. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ••?*? ?- —•*r-* >'"'i^' °i-,- --^ -V'- ?"?•'r.' ', 68 The Florists' Review May 6. lOlS. Vegetable Forcing APHIS ON CABBAOES. What shall I use to destroy green fly on young cabbage plantsf H. C. B.—Md. If they are in coldframes, put on the sashes and give a fumigation with a nicotine paper. Or you can spray with a nicotine extract or any of the soap preparations, such as whale oil soap, kerosene emulsion, Aphine or even Ivory soap. One pound of the Ivory soap, sliced fine( and dissolved in boil- ing water, with enough water Added to mak
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ••?*? ?- —•*r-* >'"'i^' °i-,- --^ -V'- ?"?•'r.' ', 68 The Florists' Review May 6. lOlS. Vegetable Forcing APHIS ON CABBAOES. What shall I use to destroy green fly on young cabbage plantsf H. C. B.—Md. If they are in coldframes, put on the sashes and give a fumigation with a nicotine paper. Or you can spray with a nicotine extract or any of the soap preparations, such as whale oil soap, kerosene emulsion, Aphine or even Ivory soap. One pound of the Ivory soap, sliced fine( and dissolved in boil- ing water, with enough water Added to make the total liquid five gallons, makes a cheap, effective insecticide for aphis. C. W. LARGE TOMATOES FOR FORCINa. I have a house of Comet tomatoes which are bearing profusely, but the fruit is small and will not sell against the large ones that come up from Flor- ida. Is there a larger tomato that will force under glass during the winter f F^ B.—Ala. Comet is the leading forcing tomato for the great northern markets, where fruits which will run from six to eight to the pound in winter are much pre- ferred to those of larger size. Lister's Prolific, Carter's Sunrise, Sutton's Best oi'JSH, 'Stirling Castle and all other purely forcing tomatoes are small varie- ties, carrying a good number of fruits per bunch. I do not know of a large- fruited tomato adapted for forcing pur- poses. You might try Chalk's Early Jewel, a somewhat larger fruit, which has succeeded fairly well with some. Stone is a splendid tomato, the best we have outdoors, but it is not of much value in the winter. If you want a late spring or early summer crop, it would be fdl right. I am somewhat sur- prised that customers prefer outdoor Florida tomatoes to those ripened under glass. The indoor fruit is immeasur- ably superior in flavor and the color is always rich. C. W. Cleveland, O.—The Joseph M. Stern Co. has been incorporated to deal in florists' supplies, with a capital stock of $10,000. The
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