The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . with a fine trade among thegardeners and private places, reportsa good business for the season. Hisson Charles, as active member of thehouse, says, Wait a little and I willtell you something. He will. Los Angeles, Cal.—An account ofa visit to John Bodger & Sons, seedgrowers, Gardena, Cal., may be of in-terest to the readers of the FloristsExchange. Their acreage last year wassix hundred; this year they will add toit four hundred more. All their seedsare grown without the use of
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . with a fine trade among thegardeners and private places, reportsa good business for the season. Hisson Charles, as active member of thehouse, says, Wait a little and I willtell you something. He will. Los Angeles, Cal.—An account ofa visit to John Bodger & Sons, seedgrowers, Gardena, Cal., may be of in-terest to the readers of the FloristsExchange. Their acreage last year wassix hundred; this year they will add toit four hundred more. All their seedsare grown without the use of a poundof fertilizer, on virgin soil irrigatedwith pumped water on the six hundredacres; by artesian water on the fourhundred, which are located at LosAlamitos. Of this last named tractthey will devote one half to tomatoes;one hundred acres will be planted tosweet peas, twenty acres to have made a four row seeddrill of their own design that will bedrawn by two or four horses, accord-ing to variety of seed sown and depthto be planted. With this machine theyhope to reduce the expense of seeding. MUSHROOMS CORNEIil^ EXPERIMENT STATION got two pounds omushrooms per aq. foot of bed with TlsiiDe-CDltD[ii Fare Spawn You can do equally as well If you use the right kind of spawnOur Illustrated booklet. MUSHROOMS aad MUSHROOMSPAWNS and GUIDE to MUSHROOM CULTURE, is sent free. Every grower should have a copy. PURE CULTURE SPAWN CO., Meramec Highlands and Pacific, Mo. t MUSHROOMS. WT. A LSORSWN FROM TISSUECUtTURE PURK AddresB ue at racitic. Mo.•gnuiJ:» oaqM aggggoxa ,n«\20ljl aqx nouoaw more than one. half over previousmethods. During the week about three inchesof rain fell, which delayed operationson the farm, yet it is a profitable hold-up. To pump and distribute that muchwater on to six hundred acres of landis no small job; besides rain watercontains fertility that pumped waterdoes not possess. All flower seed aresown with a Planet Jr. seed have fo
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