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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



November 24, 1910. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



APHIS ON LETTUCE, 



Will you please tell me the best 

 method of keeping green aphis down in , 

 my lettuce house'? I have fumigated 

 with tobacco stems twice a week and 

 have had the smoke thick enough to 

 curl some of the leaves, but this does 

 not seem to be effective. W. E. G. 



I think that you would be pleased 

 with nicotine paper. This is more 

 powerful than tobacco stems, but does 

 not injure the foliage. It is made of 

 heavy brown paper, soaked in a strong 

 mixture. 



Ai'e you sure it is green aphis? 

 Steady, light fumigation once or twice 

 a week with stems ought to keep them 

 down, iinless they have become ex- 

 tremely numerous. H. G. 



TOO COOL FOR CUCUMBERS. 



We have some cuke plants that turn 

 yellow and die when about two inches 

 tall. The seed was sown in 2i^-inch 

 pots of half soil and half sand, and kept 

 at a temperature of 50 degrees. Can 

 you give a remedy? M. B. 



The temperature is 20 degrees too cool 

 for cucumbers. They will not stand a 

 night temperature of less than 65 de- 

 grees, and 68 to 70 degrees is better. 

 If you can not maintain the tempera- 

 ture they require, it would be better not 

 to try to grow them, as they can not 

 possibly do anything. 



Start the seed in flats and trans- 

 plant as soon as up. Use clean, new 

 soil. One-half sand is all right for the 

 seed; one-fourth sand would be better 

 for them to be potted into after they 

 are sprouted. Keep them just moist, 

 not overwatered. Above all things, 

 keep them warm and light. A tem- 

 perature of 85 degrees is not too warm 

 on bright days. H. G. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



Market conditions have greatly im- 

 proved within the last two weeks. The 

 demand is good and stock is shortening 

 up on accoun».of the cloudy weather. Es- 

 pecially is this true of carnations; more 

 of them could have been profitably dis- 

 posed of. The supply of roses and stevias 

 is equal to the demand. Mums are quite 

 plentiful and move fairly well. 



Violets are not nearly so plentiful as 

 they were in former seasons. Of green 

 goods there is enough to go around. Lil- 

 ies, which were on the decline for some 

 time, are again holding their own. 



Various Notes. 



Wm. F. Kasting, of Buflfalo, who came 

 to see the flower show, found an old 

 friend who showed him around during 

 the day, winding up at a rehearsal of a 

 singing spciety. He expressed himself 

 as well pleased with all he saw and prom- 

 ised to visit us again during the Saenger- 

 fest in 1911. 



The Holton & Hunkel Co. is still cut- 

 ting large quantities of roses, which are 

 equal in quality to those which reaped 

 premiums last week. 



The cut mums of the C. C. Pollworth 



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$7.00 per 100 lbs. 



Wm. Elliott & Sons, ^^Nlr^otr , 



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Our Extra -Selected Prirate Strain 

 GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE 



has been evolved by years of patient effort 

 and selection until we have it now at the toi>- 

 notcli. We sell hundreds of pounds annually 

 to the most critical trade, and it gives uni' 

 formly best results. Plant it for big proBts 

 from your greenhouse. Oz., 10c; H-lb.. 

 S5c; lb., $1.35 postpaid. We have many 

 other fine strains and specialties for market 

 gardeners. Watch this space for further news 

 or write today to Desk R for wholesale price 

 list. 



The Livingston Seed Co. 



Columbus, Ohio 



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Vegetable Plants 



CABBAGE-Wakefield and Succession, tl.OO 

 per 1000; 20c per 100. 



UETTUCK-Grand Rapids, Big Boston, Boston 

 Marliet and Tennis Ball. fl-OO per 1000: 20c 

 per 100. 



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



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



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Trade Mark. 



Mention 



Watch for onr Trade Mark stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Purs CaHurB Moshroom Spawn 



Substltatlon of cheaper grades is 

 Vxva easilv exposed. Fresh sample 

 bnck, with Illustrated book, mailed 

 postpaid by manufacturers upon re- 

 ceipt of 40 cents in postage. Address 



American Spawn Co., Si Paul, Minn. 



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Co. are all of a better quality this season 

 than ever before. They have some fine 

 Golden Wedding, Eaton, Chadwick and 

 Balfour. 



The Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. has been 

 kept busy for the last two weeks with 

 funeral and wedding work. 



J. M. Tox & Son report a busy week in 

 the decorative line. 



The A. Currie Co., which was organized 

 a short time ago, opened a store at 130 

 Wisconsin street and is now ready for 

 business. 



At the meeting of the Milwaukee Flo- 

 rists' Club, December 1, oflBcers for the 

 year 1911 will be elected. E. O. 



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Double GlcLSB SblsK 



Use Sunlight Sash 



side by side with ordinary 

 Sash this Winter 



See how much bigger and sturdier 

 the plants under Sunlight Double 

 Glass Sash will be. See how little 

 care they require — how they save time 

 and labor because you never have to 

 cover them. 



The double Between the two 



layer of glass layers of glass is a ^ 

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blanket of dry, still 

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 in the heat, keeping out the cold. 

 Since the sash are never covered the 

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 sun-down. 



Agents Wanted: A splendid oppor- 

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Send for these 1. Our Free Cat- 

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2. Send 4c in stamps for a valuable 

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 There is no higher 

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Write today to 



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Sedalia, Mo. — The Archias Floral Co. 

 and the Archias Seed Store made ex- 

 cellent showings at the recent Missouri 

 State Fair and captured many first 

 premiums. ♦ , 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



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 line, cash with order from all who do not do 

 other advertlBlnK. In sending 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 

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Plant advertisements not admitted under this- head. 



SITUATION WANTEI>— By young man with 

 several years' experience in general green- 

 house work; good potter. Address John Quenth- 

 ner, 1538 Washington Ave., Plqua, Ohio. 



