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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 18, 1908. 



ami outside of the roads no grading has 

 been done, but it is planted naturally, 

 each group of plants suited to the spot- 

 The whole is a credit to the landscape 

 architect who laid out the scheme, the 

 gardener who carried it out and main- 

 tains it in its present perfect shape and 

 lastly to K. H. Boggs, who selected the 

 choice spot in all Allegheny county and 

 then was not afraid to spend hundreds of 

 thousands of dollars to make it the lead- 

 ing place among the colony of well-kept 

 jtlaces which overlook the Sewickley val- 

 ley. Hoo-Hoo. 



Vegetable Forciflg. 



GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES. 



Chicago, June 1(5. — Cucumbers, 20c to 

 4Uc doz. ; leaf lettuce, 10c case ; mush- 

 rooms, 25c to 50c lb. 



Boston, June 15. — Tomatoes, 10c to 

 15c lb.; cucumbers, $1.50 to $2.50 box. 



New York, June 15. — Mushrooms, 30c 

 to 90c lb.; tomatoes, 10c lb. 



HOUSE FOR TOMATOES. 



I want to build a house 14x80 for 

 tomatoes. Would a wall four feet high 

 be higli enough for a bench, or will the 

 j)lants do better on a raised bed? 



J. J. 



lu a house as narrow as fourteen feet 

 a wall four feet high would hardiy be 

 high enough for a raised bench, as it 

 would give your plants little head-room. 

 The plants could, of course, be carried 

 over on a line with the roof a foot or 

 more away from the glass, but trained 

 that way only two rows could be accom- 

 '^.jneflated, and your house would be pretty 

 well shaded by the foliage. A tomato 

 ])lant will fruit much better with the 

 roots confined, so that the solid or raised 

 bed is not the most suitable place for 

 them. 



Your best plan would be to grow them 

 in boxes. Make these about one foot 

 wide and nine or ten inches deep and any 

 length you desire. They could be made 

 continuous for the whole length of the 

 house, or in lengths that could be easily 

 moved around. Set the plants about 

 fourteen inches apart in the boxes. 



With a good light house four rows of 

 plants could be grown without the one 

 shading the other much if they were 

 trained to upright trellises. The height 

 of your plants would, of course, be regu- 

 lated by the height of your house and 

 they would have to be stopped before 

 they reached the glass. The two outside 

 rows would not have as much headroom 

 as the two in the center of the house ; but 

 if you have an east and west house it 

 may be best to stop them all about an 

 oven height, so that the center rows 

 weuld not shade the back row. If it is. a 

 north and south house it will be all the 

 better for your plants, as then the light 

 will strike on both sides of the rows' some 

 part of: the day and give them all an 

 equal cHlance. C. J, 



BUFFALO. 



State of Business. 



The spring business has now come to 

 a sudden end ; that is, the planting and 

 cemetery work. This business comes and 

 goes like a storm. Orders pile in early 



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Vegetable Plants.... 



CabbaKe-WaJtefield, Early Flat Dutch. Early 

 All Head, Early Drumhead and other early vari- 

 eties: Sure Head, Late Flat Dutch, Danish Round 

 and Ball Head and other late varieties, 20c per 

 100: $1.00 per 1000: SS-.W jier 10,000. 



Tomato-Stone, Favorite, Paragon, etc., at 20c 

 per 100; $1.00 per 1000: *8..'i0 per 10,000. Dwarf 

 Stone and Champion, June Pink and Early Jewel, 

 40c per 100: $2.00 per 1000 



Celery— White Plume, Giant Pascal, Golden 

 Heart and other varieties at 20c per 100; $1.00 per 

 1000: $8.50 per 10,000. 



Beets- Eclipse, Crosby's and Egyptian, 25c 

 per 100: $1.25 per 1000. Cash with order. 



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and it is a case of hard work till you 

 finish up. The city is now a bower of 

 beauty and it has been remarked that 

 the city never has looked so well. The 

 cemetery work is now all complete and 

 the growers have a breathing spell, for a 

 time at least. 



The cut flower trade is quiet, aside 

 from the weddings. Graduations are now 

 in full force and when this is over every- 

 body looks for a quiet season. Stock is 

 keeping up good and bids fair to last 

 until the rush is over. 



Various Notes. 



Owing to the hot weather and the busy 

 season, the regular meeting of the club 

 was called oflf. 



Arnold Ringier called in Buffalo last 

 week. 



David Scott, of Corfu, is picking a 

 fine crop of early peas. The stock find.s 

 ready sale, as it so far surpasses the 

 worn-out winter flowers. 



Rowland Cloudsley, of the Lenox 

 Flower Shop, reports a good business 

 since his opening a short time ago. 



W. J. Palmer & Son have handled all 

 the large weddings in this vicinity for 

 the last few weeks. With the large force 

 they have in the store they can handle 

 weddings and any business which may 

 come their way, R. A. S. 



ST. LOUIS. 



T!ie Market 



The last week, which was, generally 

 speaking, the end of theNseason among 

 the florists, was a fairly good one. The 

 principal work was for school commence- 

 ments. There Avere also quite a few wed- 

 dings, though nothing of any note, and 

 Bome funeral work. The rain has at 

 last let up and we had delightful weath- 

 er last week, clear and cool. Stock at 

 all of the wholesale houses was plentiful 

 all of the week, and the demand, both 

 local and shipping, was reported as sat- 

 isfactory. The quality of the stock that 

 is coming in is poor and will be from 

 now on. 



Roses seem more plentiful than carna- 

 tions. Good, first-class stock is always 

 in demand, but too much of the poorer 

 grades is thrown into this market. Ex- 

 tra good valley can be had. Candidums, 

 irises, peonies, cornflowers and a lot of 

 other outdoor stock go to make up the 

 daily market here, with plenty, also, of 

 extra quality smilax and other greens. 



THE cost of Labor saved 

 ' in six months will buy 

 and install a Skinner Sys- 

 tem of Greenhouse Irri- 

 gation. 



The Skinner Irrigation Go. 



TKOY. O. 



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FLiOBISTS have a splendid oppsr- 

 tunity of raisins Mnabroomi by 

 tttilizinc the waste space under ths 

 benches, and then utilUins the waata 

 material of expended mushroom 

 beds in growing: flowers. L,aiiibert's 

 Fare Culture MUSHKOOM 

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

 leadini seedsmen. A fresh sample brick, enouarb for 

 a trial Ded, together with illustrated book on "Mmsh- 

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 of 40o in postage stamps. Address Amerloan 

 Spawn Company, St. Paul, Btlnn. 



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Qub Meetiii£. 



There was quite a large gathering of 

 members at the June meeting of the Flo- 

 rists ' Club, which was held last Thursday 

 afternoon in Bowman's hall. All the 

 officers were present, including President 

 W. C. Young, who opened the meeting at 

 2:30 p, m., with an attendance of fif- 

 teen members, which later increased to 

 twenty-five. The regular opening pro- 

 ceedings were quickly disposed of. The 

 president called for a report from the 

 trustees, all three being present. Through 

 Chairman Schoenle they reported that all 

 arrangements had been made with the 

 management of Normandy grove for the 

 club picnic, to be held July 15, and a 

 full program of the doings at the picnic 

 will be presented at the July meeting. 

 This being the first meeting of the club 

 since the death of our friend, William 

 Scott, the president appointed Messrs, 

 Amman^i, Guy and Beneke to draw up 

 suitable resolutions. During a discussion 

 as to the florists' business this season, 

 the general opinion was that it had suf- 

 fered somewhat, but not as much as other 

 sorts of business, during the late panic. 

 The question box, too, brought out some 

 interesting discussions. 



The next meeting of the club will be 

 held July 9. The nomination of officers 

 will take place, and the election at the 

 meeting following this should bring out 

 a large attendance. As this is the year 

 for nomination of presidents, the com- 

 petition should be keen. 



Various Notes. 



Edward Buechel, of the Riessen Flo- 

 ral Co., is taking an active part in the 

 European trip of the St. Louis Turners, 

 He says he may make the trip with 

 them, I 



During the last week our three high 

 schools had closing exercises. At the 

 Central High the floral work was fur- 

 nished by the Mullanphy Flower Co., at 



