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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



November 23, 1911. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



DISEASED LETTUCE. 



In one of our greenhouses we have a 

 bed of lettuce which seems to be dis- 

 eased. On many of the plants the bot- 

 tom leaves' look as if they were frozen, 

 and die off. Is there anything I can 

 do to prevent this? We use both cow 

 and horse manure. Please let us know 

 what to do. J. G. 



I think your lettucie has the disease 

 that is troublesome to many lettuce 

 growers; that is, the fungous disease 

 which spreads over the ground and rots 

 the stalk just above the ground. I 

 would suggest that you ventilate freely 

 and do not wet the leaves of the let- 

 tuce when watering. Just water be- 

 tween the plants and not too frequent- 

 ly; do not water until necessary and 



^then only where they need it. In parts 

 of the bed where the plants are dying 

 out, pull them up and dust some air- 



- slaked lime over the soil. Keep the 

 ventilators open a little every day and 

 as long as possible. H. G. 



MUSHBOOMS IN OLD TUNNEL. 



I shall be grateful to you if you will 

 give me a little information. I am 

 thinking of attempting to grow mush- 

 rooms in an old tunnel, but do not know 

 what ventilation is needed. I would 

 use the tunnel for a distance of 100 to 

 500 feet. Is a little water in the tun- 

 nel any drawback! Is manure mixed 

 with sawdust or wood-shavings suit- 

 able to use for this crop? A. E. 



Manure mixed with sawdust or shav- 

 ings would not be good for mushrooms, 

 and water in the part of the tunnel 

 you propose to use would be undesira- 

 ble. You would also need ventilation, 

 as the mushrooms require fresh air. 

 Considering everything, I would hesi- 

 tate to advise you to try mushrooms in 

 the tunnel, unless you have had some 

 previous experience with them. I do 

 not think, from your letter, that you 

 have a desirable place, although you 

 might make the needed changes. Why 

 not try the experiment on a small scale 

 first and visit someone who is growing 

 mushrooms in your vicinity? H. G. 



ASHTA3ULA, O. 



Damage to over $300 was done to the 

 greenhouses of Gallup Bros., on Wood- 

 man avenue, as a result of the heavy 

 fall of snow and the severe cold snap 

 which Ashtabula suffered last week. 

 Fifteen tons of snow accumulated on 

 the roofs of the houses and the wind 

 .was strong, so that the glass covering 

 half a house caved in. The snow was 

 cleared out as soon as assistance ar- 

 rived and a heavy canvas stretched 

 over the smashed roofing. In this way 

 the remainder of the crop was saved. 

 A hurried order was sent to Conneaut 

 for material to rebuild the house. The 

 houses are owned by Charles H. and 

 Edward P. Gallup, lettuce growers. 

 WhilQ the damage done was costly 

 enough, they are congratulating them- 

 selves that more lettuce was not de- 

 stroyed. It was probably the timely 

 action of spreading the canvas that 

 saved the crop. 

 Every greenhouse in Ashtabula suf- 



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fered from the effects of the snow. 

 Griswold's and Eogers' plants at the 

 west end were scenes of some destruc- 

 tion, although there was no extensive 

 damage done at either place. Lettuce 

 growers say that the snow fell in such 

 a quantity and did not melt for so long 

 that the pressure on the glass was ex- 

 tremely heavy. The accident at the 

 Gallup houses was the first one of the 

 kind ever to happen in Ashtabula, 

 which is considered quite remarkable 

 considering the amount of glass which 

 the city supports. The loss is felt more 

 keenly just now on account of the scar- 

 city and high price of lettuce. 



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After rather a discouraging season, 

 with an extremely hot, dry summer and 

 a period of rathej dull business in the 

 early fall, there is now a great im- 

 provement in trade. The change from 

 mild to cold weather was accompanied 

 in this vicinity by one of the worst 

 blizzards ever seen here so early in No- 

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degrees above zero, and the Manhattan 

 Agricultural College reports a loss of 

 $300 in plants. There was no snow. 

 Mums are plentiful. Carnations are on 

 the short side, but give promise of a 

 good crop for the holidays. 



Mrs. Carrie Collins, of Manhattan, 

 has entered the florists' trade. She 

 has built a greenhouse and will grow 

 carnations and bedding plants for the 

 local market. 



E. F. Walter & Son, of Junction City, 

 have installed an oil burner in one of 

 their hot water boilers and are experi- 

 menting with oil as fuel. So far, they 

 say, the results are satisfactory. They 

 report that trade in cut flowers shows a 

 good increase. P. R. W. 



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