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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mabch 24, 1904. 



phanotis is mealy bug, and this usually 

 becomes most numerous when the buds 

 begin to appear and lodge between the 

 buds so closely that it is difficult to 

 remove them with the syringe without 

 causing injury. If they are not de- 

 stroyed before the flower expands they 

 invariably ruin the crop. Kerosene 



emulsion, if applied with some force, 

 will destroy them in quick order. Gis- 

 hurst's compound, if applied in the 

 same manner will also destroy them 

 and the black scale also, to which they 

 are subject. 



During hot weather a light shade is 

 of great benefit and as the roots persist 

 in keeping close to the surface, frequent 

 mulching is necessary to keep them 

 from becoming too much exposed. 



S. floribunda is the only variety that 

 will repay the commercial florist. 



ElBES. 



FOR EASTER BUSINESS. § 



Easter will soon be with us again and 

 the prospects, from all reports I can 

 get, are for a plentiful supply of high 

 grade blooms of all kinds of roses, ex- 

 cept Liberty and long-stemmed Beau- 

 ties, which although there are plenty of 

 buds in sight, are fearfully slow in de- 

 veloping, and arc likely to be consid- 

 erably late for that occasion. The me- 

 dium stems will, in all probability, come 

 to time, while the crop of shorts will 

 likely hold out till then. 



The shortage of long stems may in- 

 duce some growers to resort to pickling 

 in order to catch the fancy prices which 

 may be expected during Easter week. 

 Any gain made by this method is sure 

 to be lost in the near future, as it tends 

 to give Beauties a bad name and de- 

 stroys that confidence which ought to 

 exist between grower and buyer and 

 between retailer and consumer. 



Ship nothing but fresh stock and ship 

 it in good time, so that the dealer mar 

 be able to take on and fill his orders. 

 Eemember he also has to make a living; 

 give him a chance. 



Pack neatly, after a careful sorting. 

 Use clean, uncolored paper next the 

 ■ blooms. This gives the stock a much 

 better appearance when the box is 

 opened and creates a favorable impres- 

 sion. Ese plenty of old newspapers 

 between the box and the outside wrap- 

 per, so that there may be no danger 

 from freezing. Write the address and 

 instructions plainly, so that there may 

 be no danger of the parcel going astray. 



These are apparently trifling matters, 

 but warranted by the frequency of 

 wrongly delivered parcels, on some of 

 which the address is too difficult for 

 the overworked expressman to decipher. 



Even when we have exercised the 

 greatest care and have done our best, 

 there will be some kicks coming, but 

 the knowledge that the fault does not 

 rest with us must be consoling. Pa- 

 tience when dealing with these com- 

 plaints softens disappointment, avoids 

 ill feeling and leads to a better under- 

 standing. ^IBES. 



THE LIBERTY ROSE. 



Bt Adolph Farenwald. 

 [A paper read before a recent meeting of the 

 Plorlsta' Club of Philadelphia.] 



In giving my experience in growing 

 Liberties, I have omitted the growing of 

 young plants from cuttings, as that is 

 so well understood, and besides. Liberty 

 is one of the easiest propagated roses in 

 existence. I have divided my subject 

 into seven difi^erent topics, namely, first, 

 soil; second, planting; third, watering; 

 fourth, manuring; fifth, disbudding; 

 sixth, cutting; and seventh, temperature 

 and ventilation ; making them as plain 

 as possible in language and expression, 

 using no high ' ' trotting ' ' sentences to 



Soil. 



A good, suitable soil for roses is one 

 of the most important factors in rose 

 growing. If that is at hand, success is 

 within easy reach of any careful grower. 

 Jly soil is a heavy, gravelly loam with 

 a good sod on top of it. Before plow- 

 ing it down, I give it a dressing of about 

 three inches of good cow manure. It is 

 then plowed over as deeply as a two- 

 horse plow can work it. After this it 

 is kept cultivated for about a month, 

 being then again plowed and kept culti- 

 vated till used. This work is generally 

 begun about the first week in April. 



Planting. 



The soil being well prepared outside, 

 I put in the young plants without adding 

 any commercial fertilizers, as the cow 

 manure is sufficient to begin with. I 

 believe that those highly concentrated 

 fertilizers force a plant too quickly to 

 maturity; that is, to hard wood, which 

 I do not want to be the case with the 

 Liberty. Young plants I put in from 

 fifteen to eighteen inches apart. I pre- 

 fer to plant from the first of June to the 

 middle of July, which will give a good 

 succession of crops. I have grown with 

 equal success both in shallow and soUd 

 benches. ' 



Watering. 



The young plants will not need much 

 water until about five or six weeks after 

 being planted, when they will commence 

 to grow nicely, and will take an abund- 

 ance of water, even more so than any 

 other rose that has ever come under my 

 care. If not kept well watered they 

 will get yellow leaves right away, as the 



A. Farenwald. 



bewilder myself and you. Hoping that 

 from these plain facts regarding the 

 growing of this, one of our finest and 

 grandest red roses in trade, some of you 

 will gather points which will enable you 

 to solve this knotty question, ' ' How to 

 produce fine Liberty blooms. ' ' 



roots seem to have a tendency to spread 

 out near the surface, which makes them 

 suffer at once if they happen to get too 

 dry. The wood will commence to har- 

 den and will be slow to break out anew. 

 I syringe during the summer, every 

 day when clear. Toward the latter part 



