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he sought to hold the owner of the land 

 responsible, under the mechanics' lien 

 law. Judge Geary decided that the law 

 did not apply and dismissed the case. 



F. Ludemann, of the Pacific Nurser- 

 ies- H. M. Sanborn and J. Seulberger, 

 prominent florists of Oakland; John Val- 

 lance, of C. C. Morse & Co., and F. W. 

 Gartner and J. F. Towle, of Oakland, 

 were the pallbearers at the funeral of 

 Edward Gill, at Berkeley, Gal., March 25. 



C. B. Riatt, assistant park superintend- 

 ent for the city of Los Angeles, is in 

 town. 



H. Hayashi & Co. are giving up their 

 Everett street nursery in the city of Ala- 

 meda and removing their greenhouses to 

 Elmhurst, Cal. 



J. J. Kegley, of Gill's Floral Depot, 

 Oakland, has left on a trip- through the 

 eastern states. 



The death of J. B. Boland, one of the 

 most widely known retail florists in San 

 Francisco, is reported in the obituary 

 column this week. G. 



Vegetable Forciog. 



GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES. 



CUicago, April 7. — Cucumbers, 75c to $1.20 

 aoz.; lettuce, 20c to 25c box; radishes, 12c to 

 iOc doz. bunches; mushrooms, 35c to 50c lb. 



New York, April 5. — Beet tops, 50c to 75c 

 box; cucumbers, 60c to fl doz.; lettuce, $1 to 

 $2 strap; mushrooms, 25c to 55c lb.; mint, 40c 

 to 50c doz. bunches; radishes, $1.50 to $2 per 

 100 bunches; rhubarb, $2 to $4 per 100 bunches; 

 tomatoes, 6c to 15c lb. 



Boston, April 5.— Bunch beets, $1.25 to $1.75 

 doz.; bunch carrots, 75c to $1 doz.; dandelions, 

 $1.25 to $1.50 box; cucumbers, $4 to $8.50 box; 

 tomatoes, 40c to 60c lb.; parsley, $1.25 to $1.50 

 box; rhubarb, 6c to 9c lb.; lettuce, 60c to 

 *1 box; romaine, 75c to $1 doz.; escarolie, 50c 

 ij |1 doz.; chicory, 50c to $1 doz. 



ASPARAGUS AND RHUBARB. 



I am considering the investing of some 

 money in asparagus and rhubarb, to grow 

 through the summer for forcing next win- 

 ter. Will these crops pay better for the 

 time they are in the house than the same 

 space planted in lettuce for the same 

 length of time? L. A. M. K. 



It is impossible to state positively 

 which crop would pay better, as different 

 results are obtained each year, depending 

 mostly on the market and the season, 

 whether mild or severe. However, aspar- 

 agus and rhubarb should be made to pay 

 as well as lettuce if you have a good 

 market for them. Lettuce is sure and 

 safe, as a rule, but the others are more 

 variable in price and uncertain in yield, 

 unless the grower has considerable experi- 

 ence. You might get an excellent yield 

 and high prices and do better than on 

 Jettuce, but if you are inexperienced I 

 ^vould suggest trying a smaller area for 

 experimenting. Then, in case of regret. 

 It would not be serious. H. G. 



DISEASED TOMATO PLANTS. 



(an you tell me the cause and cure of 



^"f. as I call it, on tomato plants? It 



anects them before they are up, and aft- 



^J^ward it seems to eat off the plants. 



IS worse in early seasons like this. 



E.G. 



.^I'e trouble encotfftttlred is a fungous 

 'scaae which travels over the surface of 

 tne soil. The best way to handle it is to 

 Ket some clean, fresh -soil from outside, 

 'iich has been frozen and purified. Do 

 °' i>se soil for seed flats that has been 



used around the buildings before, as it is 

 more liable to be |ull of disease. Venti- 

 late the houses each day and do not keep 

 the seed boxes too wet, as that encour- 

 ages the disease. 



Copper solution or Bordeaux mixture 

 sprinkled over the soil will usually stop 

 *its spreading, but if fresh soil is used 

 and kept slightly dry, and if the house 

 is ventilated, little or no trouble will be 

 had. H. G. 



FERTILIZER FOR TOMATOES. 



I should like to know what kind of 

 fertilizers would be the best for tomato 

 culture, where the soil has been pretty 

 well worn out and where stable manure 

 is not obtainable. Please state also the 

 quantity per acre. W. C. S. 



Contrary to the general opinion, toma- 

 toes are heavy feeders and need good 

 soil, well fertilized, but not too rich in 

 nitrogen. Too much nitrogen in the fer- 

 tilizer is inclined to make an excessive 

 growth of foliage, or vines and leaves, at 

 the expense of blooms and fruit. For 

 this reason, fresh manure is not as good 

 as rotted or partly rotted manure for 

 tomatoes, as it has more nitrogen in it 

 when fresh. 



Well rotted manure and plenty of it is 

 what I like the best for my tomato fields. 

 Where this cannot be had, choose a com- 

 mercial fertilizer which has about equal 

 parts of phosphoric acid and potash, but 

 only one-third or one-fourth as much 

 nitrogen as of either of the other two 

 ingredients. For instance, a fertilizer 

 with an analysis of two to four per cent 

 nitrogen, six to eight per cent phosphoric 

 acid and six to eight per cent potash, 

 Avould be good for your needs. 



Bone meal and muriate of potash make 

 an excellent combination for tomatoes, if 

 used in the proportion of about 500 

 pounds of bone meal and 150 pounds of 

 muriate or sulphate of potash to each 

 acre. These amounts could be increased 

 if the soil is very poor. 



Eotted manure has one advantage over 

 commercial fertilizers, in loosening up the 

 soil. H. G. 



ENDIVE. 



In the Eeview of March 4 a corre- 

 spondent was telling how to hold endive 

 or keep it over winter. Can a person 

 keep any amount of it in sand, say three 

 or four tons in one pile, or would it keep 

 better in small lots? What time should 

 it be sown in order to be ready to pack 

 about the last of September or first part 

 of October? What is the right amount 

 of soil to leave on the roots, or is it to 

 be cut the same as you would lettuce? 



G.&G. 



It is better to lay the endive in the 

 smaller lots, rather than three or four 

 tons of sand in a single pile. Lift the 

 plants with a ball as large as two fists 

 doubled. Let them be perfectly dry and, 

 of course, carefully tied up. Lay them 

 in a slanting position, cover with sand, 

 and then lay another layer of plants. 

 The sand is better if perfectly dry. 



If seed is sown the first week in July, 

 the plants will be of sufficient size to 

 house early in October. As they have a 

 much wider spread than lettuces, allow 

 in the rows double the space you are in 

 the habit of giving cabbage lettuces. 



Chicory, which is much imported from 

 France and sold as endive (see the Re- 

 view of April 1), should be sown now in 

 rows two feet apart. The roots can be 



There are no Dry Spots 



with The Skinner System 

 of Garden and Greenhouse 

 Irrigation. ' 



The Skinner Irrigation Co. 



TROY, O. 



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Vegetable Plants 



FOR TRAMSPLANTINa 



CABBA6K— Wakefield and Succession, $1.60 



per 1000. 

 K6G PLANT - N. Y. Improyed and Black 



Brauty 4(10 per 100; SH 00 per 1000. 

 PK PEER- Bull Nose, Ruby King; and Sweet 



Mountain, 40c per 100; $3.00 per 1000. 

 Cbinese Oiant and Cayenne, 50c per 100. 

 TOMATO— Earliana, Chalk's Jewel and Early 



June Pink, 30c per 100; $2.00 per 1000. 

 TOMATOSB— Stone. Favorite and ParaKon, 



small Plant", $1.00 per 1000. 



CKI.KRT— Small, for transplanting. White 

 Plume and Golden Self Blanching, $1.00 

 per 1000. 



Cash with order. 



R. VINCENT, JR.. & SONS CO., White Marsh, Md. 

 Mention The iteview wnen vou wntp 



CONNOYER 



15,000 l-yr.-old Asparagus plants, extra fine, 

 $4.00 per 1000. 

 1500 DRACAENA INDIVISA Per 100 



2-in $2.00 



3000 Phcenix Canariensis Palms, 8-in 8.00 



1500 Chameerops Excelsa. 2)4-in 6.00 



600 Asparagus Sprengeri, 3-in 6.00 



500 Asparagus Plumosus, 3-in 6.00 



2000 Coleus, 4 varieties, rooted cuttings 60 



2000 Geraniums— S. Nutt, Double Ivy and 

 Miss Perkins, 2^-in 2.60 



W. E. Trimble Greenhouse Co., Princeton, III. 



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lifted early in November, stored in a 

 frost-proof cellar, packed in earth, and 

 forced in a warm, dark shed or cellar at 

 any time during the winter. 



W. N. Ceaig. 



CLEANING GREENHOUSE GLASS. 



In the Review of April 1, I noted the 

 inquiry of O. J. P. in regard to cleaning 

 greenhouse glass in cases where the dirt 

 is extremely adhesive. The following so- 

 lution will remove paint or putty and 

 clean the glass thoroughly: 



Slake three pounds of quicklime with 

 water and add one pound of American 

 pearlash, making the mixture about the 

 consistency of thick paint. Apply this 

 to the glass and let it remain twenty- 

 four hours. Then remove it with a stiff 

 brush. Emil Wohleet. 



If 0. J. P. will use muriatic acid for 

 cleaning his old glass, he will get every 

 bit of dirt off and the glass will be as 

 good as new. Mix the acid half and half 

 with water. Put it in some big wooden 

 vessel and put the glass in it for about 

 fifteen minutes, when all dirt will be dis- 

 solved and it must then be washed off 

 with a cloth and water. Don't get your 

 hands in the solution. John Beaje. 



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Onx insertion of the advertisement 

 brought me all the orders I need. — Gio. 

 8. WooDEUTT, Independence, Ia,_^ - 



