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The Florists^ Review 



Deckmbkb 10, 1014. 



Vegetable Forcing 



FOBCINO RHUBABB. 



Please tell me whether to cut or to 

 pull out rhubarb stalks. Is it better to 

 force it in the dark or lightf What is 

 the best kind for forcing? C. E. S. 



Always pull out the rhubarb stalks. 

 Grow it in as dark a place as possible; 

 the stalks then come a bright red color. 

 Victoria is hard to beat as a forcing 

 variety. (;. W. 



NIGHT HEAT FOB RHUBABB. 



In forcing rhubarb is it advisable to 

 allow the heat to subside at night? 



G. C. 



No; keep a good heat both night 

 and day. If you want good rhubarb, 

 and in as short a time as possible, you 

 cannot afford to allow any more of a 

 drop in the temperature at night than 

 is necessary. C. W. 



RADISHES DAMPING OFF. 



I am growing radishes. After they 

 are up about a week, they seem to 

 rot or wilt off in spots, and the spots 

 keep spreading. Is there anything I 

 can put on them to prevent this? 



H. E. Y. 



Radishes require a comparatively low 

 night temperature; 45 degrees is suffi- 

 cient. They succeed better in solid 

 beds than in raised benches, and should 

 have a somewhat light, sandy soil. In 

 heavy soil they are much more subject 

 to damping off than in sandy soil. 

 The roots, also, will be more likely 

 to become scabby or maggoty. The 

 rows should be six inches apart. Seed 

 should be sifted, in order to secure an 

 even stand. A maximum temperature 

 of 65 degrees in winter is ample. Air 

 must be given at every opportunity, 

 as radishes resent coddling. tRadishes 

 should have a rich but somewhat light 

 soil. Horse manure is the best fer- 

 tilizer to use, and after each crop is 

 cleared, some should be thoroughlj' in- 

 corporated in the soil if it shows any 

 signs of exhaustion. It is difficult to 

 determine why your plants are damping 

 off unless more is known of soil, cul- 

 tural conditions, etc., but I hope you 

 may get some Lelp from these hints. 



C. W. 



CUT PRICES ON BULBS 



HTACIKTH8. lOO 1000 



Named Sorts, 1st Size $3.50 . $.30.00 



Separate Colors 1.75 15.00 



KASCISSVS. 



Granrllg 60 4.00 



Golden Spnr 90 8.00 



Prlnoeps 50 4.00 



Poetlcus 50 3..'iO 



SiDKle Mixed 60 6.00 



Ini<(>nipai'aljle CO 6.<»0 



Double Von Slon. First SUp 1.00 9.00 



Doiihle Von Slon. Double Nose 1.75 15.00 



Double Mixed 1.00 7.50 



HISCELLANEOtrS. 



Croons, Named Sorts 40 3.50 



Scllla Sihlrl< a 40 3.riO 



Single Snowdrops 40 3.<'0 



Double Snowdrops 60 5.00 



Glaut El\ve«ll Smiwilrops 40 3.00 



Lilium Uiganteum, 7/fl 6.00 50.00 



G. H. HUNKEL CO., Seedsmen 



MILWAUKEE. WIS. 



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BULBS 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Dutch Hyacinths, Second Size, Named Varieties $2.75 $2 <.00 



Dutch Hyacinths, for Beddiug, separate colors 2.U0 18.00 



SINGLE TULIPS 



Per 1000 

 ...$ 6.60 



Artus 



Chrysolora -, . . . (5.00 



Collage Maid 6.00 



Duchess de Parma 7.00 



Keizerskroon 1 1 00 



L'lmmaeulee 6.60 



Yellow Priuce 6.00 



DOUBLE TULIPS 



Per inoo 



La Candeur $ 8.00 



Murillo 7.00 



Tournesol, Red and Yellow 15.00 



Tournesol, Yellow 12.60 



Vuurbaak 13.60 



Johnson Seed Company 



PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



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SOW NOW 



STOCK FOR WINTERBLOONING 



We offer now to the trade, for 

 the first time, a straia of wmter- 

 bloomiug stock which will produce 

 nearly 90^ double flowers. We 

 call it 



**HEATHERHOME GEM" 



and it appears in three splendid 

 colors, namely: Pink, white and 

 lavender. 



Per Trade Packet, $1.00 each 



The Home of Heather 



Knight & Struck Co. 



1 Bfadison Ave., NKW YORK 



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THE KENILWORTH 



GIANT PANSY SEED 



For fuller description see 



my ad la July aod Kag. 



RMTtew, or Bend for 



list. 1 lOO neeila, .25c: 

 6000,tl.OO: ■4 0Z..$l 25; .>/.., IJ.UU. 



PrinctMH, D -w uprlRbt, 

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Seeiis-Biiitis 



J. J. WILSON SEED CO., Inc. 

 NEWARK, N. J. 



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 ^* L ^ IH^T rect toirardeiit^reaDd florlataat 

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ABCHIAS 8SEU 8T0BE. Box 84, 8EUAL1A. HO. 



XXX SEEDS 



Ascratum Blu« St«r,bP8< dwa»f. pkt, 20c. 



Aiyssum Snowball, nuest dwarf, very com- 

 pact. Hue for pots, only true dwarf, pkt., axs. 



Chinas* Ptimrosa, tine*t Krown. sintile and 

 double, mixed. 660 seeds. $1.< 0: Hj pkt., 60c. 



Chilatmas Pappara, \ery flne, A-c. 



CInararIa, larue fluweriuR. dwarf, mixed, flne, 

 I0«) seeds. SOc; »a pkt., 26c. . 



Cobaaa Scandans nurple, pkt., 20c. 



Colaua, » pw giants, fiae. 2iic. 



Candytuft, new while giant, pkt., 20c, 



Columi'Ina, new fancv varieties mixed, 20c. . 



Jaruealam Charry Malvlnll. comcMl: Nan- 

 daraenli, ntwdt^arf, and Fra Oiavolo. each 

 20c. 



Loballa. Blue Ball, now dwarf, dark blue with- 

 out eye: Unestof all Libelia-i, pht ,20c. 



MIcnanatta, true ■ ew M*chat.20c. 



ranay, Clanta mixad. flneai grown, critically 

 selected. 6000 seeds. J'.(0: ^ pkt., 60c. oz.,$3X». 



Fatuala Maw »tar, finest Tuarked. 20c. 



Patunia Catlfornia clants, mixe', i'-c. 



Ph'ox Drum., new dwaif. large floiverins, 

 grand, flnest colors and beauties. 'Go. 



Poppy. Ori»ntal Colossus, giand, 20c. 



Salvia Bonfiia, v^ry b- st frown. 20c, 



Shamrock, tru- Irish gieen. pkt., 20c. 



Snapdrason, Giant White. Firk and Yellow, 

 peparato or mix^d. fine, nkl., ?0\ 



9waat Williams ne* fancy mixed, 20c. 



Thunbaral*, mix-d. pki.. 2«c. 



Toranla. new giant, ext a flne. 20c. 



Vaibana, new viants, finest grown, mixed or 

 sopa-tite colors in piiik. purple, scarlet. 

 white and white-eytd, eauli per pk'., 20c- 



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SEEDS AND BULBS 



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