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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



July 23, 1908. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLES FOR WINTER. 



When is the best time to start tomato, 

 ca\iliflower and lettuce plants for winter 



growing! 



H. & C. 



In the fall of the year or in the spring 

 less time is required to mature any crop 

 than in midwinter, when the days are so 

 short and the sun so far south. The time 

 of planting the seed should be governed 

 by the time the crop is wanted. Tomato 

 and cauliflower seed may be planted any 

 time now, both requiring about four 

 months to come to bearing or marketable 

 size. Lettuce is better not planted until 

 after September 1, as it requires only 

 two months. Head lettuce requires a 

 trifle longer, and all crops mentioned re- 

 quire a month longer in midwinter than 

 now. H. (J. 



DRY ROT ON TOMATOES. 



I send a small box containing toma- 

 toes affected with a disease that is new 

 to me. This threatens to ruin my crop. 

 Will you kindly advise as to cause and 



cure 



.7 



C. S. 



The tomatoes are badly affected Avith 

 dry rot, one of the worst of tomato 

 growers ' troubles. This is not a con- 

 tagious disease, but is caused by unfa- 

 vorable conditions. Improper watering 

 and ventilation are almost sure to bring 

 it on, but many experienced growers have 

 their troubles with it. Some have found 

 it worse with Comet than with any other 

 variety, but it usually affects only the 

 first fruits and then disappears, prob- 

 ably as a result of careful attention to 

 it. In spite of this fault, growers still 

 consider Comet in the lead as a forcing 

 tomato. 



As a remedy, all affected fruits should 

 be removed and careful attention be 

 given to ventilation, temperature and 

 watering. Test the soil and see if it is 

 not a little too dry; if so, soak it up 

 early in the morning, without wetting the 

 foliage, and keep plenty of air in the 

 houses. The nights being cool, the ven- 

 tilators are usually closed to keep the 

 houses warmer, and, there being no arti- 

 ficial heat in the houses, the foliage be- 

 comes wet before the houses are open in 

 the morning. This damp, close condition 

 is liable to start or spread any kind of 

 disease. It is better to leave a little ven- 

 tilation on, even if the temperature be a 

 trifle cooler. The circulation thus ob- 

 tained will keep the air drier, but too 

 much of a difference in day and night 

 temiterature will result in other troubles. 



VIOLETS AND MUSHROOMS. 



I have a greenhouse llx:^(», heated by 

 a Hue, containing two benches. Can I 

 grow radishes on one bench and nuish- 

 roonis under the same and on the bench 

 over the flue grow violets in potsf Would 

 ,S-inch ]>ots be large enoiigli for Princess 

 vi«)Ict. and how shall 1 prepare 'the soil 

 for eaidi.' I have access to stable <lres3- 

 ing of anv kind and rich pasture loam. 



A. L. 



Viidets do not take kindly to any bot- 

 tom heat, such as would come from your 

 fluer- Better grow the radishes on this 

 side and the violets on the other bench. 

 To grow Princess of Wales violets suc- 

 cessfully, your winter Jiight temjierature 



If You Grow Mushrooms 



and i^ant the beat apaven made, uae 



ANGLO-AMERrCAN 



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brlok and what dealers near you are handling our spawn. 



AN6L0-AMERiGAN SPAWN CO., Kennett Square, Pa. 



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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. This is proven by facts. Full particulars and information how to succeed In mushroom 

 raisiDR free. We warrant you, if using our method of growing mushrooms, that all will go well. 



KIRKEBY & 6UNDESTRUP SEED CO., 4273 Milwaukee A«8..G liicagO 



MUSHBOOM SPECIAU8TS 



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gVE ACRES with the 



Skinner Irrigation will 



produce as much crops as 



TEN ACRES without it. 



The Skinner Irrigation Co. 



TROY. O. 



SWANSON'S 



New varieties of Mush- 

 room Spawn is the best 

 Spawn on the market. 

 Write for prire list and 

 book about Mushrooms. 



Paul Sw^anson, 



2743 W. 47tli St.. 



CHICAGO 



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sliould run as near 40 degrees as possible, 

 not exceeding 42 degrees. While radishes 

 will grow in this temperature, they would 

 j)refer a house a few degrees warmer. 



Mushrooms succeed best in a minimum 

 temperature of 5.5 degrees to HO degrees. 

 You could hardly maintain this under 

 your bench and would not, therefore, get 

 much of a winter crop. Try the pure 

 culture spawn. This does well under 

 cooler conditions than imported spawn 

 and produces a croj) much earlier. You 

 should have a bed of horse manure not 

 less than nine inches deep, when well 

 pounded down, and spawn when the heat 

 has declined to 85 degrees to 90 degrees. 

 Cover with two inches of loam when the 

 mycelium has started to run nicely, usu- 

 ally within ten days, and keep tiie l^ed 

 dark and air away from it as nuu'ii as 

 possible. Read an article on nuishrooms 

 in last issue of the Review. 



Kight-inch pots will grow good Prin- 

 cess violets, but in a bencli with five to 

 six inches of soil they will do ])etter. 

 Use two-thirds good loam and one-third 

 well rotted cow or horse manure for com- 

 post. Don't house your i)Iants of these 

 until the middle of October. ('. W. 



LAKE FOREST, ILL. 



The second animal exhibition of the 

 Lake Forest Horticultural Society, at the 

 Art Institute July ]5, was a grand suc- 

 cess. It was successful from the view- 

 point of the visitor and from the more 



2 lbs. of Mashrooms 

 per square foot 



This is what you should ea«ily get from 

 good spawn. If you are not doiojr this well 

 it will pay you to buy a few cases of Jackson's 

 Selected Spawn, which is warranted fresh 

 and vigorous, and is used now exclusively by 

 many of the very largest growers. I am so 

 sure that this snawn will please you that I 

 will ship it with the distinct understanding 

 that you are to return it at once if it should 

 fall to meet with your approval. Unlilce 

 ordinary spawn, such an you have been us- 

 ing. Jackson's Selected Spawn is properly 

 piled and stored in even, tlxed temperature 

 conc^itionH in my warehouses and frequent 

 importations assure a fresh supply at all 

 times. 



It has been my experience on my farm, the 

 largest in this country, covering a period of 

 12 years of close observation, that the greater 

 part of the spawn sold in America is unused 

 because of improper handling. Jackson's 

 Selected Spawn is not only right to begin 

 with, but is propel ly cared for from the time 

 it leaves the maker until it reaches you. One 

 trial will convince you of this. Price per 

 case of 149 bricks. 20U lbs.. $20.00. 



Florists should send forspecialinformation 

 of how to utilize waste space under benches 

 in mushroom culture without injury to other 

 crops. 



A. V. JACKSON 



Jackson Mushroom Farm 

 3311 N. Western Ave. ^niCagO, III. 



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FLORISTS have a splendid oppor- 

 tunity of raising Mashrooma by 

 utilixinc the waste apaoe ander the , 

 beaches, and then utillxii« the waste 

 material of expended mushroom 

 beds in growing flowers. Liambert't 

 Pure Culture MUSHROOM 



room Culture," will be mailed postpaid opoo receipt 

 of 40c in postage stamps. Address Amerloan 

 Spawn Company, St. Fanl, Minn. 



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practical view of the gardener and hor- 

 ticulturist. Every available space in 

 the building was filled and Durand Art 

 Institute never presented a more attract- 

 ive appearance. The exhibition of last 

 year was a school, and that there were 

 apt pupils at it was shown in the better 

 classification and arrangement of this 

 year's show. 



Except for the display of orchids by 

 Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. .1., the ex- 

 hibits were all from the gardeners on 

 the fine ])rivate estates that are so nu- 

 merous at Lake Forest. The judges were: 

 On flowers — William (,'. Egan, Highland 

 I'ark. Til.; E. A. Kanst, Chicago, 111.; 

 VV. X. Rudd, Chicago, 111. On vegetables 



