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The Florists^ Review 



Febbdasx 11, 1915. 



FORCING GLADIOLI 



AMERICA, 1^ to 2^ inches, at $ 8.00 per 1000 



FRANCIS KING, l^a to 21^ inches, at 10.00 Per 1000 



S PKR CENT FOR CASH. 



This stock was grown on my new farm, which is gravelly loam and which produces bulbs of the 

 finest quality. If wanted in large quantities send list of wants. Write for wholesale list of 60 varieties. 



E. E. STEWART, 



Brooklyn, Mich. 



Mention The Berlew wh^n yon wrlf . 



Vegetable Forcing 



TEMPERATUBE FOE LETTUCE. 



What is the best night temperature 

 lor lettuce and about what length of 

 time is required to get transplanted 

 lettuce ready for market? What is 

 the best way to keep down green fly? 

 Nothing else is grown in the house. 

 Unless the mercury is below zero, the 

 temperature runs to 55 and 60 degrees 

 at night. Is this too warm? 



T. M. G. 



A temperature of 55 to 60 degrees at 

 night is much too high for lettuce. It 

 should not exceed 45 to 48 degrees. 

 If it goes beyond 50 degrees the leaves 

 become thin and flabby and easily fall 

 a prey to the various diseases to which 

 they are subject. A day temperature 

 of 55 degrees when cloudy and 60 to 

 65 degrees with sunshine can be given. 

 Fumigate with any of the nicotine ex- 

 tracts or papers. A good many grow- 

 ers now use hydrocyanic acid gas, a 

 light dose of which suffices to keep 

 down aphis. Fall crops started in Au- 

 gust or early September take about 

 eight weeks to mature; in winter three 

 to four weeks longer is needed and 

 toward spring less time is required. By 

 starting the first crop about Septem- 

 ber 1 you can market in November, the 

 next crop in early February and a 

 third in April. C. W. 



LETTUCE IN NOBTH DAKOTA. 



Please tell me how to succeed in 

 growing lettuce in North Dakota dur- 

 ing November, December and January, 

 when we have only ten hours of day- 

 light and tfic temperature is about 

 zero and below. I cannot get the roots 

 to take hold at that time of the year, 

 but have no trouble at other times. 

 I intend to build a new house espe- 

 cially for lettuce and any informa- 

 tion on the growing of the crop will 

 be appreciated. P. J. K. 



The type of house in which nearly 

 all the leading lettuce specialists now 

 grow their crops is even-span, of any 

 desired length and thirty to forty feet 

 wide, frequently much wider than this. 

 Crops are most successfully grown 

 when planted right in the grou»i • I 

 have^^n id6a, though, that in your se- 

 vere climate you would be more cer- 

 tain of success if raised benches were 

 used for the midwinter crop. A night 

 temperature as near 45 degrees as pos- 

 sible should be maintained. It should 

 not exceed 48 degrees. In a warm 



" ™'V5i\"he winter-flowerinc orchid sweet pea 



in your greenhouses, see and asb jour neigbbor 

 how they pay. It is still time to sow some now. 



Now is the time to sow some of the Summer Sweet Pea Seed, outdoors or in 

 cold frames, to have good crop for Decoration Day. I have only the best commercial 

 varieties, like : Frank Dolby (lavender), Nora Unwin (white), Gladys Unwin (pink), 

 etc.; 1 lb., $1.50; 5 lbs. of each, at $5.00. 



My reselected Pink Spencer, White Spencer, Lavender Spencer, Lilac Spencer, 

 Orange Spencer, Red Spencer, etc., at $5.00 per pound; in 5-lb. lots, at $4.00. Guar- 

 anteed over 90^ true. 



Countess Spencer, White Spencer (Burpee), Blanche Ferry Spencer, C. Koutzahn, 

 King Edward Spencer, at $1.50 per lb.; in 5-lb. lots, at $1.00, as long as surplus lasts. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Sweet Pea Specialist, 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Lompoc, Cal. 



FLOWER SEEDS 



Tr. 



Aeeratum Imperial Dwarf, blue 



AKemtuiu Impei lal Dwarf, white 



AlyHsuni Little Oem 



AlyHHuiii Carp>et of Snow 



Antirrliiniiiii Giant, In 6 colors 



Aiitirrliiiiiiiii Olant. mixed 



Autirrliinuin Dwarf, mixed 



Aster Queen of the Markf t. In 6 colors. . , 



Aster Uueen of the Market, mixed 



Aster Hohenzollern, mixed 



BeKoiiia Krforoi .. 



Bei;oiiia Gracilis LumlDOsa 



Beeunia Orarilis, mixed 



Candytuft Kmpress 



Ceil tan rea Gymnocarpa .... 



Cineraria Marltima Candidlsslma 



Cobaea Scandens 



ColeuH Hybrida, mixed ... 



Grass Pennlsetum LonKlstTlnm 



Grass Pennlaetum Rueppellanum 



4lt-4l3 Wa&hiagton Avenuc- 



-ST. 



Mention 



i.kt. Oz. Tr. pkt. Oz. 



10c $0.35 Heliotrope aiaot, mixed 25c $1.26 



10c .35 Ipoinoea Urandiflora (MooDflower) 



10c .35 Lobelia Crystal Palace Compacta 25c 



10c .36 Lobelia Florists' Favorite 26c 



20c .60 LobeliaGracllls, TraUlDK, dark bue 15c 



15c .50 Petunia Giants of California, single, 



15c .50 fringed 60c 



20c .60 Petunia, double, fringed, mixed ....60c 



15c .60 Pyrethrum Aureum (Golden Ft ather).. 



26c 1.76 Salvia Spiendens 25c 



26c Salvia Bonfire 25c 



26c SalviaZurlch 50c 



25c Smilax 



.20 Solanum Capsicastrum 15c 



10c .35 Stocks, large-flow. 10 Weeks In 6 colore... 25c 



.20 Stocks, Urge-flow., mixed 26c 



10c .35 Thunbereia, mixed ]5c 



50c Verbena, mammoth. In 4 colors 25c 



.25 Vei-bena, mammoth, mixed 25c 



.25 Verbena, fine mixed 



LOUIS SEED CO. ST. LOUIS. MO 



Tb« ReTJew when yoo write. 



.35 

 IJBO 

 1.26 



.25 

 1.25 



2.00 



.25 



2.80 

 2.25 



J50 

 1.00 

 1.00 



.50 



It ifl our BUSINESS 



to Bopply YOU 



with SUPERIOR GLADIOLI 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS 

 nowerfield, L. I., N.Y. 



MentloB The Befriew when yon write. 



DAHUAS,nELD-(iROWN CLUMPS 



Krelmhilde, Red Hnsear, Nymphaea, $4.60 per 100. 



O. W. Bruton, Henry Patrick, Jack Rose, Lynd- 

 hurst, Sylria, Tellow Duke, Arabella, Queen Vic- 

 toria. A. D LlToni, White Swan, 20tta Century, 

 $5 00 per 100. 



Send for List of 45 Varieties 



VANKIRK FLORAL CO., Atco, N. J. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



house the plants become drawn, soft 

 and more susceptible to insect attacks. 

 If you have facilities for thoroughly 

 sterilizing, your beds with live steam 

 I before plantllig your first indoor crop, 

 you will destroy weed seeds, insects 

 and fungoid growths and this will 

 mean a cleaner and better lettuce crop. 

 ""If benches are used, be sure there 

 are no heating pipes below them.. I^et- 

 tuce soil should be of such a nature 



XXX SEEDS 



Alyssum Snowball, finest dwarf, very com- 

 pact, fine for pots, only true dwarf, pkt., 20c. 



Chinos* Prlmros*. finest growa, single and 

 double, mixed, 650 seeds, ll.OO; ig pkt., 50c. 



CInorarIa, large flowering, dwarf, mixed, fine. 

 1000 seeds, 50c; ^ pkt., 25c. 



Celaus, new giants, finest large leaved, 20c. 



Candytuft, new white giant, grai d, pkt., 20c. 



Cyclaman Qlcantaum, finest Giants mixed. 

 250 seeds, Sl.OO; ^ pkt., 50c. 



larusalam Cliarry Malvlnll, conical; Han- 

 darsonll, dwarf, and Fra Oiavole, each 20c. 



Loballa, Blue Ball, new dwarf, dark blue with- 

 out eye; finest of all Lobelias, pkt., 20c. 



Mlsnonatt*. true new Machot, very sweet. 20c. 



Pansy, Olants mlxad, finest grown, critically 

 selected, 6000 seeds, $1.00; ^ pkt., 60c; oz..$3.00. 



Patunia Now Star, finest marked, 20c. 



Patunia Now California QIants, mixed, 20c. 



Phlox Drum., new dwarf, large flowering, 

 grand, finest colors and beauties, 20c, 



Mclnua PanoramKanus, new, finest giant 

 bronze leaved plant grown, gorgeous, 20c. 



Salvia Bonffro, very best scarlet grown, 20c, 



Toronia, new giant, extra fine and showy, 20c. 



Vorbona, new giants, finest grown, mixed or 

 separate colors, in pink, purple. , scarlet, 

 white and wnite-eyed, each per pkt., 20c. 

 Cash. Liberal pkts. Six 20c pkts.. tl.OO. 



lOHW F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



that it will always seem loose. Clayey 

 soil is not good, but one containing 

 considerable sand is all right. Work 

 plenty of horse manure deeply into the 

 soil. This manure need not be thor- 



