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TheWeekly Florists' Review* 



December 5, 1901. 



The first two weeks we do not allow 

 the sun to strike them at all, but when 

 the cuttings are calloused nicely we let 

 them have an hour of mild sunshine each 

 clear day in the evening just before sun- 

 set, and as the cuttings root we increase 

 it, but be very careful not to allow the 

 sun to strike them too strong, else thev 

 will wilt and a badly wilted carnation 

 cutting means a dead cutting in most 

 cases. 



As soon as they are rooted well they 

 should come out of the sand and be either 

 planted or potted, but we will have more 

 to say about that later. 



A. F. J. BAtJK. 



ROSE NOTES. 



American Beauty. 



The rose is called "the queen of flow- 

 ers," and the American Beauty may be 

 called the "queen of roses." 



To get the best results from this rose 

 it ought to be propagated early, select- 

 ing well ripened short-jointed wood, hav- 

 ing, if possible, two eyes to each cut- 

 ting. Begin potting "as soon as the 

 roots attain an inch in length. If al- 

 lowed to stand in the sand after be- 

 ing rooted they are liable to shed their 

 leaves and all such should be rejected at 

 potting time, however well they mav 

 be rooted, for with the best of care they 

 make but sickly plants. This sheddin"' 

 of leaves in the cutting bench is fre°- 

 quently caused by an excess of moisture 

 which is absorbed bv the leaves lyino- 

 80 close to the sand and bv the fact that 

 all of the cuttings from a long stem are 

 not in the same condition of ripeness 

 while all receive the same treatment in 



u ^J^, ^^ ^°°^ as potted thev 



should be thoroughly watered and given 

 a bright and airy position in the house 

 and carefully shaded from tlie sun till 

 root action commences, which, under fa- 

 vorable conditions, will be in about four 

 days. 



At no stage of its existence will this 

 rose bear the slightest nclect as it is 

 very susceptible to nearly all the diseases 

 known to the rose and is an especial 

 tavonte, in its younger stages, of Green- 

 fly, red spider and black spot if crSwded 

 in the bench. It .should never he allowed 

 to become pot-bound or have its orowth 

 retarded or checked in anv wav. Repot 

 by half-inch shifts after the completion 

 of each successive growth until it is 

 in a 4-inoh pot ; pinch out the tops to 

 make the lower eyes break and plant in 

 the bench in May or early in .June. 



As it is a gross feeder it requires 

 mulching earlier and more frequentlv 

 than most roses. With this particular 

 rose mulching is preferable to liquid food 

 till after the day begins to lengthen; 

 liquid food having a tendcncv to make 

 the foliage soft and spongv and makin" 

 it susceptible to black spot." This usuallv 

 begins to appear in September when root 

 action becomes less active and the 

 benches do not dry out so- quickly. To 

 get quit of this trouble let the benches 

 become moderately dry; svrince onlv on 

 very bright days when the foliage "will 

 be sure to dry quickly: dve plenty of 

 air on all favorable occasions, and "pick 

 and burn all diseased leaves as soon as 

 they appear. By persisting in this treat- 

 ment the disease will soon disappear. 



Black spot is a true funsus and one 

 would naturally think it would be amen- 

 able to the fumes of sulphur, but from 

 my own experience and from what I have 



learned from other growers, it seems to 

 have little effect on it. One remedy 

 which I have tried with some effect is 

 sulphuret of potassium, two ounces to 

 twenty-five gallons of water, syringing 

 twice a week, selecting very bright days 

 for the operation. The buds are liable to 

 be attacked by thrip during the fall and 

 spring; their presence in the house can 

 easily be detected by the buds assuming 

 a blood red color and appearing as if the 

 points had been clipped. Frequent and 

 light fumigating will hold them in check 

 but this is liable to discolor some of the 

 outer petals. Cayenne pepper on a hot 

 shovel will destroy them without injur- 

 ing the bloom. The operator must start 

 at one end of the house and walk quickly 

 to the door at the other end carrying 

 the shovel behind him so as not to 

 breathe the fumes. Eepeat this once or 

 twice a week and the pest will soon 

 disappear. 



To get nicely pointed and well devel- 

 oped buds the temperature at night 

 should be 60 degrees, running up to^72 

 degrees on bright days. Rises. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market- 



The social wheel has been revolvins 

 fast and faster still since Thanksgiving 

 Day. Under its influence busincs's has 

 increased in volume with prices advanc- 

 ing. Beauties, in rare form since the 

 wintry weather, are quoted at $6 per 

 dozen for specials, and down to $1.50 for 

 very short stemmed blooms. Liberties 

 are improving; .$1..50 to $2 per dozen 

 buys the best stock. These red roses 

 and Meteors are eagerly sought, as are 

 violets and choice carnations, especially 

 white. Brides and Maids are fine; most 

 of the specials bring $8 per 100 now. 

 Carnations are bringing $2 per 100 for 

 anything nice; fancies go as high as $4 

 and even $.5 per 100; the quality is im- 

 proving. Violets are very scarce; $1 

 per 100 for the very best "singles, manv 

 are lower; .$1..50 per 100 for the best 

 doubles, with .$2 in prospect, it is said, 

 though it is doubtful whether this raise 

 will be made under present conditions. 

 Chrysanthemums were cleaned up nicely 

 last week at much better prices on or- 

 dinary stock than before the 28th ultimo. 

 Leo is^iessen reports having moved an 

 immense quantity of these flowers at 

 good prices. 



Shipping trade has been heavy, — the 

 opening of the Fifty-.seventh Congress 

 caused many choice blooms to go to 

 Washington Monday. The first german 

 in Baltimore on the evening of the same 

 day created a brisk demand in that city 

 which was felt by several of our commis- 

 sion men. who shipped many fine roses, 

 lily of the valley and violets to that city 

 on the days preceding this great social 

 event. 



Edward Reid shipped a grand lot of 

 special Brides and Maids to Atlanta, 

 Ga., on the same day. 



Various Items. 



H. H. Battles receives all the flowers 

 of the new rose Ivory which are sent to 

 this city by the American Rose Com- 

 pany of Washington, D. C. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons had a number 

 of handsome baskets for the desks of the 

 members of the Fifty-seventh Congress 

 at the opening session on Monday last. 

 A man was sent to Washington in charge 

 of the flowers. 



Samuel S. Pennock reports Thanksgiv- 

 ing business as the best he ever experi- 

 enced. 



Edward Reid is receiving some veiy 

 fine Maids, Liberty and other roses from 

 Robert Scott & Son, Sharon Hill. 



Charles E. Meehan has made a special- 

 ty of Asparagus plumosus. He has it 

 in many stages — from tiny seedlings to 

 strong plants, topped by heavy six-foot 

 strings, a house of which and yellow 

 "Jones" chrysanthemums was a fine 

 sight, the colors being equally divided, 

 the bench a sheet of bloom. It is pleas- 

 ant to see this enterprising grower once 

 more in town seemingly none the worse 

 for his illness. 



Dumont & Co. have made their show 

 windows very attractive with foliage 

 plants. 



Edwin Lonsdale is sending in some 

 well flowered Lorraine begonias in sev- 

 eral sizes. 



S. S. Pennock considers Major Bon- 

 naffon one of the very best Thanksgiv- 

 ing varieties of chrysanthemums. He 

 sold a great many Eatons at $3 per doz- 

 en, but found Bonnaffon at $2 per dozen 

 an even better seller. 



The first prize pair of specimen Areca 

 lutescens, together with the entire ex- 

 hibit of palms shown by J. W. Cotting, 

 Swarthmore Greenhouses, Swarthmore, 

 Pa., were sold to a prominent Philadel- 

 phia party at the recent chrysanthemum 

 show of the Pennsylvania Horticultural 

 Society. 



Much interest was shown in the Re- 

 view's pictures of the wholesale houses 

 last week. 



The two florists' bowling teams are 

 putting up a good article of ball at the 

 Academy alleys. 



Routine business was quickly dis- 

 patched at the club meeting on Tues- 

 day evening. Then the members ad- 

 journed to the lecture room in Horti- 

 cultural Hall, where a good audience as- 

 sembled to hear Mr. Farquhar's lecture 

 on the "Gardens. Fields and Forests of 

 Hawaii." illustrated by many magic lan- 

 tern slides. The evening proved very 

 ])leasant and instructive. Phil. 



BOSTON. 



Trade Conditions for Nov. 25 30. 



Thanksgiving week pjjssed by without 

 creating any great disturbance in the 

 commercial world. There was a flutter 

 in the poultry, fruit and candy market, 

 and a call for heavy flannels and ulsters, 

 with a correspondingly light demand for 

 linen dusters, straw hats, ice cream ana 

 soda. Thursday had about the usual 

 effect of Tlianksgiving day upon the flor- 

 ist business, giving tlie incentive that a 

 real good Saturday brings. 



Violets are all that have been really 

 scarce all the week, although red roses 

 have been somewhat so. Violets con- 

 tinue at about $1.50 to irregular buyers 

 and best American Beauties are worth 

 $6 or $8 per dozen, with other sizes 

 ranging down to $1. Pink and white 

 roses started off in plenty, but decreased 

 so suddenly for Wednesday that prices 

 flew up strangely, especially on smaller 

 grades. Heavier cuts later in the week 

 brought things down to their bearings 

 once more, so that buyers have lately of- 

 fered from $2 to $12.50 per 100. Car- 

 nations have been plodding along very 

 steadily, colored ones getting too scarce 

 for the Thursday call, but all kinds oth- 

 erwise just about keeping abreast of the 



