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Sweet Pea Seed 



IS MY SPECIALTY 



Watch my new winter orchid- 

 flowering type. They will be intro- 

 duced this season. I have all the col- 

 ors— oyer 60. See me at the National 

 Flower Show in New York. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



Greenhouses : 



BOUND BROOK, NEW JERSEY 



Seed Ranch: 



LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA 



Erie railroad will not accept them un- 

 less freight charges are prepaid. Thou- 

 sands of acres of the old crop through- 

 out the country have not been har- 

 vested, and it is now being plowed un- 

 der for fertilizer." 



CARROT IN CALIFORNIA. 



Last year, owin^r to the conditions 

 in France, a considerably larger acreage 

 than usual of carrot for seed was grown 

 in California and the following notes 

 by Frank C. Cuthbertson will be of in- 

 terest to many: 



"Carrot seed does best in the islands 

 of the Sacramento and San Joaquin 

 rivers, where the soil is either a rich 

 sediment or peat. The soil being al- 

 ways moist and there being small 

 chance of drying out, good crops are 

 always harvested. 



"The seed is sown about June and 

 most growers like to sow on the peat 

 land. Earlier sowing than June results 

 in oversized roots, and oversized roots 

 are not to be commended for planting. 

 The roots are ready for lifting in No- 

 vember, and during the latter part of 

 that month a start is made with plant- 

 ing, if weather conditions are favor- 

 able. The roots are lifted and laid out 

 in rows with the leaves cut off. A care- 

 ful selection is made of each variety. 

 When grown in the peat soil the roots 

 are fully and perfectly developed and 

 there is no question as to whether a root 

 is right or wrong. Any off shape or 

 color can be detected at a glance. 



"The ground is marked off in rows 

 three feet apart by a marker, which, 

 drawn by two horses, marks three rows 

 at each journey. It is wonderful what 

 straight rows can be made by an ex- 

 pert driver. Many growers cross-mark 

 the ground as well. This means a great 

 deal when cultivating time comes, as 

 the cultivating can be done both ways. 



"The carrots are planted three feet 

 [Continued on pa«e 70.] 



The center rows in this picture are of that beautiful novelty, 

 Xanthosoma lllustris, with its beautiful velvety leaves 3 to 9 feet 

 high, as beautiful as a fancy-leaved Caladium, and much hardier 

 and more prolific. Strong plants from open ground, $4.00 per 100; 

 smaller ones at $2.50. 



The Caladium Esculentum on the sides were 8 feet high. We have a few 

 monster bulbs from them, 12 to 15 in., at I2I2C each; 15 to 18 in., at 15c. Fine 

 lot of 6 to 7 in. at Ic each. 



Write us for prices on Daisies, Stokesia and Canna plants, 

 and see our ad in March 27th issue. 



L. H. READ & CO., Deer Park, Ala. 



J. W. KDMUNDSON, Manaser 



M. W. WTT.T.IAM8, 8«or«tary 



Califonda Seed Growers Association, Inc. 



Growers for Wholesale Dealers 

 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 



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