



June 8, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



49 



Fischer's Grand Freesia Purity 



<LNow is the -time to order your stock of Freesia Purity. Be sure to 

 ask your dealer for Fischer's guaranteed stock, grown by him and sup- 

 plied to you in his original package. Then you will get the true, pure 

 stock that has been grown in the open field with the object of growing 

 good, vigorous bulbs, to give you good flowers, and not exhausted green- 

 house bulbs that already have done duty for the flower market. Insist 

 on getting hia guaranteed stock, packed in muslin bags of 100, 250 and 

 500 bulbs, indorsed by his signature on a certificate of guarantee in each 

 package. 



#LA correction of error: Stumpp & Walter Co. have no Purity Freesia 

 stpck grown by me. ' 



Att. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER, San Gabriel, Cal. 



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SEND FOR OUR PRICE LIST OF 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



A large and complete stock for every re- 

 quirement. Promptdelinjety at right prices. 



«S!iSJ??? BULBS 13;i. 



We are direct importers of 

 Fancy Grade Bulbs/or Flor. 

 isW Use and offer you the 

 ad vantageof car load freight 

 rates to Pacific Coast Points, 

 Send us your want list. Our 

 prices will interest you. 



PORTLAND SEED 



COMPANY PORTLJIND. ORE 





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PaperWhite GrandifloraBulbs 



Utr«rad». 5 to 6 in. . .-:.-86c per 100t-|8v00 per 1000 



2d grade. 4 to 5 in 75c per 100: 5.00 per 1000 



Clivia, in gal. cans Joe each ; 5.00 per 10 



Park Hill Floral Co., Hemet, Cal. 



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CYOLAMEN 



Best varieties, in diflTerent colors; 4-in. 

 pots, strong plants, $1.60 per dozen; 

 liO.OO per 100. " 



Leedham Bulb Co., '°"c.^'"' 



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was done to the park shrubbery to that 

 amount by an automobile driven by a 

 chauffeur in the employ of the de- 

 fendant. 



Adolph Winter, formerly with Clarke 

 Bros., of Portland, Ore., has opened a 

 flower establishment at the corner of 

 Fourth street and McDonald avenue, 

 Eichmond, C'al. 



K. Uno, with Domoto Bros., reports 

 the shipping trade at least fifty per cent 

 greater than that of last year. 



The Fruitvale Nursery Co., of Fruit- 

 vale, Cal., is erecting two more carna- 

 tion houses, each 30x125. 



George Benedict, of Los Angeles, is 

 in town on a short vacation. G. 



Eugby, N, D. — N. P. Lindberg has 

 filed a petition in bankruptcy. His 

 liabilities are estimated as $8,451.05, 

 and his assets as $7,572. A large part 

 of his assets, however, is exempt by 

 law and can not be taken over by his 

 creditors. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



PLANTS YELLOW AND STUNTED. 



What conditions cause tomato plants 

 to become stunted and get off color, 

 when grown in the bench, in flats or in 

 pots? What causes celery to act in the 

 same way? Would a weak solution of 

 nitrate of soda be of any benefit? 



A. B. R. 



The cause of the plants turning yel- 

 low and looking stunted is usually a 

 lack of sufficient fertilizer for so many 

 plants in a small quantity of soil. If 

 more fertilizer were added before put- 

 ting the soil into the boxes, it would 

 be better. A weak solution of any 

 fertilizer will help, but I believe that 

 you will find dried blood more satis- 

 factory than any other. . Dissolve a 

 handful in a sprinkler can ^alf full 

 of warm water; add a little cold water 

 to cool it before using, and use about 

 that much to every flat. of plants. The 

 benefits will be noticeable in three 

 days. H. G. 



MILLEFEDS ON CUCUMBERS. 



How can I get rid of insects like the 

 ones I am sending under separate cov- 

 er? My benches in the greenhouses are 

 just covered with these worms and in 

 the evening they come out of the 

 ground and they eat into the cucumber 

 stalks. They eat up from the bottom 

 of the roots and kill the plants. My 

 whole crop will be gone in a short time. 



W. K. 



The pests are millepeds, more com- 

 monly called thousand-legs. Tobacco 

 dust scattered on the surface will de- 

 stroy many. They can also be poisoned 

 by laying a mash of fresh shorts, sweet 

 ened with molasses and mixed with 

 Paris green, but if they are in the soil 

 in such numbers the quickest and most 

 effectual way to clean them out will be 

 to secure some carbon bisulphide and 

 pour a teaspoonful into holes bored in 

 the soil, eighteen inches apart each way. 

 Avoid using any lights when pouring 

 out this liquid, as it is of an explosive 

 nature. Cover the holes firmly as soon 

 as the carbon has been poured in, and 

 do it preferably while the soil is quite 

 damp, when the fumes will penetrate 

 better. It will be well to sterilize your 

 soil before planting cucumbers another 

 season. This will insure your getting 



rid of all insect pests, as well as all 

 weed seeds. C. W. 



STBAWBEBBIES FBOM SEED. 



How can I gather strawberry seeds, 

 and when should they be planted with- 

 out the aid of glass? E. W. C. 



The best time to sow strawberry seed* 

 is as soon after it has been cleaned as 

 possible. The fresher the seeds, the 

 better they will germinate. Select only 

 large and perfect fruit for seeds. You 

 can dry these on paper or wash. Seeds 

 which float on the water are of no use. 

 Those which sink are good. Select 

 a sheltered and rather shady spot for 

 the bed. Pulverize the soil well. Cover 

 the seeds lightly and keep well wat- 

 ered. All the seedlings will fruit next 

 season. If raised early under glass, 

 many will fruit the same year. 



C. W. 



Lancaster, Pa. — J. P. Siebold, whose 

 business is rooted cuttings and young 

 stock for the wholesale trade, has 

 bought an adjoining piece of ground, 

 to get room for more greenhouses and 

 frames. 



Vegetable Plants 



Traospltnted Tomato Plaats in unlimited 

 quantities for immediate shipment. 

 Ifflproved Beauty, Sparks' Earliaaa, Jaae 

 Pink, Slone, 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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New Jersey Grown Tomato Plants 



Here is the center of tlie tomato-growing dis- 

 trict of the United States. Our plants cannot be 

 beaten. Varieties are Improved Stone, Success. 

 Cumberland Red. Red Rocli, l.iringston Beauty 

 and others. Also cabbage, beet, lettuce and pep- 

 per plants. Packed for express. 



WARREN SHINN, Nnrseryman, WNdbvy, N. J. 



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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



Cabbacre— Wakefleld. All Head, Snccesslon and 

 other varieties $1.0() KXX); lO.ao and over. 86c lOOO. 



Lettnce — Orand Kapids, Big Boston. Boston Mar- 

 ket and Tennis Ball, $1.00 1000; 10.000 and orer, 86c 

 lOUO. 



Beet— Crosby, Egyptian and Eclipse, 11.26 1000. 

 Cash with order. 



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



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Watcb for onr Trade Mark stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pun Culture Mnhrooin Spawn 



Sub8titutk)n of cheaper grades is 



thus easUy nposed. Fresh sample 



brick, with lllastrated book, mailed 



'_ _ -^^ postpaid by manufacturers upon re- 



,,^^Cj^ celpi of 40 cents In postage. Addresa 



TndeMark. American Spawn Co., St Paul, Miiui. 



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SWEET POTATO PLANTS 



Yellow Nansemond, Big Stem Jersey 

 and other varietiea, ready after May 12th. 

 Single-lOOO, |1.50; 10,000, $12.50. 



H. AUSTIN CO., Felton, Del. 



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