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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBEB 27, 1910. 



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Watch for onr Trade Mark stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Puri Culture Mushroom Spawn 



Substitution of cheaper grades Is 



tbus easily exposed. Fresh sample 



brick, with illustrated book, mailed 



._ _ _^ postpaid by manufacturers upon re- 



^. C^,^ ceipt of 40 cents in postage. Address 



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



Mention The Review when you write. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



The big range of cucumber houses 

 being erected at Jacksonville, Fla., by 

 the Sunny Brook Distillery Co., were 

 ' wrecked by the storm of October 18. 

 The loss is variously estimated up to 

 $35,000. 



TOMATOES FOB FORdNO. 



I should like to know what is the 

 best variety of tomato for forcing. 



F. A. D. 



Comet Forcing tomato seems to be 

 the leading variety yet with most of the 

 growers. Lorillard is also popular, but 

 some of the early outdoor varieties are 

 also good. Bonny Best, Wealthy and 

 Earliana are among these early varie- 

 ties. Stone and Beauty are larger and 

 later, but give good satisfaction with 

 some growers. H. G. 



FORMALDEHYDE DRENCH. 



Can you give me some information 

 about the use of formaldehyde as a 

 fungicide or insecticide? Please give 

 me a formula for its use on the sand of 

 cutting benches, on soil that contains 

 the grubs of red ants or for nematodes 

 on the roots of tomatoes. B. B. 



One to 200 is the proportion recom- 

 mended for good results, or one quart 

 to a 50-gallon barrel of water. Apply 

 with a sprinkling can and soak the sand 

 or soil thoroughly. Just sprinkling 

 lightly on the surface will not give the 

 best results. Perhaps some subscriber 

 can give more thorough directions from 

 recent experiments. H. G. 



FORCING STRAWBERRIES. 



I should be thankful to you for some 

 information about the forcing of straw- 

 berries. I have some nice runners and 

 should like to know how to treat them, 

 and also how to winter them so as to 

 have the fruit to pick about the middle 

 of April. What I should like to know 

 principally is, whether they would have 

 to freeze any length of time before 

 forcing. P. A. D. 



It is too late this season to do any- 

 thing with your strawberries with the 

 view of forcing them this winter. These 

 mnners should be potted up about the 

 first part of August and well cared for. 

 Later they should be shifted into 5-inch 

 or 6-inch pots and plunged in cold- 

 frames, and then encouraged to grow 

 and become well established before 

 freezing weather. They should be 

 frozen and given a rest before bringing 

 them inside to force. H. G. 



ONECO, FLA. 



it '.A Memorable Wind Storm. 



Th^ 4hirdi week of ' 0«trtbet> 'WW '* I 

 memorable week for southern Florida, 



Vegetable Plants 



CABBAGK- Wakefield and Succession, |1.00 

 per luoo ; MC per 100. 



LKTTUCK— Grand Rapids, Big Boston, Boston 

 Market and Tennis Ball, $1-00 per 1000; 20c 

 per 100. 



PABSUEY— 30c per 100: $1.26 per 1000. 



R. Vincent Jr., iSomCe.,'""."""* 



Mention The Review when you write 



for it was an "ill wind" that blew 

 across the state October 17 and 18, and 

 one that will remain fixed in the horti- 

 cultural annals of the state for some 

 time. At Tampa the greatest velocity 

 attained was sixty miles an hour, but 

 in this vicinit]^ and southward it prob- 

 ably attaineo^^more nearly seventy 

 miles. The heaviest gales prevailed on 

 the night of October 17, when the direc- 

 tion changed from the east and swung 

 around to the west, via the north. 



The damage was not nearly as great 

 as was at first supposed, the worst being 

 the loss of a considerable number of 

 ornamental trees, some of them sev- 

 enty-five feet in height and with a 

 trunk diameter of two feet, including 

 oaks, pines, hickories, etc. 



At the Koyal Palm Nurseries, in this 

 place, quite a large number of lights 

 were blown out of the greenhouses, and 

 the main packing house was twisted a 

 little out of "gee." In the nursery 

 rows some young "buds" were torn 

 away from the stakes. 



The loss to the citrus crop cannot yet 

 be determined, though throughout this 

 county generally the loss in fruit blown 

 from the trees probably does not ex- 

 ceed ten per cent. The estimated loss 

 of grape-fruit in the magnificent At- 

 wood grove, some four miles north of 

 this town, was about 5,000 boxes out of 

 a possible 50,000. Of course, a large 

 per cent of that remaining may be 

 badly damaged from thorning and bruis- 

 ing. Fortunately, the fruit was green 

 and mostly small. Had it been later in 

 the season, with the fruit ripened, the 

 entire crop would have been ruined. 



Wm. A. Cook. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



l^~AdvertlBenient8 nnder this head )0 cents per 

 line, cash with order from all who do not do 

 other advertlBlngr. In sendlnsr remittance count 

 seven words to the line. 



Display advertisements In this department $1.00 

 for one Inch space. ' 



When answers are to be sent In our care, add 10 

 cents for forwardioK. 



Plant advt rtlsements not admitted under thlshead. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a middle-aged, 

 single head gardener and florist, good grower 

 of roses, carnations, mums, ferns, palms, bulbous 

 and bedding stock; also vegetables and fruit trees; 

 good worker, sober and honest; have the best of 

 references; state wages In first letter. Address 

 Frank Florist, 890 Franklin Place, Milwaukee, 

 Wis. 



SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman 

 with reliable firm, where best stuff Is wanted, 

 either cut flowers or pot plants, wholesale or re- 

 tail; also exfierlenced In nursery stock, landscape 

 and designing, American and European; not 

 afraid of work; good references;' married; only 

 good offers entertained for honesf labor. Ad- 

 dress No. 365, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTJ5D— As working foreman: 

 German, S3 years- of age; 14 years In this 

 country; 18 years' experience in growing roses, 

 carnations, mums, ferfts, palms, violets, sweet 

 peas, bulbous and bedding stock; also good de- 

 signer and <)ffor»tor! good (worker aqd «)o4 

 grower; sober, honest; have the best of refer- 

 Ynaasi etntiUke f^B etnrk^ or slis-rUttt/stota 

 wages In first letter. Address No. 264, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



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OF- IRRIOAXIONt 



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The Artificial Rain-maker 



that cuts your water and labor bills 

 in half and doubles your crops. 



Write for our six free booklets on 

 indoor and outdoor irrigation. A 

 postal will bring them. 



THE SKINNER IRRIGATION CO., 

 Dept. H TROY, OHIO 



Meptiou 'i'tm Keview wtien you write. 



SITUATION WANTED— By all-round florist; Al 

 rose, carnation and mum grower; single. Ad- 

 dress No. 9tB, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By Not. 1, as night 

 fireman; sober and reliable; bandy with 

 carpenter and steamfitter tools. Address No. 864, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITHATION WANTED— By rose section man 

 with plenty of experience and good refer- 

 ences; age 48, single; can come at once. Ad- 

 dress No. 266, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— In first-class retail 

 place; good experience in landscaping, deco- 

 rating and In growing all sorts of pot plants. 

 Address No. 262, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As carnation grower or 

 to manage a small retail place; 34 years old, 

 single;. 16 years' experience; state wages per 

 week. Address No. 819, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By single man, age 26; 

 'commercial and private experience; grower 

 of roses, carnations, mums, orchids, pot plants, 

 etc.; please state wages. Address No. 248, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By an np-to-date de- 

 signer and decorator; can take charge of any 

 branch of the business; twenty years' experience; 

 35 years of age; married; sober. Address No. 

 284, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— In first-class retail 

 store, west preferred, by competent and re- 

 liable man; first-class designer and decorator; 

 reference and photos of work supplied. Address 

 No. 269, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a young lady in a 

 retail store, thoroughly experienced in han- 

 dling the best of trade; am twenty -one years old 

 and can give the best of references. Address 

 No. 266, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By married man on 

 private place; good gardener and all-round 

 man in nursery, understanding growing of peren- 

 nials, etc.; want steady employment by day or 

 month. John Lecomte, Palisades, Nyack, N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED— By Dec. 1, In first-class 

 private or retail place in California; age 

 24, single; steady habits; ten years' experience 

 In general greenhouse work; best of references. 

 Address No. 268, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As a grower of cut 

 flowers and potted plants, etc.; life experience 

 In the business; 15 years in this country; would 

 like to get a position In an up-to-date place in 

 middle or southwestern state if possible; middle- 

 aged; German; single man. Address No. 246, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



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HELP WANTED — Good all-round man for gen- 

 eral line of stock; steady place; state ex- 

 perience and wages wanted. J. M. Smely, Aurora, 



HELP WANTED — Grower of pot plants; must 

 also understand propagating: married man 

 preferred. Hoi ton & Hunkel Greenlioase Co., 

 Brown Deer, Wis. 



HELP WANTED — At once; first -class rose and 

 carnation grower to work under foreman; 

 salary sixty dollars per month. Haentse Co., 

 Fond du Lac, Wis. 



HELP WANTED — Good all-round florist for up- 

 to-date retail place; f 15.00 per week and 

 room; must be a hustler. John Stamm, HntchlQ,- 

 son, Kan. 



, LT ELP WANTED — A young >dy, thoroughly ex- 

 U. perlenced, one who as^b handle first-class 

 trade; goo4 reference requf-tfii Address No. 220, 

 care Florists* Review, tMAioS ^ ^ 



HELP WANTED — A working foreman for 

 40,000 ft. of glass on a progressive retail 

 « Pl«f e ;v, .qpMp^ t>«j«V«», . recommended, sober . afld 

 know itts puslness. Ansel D. Carpenter, Cohoes, 



N; -Y.-"' ■ , ,:, 



