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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Februaby 17, 1910. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Feb. 15. — Cucumbers, Toe to $1.50 

 doz.; lettuce, 27ii.c to 30c box; radishes, 15c 

 to 40c doz. bunches. 



New York, Feb. 14. — Cucumbers firm. Let- 

 tuce scarce. Mint lu light supply. Mushrooms 

 plent.v and weak. Kadlshes and rhubarb moving 

 slowly. Tomatoes lirui. Cucumbers, $1.00 to 

 $1.75 doz.; lettuce. $1.50 to $2.50 strap; mint, 

 .75c to $1.00 doz. bunches; mushrooms, 15c to 

 40c lb.; radishes, $2.00 to $3.00 hundred 

 bunches: rliubarb, GOc to 75c doz. bunches; 

 tomatoes, 10c to 25c lb. 



Boston, Feb. 14. — Cucumbers, extras, $14 to 

 $16 box; cucumbers No. 1, $12 to $13 box; 

 cucumbers, medium, $8 to $10 box; cucumbers 

 No. 2, $5 to $7 box; lettuce, $1 to $1.25 box; 

 romaine, $1 to $1.25 doz.; escaroUe, uOc to $1 

 doz.; chicory, ."Oc to GOc doz.; mint, 50c to 

 60c doz.: parsley, $2 to $2.25 box; tomatoes. 

 16c to 25c lb.: radishes, $1.75 to $2 box; 

 rhubarb Se to 10c lb. ; mushrooms, $1.50 to 

 $2.50 basket. 



HEATING A MUSHROOM HOUSE. 



In answer to J. D.'s inquiry about the 

 building of a mushroom house, on page 

 48 of the Eeview of January 27, com- 

 plete directions were given except with 

 reference to heating. Please inform me 

 as to the best means of heating the 

 houses and the temperature required. 



' E. C. 



The temperature for mushrooms 

 should not be below 50 degrees and not 

 above 60 degi'ees; 55 to 58 degrees is 

 considered just right, but they are less 

 liable to suffer from being cooler than 

 warmer. To be cool only retards growth; 

 to be too warm injures the crop. 



Hot water is used by most growers for 

 heating mushroom houses, but steam can 

 be used just as well. The flow pipes are 

 suspended from the ridge and hang just 

 above the head. The return pipes come 

 back just above the ground, along the 

 edge of the beds in the aisle, sometimes 

 one on each side of the aisle and some- 

 times only on one side. The number of 

 pipes and their sizes depend on the size 

 of the house, and also on how well it is 

 built, and whether or not it is banked 

 up. 



Mushroom houses need only a little 

 artificial heat. The heat of the beds is 

 enough to keep the temperature up nearly 

 high enough if in good, warm cellars, but 

 in regular houses more heat is required 

 than in a cellar. H. G. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market 



Business, in a way, was good last 

 week, when it is considered that the 

 week started with a gale, with the ther- 

 mometer at zero, and wound up with a 

 snowfall variously estimated at from 

 fourteen to twenty-two inches on Friday. 

 The snow put out of business the people 

 who usually clean up the poorer stock on 

 Saturday. Otherwise there was not 

 much cause for complaint from the 

 wholesaler?, as good stock was not any 

 too plentiful. 



Among the retailers there Avere several 

 things to interfere with a good week 's 

 business. In the first place, the begin- 

 ning of Lent is always the worst of it. 

 The extremely bad weather also had its 

 effect, and the result was that they could 

 not make their usual Saturday clean-up. 



Various Notes. 



Valentine's day is becoming more of a 

 factor in the cut flower business each 



Seeds forthe Market Gardener 



are our specialty. Quality, our flrBt consideration. We have a very larire and complete 

 Btock of all kinds of seeds and everytbing in tbe line of fruit trees, berry bushes, etc. 



Our new 112-paKe catalogue contains true description and no overdrawn illustrations. 

 Our prices are riebt, quality coDBldered. Market Gardeners are requested to write for our 

 Market Garden Wbolesale Catalogue, sent free on request. 



GERMAN NURSERIES & SEED HOUSE E.SSf^f.'n. BEATRICE, NEB. 



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EARLY TOMATOES 



In Concrete Plant Protectors 



A tried and proven success. Keep out frost and 

 draw heat. Equal for forcing to the famous bell jars 

 used in France. Field trials show four times the yield, 

 ripening a month ahead of season, and value increased 

 100 times. No blight or insects. Useful for lettuce, 

 rhubarb, melons, etc. Hold water for irrigation. 

 Pat. lit just issued on protectors, and line wire opens 

 or closes lUO instantly. Illustrated treatise tells how to 

 make them quickly at 2c each, how to make molds at 

 25c. Also, full information about this method Each 

 purchaser of book has privilege to make mold and pro- 

 tectors. Mention this paper and send $1.UU lor 

 book. Money back if not satisfied. 

 J. H. HALBY, Setri Grswer, Munitb, Mich 

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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAGB-Wakefleld and SocceMlon, ll.oc 



per 1000; tS.M per 10,000. 

 PAR8LBT-26C per 100; tl.25 per 1000. 

 LBTTUCK-Big Boston, Boston Market, Grand 



Rapids, 11.00 per 1000. 



Oasli with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Ci,'~^Sr* 



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year, and the retailers deserve credit for 

 the way they advertise, both with print- 

 ers' ink and their window displays, in 

 order to bring the floral valentine into 

 more general use. Each year they show 

 something better, and anything they 

 show has the old lace and paper valen- 

 tine done to a frazzle. 



Among those who made special win- 

 dow decorations were Mrs. E. A. Will- 

 iams. She used only white, heart- 

 shaped boxes, but the effect, with hand- 

 some ribbons and flowers, was beautiful 

 and the general vFindow arrangement 

 was such that but few people got by 

 without at least a look. 



H. L. Blind & Bros, used hand-painted 

 boxes, which were beautiful in them- 

 selves, but with the flowers and ribbons 

 would gladden the heart of the coldest 

 maiden. 



Walter Breitenstein 's floral valentines 

 called forth many compliments from the 

 people in the trade, but then we always 

 look for something original from him. 



W. A. Herbert, of Wellsville, O., has 

 been up against a streak of hard luck. 

 He slept too well one of the coldest 

 nights, the steam went down and every- 

 thing was frozen. TTien, to make bad 

 worse, he walked on the sled track and 

 the small boy with his sled came down 

 behind; result, a broken hand, which will 

 no doubt bother him for some time. 



Otto Baur, formerly with the Baur 

 rioral Co., Erie, Pa., is now with 

 Eandolph & McClements. 



E. C. Ludwig has just received a large 

 consignment of fine palms. Mr. Ludwig 

 reports funeral work as being the best 

 end of the business at present. 



A matter which will be of interest to 

 many will be the replacing of the early 

 morning train on the B. & O. railroad, 

 which will bring the flowers into the city 

 at 6:30 a. m., instead of 8 o'clock. This 

 was brought about when a committee, in- 

 cluding Fred Burki, went to Harrisburg 

 and appeared before the state railroad 

 commission. The railroad company at 

 once promised to put back the early 

 train. 



Ben L. Elliott and Miss Mary Bader, 



Vegetable Seeds 



FOR FORCING 



Stokes' Standards are always the Finest Strains 



Tomato, Konny Beat Early, the finest 

 tomato for forclDK known: bptter than the 

 Comet or Lorillard . Seed specially saved for 

 Kreenhouse growing. Pkt., 20c; •a oz., 75c; 

 oz.. $1.25. 



Radish, Frnulan Globe, ^4 lb., 20c; lb., 

 60c. 



Radish, Stolcea' Scarlet Globe, ^ lb., 

 20e; 1 lb. 60c. 



Lettuce, Grand Rapids Forcing, oz., 

 10c; ^ lb.. 85c; lb., $1.25. 



liettnce. Stokes' Bic Boston, oz., 10c; 

 '4 lb , 85c; lb., $1 25. 



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



Let me estimate on your spring requirements 



for vegetable seeds. 



Stokes' Seed Store 



219 Market St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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With the Skinner Sys- 

 tem of hrigaXion ONE 

 MAN can do the work 



of FORTY MEN 

 watering with a hose. 



The Skinner Irrigation Go. 



TROY, O. 



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daughter of John Bader, were quietly 

 married Tuesday morning, February 8, 

 and departed on a noon train for a 

 honeymoon trip. Their friends, who are 

 legion, were surprised and wish them all 

 the good things usually called down on 

 newly married people. 



Edward Blind, of Blind Bros., was 

 married February 14 to Miss Bessie 

 Daum. Hoo-Hoo. 



North Bridgton, Me. — Chas. L. Chad- 

 bourne is building another greenhouse 

 and also an addition to bis potting shed. 



Paterson, N. J. — It is reported that 

 Robert Smith, the Market street florist, 

 has been compelled to discontinue busi- 

 ness, temporarily at least, on account of 

 his inability to pay bis rent and other 

 obligations. His total liabilities are said 

 to be in the neighborhood of $2,500. 



MoNTPELiER, Vt. — One of the best 

 ranges of glass found in the Green Moun- 

 tain state is seen here. Emslie & Co. 

 pride themselves on carnations and find 

 Enchantress the best pink for general 

 purposes. A new houste is planned for 

 the new candidates. The long continued 

 strike among the granite cutters has se- 

 riously affected business among the live 

 folk, but the grim reaper gets his work 

 in just the same and helps keep up de- 

 mand for flowers. 



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