Dbcvmbbb 16, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



63 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



CHICAGO, Dec. 14.— Leaf lettuce, 35c to 40c 

 case; radishes, 35c to 50c doz. bunches; musb- 

 , rooms, . 25c to 35c lb. 



BOSTON, Dec. 13.— Lettuce, 25c to 40c box; 

 tomatoes, 16c to 20c lb.; cucumbers, |2 to $0 

 box; parsley, 75c to $1 box. 



NEW YORK, Dec. 13. — Cucumbers selling 

 well. Lettuce dull. Mint firm. Mushrooms tn 

 good demand and firm. Radishes weak. Toma- 

 toes steady. Cucumbers, 60c to |1 doz.; lettuce, 

 50c to $1 strap; mint, 40c to 60c doz. bunches; 

 mushrooms, 25c to 55c lb.; radishes, $1.50 to 

 12.25 hundred bunches; tomatoes, 8c to 18c lb. 



CYANIDE IN SMALL HOUSE. 



In fumigating with hydrocyanic acid 

 gas, what formula should be used in a 

 house 17x40 feet, to rid it of the white 

 flyf The house is partly planted with 

 cucumbers and partly with tomatoes, and 

 is badly infested with the white fly. 



J. E. P. 



Try one jar with a 2-ounce dose of 

 cyanide, dropped into a pint of water 

 and about the same amount of sulphuric 

 acid. If the dose were divided and 

 placed in two jars, it might distribute 

 better. I think that amount will kill all 

 the white fly. If it does not, increase 

 it to three ounces, placed in two jars, 

 an ounce and a half to a jar, and try 

 again. The insects are easily killed, but 

 there is some danger of injury to the 

 plants if the gas is made stronger than 

 necessary, or if the plants are wet. The 

 plants must be dry and the temperature 

 should be about 60 degrees, for best re- 

 sults. H. G. 



APHIS ON LETTUCE. 



Please tell me whether nicotine solu- 

 tion for spraying would be all right to 

 use for aphis on lettuce. E. O. E. 



Yes, the nicotine solution will kill all 

 the aphis that it strikes, without injury 

 to the plants, but it might possibly taste 

 or smell when the lettuce is served on the 

 table. For that reason, spraying for in- 

 sects on lettuce is not advisable. There 

 is also another reason, and that is, that 

 most of the insects are under the crinkly 

 leaves and are so protected that spraying 

 is not likely to strike a majority of them. 

 In spraying for sucking insects, only 

 those that are struck by the spray are 

 killed. The moment spraying is over the 

 benefit of the spray is over also, and it 

 might be washed off with water from the 

 hose. H. G. 



SPRAYING FOR APHIS. 



I am writing to you on recommenda- 

 tion of the Leonard Seed Co., for in- 

 formation regarding the best method of 

 dealing with those little green lettuce 

 lice in a hothouse. Is there any other 

 method of destroying them besides smok- 

 ing with tobacco stems? It is not very 

 convenient to smoke my house. Is there 

 anything that can be sprayed on the let- 

 tuce that will destroy the bugs and not 

 hurt the lettuce? For instance, I have 

 some lettuce in outside beds that cannot 

 be smoked and is covered with bugs. I 

 should be thankful for any informa- 

 tion on the subject. G. J. H. 



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Any and all insects can be kept in 

 check by using a swift, fine spray on the 

 plants from the hose. It knocks them 

 from the leaves, drowns many of them 



are 



reliable 



GROWERS of under glaso crops place great 

 confldence in our Bpecial straias of 

 VsKetables. A few are offered herewith. 



Lettuce, Frencli Unrivaled— Similar 

 to Big BoBCon but better. Forms large but- 

 tery beads, oz., 200; H lb., bOc; lb., $2.10. 

 pnptDSid. 



Badlsli, Dreer's Selected Cardinal 

 Globe— The criap iifle red radlnh thittcomea 

 BO early. H lb., 25c; lb . 85c. postpaid. 



Tomato, Best of All— Stiictly a forcing 

 variety. Deep scarlet and very productive, 

 ■*« oz. 20c: oz., 3'>c. postpaid. 



All the best standard varieties of vegetabl' 

 seeds are offered in our Market Garden- 

 ers* Price List, a copy of which we Kladly 

 send to those eiigaged in grrowlDg vegetables 

 for market. 



HENRY A. DREER 



PHILADELPHrA, PA. 



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Finest strain of Longr Island crown 



Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 



and other high grade seeds for Market 

 Gardeners and Florists. Send for prices. 



J. M. THORBUBN it CO. 



88 Barclay Street, through to 

 88 Park Place, NEW YOBK. 



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and keeps the others from breeding, if 

 done frequently. This is probably the 

 only way to get any relief on beds 

 Mhich you cannot fumigate. 



If you are dissatisfied with the tobacco 

 stems for fumigating in the greenhouse, 

 try some of the aphis punk fumigating 

 papers. They are excellent for aphis. 



H. G. 



LETTUCE IN SIX WEEKS. 



In the Review some weeks ago I read 

 something about forcing lettuce so as to 

 cut it in six weeks from the time the 

 young plants were set out. I should like 

 to ask how it is done and what the name 

 of the variety is. F. H. B. 



Grand Eapids forcing lettuce is the 

 most popular variety of leaf lettuce and 

 is grown exclusively by a majority of the 

 leaf lettuce growers. It can be marketed 

 in six weeks from the date of trans- 

 planting into the benches, but usually 

 takes a week or so longer in winter. The 

 length of time is uncertain, depending 

 upon temperature, time of year, size of 

 plants, when set out, or other points in 

 their care. 



The seed should be planted in flats and 

 transplanted as soon as up, placing them 

 about two inches apart in the flats or on 

 the bench. In about three weeks they 

 will make nice plants to transplant into 

 the benches. The temperature should 



Livingston's Choice 

 Strains of Cucumbers 



produce thrifty plants which bear 

 plenty handsome cukes of typical 

 shape. We have studied the 

 market growers' neeos 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 forcin&r. Fruits straight and 

 smooth, deep ^reen and crisp. 

 Ready for slicmg before many 

 other standard sorts. Oz., lOc; 

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



Uavta Perfect- A fine seller 

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

 M lb., li'ic; lb., $1.36: postpaid. 



Vickery f orcloK — Bright 

 green, heavy cropper. Pkt., lOc; 

 59 0z.,25c; oz.,46c; M lb., $1.25; 

 postpaid. 



Rawson'a Hothouse Co- 

 cumber— Large, handsome fruits 

 of deep green color. Pkt., lOc; 

 Hoz., iSc; oz.,45c; Ji lb., $1.26; 

 postpaid. 



Catalogues are ready now. 



Address inquiries and orders to 

 Desk R, 



THE LIVINGSTON SEED CO. 



COLUMBUS, OHIO 



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There are no Dry Spots 



with The Skinner System 

 of Garden and Greenhouse 

 Irrigation. :^==^==^ 



Tk8 Skinner Irrigation Go. 



TROY, O. 



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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAGB— Wakefield and SacceialOD, fl.W 



per 1000: tS.M per 10,000. 

 PAR8UET-26C per 100; S1.25 per 1000. 

 UETTDCE— BiE Boston, Boston Market. Grand 



Rapids, 11.00 per 1000. 



Gash with order. 



be about 45 degrees at night and may 

 run 15 degrees higher on bright dajs. 



H. Q. 



Friday is a lucky day, for, it always 

 brings to ua that bright, interesting, 

 up-to-date paper, the Review. — Hoir- 

 MEiSTER Floral Co., Cincinnati, O. 



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