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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



989 



AMONG THE GROWERS. 



H. A. Stevens Co., Dedham, Mass, 



H. A. Stevens (>o.. at East Dedliaiu, 

 Mass., yrows simie of llic licst carna- 

 tions seen in llie JJoston niiirkct. Five 

 honses are devuted to tlieir culture and 

 while sonic soits uere oil' crop when the 

 writer called, there v. as plenty ot bloom. 

 A very pretty sj)ort oi" Variej^utcd Law- 

 son, somewhat ditt'erent from Ihe one 

 sent out last season ijy F. R. Pierson Co., 

 fills several benches, and the firm finds 

 a good demand for rooted cnttinfjs. 

 Mrs. Patten is al.s > grown, but Mr. 

 Stevens says Variegated Lawson out 

 blooms it with them in the proportion of 

 five to one. Auotnjr Lawson sport, of 

 Enchantress color, is being grown and is 

 well liked. Both Enchantress and Fair 

 Maid are grown as light jdnks, Lawson 

 still filling the bill as a dark pink. 

 Manly was very prolific as a scarlet, 

 although a few of liio more shy bloom 

 ing Flamingo are still retained. Boston 

 Market was head and shoulders over 

 other whites. The Queen did not look 

 so well as at other jiiaces I have visited. 

 Lady Iknintiful is found too slow ami, 

 . while a fancy tlower, is not considered 

 profitable. Harry Fenn is grown as a 

 •crimson. Quite a number of jtromising 

 seedlings were noted. 



A good collection of j'eonies and 

 herbaceous phlox are grown in a field 

 near-})y. For these a good demand is 

 found. A large cellar is devoted to 

 mushrooms. Pure culture sp:iwu is used 

 exclusively and the crops are exc(>llent. 

 Flowers oruun are sold at the Music 

 hall market. Boston. 



Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass. 



We fouiul I'etcr Fislier busy potting 

 off rooted cnttiiiys. IJis iioiisc of tliosc 

 •could hardly be imj)roved upon. We 

 wish every grower who sells cuttings 

 were as careful in selection as Mr. 

 Fisher and there would be fewer com- 

 plaints about tiie (|uality of stock of 

 novelties being sent out. Plants in all 

 the houses looked su|'risingly well, more 

 especially when il is remembered that 

 they A\ere grown outside in an almost 

 rainless siiiiiiiier and were worried by 

 cutworms »■ that ti'ey were in many 

 -cases little more than bare sticks when 

 housed. This ye;ir stock will all be 

 ])ianted from j)ots ilirectly int(i the 

 benches, indoor culture being the only 

 sure solution Jor las: year's worries. 



Wo were esjiecially interested in Bea- 

 con, which tied with Koberl <'raig for a, 

 bronze medal in the S. A, V. cl.ass at 

 Boston. As seen growing it looked to us 

 much brighter than mi the exhibition 

 tables, wiieic it seemed to us to take on 

 sometliin^ of a Ijrickish hue. In color 

 it is one III' the ligh; scarlets, nearer to 

 "V ictorv ihaii .li'liii i;. llaiiie--. A iUtO foot 

 bench i't It w;is a iiia'^iiiticeni sight, being 

 sniotlieicd with bloom, carried on good 

 ?titV sleiii-.. which held tlie llowers erect. 



Ij;i|cil\ :i l.lir^I c:i!\\ \\,-i- srcll. Ml. 



Fisliei Will iilant a ;ioM-fii,,i hoii=:e of it 

 ne.M seasiui .and will )irobalily introduc*; 

 it in l'.'o7. One prominent carnationist 

 wanlthl Ills order b loked for I'O.noo ^s 

 soon as he iiad seen ii growing. 



Evangeline looked viry well. .\ num- 

 ber of the plants. howeviT, show burst- 

 ing tendencies. Xn <-ut tings are being 

 taken t lom an\ oi these and it is hoped 

 to overcome this defect. The s.alinoii 

 Color is pleasiii'^- am! it sells quickly at 

 the siorex. it being <\'. '-essaiy to hide it to 

 fill the demands .if special laistoniers. 



House of Enchantress Grown by Velie Bros., Marlborough, N. Y. 



^\'l' do not like the shade as well as 

 Enchantress, the on'v trouble with the 

 latter grand sort being that if does su 

 w<-.i everywhere that jieople will so(m de 

 dare it is too common and demand a 

 ilitfereiii shmle. Seedling No. fiO'i. ,-i 

 deejier shade tliaii llrchantress, is in om 

 estimation destined to bi^ a better thiiii; 

 tli.aii Evangelim^ and will be heard from 

 later. J\uby will not be grown again as 

 a crimson. Its color is a little too dark, 

 but a very warm colored seedling of a 

 lighter shmle will take its [dace. In 

 the seeilling house scailels loolllecl lip 

 prominently. There wcie a do/.(ai m 

 more really gooil ones, .some promisiiiL; 

 yellows, ami other shades were ;ilso m> 

 ticed. 



.•\mong standard varieties T^ady liouii 

 t if 111 looked well. While Lawson. how 

 e\er, is considered much more prcditalde. 

 the flowers of the latter being particn 

 larly likeil for funeral work. .Mrs. I'atten 

 is thf' whole show in its class ;iml ca i 

 ried a he;i\y (a'oji. In sc.arlets a t'ew 

 l-'lamingo ar(^ still er'wvn. Some Victoiv 

 and .bilm V.. Haines were also on trial. 

 The best tyjie of the latter is hard in 

 beat: as a perfect sc.",rlet, but it need- 

 considerable selci'tioa to secure It. Mm 

 chantress looke(| gr.and. as it does almost 

 ex I'ryw here this si^asun. The least >;iii| 



about FiaiK'ee the liitlel'. Ilerc it IS a 

 ciimplete failure .-IIOl will lie df(>]i|iei|. 



W. N. C. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



(nil Alio. Vch. I's.- ("ucumbel- !-1,jH 

 to .+ 1.7.") <|o/,. ; le.at' lettuce ;i(lc to l."ic 

 casi'; head lettuce. .*7 to .■j^lU bill.; Inllia 

 Iocs. .*() f(i ;f'S case. 



Nmw ^'<M;K, Feb. •_'(). -P.ostuii cnriim- 

 liei'S. .\(i. I. +]..")ll fu +1' ihi/. ; .\... ■_'. 



.+ 4 to !fs box; head letlnce. .'o,- w ^] 

 doz. ; r.adishes. i^L' to .*;; luu i.iinclies; 

 mnshioiinis. l.'c to ."lOc lb.; linibarlp. L'."ic 

 to Hdc doz. Ininches; mint. \*<r to 7."ic 

 doz. bunches. 



r>i;.-s i(),\. .M \s>.. fell. Jti. Miislirouni>. 



+ 1 to $L' \icv four pound b.asker ; l.'ttuce, 

 ■J7pc to S.")c doz.; loiiiatiies. .'He Itj.; rhn- 

 Ir.'ib. ')!■ to ()c III.; liiitlioiise spinacli. 5flc 

 liii\; r.adishes, ."iiie tn * 1 box; lan/iimbers, 

 ■"-l.oO to ■* 1 ^ box; mint. 7oc do/, bunclios; 

 |i;irslr\. .fd .."(O to $•_' box. 



RADISHES AND LETTUCE. 



I li.ave I\\(i j;l eeiiholl-es with Solid licdfl 



lniir t'ect wide, n t' the \ inlet |pit ty{)e, 

 wliich ha\e h;id pl.aiiis ei-uwino in tlieii; 

 since SeptemliiM I. 1 want I" know how 

 In enrich the soil, whieh is i|iiite poor, 



n|' .-I Sllld\-, Iniiniy ll.ltUle. ill nlle holise 

 I \\ailt tn --nw I .•idishc'.. ;is snnli ;|,s tllO 



ladislies I ;nii iMilliiii; now .are ;ill (>ut, 

 and 111 till' ojhei 1 w.aiit to |)i:iiit cailli- 

 llower and lettm-e. .\.s | h:i\e no rotten 

 li.irnyaid manure I wniild like to knew 

 il I could 11 -e ;hei'p ni:iniire with safety 



and hnw In ;ippl\ it; ;i Un, ],OW m.HIIV' 

 pnunds tn put tn ihe | I III Si|U.are fe(.'t of 

 iieindl. I )n Vnli ihillk I cnllld Use ni.a - 



lllllc' t'rolii ;| hell cnnp Id :ii|\;inla^e witli- 

 mil risk .' S, H. S. 



< 'aiilillnwer .and lettuce nught. to do 

 nil riyhl ill soil I'c'il ilized with sheep 

 mnmir.' ai ilie rale ni' |itt\ pninci.-^ tn 

 I'i'i sijiiare I'ei't. I'lniure tile uiipuKer 

 i:'e.i artiide ::•> the pn!\eri/ei| is ,'freii 

 : dll ller.a II d In ;i cnn>idcrable extent, 

 llielefnle n |' llllcerlnill '-treii'.jth. It --linilld 

 lie well Wnlked llllnll^h llle snil nil.l, it' 

 \ cl\ Jrv. ihe lii-llcll .shnllld lei-elXe :i ^,\lu\ 



.\:ileriiin .'ifinr wi rkiiie in tic- m;inure 



and lie .allnweil l,, ^l.md In'- ;ii.nilt three 

 'i:i\- liet'nle the |i|.int- :ile -cl intn it. 



I'ni radishes li;dl' tic a bn\ e-inr n1 ioficd 

 ■ pinni ily <i\' iminiire will In- -iiHici.-n' , but 



I' shnllld lie W nlk' d lli Sn t lint ! he mn ■ 



niiic- will iini ill iiii\c,i III ilii' viirlnci snil, 

 \\ Il liin t w n iticin - ,,t 1 he >i.irt';i.-. \\ ill 



lie ■dnsi' e||nii;_i|| 1,i the mdl-lle^ !,. Ili>ure 

 llieir I'omilin nut ch-;in :illd Well >h.'lpeii, 

 which tliex Wnllhl nnl .lo .-slinllM (he liulbs 



cniiie ill ilireri cnniml \\iili llle manure. 



The be^t way tn d'n thi- IS 1(1 |-.-mnVe 



!wn imdies nt' I he siirt':ic, v,,i|. \\Mik the 

 m:iniire in t he li.-d, I heii jnif t h, t wo 

 illidie.v III' cle;in si.il b:ici\. Shniild \nur 

 beij.v; rei|llire In li. r.-ll-i-.l ;i lil||,. \ on 



cniihl wnrk I he iii.aniire III thf Snil a- it 

 stands nt presi-nt. then pmcure .-nnuLdi 



fresh snil tn ojv,. ;| r,i\erill:^ "t twi) 



