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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Januart ft, 1910. 



Vegetable Seede 



FOB FORCING 



stokes' Standinls are always the finest Strains 



Tomato, Bonny Beat Early, the finest 

 tomato for forcing: known: better than the 

 Comet or Lorillard Seed Bpeclally saved for 

 Kreenbouse growing. Pkt., 20c; 'a oz., 76c; 

 oz., $1.25. 



Radlah, Praaalan Globe, ^ lb., 20c; lb., 

 60c. 



Radish, Stokes' Scarlet Globe, U lb., 

 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



Liettace. Grand Baplda Forcing, oz., 

 10c: ^ lb., SSc; lb., $1.25. 



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

 ^4 lb.. 35c; lb., $i.25. 



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



Let me estimate on your spring requirements 

 for vegetable seeds. 



Stokes' Seed Slore 



219 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Vegetable Forcing. 



, VEOETABLE MARKETS. 



CHICAGO, Jan. 4. — Cucumbers, 75c to $1.50 

 (loz. ; lettuce, 35c to 40c box; radishes, 15c to 

 (30c doz. bunches. 



BOSTON, Jan. 3. — Cucumbers, $4 to $8 box; 

 lettuce, 60c to 75c box; parsley. $2 box; mint, 

 50e to 75c doz.; tomatoes, 15c to 25c lb.; 

 radishes, $1.25 to $1.50 box. 



NEW YORK, Jan. 3. — Mushrooms in light 

 demand and outside figures extremely high. 

 Cucumbers firm for fancy. Radishes In light 

 supply, but top price extreme. Tomatoes mov- 

 ing slowly. Cucumbers, $1 to $1.50 doz.; let- 

 tuce, 50c to $1 strap; mint, 50c to 65c doz. 

 bunches; mushrooms, 25c to 60c lb.; radishes, 

 $2 to $3 hundred bunches; tomatoes, 10c to 

 20c lb. 



A POOR CROP OF LETTUCE. 



Enclosed you will find one whole plant 

 of Hanson lettuce and a leaf of Grand 

 Rapids lettuce. Last year I had the best 

 of success in growing lettuce. This year, 

 in the same house, the crop is almost a 

 failure. In preparing the beds, I first 

 put in the bottom a few loads of well- 

 rotted manure and watered it heavily. 

 Next I put on the soil that I had used 

 last year. In addition to that, I put on 

 several wagon loads of muck sediment 

 from the banks of a creek and then mixed 

 all well together. The temperature in my 

 house has. never, even on sunny days, been 

 over 75 degrees, and never below 40 de- 

 grees at night. 



This is my second year in lettuce grow- 

 ing, and I thought that my crop would 

 far exceed that of last winter, but even 

 my first cutting was so light that it 

 brought me small returns — only three or 

 four ounces to the plant, while last vrin- 

 ter I cut thousands that would weigh 

 oight to ten ounces. J. M. B. 



The samples were frozen in the mails, 

 .and, when received, it was impossible to 

 tell anything from them. As J. M. B. 

 does not mention any trouble with dis- 

 eases, I am led to believe that the failure 

 in the crop is not due to disease, but that 

 he simply has small, poor lettuce, caused 

 by a decidedly unfavorable condition of 

 the soil. 



It is hard to locate the exact cause of 

 the trouble, not knowing the many cir- 

 cumstances to be considered. Perhaps 

 that well-rotted manure had little real 

 value. It may have been of poor quality, 

 all the strength having been washed out 

 of it; or, even if good, there may have 

 been too small a quantity used. 



The old soil, which several crops of let- 

 tuce had previously exhausted, was not 



Seeds forthe Market Gardener 



are oar specialty. Quality, 'our first consideration. We have a y«ry large and conplete 

 stock of all kinds of seeds and everything in the line of fruit trees, berry boslies, ete. 



Our new 112-page catalogne contains trae description and no oyerdirawn iUastrattoBs. 

 Our prices are right quality considered. Market Gardeners are requested to write for oar 

 Market Garden wbolesale Catalogue, sent free on request. 



GERMAN NURSERIES & SEED HOUSE ..SSfM?%. KATRICE, NEB. 



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ASPARAGUS 



AND 



RHUBARB 



FOR 



Winter Forcing 



Mammoth Clumps weighing from 4 to 

 6 pounds 'Will force in 4 'weeks, the most 

 tender and delicious Asparagus. Can be 

 forced under grfeuhouse DnucneB or in cellars. 

 Customerfi were delighted with their success last 

 season and are doubling their ordrrs. We ofr*r 

 Choic* clumps for immediiite delivery at $1.00 

 per dozen; $0.00 per 100; t^O.OO per 1000; 

 250 clumps at tbe 1000 rate. - ,_m 



RHUBARBlBi 



"^ Large Clumps, $1.75 per dozen; $10.00 

 per 100. Special quotation will be given on 

 quantity. 



Write for our Wholesale List For Florists 

 and Market Gardeners Just issued. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 Mariiet St., PHIIADELPHIA, PA. 



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the right kind to use, and muck or peat, 

 although good to mix in soil to help it re- 

 tain moisture, is as liable to be injurious 

 as beneficial, by keeping the soil too 

 soggy and ■wet. Is your soil in that con- 

 dition? Have the boards in the bench 

 bottoms swollen so as to shut the cracKs 

 tightly and stop the drainage? If so, get 

 under there vfith a orace and bit and put 

 lots of holes in for drainage. 



It is probably out of the question for 

 [Concluded on page 62.] 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Adyertlsements nnder this head one cent a 

 word. CASH WITH ORDER. When answers 

 are to be addressed in our care, add 10 cents for 

 forwarding. 



SITUATION WANTED- By young lady, eleven 

 years' experience in all kinds of work in re- 

 tail store; able to help with bookkeeping. Ad- 

 dress No. 119. care Florists' Review, Cnicago. 



SITUATION WANTED -As storeman by a 

 young man. well up in decorating and de- 

 signing: at liberty now; salary $18; references. 

 Address with full particulars. No. 116, care Flo- 

 rists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As assistant gardener 

 on a private place; has 5 years' experience 

 and good references as to being honest and 

 sober; start any time after January l. Address 

 No. 102, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUA.TION WANTED-By competent store- 

 man, decorator and de»igner. by Jan. lOtb or 

 later: have had wide experii noes and consider 

 myself a flrrt-class, all-round man; married. Ad- 

 dress No ISl, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



Livingston's Famous Tomatoes 



surpass in all important points. Their 

 superior characteristi( s are known 

 wherever tomatoes are grown, and tbeir 

 ever increasing popularity obliges us to 

 grow t jns of tomato seed every year. 



New GIdbe-slMKd Sorts 



are tbe best numey can buy. Genuine 

 stock sold only under "True Blue" seal. 



Livingston's Globe— FlrRt early purple, 

 of finest quality. Pkt.. 10c; oa., SOe; 

 I4 lb., $t.0», postpaid. 



Lilvingston's Bmnmer — Early, ball- 

 shaptd. bright red. Borne in fine /^lus- 

 ters Pkt., 10c:oK.,30c; i4lb.,80e. 



Livingston^i Coreless - Large, ball- 

 shaped main crop. Pkt., 15c; ob., 

 8Sc; '4 lb., $1.10, pos'pald. 



Try SBS ftktt sf all thrte sorts fsr 20e 



Comet Tomato is a superior forcing 

 sort proriucing ball shaped fruits In clus- 

 ters. Grown on our own fa-ms! Pkt., 

 lOc; OB., 80c; >4 lb., 80c. Postpaid. 



Writs Is KSK R for bsoMcl "Tsmats Facts" 

 ni Nsw Caialsisei tsdiy ! 



The LirngstOR Seed Co.. rolumbus, 0. 



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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAOS- Wakefield and Snccesilon, |1.M 



per 1000: $8.60 per 10.000. 

 PAR81 BT-26C per 100; tl.25 per 1000. 

 UBTTUCE-Big Boston, Boston Market, Grand 



Rapids. 91.C0 per 1000. 



Cash with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Gi, 



White Hank. 



H«. 



SITUATION WANTED By florist, EngUsh, mid- 

 dle aged; good grower; references; wages 

 $76.00 per month Address No. 113, care Flo- 

 rists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED- Young lady having two 

 years' experience wishes position in flower 

 store; reference. Address No 115, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED-By thoroughly experi- 

 enced florist; German, age 28 single, to take 

 charge of commercial or private place. B. 

 Wuensche, General Delivery, Portland, Ore. 



SITUATION WANTED-As grower or assistant 

 grower of roses and carnations by a first- 

 class grower possessing good habits and char- 

 acter; nest references; piease Ftate wages. Ad- 

 dress No. 110, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED-By young man. age 25. 

 five years of experience in general green- 

 house work on private and crmmercial placeF; 

 good references; state wages in first letter. .Ad- 

 dress No. 118, care Florists' Review, Cticago. 



