The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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As the rnsps iiiak.' Ih 

 may bo watcrcil liliniill) 

 commonic ciUtiii^ I he .■ 

 sparingly, -n tliMt you 

 plants (111 the ihy -h\r wli.ii .ill iTop. 

 Syringe on i-yci-y Immh al.K' .la\ ll.il.l 

 the hose so tliai thr wain -ml,,- ili,> 

 under side of the tLliau''. .alhiwi-.' nd 

 spider will soon uiaku il- a|i|irai amc. 

 The spider is very eaty to kia'p olV. but 

 hard to get rid of when it once has a 

 foothold. Be most particular in syring- 

 ing the l^raiili.^. S\ii»oe hard when 

 you do it. IliMr 1-1 hiin times a week 

 IS plenty. In -mm Hm l,a\<'S dry oft' be- 

 fore niglit all. I ,1 -> niiLjini;-. In case a 

 sudden change in weather threatens to 

 prevent the dr3'ing oft" of the foliage prop- 

 erly, give extra heat and extra ventila- 

 tion. 



If any black spot appears pick oft' and 

 burn the afTeeted leaves at once. Keep 

 the air sweet. Have a little sulphur on 

 the pipes at all times. 



M. ,St.\itcii. 



[The above notes were intended for 

 last week's issue but arrived loo late. 

 Following are the notes written for this 

 week's issue.] 



After the long spell of cloudy weather 

 the recent days of sunshine have bright- 

 ened the face of many a grower who 

 has been anxious about his Cliristmas 

 crop. If vou have kept vnur plants a 

 little on the drv side duriny .Inudv davs 

 they will take a good watering the lirst 

 sunnv dav. 1 believe in «a(eiiiiL; .so 



fee 



md til 



of the so 



fairly dry again. Do not waler and 

 syringe a little every day. There are 

 places over heating pipes and at cor- 

 ners where you will have to water of- 

 tener. and "always try to keep these 

 places equally as moist as the rest of 

 the bed. so you can water the whole 

 equally all over again when needed. 

 Check the fires befoi-e the sun gels up 



Hybrid and li\liii.l lea m-es that have 

 been donnanl and tlial are intended for 

 Easter hluomin- will -n,,ii need atten- 

 tion. It i- ii'ine ton earlv to get them 

 started about the last week of this 

 month. If they are in solid beds cut out 

 all brush, old and weak flowering wood. 

 Do not cut it back but take it all out. 

 Leave from three to four shoots accord- 

 ing to distance apart of the plants. 



Take a little of the surface soil oft' 

 and give a good mulching of manure and 

 soil to which you may add some bone 

 meal. Tie them down, distributing even- 

 ly over the bed, and give a thorough 

 watering. Start them at a temperature 

 of 45 degrees and raise gradually after 

 they commence to break. Those on 

 raised benches are treated the same with 

 the exception of the pruning. Cut out 

 all the worthless wood and cut the rest 

 back to four or six eyes. The roses on 

 benches will under the same treatment 

 bloom for a week or ten days sooner 

 than those in solid beds. 



M. Staucii. 



MILDEW. 



Please tell me through the Review if 

 sulphate of copper and lime is ever used 

 for mildew on roses in the greenhouse, 

 and if so, what proportion of each is 

 used. H. S. 



A solution of sulphate of copper and 

 lime is used for downy mildew and 

 black rot of the grape and blight and 



oi of the tomato and potato, but I have 

 ever known it to be used on roses under 

 lass. Lime or lime and sulphur in 

 i|ual parts is used, dusting it on the 

 oliage. H. S. will do best to use pure 

 ulphur, either on the foliage or on the 

 eating pipes. M. ST.vrcii. 



HARD WOOD ROSE CUTTINGS. 



Will not some reader of tlie Review 

 tell me how to propagate hard wood 

 ro.sc eiitlings indoors, stating how much 

 bottom heat to give Ihemr Also how to 

 propagate hybrid rose cuttings in frames 

 in summer. How should the frames be 

 made and the cuttings treated'^ 



SUBSCHIBEIi. 



The first requisite of success in pro- 

 pagating roses from hard wood is to 

 have til" wood very thoroiiglil,\ ripened 

 and hard. It is then -liippe.! ,,f the 

 foli.i^e and made ii[i inti' Iw'i •n three- 

 eye iiittings. These are ^tiiek in sand 

 which has been very firmly packed. The 

 cuttings should be well firmed in the 

 sand, as thorough packing is essential 

 to success. During the first three weeks 

 a temperature of 38 to 45 degrees may 

 be maintained with very little addi- 

 tional bottom heat. The bottom temper- 

 ature should then be gradually increased 

 until it reaches 60 degrees. A bottom 

 temperature of from 60 to 65 degrees 

 may then be maintained. At no time 

 should the top temperature rise above 50 

 degrees. 



t''rames for propagating hybrid rose 

 enttingj in summer may be made as fol- 

 ln\\- I'resh manure to the depth of 



ic.ii -hould be placed in the frame 



iinl ihnioughly packed. It should be 

 moistened and covered for two or three 

 days before using. Put on two inches 

 of gravel and three inches of sharp sand. 

 See that the sand is firmly packed. The 

 cuttings should be thoroughly watered 

 after sticking. Keep the frames closed 

 for five or six days, only opening them 

 to spray lightly when necessary. The 

 frames should be shaded from about 

 eight in the morning until four in the af- 

 ternoon. On the sixth or seventh day 

 begin airing by raising the sash one 

 inch for one-half hour morning and even- 

 ing. The air and light should be in- 

 creased gradually until the cuttings are 

 rooted. Never allow the sand to get dry, 

 but avoid too frequent syringing. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. ELMER 

 D. SMITH. 



We present herewith an engraving 

 from a photograph of this new yellow 

 chrysanthemum that originated with 

 Messrs. Nathan Smith &'Son, Adrian, 

 Mich. It is a bright yellow, deeper in 

 color than Golden Wedding, very similar 

 to Bonnaffon in form, but with a heavier 

 and stronger stem. It attracted a good 

 deal of attention at the Chicago show. 

 The blooms shown there were seven 

 inches in diameter. Stem and foliage 

 arc first-class and the habit of growth 

 is dwarf, being a scant three feet high. 

 It is in season November 1 to 10. Four 

 of the Chrysanthemum Society's com- 

 mittees gave this variety an average of 

 92i points. It is certainly a most 

 promising yellow sort. 



THE Review's classified advs. are a 

 great convenience is the verdict of the 

 buyers. "It is so easy to find what you 

 want." 



