Fkbuuary 1, 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



85 



View of Fruit Setting and Plant Habit of BEST YET. 



NOW READY 



FORCING TOMATO 



Qoetz's BEST YET 



We especially recommend this new 

 forcer as the best yet introduced. 

 For forcing under glass it has no 

 equal; as a producer it stands alone 

 at the top of the forcing list. The 

 fruit is smooth, large, bright red. 

 Ripens ail over at once; an ex- 

 tremely early setter. The skin is 

 firm, but still thin, making it an 

 ideal shipper. Goetz's BEST YET 

 is offered to all who desire some- 

 thing especially choice for green- 

 house forcing. The success with 

 BEST YET as a forcer with the 

 greenhousemen will be most aston- 

 ishing. 



Seed Stock Limited 

 True and original stock — trade 

 pkt. of 100 seeds, $1.00; (> pkts., 

 $5.00, postpaid. 



Strong Transplanted Seedlings, $1.00 per dozen; $6.00 per lOO; $50.00 per lOOO. Cultural circular with order 



J. B. QOETZ SONS, Introducers, 



SAGINAW, MICH. 



SNAPDRAGON 



Prepare early for bedding out stock. By sowing seed 

 of Snapdragon now you can have plants nicely in bloom in 

 bands and pots for spring sales. We have all of the good 

 ones and offer seed as follows: 



Our famous Silver Pink, $1.00 per pkt.; 

 3 for $2.50; 7 for $5.00. Seed of White, 

 Yellow^, Light Pink, Garnet and Nelrose, 

 36c per pkt.; 3 for $1.00. All orders cash. 



Free cultural directions. 



See our display ad of square paper pots and dirt bands, 

 the proper articles for the growing of all small plants. 



G. S. RAMSBURG 



Somersworth, N. H. 



J^iirple Globe. Stirling Castle an<l 

 (oniet are doing better than Living- 

 ston s Purple Globe. Our day tempera- 

 ture ranges from 70 to 75 degrees and the 

 mght teinperature from 65 to 70 de- 

 crees. The plants were watered about 



Wr"^ ^''""^^ ^"^ ^<^^'^ gi^'cn a little liquid 

 lertilizer about once a week, consisting 

 or Jiquid cow manure in a mild form. 

 1 lie house^ is well ventilated each dav. 

 1, ! T^'' fertilized the blooms by shak- 

 mVv ^\'?"*'- ^"y information you 

 P nL '^ ^ ^ ^"^ 8ive me will be apprc- 

 '^^*^''- J. E. F.— O. 



win^'l """'^ Stirling Castle arc good 

 ^nter tomatoes. Livingston's Purple 

 t, ro t\'-*^^' a'^apted for outdoor cul- 

 vnnr^r . ^^^ principal reasons why 

 tW J w*! '''■° '^^^"g so poorly are, first, 

 the night temperature is excessive; sec- 



ond, the plants are being overwatcrcd; 

 third, you are overfeeding them. In 

 addition, they probably are growing in 

 solid beds and have an almost unlimited 

 root run. A suitable night temperature 

 for tomatoes in winter is GO to 62 de- 

 grees. They prefer a dry atmosphere; 

 they should have a good drying out be- 

 tween waterings. In solid beds, with a 

 big root run, fruit will not set satisfac- 

 torily during midwinter. If in benches 

 with a limited root run, where rampant 

 growth can be restricted, a good set can 

 be assured, provided artificial pollina- 

 tion is practiced. 



You should not have applied liquid 

 manure at this season. The plants can- 

 not need it. A little given when the 

 crop was well set would have been of 

 benefit, but earlier it would be more 

 likely to be harmful. Remove all the 



laterals and shorten back the leaves, 

 which help to keep the sunshine from 

 the branches. Plants in solid beds are 

 all right when the sun is higher in the 

 heavens, but they are at best an uncer- 

 tain crop in midwinter unless the roots 

 can be restricted. • C. \V. 



Houghton, Mich.— Alfred W. York, 

 manager of the Lakeside Floral Co. for 

 the last ten years, and Stephen Pana- 

 suk, foreman at the Lakeside green- 

 houses, have formed a partnership un- 

 der the name of York & Panasuk. The 

 new firm has purchased the stock of the 

 Chassell, Mich., range and the fixtures 

 and stock of the Lakeside Floral Co. 

 stores at Calumet, Houghton and Lau- 

 rium. The greenhouses and the store 

 buildings have been leased. 



