734 



TheWcekly Florists' Review. 



Kebruart 16, lids. 



ijsaniiiiiiiiiiDipBiii 



CHARLES H. TOTTY/TvISdISON, N. J. 



We are taeadqaartera for tbe best new 

 varieties- Mrs. W. Duckham, Merstham 

 Yellow, J. H. Doyle, Umily Mileham, Lady 

 Cranston, A. J. Miller, Mrs. D V. West, 

 etc., etc. Complete list now ready. Hend 

 for a comr. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Feb. 15. — Cucumbers, 35c to 

 $1.40 doz.; leaf lettuce, 18c to 20c case; 

 head lettuce, $2 to $5 bbl. ; mushrooms, 

 15c to 25c lb.; spinach, $7 to $7.50 

 bbl.; radishes, 25c to 35c doz. bunches. 



Boston, Feb. 14.— Cucumb€rs, $6 to 

 $15 box; tomatoes, 50c lb.; lettuce, 

 $1.25 to $2 box; parsley, $1 bu.; mint, 

 $1.25 doz.; mushrooms, 60c to 75c lb.; 

 rhubarb, 4c lb. 



PLANTS FOR OUTDOORS. 



We find about the beginning of March 

 the best time to sow seeds of peppers and 

 egg plant, as they want to be kept mov- 

 ing pretty freely after they are started 

 and require quite a little more heat than 

 the :uerage run of vegetable seedlings. 

 By powing at this date by the time the 

 plants have got a start the weather is 

 warmer and they can be grown on a 

 good deal easier than if started earlier. 

 We also sow our main crop varieties of 

 tomatofs about the same time. 



Regarding varieties in egg plant there 

 is not HMK-h to choose from. Some firms 

 catalogue sevieral varieties but I am in- 

 clined to think that most of them will be 

 taken from the same bag. Though trying 

 several we have found nothing yet to 

 beat the old stand-by, New York Spine- 

 les.s. In peppers we like Buby King best 

 of the larger varieties but where a medi- 

 um-sized variety is wanted a very free 

 growing and prolific one is County Fair. 

 In tomatoes the varieties are so numer- 

 ous as to be rather bewildering, and (for 

 the beginner at least) it is hard to know 

 just what to choose. Of the main crop 

 varieties, Stone is, I think, the best in- 

 troduction of recent ears. No one will 

 make a mistake in growing a quantity 

 of this good all-round variety. Of the 

 purple tinted varieties the old Acme is 

 as good as any. 



In i recent article I gave my ideas 

 ebout the sowing of seeds, soil employed, 

 temperature, etc., so it is needless to go 

 over the same ground again. The time 

 when the seedlings should be pricked over 

 will depend somewhat on how thick the 

 plants are in the flats. Tf they begin to 

 crowd one another at an early stage, they 

 will have to be handled all the sooner, 

 but Mnles.« they are crowded so as to 

 • nduce drawing it is well to wait until 

 the plants are of sufficient size to be. 

 easily handled. Ordinary potting soil will 

 be all right to use for this purpose. Tf 

 this contains a little well rotted manure 

 it will not do any hurt but chemical fer- 

 tilizers should be avoided. The size of 

 the flatb used is immaterial, so long as 

 they can be conveniently handled, but if 

 the size can be regulated so that they will 

 fit neatly into the benches, no space will 

 be wasted. A little rough material should 

 be put into the bottom of the flats to 



Mention The ReTlew when jon write- 



TIME ENOUGH YET 



TO FORCE A FEW 



Phila. Rambler Roses Easter 



lis large clusters of very doublet bright cfimson flowers and its lasting quality 

 make it one of tbe very best forcing roses. Well-branched plants, 3 to 4 ietip 

 $8.6Op0rdoi.; $17.60 per 100; $160.00 per 1000. 



C^ .M. .M. ^^ S S wo .^^m^m. 2JilDch 12.00 per dos ; $12 60 per 10* 



^%|tO¥lll rAl^n 3iDCb S.OOperdoz: 20.00 perlOOi 



^■^^^^'■■■" ■ Xi/B ■■ 4.jj,ch 6.<0perdoz 



THE CONARD A JONES CO., WEST GROVE, PA. 



Montlnn The Rerlew when yon write. 



FORCING STOCK FOR EASTER 



AZAbBA MO&LZB— Full of buds, nice even beads, force easily, 12 to 15 incbes bigb, $80.00 



^per bnndred: 15 to 18 incbes bUb, 140.00 per bondred. 

 DBuTSIA OB IkOUXS— Grown especially for pot culture; very busby: 12 to U inches high, 



_ for 6-lP Ch pots 16 00 per bondred; 15 to 18 incbes bigb, for 7 or 8-incb pots 18.00 per hundred. 

 DBUTUA £BlCtJZVBZ— Similar to Gracilis, bnt stronfirer grower; Ij to 18 inches blgb\ for 



6-inch p" ts, t B.OO per bondred; 18 to 24 inches biKb, for 7 or 8-ineh pots, tlO.oo per hundred. 

 BHOOODBBSBOBB— Best named Hybrids busby and full of buds: 20 incbes blKb. 99.00 

 per ddsen; 24 incbes bisb. $12.00 per dosen: 80 to 82 inches hi^b (heavy), $24 00 per dosen. 

 df>ZB4SA JaPOVZOA— $).00 per hundred. 

 BPZftABA MAX A. 0OIKPA0TA-$l 00 per hundred. 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., • PAINESVILLE, OHIO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



TELEGRAPH Geranium 



For bedding out. conservatory or window. Pronounced by tbe most competent Jodses, tbe 

 xrandert geranium in commerce. Awarded first-class certificates and diplomas. Teleicraph baa 

 commanded more notice and received more honors than anv geranium disseminated. Will sell at 



$15 00 per ICO. On sale by the leading houses and I UOSi U8Y0y tt oOll) I 0U|[DK66PSlBt Ri T » 



Mention Tbe Bevlew wbea yoa write. 



NICE CLEAN STOCK! 



Bootad OamatloB Outtingv Ohaap. 



Enchantress. Nelson Fisher, 11. A. Patten, 0ov. 

 Wtlcott. Botton Market. White Oioud and 

 Mme. F. J cost. A)«o unrooted of last two 

 varieties. PRICES ON APPLICATION. 



C. G. VELIE it SON, 



Vallty Vlfw ennhmtti. Marlboroug^h. N.T. 



act as drainage, and, although it is sel- 

 dom necessary to sift the soil, it is all 

 the better to have that on the surface 

 rather fine. 



The distance apart will have to be reg- 

 ulated by the growth of the diflferent 

 plants. About two inches each way will 

 be room enough for lettuce to attain 

 sufficient size for planting out, but cab- 

 bage and cauliflower will require about 

 three inches. Peppers, egg plant and to- 

 matoes succeed best when planted from 

 pots. It is better, however, to prick over 

 into flats from the seed flats, allowing 

 them a space of about two inches each 

 way, and pot up into 3-inch pots when they 

 liegin to crowd one another in the flats, 

 which will be about the end of April. 

 Potted then, they will fill the pots pretty 

 Avcll with roots before setting out time. 

 Shade is necessary for a few days just 

 jiller pricking over but once the plants 

 li.'ivc taken a fresh hold thev should be 



ORCHIDS 



CAnLEYAIIEIIOELllSSf?o^L^«l,° 



a shipment of this scarce and iieaatiful 

 Orcbid . Also Laeli a Anceps. Oncidium Tifrin- 

 um, etc. Write for special list No. 14. 



Lager & Horrgll, ISxr* Summit, N. J, 



Mention Tlie Review when yon write. 



BOSTON FERNS I 



2^-in.. $4 00: 8-in. $8 00; 4-iD., $15.00; 5-in.. $25.00; 

 6-in.. $40.00: 7-in . $60.00; 8-in.. $7S.0O per 100. 



DAVIS BROS., 



Morrison, 111., and OenoTa, III. 



Mention The ReTlew when .von write. 



For Rooted Cuttings or 2-|n. of 



Ool«iui, Oaraninina, Salvia, Araratiun, 

 OlirjaantliamTima, Oamatlona, Swaat 

 Alyaanm. Feverfew, Onphta, Patnnlaa, 

 Lantana*. Altar nantharaa, Mm*. ■allaroi» 

 Fnohiaa, Baffonias, etc., writ* 



GEO. A. KUHL, PEKIN. ILL. 



Mention The Review when y<w write. 



exnoced to all the light possible, so as to 

 l-rtvent them from becoming drawn anci 

 McakJy W. S. Croydon. 



