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The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



June 24, 1900. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



Paul Swanson, the Chicago mushroom 

 spawn maker who was among the first 

 to employ the so-called pure culture 

 process, who is now on a visit to his 

 birthplace in Sweden, says that on his 

 return he will abandon the manufacture 

 of spawn except for his own use and will 

 confine himself to producing mushrooms 

 for the Chicago market. 



GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES. 



Boston, June 21. — Tomatoes, 15c to 20c lb.; 

 cucumbers, $1.50 to $3.50 box. 



New York, June 21. — Cucumbers, $2 to $3 

 box ; mushrooms, 25c to 75c lb. ; tomatoes, 10c 

 to 12c lb. 



Chicago, June 22. — Cucumbers, 35c to 50c 

 doz. ; lettuce, 10c to 12%c box; radishes, 75c 

 to $1 per 100 bunches; mushrooms, 40c to 

 00c lb. 



VEGETABLES FOR FALL CROP. 



We have cucumbers growing in our 

 houses at present, just coming to their 

 best. What vegetables can we plant 

 after they are done bearing, such as 

 eggplant, cauliflower, tomatoes, celery or 

 something of that kind? When should 

 the seeds be sown? The cucumbers will 

 be off about September 1 and lettuce 

 sells slowly in our market till after the 

 first of the year. Please give us a few 

 pointers, also, on how to take care of 

 them. We have a house 30x70 feet and 

 we want something that would do well 

 in the same temperature. E. & S. 



You can replant the house to cucum- 

 bers September 1 and have them bearing 

 in November and December. To do this, 

 have the soil all ready to refill the house 

 (if you are going to change the soil), 

 so that the house will be empty only 

 one or two days. Plant the seeds about 

 August 10 and they will make nice little 

 plants by the time the house is ready to 

 replant. I think it pays to change the 

 soil, using some clean, rich, soft soil that 

 has been mixed up for a while, if pos- 

 sible. 



If you do not want to grow lettuce or 

 cucumbers, then tomatoes would be a 

 good fall and winter crop. Plant the 

 seed about July 15 and transplant to 

 other boxes as soon as up. About three 

 weeks after you plant the seed they will 

 be ready to pot into 4-inch pots, and in 

 three weeks more they will be ready to 

 plant in the benches. Plant them about 

 one foot apart in the rows, 'two rows to 

 a 5-foot bench or one row to a 3-foot or 

 4-foot bench. Do not let them branch; 

 single-stem plants pay better. 



Eggplant will do well in the same tem- 

 perature and the plants should be han- 

 dled just the same, except that in bench- 

 ing them you should put them two feet 

 apart in the row, as they get quite bushy. 

 Cauliflower will do well in the same tem- 

 perature as lettuce, but eggplant and 

 tomatoes must have a warmer temper- 

 ature. H. G. 



NAME OF TREE. 



I am sending a sprig of a tree grow- 

 ing in our yard. The tree is about fifteen 

 feet high and in full bloom. It has 

 many admirers and we are anxious to 

 learn its name. M. L. C. 



where this season, thanks to the late, mild 

 winter, and both the white and pink va- 

 rieties are among our finest flowering 

 trees. W. N. C. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Lebanon, Ore.— Geo. L. Allen was one 

 of the judges of the flower exhibit at 

 the recent county fair. 



The Dalles, Ore. — Memorial day sales 

 far exceeded anything of the kind ever 

 known here before. All available stock 

 was used up, on account of the scarcity 

 of outdoor flowers. Shipping to outside 

 towns was heavy. The new greenhouse 

 of the Jewell Greenhouse Co. is pro- 

 gressing nicely, and everything is ready 

 for the installation of the new Kewanee 

 tubular boiler, for hot water heating. 



It is a pink form of the well-known 

 dogwood, Cornus florida rubra. These 

 trees have flowered magnificently every- 



MUMS AND CARNATIONS. 



Would you please tell me how to treat 

 carnations and chrysanthemums for win- 

 ter blooming in this Oregon climate? 

 They are out in the open now and seem 

 to be running into one long stalk, as 

 though they were going to bloom this 

 summer. G. E. C. 



We presume G. E. C. wishes to force 

 carnations and chrysanthemums under 

 glass and has them at present in the 

 open ground. The young carnation 

 plants should be pinched back several 

 times before they are shifted, and they 

 will get quite bushy if they are kept in 

 growing condition. They should not be 

 allowed to get checked in their growth, 

 or the plants will be spindUng and 

 weak. It is not advisable here, on the 

 Pacific coast, to give too much water, 

 however; much better results will be 

 had from light cultivation and a light 

 mulching of straw or manure. 



With chrysanthemums, if it is the 

 intention to flower them under glass, the 

 cuttings are rooted either inside or in 

 the open, and when well rooted are 

 shifted into flats and given partial 

 shade. Or, if it is the intention to grow 

 them in solid beds, they are planted 

 wherever they are expected to be left 

 to flower. They are not pinched back 

 if big flowers are desired, although some 

 sorts will force three or four blooms per 

 plant almost as well as one flower. 

 Should it be the intention of G. E. C. 

 to grow the chrysanthemums outdoors 

 for blooms, they should not be disturbed 

 except to pinch off all lateral buds and 

 give the plants a chance to force one 

 big flower. If he is not so particular 

 as to size, several stems may be allowed 

 to develop on the same plant. 



Always keep in mind that the chrysan- 

 themum is a voracious feeder and needs 

 plenty of water during its growing sea- 

 son. It transplants readily when small, 

 but it is not advisable to try to handle 

 large plants from the open ground and 

 shift them into a greenhouse. G. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



Business for the last fortnight has 

 been excellent. The supply about equals 

 the demand for choice stock, and design 

 work about utilizes the surplus. Eoses 

 are of good quality and realize good 

 prices. Sweet peas and peonies predomi- 



Vegetable Plants 



FAR8X.ST-$1 25 per 1000. 



CABBAGK-Field-srrown, all leading varie- 

 ties, $1.00 per 1000; 10,000 and over, 85c per 1000. 



CXLKRT- White Plume, Golden Self Blanch- 

 ins: and Giant Pascal, 91.00 per 1000. 



■GO PLANT-N. Y. Improved and Black 

 Beauty. $3.00 per 1000. 



LBTTDCS— Big Boston, Boston Market, Ten- 

 nis Ball and Grand Rapids, $1.00 per 1000. 



PCPPBR8-Buby King, Bull Nose, Sweet 

 Mountain and Neapolitan, $2 00 per 1000. 

 Chinese Giant and Cayenne, 50c per 100. 



Cash with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co .^"•fi?."'*' 



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IIVE ACRES with the 

 Skinner Irrigation will 

 produce as much crops as 

 TEN ACRES without it. 



The Skinner Irrigation Co. 



TROY, O. 



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nate, as a few days of warm weather 

 forced them in. Carnations are the old 

 reliable, and are suitable for all occa- 

 sions. It being commencement time, the 

 pink and red varieties are at a premium. 

 Basket arrangements are always in good 

 taste, and it requires little effort on the 

 part of the florist to effect sales. CaJlas 

 are about over, as well as the demand 

 for them. Easter lilies are in good sup- 

 ply, move well and are always a source 

 of revenue to the florist. 



Various Notes. 



The annual rose festival closed June 

 12, after six days of entertaining. It 

 was pronounced a success by all who at- 

 tended. The floral parade was the grand- 

 est feature of the week. Quite an inter- 

 est was manifested by the business men 

 of the city, evidenced by the beautifully 

 decorated cars and rigs to be seen on all 

 sides. The rose exhibition was held June 

 8 and 9 at the California State building, 

 where a profusion of rare outdoor blooms 

 was shown, Caroline Testout being the 

 predominating flower, and the emblem 

 flower of Portland. Clarke Bros, won 

 first premium on a pyramid arrangement 

 of cut flowers, blooming and decorative 

 plants. Tonseth Floral Co. took second 

 with an artistically arranged group of 

 Easter lilies and decorative plants. The 

 judges were Wm. S. Sibson, of Portland; 

 F. W. Settlemeir, of Woodburn, and Bev. 

 J. J. Sutliger, of Vancouver. 



Martin & Forbes are cutting some 

 choice auratum lilies, the first of the sea- 

 son, which realize top prices. 



Sam Graff, of Seattle, was a visitor 

 this week, combining business and pleas- 

 ure. He reports business good in the 

 exposition city. 



J. Gill, of Berkeley, Cal., spent a few 

 days in the city, calUng on the trade in 

 the interest of the nursery business. 



The Misses Patterson, of Eugene, Ore., 

 spent several days here, securing stock 

 for their range. They are considering 

 building several houses this summer. 

 Max Keisz is in charge of the range. 





