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JUNE 1. 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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We offer firat-claas 



■tock of the 



finest varieties. 



CARNATIONS 



\/aftg%natti^ti I iltv«nn This variety whicb we are introducioK 

 TCiriCt|aLCU l.aYT»uii this season we are sure will prove to 

 be the very best variegated sort. Pure Ivory white with delicate car- 

 mine pencllinKS. Mr. W. N. Oraig, an authority on everything pertain- 

 ing to horticulture, says that he knows that this variety will out-bloom 

 tbe favorite. Mrs. M. A. Patten, three to one. It has the Lawson habit 

 and stem, and is bound to give satisfaction. $12 per 100; $100 per 1000. 



Ro/f I a\A/^i\n ^ bright red sport of Lawson that is bound to be 

 nC\M Lavvavii popular, and will be grown where Lawson is pop- 

 ular. $10.00 per 100: $76 per 1000. 



ParMnat Bright cardinal, or crimson-scarlet. Won first prize for 

 \,ai Ulliai begt 100 scarlet, first prize for best 60 carnations any 

 color, first prize for best 60 scarlet seedUngs, Chicago. $12.00 per 100: 

 $100 per 1000. 



Fiiin^^AA "^^^ queen of pink carnations; in a class by itself. Mag- 

 I laill'CC niflcent flowers, strictly fancy In every respect. $12.00 

 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



Whito I A44/finn ^® consider this variety, which we introduced 

 TTIIILC uaTTOVii last season, the most profitable white carna- 

 tion ever sent out. We think it will outbloom any other white two to 

 one. It has given great satisfaction. When tbe flowers are left on tbe 

 plants until fully developed they are much larger than Mrs. Thos. W. 

 Lawson. We believe this will occupy among white carnations the 

 same place that Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson does among pink carnations. 

 Remember that we are headquarters for it. Splendid stock ready for 

 immediate delivery. $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



Strong Rooted Cuttings 



Frcvl Rlirki Recommended as an extra free-blooming white 

 I I «?u uui i%i variety and a claimant for popular favor. $12.00 per 

 100; $100 00 per 1000. 



I ati\/ Rminf ifiil ^ magnificent white of last season's introduc- 

 Louy uuuiiuiui tion. $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



DAhpim ^'^^^ crimson. Grand stiS stem. Calyx never bursts. 

 LTdiidiii pfee aij(j abundant bloomer, developing very quickly. 

 We consider ttiis tbe best all-round crimson carnation. $6.00 per 100; 

 $60.00 per 1000. 



Mrc M A P^ftckn ^biB grand variegated carnation has 

 ITII9. iTi* r\» raLLCii gj^^n splendid satisfaction. $6.00 per 

 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



Fn^hjinf rfikSC Freest tilooming, bringing highest market prices. 

 ■-ii^^iiaiiLi caa jn gr^ demand. $4.00 per 100; 180.00 per 1000. 



per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



Mrs. Thos. W. lawson $8.00 



PrOSDCritV ^ magnificent fancy carnation. $3.00 per lOO; $20.00 



We are now prepared to book orders for 1906 for the Comings 

 Scarlet Virf nrv '^^'^ ^^ ^ i'^bI bread and butter variety. An 

 OamatlOB ' s^t-vi j early, free and abundant bloomer, with good 

 stem; a magnificent keeper and shipper: flowers of the largest size, 

 commanding the very highest price. This is going to be a money- 

 maker. Orders will be filled in rotation, as received. Delivery begin- 

 ning December next. $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



F, R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, May 31. — Cucumbers, 35c to 

 60c doz. ; leaf lettuce, 25c to 40c case; 

 head lettuce, $1 to $2.50 tub. 



Boston, May 29. — Lettuce, $1 to $2 

 per box of three doz.; tomatoes, 12%|C 

 to 15c lb.; cucumbers, $1.50 to $4 box; 

 parsley, $4 bushel; beets, $1 doz. 

 bunches. 



New York, May 29. — Cucumbers, $3 

 to $4.50 case; lettuce, $1 to $2 bbl; 

 mushrooms, 25c to 75c lb. 



LEAF CURL OF CUCUMBERS. 



The curling of cucumber leaves into a 

 spherical form is more or less experi- 

 enced by cucumber growers. This trou- 

 ble manifests itself in the wilting of the 

 edges of the leaf, which subsequently die, 

 thus producing a narrow whitish area 

 of dead tissue and preventing the leaf 

 from further expansion. As the other 

 part of the leaf grows, while the whitish 

 dead edge is restricted in this respect, 

 it results in the exterior surface of the 

 leaf assuming a convex form with a con- 

 torted margin. In other words, the leaf 

 19 curled up more or less like a ball. 

 Single plants now and then occur in a 

 house- affected in this manner, while all 

 the other plants may be normal in this 

 respect. Occasionally many plants will 

 show only slight symptoms of curling, 

 which would be the case when the wilting 

 and dead areas occur after the leaves 

 have practically reached their maximum 

 r^^Vi "^^^^^ ^^^ various stages of this 

 trouble ranging all the way from a slight 

 curling to pronounced types. These va- 

 rious stages bear a relationship to the 

 plasticity of the plant and its relative 

 aevelopment, together with the nature of 

 lie cause and the degree of intensity 

 with which the abnormal stimulus has 

 beoti applied. 



^,-^!l'^ ^vilting and dying of the margin 

 1 the leaf may evidently be brought 

 atiout in more than one wav. In all in- 

 •tanees that we have observed the phe- 



nomenon is one connected with absorp- 

 tion and transpiration or the taking on 

 and giving off of water. The most fre- 

 quent cause of this condition, however, 

 is over-manuring. We have succeeded in 

 producing plants where practically all 

 the leaves assumed the spherical form 

 by growing them in an excess of manure. 

 If strong horse manure at the rate of 

 two-thirds or three-fourths is mixed with 

 one-third or one-fourth soil, such results 

 can usually be obtained. Some of the 

 worst cases we have seen were where the 

 soil had been liberally treated with horse 

 manure with the addition of a consider- 

 able quantity of hen manure. Over- 

 manuring, however, is not the only 

 cause, and cases have been observed by 

 us where it has occurred without an 

 excess of manure in the soil. It can be 

 induced in various ways, and abnormal 

 modifications in the light, soil and mois- 

 ture conditions under which plants are 

 grown are frequently responsible. Any 

 cause which is likely to produce excessive 

 transpiration, such as lack of texture 

 in the leaf, etc., or anything which pre- 

 vents root absorption, as the presence of 

 a considerable amount of nitrate, etc., in 

 the soil, will produce a curling of the 

 leaf when other necessary conditions are 

 at banc}. Care should therefore be taken 

 in not over-manuring, also in the reg- 

 ulation of those conditions which produce 

 plants of inferior texture. — Bulletin of 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



TRAINING TOMATO PLANTS. 



Though it is by no means the general 

 custom to train outdoor tomato plants 

 systematically but it nevertheless pays 

 to do so where first-class fruit is desired. 

 We too often sse the plants allowed to 

 roam at will until they get all tangled 

 up. Then they are attacked with the 

 knife in a haphazard manner, usually 

 too late to be of any real benefit to 

 the plants. In consequence only the 

 fruit set before the pruning will come 

 to anything like maturity, further set- 

 ting being beyond the strength of the 

 plants weakened by neghct, and the sea- 

 son of bearing is consequently shortened. 



As mentioned in last week's article, 

 there are several satisfactory methods of 



training. Probably the best is to use 

 properly constructed trellises. These can 

 be made quite cheaply if rails can be 

 conveniently procured. A convenient 

 size is %-inch strips two inches wide and 

 fourteen feet long. These should be 

 nailed to strips one inch thick by three 

 wide and five feet long, one end being 

 pointed so it can be driven into the soil 

 far enough to give a good hold. The 

 rails should be sixteen inches apart, the 

 first being near the top. This will bring 

 the bottom one about the same distance 

 above the ground, after the trellis is 

 set. Four strips should be used for each 

 length, the end ones being placed one 

 foot from the ends of the rails, the 

 others four feet apart. This makes a 

 good firm trellis. We prefer to set the 

 trellises in double rows, the tops slop- 

 ing in toward one another at an angle 

 of about 20 degrees but about two feet 

 apart at the top. Some bring them to- 

 gether at the top but the two feet of 

 space is an advantage in admitting light 

 and giving more freedom of air. They 

 of course require to be braced from the 

 back to make them firm. 



Each length of trellis will accommo- 

 date four plants. These are best trained 

 to three stems, the leaders being al- 

 lowed to go right ahead without pinch- 

 ing until the top of the trellis is reached, 

 but all lateral or side growths are 

 pinched off as they appear, the leaders 

 being stopped when the top of the trellis 

 is reached. 



Another very satisfactory plan is to 

 use three stout stakes for each plant in 

 place of fastening to a trellis, the sterna 

 being trained and pinched in the same 

 manner. By this method more plants 

 can be grown in a given space, as they 

 can be set from three to three and one- 

 half feet apart each way and at the 

 same time have plenty of light and air. 

 The only disadvantage is that severe 

 storms are liable to break down the 

 plants much more than they will where 

 the trellis is used. W. S. Ceoydon. 



The Eeview will send Montgomery's 

 "Culture of Grafted Eoses" on receipt 

 of 25c. 



It takes a large stock to stand an 

 adv. running long in the Review. — 

 Stover Floral Co., Grandville, Mich. 



