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TheWcekly Florists' Review. 



April 6, 1911. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEQETABU: MABKETS. 



Chioago, April 4. — Cucumbers, 75c to $1.25 doz. ; 

 lettuce, ITMsC to 20c case; radishes, 35c to 60c 

 doz. bunches. 



Boston, April 3. — Cucumbers, |3 to |8 box; 

 lettuce, tt5c to 85c box; romalne, 75c to $1 doz.: 

 escaroUe, 50c to 75c doz.; parsley, $1.25 to S1.50 

 busbel; tomatoes, 25c to 3Sc lb.; radishes, 30c to 

 40c doz.; rliubarb, 10c lb.; bunch beets, $1.75 to 

 $2 doz.; bunch carrots, $1 to $1.25 doz.; mush- 

 rooms, 35c to 50c lb. 



New York, April 3. — Mushrooms In light re- 

 ceipt and higher. Beet tops steady. Cucumbers 

 dull and weak. Lettuce steady. Tomatoes 

 neglected. Radishes and rhubarb steady. Mint 

 In free supply. Beet tops, 50c to 75c box; cucum- 

 bers, 75c to $1 box; lettuce, 75c to $1.25 strap; 

 mint, 50c to 75c dozen bunches; mushrooms, 60c 

 to $1.75 4-lb. basket; radishes, $2 to $2.50 hundred 

 bunches; rhubarb, 25c to 65c dozen bunches; to- 

 matoes. 5c to 10c lb. 



WHITE FLY ON TOMATOES. 



We have planted our range of forc- 

 ing houses to tomatoes, with lettuce 

 between the tomatoes. The tomatoes 

 are affected with white fly. Would one 

 ounce of cyanide of potassium to 1,000 

 cubic feet injure the lettuce or the 

 young tomatoes? Our houses are new 

 and quite tight. H. F. 



You can exterminate the white fly 

 with cyanide without injuring either 

 crop, and that is the only way to get 

 rid of the pest. You must be careful, 

 however, not to make the cyanide too 

 strong, or it will hurt the tomatoes. 

 One ounce to 1,000 cubic feet would be 

 too strong to risk. The cyanide acts 

 somewhat differently at different times, 

 depending on the length of time the 

 acid and water have been mixed be- 

 fore using, and also depending on how 

 dry the house is. In using gas you 

 must have the plants perfectly dry, 

 and it is better if the soil is not 

 watered that day, as the poison settles 

 quickly in moisture, burning the foliage, 

 but doing little harm to the insects. 



White fly is easy to kill with cyanide, 

 and only light doses are required. This 

 method of fumigating is easier than 

 any other, once you become accustomed 

 to it. I have just fumigated a house 

 25x200 feet and seven feet to the gut- 

 ters. In this house I used only eight 

 jars, with 2-ounce doses of cyanide per 

 jar. This house would average ten 

 feet to the ridge, making 250 cubic 

 feet of space per lineal foot of house. 

 So, you see, the fumigation was not 

 strong, but it killed the white fly and 

 did not injure the tomatoes. I have 

 used only six jars to this house at 

 times, with equally good results. 



Start with a weak dose and, if it 

 does not get them all, give it another 



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IFatch for our Trade Mark stamped 

 on every brick of Lambert's 



Pan Culture Mushroom Spawn 



Substitution of cbeaper grades is 

 thus easily nposed. Fresh sample 

 brick, with fllustrated book, mailed 



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postpaid by manuf acttirersapoD re- 

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ceipt of 40 cents in postage. Address 

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TONATO SEED NEW STONE 



Pure, clean stock, single pound, $1.26, 

 postage paid. Special price quoted on 

 larger quantities. Carrespowlence solictted. 



H. AUSTIN CO., Felton, Del. 



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PHOENIX CANARIENSIS 



By the 

 Thouaanda 



stocky plants, balled 

 from clay grround, per- 

 fect shape, sare to 

 give Mttsf action. 



2 to2Hi-ft..t0.66 

 2>3to8 -ft.. .76 



3 toSht-n.. 1.00 

 3>a to 4 -ft. . 1.28 



Kentia Nuneriet 



Santa Barbara, Cat. 



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the following night. You will need one 

 later, also, to catch the young that are 

 now in the eggs. Mix the acid and 

 water in the jars about one hour be- 

 fore putting in the cyanide. Com- 

 mencing at the farther end of the 

 house, drop the packages carefully, 

 paper and all, in the jars as you pass 

 them. Then stay out of the house 

 until toward daylight; by that time it 

 will be perfectly safe to enter, although 

 the odor will still be plainly noticed. 



H. G. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



FOKTIiAND, OBE. 



The Market. 



Business last week showed a decided 

 general improvement. With the advance 

 of spring weather the supply of flowers 

 is more varied, yet we have to handle 

 more business to get the same monetary 

 results. Sundays are usually the best 

 days, as there are more funerals, and 

 also more flowers taken to the ceme- 

 teries. 



Carnations are in full crop of finest 

 quality. Roses are also improving under 

 the spring-like conditions. All other 

 stock is responding accordingly and it 

 keeps the florist busy to keep it moving 

 at a profit. Uneasiness is felt by some, 

 as they fear that the lilies will be too 

 far advanced for Easter. Shifting to 

 cooler houses will have to be done, in 

 order to have them at the appointed 

 time. 



Fruit trees are in full bloom and come 

 in handy for decorations and window 

 effects. 



Various Notes. 



It is reported that Martin & Forbes 

 have purchased forty acres of land in 

 the vicinity of Forest Grove and in the 

 near future will erect a new plant on 

 the property. E. R. C. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Everything is lovely in the vicinity 

 of San Francisco, with the possible ex- 

 ception of business, and that is no worse 

 than it always is during the lenten sea- 

 son. Flowers of every description are 

 in oversupply and the prices are, in con- 

 sequence, nothing to brag of. It seems 

 as if the thousands of carnations and 

 roses are trying to make up for the 

 many weeks during January and Feb- 

 ruary when they did not nearly pay for 

 their board and lodging. 



From all accounts at hand, we are to 

 have plenty of stock for Easter at fair 

 prices. Easter lilies are coming into 

 town in fair quantities and of good 



Wholesale Only 



We desire your orders for cat flowera ana 

 decorative green. Our flowers are aU flrst-daaa 

 and our stock is ample at aU times. Our ptlcei 

 are as follows: 



Violets fl.OO per dos. bmiehaa 



Sweet Peas $1.00 per doa. bnnchae 



Freeslaa — Pnrltr (Febraary) . .$1.60 per 100 stems 



Paper White Nardsans $1.60 per 100 stams 



Hothouse Roses $4.00 to XS.OO per 100 



Hothouse Carnations $2.60 to $4.00 par 100 



Field Carnations $1.00 to $1.60 per 100 



Plumosus Sprays Sl.OO par 100 



Sprengeri Sprays $1.00 par 100 



Plnmosas Strings, 10 feet A ceats 



Floral Baskets, Wire Work, Btc. 



Los Angeles Flower Market 



414V& South Broadway, Los Angelea, Oal. 



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ARAUCARIAS 



Arauoarla Exoelsa, young, healthy plants, 

 seedlings with 3 or 4 tiers, at $16.00 per 100. 



Arauoarla Kxoelsa, top cuttings from 4-in. 

 pots, 8 tiers, 4 branches to each tier, 35c each, 

 $82.00 per 100. 



H. KEMPF, Pacific Nursery 



S041 Baker St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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RAHN ft HERBERT 



Wholeaale Growera 

 110 E. 49th St., PORTLAND, ORE. 



OeraniumB, 2-inch. $30.00 per 1000; 3-inch. 

 $50.00 per lOOj. In leading varieties. 



Assortment of Beddlnsr Plants. Write for 

 price list. 



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 " HIGHEST QUALITY " 



Seeds, Plants, Bulbs and Supplies 



Florists' and Gardeners' Trade solicited. 

 Catalogue on request. 



^^^160 ■MXMtO ar.. POSTI.AMD. ORB. 



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 Send in yonr order NOW for 



CUT FLOWERS 



We are growing Dafrodlls. Paper White Narcissus, 

 etc., of the finest quality, in such large quantity 

 that we can maintain a constant supply on all Pacific 

 Coast markets. If you wish regular shipments or 

 rush orders filled at reasonable prices, telegraph or 

 write The Leedliam Bulb Co., Santa Crnx, 

 Cal. Gladiolus America, Tulips. Spanish Iris, etc.. 

 In season 



Carnation Plants 



4000 transplanted Winona, from 

 flats, 12.50 per 100. 



Bassett's Floral Gardens 



LOOMIS, CAL. 



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Seaforthia Elegans 



well established in 

 boxes. 



7 to8ft $6.00 



8 to 9 ft 8.00 



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EXOTIC NURSERIES 



1420 State Street, 

 Santa Barbara, Oal. 



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quality. They cost the stores from 

 $2.50 to $4 per dozen stems, while the 

 potted plants will average about double 

 those prices. Carnations and roses are 

 a glut now, but this condition will 

 change in a few weeks, when the big 

 crop will be off for the time. Daffodils 

 and tulips are in abundant supply and 

 move fairly well. Dutch hyacinths and 

 valley can be placed in the same cate- 

 gory. Violets are rapidly nearing their 



