JUNE 2S, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



131 



Judging from results obtained in 

 foreing house, from the use of simple 

 soap solutions, also from the use o£ 

 the same substance in field on green- 

 fly or peas, I believe that, by thor- 

 oughly drenching the plants once a 

 week with a solution of either Ivory 

 or whale oil soap, used at the rate of 

 one ounce to one gallon of water, or 

 ordinary soft soap used at the rate of 

 one pint to twelve (12) gallons of wa- 

 ter, the thrips can not only be kept 

 down, but in time eradicated from the 

 plants. F. A. SIRRINE. 



N. Y. Agric. Exp. Sta.. .Jamaica, N. Y. 



MANDA'S NEW ROSES. 



A pleasant short ride by trolley or 

 train to South Orange, N. J., and there, 

 close to the depot, we tind one of the 

 most interesting of horticultural estab- 

 lishments. Just at present there are 

 numerous new plants of much import 

 to be seen here, but the most impor- 

 tant to floriculture, the most beauti- 

 fully beneficial to the human race, are 

 the grand new roses raised by the pro- 

 prietor, W. A. Manda. Manda's new 

 roses have won a proud position among 

 American novelties of recognized 

 merit. The descriptions in the numer- 

 ous catalogues fail to do their great 

 beauty justice, and 'twould appear as 

 if their full value was far from being 

 appreciated. 



The tendency of the American people 

 to favor the large and gaudy in flowers 

 is very much attributable to the ac- 

 tions of the growers of such flowers. 

 How can appreciation be expected from 

 the public when the teachers are lag- 

 gards and aspirants are kept in ob- 

 scurity? Manda's new roses have by 

 their own intrinsic value forced recog- 

 nition from a seemingly indifferent 

 profession. They are not of the poppy 

 color and paeony form of beauty, but 

 rather of a refined hue and enchanting 

 type, which appeals not in vain to any 

 part of intelligence. 



The Wichuraiana has Ijeen improved 

 and hybridized upon until it has lost 

 its identity. Mr. Manda has succeeded 

 in originating a new race of roses 

 which are destined to beautify thou- 

 sands of homes and transform in- 

 numerable unsightly and barren spots 

 into objects of greatest admiration; a 

 visit to South Orange will prove how 

 beautiful many a dismal place could 

 be made at an infinitesimally small 

 expense. 



In one of the private gardens here 

 are several old apple trees cut to a 

 height of 12 feet. Three years ago 2i^- 

 ineh pot plants of Universal Favorite, 

 South Orange Perfection, Pink Roam- 

 er and Manda's Triumph were planted 

 at the foot of these old trunks, and 

 today they are a glorious sight, well 

 worth traveling a long distance to see. 

 In the twilight at a distance Manda's 

 Triumph had the effect of a white 

 sheet 10 feet high; there were over 

 .5,000 blooms on one or two of the in- 

 dividual plants, and it would seem as 



if the four roses had different periods 

 for blooming which insured a length- 

 ened season of pleasure. 



On Mr. Manda's own place a long bed 

 of Evergreen Gem proved the appro- 

 priateness of its name; it is a grand 

 thing for covering the ground with a 

 rosy tipped mass of lovely green foli- 

 age which lasts well into the severest 

 winter. 



There is a frame filled with seed- 

 lings, crosses with Wichuraiana, that 

 are in bloom for the first time, and 

 among them are rare forms and un- 

 usual tones in color. There are new 

 varieties to be sent out next season, 

 and the queen of them all is the Pink 

 Pearl; this was awarded a eertificate 

 of merit by the American Rose Society 

 at its June show in New York. It is a 



37 



The numbered button used by the nur- 

 serymen. 



cross between Meteor and Wichurai- 

 ana, taken three years ago. At the 

 time of our visit the original plant, 

 which has been growing out of doors 

 entirely unprotected for the past two 

 years, was a mass of the glossiest of 

 leathery green foliage and clusters of 

 pretty shell and rosy pink shaded flow- 

 ers of remarkable substance. The 

 stamens in the middle are pronounced 

 and constitute a miniature golden 

 crown: the effect of this in the center 

 of the double pink blooms is very 

 charming and we believe this rose Is 

 sure to be very valuable as a pot plant 

 for Easter. 



You know the trouble with all the 

 climbing roses except Crimson Ram- 

 bler is that they cannot be relied on 

 for blooming, and even if they do ap- 

 pear they have no substance; this will 

 not be so with Pink Pearl; it seems to 

 us to be one of the very best new 

 things seen about New York for some 

 time, and from its general appearance 

 we imagine it possesses some of the 

 ever-blooming characteristics of its 

 parent the Meteor. If a rose like this 

 could be cultivated under glass as a 

 continuous bloomer, and cut in long 

 sprays for decorative purposes, then 

 surely would the floral artist be in 

 possession of ideal material for the 

 finest designs. As it is. Pink Pearl is 

 a great acquisition, and the world will 

 surely be benefited by its introduc- 

 tion. 



Improved Pink Roamer has been pro- 

 duced from Jersey Beauty and another 

 rose; it is a single flower of deep, rich 

 crimson color, and is very profuse. Im- 

 proved Universal Favorite, a cross be- 

 tween Wichuraiana and an H. P., is a 

 very pretty shade of pink; and White 

 Star, a charming single white flower 

 obtained from Jersey deauty and 

 Wichuraiana, is sure to guide many a 

 mortal to pleasant ways and beautiful 

 thoughts. 



Manda's new roses are well worth 

 traveling a long way to see, and their 

 value as garden beautifiers cannot be 

 overestimated. J. I. DONLAN. 



NUMBERED BADGES. 



It is generally conceded that one of 

 the greatest benefits resulting from at- 

 tendance at the annual conventions of 

 the S. A. F. is the large number of new 

 acquaintances made and the old ones 

 renewed, the meeting of men who have 

 had business relations with each other 

 but have never before met face to face, 

 and the opportunity to talk fully on 

 matters that can not be covered satis- 

 factorily by correspondence. How 

 often you are asked, "Have you seen 

 Mr. Smith? I understand he is here 

 and I want to meet him. I have never 

 met him before. Can you point him 

 out to me?" And as the meetings in- 

 crease in size the greater becomes the 

 difficulty of finding those you wish to 

 see and know. 



For years the American Association 

 of Nurserymen has made use of a num- 

 bered badge and a "badge book." to en- 

 able members to identify each other, 

 and it seems to us that the S. A. F. is 

 missing an opportunity to enhance the 

 value of its meetings in not adopting 

 it. This year the nurserymen used a 

 numbered button in connectiou with a 

 small badge, and such a button could 

 be easily used in connection with the 

 present S. A. F. badge. We present 

 herewith an engraving of the button 

 used by the nurserymen this year, 

 showing it full size. 



The badge book, which is of conve- 

 nient size for the pocket, contains a 

 list of the numbers, with the name and 

 address opposite, and another list of 

 the names arranged alphabetically, 

 with the number opposite eacn. if you 

 want to know who No. 239 is, ym re- 

 fer to the list of numbers. If you 

 want to find John Smith you turn to 

 the alphabetical list and find what Mr. 

 Smith's number is. 



This numbered badge system has 

 been of great assistance to the nursery- 

 men, and would be of even greater 

 value to the florists on account of the 

 large number in attendance at the 

 meetings. 



ELMIRA, N. Y.— An exhibition of 

 roses was given by the Elmira Horti- 

 cultural Society June 19 and 20 and the 

 display was very good. It was largely 

 attended by the public. 



