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FBBKOAKY 21, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J 027 



VEGETABLE 

 PLANTS 



r»kOOkCF New Early and Succession, $1.50 

 t.ADD/%vl- per 1000; 10,000 and over, $1.25 



per 1000. 

 I iTTTI IPF Grand Rapids, Big: Boston, Bos- 

 Lt. I ■ V\*l. ton Market and Tennis Ball, 



$1.00perl000. 



PARSLEY Moss Curled, $1.26 per 1000. 



R. Vincent, Jr. & Son, white Marsh, Md. 



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C^ B K7 rk FROM GROWER 

 9 E. E-< Lf TO PLANTER 



Tomatoes Per lb. PepporB Per lb. 



Livingrston's Globe $2 00 Neapolitan II 50 



Chalk's Early Jewel 1.75 Genuine Kuby King.. 1.50 

 Burpee's Matchless 1.50 Bull No=e or Bull. . . . 1.25 



Spark's Earliana... 1.75 Golden Queen l.ftO 



Dwarf Champion... 2.00 Golden l>awn 1.25 



Salvia Splendens. .10 00 (Joldrn Upright 2 00 



New York Improved Spineless Purple Kgg Plant 2.00 



Extra Early W hi e Spine Cucumber 50 



Hubbard and Boston Squash 50 



T. B. TURNER, Swedesboro, N. J. 



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We recommend for forcing: : 



Gundestrup's Cauliflower New Snowball 



better than Dry Weather for forcing:, per oz.. 12 00. 

 I^ettnce Grand Rapids, per oz, 10c; H-lb., 25. 

 Improved Arlington White Sploe Cncnm- 

 ber, per oz , 10c: M-lb., 25c. Uandftstrup's 

 Barly Scarlet Tnrnip, white tip for forc- 

 ing, M-Ib., 2Uc; 1-ib., 75c. Celeriac, Gnnde- 

 strap'a Oval KIuk. 1-oz., 25c; M-lb., «)c. 



GUNOKSTBUP'S SESD STORE 



4873 BfUwankee Ave. CHICAGO 



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Comet Tomato 



Ttaoae who force tomatoes should ffive 

 "Oomet" a trial. This variety has been the talk 

 of cardeners around Boston the past season. 

 Those who hav6 seen It growing declare there's 

 BOthbiK to compare with it. Seed, $6.00 par o>. 



WILUAM SIM, Cliftondale, Mass. 



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600,000 Asparafl^na Roots loo looo 



8 years, Palmetto, heavy FOe tS.&O 



2 years. Palmetto, strong 40c 800 



2 years, Conover's ColossAI 35e 2.T6 



2 years, Barr's Mammoth, strong 40c 8.00 



2year8, Donald's Elmtra 40c 3.0U 



2 years. Giant Argent<*uil 40c 3 00 



2 years. Columolan White tOc 3.50 



On 60.000 or over, good discount given. 



On other Nursery stock, send for Trsde List. 



RIVER VIEW NURSERIES. J. H. O'Hsian. Uttle Silver. N. J. 

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Lambert's Pore Caltare 

 Mushroom Spawn 



Produced by new grafting 

 process from selected and 

 prolific specimens, thor- 

 oughly acclimatized. 

 Has never failed to ran 

 Sold by Leading Seedsmen 

 Practical instructions on 



"Mnshroom Culture" 

 mailed free on application. 



American Spawn Co. 

 I^t. Paul, Minn. 



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Vegetable Growers Should 



Send 5 Dollars 



for a swivel wheel and 20 ^s-inch nozzles. It will 

 fit a run of 10"! feet of pipe and give you a chance 

 to try for yourtelf the Wlttbold Waterlns 

 System, or seni for ciroular of testimonials. 



Louis Wlttbold, 1 708 N.Halsted St., Chicago 



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Skinner's Irrigation. 



For greenhonses, gardens and lawns 

 Latest improved gasoline pumping; out- 

 fits at low price. Estimates furnished 

 on request. Address, 



C. We SKINNER, Troy* O. 



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Vegetable Forcing, 



Please, when you write to the Re- 

 view, give the names and addresses of 

 some of those in your vicinity who grow 

 vegetables under glass. 



W. C. Beckert, Allegheny, Pa., has a 

 long red forcing radish which he calls 

 Cincinnati Market because originally ob- 

 tained from those who grew it for the 

 purpose indicated. 



The man who grows fancy stock 

 ought to trademark his cases; it will be 

 worth money to him to have his stock 

 easily distinguishable from the com- 

 mon run in wholesale markets. 



The Keene is a heading variety of 

 lettuce which originated near Eochester, 

 N. Y., and is used extensively in that 

 locality, both for forcing and for early 

 spring planting in the open. James 

 Vicks's Sons say they think highly of 

 it and that it is so early that it may be 

 marketed weeks ahead of Boston Forcing 

 and other popular market sorts. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Feb. 20. — Cucumbers,, $1 to 

 $1.50 doz. ; leaf lettuce, 35c to 40c case; 

 radishes, 40c to 45c per doz. bunches; 

 mushrooms, 35c to 50c lb. 



Boston, Feb. 18. — Cucumbers, $4 to 

 $15 per box; tomatoes, 25c lb.; mush- 

 rooms, 50c to 75c lb.; lettuce, 25c to 75c 

 doz.; dandelion, $1.25 to $1.50 box; 

 radishes, 25c to 30c doz. bunches; rhu- 

 barb, 5c to 7c lb.; asparagus, $2.50 to 

 $3 doz. bunches; escarolle,, 75c to $1 

 doz.; mint, $1 doz. bunches; parsley, 

 $1.50 to $2 box. 



New York, Feb 19. — Mushrooms in 

 moderate supply, but demand light and 

 tone weak. Cucumbers firm at the re- 

 cent advance. Lettuce shows poor qual- 

 ity and dragging, with most sales from 

 50c down. Mint shows further decline. 

 Eadishes held about steady. Rhubarb 

 dulL Tomatoes in light supply. Cucum- 

 bers, 75c to $2.25 doz.; lettuce, 25c to 

 75c doz.; mushrooms, 35c to 65c lb.; 

 radishes, $2 to $2.50 per hundred 

 bunches; parsley, 12c to 15c doz. 

 bunches; tomatoes, 15c to 30c lb. 



STARTING VEGETABLE PLANTS 



Pricking Off. 



Previous to pricking off, the flats in 

 which the plants are to be put should be 

 got ready. In making them the grower 

 will have to be governed by the class of 

 trade he means to supply. If wholesale, 

 it is immaterial what size the flats are, 

 so long as they are of an easily handled 

 size, as the plants will have to be taken 

 from the flats for convenience in ship- 

 ping. But with a local trade they gen- 

 erally take better as they stand in the 

 flats. In this case it is better to have 

 the flats just the size to hold a certain 

 number. 



Small flats could be constructed that 

 would hold one dozen, others, a dozen 

 and a half, and others, two dozen plants. 

 A cheap, light box can be constructed 

 of lath. A flat four laths wide, two 

 laths deep and twelve inches long will 

 accommodate one dozen plants. The 

 laths can be spaced a little, which helps 

 to add to the size. This is for tomatoes 

 and plants of like size. The ends are 



Hotlionse Specialties 



Our Mr. Bawson being one of the 

 largest growers of Vegetables under 

 glass in this country, we have devel< 

 oped many special strains, including: 



Rawson's Hothouse Cucumber 



which we confidently believe superior to any 

 other on the market; (iOc per oz.; 11.50 per ^-Ib.; 

 16.00 per lb. 



R4WSON'8 SCARLET CONICAL. RADISH 



Best for forcing: many largest growers use it 

 exclusively. Brilliant scarlet, conical, short- 

 topped, remarkably uniform, tender, crisp; 90c 

 lb.; 10 1bs.,t8.0l; KlO IbH., 176.00. 



These and many other specialties fully 

 described in our Market Gardener's List for 1907, 

 just issued. Sent free on request. 



W. W. RAWSON & CO., 5 Union St., Boston 



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 FARQUHAR'S PERFECTION 



FORCING CICIMBER 



A much improved strain of White Spine, long, 

 smooth, rich green, robust, 10 days earlier than 

 the old strains and more productive. Unequalled 

 under glass. Pkt., 26c; M oz., 36c; oz., II; }< lb., 

 13, lb. tlO. Write for complete catalogue. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON, MASS. 



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COMET TOMATO SEED 



Grown from true stock. Excellent for forcing. 

 60c and 11.00 per pkt. H. M. SANDBKSOX, 

 111 LINCOLN ST., WALTHAM, MASS. 



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made of %-inch material, which gives 

 something to nail to and makes a nice, 

 stiff flat. For eighteen plants the flat 

 can be increased in length and the same 

 material will suit, but for larger flats 

 than this heavier material is needed. 



The time at which the plants are 

 ready for pricking out will depend to a 

 considerable extent on how thickly they 

 have come up in the seed pans. If 

 there is no danger of their becoming 

 crowded and drawn by being too thick, 

 it is all right to let them remain until 

 they have made the first rough leaves. 

 But should there be danger of crowding 

 or drawing, they will have to be han- 

 dled at an earlier stage, though there is 

 always a larger percentage of loss when 

 the plants are handled small, as the 

 operation is more delicate and the plants 

 more susceptible to injury. 



The soil used should be of a free, 

 rather light, nature with little or no 

 manure. As a short, stocky growth is 

 desired, an overrich soil should be 

 avoided. A poor soil, however, would 

 be benefited by the addition of some 

 old, well-decomposed manure. The soil 

 should be in a moderately moist condi- 

 tion, so that only a sprinkling is neces- 

 sary after the plants are set. If a 

 heavy watering were necessary the soil 

 would be rendered too wet and heavy, 

 which would considerably deter the 

 starting of the little plants. 



Shade from the direct rays of the sun 

 should be provided for a few days fol- 

 lowing the setting out, as the little 

 plants would wilt and suffer until they 

 have had time to make fresh roots in 

 their new quarters. 



Vegetable plants are better divided 

 into two divisions as regards the tem- 

 perature in which they should be grown. 

 Tomatoes, egg plants, peppers and plants 

 of this class should be grown in a night 

 temperature of 55 to 60 degrees, while 

 cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, etc., will 

 make better plants if grown 10 degrees 

 lower. We too often see them all grown 

 in one house, where an intermediate 

 temperature is maintained, with the re- 

 sult that none of them are doing really 



