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The Florists^ Review 



October IS, 1917. 



WILL CHEAPEN ROSES? 



If E. G. Hill is correct in his estimate 

 of his own work the new rose, Columbia, 

 will repeat what Killarney did in the 

 matter of cheapening the cost of grow- 

 ing roses. 



It often is complained that the price 

 of roses in recent years has not exceed- 

 ed, if it has equaled, the prices of the 

 earlier days of the industry, in face of 

 the steadily rising cost of doing busi- 

 ness. Such a statement, however, fails 

 to take account of the increased pro- 

 ductiveness of Killarney and White 

 Killarney as compared with Brides- 

 maid and The Bride. The returns per 

 foot of bench space were perceptibly 

 improved by the advent of Killarney, 

 otherwise it would not have displaced 

 the favorites of the day. Per flower, 

 Killarney was grown more cheaply than 

 Bride and Maid. 



Mr. Hill thinks Columbia, a seedling 

 of Ophelia, the easiest doer in cultiva- 

 tion today, by reason of its productiv- 

 ity, will still further cheapen the cost 

 of growing roses. In which case, of 

 course, Columbia will become the uni- 

 versal rose. 



petals fall — and then, when they are 

 gone I like to buy some more. ' ' And 

 yet Mrs. Russell is easily the best sell- 

 ing rose on the market today. 



And. yet again, there are growers who 

 already are seeking Russell's successor. 



THREE COMPLAINTS. 



Here are three complaints against 

 that most popular of present-day forc- 

 ing roses — most popular, at least, so far 

 as the middle west and Pacific coast are 

 concerned ; it may be a slightly differ- 

 ent story along the Atlantic: 



Said a grower: "Mrs. Russell is so 

 susceptible to black spot that even the 

 most skillful and painstaking growers 

 lose a crop every now and then." No 

 doubt'that is true, but own-root Russell 

 seldom suffers from black spot; neither 

 do grafted Russell appear to be specially 

 susceptible to it in their second or later 

 years, after the plants have made roots 

 from above the graft. Emil Buettner 

 says the only man lie ever knew who 

 did not have trouble with black spot 

 grew own-root roses exclusively. 



Said a retailer. "Long Russells are 

 the source of many complaints from our 

 customers; the knot, made in pinching 

 to get long stems, does not let water 

 pass readily, and in warm rooms a free 

 flow of water is needed or the flowers 

 wilt quickly." And yet Russell is by 

 all odds the best keeping rose on the 

 market. 



Said a customer: "The Russell does 

 not open; it hangs on quite a while and 

 then dries up; I like to watch a rose bud 

 expand, to see it open wide and the 



NEW ROSE MBS. STOTESBUBY. 



Edward Towill, of Roslyn, Pa., rose 

 grower and hybridizer, has a new seed- 

 ling that he proposes distributing this 

 season. It is a cross between Maryland 

 and Joseph Hill crossed on Milady. It 

 will be remembered that this rose, then 

 in its fir^t year, played a prominent part 

 at the national rose show held in Phila- 

 delphia last March, when it was chris- 

 tened Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury with due 



Towill's House of Mrs. Stotesbury Rose. 



pomp and ceremony by Mrs. Stotes- 

 bury 's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Oliver 

 Cromwell. Mr. Towill has 1,200 plants 

 of Mrs. St-'tesbury growing in his place 

 at Roslyn. A New York grower who 

 saw it a few days ago assured Mr. 

 Towill that Mrs. Stotesbury would 

 easily distance Killarney, Maryland and 

 Mrs. George Shawyer, so you see that 

 the new claimant for popular favor is a 

 high stepper. Mrs. Stotesbury is a free 

 grower, bearing large, full flowers of a 

 beautiful pink, shaded to creamy white 

 on the outer petals. The stems are 

 strong and the foliage is good. Mr. 

 Towill is confident that Mrs. Stotesbury 

 will prove a profitable rose for general 

 cultivation. Phil. 



AMERICAN BOSE SOCIETY. 



The following rose has been offered 

 for registration in the American Rosu 

 Society by the Montgomery Co., Inc., 

 of Hadley, Mass. Unless objections aic 

 received within two weeks from the 

 publication of this notice, registration 

 will be accepted: 



Description — Name, Boston; class, hybrid tea 

 parentage, Mrs. George Shawyer and a Mont 

 goniery seedling. Habit of plant, most vigorous; 

 character of foliage, abundant, round and medluni 

 green; freedom of growth and hardiness, frei 

 grower, long, erect stems, flower medium size 

 and full to center; color, one-toned medium pink; 

 form, globular; fragrance and bud, decidedh 

 fragrant; petalage, average seventy-five petals- 

 freedom of bloom a»d lasting quality, extremcb- 

 free bloomer and good keeper. 



This rose is similar to Mrs. George 

 Shawyer, but, according to the grower, 

 superior in that it is a deeper one-tone',! 

 pink, is much more fragrant and a 

 freer and stronger grower. 



E. A. White, Sec'y. 



HYACINTHS FOB CHBISTMAS. 



Please tell me the treatment neces- 

 sary to bring Roman hyacinths into 

 bloom for Christmas. What tempera- 

 ture should they have? 



A. F. S.— N. C. 



Your hyacinths should have been pot- 

 ted or placed in pans some time ago. 

 Keep them covered with sand or coal 

 ashes in a coldframe or cellar until they 

 have sprouts two or three inches long, 

 when they can be placed in a tempera- 

 ture of 60 degrees at night. They will 

 flower in from four to six weeks in such 

 a temperature. Move them to a lower 

 temperature when the flower spikes are 

 well opened. C. W. 



HYACINTHS IN POTS AND PANS. 



Please tell me the names of the best 

 hyacinths for forcing and state whether 

 they should be planted in pots or in 

 flats. I want to sell them in pots. 

 How many bulbs should be planted in 

 each pot, if pots are used? 



S. G.— 111. 



Roman hyacinths are the earliest of 

 the family to bloom. Pot these now, 

 using seven bulbs to a 6-inch pot, or 

 they can be grown in flats. A flat 12x 

 24 inches and four or five inches deep 

 will hold sixty to seventy bulbs. The 

 Dutch hyacinths are used a good deal 

 in pots and pans and large numbers are 

 sold for Easter each year. The second- 

 size bulbs would answer your purpose 

 well and cost much less than fancy 

 bulbs. A few good varieties are: Ger- 

 trude, rose pink; L 'Innocence, pure 

 white; La Grandesse, pure white; Queen 

 of the Blues, light blue; King of the 

 Blues, deep blue; Gigantea, blush pink. 



Use a light, rich soil. Soak well after 

 planting; then place on a cellar floor 

 or in a coldframe and cover with sand or 

 coal ashes. Look at them occasionally 

 and give them water when it is needed. 

 Bulbs often get insuflScient water Do 

 not start them until the growths are two 

 to three inches long. Stand an inverted 

 pot, with the hole plugged, over each 

 pot in order to help draw up the flower 

 stalk. This will be unnecessary after 

 the middle of March. For single bulbs 

 use 4-inch and 5-incb pots. In 6-inch 

 pots place three bulbs. The S-inch pans 

 are fine for hyacinths and will hold 

 eight or ten of the second-size bulbs. 

 Pot the bulbs as soon as vou can secure 

 them. ■ C. W. 



