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January 27, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



47 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Jan. 25. — Cucumbers, 75c to 

 $1.25 doz. ; lettuce, 20c box; radishes, 15c 

 ro 30c doz. bunches. 



Boston, Jan. 24. — Lettuce, 50c to 75c 

 box; tomatoes, 20c to 30e lb.; cucumbers, 

 ^3.50 to $8.50 box; parsley, $2 to $2.25 

 i)ox; mint, 50c to 60c doz. bunches; rad- 

 ishes, $1.50 box. 



New Yokk, Jan. 24. — Cucumbers in 

 light supply and firm for fancy, but poor 

 moving slowly. Lettuce about all poor. 

 Mint steady. Mushrooms selling fairly. 

 Radishes firm. Tomatoes steady. , Cu- 

 cumbers, 75c to ^.25 doz. ; lettuce, 75c to 

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

 7nushrooms, 20c to 40c lb. ; radishes, $1.50 

 to $3.50 hundred bunches; rhubarb, 65c 

 to 75c doz. bunches; tomatoes, 10c to 

 20c lb. 



COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER. 



"Will you please tell me the proper 

 amount of commercial fertilizer to use 

 for lettuce, radishes and cucumbers? 1 

 noticed that a recent issue of the Eeview 

 stated the proper proportions, but did 

 not give the amount for a dressing. An 

 article on the subject of greenhouse fer- 

 tilizers, and how to use them for the dif- 

 ferent kinds of vegetables, would be in- 

 teresting, I think, to many of the read- 

 ers of the Eeview. G. J. J. 



It is hard to state the exact amount 

 of fertilizer to use for any crop without 

 knowing the condition of the crop or the 

 amount of manure used in preparing the 

 soil, or how much of the manure has been 

 exhausted by crops since preparing the 

 soil. A crop that is sickly may be 

 likened to a person in the same condi- 

 tion, in that they both require little food 

 and are better off without much. 



Either liquid or dry feedings should 

 never be put on when the plants are too 

 dry, or they will take up too much at 

 the first watering. The fertilizers should 

 not touch the stalks or leaves, and it is 

 better to use only a little at a time and 

 oftener than to overdo it at once and 

 expect miracles in a day or two. 



For cucumbers I would use the follow- 

 ing amounts to a row or bench 100 feet 

 long, never using more than one of these 

 fertilizers at a time: Bone meal, six 

 poimds; potash (muriate or sulphate), 

 two pounds; nitrate of soda, three 

 pounds; pulverized sheep manure, ten or 

 twelve pounds. 



Complete fertilizers, having nitrogen, 

 potash and phosphoric acid in them, vary 

 in quantities of each, but as a rule two 

 '>r three pounds, dusted over evenly and 

 frequently, make a good feeding. None 

 "f these can take the place of an occa- 

 sional mulching with good, short stable 

 'nanure, but they are quite beneficial to 

 '!se in addition to the mulchings. 



For quick crops, like lettuce and 

 iidishes, nitrate of soda is about the 

 nly commercial fertilizer used and can 

 f used about the same as for cucumbers, 

 "lit not so often, and must be sifted and 

 "lit on carefully and evenly, and watered 

 dissolve it soon after. 



In using commercial fertilizers, one 



"list study what the plants are most in 



I'cd of. The three ingredients which 



'ants take from the soil, and which are 

 ^'newed in manures and fertilizers, are 



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 "LIVINOSTON" stands as a synonym for g-ood Tomatoes. The enormous 

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 L^i V 1112^3 Luiijs viiww^ (jjg^j favorite in Bouthem states. Pkt.. lOo; ^ oz., 

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LivinfifStOn'S Hummer Early. ban shaped, brltrht red. Free from cracks, 

 1^1 y 111^^1.^11 c> iiuiiiiii«.i of desirable size and best quality. Ptt.. lOo; 

 ifi 01., 20o; oz., 30c; H lb., 80c. 



LivimrstOn'S BeaUtV ^^*^"'^»'^f*t'o°'*elow.) The standard purple mar- 

 ■-'•▼«»«fe»»-^»* « .-'-vMM..^ kettomato. Early, productive, fine for garden or 

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LivinfirStGtl*S Stone finest m»in crop bright red sort. Greatest canning 

 L^iYiii|^49t.v/ii o .^i,viiw tomato in the world. Oz, 25c; 14 lb.. 75c; lb., $2.60. 



Poatpaid. 



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

 ^^ ■* clusters of from 6 to 10 perfectly ball-shaped fruits which average two Inchas 



in diameter. Extra «electt-d stock grown on our farms. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; ^Ib . 80c: 



lb.. $3.10. Postpaid. 



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