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Febhuaby 18, 1009. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



27 



fthe speechmakers. The attendance at the 

 banquet was 260 and the decorations 

 superb; everyone present enjoyed the 

 occasion. 



The Boston Cooperative Flower Grow- 

 lers' Association show, February 27 and 

 28, at Horticultural hall, is going to tax 

 the resources of the main exhibition hall. 

 Prom all over New England and beyond 

 it, advices are being received from pro- 

 spective visitors and exhibitors. 



Paine Bros., of Randolph, are handling 

 «ome fine bulbous stock at present in 

 ;the Park Street market. 



Littlefield & Wyman are shipping some 

 ■fine carnations to Music Hall market. 

 White Perfection and Enchantress in 

 several colors being unusually good. 



The best mignonette coming to the 

 Boston market is from William Nichol- 

 •son, Framingham. The same grower has 

 also fine lots of marguerites. 



The various seed stores report January 

 "business as much ahead of a year ago. 

 The winter has been a comparatively 

 ■open one, and both mail and counter 

 4;rade is coming earlier than usual. 



W. N. Cbaig. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Feb. 16. — Cucumbers, 75c to 

 $2 doz.; lettuce, 40c box; radishes, 20c 

 to 50c doz. bunches; mushrooms, 40c to 

 ^Oc lb. 



New York, Feb. 15. — Beet tops, 75e 

 box; cucumbers, fancy, $2 to $2.25 doz.; 

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

 xjucumbert, No. 2, $2.50 to $4.50 -box; 

 lettuce, $1.50 to $2 strap; mushrooms, 

 large white, 40c lb.; mushrooms, large 

 brown, 35c lb.; mushrooms, small, 15e to 

 30c lb.; mint, 60c to 75c doz. bunches; 

 radishes, $1.50 to $3 per 100 bunches; 

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

 25c lb. 



Boston, Feb. 15. — Cucumbers, $5 to 

 $15 box; lettuce, 50c to $1 box; mint, 

 50c to 75c doz. bunches; romaine, 75e to 

 $1 doz.; escarolle, 75c to $1 doz.; rhu- 

 barb, 10c lb.; mushrooms, $1.50 to $2 

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

 beets, 60c to 75c doz. ; bunch carrots, 25c 

 to 50c doz.; parsley, $l.gO to $1.75 box; 

 radishes, 75c to $1 box; dandelions, $1.75 

 to $2 box; beet greens, 60e to 75c box; 

 «hicory, 75c to $1 doz. 



HOUSES FOR LETTUCE. 



I am about to build glass for the grow- 

 ing of lettuce. Which is the better — 

 ■one wide house or two narrow houses f 

 W. A. 



This is a hard question to answer, 

 not knowing what length or width of 

 houses is being considered, but I should 

 prefer one long house to two short ones, 

 whatever the width, and I never advo- 

 cate narrow houses. If W. A. will state 

 further particulars, I may be able to 

 lielp him decide which is the best for 

 liis purpose. H. G. 



GRUBS IN GREENHOUSE SOIL. 



Will you kindly tell me what to do 

 for grubs in the greenhouse? They are 

 the common outdoor grub, white with 

 * black head. They eat the roots of let- 

 luce and destroy the crop. S. W. 



A liberal dusting with air-slaked lime 

 •or a watering with lime water will be 



Seeds for the Market Gardener 



It our specialty. Qnality our flrat consideration. We have a very large and complete 

 stock of all kinds of aeeda and everythinsr In the line of fruit treea, berry buBbes, etc. 

 Our new 112-paKe catalosue contains true descriptions and no overdrawn lUustra- 

 tione. Oar pricea are rifht, quality considered. Market Gardeners are requested to 

 write for onr If. Q. Wbqj^ale Cataloiue, sent free on request. 



GERMAN NURSERIES & SEED HOUSE, 



cSgJ^i. BEATRICE, NEB. 



MentloD The Review when you write. 



Seeds for Forcing 



UVINOBTON'S TBUB BI.TJS 8TBAIX8 



IfCttaoe-Orand RapMfl....'«-lb., 86c; lb., tl.ife 



Badlab-IirebiUl >«-lb., Uc; lb., .60 



Si»di«h-lin. SeMlet 01ob«.^-lb., Sc; lb., M 



Badlah— Boay,0«m Vlb.. 16c: lb., .60 



Toi»ato-I.'a Globe. os.,86c: >«<ib.,|1.10; lb.. 4.00 



Tom»to-I.'aBeaiity,oz.,2l$c: >«-lb.,60c;lb., 1.76 



If to b* mailed add 8c per lb. for postage. 



LITING8T0N 8EKD CO.. Isi 1M. Colambas. Okie 



Mention The Review wben you write. 



about the best you can do. To make a 

 barrel of lime water, take about ten ■ 

 pounds of fresh lime and slake it in 

 water, as for whitewash; then put it in 

 a barrel of K^r and stir well. If the 

 lime is liable to daub up the leaves, wait 

 until it settles and nm just the clear 

 water. It is more efficient, however, 

 if stirred up before using. 



Very old air-slaked lime loses much of 

 its value for dusting on the soil. It 

 is better to get some new lime and just 

 sprinkle it and let it slake dry, which 

 it will do in a few hours. The lumps can 

 be raked out and given a second sprin- 

 kling, but do not get them too wet. Dust 

 the ground until it is white, scratch it 

 into the soil and water it afterward. 

 Lime is very beneficial to the soil and the 

 plants, and no pests in the soil can stand 

 much of it. H. G. 



CAULIFLOWER FROM SEED. 



Please give me a little advice on the 

 planting and care of cauliflower seed. 

 Last season my plants came up nicely, 

 but after a while about half the plants 

 seemed to wither and drop out. The 

 roots did not seem to take hold of the 

 soil. I planted in boxes of good soil 

 and gave plenty of water. S. G. 



Get some clean, fresh soil from out- 

 doors, which has not been used inside 

 previously. • Thaw it out, and get it 

 warmed up and pretty well dried out be- 

 fore handling it much. Then sift it 

 through a fine sieve, mixing in nearly 

 as much sand as you have soil. Mix 

 it thoroughly and you will then have a 

 good soil for seed flats. A mixture of 

 one-third clean, new soil, one-third leaf- 

 mold and the other third sand is bet- 

 ter. The most important point is to 

 get clean, fresh material, not old soil, 

 etc., that has been lying around the 

 houses and is full of all kinds of fungi 

 and disease germs. 



Take some good, solid flats, about three 

 inches deep, and fill them heaping full 

 of this fine soil. Then take a lath and 

 lay it across the box or flat and slide 

 it the full length of the box, scraping the 

 soil off level with the top of the box. 

 Then press the soil down gently with a 

 plastering trowel or a small piece of 

 board. 



Now sow the cauliflower seed carefully. 

 It is expensive and should not be planted 

 too thickly. Press the seed into the soil 

 gently with the trowel ; then barely cover 

 the seed with finely sifted soil. Sprinkle 

 lightly and set the flats in the wannest 

 end of the house until sprouted. After 

 ' they are sprouted, a temperature of 50 



With the Skinner Sys- 

 tem of Irrigation ONE 

 MAN can do the work 



of FORTY MEN 

 watering with a hose. 



Tbi Skinner Irritation Co. 



TROY, O. 



Vegetable Plants 



FOB TRA1I8PLA1ITIKQ 



CABBAGK— Wakefield and Succession, $1.50 



per 1000. 

 ■OO PLANT - N. T. Improved and Black 



Beauty. 40c per 100; $3.00 per 1000. 

 FKPPKB-Bull Nose, Ruby King and Sweet 



Mountain, 40c per 100; $8.00 per 1000. 

 Obinese Giant and Cayenne, 50c per 100. 

 TOMATO— Xarliana, Chalk's Jewel and Early 



June Pink, 80c per 100; $2.00 per 1000. 

 Cash with order. 



R. VINCENT, JR., & SONS CO.. Whitemarsh, Md. 



degrees at night will suit them best. 

 Keep them where they will get full, un- 

 obstructed light and proper ventilation. 

 Water sparingly. They do not want 

 much water — just enough to keep them 

 from drying out. 



The second or third day after they 

 are up they will be ready to trans- 

 plant, and this should be done without 

 delay, or they are likely to be attacked 

 by a fungus that rots them off quickly. 



Transplant them into other boxes or 

 into a bed, placing them about two inches 

 apart and deep enough so that the 

 seed leaves are just above the soil. Look 

 after them several times a day, but give 

 them only light sprinklings and not until 

 needed. The boxes must stand level, 

 or the plants will not grow evenly. After 

 they take hold and commence to grow 

 well, more water can be given. They 

 can be rushed along or held back by 

 the amount of water given them. 



Deep boxes are not good for seed flats. 

 The soil should be almost level with the 

 sides of the box, so that the air can 

 pass freely over the soil and under the 

 tiny plants. This will do much to pre- 

 vent fungous diseases and will also make 

 the plants shorter and stockier than if 

 down an inch or two in a deeper box. 

 In filling the boxes with soil, punch it 

 down gently along the edges and into 

 the corners before leveling. 



It is a great mistake to water seed 

 heavily just after planting it. If the 

 soil is not moist enough, it should be 

 sprinkled and let alone for several hours 

 and then worked over again, so that it 

 will be moist and loose when planted and 

 will not be packed down so hard by 

 heavy waterings, which make it diffi- 

 cult to lift the seedlings in transplanting 

 them. 



These directions might well be applied 

 to other kinds of seed sowing. H. Q. 



