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The Florists^ Review 



October 18, 1913. 



ROSES TO FOLLOW MUMS. 



I should like to set some roses in the 

 benches after the mums are out. Will 

 you be so kind as to let me know what 

 kinds of roses would be best? It is a 

 cool greenhouse, used for carnations 

 and run at a night temperature of 50 

 to 55 degrees. Would it be better to 

 grow the roses in pots or on the 

 benches? Will the soil from the mums 

 be good, if mixed with old manure? It 

 was fresh soil when I set the mums in 

 it, in the first few days of June. About 

 what time can I get the roses in bloom? 



L. V. 



Boses planted in a house that will be 

 held at a temperature of 50 to 55 de- 

 grees will never give satisfaction, espe- 

 cially if planted in October or Novem- 

 ber. Any of the varieties of roses 

 which are now grown for winter forcing 

 require a temperature of not less than 

 60 degrees at night to give satisfaction. 

 It would be poor policy to advise any 

 one to attempt to grow roses under 

 such conditions, as the experiment 

 would not only result in failure, but 

 would waste valuable space at the time 

 when it costs the most. Among the best 

 crops to follow mums would be sweet 

 peas or violets, preferably the former. 

 If they were started in small pots a 

 month or six weeks ahead, they could 

 be planted in the same soil with good 

 results at that temperature, but roses — 

 never. W. J. K, 



TOO HIQH A TEMFEBATUBE. 



What is the cause of the mature 

 leaves on 2-year-old Killarneys turning 

 yellow and dropping off? It seems 

 to occur in cloudy spells. The soil is 

 of the finest quality and the plants are 

 growing fast. Is a temperature of 80 

 degrees at noon too high for Killarneys 

 at this time of the year? H. G. A. 



Killarneys, being fast growers, ripen 

 their foliage proportionately fast, but 

 if the plants are in good growing con- 

 dition and are not cut back too hard 

 this does not injure them. Keeping 

 the temperature too high and the house 

 too close will cause the foliage to ripen 

 prematurely and this does injure the 

 plants. A temperature of 80 degrees 

 IS too high at any time for, Killarneys 

 and should probably be lowered by giv- 

 ing more ventilation. About 60 degrees 

 at night, 62 to 66 degrees on cloudy 

 days and 70 to 72 degrees on sunny days 

 would be about right, with plenty of 

 ventilation at all times. W. J. K. 



BOSES FOB EASTEB. 



Please give me full details about the 

 growing of roses in pots for winter 

 sales, and especially for Easter. As this 

 is u timely occasion for this subject, 

 please do not omit any of the small 

 details, and please include the names 

 of classes and varieties, D-. W, D. 



To give all the small details of rose 

 culture would require many columns of 

 space in The Review. You will find 

 articles on roses from time to time un- 

 der Seasonable Suggestions, which may 

 help you in some measure. 



Rambler roses are in greatest favor 

 for Easter flowering. The plants are 

 either pot-grown through the summer, 

 or potted up in late October or Novem- 

 ber. The middle of October is a good 

 time to do this, as the roses then make 

 good roots before winter. The plants 

 must be firmly potted and can be kept 

 outdoors until the middle of November, 

 then stored in a cold pit or cellar, or 

 laid on their sides in a coldframe. The 

 plants can be started as early as Christ- 

 mas if desired. At first 45 degrees at 

 night suflSces; gradually raise the tem- 

 perature until 55 to 60 degrees is given, 

 although they can be grown as low as 

 50 degrees at night. For Easter, 1914, 

 allow twelve weeks from starting to 

 flowering. The long canes should not 

 be cut back; merely remove weak or 

 dead wood. Bend down the shoots to 

 stakes; this induces a better break. 

 Avoid drafts, which would cause mil- 

 dew. Also, a too dry heat will induce 

 attacks of red spider. When the flow- 

 ers are opening keep them a little cooler, 

 and a little shade will help to prevent 

 the fading of the colors. 



Good ramblers are: Tausendschon, 

 Dorothy Perkins, Newport Fairy, Amer- 

 ican Pillar, Lady Gay, in pink; Crimson 

 Rambler, White Dorothy Perkins; Hia- 

 watha, single red, and Trier, The so- 

 called baby ramblers make nice pot 

 plants and are obtainable in several col- 

 ers. These polyantha roses can be flow- 

 ered in a shorter time than the true 

 ramblers; so can such hybrid perpetuals 

 as Frau Karl Druschki, Ulrich Brunner, 

 Magna Charta, Mme. Gabriel Luizet, 

 Mrs, Sharman-Crawford and Alfred Co- 

 lomb. These roses must be pruned back 

 quite hard before starting. Leave from 

 one to three buds on each shoot, ac- 

 cording to strength. 



Such hybrid teas as Caroline Testout, 

 the' various Killarneys, Antoine Rivoire, 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria and Konigin 

 Carola all make good pot plants. These 

 need light pruning. A few other good 

 roses for pots are: Clothilde Soupert, 

 Maman Cochet, white and pink; Hcr- 

 mosa and Lady Hillingdon. All roses 

 like a good, fibrous loam. The bulk of 



them prefer a fairly heavy soil, but the 

 teas prefer it a little lighter. Some 

 bone and well decayed cow manure 

 should be added. When the pots are 

 well filled with roots they require a lot 

 of water, and liquid manure can be ap- 

 plied twice a week until the flowers 

 open. C, W. 



"NOT YET, BUT SOON." 



This week 's issue of The Review goes 

 to press on the day designated last 

 August for the reduction in express 

 rates, and the adoption of a new sys- 

 tem of computing charges. But the 

 rates are not reduced. It is a case of 

 ' * Not yet, but soon. ' ' The Interstate 

 Commerce Commission, on the after- 

 noon of October 14, gave the express 

 companies until December 1 to put the 

 new rates and methods into operation. 

 At the same time the commission de- 

 clined to accept a counter proposal 

 made by the companies. Because of the 

 assertion that it was an impossibility 

 to get ready to do business under the 

 new rates by October 15, the companies 

 were granted an extension to December 

 1. Then they will be expected to put 

 the new rates in force. The express 

 companies, however, may just as con- 

 fidently be expected to avail them- 

 selves of every legal loophole and pos- 

 sibility of procrastination to avoid 

 complying with the commission's order. 



The fight for a reduction in rates has 

 gone on for several years. The rate 

 reduction order of the Interstate Com- 

 merce Commission, entered August 4, 

 was reported in full, with illustrations, 

 in the issues of The Review for August 

 7 and August 14. 



FBOM THE PABK FLOBAL CO. 



I noticed a news item in one of the 

 trade papers referring to a controversy 

 between the Park Floral Co. and the 

 state land board an(f making it appear 

 that we are largely in arrears for rent. 



The correspondent is probably justi- 

 fied in drawing such a conclusion from 

 articles published in the daily press, but 

 the fact is that this is entirely a legal 

 controversy involving the right of the 

 land board to arbitrarily increase our 

 rental under a' lease which does not ex- 

 pire until 1926. 



J. A. Valentine, Pres. 



Denver, Colo. 



BEWABE THE CHECK CASHEB. 



One of the best business rules is ^o 

 decline to cash checks for those you 

 do not know personally. 



A man who is described as about 38 

 to 40 years of age, of medium height, 

 rather heavy set, weighing perhaps 180 

 pounds, smooth shaved, with brown 

 hair inclined to be curly, appears to 

 be specializing on swindling florists. 

 He is well informed on trade matters 

 and has intimate knowledge of the busi- 

 ness and family affairs of several mem- 

 bers of the trade, so that he gets away 

 unsuspected. The awakening comes 

 afterward. In some cases he strikes 

 for a loan; in others, he cashes a check, 

 which proves to be worthless. In all 

 cases thus far reported the losses have 

 been small, as the swindler fears to 

 strike for large amounts; it might 

 make his victim think first instead of 

 afterward. 



The rule should be never to hand 

 over money to a stranger, no matter 

 what his story. If you don't know 



