. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 286 The American Florist. Aug. 24, Vegetable Growers' Association ot America. H. W. Selby, Philadelphia, Pa., President; C. W. Waid, Grand Kapids, Mich., Vice- President; S. W. Severance, Louisville, Ky., Secretary; Eugene Davis, Grand Rapids, Mich., Treasurer. RoLLiNSON's Telegraph cucumber can be fruited in the open ground. Bulletin No. 447. entitled "Newer Varieties of Strawberries," has been issued by the New York agricultural experiment station, Geneva, containing 24 pages and numerous illustrations
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 286 The American Florist. Aug. 24, Vegetable Growers' Association ot America. H. W. Selby, Philadelphia, Pa., President; C. W. Waid, Grand Kapids, Mich., Vice- President; S. W. Severance, Louisville, Ky., Secretary; Eugene Davis, Grand Rapids, Mich., Treasurer. RoLLiNSON's Telegraph cucumber can be fruited in the open ground. Bulletin No. 447. entitled "Newer Varieties of Strawberries," has been issued by the New York agricultural experiment station, Geneva, containing 24 pages and numerous illustrations, covering: interesting tests made with more than (iO varieties. Prices of Indoor Fruits and Veg'etables. Chicago, August 20.—Cucumbers, 2- dozen box, 40 cents; celery, crate. to 50 cents; head lettuce, 2-dozen, $; radishes, per lOU bunches, .$ to .$; tomatoes, 4 baskets, 40 cents to .50 cents. New York. Aug. 10.—Celery (state), per bunch, to (JO cents; cucumbers, $]..50 to -$ per basket; mushrooms, $ to $ per basket; tomatoes, per pound, 3 to 5 cents; lettuce per pack- age, .50 cents to .'; radishes, per 100 bunches, .50 cents to $ Commerciai Acreagfe of Meions. The commercial acreage of water- melons in the following states is esti- mated to be as follows for 1918 and 1017. respectively: Georgia, 19,905, 31,133 acres; Florida, 10,653, 21,173 acres; Alabama, 3,730, 5,767 acres; Texas, 9,230, ,li05 acres; Arizona, 200, acres; Cential California, 1,400, 1,665 acres. Totals, 45,217, 73,493 acres, a decrease this year of 28,276 acres, or about 39 per cent. The commercial acreage of canta- loupes in the following- states is esti- mated to be as follows for 1918 and 1917, respectively: Georgia, 3,139, 7,980 acres; Florida, 784. 1,065 acres; Colorado, 4,.595, 5,085 acres; New Mex- ico, 700, 700 acres; Arizona, 2,2(X). .'1,020 acres; Nevada, 200, 500 acres; Califor- nia, 15,141, 16, acres. Totals, 2(i,sl9, 34,409 acres, a
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