NovuMBKR 2ij. i;>ij; 



Tne Weekly Florists' Review. 



ing your iit'tds of a reliable luirseryniaii 

 or a oonseientious iiiipcrter. Both ex- 

 ist. 



A lar:;o proportion of the finest varie- 

 ties of hybrid perpetual roses do very 

 poorly on their own roots. I think Bar- 

 oness Rothsehild and Magna Charta are 

 instances of this, while General Jacqne- 

 niiniit and Ulrich Bninner grow free 

 enough on their own roots. This may 

 seem strange, on first thought, but re- 

 member that some of the varieties that 

 bear the finest blooms have come from 

 the seed of parents that for years did not 

 grow on their own roots, so it is a ease 

 of hereditary disability. Darwin in his 

 "Plants and Animals Under Domestica- 

 tion," mentions that for 200 or 300 years 

 the Scotch shepherds have so persistcntlv 

 out off the tails of their dogs that at 

 last appeai'ed a tailless breed of dog-. 

 This reui.irkable physical abbreviation 

 was not effected in one generation, or 

 ten. but in 200 or 300 it was. for we 

 have seen the dogs. So the hybridist has 

 produced a breed of roses that will not 

 stand on their own legs, but need an 

 artificial and vigorous support. 



Those varieties of hybrid perpetual 

 roses that grow freely on their own roots 

 can be propagated as follows: In No- 

 \ ember, after the wood is ripe, but not 

 too seveiely frozen, cut the medium- 

 sized canes. Cut into lengths with three 

 eyes. That is the cutting. See that the 

 lower ends of the cuttings are all about 

 even. Tie in bunches of twenty-tive and 

 around the base of each bunch tie a 

 buncli of moist sphagnum moss, not wet. 

 but just moist. Place the bunches of 

 cuttings in flats, with moss between 

 them, and place the flats beneath a very 

 cool bench as far removed from any arti- 

 ficial heat as possible. During winter 

 they form a callus. By the end of Feb- 

 ruary or still later put each cutting in a 

 2-inch rose pot. This is the critical time 

 with them. A slight bottom heat and 

 cool top would be the ideal condition. 

 After they have sent out roots there w'ill 

 be no trouble, and grown along in a 

 night temperature of 50 degrees and 

 gradually given plenty of air. they can 

 be planted in the open ground after all 

 danger of frost is past. \\'hen the cut- 

 ting is fast breaking into growth thev 

 should not be exposed to any cold 

 draughts. 



These roses can also be propagated in 

 the same way as many of our hardy 

 shrubs: that is. in a hotbed in July 

 with two or three inches of soil over the 

 manure and three inches of sand on that, 

 keeping the glass heavily shaded for the 

 first two weeks and giadually giving air 

 and light. The condition of the cutting is 

 of most importance with this method, 

 as it is with a deutzia or weigelia. You 

 want the young, green growth, but it 

 should not be the very tender tops or the 

 too ripened gi'owth. 



The Eamblers are propagated from 

 medium-sized growth taken in October, 

 when the leaf and stem are yet untouched 

 by frost. Cut into two or tln-ee eyes and 

 put into the sand on any ordinary bench. 

 A little bottom heat will help, but the 

 atmosphere should be cool. Yet a very 

 sure way with the Eamblers is to rob 

 the plants you are forcing for Easter of 

 the young, fiowerless growths and put 

 into the sand and treat just as you 

 would your cuttings of tea roses. 



To revert again to H. P. roses. Ameri- 

 can Beauty is a hybrid perpetual, an-r^ 

 we all know that this all important rose 



John Cook's White Rose, Seedlirg No. 1 15. 



is propagated by the million in Februarv. 

 Jfarch and April, from the blind shoots, 

 when the growth is neither too matured 

 nor too succulent, and the H. P. 's would 

 propagate just tlte same, but I will say 

 again in conclusion, you had better leave 

 the propagation of the hardy roses to 

 the nurserymen and attend to your knit- 

 ting in more important lines of your 

 florist business. W. S. 



COOK'S NEW ROSES. 



The jiliotographs licrcwith reproduced 

 show the seedling roses which John Cook, 

 of Baltimore, exhibited at the Kew York 

 exhibition. The following descriptions 

 are given : 



Xo. 11.5 is the largest and purest 

 white rase under cultivation ; tea fra- 

 grance; stiff, erect stems; a seedling of 

 Alice Furou crossed with Baltimore. 



2Co. 150 is a cardinal red, a stronger 

 grower than any red rose grown under 

 glass; flower large, with ten to fifteen 

 more petals than Liberty; delicionslv 

 fragrant ; a cross between Liberty and 

 an unnamed seedling raised by Mr. Cook. 



THE HEATHER. 



Alexander Wallace lias given us tin- 

 first complete work on the heather (The 

 Heather in Love, Lyric and Lav, pub- 

 lished by the A. T. lie La Mare Co.), al- 

 though the literature of many centuries 

 abounds with references to the flower 



which stands fcr l^cotlaiid's sentiment, 

 :ind many authors have sought to wield 

 its magic power by incorporating it in 

 the titles of books in no sense relating to 

 the heather. Mr. Wallace, who is a 

 widely read Scotchman, writes in his pref- 

 ace that he has endeavored "to cull from 

 the many references to the heather 

 abounding in Scottish and other litera- 

 ture, and to weave the sprays ihus gath- 

 ered into a literary garland, the beauty 

 and attractiveness of which shall lie in 

 the depth of the sentiment |)ervading it 

 and in the aroma of patriotic love that 

 it exhales. ' ' The result i.s a volume cer- 

 tain to find a cozy corner in the regard 

 of every one who loves Scotland and 

 tilings Scottish. The book is of 245 

 pages, neatly printed and fully illus- 

 trated. It will be sent postpaid to any- 

 one forwarding $1.50 to the Review. 



Fort W.wne, Ixd. — Miss C. B. Flick 

 has been having a very successful flower 

 show at her store. 



Syi,v.\xia, O. — The Cushman Gladiolus 

 Co. has just finished a harvest of the 

 best bulbs it has ever grown. 



Albany, X. Y. — E. L. Menand has 



put up one of Hitchings & Co. 's latest 

 iron-frame greenhouses 30x200. 



MoxTiCELLO, III. — S. W. Allerton is 

 building a large greenhouse as an addi- 

 tion to his jirivate range. 



