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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



July 9, 1908. 



In southern states it is a staple and the 

 National Council of Horticulture says 

 that in the northern states it should be. 



Good garden soil, not over rich and a 

 trifle sandy, makes the ideal spot for the 

 plants. Prepare the ground next Novem- 

 ber for the spring of 1909 by plowing 

 it deep; in the spring as soon as the 

 frost is out of the ground anu the lat- 

 ter is dry it should be thoroughly har- 

 rowed. 



While it is customary to ridge the 

 ground and plant in the ridges, many sec- 

 cessful growers plant on the level. Set 

 the plants in rows three and a half feet 

 apart and about fifteen inches apart in 

 the rows, using a little water with each 

 plant if the soil is dry. If the ground 

 has become compact from successive rains 

 before planting time it should be plowed 

 again. The best time to set out plants 

 is on a rainy day or just before a rain. 



The season has a great deal to do 

 with the quality of the crop. In ex- 

 tremely wet weather the quality is not 

 as good as when rains are less frequent 

 and not heavy. 



The Yellow Jersey is the standard va- 

 riety for the main crop. The Ked Jersey 

 is equally good, but the color is not so 

 popular. The Early Florida is excellent 

 for an early crop for home use. In a 

 good season specimens of three to four 

 pounds are common. 



Many florists already do considerable 

 business in supplying sweet potato plants, 

 the same as tomato and other vegetable 

 plants, and the trade in these is con- 

 stantly growing. 



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The Market 



There is complete lethargy in cut 

 flower circles at present. The call for 

 flowers during the present torrid weather 

 is light, and of the material arriving the 

 greater part is of poor quality. Kaiderin 



Mushrooms grown on the ridge system by J. B. Swayne. 

 Bricks of spawn before and after development of spores. 



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CHICAGO 



and Carnot are now the two reigning 

 roses, although Killarney still comes in 

 of fair quality. 



Carnations are in nearly every case 

 small and poor. Sweet peas from out- 

 doors, owing to the hot, dry weather, 

 have short stems. Lily of the valley, for 

 which in June there was a good call, is 

 now neglected. Some nice gladioli are 

 seen and with aquatics make useful win- 

 dow decorative material. Callas are prac- 

 tically over and few lilies are seen. For 

 ferns and other greenery demand re- 

 mains fairly good. 



Vafiottc Notes. 



Patrick Welch will, as usual, spend 

 his summer vacation at Old Orchard 

 Beach, Me. His firm did an excellent 

 June business and has now some good 

 shipping orders from shore and mountain 

 resorts. 



William Sim is shipping large lots of 

 the Comet tomato to market at present. 

 His houses are carrying an enormous 

 crop of these. 



Copious rains are needed to improve 

 the quality of sweet peas for the an- 

 nual show of these, at Horticultural hall, 

 July 18 and 19. Owing to the drought, 

 these plants are practically ruined in 

 many places. 



A. Leuthy starts next week on his an- 

 nual European pilgrimage. His busi- 

 ness of late has broken all records. 



June, 1908, broke all records for heat. 



