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The Weekly Horists' Review. 



MARCH 29, 1000. 



that has been termed "bronzing." The 

 affected foliage takes on a brown hue 

 and the leaflets may fall away. With 

 some varieties, as l,a France, it is 

 much more frequently met with than 

 upon most other varieties. It is not 

 demonstrated as being of fungous or- 

 igin, and probably is due to a struc- 

 tural weakness permitting the skin 

 to become scalded or at least injured 

 u great exposure to the sun. 

 If this be the fact, the remedy seems 

 to lie in a more complete shading ot 

 the plants. Of two varieties equal in 

 all other points, the one that is most 

 nearly free from the "bronzing" 

 should be chosen. 



Conclusion. 



In conclusion it may be said that 

 the purpose of this paper has been to 

 point out some of the characteristics 

 of the leading fungi injurious to the 

 rose, with remarks upon the remedies 

 for the same so far as they have been 

 determined. As a rule these diseases 

 thrive best under conditions of too 

 great moisture, accompanied by ill 

 ventilation and draughts of cold air. 

 One cannot say that they are entirely 

 creatures of neglect, but frequently 

 they come in their greatest strength 

 when culture has not been according 

 to the sound principles of healthy 

 vegetable growth. 



Let it not be forgotten, however, 

 that fungous diseases are contagious, 

 and the virus tor inoculation passes 

 from plant to plant by the currents of 

 air and may drip from leaf to leaf in 

 the water that falls from the nozzle of 

 the hose. Great care needs to be 

 taken not to introduce an enemy with 

 new stock, and the grower should be 

 swift to discard or destroy that which 

 is not healthy. 



The true rose grower will make it 

 his highest ambition to grow superior 

 plants, for the profit, it may be, but 

 first of all because his heart is in his 

 work, and I do not know of anything 

 one can be more proud of tnan of roses 

 — the queen of all flowers, which, as 

 loved pets, have willingly and gener- 

 iced objects of the highest 

 '■y and excellence in response to 

 tender, sympathetic and loving care. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 The Exhibition. 



The first exhibition of the American 

 Rose Society opened Tuesday of this 

 week in the Eden Musee, New York, 

 and it was the finest rose show ever 

 seen in thi.s country. There was lots 

 of enthusiasm and the future of the 

 society is very bright. 



In Section A, open to all, 25 blooms 

 each, for American Beauty, Myers & 

 Sanitniann, Philadelphia, were first: 

 .Joseph Heacock, Pliiladflphia. second. 

 The Bride, E. M. Wood, Boston, first; 

 •los. Ileacock, second. Bridesmaid, H. 

 Hentz, New York, first; .lo.s. Heacock, 

 second. Meteor, .1. H. Dunlop, To- 

 ronto, first; Ij. B. Coddington. second. 

 Mrs. Morgan, J. H. nunlop, first. 



Mme. Cusin, Ernst Asmus^^ New York, 

 first. Mme. Hoste, J. H. Dunlop, first. 

 Perle des Jardins, .T. H. Dunlop, first; 

 L. M. Noe, New York, second. Maid 

 of Honor, Hoffmeister Floral Co., Cin- 

 cinnati, first. Lady Dorothea, E. 

 Brant, first. Mme. de Watteville, E. 

 Asmus, first. 



In Section B, competition limited to 

 establishments having not more than 

 20,000 feet of glass devoted to rose cul- 

 ture, 12 blooms each, H. Weber & Sous, 

 Oakland, Md., took firsts on American 

 Beauty. Kaiserin and Perle. For Bride 

 and Bridesmaid, T. .1. Kelley, first; J. 

 F. Ryan, second. 



In Section C, open to private gar- 

 deners and amateurs only. 12 blojras 

 each, for American Beauty, W. L. 

 Stow, first; Levi P. Morton, second. 

 Bride, C. N. Bliss, first; J. B. Colgate, 

 second. Bridesmaid, C. N. Bliss, first; 



F. O. Matthieson. ^second. Souv. de 

 Wootton, J. B. Colgate, first. Bon 

 Silene, J. B. Colgate, first. 



In the class for climbing roses in 

 pots, open to all, H. C. Steinhoff was 

 first for best specimen in not less than 

 12-inch pots, and for six Crimson Ram- 

 blers in not over S-inch pots. 



Of the special prizes, the Mason cup 

 valued at $100 and offered for the best 

 display of roses and containing not less 

 than 100 blooms, was won by Peter 

 Crowe, Utica, N .Y. 



The Bliss cup, valued at $50 and of- 

 fered for the best 50 blooms, any vari- 

 ety, went to Ernst Asmus. 



The Trevor prize ($25.00), for best 

 arranged vase of i oses, was awarded 

 to Benj. Dorrance, Dorranceton. Pa. 



The Fitzgerald prize ($10.00), for 

 best vase, 36 roses of any one variety. 

 not American Beauty, was taken by 

 T. J. Kelly. 



The Thorley cup, value, $150, for dis- 

 play of named roses, not less than 

 twelve, nor more than fifty of eath 

 variety, was won by Ernst Asmus. 

 But it must be won twice to become 

 the permanent property of the winner. 



The Wood prize of $15.00 for 25 

 blooms Marechal Niel was won by A. 



G. Spalding. 



The Pierson cup, value $50.00, for 

 best 100 blooms red, went to L. M. 

 Noe. 



The Asmus prizes, for best 50 Amer- 

 ican Beauty, first, $30.00, Jos. Hea- 

 cock; second, $20.00, L. M. Noe. 



The Taylor cup, value $25.00, for 25 

 blooms of Admiral Dewey, was won 

 by ,T. H. Taylor. 



The American Rose Co.'s cup. of- 

 fered for 25 blooms of Golden Gale, 

 went to Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J. 



The two prizes offered by the New 

 Jersey Floricultural Society for 3G 

 blooms, commercial growers excluded, 

 $10.00 and $5.00, went to Gen. H. L. 

 Terrell and Wm. Rockefeller, respect- 

 ively. 



The $25.00 prize offered by the Mor- 

 ris County, (N. J.) Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club, for IS blooms each ot 

 Bride and Maid, was captured by J. 

 H. Dunlop. 



The Hill vase, for best collection ot 

 named roses, will adorn the collection 

 of Ernst Asmus. 



The $10.00 prize offered by the 

 Lenox (Mass.), Hort. Society, for vases 

 of Bride and Maid, open to private gar- 

 deners only, was won by Morris K. 

 Jesup. 



The Young cup, value $50.00, offered 

 by Thos. Young, Jr., New York, for 

 the best mantel decoration of roses, 

 was awarded to Ernst Asmus, as was 

 also the Craig cup, value $50.00, of- 

 fered for the best mirror decoration. 



The New York Florists' Club's med-' 

 als, 1st prize, gold; second prize, silver, 

 for the best 100 roses in four vari- 

 eties, from growers residing more than 

 150 miles from New York, were 

 awarded to Peter Crowe, of Utica. N. 

 Y., and Benj. Dorrance. Dorranceton, 

 Pa., respectively. 



The Lincoln prize, for the exhibitor 

 having the finest roses in the show, 

 went to E. M. Wood. 



There was a total of 15,000 roses on 

 exhibition. 



The Election. 



At the annual election all the old 

 officers were re-elected, and J. H. Tay- 

 lor was made vice-president. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Various Items. 



Business has been very slack this 

 week with most of our stores, and such 

 a state of trade during Lent is not un- 

 usual. We are now in the midst of a 

 warm spell of weather that affects vio- 

 lets very much, making them very 

 scarce, and poor as to quality. Lilac 

 and gladiolus are now in the market, 

 also a few varieties of Iris, narcissus 

 poeticus and anemones. Carnations 

 are coming in more plentiful and are 

 improving as to quality each day. Many 

 of our growers will to' a sample ot 

 the new eastern carnations this year, 

 So our carnation fanciers will have a 

 chance to gaze upon a Lord, a Mar- 

 quis, a Lawson and an Olympia. Roses 

 are slightly better as to quality and 

 are plentiful. A few nice plants ot 

 azaleas, in mixed colors, are in market 

 this week, but go slowly. Harrisii 

 will be plentiful for Easter sales and 

 ths quality seems to Improve right 

 along. 



Prices: American Beauties, $1.50 to 

 $3.50: Brides, Bridesmaids, 35 cents to 

 $1; Meteors, 25 cents to $1; Testouts, 

 Kaiserins. 50 cents; Gontiers, Sie- 

 brochts, 25 to 50 cents; Perles, 50 

 cents; Cecil Brunners. 12^^ cents per 

 dozen. Carnations, Hobarts $1. Croak- 

 ers 75 cents. Flora Hill 50 to 75 cents. 

 Bradts and Gold Nugget 35 to 50 cents, 

 Scott 25 cents, Ponias 10 to 20 cents 

 per dozen. Harrisii, $3 to $3.50: gladio- 

 lus. 50 cents; freesias, 10 to 20 cents; 

 valley, 35 cents: tulips, 25 cents per 

 dozen; iris, $1.50 per 100; narcissus 

 poeticus, $1 per lOo; violets, Princess 



