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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBEB 31, 1»07. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Oct. 29. — Cucumbers, 60c to 

 $1 doz. ; leaf lettuce, 20c to 22i/4c case; 

 mushrooniH, 35o lb. 



Boston, Oct.. 28. — Cucumbers, $2 to 

 $5 case; nuishrooras, 50c to 60c lb.; 

 romaine, 50c to 75c doz.; escarolle, 50c 

 to 75c doz. 



New York, Oct. 28. — Head lettuce, 

 per strap (3 doz.), $1.50 to $2.50; cu- 

 cumbers, 50c to 70c doz. ; mushrooms, 

 30c to 90c lb. ; tomatoes, 5c to 15c lb. 



HYDROCYANIC ACID GAS. 



If used as directed in my article in 

 last week 's Review, i)ago 48, for houses 

 thirty feet wide, six jars per 100 feet of 

 house will kill all the white flies. This 

 might be too strong for .wme plants, 

 and live jars might be enough. Much 

 depends upon the weather. If it is at 

 all windy the gas does not remain in the 

 house long enough to be successful. Some 

 growers advise opening the ventilators 

 from the outside in an liour or two, but 

 we find this too much trouble as long 

 as it is not necessary. 



Many are unsuccessful in the use of 

 gas because they expect one fumigation 

 to rid them of the pests, not thinking of 

 the eggs yet to hatch. Three successful 

 doses are necessary to exterminate white 

 fly, and two will usually kill anything 

 else entirely out. After the first fumi- 

 gation we watch for the oldest of the 

 eggs to hatch and tnc first insects we see 

 are the signal for another fumigation, 

 but the last eggs laiu are not yet hatched 

 and if we wait until they are the first 

 ones have laid more eggs, so we give 

 three fumigations and then we are rid 

 of everything for a long time and at a 

 much smaller expense than by using any 

 other insecticide. If the first attempts 

 are not successful the grower will do 

 well to study the above and try to find 

 out why, and it Mill be well worth while 

 and save much money and worry. 



There are two reasons for keeping the 

 cyanide wrapped up in double papers: 

 First, it is deadly poison; a taste or a 

 touch to the tongue will kill a person 

 instantly, and a few breaths of the fresh 

 gas will do the same. Second, the acid 

 eats through the paper quickly, and two 

 thicknesses of paper permit the employee 

 to get a few yards away before the acid 

 eats to the cyanide, which decomposes it 

 rapidly, causing the acid to churn and 

 boil and emitting the poisonous gases. 

 If any acid be spattered on anyone or on 

 shoes, etc., a little grease applied will 

 stop it from burning. H. G. 



FORCING TOMATOES. 



At what temperature should a green- 

 house be kept, day and night, in which 

 tomatoes are now growing? What ferti- 

 lizer is best to use for top dressing 

 in a house of tomatoes? W. D. H. 



I find that a night temperature of 

 65 degrees and a day temperature of 

 about 80 degrees on bright days gives 

 us the best results. 



Some growers recommend a lower tem- 

 perature and many run their houses some- 

 what warmer with good results, but there 

 is one point on which we will all agree, 

 and that is: If you have a cool night 



A BED or MUSHROOMS 



Raised from my Spawn, will bear loncei' ^^^ yield better than from any other variety of 

 Spawn. This la proTes by facts. Full particulars and Information how to succeed In mushroom 

 ruslnf free. We warrant you If uslnir our method of rrowing mushrooms that all will ro well 



KNUD GUNDESTRUP, 



Mnshroom 

 Speeialist, 



4273 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 



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tempc'ratU|ie you should run your day 

 temperature accordingly, and not try 

 to make up for it by running the houses 

 warmer in the daytime. The difference 

 between day and night temperature 

 should never be more than 15 or 20 de- 

 grees in growing any hothouse crop. If 

 you must hurry a crop, do it by giving 

 a longer day temperature by running the 

 t('mi)erature up to the jiay limit early 

 and holding it there well into the evening, 

 l)ut only on bright days, and be sure 

 that it gets down to proper night tem- 

 perature before 10 p. m. On dark, cloudy 

 days it is best to run the temperature 

 only a little above that of night. 



A§ to the fertilizers, there is much 

 ditterence of opinion and much depends 

 upon what plant food is already in the 

 soil. For making up tha beds before 

 ])lantijig, nothing is quite so good as 

 horse manure, if it has been well cared 

 for, but unfottunately this is seldom 

 the case. If carefully turned, shaken 

 out and Avatered while jt is fresh and 

 hot, it will not burn, and when it is 

 partly decomposed and all heat has left 

 it, it is most excellent and it would be 

 well for greenhouse proprietors to give 

 more attention to it. When a pile of 

 horse manure is neglected until it is all 

 burned out, it is of little value. When 

 it is good it is not only a benefit as a 

 fertilizer, but it loosens up the soil like 

 roots in sod and the soil is kept nice 

 and mellow and well drained. 



It must be remembered, however, that 

 horse manure is strongest in nitrogen, 

 ammonia being mostly nitrogen, and al- 

 though it will give the plants an excel- 

 lent growth of stalks and leaves they 

 may be slow to set fruit or mature it, 

 for lack of phosphoric acid or potash 

 or both. For this reason the commercial 

 fertilizers are better for the mulching 

 or feeding after the crop has grown to 

 the fruiting stage. A grower should not 

 think of refuse as so much manure or 

 by-product of some packing house, but 

 should consider the amount of plant food 

 contained in the different kinds of ref- 

 use or fertilizers. If little or no manure 

 is used in preparing the beds, nitrogen 

 should be applied in some form for 

 making a good growth, and there should 

 also be a feeding of bone meal or some 

 similar product containing the phosphor- 

 ic acid and potash for producing and 

 filling out fruit. Some fertilizers, even 

 when much needed, will injure the plants 

 if not properly applied. The best rule 

 is to apply small doses often and water 

 them in at once, or cultivate them into 

 the soil a little and then water. H. G. 



BEST CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



Please name twelve best cactus dahlias, 

 ranging in color from pure white to 

 darkest maroon, one name for each shade 

 only. P. B. K. 



The following dozen are of moderate 

 price; some novelties may be a trifle 

 better, but their high price makes them 

 beyond the reach of the ordinary culti- 

 vator: White, Florence M. Stredwick; 

 carmine, Reliable; cochineal red. Harbor 



FiSKES 

 FORCING 

 WHITE 

 SPINE^ 



Four perfect Cucumbers growing: on one stem is 

 certainly a novelty. Uur strain runs rrmarkably even 

 in size and form. Seeds ready for delivery. 



Pkt.. 36c; Hoz.,60c; 1 oz., 11.00 ; M lb., tS.OO. 

 H. K. FISKB SKED COMPANT. 

 12 and 13 Faneuil Hall Square, BOSTON, MASS. 

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FLORISTS 



Have a splendid opportunity 

 of raising: Mashroonis by 

 utilizing: the ivnste space 

 andvr the benrhes, and 

 then utilizing: the « a«i e ma. 

 terlal of expended mush- 

 rnom beds in growing: flowers. 

 Now is the time to make your 

 beds. 



Lambert's Pure Caltnre 

 MUSHROOM SPAWN. 

 the best Mushroom Spawn in the market, is soW by all 

 leading seedsmen. A fresh sample brick, enough for 

 a small trial bed, together with lar;e illustrateabook 

 on/'Muehrouna Caliare," will be mailed post- 

 paid upon receipt of 40c in postage stamps. Address 

 Amerloan Spawn Uompany , 8t. Panl, Minn. 

 Mention The Review when yog write. 



Skinner's Irrigation. 



For greenhouses, gardens and lawns. 

 Latest improved gasoline pumping out- 

 fits at low price. Estimates tumisbed 

 on request. Address, 



C. W. SKINNER, Troy, O. 



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1,000,000 

 Lettuce Plants 



Grand Rapid*. Blaok-Saaded ■Impaon, 



$1.00 per lOtO; $9.00 per 10,000. 



B.E.Wa(lsworth,Box224.DanvilleJII. 



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Light; salmon pink, Countess of Lons- 

 dale; brilliant pink, Kriemhilde; crim- 

 son maroon, J. H. Jackson; vermilion 

 red. Flamingo; apricot, Mary Service; 

 bright plum, Earl of Pembroke; golden 

 yellow. Shooting Star; sulphur yellow, 

 Walthari; shrimp pink, C. G. Stredwick. 

 C. W. 



Ci.ARKSviLLE, Tenn. — Mrs. James Mor- 

 ton 's packing house, at the Evergreen 

 Lodge Flower Garden, was destroyed by 

 fire October 18. The contents of the 

 building, including flower boxes, designs, 

 tools and the entire stock of palms, were 

 also burned, and the total loss was about 

 $900. Mrs. Morton had recently spent a 

 considerable sum of money in improving 

 her establishment. 



