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^Thc Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Septbmbbb 21, 1906. 



The yield of Anthoxanthum odoratum is 

 ■mailer tlian last year and the seeds are in 

 many cases not well deyeloped. 



We have no definite reports yet as to the 

 crop of Avena elatior from France. Austria and 

 Germany have only small quantities. If France, 

 as it looks, bus a good harvest we shall see 

 somewhat lower prices. 



The yield of Bromus inermls is under the 

 average. 



The reports about Cynosurus cristatus vary 

 very much, but we look for somewhat lower 

 prices. 



The exi)ectation8 for a good crop of Dactylis 

 glomerata in New Zealand were disappointed. 

 Our home crop has no influence on the market, 

 and If France has not an abundant crop, which 

 we doubt, we think prices will have a little 

 advance. 



Festuca duriuscula and ovlna were disappoint- 

 ing. Festuca arundinacea (elatior) has suffered 

 much from the drought. The yield will be 

 hardly one quarter of last year's and we shall 

 see very high prices for this species. Festuca 

 ovina tenuifolia has given such poor results in 

 south Germany as we have not had for years 

 pjiHt. Tlio iicst Siimples are lurt to secure 

 high prices. Our crop of Festuca beterophylla, 

 as well as Festuca rubra, has been very small; 

 the latter has also in New Zealand yielded only 

 a deficient crop. 



The harvest of Lolium perenne is very good, 

 and we shall hare best seed at moderate prices. 

 Iiollum Itallcum is the same good crop. 



Phalarls arundinacea has yielded a good crop. 

 Prices will be lower. 



Poa nemoralis has not been able to develop, 

 in consequence of the unfavorable weather we 

 bad in spring. The harvest is in quantity as 

 well as quality much inferior to last year's. 

 Poa trivlalis is about one-tenth less than last 

 season but of fine quality. 



The crop of alfalfa (of Provence) has turned 

 out much better than anticipated. The coming 

 crop of Turkestan alfalfa is expected to be an 

 average one only, and as the demand for this 

 species is increasing every year, we look for 

 higher prices than last year. 



We have no doubt of a poor crop of white 

 clover, and the market for this article is firm 

 and prices are advancing. 



The first reports of Trifollum Incarnatum were 

 very favorable, but the expectations were dis- 

 appointed and high prices still prevail. 



CLEANING CUCUMBER SEED. 



I wish to inquire the best method of 

 removing the seed from ripe cucum- 

 bers, when they should be gathered and 

 how to separate the seed from the pulp. 



W. C. P. 



The best method of separating cucum- 

 ber seeds from the pulp is to let it fer- 

 ment in its own juice, then wash it 

 thoroughly and place upon racks to dry. 

 To remove the pulp, cut the fruits open 

 and scoop the seeds with their juice into 

 a barrel and let it remain in the barrel 

 until the fermentation has loosened the 

 seeds from the pulp. Cut the fruits when 

 they are fully ripe, but before they break 

 open of themselves, avoiding in this way 

 parts of the rind getting into the bar- 

 rel in the cutting operation. 



When seed is grown in a large way 

 machines are sometimes used to grind the 

 fruits, rind and all, into the barrels, but 

 it takes machinery to clean out the parts 

 of the rind when crushed in this way 

 and the hand process is recommended to 

 small growers in preference to the ma- 



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chine. The seed will not spoil as long 

 as it remains in its own juice^ but as 

 soon as water is added to facilitate the 

 cleaning of the seed from the pulp, the 

 sooner the seed can be got out and dried 

 the better, as it will spoil quickly when 

 water is added. The cleaner the opera- 

 tor can get the pulp and seed into the 

 barrel the easier will be the process 

 of getting the seed out quickly and clean. 

 Many methods of cutting and scooping 

 the seed into the barrels are adopted. 

 The most convenient way is to have a 

 slanting table narrowed to the front, 

 similar to that used in a hay cutting ma- 

 chine. Fix a chopping knife at a con- 

 venient place on one side of the wide 

 portion and a wooden, spoon-shape con- 

 trivance on the other. Throw the rinds 

 over to the ground and push the scooped- 

 out pulp into the barrel at the narrow 

 end. Clothes-poles and cheese-cloth make 

 good drying frames. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Weeber & Don, New York, fall list ot 

 bulbs, seeds and requisites; H. F. 

 Michell Co., Philadelphia, trade list of 

 bulbs, seeds and florists' requisites; also 

 retail bulb catalogue; A. Perry, Winch- 

 more Hill, London, England, catalogue 

 of bulbs and tubers; C. W. McKellar, 

 Chicago, catalogue of seeds, bulbs and 

 supplies. 



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