. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1260 The American Florist. fuly 8, r Market Gardeners Vedelable Growers' Assoclallon of America. B. L. Watts, State College. President: H. F. Hall, Boston Mass., Vice-President; S. W. SeTerance. 503 Illinois Life Buildine, Louisville. Secretary: M. L. Rnstenik, Cleveland. Treasurer. Annual meeting at Boston 1911. Greenhouse Culture. Those growers who carry heavy crops of cucumbers and tomatoes in July will find some shade a benefit. While both are heat-loving subjects, a clear greenhouse roof
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1260 The American Florist. fuly 8, r Market Gardeners Vedelable Growers' Assoclallon of America. B. L. Watts, State College. President: H. F. Hall, Boston Mass., Vice-President; S. W. SeTerance. 503 Illinois Life Buildine, Louisville. Secretary: M. L. Rnstenik, Cleveland. Treasurer. Annual meeting at Boston 1911. Greenhouse Culture. Those growers who carry heavy crops of cucumbers and tomatoes in July will find some shade a benefit. While both are heat-loving subjects, a clear greenhouse roof is too much for them in mid-summer. Cucumbers especially are not so fond of high tem- peratures as some suppose; in fact the best results are obtained in very mod- erate regions. The writer remembers the finest field of cucumbers he ever saw was situated at the foot of a se- ries of hills running from northwest to southeast, with the result that the noon sun crept behind the hills, sav- ing the enormous afternoon exposure. Air slaked lime sprayed on is most generally employed on large green- houses as whiting and lead are rather expensive. If lime is used it must be air slaked as any fresh lime will stay there and cause no end of trouble in the fall. Many crops of cucumbers are cut short by insufficient water, as a heavy growth of vines requires enormous water supply in hot weather. There is only one way for inexperienced par- ties to find the true condition and that is to dig in here and there and find how deep their waterings have gone. Black rot of tomatoes is generally caused by lack of water at the roots, hence the name dry rot. While we do not want much water on tomatoes early in their growth, they need plenty when fruit is under way. MAEKETMAN. The Melon Aphis. The most generally injurious insect pest to the cucumber and melon patch in Nebraska and adjoining states is the aphis or plant louse, and the Agri- cultural Experiment Station of Ne- braska has issued a bulletin
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