first indications of their 

 presence is the curling of the young, 

 tender leaves. This curling is caused 

 by the nerves or stronger veins of the 

 leaves being punctured by the insects. 

 The leaves will outgrow this curling to 

 a certain extent, but the withered appear- 

 ance of the nerves of the leaves, as on 

 the sample sent, is proof of this having 

 been damaged at an earlier stage. 



W. S. Crotdon. 



WHITE FLY ON TOMATOES. 



Our experience with this tough little 

 customer is that nothing short of hydro- 

 cyanic acid gas will eradicate it when it 

 once gets a foothold. Though we have 

 kept it in check with tobacco, we were 

 never able to clean the house of it until 

 we used the gas. Our first experience 

 with the gas on tomatoes was in a house 

 containing about 2,700 feet. In this we 

 used one quart water, one quart sulphuric 

 acid and five ounces cyanide of potassium, 

 using Qn^ jar only and placing it on one 

 side, albp.ut half way along the house. 

 We hafl to set it on one side as there is 

 no passageway in the center of the 

 house ; the passageway runs around the 

 house between the center and side 

 benches. On the center bench were two 

 rows of tomatoes on which the first, fruits 

 were just beginning to ripen, while the 



side benches were occupied by smaller 

 plants. To the plants in the center lit- 

 tle or no damage was done, but where the 

 gas went over these and struck the young 

 plants the tips and more tender leaves 

 were pretty badly scorched. At the ends 

 of the house no damage whatever was 

 done, nor was any damage done on the 

 side of the house where the vessel stood'. 



The next time we had occasion to use 

 the gas in the same house, in place of us- 

 ing one vessel we divided the same 

 amount of material into two equal por- 

 tions and used two jars, placing them in 

 the passageway at either end of the cen- 

 ter bench. This gave a more even dis- 

 tribution, but still there were a few of 

 the tender leaves slightly scorched. No 

 fly was left alive in eitlier case and we 

 found this sufficient to clean the house, 

 no eggs even hatching out afterwards. 

 Wherever this persistent little customer 

 comes from, we find that he pays us a 

 visit in the tomato house every year. 



This year we used only about two- 

 thirds of the former quantity and no 

 damage whatever was done, but we found 

 it necessary to give a second application 

 about eight days after the first. This 

 last was given about Christmas time and 

 we have seen no white fly since. 



In a former article I said that I hesi- 

 tated to recommend this gas, on account 

 of its being so poisonous, but I am glad 

 to see the articles relating to it in the 

 Review. The better it is known the less 

 danger of accident from its use. The 

 great danger lies in people attempting to 

 use it before they are thoroughly alive to 

 the harm that may result through care- 

 les.sness. W. S. Crotdon. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. 



Pres., S. F. WiUard, Wethersfleld, Conn.; First 

 Vlce-Pres., J. Chaa. McCullougrh, Cincinnati. O.; 

 Sec'y and Treas., C. E. Kendet, Cleveland, O. 

 The 22d annual meeting will be held at St. Louis, 

 Uo., June. 190i. 



It looks as though onion sets might 

 soon be worth as much as last spring. 



The Leonard Seed Co., Chicago, ex- 

 pects to open its new retail store at 

 81 Kinzie street about March 1. 



Market gardeners ' trade is brisk at 

 Chicago, compensating in a measure for 

 slow business in the mail order depart- 

 ment. 



The new Wm. S. Gilbreath Seed Co. 

 of Indianapolis, Ind., is doing business 

 at its temporary quarters, 368 S. Merid- 

 ian street. 



A report from Traverse City. Mieh., 

 states that the Jerome B. Eice Seed Co. 

 has contracted" for 4,000 acres of peas 

 in that vicinity. In lower Michigan 1,500 

 acres of beans, radish, squash, pumpkin 

 and cucumber are said to have been con- 

 tracted for. 



The season is not far advanced and 

 the outlook is for a steadily rising mar- 

 ket up to the limit of what the consumer 

 can afford to pay for all stocks that are 

 scarce. The more plentiful stocks are 

 likely to be influenced by the prevailing 

 conditions and an advance in the prices 

 or at least a stiff demand for all of them 

 is anticipated. 



The eanners' varieties of peas seem to 

 be up to the demand, but many of the 

 popular garden varieties are becoming 

 short. 



ONIONS? 



A novelty in the advertising line is the 

 street ear card appearing in Chicago. It 

 reads as follows: 



Have you asked your grocer about 

 Budlong's Boilers? "Why not? They are 

 Tender, Juicy. Either kind, Yellow or 

 Eed. L. A. Endlong Co., Chicago. 



LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT. 



Ofttimes the little things in business 

 matters are overlooked, and as often, 

 instead of being unimportant, they have 

 the greatest possible of influence in de- 

 termining the customer to buy or not to 

 buy, as the case may be. Facts of this 

 sort were noticeable during a recent trip 

 taken by J. E. Bonwell, secretary of 

 the Bonwell Seed Company, Nebraska 

 City, Neb., who writes Agricultural Ad- 

 vertising. He says: 



I have just returned from a little trip over 

 the State and have picked up one or two 

 things that may be of interest to agricultural 

 advertisers. During the trip I came in contact 

 personally with a great many farmers and 

 secured from them their views on the adver- 

 tising question. 



Early this season we used some perforated 

 gummed addresses and mailed some special 

 matter direct to the farmers. While on this 

 last trip one farmer called my attention to 

 this in about the foilowmg words: "You 

 spend a good deal of money and time in try- 

 ing to have your printed matter effective, and 

 tlien when you mail it you use a little printed 

 address stuck on the envelope, sometimes 

 curled up or crossmse. and expect us to make 

 no comparison between the outside and inside 

 of the envelope. I can tell you that in order 



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DAHLIAS. 



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LILaC C. B. VAN NES. 



Best red lilac for forcing-. Very free bloom- 

 ing-, forces early. Red out of doors, but in foro- 

 Ing: color turns to a fine pink. We offer this to 

 the trade with great conQdeuce. Pot-grown 

 plants, fof forcing, well bud<led. $1 each. From 

 open field., 2-year, budded, 3 to 6 shoots, 40c each, 



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