Septembek 6, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



Hill's New Rose, Columbia, a Seedling of Ophelia and Shawyer. 



visitcil the Hill ostalilislimciit . 'Coliiiii- 

 l)i;i is ;i scc(||iiijr ,,t' ()|plicli;i imd Sli;i\v- 

 ycf. Tile i-iilor is ilistinct, ;iltli(iii^ii it 

 in(ii(^ nc.-nly rcs(>ini)li>s Sjiaw \it, the ccii- 

 U'v 111' till' lldwcis liciiiL;' llii^lifil ili'i'p 

 Jiiiil^. 'i'lii' i Must r;i1 ion \\;is )iii'[p;i I'l'ij liv 

 liiiotd^rapliiiij,' a huiich oT tlic <'nt 

 liioniiis alfcr .Idsi'tili Hill iia.l cai-iinl 

 tliom arniiihl with liiiii \'i>v t \V(i ila>s aini 



shows wiillt i-;mi he (jiiiii- with yiMIIIL; 



stock. Thf tldWcis wTii' (-111 AnLiiist L'-'i 

 and '2C> ridm ]i];iiits |ir()[iai;atci| this 

 spring. '{'Ill' stems were alMiiil thirtx 

 six iiiclics Idii^. 



ROOT-GALL ON ROSES. 



Tllili'l' sr|i;il'at(' (-(IN IT \\i' .■lie sending;' 

 you a jiit'rc ot' \\ii(m| cut t'rmn .a Mock 

 rose plant, upim wiiicii, \ mi will iinti', 

 tlici'i' is a l;if^c ;;r()\\1h nl' matter, in ;i 

 lound I'lnan, the yiowtli ol whicli is ;it 

 the jiidiit wheie a Idooni was cut. Will 

 you inreini us ;is t<i th(^ name <i|' this 

 tiauilde, the cause, the reiuecl\- ami ;in\' 

 • itlier pafticulars that y<iu c;iu i^ive 

 with fet'efeui'i' t(i it.' We li;i\e a nuiii 

 hfr ot' plants that ;ir.' attacdved iu this 

 manner. I.. D. T. < ia. 



^'our ros(» is afl'ecteil with ;i (liseas.' 

 called rootyall <ir crewn-irall. This is 

 li.\' no nu'ans ;i new or rai'e disease. It 

 att.acks loses lietli under ul.ass and mit 

 doors, and is .also found on ni;iu\' trees 

 :iiid slirnlis. It is a luieteria) disease. 

 the scientific name of \\hi(di is IJ.acteri 

 nni tunn't'aciens. The l>;icteria enter the 

 ])Iants throiiyli minute wounds and seem 

 to st.art tiie dexeldjunent nf i-tdls which 



result in tht> t'ornnatiou i>\' i^alls, which 



•are s(unetimes niindi l.arLjei- than tl le 



<iu the jd.aut ycMi sent. This senseu I 

 lia\"e seeu sever.al lieiodu's et' resi's 1h;it 

 were l).adiy attatdied. The .afTecfi^d 

 plants seemed weakei' th.au the othei-s. 

 It is re;is(Ui;ilde te sujipnse that the 

 eneri^y needecl t<i desidep tlie^e l;ir^e 

 i:.alls luust lie expended at the cii'-t nl' 

 t he pl;iuf s ' ^eueial WeH'a re. 



Ile.-ilthy plants, when set out. .are dl' 

 ten .att.aid'ied li\ ;iu ihl'ecliiin in tlie Miil. 

 it' the sdil li;i-> net heeu t h( HO u l; h I \ 

 sterili/eil. Liink ii\er .all stmdi c.are 

 I'idly ,at pl.antiuL; time. K'eject an\ that 

 •~h(iw^ any trace-- nt' disease." Whih- yea 



e.an (lit iifl' the .affected p;trts iil' the 

 pl.aiit, yciit c;iniiet cure the disease liy 

 ddillL:' this. I Wiiiiid .advise dest rn\' i ll i;' 

 the afi'ected pl;iiits liy I oi rii i ii l;. When 



I epl;i lit illL;. disinfect the liellche-, .-iild 



H'^e sterili/ed suit, it' pussiM,-. A ^ I 



de;il nf this diseused .-^tiiid; is lieillL; dis 

 ^em ilia ted (III ^reellhiiiisc propa;;at ed 

 iiises .and it is time Munethin:; was dene 

 t'l pre\ cut this. < '. W. 



THE COILED SLUG. 



I am em Idsiii^- s.ample nl' .-i sui.all Lireen 



Wdliii We ii;(\i' WdlkillL; I'll Sdlile d |' nil I' 



id^es. The pi.aiits infested with tliiaii 

 li.avc lieeii ciit (Idwii and rest ;i rteij .and 

 III' cniirse the wdiiiiv pl.ay h.a\dc with 

 the youii^' I'idi.aee. We li.a\'e lieeii jdck 

 iiii,^ them oil', liiit at West this is .a >|dw 

 metiind and takes u|> tdu inmdi \alu;ilde 

 time. This waoiii att.acks the niuler 

 side (if tlie l'oli,a>^e and while I'eedine- i^ 

 ciiih^d nil like ;i sii.ake niid. unlike the 



leal' I'dller. dues nut .attack the tips of 

 the growth. We wiiiild a pprec i;i t e any" 

 in t'diiii.at idii ydu cniild ^i\e us nil this. 



.■|s til the ii;ime dl' the |icst ;illd the lie.^r 



w .a y III' i^et t iiii^ lid iif it . 



'". I". ('. Wi-. 



The vin,-i|| ^leeii wcirm ,a jip.a rent I \" 

 had m;ide his cscaiie I'luni the eiivelnpe 

 in w hich \ nil eiicldscl him, Inil t he a|i- 

 pear.ailce nl' the iiisd |c;i\cs ;!nd the de- 

 sciiptiiiii ill yiuir letter indicate th.at 

 piidi;ildy this i~ laiipli\tus cdiictiis. cum- 



nidlih calle.l the rnih'ii Inse sIiil;. The 

 l.ar\;e, .■ilmiit t li ree ipiu it e r.s dl' .-III inch 

 in lell-t h. I'eecl iin the e.l^e ' i f t he leaf, 

 W it ll t he lin.j \ cdilcl lieiieat ll it . 



The easiest t rci t meiit fur the ;i\ci- 

 a^e ^liiuer |s the a ppl ic;it inn i<\' line nf 



the st.a iid.i id nicdtine I'Xtr.acts. If .a 



tnlt\ per cent snllltidll i .- llsei|. e|llpld\' 

 'Uie p;iit ill siMi |,;nts lit' wiitia-. This 

 is .■llidllt line t e;ispnnli I'll I tn t W n i^nlldlis 

 dt' W.atel, The el'licieiic\ n f the sn|u 

 t inn is i||cie;ised 1 1 \- I he midit inn n l' .a 

 -mall .ailMiiiIlt nl' Sd;i|i. Alsell.-lte nl' |e;id 

 is elVectixe if used ;it the late n f tWn 



pdiiiids iu lift\ L;alhins nf w.-iter, nr 



.•llidiit nlie diilice in line ;iiid iiiie half l;;i1 

 Inn-. The nliiectidli is th;it it le;i\es n 

 whitish ,|e|iii~it nil the ldli;|e|._ Imt this 



will lint cdiint with vniiiiL;' plniits, frnm 

 wliii ll ciittiiiL; will lint lii'i^in I'or sdine 

 time. Ilelli liiire .alsn may lie used 

 aL;.aiiist the cuiled ruse s|ue. It can l»e 



pdwdered nil ill its dry Inrill, diluted 



\\\\\\ dmilile its weight df cheap llmir, 



i l' there is siicli ;. tliiiii;- ,as cheap lloiir 



in these da\ s. |i. ( ). 



