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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



75 



ISBELL'S NEW 



GRAND FORCING CUCUMBER 



A Great Outdoor Forcer 



III iliis rciiiiirkalili' in'W C'liciiiiilicr wo liiivi' uttiiiiK-d 

 I 111' iiiriil sort I'or ( iardcticrs, 'I'lm kcrs niid ShipinTs. It 

 is iilisDiiitrl y iHTl'tH't ill sliapc', .nul surprisingly uniroriii. 

 TIk! pliolD^rapliic illiist ra! ion mi this j)ai;ii shows the 

 type, and iln'v all look aliki'. 



Ill size ihry run hctwicn ArliMi;ton and I»avis I'rrfiMt. 

 making; IIhiii ideal in this rcspiri and siiiti'd to all iiiai' 

 kris. When alioiit ('■ to 7 inches long, tlieic is not a 

 particle of waste when used as a slicer and the seeds at 

 ihal stage are hardly iioticeahle 



The deep green color, however, is the i lowning merit 

 of this sort. It fully ecpials (some say excels) the Davis 

 I'erl'ect in (his ri'spect, iilid the latter up to this date, 

 has in'cii the darkesl green variety oiitainahle. The 

 I la vis rerl'eii, however, lias proven a little too large lor 

 some markets, and occasionally has a hard neck, Ironi 

 which the New (Jrand Forcitm is aiisolutely free, livery 



p.'iri icie is edible. 



Isbeirs New Grand Forcing 



has another grand (pialil\' and this is its woiiderl'ul 

 prolilic.-icy. It se<'ius lo aim to produce a cucuinhep ul 

 every Joint. 



This new \arieiy is hound to create a seiisaiioii and 

 every grow "I- who wiints to he al)re;isi ot the times must 

 plant it. 



A proiaiiK III lOaxt^'ii seedsman when shown our crop, 

 wanted to liiiy lio llis. of il .-it once, .-nid when we tohl 

 him wc did not wish to sell any to oiIm'I' seedsmen, he 

 dari'd us to set a price. This shows whal an expert 

 ihiiiks oi' tills Wonderful variety. 



The supply of seed Is not. large .-ukI wc rc,|uc~t > iis- 

 loiiiers to (U'der early. 



I'rices, hy mail, postpaid: I'kl.. Inc; o/.. L'U( ; i, Ih.. 

 f.llc ; hi.. .'<L'.U(). 



IsIm'II's laeganl lol iiai;c Seed Aiiiiii.-il ,-iii(l Wholesah' 

 Trice Lisi for .Miirket (lardciier.- sent frii' with every 

 order lor ou" packet or more of (Irand I'orcin;: ('iicuiii- 



IhT 



S. N. ISBELL & CO. 



SEEDSMEN 



Box 88, JACKSON, MICHIGAN 



A'entioii Ttie Keview when you write. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chaago. M:oel; I's. ( n.-ninliei-. T.'.c |e .Sl.-J.-, 



•I. Z. : lellllee. I , t.je l(. I'Oe e.l-r. 



Boston, .Mniiii "JT l':nsle.v. .s I le.si.i;,-, i.iisliel: 

 leiiKitoev. .;.■,■■ I., loc II,.: siiJD.iili. .St i.. .*!.:;.-, 

 Iilishel; r;iilisUe>. .'lOc |e |Oi- .Ic./.ii Iniliclie^; 



(•eets, ."i^l ."lU lo .*l.7."i lleZell llllllclio; (MlT'lls. T.'e 



lo .'j;] .Idzci! Iiinjclies; rInilMili. Sc II'.; uir.sli 

 rec.liis. :;."ir lo .'lOc II.,: Ic>llllce. i;."c te N.",e lie\; 



iliiilier*. .s:; lo .s,'^ lies. 



New York, .\laivli "JT I'.eiM tops ,hill .-uiil 



We;iU. ( tlcllllllHT^ linn. I.ellllri' >lea(l,\. .\Illsli- 

 ;.|..||1S ill MCli\e lie ml Mini lillll. .Milll Se;irc,.. 



i;:elislies and rliiilpiirli selling ImIiIv. 'ieiiKi liie< 



lieSlOl'teil anil lew, I'.eet le|is. :■.:„■ |,. .-,0.- l,e\. 



. lu'Uiiilieis. >f\ le ,si.:;7 lleZ : leiliec. 7."»- te .'kl.L'." 

 -irap: mint. "•'"■ ie SI, "J.", •le/.eii I .-lie-.. inii~ii 



leolll,,, TlOe |.. .<l.i;0 1 111. |i:i-Ke| : IMlllslle-. .VJ |.i 



S:; liuniii'eil liiiiic lii^-: rliuluirli. L'.'e in ii."i, ilezeii 



lillln l|i-v. |e|l|.-||i . -. S,. In l.-ie III 



STEM ROT OF LETTUCE. 



W'c arc ^I'liiliii^ yon under sc| i.-i i;it ,. 

 iMivcr soiiii' -.a III |i|fs of jettili-c ;ilii| wi^li 

 \oii wdiild I'Xaiiiiiie it ;iihI iiil'iiiui ii-~ :is 

 ti) till' tliilllde. We iicver li;iil ;ili\ of 

 this t roiildc lint il I his w inti'r. The di^ 

 ( ;i~i' ;itt;icks the sjii.-ill jilaiits when tiist 

 (Idulile iiicitcil ;iiol contiiiucs until tlie\ 

 :ire rt:iil\ to cilt. (hir soil is ;i liiaiii 

 ;iuil \\i' ii<i not tliiiiK it is 1(1(1 lic:i\il\ 

 inaniireil. The tiiiiiidc cNists in tlic dry 

 •iinl moist 1 ei|s ,alik('. It is oidtiiio tn 

 lie ;i serioii- al1';iir. It' ymi c;in let iis 

 IvlKiw what the tidulde is ;iimI the rein 

 (■(|\, the l;i\or will lie greatly ;i|iiire 



ci,-ite.i. •'. \ n. 



■{"he iiise:i~ei| s,-iiii|i|c |ilants arrived in 

 euiiil coiiilition for e\;iinin;it inn. \i>\\v 



ciDps ;iri' attacked li\ tiie stem rot of 

 lettuce, vvhicii fjivi's so iiiiu'li tronlile to 

 a oreat many ornwers. 1 wduld sue 

 o'est tliat you i-emoxi' all the di^e.-i^cd 

 |il;nits; tlicy will only die when ,i little 

 older. ;inyiiow. Ttikc :' shinole ,iiid 

 s('r;i|i(' tin- top suil olV where tlie,\ were 

 and eavry it out of tlio house. Scatter 

 jileiity oi' air sl;ikt'(| lime ardiind on the 

 soil at the diseiised spots and in ;i circle 

 .•iroiiiid them. Suliihur and lime mixed 

 is cxcn lictter than lime ahme, luit the 

 lime should lie tine. ^li.\ them half ami 



half and dust the mixtui piite 



Ireidy. 



This ilisease, lik'e all fuiiooiis dis 

 eases, is reallv a pl.ant orowtli. which 

 roots into the soil and stems of plants 

 •also. The s|ii;res or seeds of the fiiiiiilis 

 ;ire I Mil lie on l.;iir like ernw | hs. like ^r:i iii 

 heads ill ;i held lioiiie on lonu str.aws. 

 \Vliene\cr these spores m;itiire and are 

 carried to other sjiots w h.Me conditions 

 are fa\oralde. they oerminate and st.art 

 another spot of the disease. If they 

 happen to alieht in unfavor.alde places 

 tlie\ f.ail to ecrmiii.ate (U make any 

 lie;idwa\-, .just as oaidell crops would do 

 it' conditions were nut f:i\oi:iMe tor 

 them 1(1 erou in. Lime and sulphur 

 :ire liotli exterminators oi' fiinoous 

 eniwths. hut still are not st I'oiie cnouiih 

 Td injure the croi's. They therefore 

 kill off the fiiu,oiis, iire\(Mitine it from 

 eoiiie to ^eeil anu spre.adiii'^ o\ i r ihe 

 houses, as weed s,.,.,! spreads over :i 

 e;i rden. 



The soil in a o iceiihoiise. when once 

 thoroiiohl\ impreon.-ited with the spuria 

 of disease, w ill . -0111111110 to iiKike troiiiile 



Watcb for ourTrade Mark stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



f Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn 



Substitution of cheaper grades is 

 thus easily exposed. Fresh sample 

 ^^.^^ brick, with illustrated book, mailed 

 ^^Z ^^*^_ postpaid by manufacturers upon re- 

 ^^P» ^>^ ceipt of 40 cents in postage. Address 



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



Mention The Review when you write. 



TOMATO SEED NEW STONE 



I'lire. ('leiin stock, siiic;le pound, $1,25, 

 postit<ro paid. Special price (pioted on 

 lar<;ei' (jtiaiitities. Correspondence solicited. 



H. AUSTIN CO., Eelton, Del. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



until (di.aneeil I'm- clean, tfesli, new soil, 



or until the old soil i- sterili/ed. Ma 



iiurc in soil fijr lettuce reallv should lie 



put in lone- het'ore the soil is U--ed, .-IS It 



is iisu.ally the c;iiise of the Iiiuilile. If 



t horoiiolily idited together, the soil i-- 



;ilso more \aliialde and there is less 



ch.aiice t'or tin' t'linous to IciNc it to live 



on. Thi-- t'lineus spread^ over the siii 



f:ice o|' tin' soil, livine- on decavm^ m,a 



terial, et c. 



I liidicvc it, in iiecessiiiv to mention 

 the importance of fresh air and N'entila 

 tion, lillt si|oO(ist lli.al voii keep the 

 w.'iter down on the voii. mil wettine 

 the foli.aec. Init riinniiiL;' the ho-i- in 

 lietween the plants, ^vith the water 

 turned on slowly. l ulliv;ite Vipillle 



plants a little ;nid do not kee|i tlieiu 

 1 oo wet 1 I . ' e 



