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The Weddy Florists' Review. 



NOTDMBEB 26, 1908. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



In the Island of Guernsey mint is one 

 of the items grown in quantity for the 

 English market, but a serious disease 

 has, during the last year or two, spread 

 among the forced mint, and the trade 

 in this, which was at one time a good 

 paying crop, is nearly dying out. So 

 far no one seems to have identified the 

 disease. It is not the ordinary yellow 

 rust of mint, but a black disease more 

 nearly resembling the potato disease, and 

 it works in a similar way. The stems 

 above ground are first attacked and then 

 the lower leaves, and the underground 

 stems. All the usual fungicides have 

 been tried, but so far without the least 

 success. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Nov. 24. — Cucumbers, $1 to 

 $1,50 doz.; leaf lettuce, 30e to 40e case; 

 radishes, 20c to 40c dozen bunches ; mush- 

 rooms, 35c to 50c lb. 



Boston, Nov. 23. — Tomatoes, 12e to 

 15c lb. ; lettuce, 40c to 60c box ; radishes, 

 $1.50 to $2 box; mushrooms, 75e to $1 

 lb.; cucumbers, $2 to $9 box. 



New Yoek, Nov. 23. — Cucumbers are 

 generally of rather ordinary quality and 

 moving slowly. A little fancy lettuce 

 brings higher prices; ordinary stock still 

 has to sell at easy figures. Mushrooms 

 steady for prime large. Radishes firm. 

 Tomatoes wanted, and better prices than 

 lately quoted could be realized for fancy 

 quality. 



encumbers, No, 1, per doz $1,00@|1.25 



CncumberB, No. 2, per box 3,00© 4,50 



Beet tops, per box @ .... 



Lettuce, Boston, per strap 1,50@ 2.S0 



Mushrooms, large, per lb 40@ ,r>0 



Mushrooms, small, per lb 26@ .30 



Mint, per dozen bunches K0@ ..,, 



Radishes, per 100 buDches 3,00@ 3,50 



Tomatoes, per lb 15@ .25 



NITRATE OF SODA FOR LETTUCE. 



In the Review of October 15, page 32, 

 you recommend dissolving nitrate of soda 

 in water for use on lettuce. Do you ad- 

 vise watering overhead! "Will overhead 

 watering, either with ordinary water or 

 with the nitrate solution, injure the 

 plants? Any information on the sub- 

 ject will be greatly appreciated. G. G. 



Nitrate of soda is a powerful fertilizer 

 and must be used sparingly. It is ap- 

 plied dry sometimes, but I prefer to 

 dissolve it in water and apply with a 

 sprinkUng can. I take a 3-inch pot of 

 the nitrate for each barrel of water. It 

 must be thoroughly dissolved before 

 using, or some of the canfuls might have 

 a much stronger solution than others. 

 A good way is to fill the barrels with 

 water the night before and put in the 

 nitrate then, but it can be dissolved 

 quickly in a small pail of warm water 

 and then poured into the barrel, when 

 it will be ready to use after a thorough 

 stirring in the barrel with a long stick 

 that tvill reach to the bottom. It should 

 also be stirred a few times while using it. 



If made according to the foregoing 

 directions, there will be no danger of 

 injuring the foliage with it. It can be 

 applied with the rose on the can, letting 

 it fall like rain over the plants, or the 

 rose tip can be removed from the can 

 and the solution poured on the soil be- 

 tween the rows of plants without wetting 

 the foliage. It may be applied once each 



A BED OP MUSHROOMS 



Raised from our SpBwn. will bear loneer and yield better than from any other variety of 

 Spawn, This is proven by facts. Full parucolarB and information bow to succeed in mushroom 

 raising free. We warrant you, if uBing our method of srrowinK muBhrooms, that all will go well. 



KIRKEBY&eUNDESTRUP SEED G0.,4273MilwaukeiA>i.,GhicagO 



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VE6ETABLE SEEDS 



FOR FORCING 



**8tokes' Standards" ara alwaya 

 tlia finest strains. 



RadUh, Pnusian Globe, I4 lb., 20c: 1 lb.,60c, 

 Badiata, Stokea' Scarlet Globe, >4 lb., 20c; 



1 lb., 60c. 

 Uettace, Grand Rapids Forclne, oz,, 10c; 



I4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.25. 

 ftettvce, Stokes' Big Boston, oz,, lOc; 



I4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.26, 

 Tomato, Sparks' Earllana, Stokes' 



fitoeclal Ifo. 10 Strain, packet, lOc; oz., 



40c; Vlb., $1.10. 

 Tomato, June Pink, packet, lOc; oz., 40c; 



>4 lb„ $1.10. 

 Add postage 8c per lb., if wanted by mail. 



Let me estimate on your spring require- 

 ments for vegetable seeds, 



STOKES' SEED STORE 



219 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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week and is very beneficial for lettuce, 

 but is not a complete fertilizer. Manure, 

 contains other ingredients required by 

 lettuce and all crops, but well rotted ma- 

 nure, which is the only kind safe to use 

 in preparing the soil for the lettuce 

 beds, does not contain enough nitrogen 

 to make a properly balanced fertilizer 

 for such leaf crops as lettuce. 



As to watering overhead, most grow- 

 ers are careful not to get much water 

 on the foliage after the plants get large 

 and thick, on account of the danger from 

 fungous diseases, which are Ukely to 

 start if the plants do not dry off before^ 

 night. ^ 



Eeferring to the nitrate of soda again, 

 I would say that it might be used 

 stronger than in these directions, but if 

 made a trifle too strong it will burn the 

 edges of the young leaves and also in- 

 jure the roots. Whenever a grower tries 

 something new to him, he should experi- 

 ment on a few plants first and note the 

 effect on them before risking his entire 

 crop. H. G. 



ONIONS FROM SEED. 



I should like to know how to grow 

 Prizetaker onions from seed, on newly 

 cleared land. The soil is a sandy loam, 

 in southeastern Pennsylvania, 



D. J. W. 



If you mean to grow the onions from 

 seed sown outdoors, Prizetaker needs the 

 same treatment as any other ordinary 

 variety. On newly cleared soil the 

 ground would have to be well worked, 

 as onions delight in soil that is well 

 pulverized. As your soil is sandy, a 

 liberal dressing of manure would be 

 necessary. For this there is nothing 

 better than the article procured from 

 the cow yard. It is better if partially 

 decomposed, but not too much so, and 

 should be well worked into the soil 

 before sowing the seed. Get the surface 

 of the soil as smooth as possible, and 

 sow the seed in shallow drills one foot 

 apart, at the rate of about one ounce to 

 100 feet of drill. Firm the soil well 

 over the seed by tramping vrith the feet. 

 Frequent hoeing is necessary during the 



With the Skinner Sys- 

 tem of Irrigation ONE 

 MAN can do the work 



of FORTY MEN 

 watering with a hose* 



Till Skinner Irrigation Go. 



TROY, O. 



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Seeds for Forcing 



I.IVINOSTON'S TBUE BliUE STRAINS 



L.ettnce- Grand Raplda,..,^-lb., 35c; lb., $1.25 



Radlab-Flreball Vlb., 15c; lb., .50 



RadUh-Im. Scarlet Globe. ^-Ib., 20c; lb., ,60 



KadUb— Boiy Gem ^-Ib.. 15c; lb., .50 



Tomato-L.'B Globe, oz. ,35c; i4-lb.,$1.10; lb., 4.00 



Tomato-Ii'M Beauty, oz.,25c; >4-lb., 50c; lb„ 1,75 



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



LITINeSTON SEED CO.. Bu 1M. Colombni, 0U« 



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Watcb for our Trade Mark stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn 



Substitution of cheaper grades la 

 thus easily exposed. Fresh sample 

 ^..^^ brick, with illustrated book, mailed 

 ^/^ j^*^^ postpaid by manufacturers upon re- 

 V^P- ^>^ ceipt of 40 cents in postage. Address 



Trade Hark. American Spawn Co., St Paul. Minn. 



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COMET TOMATO SEED 



Grown from true stock. Excellent for forcing, 

 50c and $1.00 per pkt. H. M SAMDEB80N. 

 Ill LINCOLN ST., WALTHAM, MASS. 



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season, both to keep down weeds and to 

 keep the surface of the soil open. 



When the plants are well up, thin out 

 to four inches apart in the lines, if 

 you want extra large onions. When the 

 bulbs are well formed, an occasional 

 dressing of nitrate of soda or some such 

 concentrated fertilizer will be beneficial. 

 To lengthen the growing season and pro- 

 duce larger onions, the seed may be 

 sown in a greenhouse or hotbed in Feb- 

 ruary or March, and transplanted to the 

 open ground after danger from hard 

 frost is over, William Scott. 



Atlanta, Ga, — ^W. A, HoUingsworth 

 is preparing to open a flower store at 89 

 Peachtree street, 



Milton, Mass, — E. E. Loring, who 

 has conducted a greenhouse at Ashmont 

 and Mill streets, Dorchester, has opened 

 a store in the Hotel Milton block, Pierce 

 square. 



Brooklyn, N, Y. — A greenhouse be- 

 longing to Thomas J. Dixon, and located 

 on Canarsie lane, near Tilden avenue, 

 has been destroyed by fire. The loss was 

 estimated at $1,500. The fire was caused 

 by an overheated furnace. 



