Dbckmber 9, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



71 



Vegetable Seeds 



FOR FORCING 



Stokes' Standards are always the Finest Strains 



Tomato, Bonny Best Karly, the floest 

 tODtfttu for forciuK known; beuer than the 

 Oomet or LoriUard. Seed Bpeclally saved 

 (or greenhouse giowing. Pkt., 20c; 'a oz., 

 75c; oz.. $1.25. 



Radish, Prussian Globe, H lb., 20c; lb., 

 60c. 



Radish, Stokes* Scarlet Globe, H lb., 

 20c: 1 lb. 60c. 



Lettuce, Grand Rapids Forcing, o>., 

 10c; ^4 lb.. 85c: lb., $1.2^ 



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

 H lo., 85c; lb., 91.25. 



Add postage, 8c per b.. If wanted by mail 



Let me estimate on your spring require- 

 ments (or vegetable seeds. 



Stokes' Seed Store 



819 Markst St.. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Forcing Asparagus 



I have 10.000 giant eight-year-old asparagus 

 roots for forcing. Gardeners who planted them 

 last year are ordering them now for this winter. 

 Oreat reanlta. Also rhubarb roots for forcing. 



Warren ShlRn, Wooilstoiini,N.J. 



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Vegetable Forcing. 



VEOETABLE MARKETS. 



CHICAGO, Dec. 7.— Leaf lettuce, 18c to 25c 

 oase; radishes, 35c to 50c doz. bunches; mush- 

 looms, 35c to 40c lb. 



BOSTON, Dec. 6.— Lettuce, 30c to 50c box: 

 tomatoes, 15c to 25c lb.; cucumbers, |3 to |ti 

 liux; radishes, $1 to $1.25 box. 



NEW YORK, Dec. 6.— Cucumbers in good de- 

 mand and firm. Lettuce plenty and weal^; most 

 .sales at about 50 cents per strap. Mint 

 steady. Mushrooms in free supply and selling 

 slowly. Tomatoes steady. Cucumbers, 60c to 

 ^1 doz.; lettuce, 25c to 75c strap; mint, 25c 

 to 40e doz. bunches; mushrooms, 20c to 45c 

 lb.; tomatoes, 10c to 18c lb. 



STARTING EARLY CABBAGE. 



1 want to make a contract to grow 

 100,000 early cabbage plants for a kraut 

 factory, and not having had any experi- 

 eace in this line, I should like some in- 

 formation. How much should I get per 

 thousand plants, grown to size to be 

 jilanted in the field, and what is the best 

 way to grow them? E. S. 



The earliest cabbage should be planted 

 the last week in February or March 1. 

 The seed should be planted in the green- 

 houses in flats, or on a bench especially 

 prepared. When the seed is up only a 

 few days, it is time to transplant the tiny 

 plants. It is best not to sow too much 

 seed at a time, or a large portion of the 

 seedlings will get too big and spoil be- 

 I ore they can be transplanted. 



They may be transplanted into boxes, 



' r they may be put directly into the cold- 



'rames outside, covered over with glass 



;njd banked up with manure. The very 



< trUest would have to be put in boxes, 



' a or twelve dozen to a flat. After they 



'ike hold and start to grow a little, then 



''ley can be carried out and placed in the 



"Idframes, being careful to set the boxes 



1 '^rfectly level. They stand the cold bet- 



r if started this way, and the weather 



ould improve, anyhow, by the time they 



')uld be carried out. Cabbages stand 



^ere cold if they are hardened to it by 



'ol temperature and plenty of air. I 



*d a large field out so early last season 



■at the ground was frozen on several 



relicible 



GROWERS of under glass crops place great 

 confidence in our special strains of 

 Vegetables. A few are offered herewith. 



L«ttuoe, rrenoh Unrivaled— Similar 

 to Big Boston but better. Forms large but- 

 tery beads, oz., 20c; H lb., 60c; lb., $2.10. 

 postpaid. 



Radlsb, Dreer's Selected Cardinal 

 Globe— The crisp litMe red radish tb»tcomeB 

 so early. ^ lb., Vtc; lb . 85c. postpaid. 



Tomato, Best of All— Stiictly a forcing 

 variety. Deep scarlet and very productive, 

 ^ oz. 20c; oz., 35c, postpaid. 



All the best standard varieties of vegetabl* 

 seeds are offered in our Market Garden- 

 ers' Price List, a copy of which we Rladiy 

 send to those engaged in growing vegetables 

 for market. 



HENRY A. DREER 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Finest strain of Long Island grown 



Early Jersey Wakefield Gibbage 



and other high grade seeds for Market 

 Gardeners and Florists. Send for prices, 



J. N. THORBURN St CO. 



M Barclay Street, thronKh to 

 M Park Place, MSW TOBK. 



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No Grower of Vegetabres under glass caa 

 afford to do wiUiout the Wittbord system of 



Watering 



—because 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 

 vegetables— wherever you need water. 



Send for our booklet— with testimon- 

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



E. H. HUNT 



Exclnslve Sales Agent 

 76-78 Wabash Ave., CHICAQO 



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cold nights in April after planting, but 

 this did not injure the plants. 



These extreipely early plants are so 

 much more trouble that they are too ex- 

 pensive for kraut factories. Seed planted 

 a little later and transplanted into the 

 coldframes can be handled more cheaply. 

 In this case the frames should be put in 

 place now and the soil all spaded up and 

 raked down nicely, so as to be soft and 

 ready when wanted in the spring. It is 

 a good plan to put the sashes on, too. 



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Livingston's Choice 

 Strains of Cucumbers 



produce thrifty plants which bear 

 plenty handsome cukes of typical 

 shape. We have studied the 

 market growers' needs in this line 

 for many years and our Cucumber 

 seeds are valued by knowing plant- 

 ers as the best money can buy. 



Our Selected Extra 

 Early White Spine 



excels in all important points. Fine 

 for forcing:. Fruits straisht and 

 smooth, deep p:reen and crisp. 

 Ready for slicing: before many 

 other standard sorts. Oz., 10c; 

 a lb., 25c; lb., 85c; postpaid. 



I>Mvia Perfect- A fine seller 

 of ideal shape and color. Oz., 10c; 

 H lb., 36c: lb., $1.85; postpaid. 



Vlckery Forcing - Brig:ht 

 green, heavy cropper. Pkt.. 10c; 

 i3oz.,26c; oz., 4oc; M lb., $1.25; 

 postpaid. 



Kawson's Hothonae Cu* 

 cumber— Large, handsome fruits 

 of deep green color. Pkt., 10c; 

 «oz.,25c; oz., 45c; M lb., $1.25; 

 postpaid. 



Catalogues will soon be ready 

 now. 



Address inquiries and orders to 

 Desk R. 



THE LIVINGSTON SEED CO. 



COLUHBUS, OHIO 



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II VE 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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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAOK-Wakefleld and Sncceiiion, $1.00 



per 1000; S8.M per 10,000. 

 PAR8LXT-25C per 100; 11.25 per 1000. 

 LETTDCE— Big Boston, Boston Market, Grand 



Rapidi, ll.OO per 1000. 



Gaah with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Ce ,'~W.'^- 



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and keep the ground from getting too 

 wet, lest it might be muddy when wanted. 

 I never heard before of a sauerkraut 

 factory wanting early cabbages. The 

 later ones are so much larger and better 

 that they are generally used. The later 

 ones are planted in drill rows in the 



