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The Florists^ Review 



October 31, 1912. 



attached; Archias Seed Store, Sedalia, 

 Mo., seeds and supplies; West India 

 Gardens, Altadena, Cal., ' ' An Invitation 

 to Inspect a Rare Collection of Budded 

 Avocado Trees"; Freeman Orchid Co., 

 Fall Eiver, Mass., annual orchid cata- 

 logue; August Eolker & Sons^ New 

 York, N, Y., agents for Firma H. H. 

 Pein, Halstenbek, Germany, wholesale 

 list of deciduous, evergreen and fruit 

 trees; M. Herb, Naples, Italy, novelties 

 in flower seeds; Kelway & Son, Lang- 

 port, England, wholesale catalogue of 

 vegetable, flower and root seeds. 



VegetableForcing. 



SADISHES AND I^TTUCE. 



I have two houses 28 x 200 and two 

 houses 28 x 75, all planted in tomatoes. 

 I expect to plant them all in lettuce 

 and radishes when the tomatoes have 

 finished bearing, which will be in the 

 last part of February. I have also a 

 house, now in chrysanthemums, which 

 I have been planning to use for starting 

 my lettuce in. I am thinking of start- 

 ing the seed in pans and transplanting 

 into flats, and from the flats into 

 benches. Do you think that would be a 

 good idea? I cannot renew the soil in 

 the houses, but will have to use the 

 same soil. I have some good compost 

 which I could spread on the top and 

 spade it in. Do you think that would 

 be satisfactory? What kind of lettuce 

 and radish would you advise me to 

 plant? I intend to ship them to New 

 York or Washington. Can you give me 

 the names of some good commission 

 men in Washington? C. H. H. 



I would advise you to jise the Grand 

 Rapids lettuce and the select stock 

 Scarlet Globe short top forcing radish, 

 and be careful to specify that select 

 stock is wanted for forcing. There is 

 a great difference in Scarlet Globe 

 radish seed. I had some one year that 

 produced radishes with tops on them 

 like turnip tops, and they were nearer 

 pink than red. All seedsmen have or 

 can get for a customer the select forc- 

 ing stock. 



The Grand Rapids lettuce is more 

 profitable and matures more quickly 

 than the head lettuce. Some eastern mar- 

 kets, however, do not like leaf lettuce. 

 In case the market demands a head let- 

 tuce, I would advise the Boston Hot- 

 house Forcing, but, as I have already 

 said, it is not as profitable as the leaf 

 lettuce if the latter can be marketed. 



It will not be necessary to change 

 the soil in the tomato or mum house, 

 but it will be necessary to add fertil- 

 izer. I would advise pulling all the old 

 roots and stumps out and scraping off 

 a little of the top soil. Do not try 

 to spade it when too wet. It would be 

 better to turn it over twice, to get it 

 thoroughly pulverized. Put on the 

 compost after it has been turned once; 

 then, if you are careful the second time 

 not to turn it too deep, you can keep 

 this rich soil near the top. A little 

 manure water, or some nitrate of soda 

 diluted into a weak solution, would be 

 beneficial to the radishes and lettuce 

 and might be put on before they are 

 planted. 



Your idea of starting the lettuce and 

 transplanting it is good. The radishes 

 should be planted in rows about four 



HAVE you our Bulb Catalog? If 

 not be sure to ask for "the 

 Florists edition," when writing- 



We have one or two cases of Lilium Har- 

 risii, particularly fine stock, still unsold. 



Price per loo, 5-7 at $3.50 and 6-7 

 at $5.50. For prompt shipment. 



J. M. THORBURN CBi» CO. 



no years in business in New York City 



33 Barclay Street, New York 



Immediate Shipment 



Gladioli 



Per 100 Per 1000 



The Bride $0.75 $6.00 



Blushing Bride . .75 6.00 

 Peach Blossom. 1.10 9.00 



Lilium Giganteum 



Per 100 Per 1000 



7-9 inch (300 



bulbs to case).$7.00 $ 65.00 

 9-10 inch (200 



bulbs to case).12.00 lOO.OO 



A. HENDERSON & CO. 



352 N. Michigan Ave. 

 CHICAQO 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write 



RELIABLE SEEDS 



sow NOW 



Oz. Tr.Pkt. 



BelllB, double Longfellow $2.60 $0.90 



Bellis, double Snowball 2.60 0.30 



MyosotlB Victoria, blue 1.80 0.26 



Pansleg, Florlste' Mixture 3.00 0.60 



Panslee, Oiant Cassler's, mixed.... 6.00 0.70 



Wallflower, double dwarf, mixed.. 4.60 0.60 



My cataloirue will irnlde you throuirh Reliable 



Florists' Flower Seeds. Ask for the same. 



O.V.ZANGEN. ScedsMM, HOBOKEN, N. J. 



Mention The Kevlew when you write. 

 Send for Qaotations on Onr 



FALL BULBS 



We quote Hyacinths, A-1, 100, $4.00; Tulips, 

 A-1, 100, $2.50; NaroUius, A-1, 100, $1.20; OUdl- 

 olnt, A-1, 100, $1.60. 



TEXAS NURSERY & FLORAL CO., 

 Bov 178. ALVIN, TEXAS. 



We have still some of the following 



Winter 

 Sweet Pea Seed 



on hand after filling all our orders : 



Xmas Pink \ 



Watchung /30c per oz. 



Mrs. Wm. Sim > 76c per I4 lb. 



Mrs. W. W. SmaUey V ^2.00 per lb. 



Mrs. A. Wallace / 



Wallacea $ 3.00 per lb. 



Pink Beauty 5.00 per lb. 



Zvolanek's Pink 12.00 per lb. 



Also several other varieties and novel- 

 ties. Send for list either to the Sweet 

 Pea ranch, Lompoc, Cal., or Bound Brook, 

 N.J. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



Mention Tbe Review when you write. 



SURPLUS 



BULBS 



Highest Quality 



SINGLE NARCISSUS 



100 1000 



Ineomparabllls, yellow $0.75 $6.00 



Lasdsil, Mrs. Lanstry 75 6.00 



Posticus (Poet's Naiclssus) 65 fi.OO 



Posticus Omatus 90 7.50 



TrumpstMalor (VonSlon) 1.00 9.00 



Papsr Whits Qrandlfflora, fine 

 bulbs, 13 ctms. and over, per case 



(1250bulb9) $10.00,1.00 8.00 



Hsrdy Slnsls MIxsd. A fine as- 

 sortment 75 6.00 



Hardy Doubis MIxsd 85 7.00 



SINGLE TULIPS 



100 1000 



Bslls Aillancs, scarlet $1.50 $13.50 



Crimson Kinar 90 8.00 



La Rslns, white 75 6.00 



L'Immacuiss, white 90 8.50 



Ysllow Princs 86 7.75 



Rainbow Mixturs, extra quality... 1.00 8.00 



nns MIxsd 75 6.50 



CROCUS 



^ _. . 100 1000 



Namsd Sorts $o.60 $5. 00 



MIxsd 40 3.25 



Write for complete Bulb List. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 Niiiet Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The EeTlew when yoo write. 



BURNETT BROS. 



BKBDS tt BULBS n PLANTS 

 TS Cortlandt St., NKW TOHK CITT 



ICaatiOB Ths R«t1«w whra 70a writ*. 



