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FHBBUARY 11, 1909. The Weekly Florists^ Review* 2? 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Feb. 9. — Cucumbers, 75c to 

 $2 doz. ; lettuce, 32i/l>c to 40c box; rad- 

 ishes, 20c to 50c doz. bunches; mush- 

 rooms, 40c to 50c lb. 



Boston, Feb. 8. — Cucumbers, $3 to $4 

 box; tomatoes, 40c to 60c lb.; rhubarb, 

 10c lb.; bunch beets, 60c to 75c doz.; 

 beet greens, 75c to $1 box; dandelions, 

 $2 to $2.50 box; parsley, $1.50 to $1.75 

 box; lettuce, 40c to 75c box; mint, 50c 

 to 75c doz; escaroUe, 50c to 75c doz.; 

 romaine, 75c to $1 doz.; chicory, 75c to 

 $1 doz.; mushrooms, $1.50 to $2 box. 



New York, Feb. 8. — Cucumbers, fancy, 

 $2 doz.; cucumbers, No. 1, $1.25 to $1.75 

 doz.; cucumbers. No. 2, $2.50 to $4.50 

 box; mushrooms, large white, 40c to 50c 

 lb.; mushrooms, large brown, 35c to 40c 

 lb. ; mushrooms, small, 15c to 30c lb. ; 

 mint, 60c to 75c doz. bunches; radishes, 

 $3 to $3.50 per 100 bunches; rhubarb, 

 40c to 60c doz.; tomatoes, 15c to 25c 

 lb.; beet tops, $1 to $1.25 box. 



FORCING EGGPLANT. 



Need of Variety in Crops. 



There are many vegetables which may 

 be grown profitably under glass, other 

 than those commonly known in the forc- 

 ing class, and if growers of hothouse 

 vegetables would indulge in more diver- 

 sified gardening, instead of sticking to 

 one or two kinds of vegetables, there 

 would no doubt be better and steadier 

 markets than we now have. Some sea- 

 sons cucumbers are not very satisfac- 

 tory in price and many growers plant 

 tomatoes the next season; then tomatoes 

 are low priced that year, and in a last 

 hope they all put in lettuce, only to find 

 that lettuce is a glut because every one 

 has it. If a grower has several houses 

 and grows several different crops, he 

 may hit it nicely on one crop even if 

 prices are lower on another, and if many 

 growers would grow a variety they would 

 find it easier to dispose of the product 

 and there would be less chance of gluts 

 on different vegetables from oversupply 

 of any one kind. This is the only solu- 

 tion of the problem of close and increas- 

 ing competition in the vegetable forcing 

 industry. 



Eggplant Easily Grown. 



Eggplant is one vegetable which can 

 be forced in greenhouses easily and 

 profitably. It requires no tying or trim- 

 ing, and very little labor after it is 

 well started. The most serious drawback 

 is the length of time it takes to get a 

 crop to bearing. It requires four to 

 four and one-half months from the time 

 of planting the seed until the crop be- 

 gins to yield marketable fruit, but the 

 plants do not occupy full space all that 

 time. They can be held in the pots 

 half that time and in a comparatively 

 small space. 



The plants are handled much like to- 

 matoes. The seed should be planted in 

 flats, and transplanted to other flats 

 or a space prepared on the bench as 

 soon as they are sprouted and the seed 

 leaves opened up. They should be spaced 

 about two or two and one-half inches 

 apart at this transplanting. When they 

 have grown so as to seem pretty thick 

 and are strong, healthy plants, they 



The Best Seeds You Have Ever Bought 

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JOHNSOH'S GARDEN AND FARM MANUAL FOR i909 



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Seeds for Forcing 



I^IYINOSTON'S TRUE BLUE STRAINS 



LettQce- Grand Rapids.... >4-lb., 36c; lb., $1.25 



RadUh-Fireball >4-lb., 15c; lb., .50 



RadUh-Im. ScarletOlobe.i4-lb.,20c; lb., .60 



Radtah— Rosy Gem >4-lb.. 15c; lb., .50 



Tomato-L'a Globe, oz.,35c; >4-lb.,$1.10;lb., 4.00 



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should be potted into 4-inch pots. When 

 well established in these pots, which 

 requires about three or four weeks, they 

 are ready to plant out in the benclies. 

 Or, if it is desired to hold them a ^hile 

 longer, they may be potted into 6-inch 

 pots. It is an advantage to space the 

 pots about two inches apart, so as to 

 give the leaves more room to spread as 

 soon as they commence to get thick. 



The Soil and the Temperature. 



Raised benches or solid beds will grow 

 eggplant equally well, if the soil is 

 properly prepared. Eggplant requires 

 a rich, loose, well-drained soil. About 

 one-third manure, partly rotted, and two- 

 thirds good, black loam or rotted sod, 

 will suit it nicely. Even the soil which 

 the plants are potted into should be 

 quite rich. 



The seed and young plants should be 

 starte<l in a night temperature of (55 to 

 68 degrees, and 5 degrees lower is bet- 

 ter after the plants are well started. The 

 day temperature should not be more 

 than 15 or k;0 degrees higher than the 

 night temperature, and if the weather is 

 dark and cloudy, split the difference. 

 In other words, the temperature should 

 vary according to the light, as with all 

 crops. 



No flower will suffer from mistreat- 

 ment more than eggplant when it is 

 young. It can be easily overwatered. 

 I Green aphis and red spider are fond of 



There are no Dry Spots 



with The Skinner System 

 of Garden and Greenhouse 

 Irrigation. =^=^=^^= 



Till Skinner IrrigatiBB Co. 



TROY, O. 



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it, and uo plant spoils more quickly if 

 potbound. 



In planting them out into the beds 

 where they are to bear, they should not 

 be placed closer than two feet in the 

 row and the rows two and one-half to 

 three feet apart, in soil about eight 

 inches deep. An ordinary 5-foot green- 

 house bench will accommodate two rows. 

 Each plant will yield a great many fruits 

 if properly cared for. 



Pollinating. 



The flowers are bisexual or perfect, 

 each one making a fruit if polUnated. 

 but indoors a swarm of bees should be 

 kept to insure a good set. Or, if only 

 a few plants are grown, they may be 

 hand fertilized with a camel's hair 

 brush. 



A few plants may get too heavy on 

 one side and require a stake to keep 

 them from falling over. Systematic 

 trimming has been tried, but with little 

 benefit. Experience may develop a pay- 

 ing method of trimming each plant to 

 two or three stems. 



Extra Early Black Beauty has given 

 excellent results. New York Improved is 

 also good. Giant varieties arc not suit- 

 able for forcing. H. G. 



