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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 9, 1907. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



Market growers of vegetables under 

 glass, many of whom also grow crops in 

 the open, will be interested in the bul- 

 letin "Beans,^just issued by the U. S. 

 Department o:^ii|j|pulture. 



Truckers will be interested in Bul- 

 letin No. 282, entitled "Celery," just 

 issued by the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, D. C, which will 

 send a copy free on request. 



The old saying that it is an ill wind 

 that blows nobody good is well illus- 

 trated in the present season. Although 

 truckers everywhere are far behind and 

 heavy losers, the growth of greenhouse 

 vegetables is getting the best prices ever 

 realized at this season. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, May 8. — Cucumbers, 65c to 

 $1 doz. ; head lettuce, $1 to $2 box; leaf 

 lettuce, 25e case; spinach, 50c to 75c 

 hamper, 



Boston, May 6. — Beets, $1.50 to $2 

 doz. bunches; carrots, $1 doz. bunches; 

 cucumbers, $3 to $5.50 box; radishes, $1 

 to $1.50 per hundred bunches; romaine, 

 $1 to $1.25 doz.; escarolle, 75c to $1 

 doz.; chicory, 75c to $1 doz.; tomatoes, 

 30c lb.; mushrooms, $1.50 to $2,50 per 

 4-lb. basket; lettuce, 50c to $1 doz.; 

 mint, 40c to 50c doz.; cress, 75c doz. 



New York, May 6. — Beet greens 

 scarce. Cucumbers active and higher. 

 Lettuce dragging unless fancy. Mush- 

 rooms in light receipt and higher. Mint 

 dull. Radishes and rhubarb steady. 

 Tomatoes neglected. Beet greens, $1 

 bu, ; cucumbers, 40c to 85c doz. ; lettuce, 

 50c to $1 doz.; mushrooms, 20c to 65c 

 lb.; mint, 75c doz. bunches; radishes, 

 $1,50 to $2 per hundred bunches; rhu- 

 barb, $1,50 to $2.50 per hundred bunches; 

 tomatoes, 10c to 20c lb. 



SPRING CROP OF LETTUCE. 



If the last crop of the season is just 

 about completed and those in the cold- 

 frames almost ready to cut, the condi- 

 tions for a continuous supply will be all 

 right. Where coldframes are not de- 

 pended on so much, another crop in the 

 greenhouse will have to be under way to 

 keep up the supply to meet the first out- 

 door crop, which will be later than usual 

 this year. 



Some of the larger growers do not 

 trouble much with coldframes, but with 

 us the coldframe crops are the most sat- 

 isfactory of the season. True, the earlier 

 crop for some time after planting re- 

 quires a good deal of attention in regard 

 to covering and protecting during cold 

 •ipells, but once the warm spring weather 

 •its in this trouble is reduced to a 

 Hiinimum and the plants seem to grow 

 along without any trouble, W'e have 

 never had a case of disease in the 

 frames. This in itself is a strong argu- 

 ment in favor of frame culture. 



Plants intended for subsequent plant- 

 ing in the open ground should have at- 

 tention in regard to hardening off be- 

 fore the time of setting out arrives. 

 This time differs considerably with the 

 locality. We can usually trust them out- 

 doors before this date, but this is an 

 exceptional season. But even if the 

 temperati"-e will sometimes run a little 



Pot'Growa TOMATOES 



Lorlllard and B«st of AH Tomatoes, very 

 strong, 2^-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches higb, setting 

 blooiD. Planted along edge of carnation bed 

 will give very early crop, $3.00 per 100. 



Coleua Fire Brand and others, 2^-iD. pots, 

 $2 50 per 100. 



Heliotropes, 2>^-iDCb, ready for 4-in., $3.00 

 per 100. 



Asreratum Stella Ourney, 2>^-in. pots, full of 

 cuttings, $2.60 per 100. 



Send for prices on LAtanla Borbonloa in 

 3-in., 4-iD. and 5 in. pots. 



Cash, please. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



CRITCHELL'S 



AVONDALB. CINCINNATI, OHIO 



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below the freezing point, if not too 

 severe a little frost will not do much 

 harm, provided the plants are well 

 hardened off. If protection can be given 

 during cold nights they could be set in 

 the open ground even earlier than this, 

 but where large plantings are made, cov- 

 ering is hardly practicable. Two good 

 varieties, the two best we have tried, are 

 Boston Market and Big Boston, Hardi- 

 ness is one of their strong points, but 

 the quality and flavor are also there. 



Radishes are another very satisfac- 

 tory frame crop. We now are pulling 

 from the frames and have made prepara- 

 tions for a continuous supply up to the 



I have sold almost 100,000 tomato 

 and cabbage plants from my adver- 

 tisement in 



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You can count on me as long; as I 

 have anything to sell. 



S. J. McMICHAEL. 

 Findlay, O. 



May 5, 1907. 



time the outdoor crops can be relied 

 on, A sowing has already been made 

 in the open and is just breaking 

 through the ground, but it is only a 

 chance whether we get a satisfactory 

 crop, as the earliest outdoor crop often 

 is seriously checked by late frosts. We 

 continue to sow every week, however, 

 and catch the season as it comes, 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head one cent a 

 word. CASH WITH ORDER. When answers 

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

 forwarding. 



SITUATION WANTED— A first-class grower of 

 roses, carnations, violets, mums and general 

 line of pot and bedding- plants; wishes to take 

 charge of place where first- class stuff Is wanted; 

 open for engagement by June 1 or sooner if 

 desired; please state wages, as good wages are 

 expected. Address No. 163. care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



VEGETABLE PUNTS 



100 1000 

 LETTUCE PLANTS, ready now. Grand 



Rapids, Big Boston, Boston Market, 



andTennis Ball 20c $l.o<, 



PAB8LET, Moss Curled 25c 1.25 



BEETS, Eclipse 25c i.2f, 



CBLEBT, White Plume, White solid 



and Oeleriac, Giant Prague 20c I.25 



EGG PLANTS, N. Y. Improved, small 



for transplanting 25c 2.OC 



EGG PLANTS, from 2-in. pots $2.00 



PEPPBB, Bull Nose and Sweet 



Mountain 25c 2,0C' 



TOMATO, Earliana, Early Jewel, 



Lorillard and Mayflower 30c 2.0C 



TOHATO, Stone, Perfection and other 



late kinds ..20c 1.00 



CABBAGE, Ready May 10, standard 



sorts in any variety 1.00 



Gash witb order. 



R. VINCENT Jr. & SON, White Marsh, Md. 



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Vegetable Growers Should 



Send 5 Dollars 



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

 fit a run of 100 feet of pipe and give you a chance 

 to try for yourself the Wittbold Watartnc 

 System, or send for circular of testimonials. 



The Wittbold Nozzle, for ^-incb hose 11.00 



The Special Bote Noiile 1.00 



Louis Wittboid, 1 708 N. Halsted St., Chicaio 



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Skinoer's Irrigation. 



For greenhouses, gardens and lawns. 

 Latest improved gasoline pumping out- 

 fits at low price. Estimates furnished 

 on request. Address, 



C. W. SKINNER, Troy, O. 



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SITUATION WANTED -A seedsman of long 

 experience desires a position; is well versed 

 in all branches of the trade, especially catalogue 

 work. Address No. 158, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITTTATION WANTED-In a place of not over 

 25 000 feet of glass, by a single man with 

 some experience in general greenhouse work; 

 an opportunity to learn of more Importance than 

 wages; Eastern Ohio preferred. Address No. 

 180, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED -As working foreman or 

 manager, by young man with 20 years' exi)er- 

 lence, private and commercial; good grower of 

 cut flowers, pot plants, nursery stock, etc.; good 

 landscape gardener; total abstainer; good refer- 

 ences; wages, tl,200 a year and house; willing to 

 take stock in business after first year. Address 

 No. 188, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— At once, good man forsmi- 

 lax and asparagus; also sash and cold 

 frames. Eden Nurseries, Port Allegany, Pa. 



HELP WANTED— At once, experienced grower 

 of cut flowers and plants; good wages to 

 right man. Eischen Bros., Duluth, Minn. 



HELP WANTED— Assistant for greenhouse; 

 permanent position for single man; good 

 wares. Valley Greenhouse Co., Sewlckley, Pa. 



HELP WANTED — Florist for general green- 

 house work; 850.00 a month to start. Mount 

 Hope Greenhouses, Jacob Russler, Prop., Mor- 

 gan Park, 111. 



HELP WANTED— At once a good experienced 

 man, for retail place of 8,000 ft. of glass; 

 state wages wanted ancTreference in first letter. 

 Rentz k. Son, Peru, Ind. 



HELP WANTED— Single, German florist and 

 gardener; honest and industrious, temper- 

 ate; full charge: about 6,000 ft. glass. M. k, S. L. 

 Dysinger, Albion, Mich. 



HELP WANTED — Young man as assistant 

 grower of carnations and mums; one who 

 knows how to handle the hose. Address Frank 

 Garland, Des Plaines, III. 



HELP WANTED— A grower as working fore- 

 man on retail place, who is sober, indus- 

 trious and a willing worker; must be a good de- 

 signer; have about 15,000 feet of glass; will pay 

 tl5.00 per week with room and washing; good 

 board can be had at 18.00 per week; wanted at 

 once. Address No. 184, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



