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MJlBCh 16, 1911. 



The Weekly Rorists' Review, 



49 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MABEETS. 



ObioaffO, March 14. — Cucumbers, |1.50 to |1.75 

 doz. ; lettuce, 20c to 22V^c case. 



Boiton, March 13. — Rhubarb, 7c lb.; rnvsh- 

 rooms, 35c to 40c lb.; tomato«'s, 30c to 60c lb.: 

 lettuce, 50c to 75c box; parsley, $1.25 to $1.60 

 bnshel; cucumbers, $4 to $12 box; romalne, 75c 

 to $1 doz.; escarolle, 50c to 75c doz.; bunch 

 beets, $1.25 to $1.50 dozen bunches; bnnch car- 

 rots, 50c to 75c dozen bunches; radishes, 26c to 

 SOc doz. 



New Tork, March 13. — Beet tops steady. On- 

 enmbers plenty and weak. Boston lettuce drag- 



f;Ing. Mushrooms active and Arm, with scatter- 

 ng sales above figures quoted. Mint dull. 

 Radishes steady. Tomatoes weak. Beet tops, 

 76c to $1 box; cucumbers, 75c to $1.25 doz.; 

 lettuce, $1 to $1.25 strap; mint, $1 per dozen 

 bunched; mushrooms, 60c to $1.50 4-lb. basket; 

 radishes, $2.50 to $3.50 hundred bunches; rhu- 

 barb, 15c to SOc dozen bunches; tomatoes,' 6c 

 to 20c lb. 



PROFITS FROM VEGETABLES. 



A gentleman with some capital wants 

 to build greenhouses for growing toma- 

 toes, cucumbers and other vegetables, 

 and he has applied to me for loose esti- 

 mates of what a house 50x250 feet 

 would bring if planted with tomatoes; 

 also what a house 12x250 would bring 

 if planted with cucumbers. He wants 

 to know what would be the probable 

 expenses and profits on such stock in 

 this Missouri city, under favorable con- 

 ditions and good management. T. N. 



I regret that I am unable to give the 

 desired figures. Perhaps some subscriber 

 who has about that area of glass wi^l 

 be kind enough to write, stating what 

 his expenses and returns are for a sea- 

 son. It is a difficult problem to figure 

 out, as no two seasons run alike and no 

 two growers get the same results. 



A beginner is sometimes just as suc- 

 cessful as older growers, but should 

 not expect to get as large a profit as 

 those of longer experience, unless thor- 

 oughly experienced help is employed 

 and not too much of it. H. G. 



YOUNG LETTUCE JOTTING. 



I am writing to you for the purpose 

 of finding out whether there is any 

 remedy for rot of small lettuce. I 

 have never before been bothered in 

 this way with lettuce of this size; the 

 plants only partly cover the ground, 

 the leaves hardly touching. The lower 

 leaves get soft first; then the whole 

 plant withers or wilts down. I have 

 kept the houses cool and dry and have 

 also kept the lower leaves trimmed off 

 as well as I could. Could I possibly 

 have kept them too cool and dry! I 

 used pulverized sheep manure at the 

 rate of ten pounds to 100 square feet 

 for this crop. Would this affect itf 

 The ground was only fairly rich when 

 I put the soil in last fall. I raked the 

 sheep manure in to a depth of two or 

 three inches. Would it have been bet- 

 ter to spade it under six inches? 



B. A. B. 



The sheep manure should have been 

 turned under so that none of it would 

 be left on top of the soil — not buried 

 too deeply, but just nicely covered. If 

 left on top, it makes a food for fungus 

 to grow on, which spreads over the 

 surface of the soil on any particles of 

 decayed leaves, manure, etc., and in 

 that way reaches the plants. When 

 you water, place the hose between the 

 plants and avoid wetting the foliage. 

 I believe, however, that you under- 



Strawberry Plants 



by the million are ready for shipment at 

 our Kirkersville Farms. All our plants are 

 sound, thrifty si)eclmens, with a root system 

 that makes transplanting an absolute cer- 

 tainty. They will be dug, carefully packed 

 and shipped promptly, under the supervision 

 of our most competent men. 



The four "Finest" 



Bubacli, Clyde, Haverland and Sen- 

 ator Dunlap. Uniform price for above 4 

 sorts, by express, at purchaser's expense: 

 250 for tl.25: 500 for 12 00; 1000 for $3.75; 4000 

 or more at $3.50 per 1000. 



Other Good Standard Sorts 



Parsons' Beauty, Bederwood, Jirandywine, 

 Livingston, Uncie Jim, Warfield and Wra. 

 Belt. Uniform price for above 7 sorts: 250 

 for $1.10; 500 for 1190; 1000 for $3.50; 5000or 

 more at |3 00 per 1000. 



Write for special prices on 

 larsier quantities. 



Linngston Seed Co., Desk R, Colnmbns, Ohio 



Jlention I'be Keview wueo you write 



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Watch for our Trade Mark stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pari Cultun Moshroom Spawn 



Substitution of cbeaper erades la 

 thos easily ocposed. Fresh sample 

 brick, with illastrated book, mailed 



postpaid by manufacturers upon re- 



^P- 3^ ceipt of 40 cents in postage. A'ddresa 

 Tnde Mark. American Spawn Co., St Paul, Minn. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



TONATO SEED NEW STONE 



Pure, clean stock, single pound, $1.25, 

 postage paid. Special price quoted on 

 larger quantities. Correspondence solicited. 



H. AUSTIN CO., Felton, Del. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



stand the importance of not overwater- 

 ing and of keeping ventilation on at all 

 times. The soil should be just moist, 

 not dry and not muddy.- If your en- 

 tire crop is affected, you may have to 

 replant it. If so, turn the soil over 

 first. Air-slaked lime, scattered over 

 the surface of the soil, will help to pre- 

 vent the spread of the fungus, if it is 

 only in spots. H. G. 



Kulpmont, Pa.— John D. Parker has 

 completed his new greenhouse and finds 

 that business is increasing fast. 



Tarentum, Pa.— The McWilliams Flo- 

 ral Co. has been exceedingly busy of 

 late, getting the new range of green- 

 houses well stocked for the spring trade. 



To make mc^ney you have 

 to spend. To grow a crop 

 of Easter Lilies you have to 

 plant bulbs. Here's where 

 you plunge. It's a bet on 

 the bulbs against the eternal 

 cussedness of things. It's 

 you against the chances of 

 a crop. And YOU HAVE 

 NO CHANCE AT ALL 

 UNLESS YOU HAVE 

 GOOD BULBS. Then you 

 must treat them properly ; 

 and taboo the green fly, or 

 they will be a fizzle. So the 

 positive requirements are, 

 first, good bulbs and then 

 good treatment. Good bulbs 

 you can get from us — the 

 Horseshoe Brand. With 

 them you will make more 

 money per square foot of 

 space than with any brand 

 known, under the same con- 

 ditions. Write us. 



RALPH N. WARD 

 &C0. 



12 West Broadway 

 KS%;'£^ NEW YORK 



Order cold storage bulbs 

 NOW. 



