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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



HARDY ROSES AT CHICAGO. 



Seasonable Hints. 



Km thr next few weeks tin- young sto< 

 will require a good ileal of attention, pa 

 tieularly if the weather i- hot Prop 

 regard to ventilation, rare in watering 



growth "f weeds under tin' benches ami 

 along the sides of the paths. These, it 

 allowed tn remain, become a harbor nt 

 i, 'tn",- an,! a breeding spot foi l»'t h red 

 spider and thrips. 



Attention to these matters, however 

 small they may appear, should form part 

 of the daily duties of the grower, for it 

 will surely bring it- reward. Staking 

 an, I tying will also demand attention. 

 Tying," when properlj performed, i- a 

 tedious ami tiresome job ami requires a 

 lot ,,f patience. Each shoot should in- so 

 arranged ami tied that the air may cir- 

 culate among the leaves ami with due re- 

 gard to giving the bush a symmetrical 

 form. 



The young -hoot-, being -"ft and as 

 in deficient in woody fiber, will require 

 lari'fnl handling. Tin- -tring- must be 

 tied -o that there max be room foi the 

 -hoot to swell ami develop without inter- 

 fering with the bark. If tied too tight 

 t In. bark will overgrow tin- string. This 

 will interfere with the free flow of sap 

 ami cause those unsightly protuberances 

 on the stem which an- a sure evidence of 



Disbudding will also claim attention. 

 Merely nipping oil' tin- bud i- a rather 

 primitive ami easy way of doing the 

 Work, but it i- far from attaining the 

 object desired, viz.: encouraging and 

 strengthening the eyes which should 

 be selected for the future stems bj divert- 

 ing to them the flow of sap, instead of 

 letting it be used in developing and per- 

 fecting flowers and leaves which at pres- 

 ent are not desirable or necessary. 



It is a safe plan to cut oil', along with 

 the bud. three or more of the topmost 

 eyes, being guided in this number by the 

 -trength and length of th,- stem operated 

 on. If this i- done carefully and with 

 -kill it reduces tin- production of small 

 blind wood, giving room ami light to the 

 remaining eyes, which are designed to 

 furnish the future flowering -tern. 



During hot weather the house should 

 be kept cool by frequently wetting the 



Rose Garden at Jackson Park, Chicago, Photographed June 22, 1903. 



ami syringing, watching t,,r thi first 

 -ic.il- ,,f mildew . and keeping in • 

 in subjection will keep us alert f n thi 

 re-t of the summer. 



Aftei the planting i- flnisl 

 houses should get a thorough cleaning, 

 all rnbbi.-h ami dirt raked from undei the 

 benches, ami the path- cleaned and n 

 paired. During the -limine, i he plentiful 



paths ami giving the foliage a g I 



syringing everj bright afternoon. 



Ribes. 



TYING ROSE PLANTS. 

 Noticing Ribes' letter on tying 

 -ii, a nix method a- a suggi stion 

 an i- much lc-- cxpen-he I i 



neat in appearance. Take No. ti galvan- 

 ized wire cut seven or eight feet long, 

 anil henil it in the shape of a double 

 -take, the ends three to three and a half 

 feet long and the top twelve to fifteen 

 inches wide, tin- width being governed 

 \,\ the distance a), ait the roses may tie 

 p'lanted. Set the double -take- between 

 the plants ami with each -take you have 

 a support for two bushes, and one 

 which i- very easily placed or removed 

 a- occasion may require. 



E. E. Houirook. 



A MALFORMATION. 



J. G. L. 



Thi- malformation is not an uncom, 

 ini.ii occurrence among the sweet briars, 

 and sometimes extend- to the mosses and 

 hybrid teas. It prevails during cold 

 ami lie i-t weather ami particularly in 

 shady situations, and hut rarely where 

 exposed to full sunshine. It is really a di- 

 version of all the petals, pistils, leaves 

 of the calyx, etc. into stamens, which 

 in -nine ea-e- become so crowded a- to 

 assume the form of a moss. Thi- i- no 

 teal disease, a- it may be found in bushes 

 producing an abundance of the finest 

 bloom-, ami has no tendency to spread. 

 It is rarely found in tea- or their hy- 

 brids, nor' in 11. TV and never under 

 greenhouse culture. It may be due to 

 some insect interfering with' the bud (a 



likely propositi or it may be due to 



climatic condition-. However, it i- more 

 of a curiosity than a subject for alarm. 

 Ribes. 



TO CARRY ROSES OVER. 

 I have a rose bed planted last August. 

 Ii did not do much the past year, hut. 

 the plant- made tine growth. The house 

 wa- kept at a cool carnation tempera- 

 ture i night temperature about 50 de- 

 cree- i ami the roses were healthy, but 

 thi- spring mildew lias been fairly bad. 

 in -pitc of plenty of ventilation. Now 

 1 would like to 'keep this bed of roses 

 over if possible. They are on a bench 

 -ix inches deep. They" are growing well 

 now. Will it be necessary to drj these 

 off or can we keep them growing right 

 along? The varieties are American 

 Beauty, Golden Gate. Bride. Bridesmaid. 

 Meteor and Telle. How should the soil 

 be prepared, etc! L. H. C. 



Seeing that these roses were planted 

 late, and did not do much during the 

 winter, there i- no necessity for drying 

 them nt!' thi- season. Apply a light 

 mulch as recommended in the rose notes 

 in the Review of June 25. It will be 



ke« 



raturc than 68 degret 

 fare better in a hon 



a little at a time a- the day warm- ami 

 gradually lowering them again during 

 the afternoon, a- it get - • oolei . so that 

 no sudden change of temperature may 

 occur, and carefully guarding against 

 draughts. 



To overcome the mildew- there is no 

 better remedy than flowers of sulphur 

 intelligently applied. The ih-t essen- 

 tial towards the proper application of 



