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Septembbb 2, 1920 



The Rorists' Review 



19 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Rose Registration. 



The following roses have been ap- 

 proved by the registration committee 

 of the American Rose Society. Unless 

 objections are received within three 

 weeks of this publication, the registra- 

 tion will become permanent. 



From the Jos. H. Hill Co., Richmond, 



Ind: 



Name, Red Columbia; class, hybrid tea; pa- 

 rentage, sport of Columbia. Description — The 

 general habit of the plant, character of the fo- 

 liage and freedom of growth and hardiness are 

 the same as Columbia. The flower is a long- 

 pointed bud of good texture and of a brilliant 

 scarlet color which is similar to Hoosier Beauty. 

 The petnlage, however, is not so full as Colum- 

 bia. Freedom of bloom and lasting qualities are 

 all that can be desired. 



From R. & J. Farquhar, Boston, 



Mass.: 



Name, Betty Alden; class, polynntha; parent- 

 age, Tausendschoen x dwarf polyantha. De- 

 scription — Vigorous growth with glossy, dark 

 green foliage: medium in size; vigorous and 

 hardy bud; flowers single, in clusters; color, 

 apple-blossom pink changing to pure white. 



From R. & J. Farquhar, Boston, 



Mass.: 



Name, Beacon Belle; class, polyantha; parent- 

 age, Tausendschoen x dwarf polyantha. Descrip- 

 tion — Habit of plant, character and foliage, 

 freedom of growth and hardiness similar to Betty 

 Alden. Flowers in clusters, especially double 

 and many-petaled and close; flesh color, becom- 

 ing pure white when in full bloom; fragrance 

 slight. 



From R. & J. Farquhar, Boston, 

 Mass.: 



Name, Boston Beauty; class, polyantha; pa- 

 rentage, Tausendschoen x dwarf polyantha. De- 

 scription—Habit of plant vlRorous. with lentli- 

 ery, dark green foliage; hardy in growth; flowers 

 in clusters, full and double. It is clear pink 

 in color, with strong fragrance. 



E. A. White, Sec 'y. 



BULUIEADED BLOOMS. 



I am sending you some rose buds 

 taken from Premier and Columbi.\ 

 plants. Can you toll mo why I am 

 getting these b'ullhoadod blooms? They 

 are taken from plants benched early 

 in Juno. I find that Columbia shows a 

 greater number coming out this way 

 than does Premier. C. R. C. — Pa. 



The buds received were badly eaton 

 by thrips. Mix one pound of Paris 

 green with five pounds of brown sugar, 

 dry. Use one ounce of the mixture 

 to one gallon of water. Spray your 

 roses after each syringing. Do not 

 use the spray too heavily, nor leave 

 it too long on the foliage, as it will 

 burn the foliage, making it appear as 

 though the plants were affected with 

 black spot. If this remedy is used 



consistently during the warm weather, 

 it will soon rid the plants of thrips. 

 Some advise mixing lime with the Paris 

 green to prevent the foliage from being 

 burned, but I have found that it also 

 keeps the thrips from eating the poison. 

 I do not advise mixing any other ingre- 

 dient, but use it lightly and often. Five 

 ounces in five gallons of water should 

 be enough at one time for 3,000 rose 

 plants and it will not burn the foliage. 



W. J. K. 



and start the plants up again in the 

 spring, or whether the inquirer figures 

 that by freezing the plants they will 

 ripen better and produce better re- 

 sults. American Beauty plants can be 

 carried on the benches while they con- 

 tinue to produce a profitable crop of 

 flowers. As they let up in their produc- 

 tion the plants can be dried off and the 

 temperature of the house lowered to be- 

 tween the freezing point and 40 degrees. 

 After the plants are well ripened they 

 can be cut back, lifted, potted up and 

 started into growth for pot plant sales, 

 or they can be lifted and replanted 

 in benches of fresh soil and grown on 

 for the production of cut flowers for an- 

 other season. 



American Beauty will stand a mod- 

 erate amount of freezing, but severe 

 freezing will ruin the plants. M. P. 



SOUR SOIL STOPS GROWTH. 



I am sending a package of rose plants, 

 requesting that you examine them for 

 disease and report findings to me. 



J. J. F.— Va. 



FREEZING AMERICAN BEAUTY. 



How much freezing can American 

 Beauty plants in benches stand? They 

 are in solid beds. Should the plants 

 be trimmed back before freezing? Is 

 it necessary to cover the beds and, if so, 

 how much covering should they have? 



J. S.— 111. 



I do not fully understand the purpose 

 for which this information is sought re- 

 garding the American Beauty plants — 

 whether, for lack of fuel or other causes, 

 it is the intention to shut down the 

 house entirely during the winter months 



I do not find any disease on these 

 rose plants and am of the opinion that 

 the trouble is caused by sour soil. The 

 roots appear to be in the first stages 

 of rotting and it seems to the writer 

 that the stocks were not well enough 

 started into growth when the grafts 

 were put onto them. When the plants 

 were received the roots had started into 

 new growth, being covered with new 

 white roots, showing plainly that the 

 change from the soil to the moss in 

 which they were wrapped was beneficial 

 enough to the plants to start them into 

 active growth again. I would suggest 

 a change of soil for the plants and less 

 water at the roots until they become 

 better established and have gained con- 

 trol of the soil. M. P. 



TRANSFERRING CARNATIONS. 



When should carnation jdants ho 

 taken from the hold into the green- 

 house? E. J. W.— X. Y. 



The carnation plants now in the field 

 should bo lifted and planted in tho 

 greenhouse benches without further de- 

 lay. This work usually starts late in 

 July and continues through August until 

 finished, but after August 20 it is con- 

 sidered late for doing the work. M. P. 



WIREWORMS IN FIELD. 



Can you give us any information as 

 to how we could get rid of black and 

 yellow wireworms, which are doing 

 considerable damage to carnation plants 

 in almost the same manner as the field 

 mice have destroyed many fruit trees 

 during the last year? We have tried 

 tobacco dust, but this did not have anv 

 effect on them. Any aid will be grate- 

 fully appreciated. M. & 0. — N. Y. 



tacked in tho field, I would suggest that 

 you arrange to lift them at once. Shake 

 off all the soil and in that way rid them 

 of the wireworms. I know of no rem- 

 edy for them in the field. You could 

 use bisulphide of carbon if the area to 

 be treated wore limited in extent, but 

 it would hardly pay in the field. Ster- 

 ilizing the soil would also destroy them, 

 but that must be done while there are 

 no plants growing in the soil that is 

 treated. A. F. J. B. 



FUMIGANT CAUSES TROUBLE. 



I am in serious trouble with my car- 

 nations. I was expecting to carry them 

 over, and they were fine until about a 

 week ago. Nearly all of the buds turn 

 a light brown and the top of the new 

 growth turns the same color. It is not 

 rust, although I have a little of it. I 

 have been burning sulphur and alcohol 

 as a funiigant. Could that have caused 

 the trouble? If necessary I will send 

 you a plant. D. F. C. — Colo. 



If your carnation plants are being at- 



I cannot understand for what pur- 

 pose you are fumigating with sulphur 

 and alcohol at this time of the year. 

 Your trouble i)robably comes from that 



