. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1919. The American Florist. 979 DELPBINIUM Belladonna 2i4-in. pots, 10,000 pliuits ready now. $ per 100; per 1000. ENGLISH IVY Extra long and heavy 6-inch pots. — $ Extra long and heavy 5inoh pots Ex tra long and heavy 4-inoh pots Lighter grade 4-inch pots VIOLETS Rooted runners. May delivery. Princess of .lOO, $; looo, $ Lady Campbell 100, ; 1000, C. U. LIGGIT Office: 303 Bulletin Bldg., PHILADELPHIA, - - PA. while others such as the Aroma and Gandy, a
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1919. The American Florist. 979 DELPBINIUM Belladonna 2i4-in. pots, 10,000 pliuits ready now. $ per 100; per 1000. ENGLISH IVY Extra long and heavy 6-inch pots. — $ Extra long and heavy 5inoh pots Ex tra long and heavy 4-inoh pots Lighter grade 4-inch pots VIOLETS Rooted runners. May delivery. Princess of .lOO, $; looo, $ Lady Campbell 100, ; 1000, C. U. LIGGIT Office: 303 Bulletin Bldg., PHILADELPHIA, - - PA. while others such as the Aroma and Gandy, are much more exacting. The Aroma seems best suited to a fairly heavy soil, such as a heavy silt loam, while Gandy does best on a clay loam. The reason for these differences in soil adaptation seems to lie, in part at least, in the amount of moisture the different sorts can get through their roots, and the root systems differ greatly. For the purpose of obtaining infor- mation on the varieties best adapted to the different regions, a large number of commercial growers in the important producing districts in all parts of the United States were requested to give information as to the leading sorts in their respective localities and the mer- its of each. In addition, experts of the department visited many impor- tant commercial sections and most of the state experiment stations assisted in furnishing data which have been tab- ulated in the bulletin above mentioned. From this it is noted that about 25 sorts constitute about 90 per cent of the commercial strawberry acreage of the United States, or did in 1916, the first two, Klondike and Aroma, being credited with 41 per cent. Both have exceptionally healthy foliage and pro- duce berries which are firm enough to be shipped to distant markets. Cucumber Beetle Control. The striped cucumber beetle which causes damage to cucumber, water- melon, cantaloupe, beans, peas and other crops, by far the most destruc- tive curcubit pest the far
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