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Mahch 17, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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shows a wonderful improvement. Car- 

 nations are plentiful and of fine quality. 

 Roses are showing an improvement, but 

 are still deficient in stem, though there 

 are hopes of better results with addi- 

 tional sunshine. Violets are becoming 

 overplentif ul ; the quality is improving, 

 but prices are on the decline. Valley 

 and cattleyas are plentiful and move 

 well. Callas and Easter lilies are espe- 

 cially choice and effective. Azaleas, hya- 

 cinths, tulips, and genistas about consti- 

 tute the potted plants. 



The shipping trade has been impaired 

 by the recent floods and snow slides. 

 Some towns have been isolated for weeks. 

 Every road has been tied up and the 

 mails have been delayed for several 

 days. All eastern trains for California 

 had to be routed via Portland. 



Preparations for Easter are to be seen 

 on all sides. Everyone is confident it 

 will be a record breaker, yet the scarcity 

 of lilies and general stock is evident. 



Outside planting of roses and shrubs 

 is progressing rapidly, as indicated by 

 the advance orders. 



Varioo* Notes. 



Mrs. L. W. McCoy, of Seattle, spent 

 a few days in our midst. She was en- 

 thusiastic over conditions at her new 

 location, on Third avenue. 



J. O. Davis, of the Tonseth Floral Co., 

 finds it expedient to take a vacation of 

 indefinite lengthy on account of his health. 

 A. W. Post will in the meantime serve 

 in the same capacity. He is a young man 

 of pleasant address and well liked by 

 the trade. 



The city is again infested with flower 

 venders, who have secured an injunT;tion 

 against the city, preventing the city from 

 enforcing its ordinance against street 

 merchants. 



Considerable attention was centered 

 this week on the ' * aviation meet, ' ' which 

 was a success mechanically, but not finan- 

 cially. 



The sympathy of the trade is extended 

 to the family of Fred Broetje, whose 

 death recently occurred at their Mount 

 Tabor home. Further particulars about 

 his death will be found in this week's 

 obituary column. E. E. C. 



Vegetable Forciog. 



While an extremely large number of 

 florists find good profits in a house or so 

 of vegetables, and also in vegetable 

 plants, it is the regular thing for 

 vegetable forcers to graduate into cut 

 fiowers. 



STRAVBERRY FOR FORCING. 



On page 50 of the Review of February 

 24, I notifced an inquiry by F. E. for the 

 best variety of strawberry for forcing. 



H. F. Dew, of Albion, Mich., has a 

 new summer fruiting strawberry which 

 he thinks is more valuable than any now 

 before the public. He has also forced 

 this berry in the greenhouse. It is hy- 

 bridized from the wild strawberry and 

 the old French Jucnnda. Mr. Dew has 80 

 much confidence in its merits that ho 

 is propagating it extensively in Michigan, 

 and, for a more thorough test, he has 

 grown and fruited it two years in Mon- 

 mouth county, N. J. It is a strong, 

 nigged plant, with broad, glossy foliage 

 and conspicuous, perfect blooms, and in- 



Primula Obconica 



6-incb, in full bloom 



$ 1 .50 per dozen 



Fred H. Lemon & Co., "^SE* 



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creases at a great rate by means of 

 runners. 



Under ordinary commercial conditions, 

 the berries are exceptionally large, well 

 shaped, and dark crimson to the core. 

 In color it is deep red, showing no green 

 tips. The flavor is unsurpassed. The 

 texture is fine grained and exceptionally 

 firm. When a normal spring crop is 

 produced, there is no unusual tendency 

 toward summer fruiting. Plants must be 

 checked by removal to fresh soil and 

 culture. Then, on the new growth, a 

 profuse (irop of large berries is pro- 

 duced, beginning to ^ar in August and 

 continuing into the autumn months. Mr. 

 Dew intends to put the plants on the 

 market this summer and fall. A. H. D. 



ROOTS ATTACKED BY INSECTS. 



I am sending by this mail a sample 

 of a bug which has attacked my string 

 beans and cucumber plants at the root. 

 I am also enclosing some little ants, for 

 I notice that wherever the bugs are, the 

 ants are there also, and these two pests 

 have almost ruined my crop of beans. I 

 have tried several remedies, without ef- 

 fect. Can you give me the name of the 

 pests and tell me how to exterminate 

 themf B. B. 



In the supposed sample package of the 

 pests I do not find a single insect of the 

 kind that is doing the damage. The 

 package was somewhat broken in the 

 mails and they may have escaped. I 

 did, however, &nd several of the tiny red 

 ants. 



I have a suspicion that the insects 

 doing the damage are the sciaras or 

 manure gnats, but do not know how to 

 account for the ants being there also. 

 I do not believe that the ants are doing 

 the plants the slightest injury, but are 

 there to collect the residue from the in- 

 sects which do the damage. For in- 

 stance, you will usually find ants on the 

 leaves and stalks wherever there is any 

 aphis. The aphis secretes a sticky, sweet 

 substance on the leaves, like honey, 

 which the ants collect, and I think they 

 are following these other pests for the 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAQK— Wakefield and Succession, $1.50 per 



1000. 

 PARSUnr— 25c per 100; $1.25 per 1000. 

 Ul ' l ' UC E— Big Boston, Boston Market, Grand 



Rapids, $1.00 per 1000. 

 BKBT PLiAMTS— $1.25 per 1000. 



CASH WITH OBDER. 



R.Vincent, Jr., &Son$Co.,^-%"""* 



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same purpose, but not to injure the 

 plants. H. G. 



THE CHICK PEA. 



Enclosed you will find a sample of the 

 seeds of certain vegetables that are used 

 in this form for soups and stews by 

 Italians, and are called in their lan- 

 guage "Chigi." I should like to know 

 the name of the vegetable in this country. 



J. L. 



The name of the vegetable in question 

 is Cicer arietinom, chick pea or Egyptian 

 pea, an annual of the leguminous family, 

 little known in this country and seldom 

 used. Twenty years ago it was to be 

 had in bag quantities on South Water 

 street and on West Randolph street, Chi- 

 cago, but it has not been seen to any ex- 

 tent since then. There was no demand 

 for it, on account of its possessing no 

 value over other better known varieties 

 of the same general character. 



There are other sorts of the same vege- 

 table which produce seeds of a different 

 color but are otherwise the same. 



J. M. C. 



VECKTABLE MAHKETS. 



CHICAGO. March 15.— Cncnmbers, $1 to $1.75 

 doz.; lettuce, 30c box; radishes, 25c to 60c dozen 

 bunches. 



BOSTON, March 14.— Cucumbers, $4 to $12 

 box; tomatoes, 25c to 35c lb.; romalne, 75c to 

 $1 doz.; escaroUe, 50c to $1 doz.; chicory, 50c 

 to $1 doz.; rhubarb, 7c to 8c lb.; parsley, $1.50 

 to $1.75 box; radishes, $1.50 to $1.75 box; let- 

 tuce, 50c to 75c box; mint, 60c to 75c doz.; 

 mushrooms, $1.50 to $2 basket. 



NEW YORK, March 14.— Mushrooms In fair 

 supply and steady. Cucumbers In light receipt. 

 Lettuce firm. Mint steady. Radluies and 

 rhubarb meeting a fair outlet at former rates. 

 Tomatoes scarce. Beet tops, 75c box; encum- 

 bers, $1.25 to $1.75 doz.; lettuce, $1.60 to $2.50 

 strap; mint, 35c to 75c dozen bunches; mush- 

 rooms, 20c to 40c lb.; radishes, $2 to $3 hun- 

 dred bunches; rhubarb, 26c to 75c dozen bunches; 

 tomatoes, 10c to 25c lb. 



With the Skinner Sys- 

 tem of Irrigation ONE 

 MAN can do the work 



of FORTY MEN 

 watering with a hose* 



The Skinner Irrigation Go. 



TROT, O. 



