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HORTICULTURE 



August 6, 1910 



of the Queen of flowers. Tlie plants must have been 

 planted in fine condition, as they showed splendid 

 growth, fine liealtliy foliage and magnificent blooms. 

 Of course some firms excelled in culture, variety, etc., 

 over otliers, but as 1 am not judging or disposed to 

 criticize, I will only say that they all showed splendid 

 care and attention and were a credit to all exhibitors. 



A very good system of planting was carried out 

 throughout. Where standards were shown, these were 

 all planted in tlie center of the beds along the longi- 

 tudinal walks, and below them the dwarfer plants, thus 

 making a finished bed of roses. Mr. iSicolas Gaertner, 

 chef de culture de la Maison Gemen and Bourg of 

 Luxemburg showed me every courtesy, and I am sorry 

 I could not have spent several days with him in this 

 spot. 



Hybrid teas seem especially to be coming to the front. 

 Among good ones noted were Mme. Jenny Gillemot — 

 white shaded to yellow, long buds, strong grower — 

 shown by Peter Lambert of Trier, Mosel; Frau Lilla 

 Rautenstrauch — pale pink, a free and strong grower; 

 Friedrich Harms — pale yellow, (syn. Franis Deegen) ; 

 P'rau Eose Benary — delicate pink — type Killarney; 

 Betty — deep pink and worth trying. Gen. McArthur 

 showed up here better than Eichmond and Augusta Vic- 

 toria was best white in the show — superior still to all 

 otliers. 



F. B. Lamesch, Luxemburg, showed some very finely 

 grown roses. His Senateur St. Eomme — a fine light 

 pink — also a very deep carmine named Leuchtfeuer 

 would be worthy of a trial by our growers in- 

 doors; the latter is very fragrant and brilliant, of 

 a good form and substance and a strong grower. 

 Gemen & Bourg of Luxemburg showed Lyon Eose, 

 H. T., introduced two years ago. As seen here in a 

 large center bed the effect was beautiful. It is a large 

 full flower, fragrant, color reddish pink shading to 

 copper yellow, entirely distinct from anything I have 

 seen before in coloring. If tlris rose can be forced it 

 would create a sensation. They also expect to intro- 

 duce a red Augusta Victoria next spring, which should 

 give us a fine red summer rose. 



Eetten Freres, Luxemburg, showed some finely 

 grown roses — Killarney especially well done. They 

 showed two reds worthy of trial — Colonel LeC'lerk, deep 

 red, and George Laing Paul, also carmine. Sou- 

 pert & Netting exhibited Lady Moyra Beauclerk — 

 dark pink and very promising. Mrs. Theodore Eoose- 

 velt, light pink type, as seen here is not as good as Mme. 

 Testout — possibly a freer bloomer. Owing to the 

 weather I may not have seen it under favorable condi- 

 tions. Mrs. James Craig, pink, showed little vigor but 

 conditions might apply as to Mrs. Theodore Eoosevelt. 



All these roses were viewed under the most adverse 

 conditions, namely in a pouring rain, which had been 

 practically continuous for several weeks. The rose 

 show as a whole was a great credit to all those partici- 

 pating, not only in the farming, but in the quality of 

 the product shown. Even under the conditions I saw 

 them in, it was worth a long trip to see, and a pleasure 

 to the eye not only for the professional gardener but 

 the amateur and the public. 



Melons Under Glass 



At the ]>rescnt time melons are plentiful on the 

 market, but few there are who know the delicious flavor, 

 not to mention size, of a fully developed, and well 

 ripened fruit, grown under glass. Nor is the season of 

 such fruit limited for they can be produced all the 

 year round. During the summer they can be produced 

 in fourteen weeks from time of sowing, winter months 

 taking a few weeks longer. To keep up a steady supply 

 four small houses must be devoted to them. These 

 must have adequate pipe heat to maintain the tem- 

 perature through the cold weather and also to furnish 

 bottom heat for the plants. Raised benches with pipes 

 underneath answer both purposes well. 



Wlien sowing tlie seed use a good open compost and 

 place very lightly in 3-inch pots, inserting one seed in 

 each pot and water in. Place the wliole in a house 

 having a temperature of 70 to 75 degrees night and 

 cover with paper to maintain the moisture. Good seed 

 should germinate in about four days. When seedlings 

 are through prepare bed for permanent planting. Good, 

 heavy loam with old lime rubble mixed into it is all 

 they require. Cover bottom of bench with sod, adding 

 more with lime rubble and ramming as firm as possible 

 until the whole is four inches thick. Mix more of same 

 co'npost and also add a little charcoal for the mounds. 

 These should be placed on the bed 20 inches apart and 

 the seedlings planted in. Maintain a night temperature 

 rf 7(1 tn 75 degrees and syringe twice daily. Take one 

 slidor up until the plants aie tliu'e-(|uarters up trellis 

 and then sto]3. 



Laterals will new appear beai'ing female flowers. 

 Sto]) these one leaf beyond the flower.. If possible three 

 or four of these should be fertilized the same day, to 

 insure an even croji. As the fruit sweU they will need 

 >u]i))ort. Nets jumle for the purpose should be used. 

 During the tinu' the fruit is swelling the plants will 

 take lots of water and feed, which can be given in the 

 form of light top dressing and quick-acting manures. 



As soon as fruit shows signs of ripening, cease 

 .syringing and keeji a drier atmosphere and give all air 

 iiossible. Quality is usually to be preferred to size, 

 especially ns medium sized fruit are easier to serve on 

 table, bujiig cut through ami cracked ice jilaced in 

 center. 



Scarlet-fleslicil Aarictics usually are of best flavor, 

 but there are good green and white fleshed varieties to 

 be grown. 



On the right of the picture we have "Shrewsbury 

 Hero." a scarlet-flesh of medium size and superb flavor. 

 On the other side can he seen "Roval Jubilee" and "His 



