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The Florists^ Review 



January 9, 1013. 



MAMMOTH. 



ASPARAGUS 

 and RHUBARB 



For WIntar ForcliiK 



Asparagus, large roots, per doz., 

 76c; per 100, 14.00. 



Rhubarb, choice clumps, per doz., 

 $1.60; per 100, $10.00. 



Special Quotations on Quantity. 



BEGONIAS and 

 GLOXINIAS 



Wrfte for prices. 



Write for 

 Wholesale Florists' Catalogue 



Just Issued 



JOHNSON SEED CO. 



217 Nuket St., PHLADELPHIA, PA. 



MentioD The Review woeo vou wnte 



850 BUSHELS 

 EARLIANA TOMATOES 



per acre. Early, smooth and large, by patient 

 selection. The Tomato that will ripen any wlierc 

 in the United States. We have some seed to 

 spare this year at 25c per oz , ~^c per 'i lb., $i.60 

 per lb., po-stage prepaid. Cash. 



CHERRY PARK GARDENS, Fredonia, N. Y. 



Mentiot. The Review when you write. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



SAVING CUCUMBER iSEED. 



I have saved some cucumber seed 

 from vines grown under glass last sum- 

 mer, with the purpose of establishing 

 my own strain this season. But I have 

 been told that if the seed is sown this 

 winter or early spring, the plants will 

 go to vine instead of producing fruits. 

 Is that correct? Your advice will be 

 much appreciated. H. J. P. 



It is a fact that new seed, just dried, 

 is not the best to plant, but seed that 

 has been dry several months is perfectly 

 safe. Seed that is 2 or 3 years old, how- 

 ever, is better than 1-year-old seed. Al- 

 though the plants are not quite so 

 strong in growth, they fruit a little 

 more heavily. Excellent results are ob- 

 tained, however, from seed saved the 

 previous season and such seed is quite 

 generally used. It should be kept in a 

 warm, dry place, so as to age faster. 

 H. G. 



MAGNESIA LIME FOB SOIL. 



Is magnesia lime a good thing to use 

 to sweeten the soil in greenhouse 

 benches? If so, how should it be used? 

 What is the right quantity per square 

 yard and how often should it be ap- 

 plied? Will it injure growing plants or 

 lettuce? Which is preferable for this 

 purpose, the common lime or the mag- 



Livingston's Select Extra Early White Spine Cucumber 



is of unequaled purity. Vines are thrifty and are great bearers of straight, tmooth pickles 

 of remarlcable earline.-s and uniform Rize, shape and lasting color. Unsurpassed for slicing, 

 a trade winner. Our "private strain" has been the best by test for over twenty years. 

 Try It. Oz., lOc; k-lb., 28c; lb., 90c; postpaid. 



Davis Psrffset. Handsome fruits of fine 

 shape and good color. Re-selected stock, 

 Oz., 10c; ^4-ib., 28c; lb., 98e; postpaid. 



VIekory Forcins. Uniformly dark green. 

 A great bearer. Pkt., lOc; oz., 38c; ^4- 

 Ib., 81.10; lb., 84.10; postpaid. 



Ask for wr Whslesale mil Retail Cttalsgues ts4ay. Bsth are rie*en4able oui'es to seeris of "true blue" quality. 



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



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TIME IS MONEY-SAVE BOTH 



WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF GROWING 

 ALL KINDS OF 



Vegetable Plants for the Trade 



CABBAGE in variety; LETTUCE, Big Boston, Giant White Forcing. 

 Giand Rapids and Tennis Ball, giown in open field and cold frames, 

 perfectly hardy, fine plants at 

 81*00 par 1000; 80c per lOOO In lO.OOO lots and over. 



FRANKLIN PLANT FARM, Inc. 



P. O. Box 964 



NORFOLK. VA. 



Mention The Review wlien yon wrffr 



Watch for our Trade Mark Stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pure Culture Nushroom Spawn 



Subetltutlon of cheaper g rades is thus 



easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, 



^^'^v,^ with Illustrated book, mailed postpaid 



^p C^ by manufacturers upon receipt of 40 



^•v^^^>^ centa In postage. Address 



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



Six- Year-Old Asparagus Roots for Forcing 



GRAND RESULTS = 



My six-year-old forcihg Asparagus Roots 

 are without any equals. I am 

 the only party handling them. 



WARREN SHINN, Woodbury. N. J. 



Mention The Hevlew when ynii writf. 



!¥• are Booking Orders 



For Head Lettuce 



FOR JANUARY, 1913, DELIVERY 



Write ti9 



ABBINGDON FLORAL CO. 

 Huntavllle, Alabama 



nesia limet Should the common lime 

 be allowed to air-slake before being 

 usedt W. H. D. 



Calcined magnesia, or magnesia lime, 

 is chemically different from common 

 lime and altogether too expensive to 

 be used in its place. I can not say what 

 effect it would have on the soil, but it 

 can not eqnal ordinary lime and might 

 be somewhat detrimental to the soil. 



Want and For Sale Department 



SITUATION WANTED— Flrst-cla.^s salesladr 

 and designer; city experience with good trade. 

 Address No. 83, care Florist s' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As greenhouse fore- 

 man; must be flrst-class place: south pre- 

 ferred. Address No. 16, care Florists' Ueview, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By all-round green - 

 O bouse man and good designer; married; state 

 wages. Address No. 82, care Florists' Review. 

 Chicago. 



ITUATION WANTED— By g^ carnation 

 grower; long experience, best references; can 

 take full charge. Address No. 1, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young ladv, to learn 

 kj florist work with good reliable fl'orlst; In- 

 diana preferred. Miss Virginia Blubaugh, R. R. 

 29, Box 4, Elwood, Ind. 



SITUATION WANTED— By all-round florist: 

 single; flrst-class rose, carnation, mum and 

 pot plant grower; able to take full charge. 

 Foreman, Mays Landing, N. J. 



SITUATION WANTED— By all-round gardener 

 and florist, good rose, carnation, pot plant, 

 fruit and vegetable grower; single. Address 

 No. 11, care Florists' Review, Chicag o. 



SITUATION WANTED— By sober young man of 

 27; experienced grower of cut flowers and 

 plants; capable of taking charge: references; 

 state wages. Address No. 6, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



ITUATION WANTED— By young man, age* 

 10, as assistant in roses or carnations; three 

 years' experience on flrst-class place; good ref- 

 erences; middle west preferred. AdTlress No. 6, 

 care Florists Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By working foreman, 

 middle-aged, experienced grower of roses, 

 carnations, mnms, general stock; designer- 

 bnstler; good wages; best references. Florist' 

 Box 642. Mount Vern on, Illinois. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young man as as- 

 slstant or as section man In roses; A-1 

 ? rower; honest and sober; east or south pre- 

 erred; good references; state wages. Address 

 No. 18, care Florists' ReTiew, Chicaso 



