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JtfifB 22. 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



271 



NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONI 



Elegantissima 



Grand stock, in all sizes. Very popular in New York and all the largfe cities* 



INPRECEDENTED SALE OE LARGE SPECIMENS 



A splendid investment to plant NOW for the Fall Trade. 



Prices from 75c each; $9.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100, up to $2.00, 

 — ' " $3.00, $i5.00 and $7.50 each. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



MentKin The Kevlew when yon write. 



y^etable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, June 21. — Head lettuce, 25 

 to 50c tub; leaf lettuce, 15 to 20c case; 

 cucumbers, 20 to 40c doz. 



New York, June 19. — Cauliflower, 75c 

 to $1.50 doz.; cucumbers, $3 to $8.50 

 case; lettuce, 50c to $1 bbl.; mushrooms, 

 lOo to 75c lb. 



Boston, June 20. — Cucumbers, $1 to 

 $3 case; tomatoes, 12V^c lb.; lettuce, 15c 

 doz.; parsley, $2.75 bu. 



Indianapolis, June 20. — Leaf lettuce, 

 6c lb.; cucumbers, 50c doz.; mushrooms, 

 30c lb. 



TOMATOES. 



The time is just about at hand when 

 seed will have to be sown for the first 

 crop of the season. If plants are to be 

 had ready for planting early in Septem- 

 ber, seed sowing should not be delayed 

 much later than the first of July. We 

 make this sowing in cold frames in pref- 

 erence to flats. In frames a closer at- 

 mosphere more genial to the germina- 

 tion of the seed, can be kept, better 

 than in a greenhouse, and a more equa- 

 ble moisture of the soil can be main- 

 tained without being so carefully or 

 closely watched. 



In the early stages of their growth 

 tomatoes are not very particular regard- 

 ing soil but it is just as well to prepare 

 a soil for them from which they can be 

 lifted with most of the roots intact 

 and with enough soil adhering to insure 

 against much check when they are lifted 

 and transferred to the pots. Such a soil 

 should neither be too stiff nor too heavy. 

 We find, for almost any soil, a liberal 

 addition of leaf-mold or thoroughly de- 

 composed stable manure is as good as 

 anything to give the desired texture. 



The seeds should be sown in rows to 

 facilitate lifting and they should not be 

 sown too thickly. If, however, any 

 doubts exist regarding the germinating 

 power of the seed, all the more seed 

 will have to be used. It is better to make 

 ■lire of this and if the seed should come 



up thicker- than desired, it is quite a sim- 

 ple matter to thin out the seedlings be- 

 fore they have attained much size. They 

 should be thinned suflSciently to allow 

 the individual plants plenty of room to 

 grow, without drawing, until they are 

 large enough to be transplanted into 

 3%-inch or 4-inch pots. 



After the seedlings are well up the 

 sash can be graduaUy removed until 

 they are left fully exposed both night 

 and day. This gives a nice, sturdy 

 growth from' the start, which we find 

 proves of material advantage to the 

 plants in their later i»tages of growth. 



The soil used for potting should be 

 much the same as that in which the s^ed 

 was sown and it is of the utmost im- 

 portance that the inside of the pots be 

 clean. From clean pots the plants can 

 be transferred without danger of injur- 

 ing the roots when the time for repot- 

 ting arrives, when if set in pots that are 

 dirty inside the roots cling so to the 

 sides of the pot, that a large number 

 of the best roots are broken in attempt- 

 ing to get them out. 



After potting the frame is still the 

 best place for the plants to be left, the 

 sash being put on and the plants shaded 

 for a few days until they have taken a 

 hold of the fresh soil, when the sash 

 should be gradually removed as before. 

 Here we leave the plants until they are 

 large enough to be repotted into 6-inch 

 pots, after which potting we find it best 

 to take them into the greenhouse. 



W. S. Croydon. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market 



Very brisk business has marked the 

 past week. Commencement exercises at 

 our schools have created a big demand 

 and all the shops had their hands full 

 of business. Prices in most instances 

 have held up well. Stock is not as good 

 as might be expected and really good 

 stock is hard to get. A number of large 

 weddings are on the cards for next 

 week, which will about end the season's 

 work. The market is being flooded with 

 outdoor flowers. Sweet peas are so abun- 

 dant that they sell for from 10 to 15 

 cents per hundred. Daisies fetch only 



10 cents per hundred. White stuff has 

 been hard to get, and it seems that is 

 the color most called for now. The 

 growers have disappeared from the mar- 

 ket and will not be seen until next 

 spring. 



Various Notes. 



Miss M. Dalley reports business as ex- 

 cellent the past week. She is carrying a 

 large line of stock. 



We understand that Geo. Kellogg, of 

 Pleasant Hill, is adding 150,000 feet to 

 his already extensive range. Mr. Kel- 

 logg is meeting with a deserved success 

 in his numerous undertakings. 



W., L. Kock is doing an immense busi- 

 ness these days and we understand is 

 contemplating some large improvements 

 at his range. 



A visit to the greenhouses of Samuel 

 Murray shows that he has done an enor- 

 mous business this spring, judging by 

 the appearance of his place out on Pros- 

 pect. 



Miss J. Murray is doing very good 

 work these days and has some very fine 

 stock on display. Narcissus. 



STEAMER SAILINGS. 



If you wish to post steamer sailings 

 in your window as a means of getting 

 orders for telegraphic transfer to New 

 York, here are the sailings for the next 

 two weeks: 



June 24 — Etruria Liverpool. 



June 24 — Patricia Hamburg. 



June 24 — Philadelphia Soutbampto*. 



June 24 — KroonlHnd Antwerp. 



June 27 — Kronprlns Wllhelm. Bremen. 



June 28 — Teutonic LIverpooL 



June 28 — Potsdam Itotterdam. 



June 29 — La Tx>rralne Havre. 



June 2» — Prlnzess Alice Bremen. 



June 29 — Hamburg Hnmburjr. 



June 30— Celtic U verpool. 



Jul.v 1— St. Pr.ul Southampton. 



July 1 — Caledonia Olasgow. 



July a— Algeria Naples. 



July 4 — Kulser W. Crosse ... Bremen. 



July 5 — Oceanic Liverpool. 



July 6 — La Oascogne Havre. 



July 8 — Princess Irene Naples. 



July 8 — Umbrla Liverpool. 



July 8 — New York SouthamptOB. 



Goshen, N. Y.— R. S. Sayer and his 

 wife were killed, in an automobile acci- 

 dent here June 14. He was treasurer 

 of the Rider-Ericsson Engine Co., which 

 has sold so many hot air pumps to 

 florists. 



