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The Florfets' Review 



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SEtrtBMBiBB 10, 1914. 



First Quality HoWbr Seeds 



P A M C Y~~^"l^'^ Giant Mixad— We have for years sent out a special 

 -— ^-^^^^— mixture of Pansy seed, under above --*"^ — 



name, and have had some flattering reports from it. 

 You cannot buy a better mixture at any price. 



Trade packet, 50c; ■•4 ounce, $1.26; oubce, $4.00. 



If you want named varieties and seoarate colors, we can supply 

 you from best strain of Gassier, Odier. Butrnot and Oiant Trimardeau 



Cineraria Hybrida Grandi flora, 



, ' An unbeatable strain of this, in mixed colors, trade packet, $1.00. 

 Writs for Catalogua No. 5 for all soasonablo •••«!. 



TheStorrs & Harrison Co., 



PAINESVILLE, 

 OHIO 



Mention Thp Review when yoo write. 



tcgefaJble Forcing 



ONIONS FOB FORCING. 



Can you tell me yirhat.kind 



is beet for forci 



Usually the wifi|pieM^Sr« used for 

 forcing, as they Mart a little quicker 

 and majLB bottomH' earlier than nie yel- 

 low onbs. C. W. 



;. CfTANIDE ON CUKES. 



In the iHsue for August 13 we noted 

 jUi' article, "Spray for Tarnish Bugs," 

 and quote the last paragraph, as fol- 

 lows: "It should be remembered that, 

 inasmuch as cyanide of potassium is so 

 deadly a poison, it should not be used 

 on vegetables, or any crop that may 

 be used as food, for the leaves will con- 

 tain enough poison to cause the death 

 of the consumer." 



How about cucumbers in the early 

 period of the vine growth? It has 

 been our experience that these bugs 

 only attack cu«'umber vines when such 

 vines are getting ready to blossom. At 

 this time the bug stings these plants on 

 the side of the cluster, before the blos- 

 som appears, in which case the entire 

 cluster withers and dies. Would it not 

 be safe to use this potassium spray at 

 this timef We cannot see that enough 

 of the poison would be absorbed by the 

 plant to affect the cuke, as it is some 

 time before the cuke appears. Your 

 opinion on this point, and the experi- 

 ence of any who have used this spray, 

 would be appreciated and_^f value to 

 us and all growers of cukesT 



H. A.8. 



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It IS my opinion that it would be per- 

 fectly safe to spray cucumber vines 

 with a solution of cyanide of potas- 

 sium while the plants are in the blos- 

 som stage, especially if the fruits are 

 carefully washed before shipping. I do 

 not agree with the writer of the article 

 referred to, printed August 13, in which 

 the idea is conveyed that the poison is 

 absorbed by the plant and thus kills 

 insects that suck its juices, my idea be- 

 i^g that the insects are killed by eating 

 the syrupy concoction adhering to the 

 rtirface of the leaves and stems. If this 

 were washed off, the plants would "be 



GIANT PANSY SEED 



HOMEGROWN 



As fine as the very best obtainable, 'L 

 $5.00 per oz.; $1.50 per Y^ oz.; 50c per tr. pil. 



CYCLAMEN SEED, best Engliih strain, $9.00 per 1000. 

 CYCLAMEN SEED, best German strain, $6.00 per 1000. 



Give us a trial on PAPER WHITES — you will come again. 



13 and up (1250 to case), $ 8.00 per 1000. 



14 and up (1000 to case). 10.00 per 1000. 



POINSETTIAS, 2^ -inch, the stocky kind you want, $6.00 per 

 100, $45.00 per 1000. 



FERN FLATS, best varieties, $2.00 per flat ; 10 flats for $17.50. 



For FI«ld-gro%ini Carnations, Primulas, Aspar- 

 agus Plumosus Nanus, Sprangsri. Cyclaman 

 plants, etc., see our ads in the Classified columns. 

 A card briners a catiJogue. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 



1004 BETZ BUILDING. PHILADELI^HIA, PA. 



Now Ready fof Delivery 



Paper Whites. Romans, Frcesias.Liliumf \ 

 Candidum, Callas, Lilium -^ormosum," 

 Bamboo Canes, Wood Moss. Sphagnum 

 Moss. Chinese Lilies, Amaryllis; also full 

 line of Florists' Seeds and Supplies. 



DBITCrnNI 1*8 West 6th StrMt. 



. nUdVUni, CIMCINNATf, UBIO 



'fiURNETT BliOS. 



SEEDS :: BULBS :: PLANTS 



»» ChawibT* 8U WKW YOKK CITY 



safe, I think, for food, but cyanide of 

 potassium is too deadly to take any 

 chances with. H. O. 



[Cyauide of potassium as a spray is 

 ••oming into such frequeht use that The 

 Review will be pleased to hear from 

 those iWho know its effects. — Ed.] 



HcBBiNOTON on th6 Mum, seat by The 

 Review for 50 ettts. 



THE RENILWORTN 



GIANT PANSY SEED 



For faller description gp^. 



my ad Id July and An«r. 



R«jvlew, or send (or 



list. KKJU seeoB, 25c; 

 5C0MI.C0: »4 oi.,$l 25; oi.,$5.(». 



Prlnceso. new npiiffM:. 

 njl) seeds, 2Sc: lOO^aeeds, 

 50c, or.. llO.to. _ 



MpntloTi The ItPTl^^.whfn y^ wrttw 



Ai"P"ElA Our biieciaiues are: T>n«- 

 IFLLIIV to. Cauliflower. CatiwC* 

 Z%r rUal Seed. Onion Seed. O"***" 

 !#■■■■■# V Sets. Sweet Corn. Pei'P*'' 

 Lettuce and Celery. 



Write for catalogue and trade list 



J. AUG. DRAKE 



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