Maihmi 2;{, 190.". 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



1003 



aiiiis are equally good and will be hard 

 to lieat at the coming spring show. Cal- 

 ceolarias and pclargoniimis are also 

 ]Moinising some startling jilants. Some 

 fine acacias were noted in lilooni, inclii- 

 iiii; A. j)iiboscens. In llic carnation 

 honse Isiicliantress, T.,a\vson, {''lamingo 

 and Siinhird looked well. Batches of 

 caltleyas and other orchids looked ex- 

 tremely well and everything on the place 

 denoted that a good gro\\('r was in 

 charge. W. N. (:kaig. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



Yecktabi.k forcers will he interested 

 in the note on AW W. Ii'awson 's pl.ice in 

 the iSoston leltei' in this issn<'. 



'i'liH ('liicMgM iniirkel h.'is I n hi'a\i!\- 



sniijdieil will] inushrdiims this season aiul 

 returns lia\r imt been satist'actoi-y. 

 Stock jpiil np ill l.-inc\- jiai-kaL;e>^ has 

 fared tiie best. 



At abm;! iliis seas I' lli,' year 



there generally cuncs an aiUanr,. m the 

 value (it lefliirr in th,- |iiii..cipaj niai 

 kets. Al ('hica;^!! (Ill' pricr ><]' Irat let 

 tllre has (huiiilfd wiiiiiii a tint iii^iil , due 

 til linhlrr n'e.'ijils. 



]''OI!rEi;.S nt vegetalilcs iHMlrr o|ass will 

 gain some idea, fi-mn tlie luHc ,>ii \xiiuer 

 market gardening in 'J"e\a-, published en 

 the Seed Trade pages in this issne. of 

 the competition they are now .^iily b. -in- 

 ning to feel, for the industry in the 

 south is in its infancy. 



In till.' Xew Yoi-k n-.arket there are 

 uathered vegetables from widely sepa- 

 laled siiurces. l''or instanci', tomatoes 

 ar« iiff(M-ed from Florida, Cuba, (alifoi- 

 iiin and local greenhou-e grnwii. TIn' 

 latter fetch from 10c to ."Oc per pouiul, 

 ;is against .^I to ■* t [ler earlier for the 

 oiild.Hii- jiroduet. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



• iiK \(,o, .March 22. — IH'ail lelnii-e, f^- 

 ti) -t') bljl. ; leaf lettuce, ;i."ie te inc; cu- 

 eunibers, li.jc to $1.7."} ilii/.. ; i-.-Milillower, 

 .*2.7."i bill. 



r.ns'i'OX, Marih 21.— Tomatoes. ."iOc to 

 (ioe lb.; mushrooms, $1 lb.; i.olishes, 

 l.'.'c (III/, bunches; rliubarli, ac !■ ("c lb.; 

 (■iiciiinbers. .f'.l to .$10 box; httia-e, ,"JOc 

 to .$l.7-"') box of thi'co (loz. 



\i;\v YoitK, March 20. ( Ji.iiMiliers, 

 fau'-y, $1.2-1 to $1..10 do/.; head lettuce, 

 ;'0c 1,1 $1.2.1 doz. ; musliroiini^. 2dC to 

 (i.'ie lb.; radishes, $:i to $t per 100 

 bniii-hi's; tomatoi.'s, 10c to ."Oc lb. 



CONFINING TOMATO ROOTS. 



'I'lir consensus of opiniiui anion;.'' toma- 

 to i^rowcrs is that a certain eonliiiement, 

 of 1 hf loots of tomato |)l,iiit- i- iieii's- 

 ^aiy to the best development of tlu; crop, 

 but ipiite a diversity o1' ojiinion exists 

 re-arding the anuiunt of nuit space re- 

 iiuired for eacii plant. Our experience 

 is that with a depth of six inches of 

 soil, in a space twelve inches si]uare, the 

 plants seem to do better than when more 

 or less root space is given. In tliis they 

 make a good, free growth \vithoiit any 

 tendi'iicy to grossncss and reach a 

 height of about si-x feet without an\- 

 perceptible weakening of the growth. 

 Six trusses of fruit can usually be set I 



The Phoenix after Lowering Fifteen Feet, 



on each plant before the above height is 

 reached. 



AVIieu wo allow more root spju-o than 

 this we find that there is a tendem-y to 

 Ljrossness of growth, wliieh condition 

 I'esiilts in more or less troulde ^\ith the 

 s'dt '11^- of the fruit, ;ind in the ile\rlop- 

 meat ot' wiialy or hollow fruits. AVIien 

 jess root; s[)ace than al)0ve designated is 

 allowed we find that the jdants lie;;in 

 to sliow a weakness of growth after a 

 height of about foui foot is ro.arli,..| and 

 ■although setting freely I'lion^h, tho t'liiit 

 never develops so well, nor dors it learh 

 the sani" siyc as it would \\hen an e\.]i 

 strength ol' orowth is nuiintained. 



'i"he orowth eonid of course be .a^vi-;,.! 

 by fortili/ers. either in the sliajic of a 

 top dressing or in lii"|uid form, but it i- 

 far preferable to have suHicient soil to 

 sustain the jilants until all growth i- 

 practically nuide and .all fruit set bcf.oe 

 it is nere.ssary to apjdy feri ili/.(>rs in 

 any form. Tlnse can lie more jirofiLablv 

 :ir'plied as an nssivt.ant to the dovid-p- 

 ment of the fruit and the plants will 

 b'' in better fnini to utilize th.an I'or 



I his purpose than they would be if f i 



iiii: li.ad been nei.'css'.ary ]ire\ious to iho 

 'oniplrtioii of growth. W. S. CiiOYUox. 



STARTING SWEET POTATOES. 



<'an sweet potato plants be success- 

 fully grown under glass in a greeidions,- 

 or is it better to start them outsidi^ in 

 nn ordin.'iry hotbed.' C. W . L. 



The conditions in a hotbed are l." ner- 

 ;illy more congenial for the startiui; of 

 llie tubers, but, they can he sniccessfully 

 started in a greenhouse. To insure siie- 



ress y,iii wimhl lu'cd .a bottom heat of 

 .alioiit ti." degrees and \-ou would require 

 to nuiintain a moi--t, liumid atmosphere 

 until the spiouis appear, after which 

 nioi'e air ;ind a less humid atmosphere 

 will be t'oiind better, .as a safegtiard 

 au.ain-i the attaeks of fungus. 



W. S. Cr:ovDO>:. 



HEATING. 



I am to build another ur 'i ulioiisc this 



-pnliu'. l'ON.",ll feet. I expert to get a 



hot w.ater b'iler. Would you roeomnumd 

 ■ ■a~t-iroii la' steel? Sol't coal is to be 

 ii-'d, II. .u tn.any f.'et ot' | iiieh east-iioii 

 I'lpi' will be riM|nired to lie.at this house 

 I'l We;il her 01 tiui below zero .' 



<;. \y. K. 



' :ist irini boilers .are uudoubtediv 

 -eftiewluat 1 'n-er-li\ed than steel boil.a-s 

 'iiider ordinary greiaiboii^e .-Mnditions 

 I'liere ale so mauv goiicl heatitii.' bojlers 

 iimw upon the m.arket tli.at one e.an hardly 

 ui\e :in e\pres-;iiiii ,,i tleir conip.arat i , • 

 iiM rits. A oil slniuhl gi't .a boiler ef am- 

 iJe ^i/e. ()ne with a caparitv for lioO or 

 ^'I'l feet I' railiation \,ill be iie:.' eco- 

 iioniie.al tliaii one too sni.a!]. p.irtiiai- 

 l.iily with soft coal. You do not state 

 the temperature (h^sired. so I have as 

 Slimed fiS to 70 degrees is the prob;ible 

 tetufieniture, in which ca-e yonr house 

 should be provided with seven (-inch 

 [lipe-;, or P,.in feet, T tliir.k veil could 

 pipe the house more e'-ouoiuiiTillv with 2 

 uieh gas jiipo if new pipe !i:is to be [ui: 

 I li.ased .' The first i^o-t of the uas pipe 

 will be slightly less, as it would requii'e 

 • ilii fi'ct of 2-incli pipe to gi\e the sanu' 

 lesiilis. The fittings and cost of inslal- . 



