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The Florists' Review 



MAKCH 0. 191G. 



A Word to the Wise is Sufficient 



A Closer View of BEST TET Forcins; Tomato 



Repeat Orders due to last year's 

 business is good evidence of the 

 merits of Best Yet as a forcing 

 tomato. I^et it be understood that 

 this is also a wonderful tomato for 

 garden culture. 



(SEED STOCK LIMITED) 



TraiU' paokii^ie oMiW) seeils .. $1.00 postpaid 



Strong Transplanted Seedlintjs. 

 $1. (to per do/..; $<i.00 per KH); $r)0.OO per lOOo 



Cultural eirculars witli all orders. 



J. B. GOETZ SONS 



INTRODUCERS 



Saginaw, Michigan 



■Mi'iitidii 'llif |{t'Vi«'\v wlioii yon write. 



VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT 



JM 



A POOR CROP OF LETTUCE. 



]\[y Grand Eapids lettuce does not 

 grow as fast as it should and there are 

 patches that do not grow at all. It is 

 quite uneven and its color is too yellow- 

 ish. The lower leaves have a growth 

 on them wluLdi looks like mold. Can 

 voii tell me the cause anil a remedy? 



A. II.— 111. 



The une\ en growth of the iilants is no 

 doubt due to sonu> poitions of your 

 soil being richer than others. I.,ettuce 

 requires a rich soil, witli plenty of 

 stable manuif well incorporated with 

 it. The nu)ldiuess may he due to care- 

 less watering and insuflicient ventila- 

 tion. A nigiit temperature of 4G to 50 

 degrees suits this lettuce. T think pov- 

 erty in parts of the beds is the cause 

 of tlie sickly looking plants. <J. "\V. 



TOMATOES UNDER GLASS. 



Growing Plants from Seed. 



J^et'ore \\ c toucii tlu' (jui'stinn (if seed 

 sowing, it is abxihitely iirccssary to 

 tal<e intr) ((uisidciatidn lunv you are 

 going to grow tlie ]ilaiits: that is. what 

 means you have of caring for the young 

 plants, nut mily from the standpoint of 

 numbers, but also with reference to 

 the temperature that you can maintain. 

 It is useless to grow a quantity of to- 

 Tuato seeiUings quite early and then 

 lind that you cannot give them the 

 necessary heat and space, with the re- 

 sult that there is a heavy loss of money. 

 The seedlings Avant to be grown on 

 without a check, to give the best re- 

 sults. Therefore look ahead, before 

 you sow the seed. 



The best soil in which to grow the 

 seedlings is a free, loamy soil, with 

 sufficient coarse sand well incorporated, 



Seed Sweet Potatoes 



Big .Stem .lersey. Yellow Nansemond. 

 I'p Rivers and Karly Carol inas. in heavy 

 packed busiiel hampers, $1.00 per bushel; 

 10 bushels or more. 75c per bushel 



Tomato Seed, Livingston's New 

 Stone and (Greater Baltimore, 1 pound, 

 postage paid, $1.50. 



H. AUSTIN, Falton, Del. 



Mention Thf R»t1«>w wh«n yon writ*. 



Watch for our Trade Mark Stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn 



SubstituHon of cheaper (fradesls thus 

 easUy ex|)08ed. Fresh sample brick, 

 ^^>^ with Illustrated book, mailed iwstpaid 

 ^^ *»^^ ^y iianufacturcrs upon receipt of 40 

 "Vj^^^><^ cents in |K)staKe. Address 



Trade Mark. Amcficati Spawn Co., SL Paul, Minn. 



Mpntlon Th» B^Tlttw whpn Ton write. 



to make it thoroughly porous. Mix it 

 well .and pan it through .a ^ i- inch sieve. 

 Keep the coarse soil and place it on the 

 liottom of the boxes to act as drainage. 

 Mix about one 7-inch pot of bone meal 

 with each barrowful of soil. 



Sowing Seed in Flats. 



I'sc ixtxcs about lliree inches deep 

 for the seed. Any ordinary plant flats 

 will do w(di for this purpose. On the 

 • liainagc place two inches of the fine 

 (•omi)(>st and press it until it is firm 

 and level, always using the soil in such 

 condition that it will not become plastic 

 or cake. 



Many seedlings are spoiled directly or 

 indirectly by sowing too thickly; so 

 have the seeds sown thinlV and evenly. 

 Tliis should be the aim of all growers. 

 To do this, take a round stick half 

 an inch thick ^ and long enough to 

 reach the width of the box; press this 

 stick on the soil and you will have a 

 furrow half an inch deep across the 

 box. If you will make these furrows 

 half an inch apart and sow the seed, 

 you will get a box of seedlings in nice, 

 straight rows, one inch apart. Cover 



TRANSPLANTED 

 VEGETABLE PLANTS 



Cabbage, CauliHower, Pepper. To- 

 mato, Celery, Lettuce and Egg Plant, 

 ready from ]\Iarch 1 to June 1. Price, 

 $3.00 per 1000, except Egg and Cauli- 

 flower. 



My plants will make you more 

 money than any other plants; write 

 for price list. 



GUY N. BUTTON, Conyngham, Pa. 



Mention Tlie Review when tou write. 



ROCHELLE 



4 YEARS tosts of Roohollc I'.Tiior Pots and Dirt 

 r.aiHls. Scf letters of N. U. Weaver and Avery 

 Bros, ill oiii- L' pajie ailvt.. p.nges Ki and II. 



F. W. ROCHELLE & SONS. Chester, N. J. 

 Mention 'I'lie Review wlieii you write. 



the seeds to a depth of one-fourth inch 

 with clean, fine soil and sand, half and 

 half, well mixed. 



Press the whole firmly and then 

 water the seed boxes with .a water can, 

 using .a fine sprinkler on the can. The 

 object is to firm the soil around the 

 seeds aiul supply them with sufficient 

 moisture to insure germination. Cover 

 the boxes with glass, which should be 

 reversed, to get rid of the condensed 

 moisture. All this is a little extra 

 trouble, but it spells success. 



F. E. B. 



Vinton, la. — Urice Bros, suffered a 

 complete loss of their stock and a fifty 

 per cent loss of their building by firo 

 F(d>ruary 21. 



Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Greenville 

 Floral Co. has purchased forty acres 

 of land north of the city, and is making 

 plans for the erection of greenhouses. 

 Vegetables will be grown at the new 

 range. 



