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TTic Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Januabx 16. 1908. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



PARSLEY. 



Parsley sown now in rows on a raised 

 bench will give more leaves at a time 

 when the regular winter supply is run- 

 ning to seed and will net remarkable 

 prices. If a bench is not at liberty, drop 

 half a dozen seeds in each of a number 

 of sm^U pots and plant them out when 

 you have a spare bench. These plants 

 may be kept in pots, gradually hard- 

 ened off and planted outdoors in April. 

 At the time this parsley is yielding nice 

 leaves the price is usually high, the sea- 

 son being right between the winter and 

 summer crops. N. 



ELECTRIC LIGHT ON LETTUCE.! 



I am trying to force lettuce by light 

 at night. Should the temperature be the 

 same as during the day? B. B. C. 



You cannot make your plants work 

 night and day without a little rest. Night 

 being the natural time for this, the tem- 

 perature must then be lowered. Even 

 with, electric light I would not run the 

 house over 45 degrees during the night, 

 or your plants wiU become weakened and 

 the foliage thin, and the plants will thus 

 be rendered susceptible to the attacks of 

 disease. Wm. Scott. 



GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES. 



Chicago, Jan. 15. — Cucumbers, 60c to 

 80c doz.; leaf lettuce, 15e to 20c case; 

 mushrooms, 20c lb. 



Boston, Jan. 12. — Cucumbers, $2.50 

 to $7.50 box; tomatoes, 15e to 25c lb.; 

 lettuce, 25c to 40c box; romaine, 75c 

 doz. ; escaroUe, 40c doz. ; parsley, $1.25 

 to $1.50 box; mint, 40c to 50c doz.; 

 radishes, $1.50 box; asparagus, $5 to 

 $6 doz. bunches. 



New York, Jan. 14. — No. 1 cucumbers, 

 75c to $1 doz.; No. 2 cucumbers, $2 

 to $3.50 box; head lettuce, 15c to 35e 

 doz.; beet tops, 75c to 90c bu. box; 

 mushrooms, 30c to 40c lb.; mint, 35c to 

 50c doz. bunches; radishes, $1.75 to $2.50 

 per 100 bunches; rhubarb, 90c to $1 doz. 

 bunches; tomatoes, 10c to 20c lb. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Cauliflower sells well in the large mar- 

 kets during April and May, before the 

 season for fresh garden peas opens, and 

 brings good prices with the high grade 

 commission dealers. Kronk's Erfurt, of 

 which there is a special forcing strain, is 

 undoubtedly superior to all other varie- 

 ties for forcing. Sow the seed now in 

 flats or in the bench in a house kept at 

 50 degrees at night. Prick off into flats 

 or benches when suflSciently large to 

 handle, which would be after the second 

 pair of leaves has appeared, and later 

 plant out in benches of well manured 

 soil. They can be grown much wanner 

 than lettuce, 55 degrees at night suiting 

 them well, but they will do well 10 de- 

 grees lower. It is a good idea to place 

 a layer of rotten manure at the bottom 

 of the benches for the roots to run in. 



Cauliflower must have an abundant 

 water supply when growing and manure 

 water as the heads appear will add to 

 their size. Coldframes in which a foot 

 of warm manure has been firmly tramped 

 are quite suitable for their culture after 



Seeds for the Market Gardener 



1b oar specialty. Quality our flrst conBlderation. We have a very lar^e and complete 

 Btock of all kinds of seeds and everything in the line of fruit trees, berry busbes, etc. 

 Our new 104-paKe catalogue contaiDS true descriptions and no overdrawn illustra- 

 tions. Our prices are right, quality considered. Market Gardeners are requested to 

 write for our M. G. Wbolesale Catalogue, sent free on request. 



GERMAN NURSERIES & SEED HOUSE, "'n?!'-" BEATRICE, NEB. 



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A BED OF MUSHROOMS 



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

 Spawn. Thla Is proven by facts. Full particulars and information how to succeed in muahroom 

 ralalng free. We warrant you If using our method of growing mashrooma that all will go well. 



KIRKEBY & 6UNDESTRUP, tiSiS,, 4273 Milwaukee Ave,, Chicago 



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SEASONABLE SEEDS 



Livingston's True Biue Strains. 



I^ettnoe-Orand Baplds M-lb., B6c.; lb., 11.26 



Cucumber-Select IV bite 



Spln« M-lb.,20c.:lb., .60 



Cncamber-DaTis Perfect- -H-lb., 60o.; lb., 2.00 

 Oaoamber-Rawaon'e Hot 



Hons* Fordns H-lb., 11.60; lb., 6.00 



Oanlltlower •UVInaraton '■ 



Oreenbonec Forcer M-oz., 76c.; oz., 2.60 



Radlab- flrebaU ^-Ib. , 20c. ; lb., .60 



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



BadUta-Koay Uem M- lb., 20c.; lb., .60 



Tomato-L.'a Stone. oz., 26c.; ^-Ib., 76c.; lb., 2.60 

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

 Tomato-L'a Beauty ,oz., 26c; ^-lb.,60c; lb., 1.76 



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



LIVINGSTON SEED CO., ?o7 Columbus, 0. 



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LETTUCE PLANTS 



Grand Rapids and Simpson. $1.00 per 1000; 

 S9.00 oer 10 000. 

 Unrooted Carnation Cuttdngrs, Pink Law- 

 son. Wolcutt, Queen, Enchantress, 91.00 per 100; 

 S8.00 per 1000. 

 Geraniums , 2>^-in. Ricard and Nutt, 12.50 per 100 



B. E. WADSWOR1H 



BOX 824 DAMVIIXC. lUL. 



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the end of February in the northern 

 states, provided that the sashes can be 

 covered with mats and matched board 

 shutters during cold weather. A sash 

 3x6 will hold eighteen to twenty plants. 



W. 



VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS. 



We should like to know what vegeta- 

 bles, besides lettuce, tomatoes and rad- 

 ishes, can be grown profitably under 

 glass. At what temperature should they 

 be kept? Do you think it advisable to 

 grow lettuce, tomatoes and radishes in 

 the same house? If not, how could we 

 manage? F. C. H. 



Cucumbers are one of the most profit- 

 able crops for forcing under glass. They 

 require a night temperature of 65 de- 

 grees, with a rise of 20 degrees by sun 

 heat. CauUflower can also be employed 

 for this purpose. A night temperature 

 of 45 to 50 degrees suits it best, this 

 same temperature being also suitable for 

 radish and lettuce, though for the latter 

 45 degrees is better than 50 degrees. But 

 tomatoes require at least 60 degrees at 

 night. The variance in temperature re- 

 quired will therefore show that the three 

 vegetables mentioned in the query can- 

 not be grown successfully in the same 

 house. 



The question, "How could we man- 

 age?" is a rather hard one to answer, 

 considering that you give no details re- 

 garding the arrangement, construction or 

 heating facilities of your house or houses. 



FliOBISTS liave a splendid oppof 

 tunity of raising Mashrooma by 

 utilizinr the waste space under the 

 benches, and then utilizinK the waate 

 material of expended mushroom 

 beds in growing flowers. Now is tlie 

 time to make your beds. Liambert'l 

 Pure Coltnre MUSHBOOBI SPAWN, the best 

 Mushroom Spawn in the market, is sold by all leadinir 

 seedsmen. A fresh sample brick, enough for a small 

 trial bed, together with large illustrated book on 

 "Mushroom Culture," will be mailed postpaid upon 

 receiptof 40c in postage stamps. Address American 

 Spawn Company, St. Paul, Minn. 



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Lettuce Plants 



Gimnd Rapids. Boston Market and Blc 

 Boston. 26c per 100; $1.00 per 1000. 



TnilATn Mayflower and LorUlard. 

 I UMAI U 60c per 100. 



R.ViNCENT,Jr.&SONSCO.,WhiteMarsii,Ml 



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Skinner's Irrigatioo. 



For greenhoases, gardens and lawns. 

 Latest improved gasoline pumping oat- 

 fits at low price. Estimates tumished 

 on request. Address, 



C. W. SKINNER, Troy, O. 



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COMET TOMATO SEED 



Grown from true atock. Excellent for forclnf. 

 50c and 11.00 per pkt. H. M. 8AVDEBBON, 

 111 LIMOOIJf ST.. WAI.THAM. MASS. 

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If you have two houses and one is heated 

 so as to maintain the highest temperature 

 given above, then the matter is quite 

 easy. If you have only one house, you 

 can either cut out the warmer growing 

 class or the cooler growing class and 

 grow the other exclusively, or you can 

 partition your house, install enough pip- 

 ing in the one division to give you the 

 necessary high temperature and run the 

 other part to suit the cooler class. 



Wm. Scott. 



Wholesale Cut Flower Prices. 



MUwaokee. Jan. 16. 

 Per 100 



Beauty, Lone $35.00 to $50 00 



Mediam 1600 to 26.00 



Short S.OOto 12.00 



Bride and Bridesmaid 6.00 to 8.00 



Ooiden Gate, Otaatenay 6.00 to 8.00 



Richmond 6.00to 10.00 



Perle 6.00to 8.00 



OamatioDB 8.00 to 6.00 



Valley 3.00 



Violeta 1.00 



Asparafns Pimnosns, Strings 60.00 



Sprays 8.00 



Sprengeri, '• 8.00 



Smllaz 16.00 



Adiantum i.oo 



Lilies per doz., $2 00 



Paper Whites 2.00 



Romans 2.00 



Stevia 1.60 



