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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NOVBMBEB 28, 1907. 



Vegetable Forciog. 



The price of leaf lettuce at Chicago 

 has been unprofitably low for the last 

 month or six weeks. 



Walter P. Stokes, Philadelphia, calls 

 himself "the market gardeners ' seeds- 

 man," because the special attention he 

 gives the market gardeners' needs has 

 brought him a large business in that spe- 

 cial line. 



In taking up asparagus for forcing, if 

 forced in that way, great care should be 

 exercised so that all the roots possible 

 will be carried. The plants should be 

 planted somewhat closely together in 

 light, rich soil. The temperature at 

 starting should be about 50 degrees. As 

 growth proceeds the temperature may be 

 increased to 70 degrees. In finishing the 

 crop, ventilation is essential to a natural- 

 color. 



Under greenhouse conditions and at 

 *the time of year that the cucumber is 

 forced it is necessary to provide for pol- 

 lination. In small establishments this 

 work can be done by hand. The stam- 

 inate blossoms are removed, the petals 

 turned back so as to allow the anthers 

 to project, and the pencil thus produced 

 is then thrust into the cup of the pistil- 

 late flower in such a way as to distribute 

 pollen upon the stigma of the pistillate 

 flower. In large establishments where 

 hand pollination is out of the question 

 a colony of honey bees frequently is 

 placed in each house to accomplish the 

 work. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 2.5.— Cucumbers, 

 75c to $1.25 doz. ; leaf lettuce, 20c to 25c 

 case. 



Chicago, Nov, 26.— Leaf lettuce, 15c to 

 ]7y2C case; cucumbers, 75c to $1.25 doz.; 

 mushrooms, 25c to 40c lb. 



Boston, Nov. 25. — Cucumbers, $3.50 to 

 $8 box; tomatoes, 25c lb.; lettuce, 40c 

 doz.; mint, 40c to 50c doz. bunches; 

 mushrooms, 60c to 75c lb.; romaine, 75c 

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



New York, Nov. 25. — Cucumbers, se- 

 lect, 75c to $1.25 doz.; seconds, $2 to 

 $3.50 box; lettuce, 60c to $1.12 per strap 

 of 3 doz.; mushrooms, 25c to 75c lb.; 

 radishes, $1.50 to $3 per 100 bunches; 

 tomatoes, 10c to 15c lb. 



CLEANED HIM OUT. 



Omit my advertisement of tomato 

 plants until further notice. I received 

 orders from Helena, Mont., and from the 

 south that completely cleaned me out. 

 The Review gets there when it comes to 

 selling goods. S. J. McMichael, 



Findlay, O., Nov. 21. 



PRIZE ONIONS. 



Some may wonder how the large 

 onions that" are occasionally seen at 

 exhibitions are produced in such size 

 and perfection. Although large speci- 

 mens are sometimes the result of ordi- 

 nary outdoor culture all through the 

 summer, the method usually adopted 

 by gardeners when aiming at exhibi- 

 tion onions, is the sowing of the seed 

 of Prizetaker or Ailsa Craig in shallow 

 flats during the latter part of winter. 

 When the seedlings are fit to handle 

 they are transplanted into other flats, 



A BED OF MUSHROOMS 



Raised from my Spawn, will bear longer and yield better than from any other ▼artety of 

 Spawn. This Is proTen by facta. Full particulars and Information how to succeed in mushroom 

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KNUD GUNDESTRUP 



Mnshroom 

 Specialist, 



4273 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 



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SEASONABLE 



FOR MARKET GROWERS 

 Strains you can dapend on 



Lettnoe-Grand Rapids M-lb., Mc.; lb., |l 26 



Lettaoe-Btay King M-lb., 85c.; lb., 1.26 



Caoamber*BeIeGt white 



Spine y. M-lb.,20c.;lb., .60 



Cacamber« Davis Perfcct. . ^-Ib., *iOc. ; lb., 2 UO 

 Cacnmber-Rawson'^^ot 



House ForolDK H-lb., 11.60; lb., 6.00 



Cauliflower-Ill vlnKston's 



Oreenhonse Koroer M-oz., 76c.; oz., 260 



Radish' Mreball ^-lb.,26c.; lb., .76 



Kadlsb-Im. Scarlet Globe. M-lb., 26c.; lb , .76 



KadUholiosy Uem M- lb, 20c.; lb., .60 



rarsley«Cbanip Moss* 



Curled M-lb., 16c.; lb., .46 



Tomato-L'sStone.oz ,26c.; M-lb., 76c.; lb., 2.60 



Tomato-L'a New Globe.. .M-lb.,ll.40; lb., 6.00 



Tomato*L's Beauty oz.,26o; ^-lo., 50c: lb., 1.60 



If to be mailed add 8c. per lb. for postage. 



LIVINGSTON SEED CO., ?o7 Columbus, 0. 



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VEfiETABLE PLANTS 



I FTTI lf*F Oraad Rapids and Blsr Bos- 

 a-B- ■ ■ Mj^^K. ton: Cabbage, Early Jersey 

 and OharleetoD Wakedeld, SuccesBion and Loqr 

 Island SecoDdEarlv, 20ct8. per 100: 500 for 75 ots.; 

 $1.00 per 1000- 10.000 and over, 86 cts. per 1000. 

 Uash with order. 



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and perhaps shifted later into small 

 pots. In spring, when danger of frost 

 is over, they are planted outdoors in 

 well enriched soil. Generous space is 

 allowed for each onion to develop prop- 

 erly. Thorough soil cultivation is al- 

 ways essential to success. Feeding 

 with liquid manure or chemicals is also 

 resorte(l to bv enthusiasts. B. 



DAMP-ROT OF LETTUCE. 



The damp-rot has lately appeared in 

 my lettuce. Any advice you can give re- 

 garding the treatment of the disease, 

 also treatment of the soil to prevent the 

 spreading of the disease, will be appre- 

 ciated. H. O. 



The only ihiug you can do to check the 

 disease is to lower the temperature a 

 little and keep the atmosphere of your 

 house as dry as possible, but if damp-rot 

 has much of a hold it is doubtful if you 

 can ever bring your plants back to a 

 fairly healthy condition. 



This disease is one of the most vexing 

 problems that confront the lettuce 

 grower, and is brought on by some un- 

 suitable condition for which it is often 

 hard to account. Several causes may con- 

 tribute toward the development of the 

 disease. Constant vigilance is the price 

 of good lettuce, so the grower's energies 

 should be directed toward the prevention 

 of the trouble by keeping the conditions 

 as suitable for the crop as possible. 



Lettuce does not take kindly to artifi- 

 cial conditions,' such as must prevail to a 

 greater or less extent under greenhouse 

 treatment. It will stand so much, but no 

 more. In all my experience I have never 

 found a case of damp-rot on lettuce 

 grown in coldframes, with average care. 

 This goes to show that the conditions 

 prevailing in the coldframe are quite 

 congenial to its welfare, and in growing 



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FLORISTS 



Have a splendid opportunity 

 of raisingr Mushrooms by 

 utilizing the waste space 

 under the benchest an4 

 then utilizing: the waste ma- 

 terial of expended mush- 

 room beds in grrowingr flowers. 

 Now is the time to make your 

 beds. 



Lambert's Pure Culture 

 BI17SHROOBI SPAWN. 

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

 leading seedsmen. A fresh sample brick, enouKh for 

 a smafl trial t>ed, togrether with largre illustrated book 

 on "Mushroom Culture," will be mailed post- 

 paid upon receipt of 40c in postagre stamps. Address 

 American Spawn Company, St. Paul, Minn. 



\l4.ntto,. Tho Rprlpn- wh«'T< vmi trrltp. 



Skifloer's Irrigatioii. 



For greenhouBee, 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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1,000,000 

 Lettuce Plants 



Grand Raplda, Blaok-8««ded Simpson, 



$1.00 per 1000; $9.00 per 10.000. 



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it in the greenhouse it is a safe guide to 

 copy the coldframe conditions as nearly 

 as possible; here there is usually abun- 

 dance of natural moisture, but this does 

 not seem to do them any harm in the ab- 

 sence of artificial heat. In the green- 

 house the artificial heat dries up the nat- 

 ural moisture, but causes an unnatural 

 condensation. In this condensation, it is 

 my opinion, lies the root of the trouble. 

 From this, then, we can readily conclude 

 that the less artificial heat we use the less 

 condensation we are likely to have, besides 

 preserving more of the natural moisture. 

 I have found from experience that let- 

 tuce cannot be forced. It must come 

 along by easy stages, and it pays to wait 

 a little longer for a good crop and make 

 ample allowance for the time it will take, 

 rather than start a little late and try to 

 rush them in for a certain date. For 

 just as sure as the grower begins to try 

 to push things, damp-rot or some other 

 such disease vnll put in its appearance 

 and not only check the growth of the 

 plants, but cause endless trouble. W. S. 



Baltimore, Md. — The Maryland Horti- 

 cultural Society will hold its annual meet- 

 ing here December 3 and 4. Among the 

 announced speakers on floricultural topics 

 are E. A. Seidewitz, of Annapolis; Peter 

 Bisset, of WalShington, D. C, and C. W. 

 Ward, of Queens, N. Y. 



Des Moines, Ia. — Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 

 B. Simons, whose little son, Joe, died 

 November 15, wish to extend their sincere 

 gratitude to the many florists, in Des 

 Moines and throughout the state, who 

 sent messages and flowers, expressive of 

 sympathy with them in their bereavement. 



