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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 20, 1919. 



closed, as well as other openings; third, 

 absolutely allow no watering, as the 

 drier the air and foliage can be kept 

 when the air is filled with smoke the 

 less the damage will be. These precau- 

 tions should be adhered to until the 



atmosphere, not only in the greenhouse 

 but outside, becomes free from gases. 



The same precaution should be ob- 

 served in fumigating plant houses or 

 spraying with insecticides; dark weather 

 should be chosen and the houses kept 

 drv. ' 



PLANTING HABDY RO^S. 



Do It Early. 



We have had a remarkably open win- 

 ter and there is no frost or ice remaining 

 the second week in March, while plow- 

 ing and seed sowing operations are being 

 carried out a full month ahead of last 

 year. Perhaps crops may not mature 

 any earlier, but it is a distinct help to 

 have the ground open so early, as it 

 greatly relieves the spring pressure. 



Planting of hardy roses is better if 

 done as soon as possible, while the 

 ground is cool and before the soil dries 

 out too much. Orders for this kind of 

 stock, if not yet given, should be placed 

 without delay. For the warmer states 

 own-root roses may answer tolerably 

 well, but for the cooler sections, where 

 flowers of superior quality are (wanted, 

 you cannot afford to plant anything but 

 grafted or budded roses, as the latter 

 possess greater vigor, are longer lived, 

 and will produce far more flowers and 

 finer quality flowers. 



The Popular Types. 



The most popular types of roses are 

 the hybrid teas, hybrid perpetuals, 

 polyanthas and ramblers. The ideal soil 

 for roses is the top soil from an old 

 pasture. Well rotted cow manure added 

 to and well mixed with this will produce 

 splendid roses. They will, however, 

 grow and flower well in any good soil 

 provided the drainage is good. 



In planting roses, be sure that the 

 roots are moist before they are covered; 

 also remove any broken portions with 

 a sharp knife. Do not plant them too 

 shallow. The bud or graft should be 

 buried two and one-half to three inches. 

 Tliis permits the roots to come from 

 both rose and graft, and uisures greater 

 vigor. Far too often we see roses with 

 their grafts well above the surface soil. 

 Such plants cannot long thrive, as they 

 are too "wobbly." The roots must be 

 moist and the soil cannot be too firmly 

 tramped above tliem, but leave the sur- 

 face soil loose. 



Good Hybrid Teas. 



We are often asked what are a few 

 good varieties. Among hybrid teas a 

 good dozen are: Laurent Carle, car- 



mine; Lady Alice Stanley, rose; Mme. 

 Caroline Testout, satiny rose; Ophelia, 

 salmon-flesh; George Dickson, dark 

 crimson; Mrs. George Shawyer, clear 

 rose; Edward Mawley, rich crimson- 

 maroon; Lady Ashtown, soft rose; 

 Konigin Carola, satiny rose; Mme. 

 Edouard Herriot, reddish-copper, better 

 known as the Daily Mail rose, having 

 won a prize of £1,000 offered for the best 

 new rose at the International Flower 

 Show, at London, in 1912; Florence Pem- 

 berton, white, suffused pink; Gorgeous, 

 deep orange-yellow. There are a large 

 number of other beautiful varieties, but 

 the foregoing have proved eminently 

 satisfactory where winters are severe 

 and where plants of this type need to be 

 well protected in winter. 



The hybrid teas will succeed well in 

 lighter soil than the more robust grow- 

 ing hybrid perpetuals. They can be de- 

 pended upon to furnish flowers for prac- 

 tically six months outdoors. 



Hybrid Perpetuals. 



Coming to the hybrid perpetuals, we 

 find these are not sold to the same ex- 

 tent as hybrid teas. They are less per- 

 sistent bloomers, but have much greater 

 vigor and are decidedly hardier. A few 

 good sorts are: Baroness Rothschild, 

 pale rose; Ulrich Brunner, cherry red; 

 Mrs. E. G. Sharman-Crawford, rosy 

 pink; Mrs. John Laing, soft pink, a 

 grand rose and the freest bloomer of all 

 the hybrid perpetuals; Paul Neyron, 

 dark rose; Frau Karl Druschki, the 

 finest pure white, sometimes called the 

 white American Beauty; Magna Charta; 

 Prince Camille de Rohan, velvety crim- 

 son; Mme. Gabriel Luizet, silvery pink; 

 George Arends, delicate rose, sometimes 

 called the pink Druschki. The most per- 

 sistent blooming trio in the H. P. class 

 consists of Mrs. John Laing, Mrs. Shar- 

 man-Crawford and Frau Karl Druschki. 

 This type of rose requires hard pruning, 

 the hybrid teas light cutting back. 



The polyantha roses, sometimes called 

 baby ramblers, are excellent for bedding 

 purposes and are dependable bloomers. 

 A few good sorts are: Cecile Brunner, 

 salmon-pink, a delicious little rose; 

 Clothilde Soupert, outer petals white, 

 center rosy; Ellen Poulscn, deep pink; 

 George Elger, coppery yellow; Erna 

 Teschendorff, rich scarlet; Muller, bright 

 rose; Mme. Norbert Levavasseur, crim- 

 son, the original baby rambler; Mrs. 



Cutbush, cerise-pink. All of these will 

 be found most satisfactory bedders and 

 they are equally good for forcing in 

 pots. They need only moderate pruning. 



Bamblers Gain in Favor. 



The ramblers are constantly growing 

 in favor and the list of desirable varie- 

 ties is large. Some of the best are: 

 Tausendschoen, soft pink; Lady Gay, 

 light cerise-pink; Hiawatha, brilliant 

 carmine; Silver Moon, pure white, 

 large; Dorothy Perkins, soft pink, still 

 one of the best; Dr. W. Van Fleet, flesh- 

 pink; American Pillar, clear pink; Mrs. 

 M. H. Walsh, pure white; Aviateur 

 Bleriot, saffron-yellow; Farquhar, clear 

 pink. I have not included Crimson Ram- 

 bler, practically the pioneer among 

 hardy climbers, as it has so many un- 

 desirable qualities. 



In the warmer states there are many 

 other beautiful roses which prove satis- 

 factory, among which William Allen 

 Richardson, Marechal Niel, Climbing 

 American Beauty, Climbing Caroline 

 Testout, Lamarque and Gloire de Dijon 

 are to be recommended. The last named 

 is a grand sort and proves hardy as far 

 north as Boston and Bar Harbor, Me. 



Cut newly planted ramblers down 

 close to the ground. This will permit 

 them to send up strong canes, which 

 will not be produced unless severe cut- 

 ting back is practiced. Ramblers after 

 flowering should be pruned, and the more 

 weak and old flowering wood is removed, 

 the finer will be the trusses produced the 

 following season. 



Other Good Hardy Hoses. 



A few other hardy roses of merit, 

 apart from the four groups already men- 

 tioned, are: Among rugosas, Conrad 

 Ferdinand Meyer, silvery rose, and 

 Blanc Double de Coubert, double pure 

 white; of the new Pernetianas, Rayon 

 d'Or, golden yellow, and Beaute de 

 Lyon, coral-red; among the tea and 

 noisette class, Maman Cochet, light 

 pink, and White Maman Cochet, two 

 fine bedders, and Harry Kirk, sulphur- 

 yellow; Irish Fireflame, orange splashed 

 crimson, and Irish Elegance, orange scar- 

 let, two excellent singles; Blanche 

 Moreau, pure white, and Princess Ade- 

 laide, silvery rose, two beautiful moss 

 roses; Mme. Plantier, of the Bourbon 

 class, a grand, vigorous and hardy pure 

 white; Hermosa, one of the China roses, 

 grand for mass effects, pale pink in 

 color; the hybrid sweet briers, Wichu- 

 raiana and its hybrids, Persian Yellow, 

 Austrian Copper multiflora and many 

 beautiful species, such as spinosissima, 

 setigera, Hugonis, etc., all have their 

 admirers. There is a wonderful assort- 

 ment of roses and as there should be a 

 garden for every home, so should there 

 be a rose for every garden, for the rose 

 is easily the queen of flowers. 



NEW FLORISTS' ASSOCIATION. 



At a meeting held at Ridgway March 

 8, 1919, by some of the florists of Mc- 

 Kean, Warren, Clearfield, Jefferson and 

 Elk counties, the Wholesale and Retail 

 Florists' Association of Western Penn- 

 sylvania was organized, with the follow 

 ing members: 



C. E. Gunton, of the Red Rock Rosery, 

 Bradford, president; George Crissman, 

 of the Crissman Greenhouse Co., Punx- 

 sutawney, secretary and treasurer; Wil- 

 liam Graham, of Bradford; Oscar Mag- 

 nuson, of the Kane Greenhouses, Kane; 

 H. W. Girton, of Ridgway; William G. 



