December 23, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



5J 



relifible 



GROWERS of under glasB crops place great 

 confidence in our special Btrains of 

 VegetableB. A few are offered herewith. 



Lettuce, Frenob Unrivaled— Similar 

 to Big Boston but belter. Forms large but- 

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

 postpaid. 



Radish, Dreer's Selected Cardinal 

 Globe— The crisp little red radish that comes 

 so early. ^4 lb., 25c; lb , 85c. postpaid. 



Tomato, Best of All— Strictly a forcing 

 variety. Deep Bcarlet and very productive, 

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



All the best standard varieties of vegetablp 

 seeds are offered in our Market Garden< 

 ers' Price List, a copy of which we gladly 

 send to those engaged in growing vegetables 

 for market. 



HENRY A. DREER 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



CHICAGO, Dec. 21.— Leaf lettuce, 35c to 40c 

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

 rooms, 25c to 35c lb. 



BOSTON, Dec. 20. — Cucumbers, $4 to $8 box; 

 lettuce, 35c to 60c box; tomatoes, 15c to 25c 

 lb.; mint. 50c to 75c doz. bunches; radishes, $1 

 to 11.25 box; parsley, $1 box. 



NEW YORK, Dec. 20. — Mushrooms In liberal 

 supply and weak. Cucumbers In light receipts 

 and steady. Scarcely any lettuce arriving. 

 Mint dull. Radishes weak. Tomatoes firm. 

 Cucumbers, 60c to $1 doz.; lettuce, 50c to $1 

 strap; mint, 35c to 50c doz. bunches; mush- 

 rooms, 20c to 45c lb.; radishes, $1 to $2 hun- 

 dred bunches; tomatoes, 10c to 22c lb. 



TO DISCOURAGE GREEN FLY. 



In the department of Vegetable Forc- 

 ing in the Keview of December 16 there 

 were replies to two inquiries about get- 

 ting rid of green fly on lettuce. My 

 way of accomplishing this is to take 

 fresh tobacco stems from a local cigar 

 factory, dry them well, run them through 

 a cutting machine and scatter them 

 underneath the young lettuce plants. This 

 is done right after transplanting and the 

 stems are renewed when the crop is half 

 grown. "When one follows up this prac- 

 tice he is not troubled with green fly, but 

 if the precaution is neglected, before one 

 knows it his crop is "lousy." If once 

 allowed to get a start the tobacco stems 

 will not kill them off; they are a pre- 

 ventive, not a cure. It must be fol- 

 lowed up continually, whether you see 

 any bugs or not. 



I have been growing lettuce for twelve 

 or fifteen years and this is the best pre- 

 caution I know of. I never fumigate my 

 lettuce houses, or spray with any kind 

 of nicotine, and am not much troubled 

 with green fly. Be careful not to cover 

 the young plants, but cover the soil 

 under them. H. L. Clapp. 



GRAPES WITH INSIDE BORDER. 



We are building a grapery and peach 

 house, 25x66, -with curvilinear eaves — no 

 gutters or plates. One-half of this house 

 will be used as a late grapery, with vines 

 on both sides of the house. The builder 

 has planned for an inside border only, 

 claiming this to be an advantage over a 

 border on the outside. The foundation 

 walls of solid masonry will extend four 

 feet below the floor level. The border 



Livingston's Famous Tomatoes 



need no introduction to wide-awake market gardeners. A score of the best standard varieties were intro- 

 duced by us and the name "LIVINGSTON" stands as a synonym for good Tomatoes. The enormous 

 demand for our high grade tomato seed obliges us to grow tons of it every year. And still we never have 



enough to go around ! 

 "True Blue Seal. 



The reason ? We grow the best tomato seed on earth ! Sold only under our 



Livingston's Globe 



Of finest quality ! 

 Pkt., lOo; ^a oz., 



First early, round, large, purple. 

 Great favorite in southern states. 

 20c; oz., 30o; ^4 lb., $1.00. Postpaid. 



I ivinO"^tf>n*« Hutniner Early, ball-ahaped, bright red. Free from cracks, 

 l^iyilI^S»LUn » liuillllici o, desirable size and best quality. Pkt., lOo; 



^ oz., 20c; oz., 30c; ^ lb., 80c. Postpaid. 



I ivincrcf nn*c R<^5lll'i'V (See illustration below.) Tbc standard purple 

 i^iviii^SLUii a MJSiauvj market tomato. Early, productive, fine for garden 

 or greenhouse culture. Best quality. Oz., 20c; H lb., 50c; lb., $1.85. Postpaid. 



I ivin^r^f nn'^ Stone Finest main crop bright red sort. Greatest canning 

 i^iyiii^SLVfll a OLiiilc tomato in the world. Oz.. 25c; I4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.60. 



Postpaid. 



Comet Tomato is a superior forcinR variety of fine quality. Produces handsome 



'' clusters of from 6 to le perfectly ball-shaped fruits which average two inches 



in diameter. Extra selected stock grown on our farms. Pkt., 10c; os., 30c; H lb., 80c; 



lb., $3.10. Postpaid. 



All the above varieties and 16 others are fully described and illustrated in "TOMATO FACTS"-a 



unique 24-page de luxe booklet. Printed beautifully in two colors (the cover in four colors), it gives true 



pictures reproduced from photos, and correct descriptions of 

 LIVINGSTON'S FAMOUS TOMATOES. Be sure 

 to write for one of these booklets today. They 

 are free to readers of this paper. 



New Catalogues Ready Now 



They are the best we ever had, but not the 

 best we are going to have. Our aim is to 

 have the most truthful catalogues in the 

 country; with true to nature illustra- 

 tions, correct descriptions and honest 

 prices, they are true guides to seeds 

 of quality. Write for ANNUAL and 

 Wholesale List today. 



Address Desk R, 

 THE 



LIVINGSTON 



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 ^ CO., 



COUUIVIBUS, 

 OHIO 



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Vegetable Seeds 



FOR FORCING 



Stokes' Standards are always the Finest Strains 



Tomato, Bonny Best Early, the finest 

 tomato for forcing known: better tnan the 

 Comet or Lorillard. Seed specially saved for 

 greenhouse growing. Pkt., 20c; 'a oz., 75c; 

 oz., $1.25. 



Radlab, Praaaian Globe, ^4 lb., 20c; lb., 

 60o 



Kadlah, Stokes' Scarlet Globe, h lb., 

 20c; 1 lb.. 60c. 



Lettuce, Grand Kaplda Forcing, oz., 

 10c; »4lb..35o;lb.,$1.25. 



Lettuce, Stokes' Big Boston, oz., 10c; 

 I4 lb.. 36c; lb., $1.25. 



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



Let me estimate on your spring requirements 



for vegetable seeds. 



See our offer on "Forcing Gladiolus," page 



74, Dec. 16 issue of the Florists' Review. 



Stokes' Seed Slore 



210 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



will be three feet deep and extend the 

 full width of the house. We desire to 

 retard the vines as late in the spring as 

 possible. Can this be successfully done 

 with an inside border! E. K. 



The idea that outside as well as inside 

 borders are necessary for late grapes, is 

 now pretty well exploded. About all the 

 best growers of grapes, as well as peaches 



Finest strain of Long Island grown 



Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 



and other high grade seeds for Market 

 Gardeners and Florists. Send for prices. 



J. N. THORBURN A CO. 



8S Barclay Street, thronch to 

 as Park Place, MBW YORK. 



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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAOK— Wakefield and Sacceislon, 91.M 



per 1000; S8.M per 10,000. 

 PARgU T-26c per 100; tl.25 per 1000. 

 UETTDCK-Big Boston, Boston Market, Grand 



Rapida. 91.00 per 1000. 



Oaab with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr.,& Sons Ci.,'^';;. 



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