The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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New Scarlet Carnation Estelle. 



opinion of the variety as would be fre- 

 quent visits to his establishment during 

 the season. We extend our congratula- 

 tions to Mr. Dillon on his new departure. 

 Ifs a good thing. 



ROSE NOTES. 



Roses in Solid Beds. 



The opinion is general amun^ growers 

 that roses will do the best and are most 

 profitable on raised benches, yet it is a 

 vcrv expensive method when we consider 

 the" rn-l of refilling and replanting the 

 liiiiulii - , ;i( li \(:ir, especially on a large 

 pla.c , ;iiii| 111. Minnoy invested in benches 

 ami Lriiiiii'j ihiiii in repair. There is the 

 \Mirk and expense connected with the 

 growing of the young stock and the val- 

 uable room the plants occupy till plant- 

 ing time. Even then we have to wait 

 another two or three months before we 

 begin to receive any reward for our 

 trouble and patience. Of course, all this 

 is a necessity in our business and if we 

 are successful in growing and selling 

 there is still a profit. 



Some growers have, however, tried to 

 do away with the above named expense 

 and have adopted the old solid bed. As 

 the result of persistent effort and close 

 study they claim to have adapted their 

 culture to the requirements of the solid 

 bed, that they get just as many flowers 

 from it as from the raised bench, and 

 the flowers of better average quality. 

 Tliey would not think of returning to 

 the "old" raised bench method. 



The beds are fill'ed to a depth of 18 

 to 24 inches with good rich soil, such 

 as we use on our benches. No drainage 

 whatever is placed underneath. The 

 boards along the sides would be li or 

 2 inches thick and of good quality, held 

 together by wires or sinall pipes across 

 the beds, run through the side boards 

 and fastened on the outside. This makes 

 a substantial solid bed. 



For planting, grafted roses are much 

 preferred. They are planted from 20 to 

 24 inches in the row and 15 to 18 inches 

 between rows. A basin is left around each 

 plant for water and the amount of water 

 is gradually increased as the plants grow. 

 It is surprising the size the plants will 

 have in two or three months. The water- 

 ing will have to be watched very closely, 

 always allowing the soil to get well ou 

 the dry side befoi'e watering again. Use 

 a trowel to examine the soil, water well, 

 and try to do it on a sunny day. 



By careful pinching of the buds the cut 

 can be so regulated that there will never 

 be either an off crop or a full crop. One 

 of the main requirements is to always 

 keep the plants in a growing condition. 

 This can be done with plants in solid 

 beds as well as with those on benches. 

 In May and June when the roses from 

 plants on benches are getting pretty 

 small, the solid bed still gives us good 

 long stemmed flowers. 



When the blooms are so plentiful that 

 they cannot all be disposed of, then it is 

 best to leave the wood on the plant and 

 pinch out the bud. In this way the 

 plants gain new strength and vigor. In 

 July and August they are given a short 

 rest to ripen the growth, after which 

 som'e of the surplus wood is cut out, the 

 bed given a good mulching, the roses tied 

 down and the bed given a heavy water- 

 ing. They will start about the same as 

 dormant roses, but will come much faster. 

 The first eropr coming rather early in th'e 

 season when flowers are not yet in much 

 demand the blooms are not all allowed 

 to develop, about half of the buds being 

 pinched off. In this way the plants are 

 fcept in a growing condition and the cut 

 of flowers is more evenly distributed. 



The culture is the same as during the 

 first year. As the plants get stronger 

 the mulching is renewed often'er and the 

 beds are given a little liquid manure in 

 connection with the general walciiii;.'. 



way of growing, yet th'ere are places 

 where 50,000 to 75,000 feet of glass are 

 devoted to roses and notliing but solid 

 beds used. And the quality of flowers 

 they send to market during the whole 

 year show that they are not behind the 

 times. 



Beauties are not so well adapted for 

 solid beds as they will grow too much, 

 though they bring very laiee flowers. 

 M. Staucii. 



OBITUARY. 



Fred S. Walz. 



Friedrich Sylvian Walz, the well- 

 known florist of Cincinnati, O., died Jan. 

 4th of paralysis. He had a slight stroke 

 Dec. 29th and on the 31st came a second 

 one that left him unconscious, in which 

 condition he remained till his death. 



Mr. Walz was well known as a success- 

 ful hybridizer as well as a skilled florist. 

 Among chrysanthemums that originated 

 with him were The Queen, white; Harry 

 Sunderbruch, yellow; Mrs. Potter Pal- 

 mer, pink ; Bettie Fleisehman, pink, and 

 many others. He also raised quite a 

 number of new carnations. 



Mr. Walz was born on the Isle of 

 Bourbon, Indian Ocean, where his father 

 was manager of a large coffee planta- 

 tion, in 1851, and was therefore 49 years 

 of age at the time of his death. When 

 he was 12 years old he went to Switzer- 

 land and two years later emigrated to 

 America and started in the florists' busi- 

 ness in Cincinnati with his father. The 

 business prospered and eventually came 

 into the sole possession of the subject of 

 this sketch, who has conducted it suc- 

 cessfully for many years. Tlie business 

 will be continued by the oldest son, Fred 

 A. Walz, who is now foreman at the 

 Eden Park greenhouses, but who until 

 ,^^put a year ago was with his father. 

 HThere were five children in all, two boys 

 and three girls. 



Mr. Walz has a brother (Lee Walz) 

 in Chicago, a sister, also in that city, 

 and another sister (Mrs. Aug. Shenkel ) 

 in Denver. He was a member of the 

 Cincinnati Florists' Soeietv, of the A. 0. 

 U. W. and the I. O. O. F. 



The funeral was very largely attended, 

 the number being estimated at 2,000. 

 The florists were largely represented, 

 many coming from towns and cities at 

 a distance. One of the lodges of which 

 he was a member attended in a body ac- 

 companied by a brass band that rendered 

 an impressive funeral march. The floral 

 emblems were numerous and elaborate 

 and the great number of people who paid 

 their last respects to the deceased showed 

 the general esteem and respect in which 

 he was held. 



Richmond, Ind. — The firm of Beach & 

 Chessman has been dissolved, F. W. 

 Beach retiring. The interest of the lat- 

 ter has been purchased by L. H. Schep- 

 man and tlie ir.w liini ikuiu- will be 

 Chessman & Sch, |iiii:iii. 111. nrw firm 

 has assumed all ilir li.ilnl n !.■- ..f the 

 old. Mr. Bciirli, 111 a rh.n.i,!. ii-iir card 

 in which he bi-|i. ak- t.ii ili. m « liiniall 

 the patrona.sr a.rui ,lr,l ihr .iM. -ay, that 

 after a thirty .[a\-. i.-i lii> will lie open 

 to any old tiling finni |iii-iiU-i[t of a 

 railroad to casliier nt a bank. 



