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The Weekly EoHsts' Review. 



April 29, 1909. 



lishes separate catalogues for its seed, 

 poultry, florists' supply and fruit pack- 

 age department. A large cat^ilogue is 

 published entirely in Spanish and is cir- 

 culated to the number of 10,000 copies. 



Giant Pansy Seeds 



Florist CoUcotlon— 16 pkt. Hybrid Oianta. 



8 pkt. Giant Five Blotched, ^8 oz. in each 



pkt.; in all. 24 pkt.. weight 3 oz. Price »7.86. 

 Half Florist CoUection— 24 pkt., weight 



l^a oz:, $.3 93. 

 Amateur Collection— 24 pkt., 500 seeds in 



each pkt.. 12,000 seeds, $2.50. 

 Crottate Collection— 12 pkt., 6000 seeds, 



$1.26. 

 Mixture, extra fine, lOCO seeds, 25c. 

 ■zblbltlon Collection— 4 pkt., 2000 seeds, 



$1.00. 



The proportion of light and dark is well 

 blended. Send for list, representing seven of 

 the bett Giant pansy seed growers of Europe. 



JOHN GERARD, New Britain, Conn. 



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Aster Seed 



; y Our stock is still unbroken. 



See pur display advertisement in the Florists' 

 Review, Feb. 18, pages 44 and, 45 



VIck & Hill Co. 



P.O. Box 6 1 3. ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



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Catalogues, Colored Plates, 



CAXBVDAR8, POST CARDS, KTC. C 



HIGH OASS ENGRSiVIKGS of AU KINDS 



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VREDENBURG&CO. 



HliW TOBK 



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The Northboro Dahlia and Gladiolus fiardens offer 



1,500,000 large-flowering Gladioli 



in mixtures. All premium stock of blooming 

 age. 



Also 300 selected varieties of Dabllas. All 

 Held grown roots. Send lor list. 



J. L MOORE, - Northboro, Mass. 



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BAY TREES-BOXWOOD 



All Sizes and Sbapes 



SPRING BULBS now ready for delivery. 



Write for special prices to 



r. W. O. SCHMITZ 



PRINCK BAY, NEW YORK 



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Jos. H. Barnett & Co. 



334 Dearborn St., CHICAGO 



HALF TONE ENGRAVERS, ZINC ETCHERS, 

 ELEaROTYPERS 



Cstaltioe aai A<rtrtisMi Cats by aN PracNsts 



Send us your Photographs and let ui make your Half 

 Tones. We make the encravisKs for the Review. 



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Vegetable Fordng. 



GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES. 



Chicago, April 26.— Radishes, 15c to 40c doz. 

 bunches; cucumbers, 50c to |1.25 doz.; lettuce, 

 15c to 22c case; mushrooms, 30c to 60c lb. 



New York, April 26.— Cucumbers, 40c to $1 

 doz.; lettuce, $1 to $1.25 strap; mushrooms, 

 20c to 55c lb.; mint, 30c to 40c doz. bunches; 

 radishes, $1.25 to $2 per 100 bunches; rhubarb, 

 $2 to $5 per 100 bunches. 



Boston, April 26. — Tomatoes, 25c to 36c lb.; 

 cucumbers, $2 to $6 box; lettuce, 75c to $1.25 

 box; radishes, $1.25 box; parsley, $1.25 to 

 $1.50 bushel box; mushrooms, $2.50 basket; 

 bunch beets, $1 to $1.25 doz.; bunch carrots, 

 50c to 60c doz. 



FORCING TOMATOES. 



A Critical Stage. 



Tomato growers who now have their 

 spring crop in bloom, or about to com- 

 mence blooming, are in the most critical 

 stage of the game. Considerable skill 

 may be exercised in getting the plants 

 to bloom and set fruit abundantly. 



If the plants are kept too hot and 

 wet they are apt to grow too rank, at 

 the expense of bloom. From the time 

 the tomato plants are planted in the 

 benches out of 4-inch pots, until they 

 get to blooming well, they should be 

 held slightly dry; not dry enough to wilt 

 at any time, but sufficiently dry to en- 

 courage good root growth. All plants 

 make greater root growth in dry than 

 in wet soil, because if sufficient moist- 

 ure is not found within a close radius 

 of a plant it extends out much farther 

 in search of the necessary supply. As 

 compared with a near-by plant which 

 has been freely watered, it will be found 

 to have double the amount of roots, and 

 although smaller above ground, it will 

 quickly catch up to and pass the other 

 plant when the proper amount of moist- 

 ure is given it, having a larger root 

 growth to furnish the food and moisture 

 necessary to growth. Keeping plants 

 somewhat on the dry side also encour- 

 ages free blooming, and in forcing to- 

 matoes all these facts should be remem- 

 bered. 



A Gtiide in Watering. 



It is easy to tell by the foliage 

 whether tomatoes have been properly 

 watered or not. If they are kept about 

 right, the foliage will have a healthy, 

 dark green color and the leaves will be 

 curved back somewhat. If too dry, they 

 will look too dark in color and be curled 

 back and under too much, and will have 

 small stalks. If given a great deal of 

 water, they will straighten out flat and 

 be a lighter shade. If badly overwatered, 

 they will be very light or yellowish in 

 color, but will have larger leaves and 

 stalks. 



If the plants are properly cared for, 

 they will commence to bloom soon after 

 being planted in the benches and should 

 set a cluster of blooms for every two 

 leaves up the stalk. After they get 

 about eighteen inches high and have good 

 roots and are setting blooms well, they 

 will require much more water. 



The plants should not be wet above 

 the soil, as sprinkling ' or wetting the 

 foliage is more injurious than beneficial. 

 It does not benefit the plants, but en- 

 courages weak growth and diseases. It 

 also washes pollen from the blooms and 

 may lodge in the clusters and rot the 

 blooms off. It is far better to water 

 close to the ground. 



Vegetable Plants 



BBXTS— Orosby, Egyptian and Eclipse, $1.25 

 per 1000. 



CABBAOK— Field-Rrown, all leading varie- 

 ties. $1.00 per 1000; 10,000 and over, 86c per 1000. 



CKLSRT— White Plume, Golden Self Blanch- 

 ing and Giant Pascal, $1.25 per 1000. 



KGG PLANT-N. Y. Improved and Black 

 Beauty, $3.00 per 1000. 



LCTTnCX— Big Boston, Boston Market, Ten- 

 nis Ball and Grand Rapids, $1.00 per 1000. 



PKPPKR8'>-Ruby King, Bull Nose. Sweet 

 Mountain and Neapolitan, $3 00 per 1000. 

 Chinese Giant and Cayenne, 60c per 100. 

 Cash with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr.,& Sons Co .^"^SJr"' 



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IVE ACRES with the 

 Skinner Irrigation will 

 produce as much crops as 

 TEN ACRES without it. 



The 



TROY, O. 



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CONNOVER 



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



$8.50 per 1000. 



DRACAENA INDIVISA PerlOO 



2-ln $2.00 



Phoenix Oanariensis Palms, 8-in 8.00 



OhamseropB Excelsa. 2^-in 6.00 



Asparagus Siirengeri. 3-in 6.00 



Asoaragua Plumosus, 3-in 6.00 



Ooleus, 4 varieties, rooted cuttings 60 



Geraniums— S. Nutt, Double Ivy and Miss 



Perkins, 2i«-in 2.60 



W. E. Trlinble Greenliouse Co., Princeton, III. 



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VERMICIDE 



Imecticide 

 and Fungicide 



Kills all worms, insects, etc., in the soil with- 

 out injury to the roots. Cucumber growers 

 particularly will And it invaluable. A gallon 

 diluted makes several bairels of soltition to 

 sprinkle on the soil with watering can. Price, per 

 gallon, $2.00. Cash must accompany all orders. 



GREENHOUSE SUPPLY CO., Aurora, III. 



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How to Prevent Dry Rot. 



The older they get the more water 

 they require. When of good size they 

 require heavy waterings each day in 

 warm weather, and sometimes twice a 

 day if the soil is shallow. If not watered 

 enough, the fruit will be affected with 

 the blossom-end rot or dry rot. The 

 lowest cluster is liable to get it any- 

 how, but this disease need not cause any 

 alarm. It will disappear quickly if the 

 plants are given plenty of water to keep 

 the soil right all the time. 



This is not a fungous disease, al- 

 though funglis (mold) is often found 

 growing on the rotten spots. It is a 

 bacterial disease and it is well to pick 

 and burn the affected fruit, but proper 

 watering will keep the plants in condi- 

 tion to take care of themselves and ward 

 off the disease. I have been called to 

 see houses so badly affected that the 

 owner was afraid his whole crop would 

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