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Decbmbeh 6, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Vegetable Forcing. 



Whehe it is convenient to obtain sea- 

 weed it will be found a good covering 

 for asparagus beds. Mixed^ with stable 

 manure, it may be covered with fine soil. 



Fremont, Mich. — E. L. Chamberlain, 

 of Chamberlain & Bunker, greenhouse let- 

 tuce growers here, is secretary and man- 

 ager of the Dade City Vegetable Co. at 

 Dade City, Fla. This concern is growing 

 large quantities of head lettuce and other 

 salad vegetables and expects to make a 

 specialty of producing cucumbers under 

 canvas. The firm has about six acres un- 

 der irrigation and cover. Considerable of 

 the product will go to the western mar- 

 kets in car lots. 



The Bureau of Soils of the U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture has materially 

 aided in the development of the early 

 truck and fruit industry in the Atlantic 

 and Gulf Coast states. It has shown 

 that there is a close relationship be- 

 tween the soils of different localities 

 and the character of the truck crops 

 which can be raised. The principal re- 

 quirements of soils suited to early truck 

 crops have been found to be small clay 

 content, insuring excellent drainage and 

 ease in cultivation and quick response 

 to applications of fertilizers, and near- 

 ness to bodies of water, insuring free- 

 dom from frost. The soil survey has 

 outlined large areas of land suitable for 

 early truck— ^md— has— been , instrum ental 

 Tevelopment of this industry. ~' 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Dec. 4. — Cucumbers, 60 cents 

 and $1 doz. ; radishes, 45c doz. bunches; 

 mushrooms, 30c lb.; leaf lettuce, 10c 

 to 15c case. 



Boston, Dec. 3. — Cucumbers, $4 to $9 

 box; tomatoes, 20c to 25e lb.; romaine, 

 $1 doz.; lettuce, 40c to 50c doz.; es- 

 carolle, 75c doz.; mint, 40c to 50e doz.; 

 mushrooms, 60c to 75c lb. 



New York, Dec. 3.— Cucumbers, fan- 

 cy, 75c to $1.25 doz.; No. 2, $2 to $3 

 box; head lettuce, $1 to $1.75 per strap 

 of 3 doz.; mushrooms, -20c to 60c lb.; 

 radishes, $1.50 to $3 per 100 bunches; 

 tomatoes, 10c to 15c lb. 



BEST EARLY TOMATOES. 



I am planning to raise some early to- 

 matoes, I expect to raise the plants in 

 pots. Kindly tell me what varieties will 

 be the best for very early market here, 

 in Indian Territory. W. H. 



I consider Burpee's Fordhook First 

 tomato the finest of all early outdoor 

 sorts, and Livingston's Dwarf Stone 

 next. Globe has also been very satis- 

 factory with me. There may be others 

 equally good or possibly better in your 

 climate, but there are many varieties 

 which would be very unsatisfactory any- 

 where. Perhaps it would be well to in- 

 quire of some market gardener in your 

 vicinity If the weather is bright and 

 warm the seed should not be sown more 

 than two months earlier than the plants 

 are wanted for the field. I sow the seed 

 in ?fi, 1°^^ '° ^^°"* a week transplant 

 Wprn tf ^"^^'. *^°"* *^'ee inches apart. 

 Here they remain about a month; then they 



5-ineh pots and left about three weeks 



A BED OF MUSHROOMS 



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

 Spawn. This la proven by facts. FuU particulars and Information how to succeed In mushroom 

 raising free. We warrant you If uslnr our method of growing mushrooms that all will iro well 



KNUD 6UNDESTRUP, 



Mushroom 

 Specialiat, 



4273 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 



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SEASONABLE SEEDS 



Livingston's True Blue Strains. 



Lettnoe-Orand Rapids M-lb., 86c.; lb., tl.25 



Cncnmber-Seleot White 



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



Cncainber-DavlsPerfect..H-lb., 60c.; lb., 2.U0 

 Cacnoiber-Rawson'* Sot 



Uoase Fordns M-lh., 11.60; lb., 5.00 



CaaIltlower-L,lvlnKston'B 



Oreenhoase Korcer M-oz., T5c.; oz., 2.60 



Radish- flrebaU ^-lb.,20c.; lb., .60 



Kadlsh-Im. Scarlet Globe. M-lb., 20c.; lb , .60 



Radlnh-Kosy uem M-lb.,20c.; lb., .60 



Tomato-L'sStone.Oz ,2&c.; M-lb., 76c.; lb., 2.60 



Tomato-L'sUlt>be.oz., 40c; }i-lb., 11.40; lb., 6.00 



Tomato-L.'s B«anty,oz.,25c; ^-lb.,60c; lb., 1.T6 



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



LIVINGSTON SEED CO., ^Sf Co'umbus, 0. 



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VEfiETABLE PLANTS 



I pTTI \t*F Grand Rapids and Bie Bos- 

 ■-■- ■ ■ ■-'*'■- ton; Cabbage. Early Jersey 

 and Charleston Waketteld, Succession and Long 

 IMand Second Earlv, 20 els. per 100; 500 for 75cts.; 

 $1.00 per 1000 10,000 and over, 86 cts. per 1000. 

 Cash with order. 



R.VINCENT,Jr.&SONSCO.,WhiteMarsli,Md. 



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longer, until well rooted and fine, healthy 

 plants. H. G. 



BUFFALO. 



The Market. 



The first real snow storm fell on Buf- 

 falo December 1 and 2. Only light 

 frosts have occurred, and up to this time 

 bulb planting has been done every day. 



Thanksgiving day was a little raw, 

 but not too severe for the season. Trade 

 was brisk the whole week, and before 

 the day was over mums were scarce; 

 those who waited till the last for them 

 "got left." Carnations were very scarce 

 and not*nearly enough to go around. 

 Violets sold well and brought about the 

 same price as in other years. 



As Christmas approaches, everyone is 

 running around to see who has the stock. 

 We find in this section that poinsettias 

 are going to be very scarce. Everybody 

 blames the poor stock, to begin with. 

 Lorraine begonias are not to be found 

 with everyone, but there is plenty to 

 go around. Christmas azaleas are al- 

 ways scarce and the same can be said 

 of this year. 



In going around, we find that every- 

 one has received the same word regard- 

 ing bouquet green; that is, that stock 

 is very short and the dealers are not 

 sure of full orders. It is certainly dis- 

 couraging, after giving an order one 

 year in advance, to receive this notice 

 at the last minute. The market is 

 cornered somewhere, for each year the 

 market opens up a few days before 

 Christmas with advanced prices. 



Jacob Wiese is going to the holly 

 fields to buy his own stock for this 

 season. His business in this line is very 

 large, and in order to buy a good lot 

 he is going direct to the fields. Ee- 

 ports from the south say that holly is to 



FLORISTS 



Have a splendid opportunity 

 of raisingr Mnshroonas by 

 utilizing the 'waste space 

 nndor the benches, and 

 then utilizing the waste ma* 

 terial of expended mush- 

 room beds in growing: flowers. 

 Now is the time to make your 

 beds. 



Lambert's Pare Cnltnre 

 MUSHROOM SPAWN, 

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

 leading seedsmen. A fresh sample brick, enough for 

 a small trial bed, together^ with large illustrated book 

 on_"Masbrooni Cnlinre," will be mailed post- 

 paid upon receipt of 40c in postage stamps. Address 

 American Spawn l/ompany, St. Panl, JUlnn. 



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Skinner'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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Grand Rapids 

 Lettuce Plants 



$1.00 per 1000. $9.00 per 10,000. 



B. E. WADSWOR1H 



BOX 224 DANVILLK. ILL. 



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be well berried this year. We hope so, 

 and trust the berries will stay on, at 

 least till it is unpacked. 



Variotis Notes. 



Professor Cowell, of the Botanical 

 Gardens, gave a very interesting orchid 

 show last week. The affair was well 

 attended and Mr. Cowell was well pleased 

 with the results. 



Paul Milloff, who was in the employ 

 of the Wm. Scott Co. for a number of 

 years, and later was employed by 

 other Buffalo florists, has taken a posi- 

 tion in a private institution, as garden- 

 er, Mr, Milloff has not been on the 

 place long enough to show results, but he 

 succeeded a good man and was able to 

 show some of the best mums in Buffalo. 



Notice was received last week of the 

 death of Charles Havanette, who died 

 early in October. This young man came 

 to this country when he was 17 years 

 old, to learn the practical side of the 

 business. He centered his efforts in Buf- 

 falo and made many friends here. 



Envious of the record of Mr. Weston, 

 the veteran walker, Dennis O'Connell 

 and Wm, Poore entered the annual cross 

 country run of the Y. M. C. A., on 

 Thanksgiving day. Mr. O'Connell is 49 

 and the age of Mr. Poore we were not 

 allowed to publish. Both were distanced 

 in the running, but Mr. Poore was the 

 swifter of the two. Owing to the busi- 

 ness on that day, there was a very small 

 attendance of the florists to greet them. 

 E. A. S. 



Bristol, Tenn.— The Simpson Floral 

 Co. has let the contract for the build- 

 ing of an additional greenhouse, at a 

 cost of $2,000. 



