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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Deckmbeb 22, 1910. 



FOR WINTER FORCING 



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VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Dec. 20.— Cucumbers, $1.25 to |1.65 

 (loz. ; lettuce, 35c to 40c case. 



New York, Dec. 19. — Cucumbers, $1 to $2 doz. ; 

 lettuce, |2 to $3 2-box strap; muslirooms, 15c to 

 35c lb.; radishes, |2.50 to ?3 hundred bunches; 

 tomatoes, 15c to 35c lb. 



Boston, Dec. 19.— Cucumbers. .$,!., 10 to $11 box; 

 tomatoes 2.'ic lb.; mushrooms. 4Uc to 50c lb.; let- 

 tuce, 80c to $1.15 box; radlshos, .fl.SO box; mint, 

 .")0c to 00c dozen bunches. 



LEAF-BURN OF LETTUCE. 



What is the cause of the burning, as 

 we call it, and the final rotting of the 

 edges of head lettuce leaves when be- 

 ing forced, and is there any way of 

 preventing this? May King is more 

 exempt than any other variety I have 

 tried, but it, too, is often aifected. The 

 retailers tell me that it often comes to 

 them in this condition from the whole- 

 sale market. With m© the rot gets 

 quite bad before the heads are hard 

 enough for market. J. M. 



Leaf-T)urn of lettuce is not a disease; 

 it is simply a wilting and drying up of 

 the edges of the leaves by bright sun- 

 shine. It occurs usually when the 

 plants are nearly full-grown and have 

 a large area of foliage exposed to the 

 sun. It is particularly likely to occur 

 on a bright day, just after several 

 cloudy ones. Under these conditions 

 the sap in the plants is at low ebb, 

 and to start flowing suddenly is im- 

 possible. When the sun bursts out 

 upon the plants, causing instant evapo- 

 ration from the leaves, the roots are 

 unable to send up sufficient supply un- 

 til they get warmed up and get the sap 

 started faster. The consequence is that 

 the foliage wilts somewhat and may 

 burn dry on the edges. 



The remedy is to cut off the heat and 

 ventilate freely on such occasions. For 

 the first day after a cloudy spell, run 

 the houses quite cool. The lettuce is 

 more likely to burn on heavy soil than 

 on sandy soil, because moisture does 

 not flow so quickly through the heavy 

 soil to the roots. 



A similar leaf-burn often is caused 

 by too strong tobacco smoke. H. G. 



Lenox, Mass. — The greenhouses on 

 the estate of Geo. H. Morgan, where 

 Thomas Page is superintendent, have 

 been undergoing thorough repairs. 



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Langdon's Tomatoes 



CI have tried all the various strains of Earli- 

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 one I have found that meets my Idea of what 

 a good early Tomato should be. 



—Prof. W. F. Massey. 



"Grower" writes. Nov. 13, 1918: "I think your 

 strain the finest early variety ever produced for 

 outdoor use, and a good heavy cropper. For forcing 

 it Is also very good. It sepms to do better with two 

 or three stems than with one alone. It can be 

 planted much closer than other forcing varieties, 

 and has not yet shown a fruit with me that had 

 blossom end rot or dry rot. although othtr varieties 

 around it have shown it more or less. It is remark- 

 ably solid and meaty inside, but has one fault like 

 all Earllanas, having a thin skin. If kept too dry 

 they show a softness, but they will stand more water 

 and feed than any other variety I ever grew." 



"Grower" runs 100,000 sq. ft. of slaas 

 and knovra \7hat a good tomato should be. 



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