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The Florists^ Review 



JUI-Y 31, 1013. 



nortuiiKy, on account of the conveutlou city be- 

 ing so near the Iowa line. 



As vice-president for the state of Iowa I 

 would 'like to see this great state of ours well 

 represented, and in anticipation of this I have 

 engaged a special Pullman car to be attached to 

 the regular Chicago Great Western train, leav- 

 ing Des Moines at 9:30 p. in. Monday August 

 18, arriving in Minneapolis at 8 a. m. Tuesday. 



I would like very much to have you go with 

 us in our special car. The fare from Des Moines 

 to MlDneapolis is $6.35; lower berth, $2; upper 

 berth, $1.60. 



Kindly drop me a card stating you are going, 

 and what reservation to make for you regarding 

 berth. 



If you arc not already a member of the 

 S. A. V. you will find enclosed application 

 lilank whicli kindly fill out and return to nio 

 with your check for $5. 



THE TBAIIiING COLEUS. 



In The •- Review for July 24 I saw 

 the query of R. F. S., regarding a 

 coleus he had which was of a trailing, 

 or creeping, nature. . I also noted the 

 answer. I wish to say that while^ork- 

 ing in Pennsylvania I came across a 



coleus of this character, called Trailing 

 Queen, also Trailing Gem, and it was 

 a fine one. It is of a running or trail- 

 ing nature, excellent for hanging bas- 

 kets, vases, porch boxes or window 

 boxes. It is also a good plant for bor- 

 ders, on account of its tendency to 

 branch, especially when kept pinched 

 back, I have seen some fine effects pro- 

 duced with it in borders and porch 

 boxes. It is easy of propagation, if 

 anything more so than other varieties 

 of coleus, and, as I have said, a great 

 producer on account of its branching 

 tendency. I can not recollect the exact 

 coloring of this coleus, but the leaves 

 are smaller than on other varieties and 

 when they become thick they make a 

 splendid show. This variety is certain- 

 ly worthy of cultivation for the above 

 stated purposes, and should be better 

 known. C. E. C. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The American Rose Society will hold 

 its summer meeting during the com- 

 ing convention of the Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists at Minneapolis. At this 

 gathering the new president assumes 

 control and direction of the society's 

 interests. 



The certificates of merit awarded at 

 the Hartford test garden examination 

 have been sent out. This Hartford rose 

 garden show Feems to have aroused 

 considerable quiet interest in its re- 

 sults. Superintendent Parker, of Hart- 

 ford, ascribes high praise to Theodore 

 Wirth, now superintendent of pjirks at 

 Minneapolis, for the work in' planning 

 the garden at Hartford. At Minneapo- 

 lis the American Rose Society asks for 

 a large attendance of its members, and 

 would be glad to receive many new 

 members. 



The new president is Wallace R. Pier- 

 son, of Cromwell, Conn.; the new vice- 

 president is Robert Pyle, of West 

 Grove, Pa. The new members of the 

 executive committee are J. H. Dunlop, 

 Toronto, Ont., and S. S. Pennock, Phila- 

 delphia. Benj. Hammond, Sec'y. 



ROSE PLANTS TO BE MOVED. 



Will you please tell me what is the 

 best way to treat my roses, preparatory 

 to moving them? They are in the 

 benches now and I wish to move them 

 about October 1 to a rose house. They 

 are where the carnations are to be 

 planted. Would it be well to dry them 

 up next month and put them in a cold 

 cellar till the house is ready in October? 



AVhat shall I do for white fly in the 

 greenhouse? J. E. S. 



If the roses are given a two weeks' 

 drying off in the benches, then trimmed 

 down to a height of twelve to eighteen 

 inches, taken up carefully and heeled in 

 outdoors, preferably on the north side 

 of a building, close together, and if they 

 are then given a good, heavy watering 

 to settle the ground thoroughly around 

 the roots, they should keep in good con- 

 dition for planting in the house by Oc- 

 tober, with a spraying occasionally to 

 keep the wood from shriveling. Do not 

 put them in a cellar during the summer, 

 as they would then.be liable either to 

 rot or to make a soft growth, which 

 would weaken the plants. 



The best exterminator found so far 

 for white fly in greenhouses is hydro- 

 cyanic acid gas, the formula for which 

 has been given frequently in The Re- 

 view. W. J. K. 



LEAF-ROLLERS ON ROSES. 



In reply to the inquiry from B. S., on 

 page 12 of The Review of July 24, as 

 to the surest and most economical way 

 to kill the leaf-roller on roses, I want 

 to recommend the use of Paris green 

 and brown sugar. In fact, this mixture, 

 according to my experience, is the only 

 perfectly sure way of killing the rollers. 

 During the last three years I have been 

 troubled to a great extent by this ter- 

 rible pest and have tried all the differ- 

 ent insecticides on the market, but with 

 little or no effect. Finally the spray- 

 ing with Paris green and brown sugar 

 was recommended to me by another flo- 

 rist; I tried it, and with excellent re- 

 splts. 



In preparing the mixture use a great 

 deal of brown sugar and only a little 

 Paris green. I use from three to three 

 and one-half pounds of sugar and one- 



half of a 2-iuch pot of Paris green to 

 five gallons of water. It is importunt 

 to have the solution quite sweet, so it 

 will stick to the foliage like syrup- 

 otherwise the rollers do not like it so 

 well. Five gallons of the liquid will be 

 sufficient for from two to three 150-foot 

 benches, according to the size of the 

 plants. This solution will not burn the 

 foliage and should be left on the plants 

 for at least four days, in order to kill 

 most of the rollers on the plants. Natu- 

 rally all the worms will not be killed by 

 the first application; therefore it should 

 be repeated about every three or four 

 weeks. 



To kill the leaf-roller moth, which 

 lays the eggs from which the rollers 

 hatch, fumigating with a nicotine ex- 

 tract is a fairly successful way. Use it 

 whenever you see a considerable num- 

 ber of moths flying around, by pouring 

 it on the hot steam pipe. 



These two methods, if used in rota- 

 tion, will in time rid your place of the 

 worst attack of leaf -rollers. This is the 

 surest way to kill the pest and, while 

 not exactly cheap, is the most econom- 

 ical in the end. Wm. O. Schnizer. 



BEAUTIES LOSING FOLIAGE. 



I am sending you some leaves of 

 Beauty roses. The plants are 2 years 

 old. They have been in soil which 

 has had no feed for several months 

 and the original manure is all used up. 

 They have sun from 7 a. m. to 5:30 

 p. m., with good ventilation and plenty 

 of water. The leaves turn brown; then 

 some of them turn black and pink. A 

 few of the plants are now dying. I 

 keep sulphur dusted on the roses, but 

 it does not seem to help any. What is 

 the trouble and how can I cure itf 

 A. F. 



As you say your plants have had 

 no feeding for several months, it is 

 probably starvation at the roots which 

 is causing the loss of foliage. If you 

 are planning to carry the plants over, 

 the summer rest will account for some 

 leaves dropping. Give the plants a 

 mulch of cow manure and keep them 

 well^ syringed. Perhaps an attack of 

 red sp^er is accountable for the brown 

 leaves. The best way to fight this is 

 with a strong, well directed pressure 

 of water. Black leaves are usually 

 caused by black spot. This is common 

 in winter, being generally caused bv 

 too late syringing and allowing tht 

 jdants to remain wet over night. In 

 summer, however, this should not trou 

 ble them. For mildew dust them witli 

 sulphur or syringe with Fungine or 

 Sulphocide. When steam is on, a lit 

 tie sulphur painted or dropped on tht 

 pipes is the best cure. C. W. 



HABDT BOSES. 



During the warmest months of the 

 year greenhouse roses are at their poor- 

 est, as the foliage of a large proportior 

 of them is badly mildewed. It is just 

 at this time that a good planting oi 

 outdoor roses becomes useful. The ten 

 dency is more and more toward planting 

 less of the hybrid perpetuals and mort 

 of the hybrid teas. These latter an 

 persistent bloomers, which few of the 

 hybrid perpetuals are. A few varieties 

 such as Frau Karl Druschki, Mrs. John 

 Laing, Mrs. R. G. Sharman-Crawford 

 and Mme. Gabriel Luizet, will flower 

 more or less all summer, but the ma.ior 

 portion will give practically nothing 

 when the June crop has passed. The 



