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The Florists^ Review 



Januabx 16, 1913. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



STEBIUZING LETTUCE SOIL. 



Can you tell me the best way to 

 sterilize soil for a lettuce house, 16x100, 

 containing three benches? I have no 

 steam heat, but use hot water. Could 

 the sterilizing be done by using steam 

 hose, with a nozzle and hose from a 

 portable engine? H. S. 



The portable traction engine or boiler 

 would be the best for your purpose, 

 using a few lengths of pipe and a piece 

 of hose to connect the boiler with the 

 sterilizing device. Tile could be laid in 

 the beds and connected across- the ends 

 to a box header, with as many holes 

 as there are runs of tile. Cover all well 

 and lay boards or canvas over the soil 

 to hold the heat in the beds. Use three 

 or four runs of tile to a bench and 

 leave the steam on about an hour. 



H. G. 



A STABT IN CUCUMBERS. 



I am thinking of starting a crop of 

 cucumbers for forcing next month. Will 

 you please tell me which varieties of 

 cucumbers sell best on South Water 

 street, Chicago? Please give me the 

 names, also, of one or two reliable com- 

 mission houses on South Water street, 

 Chicago. G. P. 



The White Spine cucumbers of the 

 long, green, forcing type sell best. There 

 is little demand for the European types. 

 Most seedsmen have special strains for 

 forcing inside, which are selected stock. 

 The Davis Perfect variety is good. Eaw- 

 son's hothouse strain is used a great 

 deal all over the country. Geo. Midden- 

 dorf Co. and Cohen & Co. are good, 

 reliable Chicago commission firms. 

 - H. G. 



Secretaries of bowllntr clnbs may bare their 

 ■cores pabllsbed In tbls column by malUntr them 

 to The Review to arrive not later than Tuesday 

 each week. 



AT CHICAGO. 



The Cook County Florists' Associa- 

 tion bowling schedule was resumed 

 January 8, when the squads got into 

 action for the first time since the mid- 

 dle of December. Some good competi- 

 tion developed and in the match be- 

 tween the Carnations and Orchids all 

 three games were won after the 800- 

 mark was reached, the Orchids winning 

 the second game by a total of 890 pins, 

 which was the best team score for the 

 evening. The scores were: 



Carnations. 1st 2d 3d Orchids. 1st 2(1 .Srt 



Lorman ...190 149 182 Kraiiss 128 154 189 



Lleberman 146 143 liiS Graff 149 144 154 



Armstrong 132 126 129 

 Ayres 178 143 190 



Brostrom ..154 210 130 

 Kconomop's 136 196 152 



Ayrt*s iio a-x.i j"v' j.vvnv"«vi» .1 ...V. i.-F ..— 



A. Zecb 168 188 19T J. Zech....214 186 143 



Totals 814 749 856 Totals. 



Violets. 1st 2d 3d Roses. 



A. Huebner 115 150 125 Ooerlsoh 



Jacobs 110 169 1.-17 Vilter .. 



Wolff 17S 167 193 Lazaroff 



Schnltz ...193 1.34 206 Price .. 



J. Huebner 125 147 126 Fischer 



...781 890 768 



1st 2(1 3d 



..127 186 184 



...123 164 108 



..1.56 144 114 



...184 1.51 175 



...148 1.34 173 



Totals 821 767 827 Totals. .. .738 779 754 



Herrington on the Mum, sent by The 

 Eeview for 50 cents. 



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, 

 Grand Rapids and Tennis Ball, giowu in open field and cold frames, 

 perfectly hardy, fine plants at 

 S1>00 par lOOO; 80c p«r lOOO In 10.0OO lots and ever. 



FRANKLIN PLANT FARM, Inc. 



R. F. D. No. 2 



NORFOLK. VA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



850 BUSHELS 

 EARLIANA TOMATOES 



per acre. Early, smooth and larRe, by patient 

 selection. The Tomato that will ripen anywhere 

 in the United States. We have some seed to 

 spare this year at 25c per oz , 76c per H lb., $2.50 

 per lb., postage prepaid. Cash. 



CHERRY PARK GARDENS, Fredooia, N. Y. 



Menti on The Review when you write. 



Watch for our Trade Mark Stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pure Culture Nushroom Spawn 



Substitution of cheaper grades Is thus 



easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, 



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



^p c^ by manufacturers upon receipt of 40 



^^>>^_,,^>^ cents In postage. Address 



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



Mention The Review when you write. 



We are Bookinsr Orders 



For Head Lettuce 



FOR JANUARY, 1913, DELIVERY 



W^rlte ns 



ABBINQDON FLORAL CO. 

 Huntavllia, Alabama 



Mention The Review when yoo write. 



Want ml For Sale Department 



SITUATION WANTED— By good carnation 

 grower; long experience, best references; can 

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

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By Feb. 1, as assistant 

 store man; 4 years' experience; married; age 

 21; good references; please state wages. Address 

 No. 28, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a grower of carna- 

 O tlons and a general line of plants; good 

 propagator; single; 18 years' experience; state 

 wages. Address No. 35, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED — By young man as as- 

 sistant or as section man In roses; A-1 

 grower; honest and sober; east or south pre- 

 ferred; good references; state wages. Address 

 No. 12, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As assistant, by young 

 man, age 27, experienced in roses, carnations 

 and general greenhouse work; steady and reli- 

 able; good references; retail place preferred. 

 Address A. A., Box 370, Rhinebeck, N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED— Lady, thirty-one, good 

 executive ability, seven years in cut flower 

 business, experienced store manager, wants good 

 position with reliable, firm; A-1 references. Ad- 

 dress No. 24, care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By No. 1 grower of 

 carnatlouR, mums and bedding plants; filling 

 of boxes, vases and bedding out: also No. 1 

 designer; state wages; ready by Jan. 22. Ad- 

 dress No. 88, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUA'nON WANTED— As foreman by a first- 

 class grower of roses, carnations and mums: 

 good experience; willing to go with any good 

 reliable wholesale firm If salary is satisfactory. 

 Address No. 33, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— On private or commer- 

 cial place In middle west, private preferred; 

 17 years' experience; 7 years as foreman; 43 

 years old; married, sober; good references; state 

 wages. Address No. 4, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— In greenhouse by mid- 

 dle-aged single man; worked In last place 

 as carnation grower and place before as bulb 

 man; can give references; sober; went to Hol- 

 land for the holidays. N. W. Van Gelder, 

 Herdagstraat 69, Nymegen, Holland. 



SITUATION WANTED— In west or middle 

 west, as store salesman with view of taking 

 management; have money to Invest; have been 

 raised In greenhouse all of my life; age 30 

 years; college rilan; no bad habits; state wages. 

 Address 923 W. 35th St., Los Angeles, Cal. 



SITUATION WANTED— By man, 35 years old, 

 rose grafter, grower and propagator; has all- 

 round experience from England, Germany, Scan- 

 dinavia and U. S. ; have been several years In 

 charge here; please state wages and all particu- 

 lars. Address No. 87, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— Englishman, age 27, de- 

 slres permanent position as manager; I know 

 the requirements of a first-class store; artistic 

 designer; good salesman and decorator; life ex- 

 perience; best of references; sober and honest. 

 Address Alex. Gardiner, 15 E. Washington St., 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As manager or general 

 working foreman, by a. practical grower, 

 propagator; thoroughly versed in cut flowers, pot 

 and bedding plants, Christmas and Easter stnff; 

 artistic designs, decorator; also good rose grafter; 

 nursery, landscaping, forcing and outdoor vege- 

 tables; capable In greenhouse construction and 

 heating; German, single, aged 29, life experience 

 In the dltCerent branches of the baslness; strictly 

 temperate, no user of tobacco and not afraid of 

 work; can take small interest;' please state full 

 particulars In first letter; do not answer unless 

 you require a man of abilities and character. 

 Addresa No. 821, care Florists' Review, Chica go. 



HELP WANTED— All-round grower, ono who 

 can help wait on trade and make up. John 

 Fuhlbruegge, Winona, Minn. 



ELP WANTED— A good all-round greenhouse 

 man, especially In pot plants; single man 

 preferred. Apply to the Aurora Greenhouse Co., 

 Aurora, 111. 



ELP WANTED— First-class propagator and 

 grower of general greenhouse stock; per- 

 manent position. Burden Floral Co., Bowling 

 Green, Ky. 



ELP WANTED— A young man with expe- 

 rlence in growing Christmas and Easter pot 

 plants; no loafer wanted. John A. Keller, Lex- 

 ington, Ky. 



ELP WANTED— First-class rose grower; good 

 place for man who knows his business. Ap- 

 ply Batavia Greenhouse Co., 30 E. Randolph St., 

 Chicago, III. 



ELP WANTED— Experienced young man for 

 general greenhouse work; give references 

 and state wages wanted In first letter. Address 

 Box 04, Lansing, Mich. 



ELP WANTED— A first-class grower of roses: 

 must be a competent and experienced man; 

 address, stating experience and wages expected, 

 Box 2925, Boston, Mass. 



HELP WANTED— Good carnation grower to 

 take charge of section; state ago, experience 

 and wages expected. Address Will Bros. Co., 

 Box 29, Minneapolis, Minn. 



ELP WANTED— A man to take charge of 



roses and carnations; must handle help; only 



a good man wanted. Address No. IS, care 



Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Single all-round greenhouse 

 man, one who can grow carnations, mums, 

 peas, etc., also outdoor stock, and who Is willing 

 to work. E. A. Muchow, Clarence, N. Y. 



HELP WANTED— All-round grower of cut 

 flowers and plants for retail place; must be 

 sober; one who can handle a horse preferred; 

 sta te wages. John Van Aart, Paducah, Ky. 



ELP WANTED— Good rose grower to take 

 — ^ charge of section; good wages to the right 

 man; state age, experience nnd wages expected. 

 Address No. 41, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



£n>P WANTED— Experienced man to take 



charge of 20,000 feet of glass and produce 



first-class plants and flowers for exclusive retail 



trade. Address No. 42, care Florists' Review, 



Chicago. 



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