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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



MADISON, N. J. 



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Current Notes. 



■is County Gardeners' and 

 ill. had its usual monthly 

 Wednesdaj last, and com 

 ■ liiinl details for the annual 



t.. lie lit-Jt] mii \ i \ ember ■". :i ml ti. 



This society wel u - outside eompi ti 



tion an. I does qoI deduct any percentage 

 from the winnings of successful competi- 

 tors, who arc not members, the general 

 feeling being that if a grower ran win 

 a prize he is entitled to it. no matter 

 where he comes from. 



Eoses generally are looking well in 

 this section and good competition can 

 be looked for in spite of a wet, cold 

 summer, while as for the chrysanthe- 

 mums, the Madison show has for years 

 been famous. The flowers annually set 

 up by such growers as A. Herrington, of 

 Florham Farms, and W. Duekham. gard- 

 ener to D. Willis James, are ample tes- 

 timony to the fact that Madison can't 

 be beat in floriculture. Chrysanthemums 

 this year seem to be even finer than 

 usual, and this section will be heard 

 from, as usual, when the New 5Tori 

 show begins. 



Building operations this summer were 

 not very extensive in this section, al- 

 though quite a general overhauling can 

 be noticed around. 



Eighter & Barton erected two houses 

 of the new galvanized construction of 

 the Pierson-Sefton Co. They are un- 

 questionably splendid houses, although 

 expensive for the trade grower. Stock 

 in these houses is in very fine condi- 

 tion, the American Beauties particularly, 

 and taken altogether this is a model 

 establishment. 



A. L. Schultz & Co. put up o 

 house, 22x300, and modernized their 

 heating plant somewhat, putting in two 

 of the largest Hitchings sectional boil- 

 ers. The boys believe in being up to 

 date, and are constantly making im- 

 provements. 



Jeff Doremus only started in the busi- 

 ness last year, but this year he added :i 

 new house, 20x200 feet, of the best type 

 of construction, also by the Pierson- 

 Sefton Co. The stock all through his 

 place is in good shape, and then' -.'.in- 

 a prosperous winter ahead of him. The 

 genial Jeff has a well of very fine wa- 

 ter on his place, but I venture to predict 

 that his water will never make him more 

 famous than has the brand of apple jack 

 he for venrs manufactured Visitor. 



The Market. 



During the lasi few weeks trade has 

 been picking up wonderfully and with 

 the great scarcity of stock it keeps both 

 retailers un.l wholesalers at their wits' 

 end to kn.m h..» to till orders. As we 

 are" sending the- . " ...'•■ i • i... .. ■ 



in the weather lias taken place and we 

 are plunged from a decidedly cool Au- 

 gust to what would look like a very 

 warm September and might be classed as 

 July weather. This, we presume, will 

 '• ii'len.y to rush stock along. 

 Asters are exceptionally plentiful and 

 some very fine stock, especially in white: 

 long stems and blooms all that could be 

 desired. Carnations are commencing to 

 come in fair supply. C. Turp is sending 

 in a nice cut. W. L. Lindsay, of Tif- 



sonburg, is also sending in some good 

 stock. 



Notes. 



John Milligan. late of Duulop 's, who 

 has taken over the greenhouse at Mimi- 

 ... Industrial School, loomed up the other 

 day with his first cut of carnations. He 

 reports stock looking very promising. 



We were favored with a call the other 

 day from TV. J. Peake, of J. H. Eeb- 

 stock's, Buffalo, N. Y.; also A. F. Luhr, 

 St. Mary's, Pa. D. J. 



GRAND RAPIDS. 



Prices remain the same as at my last 

 report, except asters, which vary from 

 25c to 50c, according to quality. 



The weather still continues humid. We 

 have had such an abundance of rain that 

 it has interfered seriously with housing 

 carnations; eleven days of continuov.s 

 rain, and at the present time it is still 

 raining. Business is quiet, except fun- 

 eral orders and shipping, which keeps all 



I am very pleased 

 with the advertise- 

 ment. : : : : 



93% 



of the orders re- 

 ceived 



MENTION 



THE 



REVIEW. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, 



GRAND VIEW, N. J. 



flowers cleaned up close. Carnations are 

 very scarce, but field-grown flowers are 

 beginning to come in fast, while the 

 earlier planted stock inside is also be- 

 ginning to flower, although the stems 

 are, of course, rather short. This is the 

 kind of weather that is rough on violets, 

 and forms the right conditions for biaek 

 spot. Look sharp after the ventilation 

 and uon't forget to keep the other eye 

 on that pesky little rascal, the black fly. 

 Violet troubles have begun early this 

 season. 



This week will see the balance, or 

 nearly so, of all carnations planted, and 

 it is fair week here, too. The floral ex- 

 hibit will, as usual, be a "help us out" 

 kind of an affair, when anything, even 

 the poorest trash, goes, just because of 

 poor management and leaving things go 

 till just before fair time, then run around 

 to see who can be secured to help out. 

 This year Henry Smith, Grand Eapids 

 Floral Co., and Bruins-Slot & Sons are 

 the martyrs, and will do their best to 

 make that department attractive. 



Such a strong opposition has devel- 

 oped against the city acquiring the 

 Maenama forty acres, adjoining John 

 Ball Park, that it has been decided ad- 

 visable by the council to submit the mat- 

 ter to a vote of the people. 



Pleasant memories cling to us from 

 the Milwaukee convention, and we should 

 like to see a gold medal awarded that 

 man or woman who suggested that de- 

 lightfully convenient and practical lunch 

 basket on board boat. G. F. C. 



GARDENING ,JNDEB 



GLASS 



Mueller Bros., St. Joseph, Mo., have 

 built a fine range of four houses for 

 lettuce. 



Lawrence Becker, 1240 Bryn Mawr 

 avenue, Chicago, has dropped carnations 

 and planted his place to lettuce. 



Jacob Phillip, Sogers Park, Chicago, 

 has discontinued forcing cucumbers and 

 lettuce, and planted his houses to car- 



CUCUMBERS. 

 Please give me a few points on raising 

 cucumbers under glass, the best variety 

 to force, time to plant, etc. , M. G. 



The variety most generally grown here 

 under glass fcr the trade is the White 

 Spine. Why it is preferred to the more 

 tender English forcing varieties I have 

 never been able to discover, as it does 

 not begin to compare with Telegraph or 

 any of its numerous types, but the fact 

 remains that the eastern markets want 

 only the White Spine, and it does not 

 pay a man to grow what he cannot sell. 

 Many private growers, however, grow the 

 English varieties for home consumption, 

 and it may be that they will some day be 

 more extensively handled. 



Cucumbers may be grown under glass 

 the year around, the winter, of course, 

 being the time when they are hardest to 

 grow and most profitable. For a winter 

 crop sow the seed now. Put two or three 

 seeds in a 3-inch pot and thin out to one 

 before planting out on the benches. Use 

 new, fibry loam, well enriched with rot- 

 ten manure. Set out the plants three 

 feet apart and train up on a wire trellis 

 near the roof. Some of the large New 

 England growers set out the plants right 

 in the soil that forms the floor of the 

 house, no benches being used. For win- 

 ter forcing I would prefer to set out 

 plants on benches, as they would then 

 get more light and air. To set a crop 

 of fruit in the winter the White Spine 

 has to be hand pollinated, a simple mat- 

 ter when one knows the difference be- 

 tween the male and female flowers. 

 Sometimes a hive of bees is put into the 

 house for the purpose of pollinating flow- 

 ers and this is perhaps the quickest 

 way if one has lots of plants. 



Greenfly is sometimes troublesome, but 

 if tobacco stems are kept in the house 

 from the first the fly will never become 

 numerous. If they do, a light fumiga- 

 tion will do no harm to the plants. Mil- 

 dew sometimes appears in the winter, but 

 may be controlled by the use of sulphur. 

 The temperature may be 60 degrees at 

 night, with a rise of 20 degrees during 

 the day if the weather is bright. C. T. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



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 NOT admitted under tills head. 



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 wanted or help wanted advertisement not ex- 

 ceed ins-:;;-, words in any on.- Issue during- the year 

 If the advertisement exceeds ...". words, send a; 

 tic- rate of one cent for each additional word. 



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 add lu cents for forwarding. 



FOR SALE— Some extra eood second-hand 3- 

 inch pipe ^uaranie. .1 sound at tipper foot: 

 also some 4 inch. W. H. Salter. Rochester. N. Y. 



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ANTED-Florls 



preferred. A 

 Klimmer. Di 

 Oak Park. 111. 



