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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 16. ie22 



a groat lettuce specialist, found roots 

 no less than foiy feet deep in his beds 

 of rich loam. Grand Bapids Forcing is 

 a good leaf lettuce, while of the popu- 

 lar heading sorts. May King and French 

 Unrivaled are unexcelled. No matter 

 which tyi)o you grow, the soil must be 

 rich. 1 would advise pricking out the 

 seedlings in flats, or even in part of a 

 bench of light, rich soil; this is much 

 to be preferred to potting them. C. W. 



GROWING SWEET POTATOES. 



Will you let me know how to start 

 sweet potatoes in the greenhouse to 

 plant out in the field? How and when 

 is it best to start themf Will you de- 

 scribe their culture? O. M. — Pa. 



Select small, well cured sweet po- 

 tato roots for seed purposes and reject 

 all those showing any signs of decay. 

 Start the roots in a hotbed during April, 

 and plant out the sets as soon as the 

 weather becomes settled in late May. 

 Use a light, sandy soil over the manure 

 in the hotbed and be careful not to over- 

 water the sets after planting. Having 

 prepared your land by manuring, plow- 

 ing and harrowing it well, make 

 ridges two and one-half to three feet 

 apart and, as soon as the weather be- 

 comes sufficiently warm, plant out the 

 sprouts, or "draws," as many call them, 

 twelve to eighteen inches apart along 

 the ridges. 



All through the summer the rows must 

 be kept well cultivated and it will prob- 

 ably be found necessary to j)ull out a 

 number of large weeds by hand, in addi- 

 tion. Digging the roots must be com- 

 menced just as soon as the first frost has 

 blackened the loaves on the trailing 

 shoots. It is m^eossary to avoid as much 

 as i)OHsil)ic the breaking of the roots, 

 and to dry the roots well in the sun be- 

 fore housing tliem. C. W. 



Hiintingburg, Ind. — The greenhouses 

 of (Joorgc Souhold have been sold to 

 Peter Morgon. Mr. Seubold will retire 

 from active business. 



Sterling, Kan. — A radiophone with an 

 ocojin to ocean range has been completed 

 and installed at the greenhouse of L. D. 

 Fishor. Mr. Fisher says that those who 

 want to "Say It with Flowers" in 

 Sterling should just go ahead and say 

 so and ho will hear it. 



Return Envelopes 



CatalojTue Envelopes 



Seed Packets 



Brown Bag Filling Machine Co. 



Fitehbarg, Mas*., U. S. A. 



We are cutting 30,000 Sweet Peas Daily 



Big Sweet Pea Sale 



Beautiful Spencer — Butterfly in Orange, Salmon, Maroon, 

 Rose Pink, Pink, Apricot Pink, White, Lavender, Mauve. 

 FINE ASSORTMENT 



Sale Price— Only $12.00 per 1000 



WE SHIP NOTHING BUT FRESH CUT FLOWERS. 



These peas are worth much more than the price we ask, 

 but we want to get acquainted with you and sell you some- 

 thing else. 



S. Bryson Ayres Seed Co., 



GENERAL OFFICES: 



503 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



Over 100 acres of flowers at our greenhouses and nurseries. 



Kunderd's Gladioli 



are now so w^ell knov^rn and are in such great demand that you, 



as a grower or florist, cannot afford to be without them. No 



other strains are now so popular, nor can you secure so many 



beautiful blooms from any other. They always bring top prices 



in the markets. 



Heretofore there has not been a sufficient supply to afford growers a 

 share in their great sale. 



I offer you a 

 Chance this Year 



for the first time to secure a select collection of about 

 ninety choice varieties listed and described in my 

 wholesale price list. All authorities are agreed that my 

 new strains represent by far the greatest improvement in 

 gladioli today. 



You will miss many of your best customers if you let 

 them go elsewhere for their cut flowers and bulbs. 

 Send for my wholesale list above described, and also a 

 copy of my new retail catalogue, both free. 



A. E. KUNDERD 



The Originator of The Ruffled Gladiolus 



Box 41, 



iGoshen, Indiana, U. S. A. 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



f^W ytniril I ^^^ FORCING OR 



UNITED BULB CO., Mt. Clemens, Mich. 



LEADING GROWERS OF GLADIOU 



GLADIOLI 



If you are looking for Gladiolus bulbs of 

 Al Quality see my ad under the Classified 

 column of this issue. 



JELLE ROOS 



^^a".\"S? Box A, CONCORD. MASS. 



GLADIOLUS BULBS, Surplus Stock 



Kto 

 Per 1000 1-in. 



Empress of India. $15.00 



Intensity 14.00 



Meadowvale 12.00 



Write for wholesale price list on all sizes and 

 bulblets of the best varieties. 



AUred Oesterling, ^'I'SlJ'^'^r"'* BnUer, P«. 



