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The Florists' Review 



June 15, 1916. 



Send for Complete Price List 

 Zvolanek's Prize Sweet Pea Seed 



We have a copy of Mr. Anton C. Zvolanek's interesting price list ready for you, if you failed to receive the one mailed you a few days 

 ago. Mr. Zvolanek is the originator of the Winter Sweet Pea. having produced all but two of the several hundred Winter- flowering Sweet 

 Peas now known to the botanist— more than 106 distinct varieties developed from his Orchid-flowering type are now grown throughout the 

 world. Sweet Peas from Zvolanek seed, exhibited by Mr. Zvolanek and other prominent growers, have gathered first prizes everywhere. The 

 four latest honors were First Prizes at the Philadelphia National Flower Show and the New York International Flower Show, and the Gold 

 Medals of Honor at both the San Francisco and San Diego Expositions. Last year's crop was sold out very early. Orders are filled in the 

 order of their receipt. We urge ordering now— from the novelties offered below or from the price list we will gladly send. 



8 NEW AND WONDERFUL OROHID NOVELTIES-READY FOR YOU AUO. 20 



MRS.CHAS. A. ZV^OLANEK Finest lavender^ ,, „, t a nn ( 



ZVOLANEK'S BLUE Bright blue, early (. S °^-' ,?SJ 



REV. FATHER N. C. RALEY Lavender-lilac ( 7 °^ • ' iIXXV 



MRS. A. LEHMANN Dainty light bluej '^oz... i/.oo (^ 



ZVOLANEK'S RED Fiery red, largest grown 



MISS LOUISE GUDE Brilliant pink, strong 



ZVOLANEK'S BRITANNIA Scarlet-crimson, early 



BLACK LADY Large dark maroon 



16 OF THE MOST POPULAR WINTER OROHID PEAS-READY JULY 10 



Variety— 1 oz. 



PINK AND WHITE ORCHID 10.76 



MRS. A. A. SKACH 1.00 



WHITE ORCHID 1.00 



LAVENDER ORCHID 1.00 



RED ORCHID 1.09 



ORCHID BEAUTY 1.00 



MISS FLORA FABING (almost the same as Yarrawa) 1.00 

 VENUS 1.60 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



Variety— 1 oz. 



LAVENDER QUEEN (sameasAnitaWehrman).. 10. 60 

 CHRISTMAS PINK ORCHID (same as 



Sensation) 4.00 



MORNING STAR 4.00 



MISS ROLAND 2.00 



APRICOT ORCHID 2.00 



MRS. JOS. MANDA 1.26 



MRS. M. SPANOLIN 1.25 



Wabash Ava. at Laka St. 

 Phana All Depts. Cant. 7720 



CHICAGO 



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VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT 



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CUCUMBER WILT. 



I have eight greenhouses in which cu- 

 cumbers are growing. Two of the 

 houses contain solid beds and the other 

 six have raised benches. I grow Kaw- 

 son's Hothouse and Vickery Forcing 

 varieties. We started these plants in 

 pots from January 1 to 20, and planted 

 them in the beds from March 1 to 20. 

 They are grown in a good field loam, 

 with some rotted horse manure, and we 

 had a fine lot of lettuce in these houses, 

 using nitrate of soda between the rows. 

 After planting the cucumber.s, about 

 two feet apart, wo gave about a gallon 

 of well rotted cow manure to each hill. 

 When the plants were twelve to 

 eighteen inches high we gave an ap- 

 plication of fresh horse manure, one or 

 two inches thick. We sprayed them 

 with nicotine to kill green fly and the 

 foliage is bright and clean. The trou- 

 ble is that some of the plants, with 

 cucumbers nearly ready for the market, 

 suddenly wither, and we are at a loss 

 to know what causes this trouble and 

 how to prevent it. We gave the beds 

 a coat of slaked lime, which seemed to 

 help a little. We cut back some of the 

 wilted plants and they made new 

 growth. The roots of the plants are 

 healthy looking and white. We have 

 been careful in watering, so as not to 

 get the plants too wet and soggy or let 

 them become too dry. We have used 

 Bordeaux mixture, but have not yet 

 had time to see any eflFect. Some of our 

 friends have said the trouble is cucum- 

 ber wilt, but no remedy has been sug- 

 gested, except to remove the affected 

 plants so that the disease will not 

 spread. Any information will be ap- 

 preciated. L. H.— Tenn. 



For cucumber blight or wilt there is 

 as yet no known remedy. That it is 



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XXX SEEDS 



CHINESE PRIMROSE, finest Krown, slngl* 

 and double, mixed, 650 seeds, $1.00; 1000 seeds, 

 $1.26; 'a pkt.. 60c. Colors separate also. 



PRIMULA KKWENSI8, new dwarf yellow, 20c. 



PRIMULA MALACOIDK.S,Giaut Baby. 20c. 



CINERARIA, larfce flowerioK dwarf mUed, 1000 

 socdw ft) ic* * Vi dIc t 2fic* 



CALCEOLARIA, dwarf f^lant. spotted, pkt., 26c. 



CYCLAMEN, finest irlante, 260 seeds, tl.OO. 



1) 4.IHY (bellls). Monstrfcsa, new Rlants, 28c. 



FORGET-ME-NOTS. Triumph, extra fine, 26c. 



GIANT PANS Y. the best larife flowertntr varieties, 

 criOcally selected. 6000 seeds, $1.00: »Q-pkt.,60c: oz., 

 $3.00. Extra pkt. of uiantl'erret pansy seed added 

 to every order for pansy seed. Our iiansies are 

 fine. Cash. Liberal extra count. 



lOHN f. RUPP, Shirananstown, Pi. 



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infectious the majority of cucumber 

 men are agreed, and pulling out affected 

 plants, or at least cutting out wilted 

 portions as soon as they appear, is to 

 be recommended. This and other bac- 

 terial affections are largely prevented 

 by sterilizing the soil well before plant- 

 ing. This applies to both cucumbers 

 and lettuce: Do not use any nitrate of 

 soda on cucumbers. There is no better 

 food for them than cow manure, either 

 as a top-dressing or in liquid form, if 

 you can procore it. 



Your treatment of the cucumbers 

 seems to have been as nearly correct as 

 possible, but this wilt appears in the 

 houses of our most expert growers from 

 time to time, so do not get discouraged. 



C. W. 



GLADIOLUS 



Various Choice Mixed Varieties 



See our Florists' Catalogue 

 and ask for special prices. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



S3 Barclay Street, throuarh to 84 Park Place 

 NKW TORK 



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