Ja.nuahy 19, 1922 



The Rorists* Review 



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AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Plant Registration. 



The followhifj roses Imvc boon offerod 

 by Howard & Smith, Los Angelos, Cal., 

 and passed upon by tho registration 

 committee: 



Name, Fr.ifrrant Iloucnipt; class, INMiiotiaiia x 

 hybrid toa; parciitaKr', cross of uiinamcil scod- 

 liilRS. Dcsciiptioii- liatiit of plani, nicrliiim 

 height ami Ijiisliy; ciiaraotcr of fcjliaKo, heavy; 

 frepdom of growth ami lianiinoss, snlijci't to fii 

 tiire tpst; flowrr. full: color, shell |iink. wilh 

 base of petals yellow; form. Iiiid lonj; and imint 

 ed, with open (lower ciipshapcd; frapramo and 

 liiid, intense: petalatie. thirty to thirty-five; 

 freedom of hlooni ami lasting quality, free. 

 This rose is similar to no other. 



Name, llrs. William ('. IX'an; class, IVrne- 

 tlana x hybrid tea; p.irenlaKe, cross of nn- 

 namert seedlings. Description — habit of plant, 

 vit'orons and nprlKht: character of frdiage. 

 heavy; freedom of f.'rowth and hardiness, growth 

 free and subject to fntnre test; flower, fall; 

 cidor, delicate pink; form, bud long and point- 

 ed; fragrance and bad, moderate; jietal.ige. 

 thirty-flve; freedom of bloom and lasting qual- 

 ity, good. This rose is similar to Madame Se- 

 gond Weber, but is different in color .and supe 

 rior for its iMdng freer and having a better- 

 shnped bud. 



If no objection to such registration is 

 filed witli tlie secretary of tlic society 

 within tliree weeks after this publica- 

 tion, the registration will become per- 

 manent. John C. Wister, Sec'y. 



RED SPIDER ON ROSES. 



Will you tell me what the trouble is 

 with the rose plants sent you? We have 

 sprayed with a nicotine solution and 

 fumigated, but with no results. 



W. H. H.— la. 



The plant received was loaded with 

 red spider and if all the plants are in- 

 fested as badly as the sample, they will 

 probably lose all the leaves. The only 

 remedy for red spider is syringing with 

 water under a high pressure, 100 pounds 

 or more if jiossiltle, and on jdants as 

 badly affected as the sample this should 

 be rojieatod d.aily for three or four days 

 until the spider is completely washed 

 off. Then syringe the ]dants about once 

 a week to keep them clean. W. J. K. 



GROWING MOSS ROSES. 



Last year I planted some 1-yoar-old 

 own root moss roses, but they did not 

 bloom this summer. Is this usual or 

 has propagating or trimming anvthing 

 to do with it.' E. C. M.— X. J. 



Moss roses on their own roots lack 

 the vigor of those on Manetti stock. 

 Own-root roses do well in the warmer 

 states, but are of little value in the 

 colder section of the country. I would 

 not, however, become discouraged. Give 



another bud on a longer stem. If there 

 is a large number of "cripples," they 

 are caused in most cases by thrips, 

 which eat around the edge of the petals 

 while the bud is small. This makes the 

 petals short and the bud opens up flat 

 and misshapen. If that should be the 

 trouble in this case, the best remedy is 

 to spray with a Paris green and brown 

 sugar solution — five parts of sugar to 

 one part of Paris green, using one ounce 

 to one gallon of water. Spray about 

 once each week and tliis sliould keep the 

 thrips in check. W. J. K. 



tlie plants necessary winter protection 

 and i^ruiie back, leaving from two to 

 four eyes of last season 's growth, ac- 

 cording to the strength of the shoots, 

 early in April. Kncourage the plants 

 to grow vigorously by giving them a 

 top-dressing of cow manure, or failing 

 in that, a little dried blood, and you 

 should have some flowers next season. 



C. W. 



DEFORMED COLUMBIA. 



We have sent you tliree Columbia 

 roses that are badly niisformed. They 

 appear to be stunted, although the foli- 

 age looks good and clean. Can yon tell 

 us the cause of this deformity and sug- 

 gest a remedy? J. E. Y.— 111. 



The Columbia roses on arrival were 

 so badly wilted that it was impossible 

 to tell the cause of deformation. In 

 Columbia roses there is always a small 

 percentage of deformed buds, which arc 

 usually cut short and allowed to set 



ALKALI HURTS OPHELIA. 



I am sending a leaf of an Ophelia rose, 

 the outer edge of which has turned dark, 

 ('ould this have resulted from too little 

 air after syringing? Many of the leaves 

 have fallen off and some of the young 

 growth has wilted, as from a sun scald. 



W. R.— 111. 



From tho appearance of the leaf re- 

 ceived, it seems likely that the trouble 

 is caused by alkali in the water. If such 

 is the case, it usually shows the effect 

 first along the south edge of the benches, 

 where the plants arc apt to get dry, and 

 on the strongest-growing plants, sinee 

 these plants, suffering from want of 

 moisture, will take uj) the alkali con- 

 tained in the water and absorbed by the 

 soil. This causes the leaves to turn 

 l)rown on the edge and drop off pre- 

 maturely. If the symptoms arc as de- 

 scribed, the trouble can usually bo over- 

 come by giving those plants affected an 

 extra watering to wash as mucli as pos- 

 sible of the alkali out of the soil and 

 prevent the i)lants from taking it up. 



Mainly About B 



Pittsfield, Mass. — George V. Mears is 

 starting in the florists' supply business. 



Clarksville, Tex.— Mrs. I). D. Strong 

 has left the hospital, where she lias 

 been confined by illness for several 

 weeks, and is pushing her business. She 

 added a greenhouse last autumn and 

 s.-iys she wishes it were several, as de- 

 mand still exceeds suj)ply. 



Johnson City, Tenn. — The Elk Galax 

 A; l'''crn Co., which for eighteen years has 

 boon shipping florists' greens from Han- 

 iiers Elk, N. C, with a branch in this 

 city, has decided to make .lohnson City 

 its headquarters. The jiacking and ship- 

 jiing departments are being removed to 

 this place and in future all shipments 

 will be sent from here. This is making 

 the wagon hauls before the customer's 

 order is received, instead of after it. 



luka, lU.^Miss Mildred Kelley 

 achieved jirominence in the St. Louis 

 dailies as the result of her leading the 

 chase after robbers of the State Rank 

 of luka, where slie is bookkeeper. She 

 is the daughter of Florence Holstlaw 

 Kelley, proprietor of the Rosery. which 

 is next door to the bank. Miss Kelley 

 exiiresses her regret at not knowing of 

 the robbery in time to "Say It with 

 Flowers" on this occasion, preferal>lv 

 with the artillery plant. 



Pana, lU.— A. N. Nielsen, of A. N. 

 Nielsen, Inc., has moved to Kansas City, 

 Mo. 



Newark, N. J.— 0. K. Hampton, 82 

 South street, wishes to enter the trade 

 and is looking for a chance to buy a 

 greenhouse. 



Missoula, Mont. — The Garden City 

 Floral Co., successor to the Missoula 

 Greenliouse & Nursery Co., now has five 

 acres under cultivation ami 50,000 feet 

 under glass, at Orchard Homes, south of 

 this city. The firm has also a modern 

 retail shoji. The proprietors are Samuel 

 and James Garas. .lames Garas is the 

 florist representative with the local 

 Kiwanis Club. 



Elkhart, Ind.— 11. D. Seele, a life 

 member of the Society of American 

 Florists, has been appointed park super- 

 intendent liere, by the board of public 

 works. Mr. Seele has had many years 

 of experience in the cultivation of 

 plants and flowers and also in landscape 

 work. He spent twelve years at Winona 

 park; three years at Lakeside park, 

 Warsaw, Ind.; ten years at Lawndale, 

 ,iust east of Elkhart, and a short time 

 at Foster Place. Ho has also taken 

 many trips of ins])oction through tlie 

 parks of the leading cities of the United 

 States. 



