. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1016 The American Florist. June Market Gardeners Vegetable Growers' Assoctatton of America. B. L. Watts, StateCollese. President; , Boston Mass., Vice Pres'^lent; S. W. Sererance, 508 IlliBois Life BuildinB, Louisville. Ky., Secretary: M. L. Rnstenik, Cleveland, Treasurer. Annual meeting at Boston 1911. Fraud In Early Potatoes. Small Peachblow or McClure pota- toes are being sold in Colorado as early potatoes, states C. L. Fitch po- tato specialist of tlie Colorado A^ri- nl'.hrT.^."&qu
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1016 The American Florist. June Market Gardeners Vegetable Growers' Assoctatton of America. B. L. Watts, StateCollese. President; , Boston Mass., Vice Pres'^lent; S. W. Sererance, 508 IlliBois Life BuildinB, Louisville. Ky., Secretary: M. L. Rnstenik, Cleveland, Treasurer. Annual meeting at Boston 1911. Fraud In Early Potatoes. Small Peachblow or McClure pota- toes are being sold in Colorado as early potatoes, states C. L. Fitch po- tato specialist of tlie Colorado A^ri- nl'.hrT.^.""^^^ '" '-^'^ "«"'^ notes published by that institution, dealers claiming they bought them as south- ern grown Triumphs. The Peachblow IS a late variety and an excellent keep- er and a large number of small medi- um-sized tubers of even round shape ^nd^^V'^'f- ^^'•^ t'^^ simiLri?y from thr""""!; "-"^^ ""''' ''^''y Potato uZ Of t, '°""'' "''"" •'^'">' « this time of the year and are of a brown- '.or, ?r ^°!,°'"- P^'^chblow at this sea- and Z ? °u "'"^ ''^'"^'^ ^'"h White and are tough and rubbery. The for- mer are selling at seven cents a pound, DoL?'"^ *""' '''''^y potatoes at six pounds for a quarter. A sure test is that early potatoes will show no signs fy,J'°7'^J'"-' ^^ "' ^^ -^ays, while these fraudulent potatoes show signs of life by the starting of sprouts. True early potatoes will be found without signs of life at the eyes. Floating: Gardens In Mexico. THEIR OEIGIX AND DEVELOPIIENT. Remains of gardens that must have been laid out long before Mexico was conquered by the Spaniards still exist there, showing that the half-civilized tribes that dwelt in the southern part of the American continent knew the art of decorating Nature, and con- verting their wilds into delightful re- sorts. The first floating gardens (says the &quo
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