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on longer stems and a great quantity 

 of them. I have also seen Mme. Hoste 

 and Souvenir de Wootton do remark- 

 ably well; also Mme. C. Testout and 

 President Carnot. when grown for 

 summer bloom. I have now two houses 

 of grafted Kaiserin, each 22x130, the 

 plants planted on benches from 0-inch 

 pots April 20, and they have been 

 paying well for the past two months. 

 This is the best white rose for siun- 

 mer, and therefore fills an important 

 place. I must say I never saw young 

 plants do so well as these have done 

 and are now doing. The plants aver- 

 age three and one-half feet high and 

 have been continually producing an 

 abundance of good blooms. I have 

 noticed this variety, grafted, doing 

 particularly well in other places. 



I must say here that I examined last 

 winter a house of Brides on benches, 

 one-half of which were grafted and 

 the other half on own roots. There 

 was in this case very little difference 

 in the growth of the two lots, both do- 

 ing exceptionally well, the grower, a 

 very prominent one, remarking that 

 he "could see no advantage in grafted 

 plants." In all the other lots I ex- 

 amined, in different sections of the 

 country, the grafted roses showed not- 

 able superiority. In the cases of Mme. 

 de Watteville, Mme. Cusin, Mrs. Mor- 

 gan and Meteor, no difference could be 

 noticed between those grafted and 

 those on own roots. 



In the cases of Perle and Sunset, 

 those grafted on Manetti were inferior 

 to those on own roots. A good .stock 

 for these varieties and others that do 

 not thrive on Manetti may yet be 

 found. In 1S.SS Mr. Peter Ball, "of Mai- 

 den, Mass.. had a house of Perles gi'aft- 

 ed on the Yellow Banksia, which did 

 remarkably well. I am of the opinion 

 that no advantage is to be gained by 

 gi-afting American Beauty, as that va- 

 riety usually makes wood fast enough 

 on its own roots. It may be worth a 

 trial, however, by those who cannot 

 grow the Beauty successfully on own 

 roots. 



I have noticed experiments with 

 roses grafted on Rosa caroliniensis. 

 multiflora japonica. La Grifferae, poly- 

 antha, Banksia, Rosa canina (used 

 largely in Europe as a stock for Teas), 

 Carmine Pillar and Climbing Wootton. 

 In the cases of Bride, Bridesmaid, 

 Kaiserin and Wootton, the Manetti 

 has proven decidedly the best. It is 

 not affected by eel-worms and is so 

 vigorous it will stand very rich feed- 

 ing. As to other varieties, a suitable 

 stock may yet be found. 



The Cherokee rose might be good, as 

 it is extremely vigorous and an ever- 

 green variety. The stocks may be 

 readily grown here, but it is much 

 cheaper to obtain them from Europe. 

 They should be ordered of as nearly 

 uniform size as possible and not ex- 

 ceeding five-sixteenths of an inch in 

 diameter. When they arrive in the 

 fall, they should be heeled in in a cool 

 p'ace, but where they will get no frost, 

 which frequently Injures them, until 



the time for potting them into 2U-inch 

 pots arrives. After the stocks have 

 been potted and put in a temperature 

 of i5 to 50 degrees (it is better to start 

 them in this low temperature) until 

 they are well rooted, they are ready 

 to graft. After the sap has started in 

 the stocks, they should be kept from 

 freezing, or failure will result. 



The best method is what is known 

 as splice grafting — that is. the stock 

 should be severed by a long diagonal 

 cut and the scion cut of corresponding 

 shape to fit as nicely as possible. The 

 important point is to form a direct 

 contact between the layers of inner 

 bark, as the pithy part in the center 

 never unites. It is well to have the 

 scion and stoi?k as nearly a size as 

 possible, and the union should be made 

 as soon as possible after the scion is 

 taken from the parent plant. The 

 scion should not be kept for any length 

 of time in water, the absorption of 

 which prevents a good union from be- 

 ing made. The wood used for grafting 

 may be kept in a box with damp moss 

 or covered with damp paper. Tho 

 scions may be tied with either string 

 or raffia: the latter is preferable, as 

 the string is apt to cut into and in- 

 jure the graft. The operation should 

 be carefully done, as the more nearly 

 perfect the union the better for the 

 future welfare of the plant. 



The best time to graft roses is dur- 

 ing January. February and March. 

 After the latter month the sun gets 

 strong and the top heat is likely to be 

 too great. After the plants are graft- 

 ed, they should be put in a tight case 

 in the greenhouse, with strong bottom 

 heat, which may be had by enclosing 

 steam or hot water pipes under the 

 case. For a case five feet wide, six 

 1%-inch steam pipes, regulated by 

 valves, would be ample. First white- 

 wash thoroughly the inside of the case 

 with the lime and sulphur as a pre- 

 ventive of fungus. This should be re- 

 peated every time a crop is taken out. 

 There should be put in the bottom of 

 the case an inch of coarse cinders or 

 other rough material, as drainage. 

 Jhis should be covered by two inches 

 of sand in which to plunge the pots, 

 and the sand should be well soaked 

 with water before the plants are put 

 in; this will obviate the necessity of 

 watering for several days. 



In placing the pots in the case, it is 

 well to leave an inch space between 

 the outer row of plants and the side of 

 the case, as fungus, the greatest ob- 

 stacle to success, frequently starts in 

 the woodwork. If fungus should ap- 

 pear, it may be washed off with clear, 

 cold water. After the plants are put 

 in the case, a steady temperature of So 

 to 8.") degrees should be maintained un- 

 til the grafts have taken, which will 

 be in from two to three weeks. No air 

 should be given for the first three or 

 four days: after that the sash may be 

 raised an inch or two to admit air. As 

 soon as the grafts have taken they 

 may be removed from the case into 

 a greenhouse with a temperature of 



60 degrees, and staked up with light 

 stakes to prevent the grafts from 

 breaking off. It is well to shift them 

 into ::!-inch pots and establish them 

 before planting on the benches. 



CHICAGO TO OMAHA. 



The special car from Philadelphia 

 and Washington arrived over the 

 Pennsylvania on time at 5 o'clock Mon- 

 day afternoon, and was met at the sta- 

 tion by the Chicago delegation. The 

 party included: President Wm. F. 

 Gude and wife, Mrs. J. H. Small, Sr., 

 Miss Nina Small, A, Gude. F. H. Kra- 

 mer. Philip Gauges and C. Schellhorn. 

 all of Washington: John Westcott, 

 Robert Craig, Paul Berkowitz, Wm. C. 

 Smith. John Habermehl. Chas. Longi- 

 notti, J. Lincoln Brown, H. Sibson and 

 wife, all of Philadelphia: Antoine 

 Wintzer. West Grove, Pa.: C. W. Turn- 

 ley, Camden, N. J.; H. Siebrecht and 

 wife. New York; Robt. Reid and wife, 

 Brooklyn. N. Y. 



From Chicago on they trareled with 

 the Chicago Florists' Club's party, 

 which included: E. Wienhoeber, W. J. 

 Smyth and }\'ife, P. J. Hauswirth, A. 

 Lloyd Vaughan. Edgar Sanders, Geo. 

 Stollery, Jas. Hartshorne. G. H, Pieser, 

 G. L. Grant, all of Chicago: Wm. Scott. 

 Buffalo. N. Y.; E. G. Hill, Richmond, 

 Ind. : W. J. Vesey and wife. Fort 

 Wayne. Ind.: J. L. Dillon. Bloomsburg, 

 Pa.; W. W. Coles, Kokomo. Ind.; Geo. 

 A. Rackham and J. F. Sullivan, Detroit. 



Soon after the Burlington train start- 

 ed the Chicago delegation invited all 

 the other delegates to dine with them 

 on the train at 7:15, and in the mean- 

 time suitable headquarters were 

 opened in the smoking room of their 

 special car. where thirsty souls were 

 brought into a pleasant frame of mind. 

 The dining car was specially decorated 

 for the occasion and was very pretty 

 with its show of roses. The inner man 

 being well filled, cigars were passed 

 from a huge box made of sweet peas, 

 the lid being lettered "S. A. F." Fire 

 policies, and the revenue stamp on the 

 box, being represented by purple 

 flowers. The cigars were tied in small 

 bunches with narrow ribbon. Special 

 arrangements had been made to keep 

 the dining car on the train so long as 

 the party wanted it. and the dishes be- 

 ing cleared away. President Grant, of 

 the Chicago Florists' Club, called upon 

 Mr. James Hartshorne to set the ball 

 rolling with a song. Sir William Scott 

 gave the ball several vigorous pushes 

 in one of his inimitable speeches, in 

 which he did not fail to include his 

 champion humorous story that con- 

 vulsed the whole party. Robert Craig 

 made a telling speech on behalf of the 

 Philailelphians. Edgar Sandors sang 

 "Little Brown Jug" in a way that 

 brought down the house. John West- 

 cott contributed the Quartermaster 

 General's orders. And a speech, song 

 or story was had from E. G. Hill, W. 

 •W. Coles, W. J. Vesey. J. L. Dillon. G. 

 H. Pieser. Paul Berkowitz, Jno. Haber- 

 mehl. A. Gude. A. L. Vaughan. E. 



