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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_14 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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204 The Weekly Florists^ Review* June 23, 1904. the earth. We may safely predict that the interest in the chrysanthemum will never wane so long as new and striking forms continue to delight us from year to year. IN THE ROSE TOWN. The accompanying illustrations give some idea of the extent of glass and char- acter of the stock this season at the South Park Floral Co., New Castle, Ind., the photographs being taken recently. The main range shown is that of the Heller Brothers, the two houses in the foreground being those of William Ditt- nian, formerly foreman for his neighbors and now growing Beauties for his own account, shipping his output to J. A. Budlong, Chicago. Since these photo- graphs were taken Heller Bros, have be- gun a new range at the left of the pic- ture, including several houses of the same size as those shown and one house 48x275, with six benches, with a capacity of about 8,000 teas. The firm will grow several houses of carnations this year although for several seasons the place has been entirely in roses. The new glass will allow them about the usual planting of Beauties, with an increase in the teas and space for the carnation«<. They are now selling most of their cut direct from the greenhouses. COVENT GARDEN MARKET. Following are brief notes by A. Hems- ley OD trade conditions this spring in Covent Garden Market, London, Eng- land: Bedding plant trade was very good, most things making good prices, but small stuff in boxes was much overdone. Ivy-leaved pelargoniums (geraniums) have been very abundant; the three lead- ing sorts are Mme. C rouse, Chas. Turner and Galilee, some of the latter being a mass of bright pink bloom. Lilium longiflorum, cut, has lately much exceeded the demand and prices have been very low. Bunches of short fronds of Asparagus plumosus nanus are now much used and those who grow it well must find it a profitable crop. Even now a few salemen keep to trade buyers only but since supplies have so increased many make no distinction and at holiday times the market is full of private buyers. There is always a demand for well flowered lobelias. Chrysanthemum segetum is now much used in place of the yellow marguerite. Polygala oppositifolia is not an ordi- nary market plant but it is found that florists like it on account of its color. Nephrolepis Westoni makes a grand plant and should prove a useful addition to market ferns. Some of the finest roses seen this sea- son were Mme. Chatenay cut with lon«y stems. The best spireas seen are of the vari- ety S. astilboides floribunda. Hartford. Conn.—Christy Bros, have gone out of business. Belleville, III.—E. W. Guy wants to see the Improvement Association revived. It did a great deal of good last year. Lebanon, Pa.—J. W. Fox, who has been spending several months here, has gone to Atlantic City to devote the summer to his flower store there.
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A House of Beauties at Heller Bros'., New Gtstle, Ind. V^etable Forcing. Fancy cucumbers hold firm in the New York market, despite very large receipts of medium and low grades from the south. LETTUCE IN SMALL TOWN. I am located in a small city some dis- tance from a market and where there is no regular supply of winter vegetables. I think I could sell quite a little lettuce if I could grow it on a bench in a house of miscellaneous plants. Can it be doneT What temperature does lettuce require? What kind of soil? When composted? When should lettuce be sown for the first winter crop? How far apart should Grand Eapids be planted? How long should it take to mature? F. K. It is hardly practicable to grow lettuce in a house along with miscellaneous plants as the temperature required for lettuce is too low for suf.h sto«k. A night temperature of from 40 to 45 degrees is about right for lettuce. Lettuce re- quires a moderately enriched soil, not too stiff. If not already done the present would be a good time for composting the material. Good sod soil should be pro- cured and composted with well rotted barn manure in the proportion of about five loads of soil to one of manure, but it is very important that the manure be well rotted, as lettuce does not take kindly to it if it is in any way fresh. We make the first sowing for early win- ter use about August 20, but this crop we count on maturing in cold frames. With covering after the nights get cold we seldom fail to reap good results from this crop and can usually depend on it for our supply up to about Christmas. We make the first sowing for greenhouse work about the middle of September. This matures in time to succeed those grown in the frames. About three months is usually necessary for the crop to mature from time of sowing. About eight inches each way is necessary as space to develop good large heads of Grand Rapids. W. S. Croydon. ASPARAGUS UNDER GLASS. Will you kindly give me information in regard to asparagus culture under glass? Is it possible to grow it under the benches or must it have the full sun- light? What are the best varieties for forcing? What age must the roots have to produce a crop this coming winter? How close can the roots be planted and what temperature should it be grown in? J. L. D. It is possible to grow asparagus under greenhouse benches; in fact, it is very eommonly grown under such conditions. Sunshine is not necessary to the develop- ment of the growth but when forced en- tirely dark it will, of course, be nil white. Sufficient light should therefore be given to have at least the tips green. Regarding variety, the larger growers, such as Palmetto and Colossal, are the most profitable to force. Roots should net be less than three years old, under ordin- ary conditions, but this depends entirely on the conditions under which it is grown. Under very favorable circumstances strong crowns can be produced in two years and the strength of the crown 'n the deciding point more than the age of

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