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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Decembeb 28, 1911. 



Watch for our Trade Mark stsmpeA 

 on eTery brick of Lambert's 



hri Giltare Mushroom Spawn 



iper prrades is 

 Fresh sample 



BabstltutloD of cheaper prrades is 



y exposed. Fresh sampl. 



brick, with illustrated book, mailed 



tbos easily exposed. 



postpaid by manufacturers upon re- 

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% 



^P^C^> ceipt of 40 cents in postage. Address 



Trade Mark. American Spawn Co., St Paul, Minn. 



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Vegetable Forcing. 



THE ACTION OF LIME. 



I should like to ask whether air- 

 slaked lime is as good a fertilizer as 

 stable manure for tomatoes and early 

 cucumbers, grown outdoors. Which will 

 bring the better results? 



0. C. M. 



Lime is not a fertilizer. It acts on 

 the constituents of the soil, making 

 available as plant food substances that 

 would otherwise not be in shape for the 

 plants to assimilate. It is of value to 

 all soils, but particularly so to soils that 

 have been manured heavily for years, 

 as in such soils there is likely to be 

 much material that is not available. It 

 should not be applied at the same time 

 as a fertilizer, and you should use the 

 stable manure heavily for your garden 

 truck. H. G. 



SCOBCHED LETTUCE LEAVES. 



Under separate cover I am sending 

 you a couple of lettuce leaves. Will you 

 kindly tell me what causes the rust or 

 dry rot on the edges of the leaves? It 

 does not come till the lettuce gets nearly 

 grown or ready for market. Sometimes 

 a whole bed of it is affected. Any in- 

 formation you may give me as to the 

 cause or remedy will be thankfully re- 

 ceived. W. E. G. 



It is hard to tell just what caused 

 these leaves to turn dry and brown at 

 the edges. It can be caused in several 

 ways. Too heavy a fumigation of to- 

 bacco smoke or cyanide might cause the 

 trouble. It might also be caused by a 

 soft, weak condition of the leaves, as 

 often is the case after a spell of cloudy 

 weather, when the sun suddenly comes 

 out and withers the leaves slightly, and, 

 on account of being soft, they burn at 

 the edges. In a cool temperature or on 

 cloudy days the evaporation from the 

 leaves is much slower, so that the roots 

 do not take up so much moisture to send 

 up to the leaves and the circulation of 

 sap is slower; hence a sudden change 

 affects them too quickly, before the flow 

 of sap is sufficiently increased, so as to 

 feed the leaves fast enough to prevent 

 wilting. In such cases, when the sun 

 comes out unexpectedly after a cloudy 

 spell, it is advisable to run the houses 

 much cooler than the ordinary bright- 

 day temperature. H. G. 



Mount Vernon, O. — Charles E. Sharp 

 furnished over 1,100 chrysanthemums 

 for the store opening of the A. A. 

 Dowds Dry Goods Co. 



Sturgis, Mich. — The greenhouses for- 

 merly owned by A. Eichter, and known 

 as the Sturgis Greenhouses, are now 

 conducted by John W. Vogt, junior 

 member of the firm of D. Vogt & Son. 

 D, "Vogt, the senior member, will con- 

 tinue to manage the business at Cold- 

 water, Mich. 



Livingston's Select Extra Early White Spine Cucumber 



l8 of unequaled purity. Vines are thrifty and grreat bearers of stralKht, smooth pickles of remark- 

 able earliness and uniform size, shape and lasting color. Unsurpassed for sllclngr, a trade-winner. 

 Our "private strain" has been the best by test for over twenty years. Try It. Oz., lOo; ^4 lb., 

 S5o; lb., 95gs postpaid. 



Davis Perfect. Handsome fruits of fine 

 shape and good color. Re- selected stock. Oa. , 

 IWo; ^ lb., 30«; lb.. $1.10; postpaid. 



Vlokery Forolnc* Uniformly dark green. 

 A great bearer. Pkt., lOe; os., 35o; '4lb., 

 91.10; postpaid. 



Bawson's Hothouse. Handsome, deep 

 green fruits. Longer than ordinary White 

 Spine. Pkt., lOc; oz.. 4So; >4 lb., $1.20; 

 postpaid. 



Wholesale and Retail Catalogues ready now. 

 Address Inquiries and orders to 



The Livingston Seed Co., Desk R, Columbus, Ohio 



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BEHRE*S IMPROVED MODEL 



STEN-ER 



Patent applied for. 



A time-saver io the extent of lessening over 60^ 

 of the labor, together with the grace in which the 

 leaves and flowers can be set by the firm hold the 

 Stemmer has upon them, makin|f them an artl> 

 cle of perfection. They are now being used by 

 leading designers. 



Prices: From 1000 to 6000 at 76o per 1000; 10.000 lots at 

 70c ; 25,000 lots and oyer at 66c. At roar dealer's or direct 

 from the factory. 



£e H. BEHRE, Madism, N. J. 



MentlOD The Bevlew when yon write. 



CUTFLOWER BOXES 



ud FIBER SHirriNG CASES 



It will pay you to get our aamplei 

 and prices before ordering. 



HE J. E. SHmi CO. 



M-M-ttUCntnlAn, liltiwn,N. 



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Special to the Trade 



We make a specialty of crowing all kinds of 

 Vegetable Plants for the Seed and Plant Trade, 

 including the best varieties of Forcing Toma- 

 toes, Asparagos, Cauliflower, Egg Plants, Pep- 

 pers, Parsley. Lettuce, Cabbage, etc. Special 

 nrices made on large orders for spring delivery. 

 Let us know your wants. 



We have a fine lot of Tomato Plants, trans- 

 planted and potted: Comet, Lorillard. Bonny 

 Best, Sutton's A-1. Sutton's Abundance and 

 Winter Beauty, also Extra Early Erfurt and 

 Snowball Cauliflower. 



Caeli required wltb orders from 

 unknown correepondente 



fox-HaH farm, \IJ! Mm\iXk,S^. 



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Coffeyville, Kan.— The Forest Park 

 Floral Co. operated a branch downtown 

 store in the week preceding Christmas. 



STANDARD 

 NAIL TUDES 



The safe and dependable 

 way to send plants by 

 mail or express. 



Economical to use, and 

 no "come backs." 



They stand up under the 

 hardest tests. 



■end for eamplee. 



Standard Mfg. Co. 



SMtid ud Viae Sti., rfflLADELTlDA, TA. 



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BEST FXEVCK BXEO. 



Kadlsb, Scaritt Olobe; Sslf -Blanching Oelsry; 

 Lsttnce, ImproTsd Big Boston (qnsllty •ztn). 

 Black SMd Big Boston, Beanlieu's Forcing, 45 

 head ail np a barrel; Beanllen's Olobe white 

 Tipped rordag (h Phik, ^ white) new radish; 

 WUte Tlppsd Scarlet tnnilp: Beet, Detr^t, 



Ctoshy; long smooth parsley. 

 Spinach. Sarey, Vlroflay. Trl 

 Carled and EscaroUe. All th 



lazge rooted, extra; 

 ..amph, etc.; HMlre, 

 this has been selected 

 by myself and Is the qnallty as osed by the 

 market gardeners of Parfa. Send for prices. 



BEAUUETT, 

 Wondharen. Borough of Qneena. New Tork. 



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