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958 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



March 16, 1906. 



y^etable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MAHKETS. 



Chicago, March 15, — Eadishes, 40c to 

 70c per doz. bunches; mushrooms, 20e to 

 50c lb.; spinach, $3.50 to $6 bbl.; head 

 lettuce, $2 to $5.50; leaf lettuce, 35c to 

 40c case; cucumbers, 35c to $1.50 doz.; 

 rhubarb, 25c to 50c case. 



Boston, March 14. — Cucumbers, $5 to 

 $10 box; lettuce, 60c to $1.75 box of 

 three doz. heads; asparagus, $4 doz, 

 bunches; radishes, 25c doz. bunches; 

 rhubarb, 5c lb,; tomatoes, 40c to 50c 

 lb.; parsley, 75c bu.; mushrooms, 50c to 

 75c lb. 



New York, March 13. — Cucumbers, 

 $1.25 to $3.50 doz.; head lettuce, 25c to 

 75c doz.; mushrooms, 25c to 65c lb.; 

 radishes, $2 to $3 100 bunches. 



STRING BEANS. 



Though this cannot be classed as a 

 staple crop, they can sometimes be run 

 in as a sort of catch crop and, when 

 near a good local market, profitable 

 returns can often be realized. A 

 soil in which almost any other crop has 

 been grown would be all right if it 

 has not been impoverished, in which 

 case the addition of some fertilizer 

 would be necessary. It is best to sow 

 in rows about twenty inches apart, 

 planting the beans about two inches 

 apart in the rows. In a minimum tem- 

 perature of from 55 to 60 degrees they 

 will grow best. A rise of about 20 de- 

 grees by sun heat should be allowed. 

 When the plants are well up it is a good 

 plan to draw the soil up around the neck 

 of each plant so as to give as much 

 support as possible. They require a 

 plentiful supply of water when once 

 well under way and overhead syring- 

 ing is frequently necessary to keep 

 down red spider, which is one of their 

 most troublesome enemies. 



We have often found it necessary to 

 give the plants artificial support, so 

 that they could be syringed without 

 throwing them down too much. For 

 this purpose small tree branches are 

 as convenient as anything we have 

 tried. If tljese are set among the 

 plants before they are too far advanced 

 in growth the plants will grow up 

 through them and if the twigs are not 

 too large the foliage will almost hide 

 them from view. 



Any of the early, quick maturing 

 varieties may be employed. The hard- 

 iest one, most suitable for growing 

 when the temperature is apt to run a 

 littl e low, 4s Mohawk ,- Wt where * 

 temperature as above recommended can 

 be maintained we consider Ne Plus 

 Ultra the most productive. 



When the soil is poor the yield can 

 be considerably increased by giving 

 a top dressing with fertilizer or an 

 occasional watering with liquid ma- 

 nure but it is best to delay this appli- 

 cation until the first of the beans are 

 veil set. I may also add that during 

 the setting period syringing should be 

 withheld as much as possible or, if it 

 must be done at this stage,, choose 

 bright days when plenty of air can be 

 put on, so that the moisture will be 

 dried from the flowers as soon as pos- 

 sible, or setting mig^t be considerably 

 retarded. W. S, Crotdon. 



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it c^4amc^ Benthey's White 

 /%STerS Benthey's Pink 



FINEST COMMERCIAL ASTERS ON EARTH 



Very large flowers, 3 to 6 inches in diameter, with full 

 centers. Extra long stem, 36 to 48 inches, with a heavy 

 dark green foliage. Will produce more first-class salable 

 flowers than any Aster ever introduced. We especially 

 recommend BENTHEY'S WHITE. Seed ready for 



distribution. _.*.«« 



f Trade packet, White or Pink, $J.OO 

 PRICE! Quarter ounce, " ** 2.50 



LIST 1 Half ounce " ** 4.50 



L One ounce " " 8.00 



Ten per ceni discount for cash with orders of 

 quarter ounce lots or over until March 30th if in reply to 

 this adv. For further information address 



The Benthey-Coatsworth Co. 



Wholesale Florists, 35 Randolph St„ Chicago, 



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Mention The Review when yon write. 



Carlson Improved 



ASTER SEED 



DiivA Ck#rain Recosniced as the leadinc; Aster for 

 KUre airam. ^^^ g*^ j,^ disease. N© "yeUows." 



EARLY WHITE Trade pkt, 25cr X ounce., 50c; ounce., $1.50 



LATEVHITE " 25c " 50c " J.50 



SHELL PINK " 25c " 50c " 1.50 



LAVENDER " 25c " 50c " 1.50 



Order early to insure fitting: all colors. 



E. H. Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago 



CLUB ROOT. 



Is club root on tomatoes in green- 

 houses the same as the club root caused 

 on other vegetable life hj nitro-culturet 

 If so, will it not be a bad thing for 

 growers of tomatoes under glass t SoU 

 from fields where the nitro-culture is 

 used is sure to be put into the houses 

 sooner or later. We have been free 

 from club root, but thousands of dol- 

 lars loss has been borne by growers in 

 and near Kennett Square, Pa. We do 

 not expect to use the nitro-culture, bat 

 if this is any relation to club root on 

 tomatoes, which looks like it, would it 

 not be well to sound a word of warning 

 to growers! B. B. 



I cannot see how the soil taken from 

 fields where the nitro-culture germ is 

 used can in any way affect tomatoes. 

 The bacteria used in the nitro-culture 

 acts only on plants of the legnminosa 

 order, forming nodules on the roots, 

 which act as Jtoie houses for nitrogen, 

 and since the tomato is not a legominoas 

 plant the bacteria would have no effect 



Dang 



,,^^« In cheap seed. 

 Cr Why not get the bist? 



New Aster 



Kate Lock. 



Has Been Grown 48 In. High 



Blooms from 6 to Hn. in dlimeter wKB wrj 

 biKb centers : stems from 86 to 40 in. Shown »t 

 largest exhibitions in Canada and took every- 

 Mag before it, Oolors— White, Daybreak and 

 mixed, $2.00 per 1000 seeds. Not lets than 1000 

 seeds sold. No agebts. Don't send cheeks. 



41 MaBObastsr At*. 

 TOBOVTO, 0«T. 



S^;J.H.LOCK, 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write, 



on it. Club root in tomatoes is not the 

 work of bacteria, but the work of a 

 microscopic insect belonging to what is 

 commonly known as the eel worm family. 

 The generally accepted theory regarding 

 dub root in tomatoes is that it i" .iaused 

 by lack of drainage, sourness, or what 

 might be called an unsanitary condition 

 of the soil. W. S. Ceoydon. 



