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June 1, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



55 



Fischer's Grand Freesia furity 



Now Is the time to order your supply of Fischer's grand Freesia Purity. Be sure to ask 

 your dealer for Fischer's guaranteed stock, grown by him and supplied to you In his origi- 

 nal package ; for this stock Is never sold In bulk, but Is always packed by blm In 100, ^0 

 and 500 bulb muslin bags, stamped and Indorsed by his signature. Insist upon getting his 

 guaranteed stock, for then you are sure you are getting the pure stock that Is grown In the 

 open field In the pure air and sunshine ; Is thoroughly ripened and absolutely free from 

 culls, and not stock that has been raised from Its own seed, which never comes true, or 

 lathhouse grown, which is likely to rot in your benches. Instead of growing, owing to the 

 very green, unripe state in which it is dug to get it ready for market in time, or stock 

 that Is grown on contract and therefore with the least trouble to the grower, which will 

 very soon evolve itself into a mixture little removed from refracta alba. Eternal vigi- 

 lance is absolutely necessary to keep it pure. Do not run any risk when you order your 

 Freesia Purity, for It is up to you whether you get the pure stock or a mixture. 



To protect both you and himself, his stock this year is sold under guarantee in any 

 sized package to suit dealers, not exceeding 500 In any one package. A certificate of guar- 

 antee is enclosed in each package, and Rudolph Fischer's signature is on the outside of 

 package. If you want to get the true stock, insist upon getting it packed as above. 



Your dealer will get it for you ; if not, write to me and I will tell you who will. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER, San Gabriel, Cat. 



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FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



A large and complete stock for every re- 

 quirement. Prompt delivery atright prices. 



a^'AI??.? BULBS l«§."i 



Japanese 



We are direct importers of 

 Fancy Grade Bulbs/or Flor. 

 isW Use and offer you the 

 ad vantage of carload freight 

 rates to Pacific Coast Paints. 

 Send us your want list. Our 

 prices will interest you. 



PORTLAND SEED 



COMPANY 



PORTLAND. ORE, 



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PaperWhite GrandifloraBulbs 



lit grade, 5 to 6 in 86c per 100: $8.00 per 1000 



2d grade, 4 to 5 in 75c per 100; 5.00 per 1000 



Clivia, in gal. cans 75c each; 5.00 per 10 



Park HiU Floral Co., Hemet, Cal. 



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florist, and San Francisco is only called 

 on to provide such stock as is grown 

 with elaborate surroundings and in 

 greater variety than is profitable in 

 rural communities. Callas, white stocks, 

 candytuft and bachelor's buttons used 

 to make the bulk of shipments, but it 

 is noticeable now that fancy carnations, 

 roses, Easter lilies and valley are in the 

 great majority. 



Flowers of all kinds are plentiful and 

 the prices are a shade lower than they 

 were one year ago. The weather con- 

 tinues to be favorable and if it remains 

 so for another day or two we shall be 

 thankful. 



Various Notes. 



E. Eeynolds, formerly with the Art 

 Floral Co., is at present in the H. M. 

 Sanborn Co. 's new store, on Broadway, 

 Oakland. 



J. G. Lewis has taken charge of the 

 greenhouses of the Thorsted Floral Co., 

 ai Fruitvale. 



The Hackel Floral Co. will retire 

 from the retail trade on Powell street 

 and is offering the lease for sale. 



A trip through the country in the 

 neighborhood of south San Francisco, 

 where most of the hardier varieties of 

 the cheaper flowers have been grown, 

 shows that ^here is less acreage devoted 

 to this industry than formerly. This 

 accounts for the fewer sorts that the 



CYCLAMEN 



Best varieties, in diflferent colors ; 4-in. 

 pots,-^trong plants, $1.50 per dozen; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



Santa Cruz, 

 Cal. 



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Leedham Bulb Co., 



dealers have to select from, and the 

 better quality of product that has taken 

 the place of stocks, candytuft, gaillar- 

 dias, coreopsis and bachelor's buttons. 



G. 



Vegetable Forciiig. 



LETTUCE IN NEW MEXICO. 



Please advise us as to the best com- 

 mercial head lettuce to plant during 

 hot weather in a dry, irrigated country, 

 such as we have here, in southern New 

 Mexico. There is plenty of water f6r 

 irrigation, but the air is hot and dry. 

 We want a lettuce that will make the 

 largest white head, without getting 

 bitter in summer. 



Also what is the best hardy winter 

 head lettuce? We have succeeded with 

 hardy Brown Dutch head lettuce out- 

 doors all winter, but the heads are not 

 large enough and the market demands a 

 whiter head instead of the green vari- 

 ety, like the Brown Dutch. The tem- 

 perature occasionally gets down to 10 

 degrees above zero at night here in 

 winter, so we need a lettuce that will 

 stand cold to that degree, for fall 

 planting. R. S. C. 



The best variety of lettuce for R. S. 

 C. 's section we think is the Big Boston, 

 provided he gets a first-class strain of 

 this lettuce. This is the best variety 

 for summer growing. The New York 

 lettuce is also a fine variety. For win- 

 ter use we think the Brown Dutch 

 probably the best. The Big Boston is 

 grown more in Texas than any other 

 variety. Texas Seed & Floral Co. 



MAGGOTS ON CUCUMBEBS. 



Is pulverized sulphur good to put in 

 the soil when planting such crops as 

 cucumbers and muskmelons, to kill the 

 liitle white maggot that feeds on the 

 roots and kills the plants? Last sum- 

 mer quite a few of my plants were 

 killed by these pests just as they 

 started to bear, but I did not know what I 



the trouble/was until all the plants were 

 gone. Carbon bisulphide is pretty ex- 

 pensive to use on a large scale. I 

 thought sulphur would answer the same 

 purpose if used right. If this is cor- 

 rect, tell me how to use it and in 

 what quantity. E. W. C. 



Sterilization of the soil has come to 

 be an accepted necessity for success- 

 ful cucumber culture under glass. Out- 

 doors this is not possible. I have never 

 tried sulphur for the maggots you refer 

 to, and do not know bow it would work. 

 I would, however, have greater faith in 

 air-slaked lime, applied in the late fall 

 or early spring at the rate of 2,000 

 pounds per acre for this and other pests 

 of a like character. Soft coal soot is 

 also excellent to apply to land similarly 

 infested. Mixing some tobacco dust, 

 or even tobacco stems, in the hills is 

 often tried and with good results, but 

 I have most faith in lime. Carbon 

 bisulphide at the rate of 25 cents per 

 can is, of course, costly to use on a 

 large scale, but it does its work well. 

 C. W. 



Austin, Minn. — A. N. Kinsman, of the 

 Austin Greenhouses, is erecting another 

 house, 27x160, which will be used for 

 carnations for his Twin City trade. 



Grand Bapids, Mich. — R. Jonker, the 

 south end market gardener, is adding 

 two large iron-frame greenhouses to his 

 plant. The houses are of sufficient 

 height so that a horse can be used for 

 inside cultivation. 



Vegetable Plants 



Transplanted Tomato Plants in unlimited 

 quantities for immediate shipment. 

 Improved Beauty, Sparks' Earliaaa, June 

 Pink, Stone, 50c per 100 ; $3.50 per 1000. 

 In 5000 lots and over, $2.75 per 1000. 

 Golden Self- Blanching, Giant Pascal and 

 White Plume Celery, ready for shipment 

 June, July and August. 



Write for prices on large quantities. 



FOX-HALL FARM 



Whilesale Plant Growers R.D. 2. NORFOLK, VA. 



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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



Cabbacre— Wakefield. All Head, Succaaslon and 

 other varieUes $1.001000; lO.OCO and over. 86c 1000. 



I^ettace — Orand Rapida, Bifr Boston, Boston Mar- 

 ket and Tennis Ball, $1.00 1000; 10.000 and OT«r, 85c 

 1000. 



Beet— 0roBb7. EgTPtlan and Eclipse, $1.26 1000. 



Cash with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. 



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Watch for our Trade Mark stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pun CBttnre Mushroom Spawn 



Sabstitotion. of cheaper grades Is 



thus easily aacposed. Fresh sample 



brick, with Ulostrated book, mailed 



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^P^O^ celpi of 40 cents in postage. Address 



Tnde Maik. Amcricaa Spawn Co.. St Paul, Minn. 



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SWEET POTATO PLANTS 



Yellow Nansemond, Big Stem Jersey 

 and other varieties, ready after May 12th. 

 Single-1000, $1.60; 10,000, $12.50. 



H. AUSTIN CO., Felton, Del. 



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