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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



PHBBUARy 21, 1907. 



■well. They should be grown in separate 

 houses, if possible; but if this cannot 

 be done, there is usually a difference in 

 temperature in the different ends of the 

 house. So by putting the tenderest 

 plants at the warm end and vice versa, 

 they can be helped considerably. 



As the season advances and the tem- 

 perature rises it does not make such a 

 great deal of difference, as the plants 

 are then well under way, and if the con- 

 ditions are a little adverse they are bet- 

 ter able to stand it. The most critical 

 time is the first few weeks after trans- 

 planting; so conditions should be made 

 as favorable as possible for them during 

 that time. 



"Watering must be judiciously don© 

 through the whole course of their 

 growth, especially in the earlier stages. 

 While the plants are still small and un- 

 able to absorb much moisture there is 

 always danger of souring the soil if 

 water is indiscriminately applied. Later, 

 when the flats are full of roots, it is 

 hard to overdo the watering, especially 

 during bright weather; but care must 

 be taken that they do not suffer from 

 the want of it. W. S. Ceoydon. 



STERILIZING LETTUCE SOIL. 



I was reading about Eugene Davis' 

 method of sterilizing lettuce soil. Would 

 you kindly state what kind of system 

 he uses? You say in your paper that 

 he uses 1-inch pipe; but please state 

 how far apart he puts the pipe. One 

 pipe surely does not sterilize a bed six- 

 teen feet wide and 150 feet long. When 

 is the best time to do this, in the fall 

 or just before you set out a crop of let- 

 tuce in the winter? We have been 

 changing our soil every two or three 

 years, but lately this has not done much 

 good. We take out about three to four 

 inches of soil. S. F. Co. 



The pipes should be laid about three 

 feet apart the whole length of the bed 

 to insure thorough sterilization. It does 

 not matter a great deal when the opera- 

 tion is done, but the nearer the time of 

 planting, the better, as then you are 

 sure that all insect and fungus life is 

 destroyed when you do plant. 



W. S. C. 



AN ILLINOIS ESTABLISHMENT. 



The vegetable-growing plant of 

 George G. Whitcomb, Streator, 111., has 

 some interesting features. Besides the 

 boiler-room and a packing house 20x50, 

 there is a propagating house 12x90 and 

 eight greenhouses, each 15x300. The 

 steam heating plant was installed by 

 Wood, Mulford & Co. and was completed 

 a few weeks ago. It has been put to a 

 severe test and has given er.tire satis- 

 faction. During the recent cold spell, 

 when the mercury was at zero and be- 

 low, even when a stiff northwest wind 

 was blowing, the temperature inside was 

 easily kept at 80 degrees. 



The two eighty-horsepower boilers are 

 on the ground level. The system is high 

 and low pressure, so that, while from 

 twenty-five to sixty pounds pressure of 

 steam may be carried on the boilers, the 

 reducer lunits the pressure on the pipes 

 to from two to ten pounds. In the en- 

 tire system, exclusive of the main header, 

 which is 8-inch pipe, there are seven 

 miles of 1%-inch pipe. The steam, after 

 coming through the reducers from the 

 boilers, goes into the main header, which 

 nms across the front of the entire es- 



tablishment. At the end of each house 

 is a trap. The steam as it condenses is 

 forced through these traps into the re- 

 turns under the buildings, and is carried 

 back to a pump in the boiler room, 

 where it is automatically pumped into 

 the boilers again, thus keeping the heat- 

 ing pipes free from water. 



The mechanical watering system is fed 

 from a 1,000-gallon tank stationed above 

 the boilers. These warm the water in 

 the tanks by means of a coil connection, 

 provision being made to let in cold water 

 if need be to reduce the temperature. 

 In this system there are 3,000 feet of 

 galvanized iron pipe with small spray 

 nozzles three feet apart in the pipe. 



Cucumbers are to be the principal 

 crop, but next season lettuce will pre- 

 cede the cucumbers and tomatoes also 

 will be grown. The first crop is now 

 going to the Chicago market and bring- 

 ing good prices. 



Fairhaven, Mass. — S. S. Peckham 

 has sold out his retail business at New 

 Bedford and has the intention of grow- 

 ing for the wholesale trade exclusively, 

 at his place here. 



Sioux Faixs, S. D.— The firm of 

 Nudd & Thomas has been dissolved, J. 

 J. Nudd retiring. The business will be 

 continued by G. A. Thomas under the 

 name of the Thomas Greenhouse. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



AdvertlBementB under tbln head one cent a 

 word. CASH V7ITH ORDER. When answers 

 are to be addressed in our care, add 10 cents for 

 forwarding:. 



SITUATION WANTED-By florist's apprentice; 

 aire 21; reference. R. Beecher, Union Grove, 



Wis. 



SITUATION WANTE1>- March Ist, by a slngrle 

 sober, all-round man on private or commer- 

 cial place; 16 years experience. Address No. 64, 

 care Florists' Review' Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED — As grardener: Swiss, 

 a^e 23; 6 months in this country; good foreign 

 and American references; open for engagrement 

 March 1. Address Oustav Olock, 608 Warren St., 

 Bvanston, 111. 



SITUATION WANTED— In retail florist's store 

 by young' lady, March 1; four years' exper- 

 ience In floral work; best of references ; state 

 salary without board. Address No. 67, care 

 Florists' Review, Chlcagro. 



SITUATION WANTED— Al. up-to-date store 

 man wishes position with first-class firm; 

 good designer and decorator; capable of taking: 

 charge. Address No. 86, care Florists' Review, 

 Chlcae:o. 



SITUATION WANTED— An American of 82 

 years would like to correspond with party 

 who needs an up-to-date rose and carnation 

 grower and manager of help; watres wanted 118.00 

 a week. Address No. 83, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicag:o. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a married man; 

 Scotch; as private g-ardoner on a gentleman's 

 place; thoroughly understands the manag-ement 

 of greenhouses, fruits, flowers, vegetables, 

 lawnH. etc.: open for engajrement Agrll 1. Ad- 

 dress No. 84, care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young man of good 

 appearance and address, as assistant in up- 

 to-date retail store; prefer the east; best of 

 references as to character and ability, experi- 

 enced. Address No. 88, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED-By grower with 15 

 years' practical experience in roses, carna- 

 tions, mums, reneral pot plants and forcing 

 stock; flrst-class propagator; best references; 

 Central or Eastern states preferred; please state 

 full particulars with salary. Address No. 68, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman 

 by a practical grower and propagator; sober 

 and honest; 22 years' experience in general line 

 of cut flowers, roses, carnations and pot plants, 

 bedding and tropical plants: capable of taking 

 charge of a large place; good wages expected. 

 Addi-ess No. 65, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By maf-ried man with 

 good habits; 28 years of &ge; g'ood grower of 

 carnations, roses, mumB,beddIng plants, orchard, 

 vineyard; good designer; 4 years in this country; 

 has good education; wants good position on pri- 

 vate or commercial retail place: full particulars 

 in letter. Address No. 77, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTBD—Ab foreman for prom- 

 inent landscape architect or manag:er land- 

 scape department of larg:e nursery; graduate of 

 I. C. 8. of C. E. as surveyor; competent to lay out, 

 compute area, obtain levels, grades, drainage, 

 road building, also detail, topographical mapping; 

 14 years' experience as head gardener; under- 

 stands the habits, requirements and proper 

 handling of horticultural subjects as to most 

 advantageous location and soil requirements. 

 Address No. 66, care Florists' Review, Chicago 



HELP WANTED— Steady, sober man; must be 

 gr.ood grower of carnations and general stock ; 

 tSO with board. Address Anton Krut, Butler, Pa. 



HELP WANTED— Florist, single, experienced 

 and of good habits; g^ood position; state abi- 

 lity, etc. W. W. Stertzing:, 7280 Manchester Rd., 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



HELP WANTED— Single man as working fore- 

 man with knowledge of growing Adiantum 

 and Sprengeri. Address w^lth qualifications. No. 

 80, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Two jrood men for pot and 

 bedding pLanta; 113.00 and 110.00; come 

 quick. Mount Hope Oreenhouses, Morgan Park, 



HELP WANTED— One or two good all-rouBd 

 g:rowers; must be sober; no firing: apply J. 

 W. Lyon Co., W.. P. Williams, Mgr.. Belvldere, 



HELP WANTED— Salesman acquainted with 

 the trade to carry side line, pocket sample; 

 quick seller; large profits. Address The Coving- 

 ton Seed Co., Coving:ton, Ky. 



HELP WANTED— A florist for general green- 

 house work; single man; German perferred; 

 Wages 136.00 a month with board. Saxe and Floto, 

 205 So. Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 



HELP WANTED— A sober and capable man to 

 handle retail trade, make-up and design; 

 references; state salary. Address No. 1, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— First-class carnation grower 

 at once, for modern place; If not up-to-date 

 don't answer; state wages expected. Address 

 Miami Floral Co., Geo. Bartholomew, Mgr., Day- 

 ton, Ohio. R. R. No. U. 



HELP WANTED— Grower thoroughly posted 

 on pot plants and forcing of bulbs and val- 

 ley; good wag:es and an opportunity for advance- 

 ment; give references. Address M. Bloy, Rocky 

 River. O. 



HELP WANTED— Young: man with some ex- 

 perience In general greenhouse work; 126.00 

 per month with board and room to start ; state 

 experience, references, etc. Paul E. Rlchwagen, 

 Needham, Mass. 



HELP WANTED— Married tnan; must be good 

 grower of roses, carnations and general 

 stock; 160.00 with house; required to board two 

 men. Address No. 87, care Florists' Review- 

 Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Capable man to take charge 

 of small retail place, or man and wife with- 

 out children if wife will assist in house; state 

 experience and terms. Address No. 78, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Settled married man of ex- 

 perience to take management of established 

 florist's store; salary and nart interest or all 

 salary if deolred. Address No. 88, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Competent man experienced 

 in the growing of A-1 cut flowers and plants, 

 design work, etc.; on place 15,000 feet of glass; 

 must be handy with tools; steady position. 

 Address Sterling Floral Co., Sterling, 111. 



HELP WANTED — A competent carnation 

 grower with practical knowledge of general 

 stock; none but a good carnation man need ap- 

 ply; state salary in application. Address No. 

 60, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED- 2 active young men with 

 some greenhouse experience, to work under 

 foremen; wages 110.00 per week, pay weekly; 

 steady employment, good position for the right 

 men. Address Young's' Seed Store, 1406 Olive St 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



HELP WANTED— Young man vrtth some ex- 

 perience In general greenhouse work; posi- 

 tion permanent and good home; state are, ex- 

 perience, references and wagres per month with 

 board. Address Geo. S. Beldlnr, Mlddletown, 

 N. Y. 



