August 15, 190S 



HORTICULTURE 



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summer or season so that they might show their pos- 

 sibilities under good root action; 2nd, as the varieties 

 of roses vary a few days in their time of flowering it 

 would seem importanl that the jury have several in- 

 spections so as to see the varieties at their best when 

 passing upon them. 



I believe that to M. Jules Gravereaux belongs the 

 credit for the inception of (his novel method of exhibit- 

 ing roses. M. Gravereaux is certainly one of the most 

 enthusiastic as well as one of the most practical ros- 

 arians living, as a visit to his wonderful Eose Garden 

 will attest. 



The Committee's report, subject to revision in Sep- 

 tember, is as follows: 



10 points Lyon-Rose (Hy. Tea) de M. Pernet-Ducher, a 



Venissieux les-Lyon. 

 9 Jean Note (Hyb. Tea) de M. Pernet-Ducher, a 



Venissieux les-Lyon. 

 9 Hector Mackensie (Hyb. Tea) de M. Guillot, a 



Lyon-Monplaisir. 

 8 " Mile. Louise Leroy (Tea) de M. L. Leroy, d'- 



Angers. 

 8 " Chateau de Clos Vougeot (H. T) de M. Pernet- 



Ducher, a Venissieux. 

 8 " Admiral Evans (H. T) de M. E. G. Hill, a Rich- 



mond (Amerique). 

 8 " Rhea Reid (H. T) de M. E. G. Hill, a Richmond 



(Amerique). 

 8 " Mrs. Isabelle Milner (H. T) de MM. W. Paul et 



Son, Waltham (Angleterre). 



Mme. Segond Weber, (H. T) de M. Soupert, 

 Luxembourg. 



Comtesse Cecile Luram (H. T) de M. Brauer, a 

 San Remo. 



Mrs. Dudley Cross, (Tea) de MM. W. Paul & 

 Son, a Waltham. (Angleterre). 



Indiana (H. T) de M. E. G. Hill, a Richmond 

 (Amerique). 



Madonna, (H. T.) de M. J. Cook, a Baltimore 

 (Amerique). 



Altmarker. (H. T.) de M. J. C. Schmidt, Erfurt 

 (Allemagne). 



Mme. Pierre Laffite, (Beng. sarm.) de M. Gra- 

 vereaux, AI'H'ay. 



Mrs. R. A. Waddell, (H. T.) de Pernet-Ducher, a 

 Venissieux. 



Frau Satitatsrat D' Staub, (H. T.) de M. Lam- 

 bert, a Trier. 



Kathley, (H. T.) de M. W. Paul & Son, Wal- 

 tham, (Angleterre). 



The Oregon, (H. T.) M. E. G. Hill, Richmond, 

 (Amerique). 



Comtesse Icy Hardegg, (H. T.) de M. Soupert, 

 Luxembourg. 



Dorothy Page Roberts, (H. T.) de M. A. Dick- 

 sun, a Newtownards, (Ireland). 



Mrs. Sophia Neate (H. T.) de M. Bide et Son. 

 a Farnham (Angleterre). 



Grosherzog Friederich, (H. T.) de M. P. Lam- 

 bert," a Trier. 



Gloire de Chedane-Guinoisseau, (Hyb. Remon- 

 tant) de M. Guinoisseau, a Angers. 



Frau Oberhofgartner Singer, (H. T.) de M. 

 1 ambert. A Trier. 



Mme. P. Euler. (H. Y.) de M. Guillot, a Lyon. 



Mme. Bory d'Arnex, (H. T.) de M.. Soupert, a 

 Luxembourg. 



Paula Paternotte. (Poly) de M. Kette, a Lux- 

 embourg. 



Loja Graffin von Meran, (H. T.) de M. J. Paul. 



Souvenir de Montretout, (Hyb. R.) de M. Proust, 

 a St.-Cloud. 



Mme. Louis Bailly, (H. T.) de M. Guillot, a 

 Lyon. 



Rubrifolia X Paul Neyron, (Hyb.) de M. Cayeux. 



Bordeaux. (Mult.) de M. Soupert, a Luxembourg. 



Prinzessin Leontine Furstemberg, (Tea) de M. 

 Chalupecky, a Pchery (Autriche). 



Roses Under Glass. 



-enable Suggestions. 



This is the season when we may expect, and usually 

 get, a leu samples of the stickiest, u\<>~\ disagreeable 

 brand ol perated hy the Weather Bureau, and 



in spite of all our svati hfulness and care, the stock often 

 shows a tendency to run soft. To guard against this 

 as much as possible, it is necessary to study the con- 

 dition of the soil most thoroughly before each appli- 



ion of wai< 



The excessive humidity with which the atmosphere is 

 charged at this season, prevents, to a considerable extent, 

 the proper evaporation of moisture from stock and soil, 

 and unless these conditions are carefully considered and 

 given weight in the administration of the essentials 

 such as air, and water, etc., that rank, yellow, soft 

 growth, at once so undesirable and unpleasant to the 

 eye, will inevitably result. 



Frequent cultivation of the soil helps to keep it sweet 

 and prevents green scum from forming on the surface, 

 and should be practiced until the roots approach the 

 surface. 



Disbudding, when properly done, has a great influence 

 on the future constitution of a plant and should there- 

 fore be performed, not inirriedly — but with care and 

 precision. Some varieties, Eichmond in particular, do 

 not break readily if the buds are allowed to open 

 wide before they are removed, and, if, as the writer 

 has observed occasionally, a large percentage of buds are 

 allowed to reach this stage of development, and are then 

 cut off as quickly as a man can get around them, the 

 plants receive a check from which they do not readily 

 recover. The proper time and condition in which to 

 take the buds of the different varieties can be deter- 

 mined by the grower only after he has carefully noted 

 the result of each operation during the entire season. 

 It is. however, quite safe and often beneficial, to cut off 

 the buds just before or when they begin to show color. 



As the season advances, ventilation will require more 

 care than was accorded it during June and July, and, 

 while plenty of air is absolutely essential to the stock, 

 draughts and sudden fluctuations of temperature must 

 be avoided as much as possible. Especially does this 

 apply to plants that have made a soft and rapid growth, 

 as, when in this condition, they are very susceptible to 

 mildew and other troubles. Caterpillars usually get 

 busy about this time and the grower who loves his roses, 

 should have no scruples in squashing the ambition of 

 these voracious little pests 



Frequent syringing will serve to keep red-spiders in 

 check, if it is done properly, and accompanied by a 

 o-ood force of water. A good nozzle is of incalculable 

 value to the grower, as without one, syringing is a 

 most laborious and disagreeable task. The Wittbold 

 nozzle is well adapted to the rose grower's needs as, by 

 a simple adjustment, either young grafted stock, or old 

 established plants may be syringed effectually and with- 

 perfect safety. 



Although green-fly are not so troublesome during the 

 summer months, the houses should be fumigated once 

 a week "if possible," with tobacco, which will prevent 

 their saining a foothold, and make it easier to keep 

 them in subjection during the winter. 



