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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Makch 15, ]',MiO. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



A (.KiiwKi; lur {\iv Loiitloii iiinrkct 

 wrilo tliMt ••tlif lifiiutitul little (uildcn 

 Queen Jrttiici i^ pii'-cniiiicntly tin' (»iic 

 fur i'miiie <ultui<' ;iiiiiiii<;' cMhlinj^c \;iri 

 eties (luring thv winter aiul t;ir)y spring; 

 months, aiiil iintil >ucli tiiiic us lt>tliii-c 

 (.•an 1h' cilitiiincd from tlic opi'ii Imi ilci's. 

 It is (if a li^lit .sti'a\\ cdlnr, witlmiil 

 the Ji ast .sns|iiciiiii ot' (•(lai-sciios in tlie 

 loaves, ami [iract icallv tlu' whole plant is 

 lit for :~a]a(l. Ii is a \aiirty that hearts 

 «|Uicidy. ami it may lif ■>aiil to he all 

 heart, linn ami sojjd, almost like a 

 liall. 'I'lir plants are also most cvon in 

 L;ro\\t li. ■ ' 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



(..'iiK A(iO, Mairh 1 I. -Lear IftiiK'o. .;:.,■ 

 to •l.'ie ease; head Icitm-o. i^:\ to ^i> Md.; 

 loiiiato«'S, ,4;,'} f(i «,"..")() caso; riiciindioi--. 



^K\v York. March IL'. — Boston cmum 

 hers, .\(). .1, .tL.'iO to $1.75 lioz. ; No. :.', 

 $1 to .$8 easi!; head lettiiee, ;i5c ir) d.jc 

 doz. ; radishes. $:.' to .i.J.oO 100 biuiehe'S; 

 imishroonis. loe. to rdie lb.; tomatoes, 20c 

 to 'lUi- lb.; mint, lOe to (Jtic doz. bunches. 



Bo.STON, Mass.. March IL'. — Cm-iini- 

 bers. .*! to $lL' box; lettnee. l'5c to ;"()(■ 

 >.oz. : mint, tide doz.; radishes, .$1.00 to 

 .+1' box; hotii(iiis(^ spinaeh, 7'>c box; pars 

 ley, .$1..'»0 to .$1.7.1 box; toniatues, 4r.c to 

 nOc lb.; inushroonis, $l.oO to $L' per foar- 

 jH)iiiid box; rhnharb. .".c to (h- ]l.i. ; bunch 

 beets. $1 doz. 



PLANTING TOMATOES. 



We li.'ive in oiir ^reenlnuise a solid bed 

 six feet two inches wide. We wish to 

 jilant nith tomatoes. (..'onid we jjlant 

 three rows of jdants in the bed. " staj^- 

 ^'Criiit;"" them, or woidd they bo too 

 close? ITow faf .ijiiirt shoiil-f ihev hv I 



W." C. 



^dnl room is pretty limited for three 

 rows. Imt 1 iu'lieve yon can .lecommo- 

 date that number by jdantiiii; ;is voii 

 sugjjesi and allowinir\.i<r|iteon inches'be- 

 tween tlu^ jdants in the rows, liy train 

 ing to -^in^jle stem, siitlicieiit ll;j;h"t ought 

 to reacji tlie center row to ;jive it a fair 

 show. As a nde we plant fourteen inches 

 apart, but at this distance in your case 

 the cent.'!- row would be too much shad 

 '^<1- W. S. CUOVDOX. 



MUSHROOMS UNDER GLASS. 



I iia\e a r;in<ic of six Ikhiscs; li\(. 

 ilOxlMO Ycof and one .'{Oxtto feet, at pr.-s 

 t'Ut occupied with roses, carnations and 

 iniscell.-iiieous pl.ants. Tiiese houses wili 

 ha\e to be lorn down ami rebuilt in an 

 other year; in fai-t. owinir to tlndf c,,ii- 

 dition. we oiiLtht not to lia\e used tliiin 

 this winter as the sash bars arc decaviiiL; 

 and the ^r|;,^s slippiu:,'. Tin- winds 

 Wc.atljcr h.as c.aiiv.d iis a ;^'real deal o t' 

 trouble this winter m maintaining' a --a I e 

 temperature. | lia\e dechh-d Imt to ,,|, 

 or.'ite the plaid aiiothef wintei- u,r piant>- 

 and cut tiowers. and will not be leaih 

 to lebiiild until the s|irin:,f of l'.)ii7. I 

 am 1iyiii;f to decide lui the best n<e to 

 which to jiiif these houses the comin:: 

 year. I >h;ill fill most id' i1h> houses with 

 clirysaiilhemiims this condn;,' sunimef. as 



we A\el'e \ery vi|,-cessl'ul witli them the 



ptist \iar. 1 \\ondereii if nuishro(uus 

 would Hot be the best crop to r^'row to 

 follow clii-\ sanrheiiiums. 



^Vould the fidlowing plan be practi- 

 cal.' I thought (H covering the entire 

 ghiss surface with nuislin or cloth, treat- 

 ed with some waterproof solution. It 

 occurred to me this would insure the 

 houses being tight, would prevent any 

 drip and would keej) the houses warm. 

 I would plant the spawn in the regular 

 carnation and rose beds. The muslin 

 might be made more opaque by means of 

 some coloring nmtter, thus ex(duding the 

 light. The houses tire heated by steam. 

 Now, Avill some one versed in mushroom 

 cultiu'o tell me if this plan is practi- 

 c:U? II. C. W. 



1 don't see why ymir plan shouldn't 

 work. Would tar ptiper mil be better 

 than muslin? It woidil ser\c the pur- 

 pose as regards keeping out wet and cold 

 hetter and also gi\<' you the iie<-essary 

 darkm^ss. Darkness is not absolutely 

 iiecesstiry to the growth of miisliroiuus, 

 liiit when exjjoseil to light lliey Iuim' a 

 il.arker color and ilon't take the m.arket 

 so well. 1 would not think thai the dif- 

 ference in cost WDiild be mmli between 

 the two materials. W. S. ('kovdox. 



COMMERCIAL GUANO. 

 As the Peruvian guano beds are ex- 



Ferdinand Boulon. 



liaiisted. wlial liiaiid i ■ I' com iiiercia 1 guano 

 |s the tiesi and wlieii- can it lie liouiiht .' 



w. i:. ii. 



'I'lieic ail >e\eial luainb 111' cominei 

 ci.il litiaiio made. Imt I don't think it 

 would lir ijuite t'.ajr to lecoinnieml here an\ 

 one lifand over another. I'roliablv \ou 

 iiiit^lil L;e| siiim in t'oiaiial ion among your 

 intiinate t'liends; it not. try two or three 

 ot ti:i liiaiids and prove them for vom- 

 - !l. M.'-i ^red .•^liiio ot any >ize h;ni 

 ■ lie ;t. and there ;iie si-viial comjiailie>< 



Wlllcll sell lllis line III H N, Some o I' 



uhicli Will no doiilil have agents some- 

 v\ licit i n Villi r loca lit v . 



W. S. ('l;OVI)(iN. 



DESTRUCTION OF ANTS' NESTS. 



'riic I'olliiw Iiil; metiiod ot' destroying 

 aiils" nests with liisnl|iliiile ot c.ailioii is 

 I i"-iimmendcil : Make ;i hole eiiilil to 



twelve inches deep ill the nest, nr t Wo 

 lliiles it the nest be Vel'X lafe-''. by Ilie.'MIs 



of a stick or iron bar. Pour into these 

 holes two ounces of bisulphide of car- 

 bon, and immediately cover the boles 

 with earth. The bisulphide of carbon 

 will vaporize, and its fumes will kill the 

 ants. The work should be carried out 

 at night or towards the close of the 

 day, but under np circumstances must a 

 naked light be brought near the bisul 

 [ihide of carbon or an explosion will 

 occur. Care must also be taken by the 

 operator not to breathe the fumes, and 

 if these two points be borne in mind tlu' 

 use of the material is both safe and 

 elVective. If an ants' nest should be 

 iiiuud alongside a valuable plant, the 

 liisiilphide of carbon must be applied so 

 that the liquid does not touch the root.s 

 lit 1 1m! plant. 



SEA CLIFF, N. Y. 



Death of F. Boulon. 



On .March G juieunionia claimed the 

 lii'e of Ferdinand Boulon, one of the 

 licst known men in the trade on Long 

 Island. Mr. Boulon was born in France 

 ju 1841. At an early age he entered the 

 nurseries of Andre Leroy. at Angers. 

 Later he for a time had charge of some 

 of the noted [daci's in his nali\e country. 

 After working for a short period at his 

 profession in Africa and in Europe, in- 

 cluding the establishment ot' Van Houtte 

 in Belgium, he came to the United States 

 in 1881, starting in business at Home- 

 stead, A'. J. Tjater he took charge ot 

 Dosoris, the famous estate of Charles A. 

 Dana. 



In 1884 Mr. Boulon pui chased prop 

 erty at Sea Cliff, L. I., and there found 

 ed the Sea Cliff' Nurseries. The estab- 

 lishment now includes fifteen green- 

 houses. Mr. Boulon planned and lai(J 

 out many of the beautiful estates in that 

 locality. ^Ir. Boulon was .an expert 

 plantsman. lie was famed for many 

 specialties, and as a violet .grower had 

 few equals. 



Mr. Boulon le.aves a widow, two son.«, 

 Ferdinaml, the junior member of the 

 firm, and Paul ; and one daughter. 



CHICAGO PREMIUM LIST. 



The preliminary list of ]>reminms fm 

 the annual .autumn exhibition of the- 

 llorticultur.al Society of <'hicagi> has 

 been issued. Incorporated with ii is 

 the caleiid.ar i:i the exhibition. The 

 most notable change is that a six-day 

 exhibition is |irovi<led for. opening on 

 Monday and closing Saturday night. To 

 i-arry a show t'or such a time it h.as been 

 necessary to .arr.ange the jiremiiim list for 

 I'lesh exhibits tor <>ach o v; otherwise- 

 the show vvoiild not only wane in inter 

 est I. Ill ihe condition of the exhibits m 

 the later days would be anything but at 

 1 r.ict i\e. 



Last ye.ar's great linamial su.i i s> lias 

 emlioldeiied the society to add consider- 

 ably to ill'- preiiiiiiin list, the 'oial sum 

 c.arried being clos(> to $,"i,(i(Mi. jn .i hirge 

 iiuinliei ot classes soiiKithing li.is been 

 added to the piemiiims and in manv 

 cases they have been iniK'h enhanced in 

 v.aliic. 'I'here are tour cl.asses tVu- 10(> 

 blooms ot chi\ santheiiiiiins, vviiii three- 

 premiums, .aggregating $l0(i m (-ach 

 class. I In- rose |iremiiims hav-- lieen in- 

 ■ reas'd. I'or l<i(i iJeautii.'s piemnniis ot 

 >bio. s7.",. ~^r,i) and .$:.'." are oil. -re, I. J-'or 

 ion laliertv or Tiichmond tin- snnis an- 

 >.".."i. <■_•."! ,and +11'. Other dass,.. tm 

 lOii will receive .•^•J.'i, $12 and ■^■^. Vases 

 • it |oii llr.aniics arranged t'or i-tVed wili 



