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The Florists^ Review 



November 28, 1918. 



man ■will improve the opportunity to 

 provide for the activities of the busy 

 days ahead, whcMi the United States 

 will be called uj)on to supply food and 

 various other necessities and commodi- 

 ties to the peoples of Europe, as well as 

 to take care of domestic roquiroiiients. 

 The immense tasks assigned the United 

 States in the counsels of the nations 

 afford ample assurance that there will 

 be work for all and that money will 

 bo moving in a steady stream into the 

 coffers of our industrial enterprises and 

 so into the pockets of the people. The 

 reconstruction period is not a time to 

 be dreaded, even if it docs bring about 

 dislocations and inconveniences, for it 

 is the inevitable preface to the better 

 times to come. 



Good Times Coming. 

 The exceptional activity in the flower 



WHAT SHOULD RETURNS BE? 



"We haVe a range of four greenhouses, 

 each 25x100 feet, recently built and all 

 modern witli steam heat. Roses are 

 grown exclusively, the varieties being 

 Francis Scott Key and Mrs. Charles Rus- 

 sell. We do not think that we are get- 

 ting the proper returns from these rose 

 houses and are asking you or some of 

 your readers to give us a fair estimate 

 of what the gross income should be, if 

 the stock is grown by an up-to-date 

 grower. We have no complaint to make 

 about the demand, or tlie prices, using 

 those quoted in Chicago as a basis, but 

 our trouble is in the production of 

 blooms. T. II. T.— Colo. 



Hero is a letter tliat is of interest to 

 many rose growers and The Review is 

 passing it along to them. Will those who 

 think they are getting average returns 

 kindlv replv to the questions asked? — 

 Ed. 



LEAF-EATING PESTS. 



We are sending you a few leaves from 

 a rose plant that has been eaten by a 

 small, dark brown bug about the size 

 of a bean weevil. We have had no 

 previous experience with this insect. 

 We have been unable to check its rav- 

 ages with nicotine and would like to 

 know what will exterminate it. 



A. F. C— Mo. 



An adhesive poison spray is necessary 

 to clean out leaf-eating pests of this 

 character. Spray witli arscnrito of load 

 in the proportion of one pound of paste 

 to twelve and one-half gallons of water, 

 or one pound of dry lead to twenty-five 



trade during October brought large re- 

 turns to the florists and prepared them 

 to meet the exigencies of the recon- 

 struction period, whatever form they 

 may take. The growers, the wholesal- 

 ers and the retailers alike will welcome 

 back to their accustomed tasks the help 

 so sorely missed during the time of its 

 removal to serve our country's need 

 in military service or industrial employ- 

 ment. 



The large class of workers which for 

 the first time has become a flower-buy- 

 ing clientele constitutes a new source 

 of custom which can be counted upon 

 in addition to the regular patronage of 

 the trade, in the after-time when things 

 settle down again to the solid basis of 

 prosperity assured by the markets 

 opened to our wares of all classes 

 throughout the world. 



gallons of water. This spray will whiten 

 and slightly disfigure the foliage. It 

 will not burn it, however, and will clean 

 out any leaf-eating pests I have met 

 with, either under glass or outdoors. I 

 use it by the ton annually and can 



guarantee it. 



C.W. 



PROTECTING HARDY ROSES. 



A year ago the ground froze up so 

 early that it caught numerous growers 

 with their roses and other plants un- 

 ]irotccted. It is hoped that the com- 

 ing winter may be less severe than its 

 ]iredecessor, but of tliis there can be no 

 certainty and now while the ground is 

 soft is tlie ideal time for hilling up the 

 rftses. There is no better method of pro- 

 tecting roses than with mother earth it- 

 self. Particularly is this true of hybrid 

 jierpetuals like Frau Karl Druschki, 

 Magna Chart a, ^Mnie. Gabriel Luizot, 

 Mrs. .Tohn Laing, Taul Ncyron, Mrs. 

 Sharman-Crawford and othfis of this 

 type. If the plants have been pruned 

 back hard as suggested each spring in 

 tlio cultural columns of Tlie Review, it 

 will not be difticult to cover a few eyes 

 of the last season's growtli. If this is 

 done, no matter how severe the winter, 

 it is tolerably certain there will be some 

 live wood to jirune back to in the spring. 



Hybrid teas can bo earthed up in the 

 same manner and, if the land where 

 they grow is well drained, they should 

 winter well. Tie up the shoots into a 

 fairly tight cane before hilling up. Let 

 the ground freeze hard and then place 

 some strawy manure, straw or meadow 

 hay over the loam. I do not recom- 

 mend these latter mulches as safe in 

 themselves. Too often they are apjilied 

 while the ground is soft and field mice 

 tunnel below them and raise havoc witli 

 the plants. If hybrid teas are growing 

 in positions ex])Osed or where water 

 may collect in winter, the best plan is 

 to dig them up and bury them in a cold- 



frame or outdoors where no water can 

 stand and where a mulch of straw or 

 hay can be placed over them when ex- 

 tremely severe weather sets in. 



In the case of rambler roses in cold 

 latitudes where winter killing often oc- 

 curs, I would advise laying down the 

 canes and throwing a little loam over 

 them to hold them in position, giving 

 them a mulch of straw, hay or leaves. 

 Usually the snow mulch suffices to keep 

 the canes in good condition. This is 

 much easier than wrapping the canes in 

 straw and much safer. 



Do not be afraid to plant hardy roses, 

 even at this late date. I have done this 

 work just before applying the winter 

 protection for a number of years and 

 have lost few plants of either hybrid 

 teas or hybrid perpetuals. 



ROSES FOR SPRING SALES. 



What is the best method of handling 

 roses that are now in 2^/^-inch pots? I 

 want to sell them next spring. 



K. P. & T. F.— Pa. 



It would be useless to shift these 

 plants at present. You do not state 

 whether they are hybrid perpetuals, 

 hybrid teas or polyanthas (baby ram- 

 blers). You might keep them over the 

 winter in a cold house just clear of 

 freezing, or plunge them in a coldframe 

 and fill the space above them with dry 

 leaves to exclude frost, placing tight 

 sashes over the frames to keep off rain 

 or snow. About the end of February 

 if you wish you can give the plants a 

 shift into SVi; or 4-inch pots. If you 

 want larger sized plants, place them at 

 that time in a temperature of 50 to 55 

 degrees. If you intend to sell them in 

 the present pots, the best plan would 

 be to store them in coldframes or in a 

 frostproof cellar or pit. C. W. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Department of Registration. 



The following varieties have been 

 presented for registration and unless ob- 

 jections are filed with the secretary of 

 the society within three weeks of this 

 ]iublication the registrations will be- 

 come permanent: 



By M. n. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass.: 



Namo — Xokomis. Class, Wichuraiann. Parent- 

 njro, Wichuraiana x Conito de Kalmbaud. 

 Description — Cliinl)or witli light, plossy green 

 foliage; lianly and froc of growth, t'lower larger 

 than Lady Gay or Dorotliy Perkins, of dark rose- 

 jilnk color, in clusters of twenty-five to thirty- 

 live blooms, double and slightly friigrant. Superior 

 for its hardiness, rigor, foliage and size of bloom. 



By the E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind.: 



Xnme — Viotor. Class, Hybrid tea. Parentage, 

 Ophelia x Killarncy Itrilliant. ])csirii)tion — Up- 

 right, strong, free growUi, with large, dee]) green 

 foliage. Flower large, dee]) rose or often red In 

 eolor, semi-double. The bud is extremely long 

 and the flower has a strong fragranee. I^ilt 

 petalage and a good keeper. The variety is simi- 

 lar to Killiirney IJrilliant, but sliows an improve- 

 ment in size. 



Name — Ooldrn Kule. ("lass. Hybrid tea. Par- 

 rntnge, Ophelia x Sunburst. Description — This 

 variety Is sir.'ilar to Ophelia in all characters ex- 

 eept that it is a elear yellow in color. It is a 

 stronger grower than Sunburst. 



Name — :Mme. Butterfly. Class, Hybrid tea. 

 Parentage, Oiihelia sjinrt. Description — 'I'liis va- 

 riety is similar to Ophelia in all rlinractcrs ex- 

 cept that its color is greatlv intensified. 



E. A. White, Sec'y. 



Charlotte, Mich. — W. E. Carman, pro- 

 prietor of the Ferndale Greenhouses, 

 who is the new engineer of the city 

 waterworks, had his arm badly bruised 

 while oiling the machinery the first day 

 of his employment in this position. 



