. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 28 The American Florist. My 31, I Market Gardeners Greenhouse Vegetable Growers and Market Gardeners* Association. E. A. Dunbar Ashtabula, O., President: S. J. Perry. Grand Rapids. Mich , Vice-Pres- ident; S. B. Chester, Cleveland. Treas- urer; S. W. Severance, 508 Illinois Life Building, Louisville, Ky., Secretary. Next meetine in Ashtabula October 12, iy09 PEAS should be packed tightly, as they shrink considerably in transit and may be bruised by shaking about. The grower who puts up a good package of fr
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 28 The American Florist. My 31, I Market Gardeners Greenhouse Vegetable Growers and Market Gardeners* Association. E. A. Dunbar Ashtabula, O., President: S. J. Perry. Grand Rapids. Mich , Vice-Pres- ident; S. B. Chester, Cleveland. Treas- urer; S. W. Severance, 508 Illinois Life Building, Louisville, Ky., Secretary. Next meetine in Ashtabula October 12, iy09 PEAS should be packed tightly, as they shrink considerably in transit and may be bruised by shaking about. The grower who puts up a good package of fruit or choice vegetables owes it to himself to label it with his own name or the name of his place and such packages will soon boost his business. It is one of the cheapest and most effective forms of advertis- ing. "The Preparation of Fruits and "Vegetables for Market," by S. B. Shaw, is the title of an excellent bul- letin issued by the North Carolina De- partment of Agriculture, Raleigh. All who are interested in this work should certainly send for a copy, which will be sent free on application. Lettuce. It will soon be time to start lettuce plants for the winter campaign. "Where a continuous supply of lettuce is the object, it is an advantage to start early, as the space can be used more eco- nomically. An early crop is depend- ent upon hard frosts to open the mar- ket, that is, to destroy outside crops. Generally, northern men expect to go into market the latter part of October. Some seasons an opening comes earlier and it is good policy to start a small part timely. At this time of the year it will require about eight weeks to grow a crop. "We like to use new crop seed as it is more vigorous, but we only plant a small sample for a trial, to prove its purity, as a poor lot would cause a large loss if planted heavily. Growers agree that good plants at the right time is more than half the battle. "We prefer to raise all plants indoors and do not
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