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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOVEMBEtt 18, 1909. 



Vegetable Forciflg. 



PROFITABLE LETTUCE CULTURE. 



We are figuring on jiutting up an ad- 

 dition to our greenhouse, to grow lettuce. 

 Having had no practical experience in 

 growing it, we should be glad to have 

 you give us some information. How 

 much growing space will be required to 

 produce 500 pounds of marketable let- 

 tuce per week? At what degree should 

 the temperature be kept? Is there any 

 profit at 15 cents per pound? How long 

 after the plants are set in the bed will 

 thev be readv for market, under proper 

 care? ' P. G. C. 



The night temperature for lettuce 

 should be held at about 45 degrees. In 

 the daytime it may be run from 5 to 10 

 or 15 degrees warmer, depending upon 

 how bright the day is. To get the cor- 

 rect temperature in the daytime it is 

 absolutely necessary to have the ther- 

 mometers facing north, with a protector 

 around them, so that the sun's rays do 

 not touch even the back of the ther- 

 mometers. If the sun shines on an in- 

 strument it runs up the mercury so that 

 the correct temperature is not recorded. 

 A good protector can be made by taking 

 a piece of a thin board about three 

 inches wide and longer than the ther- 

 mometer, for a back; then take two 

 strips of lath, the same length, and tack 

 them to the edge of the back piece for 

 side protectors. 



Grand Rapids lettuce can be made to 

 pay well at the price mentioned by 

 P. G. C. 



It takes ten to twelve weeks from the 

 date of planting the seed until lettuce is 

 ready to market. With good care and 

 fine weather the time covered may bo 

 only ten weeks, but if the crop is neg- 

 lected or is grown in the darkest winter 

 raontlis, it will take twelve weeks. 



As soon as the seed is up it should be 

 transplanted into a bed, placing the 

 plants about V/2^~ inches apart. They 

 will be ready to transplant again to the 

 producing house about four weeks from 

 the day of planting the seed. If given 

 more space when transplanting the first 

 time, they can be left in the propagat- 

 ing bed longer, but must not be stunted 

 or checked at any time. 



For a continual, steady crop the area 

 should be divided into four batches. 

 Four greenhouses, besides a plant house 

 for propagating, make a nice system 

 for lettuce growing. When the first 

 house is all cut and sold, it will be six 

 weeks before it will have another crop 

 ready, so each of the other three houses 

 or batches must be large enough to fur- 

 nish the supply for two weeks. No time 

 should be lost in the replanting. During 

 the two weeks when a lot is being mar- 

 keted, the soil can be got ready to turn 

 over and replant without a day's delay. 

 The nice work comes in the starting of 

 the plants. Every two weeks a new lot 

 of seed must be planted and two batches 

 of transplanted plants are always on 

 hand, besides the seed just planted. 

 When the third batch of seed is planted, 

 the first lot is then about ready to trans- 

 plant, and, unless you have room in the 

 propagating beds for three transplanted 

 lots, the first one must be put out soon 

 to get out of the way of the third batch 

 of seedlings. 



As to the area necessary in order to 

 produce the number wanted, 500 pounds 



No Grower of Vegetables under glass cao 

 afford to do without the Wittbold system of 



Watering 



— bpcause with It a boy can do as much 

 as two men can do in a whole day with 

 the hose— and do it better. 



The system is equally valuable out- 

 doors, and for many other crops besides 

 veKetables— wherever you need water. 



Send for our booklet— with testimon- 

 ials—read and you'll send in your order. 



E. H. HUNT 



Exclnslve Sales Asent 

 76-78 Wabash Ave., CHICAQO 



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Vegetable Seeds 



rOR FORCING 



STOKES' STANDARDS are always the Finest Strains 



Tomato, Bonny Best Early, tbe flopst to- 

 mato for forcing kiiown; better tban the Comet 

 or Lorillard. Seed sp^cltllly -saved for green- 

 house growing. Pkt.. 20c: ^ oz., 75c; oz., $1.25. 



Radlsb, PrusBian Globe, H lb.. 20c: lb., 60c. 



Radish, Stokes* Scarlet Globe, ^ lb., 20c; 

 1 lb. 60c. 



Lettuce, Grand Rapids Forclnis:, oz., 10c; 

 H lb., 85c; lb.. $1.25. 



Lettuce, Stokes* BIb Boston, oz., 10c; 

 ^4 lb.. 35c; lb., »1.25. 



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



Let me estimate on your ipring requiremants 



for vegetable seeds. 



Stokes' Seed Store 



219 Market St., PHrtADElPHIA, PA. 



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Asparagus Roots 



Giant Asparaerus Roots, 8 years 

 Old, For Greenbouse Forcine- Big 



money in it. Will produce a large (luantity 

 of stalks. Also Rbubarb for winter forcing, 

 and 2 and 3-year-old Asparasrus for fleld 

 growing. 



WARREN SHINN 



Nurseryman, Woodstown, N. J. 



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per week or 1,000 pounds in two weeks, 

 I could not say, as I have always sold 

 by count. You can, however, find this 

 out yourself, by weighing a few good, 

 average heads and determining how 

 many heads it would take to make 1,000 

 pounds. For the distance between 

 plants, 6x8 inches is about right, so you 

 can figure how many plants there will 

 be in one of your benches, and then, 

 again, how many benches must be in 

 each lot in order to grow enough plants 

 to make the 1,000 pounds cut every two 

 weeks. IT. G. 



MoNTiCELLO, Ind. — The Monticello Flo- 

 ral Co. held a formal opening of its new 

 establishment, October 28 to 30. The 

 building is 25x192, twenty feet being 

 used as office and boiler-room, and the 

 balance under glass. The plant is mod- 

 ern in every particular. 



GRAND RAPIDS LmUCE 



ia without doubt the beet sort for 

 greenhouse culture during the winter. 

 Gardeners everywhere are delighted 

 with its selling qualities and dealers 

 and shippers will have.no other kind. 

 We realized the importance of this 

 variety years ago and have steadily 

 aimed to have the finest strain going. 



Our Extra-Selected Private Strain 



has been evolved by years of patient 

 effort and selection until we have it 

 now at the top-notch. We sell hun- 

 dreds of pounds annually to the most 

 critical trade, and it gives uniformly 

 best results. Plant it for big profits 

 from your greenhouse- Oz., 10c; X ">., 

 35q lb., $1.35 postpaid. Yon, no doubt, 

 know that we have many other extra 

 fine strains and specialties for market 

 gardeners. Watch this space for fur- 

 ther news or write today for special 

 wholesale price list. 



The Livingston Seed Co. 



Columbus, Ohio 



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There are no Dry Spots 



with The Skinner System 

 of Garden and Greenhouse 



Irrigation. 



The Skinner Irrigation Co. 



TROY, O. 



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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAGK-Wakefleld and SncceBBlon, $1.00 



per 1000: S8.50 per 10.000. 

 P ARgf. »Y-2ftc per 100: 11.25 per 1000. 

 LETTUCE— BiK Bofiton, Boston Market, Grand 



Rapida, 91.00 per 1000. 



Oaih with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Ci,''"*;?.-^ 



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Gr.^nd Eapids, Mich. — Harry Smith, 

 the Monroe street florist, has purchased 

 the Peck property on South Division 

 street, between Island and Oakes streets, 

 for $22,300. The ground, at present 

 vacant, is 120x128 feet, and Mr. Smith is 

 planning to erect a residence block on it. 



