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The Florists^ Review 



Jr NE LT), iyi4. 



Tlu' I'ollowinj; wtMC in full l)loom in 

 tilt' ;;;ir(lt'ii ;iiiil were <iiiitt; satisfactorv: 



11. K. If. T. 



.Iiilt's .Miujidtin Xhiiy, CtMiiitcss of 



.\iiiiii (Ic Dicsliiuli IUIi('st<>r 



Mrs. .Idliii Lain;: Mis. I.iviriiird I'diie 



CaptMin llavwaid .Mine, .Iiili'S (Inilcz 



I'liiicc (aiiiillc clc Kdliaii Killaiiicy 



-Mrs. (Jio. Dicksou Wliilc Killaiiif.T 



1 liiijli HicksDii 

 I'laii Karl UnisiliUi 

 .Mini'. • ialii'ii'llc l.iii/ct 

 Itaniiii'ss KdlliscliiM 

 Usiar Ciirilci: 

 Mal.i.l .M,,nis(.M 

 I Irirll Itl'lllllli'l' 



i.ail,\ .\slitiiwii 

 iJiiiss an 'rcplil/. 

 I.aiiiriil Carle 

 • li'ii. MacArthiir 

 I arlicM Kipriilj.'in 



'I'licodoif Wiltll 



THE HARTFORD ROSE GARDEN. 



.'uiic I'.l tlir icjil I'sciil ;il i \ I'S (pT tile 

 Aiiirriiii n ii'usi' S(i(ict\' xisitcil dlliiijilly 

 llir rose test d;i|.,|(.|| ;,t Illi/alict li |p;iil<, 

 Jl ;irt t'dcil, 'nun.. Id tiikc ii|i mipI c.xaiii 

 iin' Ihc tiirtv toiii .s|.,.riiiifii |il:iii1s tliiit 

 wort' |illt nut .-it the t'olliiiit inn nt' the 

 j,'ar<l('ii. Till' jiiiIlii's Idi tlir ini-asion 

 were; .lidiii I". Jliiss. llaitfniil, ' uiiii.; 

 S. S. ri'iim.rk, l'liila.|rl]i!iia. I'a.. ami 

 W. J-\ (mi.Ii'. W asliiiiLitoii, |). ( . 



Tlic 1 iTuiiiinciiilat lull iiiailc li\' tlir 

 ,jiiily:('s in K'danI tu flu' rusi' whiili 

 Sfoini'ij tn attiait tlir must attrntiun is 

 as follows: "''riiaf tlir awanl of tlir 

 sihri iiir.lal III' m.-i'lr to .lolin < ook, ol' 

 Halt iniorr. M'l.. Un tlir rosr l.'a'liaiicr. 

 in rcrodii i t loll of itv s|| in'iior niriit^ as 

 a Ix'cMin;^ ro^r, '.' 



.Xinoiii: tho-r |irr-rnt at tlir .liiinrr 

 wrir: Sii jirri lit r irlr nt of I'aiks (IrnrLir 

 W. I'aikrr. Halt lor. I. i Hiin.; Wallarr 

 li. rirrsoii. |.i i'si,|,.|ii 1,1' till' .\ iiirrii-aii 

 J.'osr S(jcirl\: 1,'olicit r\ |r, S. S. I'm 

 iiork : I'k.i. a. I . Ural, of i Hi nrll I'm 

 \rrsity; l.rniiar.i r.aiion, .1. Ilarrisnn 



])irk, .\1.'\. .Mont uiollirl \ . .Ml'N. Alollt 



'joinriv, .1;.. .1. il. .M a.l'a I laiir. I'..|\\. 

 .\drhiii-, .\ \. ri,i-,,ii. .\. (.ii.lr. W. I'. 

 (iiplr, (IrulL'r .1 o lia II 11 r-. Ii'. '1'. I'.rris, 

 •lollll I'. I I lis-. .\ I N. ( Uliiliil li:^-. .1 I ., 

 Ia)iiis .1. K'nitri, I Ir II Ja 111 1 II 1 1 a iiiiiioirl 

 aiiil Mr>--r-. III. I'll. ,\ ihlri ■-on. ' |;ic|i_ 

 ]i1l:1i\ aiol .Moil;;iii. 



.\ I llir iliiinri an .•hroimt oT t||.- 

 Wasliinul Mil I, I-,' i:;i r.lrii, at .\ il i iil;! on. 



■\Vas ^l\rll l.\ W . I', (.11, If, wild .'dlll|.li 



mrntrJ .\li'--.i-. I iiinniiii'j-. I'vir ami 

 Mulfoi.j for III,' w.iik tli.'v ha. I .Imir in 

 liriii^iirj aliout till- iiiattn. Ilr state. I 

 that two a.irs ha. I l)rrn laid out lor 

 thr Work .-iIoiil: the ii.itional liii^liwa^ 

 tliat IS to tun troin 'Jiirl.r.- to I'liMida 

 aini th.at tli.'i.' wrir ;'..".o \arirtirs of 

 rosrs ;ilrra.l\ thrii'. 



i'rol'r-sni r..',il. -|iral<iiiL; for Itliara, 

 sal. I that iiiii.li iiit.'lrst ha.l hrrii sliown, 

 not diil\ l.\ Liiowrrs dt' ]>laiits who had 

 furnish. .1 thrin, s,, that flu- varirtirs 

 i'.Xi-rr.l :;ilil. Iiiit also liy ;i |ari:r liuilll)!'!' 

 (>i loral ;i ii];it I'll r so.i.'t i.'s ; that at ( or- 



ritill thrr.' Wrrr -olnr hllldll .'.Is III' -til 



(lonts. air III' whom l.r.amr morr or Irs- 



illtrrrstr.i in thrsr t.'-t ijar.lrris. 



'J'lir r Xi'.iit i\ r lOinillittrr ol tlir .\nirr 

 Iran li'osr Sdiirt\ .•ilsii iiirt aii.l for 

 iiialK awar.Ird thr lliild.ar.l ;:(dd nifflal 

 to M. II. W.ilsh, Wdd.ls lldlr. Mass.. for 

 thr idsi' i:x.i'|s;i. 'I'll,' nir.lals liotli for 

 Ml. \\;i|s|| aii.l .Mi^J'ddk will he prr 

 .sciitr.l at thr S. .\. j". .■on\riition in Hos 

 ton, ill Aiiijust. 



Till- day that was -prnt at Hartford 

 ^\a- d:liii|i an. I . lomlv. prr \(>iitilli> t)if 



l.-ikiiiL: of any pii-tiirrs. Tlir uriii.M'al 

 lay out of thr rosr j;;irilrii, asi.lr I'roiii 

 tlir t.'st Liar.lrn in flli/alirt h park', is 

 .-.rt .-li Illy liraiit ; f 111. ami soiiirt liiiii: that 

 thr .-ity df llartfdnl --an wril frri 

 proiol of. 



ilriijaiii ill 11 aiiiiiidiid. Si'.- 'v. 



ROSES AT MINNEAPOLIS. 



.\ shdit rrpdit du thr romlitidii of 

 our J,ymlalr park rosr iiaidrii .-tt Miii 

 iirajiolis .liiiir \'< may he of iiitrirst. 

 we lia\r ha.l splriidi.l urowiiid ui'.athrr 

 .•ill spriijd, liut Just now lia\r li;i.l a lit 

 tlr too mu.di r.aiii .'in. I not rnoiidh siiii- 

 sliinr. .\r\ crt lirlrss, our plants arr still 

 Irrr from miidrw and in prrfrrt hr;iltli. 

 Tlirv will hr at thrir lirst .liinr li 1 . 



W'r li;i\r only two rxliildts in our 

 .\. \\. S. ti'st i^ar.lrii. iiamrly. thr two 

 idimlirrs. I»a//liiid' IJr.l ' ;im| Kri.lal 

 W'irath. liy W. .\. .M.-nrla. ;ind thr iirw 

 II. il. rosr, I)rli;in.-r. |py < . Krrss. Tliry 

 ar.' all .loini: widl. Thr i liniliris arr in 

 IpIooiu ami I >rli;i ii.r shows pidiiiisi ii l; 

 Ipii.U. 



BENCH-GROWN ROSE PLANTS. 



HoAv .should linn hjii'dwii rosr ])lants 

 111' trratrd after boing lifted from the 

 liriii hrs, to make iiinr, bnshy pot plants 

 for nrxt spring's salrs, in this Pcnnsyl- 

 \ ;inia i liimitr.' Thr xarictirs aro: Mrs. 

 .Xai'oii Ward. ;ill thr Kill:irnrys, Mrs. 

 Moi^aii. .lonkhrrr .1. li. Moik, ^1,\' 

 Marylaml .ami K'.adiam-r. 11. < '. K. 



Trim thr jil.-rnts to a hrij^ht of alpout 

 twrlxr iiirhrs. pot flirm in •'> inch or 

 li-imli ]pots. an-ordiiid to si/r of jilants, 

 ami pliiiidr in a fraiiir in thr ground to 

 till" tops of thr )>ots. .\ftrr thry havo 

 startrd to niakr growth, ^ivr thr pots 

 ,a rovcriiii; of sonir wril .Irca.vrd, short 

 inaiiiirr, ]p|ffrralily old liothcd niaiuirr. 

 to krrp tlir soil moist and to prevent 

 the sun from Ipratin.^ down on the soil. 

 Ill the wintei- th(> plants ran lie covered 

 where tlie\ Hre. either Avith <jlass or 

 Ipoanls. to pre\eii1 them from iree/iuj; 

 too li.'inl. Ill spriiid they eaii bo takon 

 into the uieeiihoiise, where they shouhl 

 make a nice ;^rip\vtli and Jiiake ;:ood. 

 salalile plants in alpoiit rii^ht or ten 

 week's. accoi-.TniL: to the trmperatiire 

 kept in thr liousi's. W. .1. K. 



DISEASES INNUMERABLE. 



il.Mi.i.i- 11. .Ill .'I |i;iii.'i liv Ilia-, r. \\.':i\..|, 

 .■I I;.. Ilk-. I'.i.. l-.M.I iL'tiii,' ill.- I.:ili. a-li.r r..illi|\ 

 1 |..ii-I-' I hil.. .Inn.' |s. I 



What till' ;jiowri of .-(strrs in this sec 

 tioii ;^rnrr;dly stri\rs lor is rally tlow 

 iTs. rally riioiiLih to rrach thr iiiai!;rt 

 in ;ii|\ .■iiicr dt tlidsc drown in morr 

 northrin .ami .'oolrr srction-, whrrr cli 

 m.'itic comlitions arr to sonir rxtnit 

 iiidir faxoraldr. 



More id' (^llern of thr .\Iaikrt arr 

 diown heir tli:in ot' thr latrr str.iins; 

 this variety pio.liicrs Iohl' -tmis ami 



fail si/i',| fjowrrs rarl\. if - I is sipah 



rail\ iimlrP Lilass. j ha\r trir.l -owin;,' 

 -I'l'il dt' this \arirty ipiitr latr, hut with 

 not so i^iPd.l rrsiilts, as thr strms .1.) nut 



L;rt IrliLltll rildllLlll. dwilir td thr -hdi'tn 



pi'iid.l of ;:iow t h. 



' liii' si'iioiis .liawlp;i.k with this \a 

 rii't\ is its triiilrmy to strm rot; m 

 fact. 1 \riitiirr to sav that wlieri; stem 

 rot has oiler shdwn itself amonu' (^ueen 

 of the M;irket .asfrrs. you will iir\ cr 

 lie free from it thereafter. This -.tate- 

 nieiit m.'iy he too swrejiiiid, Imt let me 

 relate niy own exjtericTico. Ki^ht years 

 a;iu we |ihiiitr.l this variety in H woll 

 prej)arr.| pir.r id' "round, jjavo ■fin* 



Liiowin:; plants thr lirst id' attriition 

 aiol dlitaiiinl ;i f.air .loi.. I'ossildy ten 

 prr c.'iit III' thr plants showed si^ns of 

 -trill lot. liiit this fa.t did not alarm 

 lis to \\ dirat extent, as 1 liad a fair 

 aiiidunt of laml :iii.| could ])lant in new 

 Liroiiiol for a niimlier of years, ilow 

 ^•wv. last siimmrr, srxrn years later, we 

 prrparr.l this around a;/ain for j^rowinj,' 

 a-tri-, plowr.l the procedini,' fall, fer- 

 tili/r.l It al'iimlantly and limed it earl\ 

 III thr -piiiid. ami iniinr.liately lirfoir 

 plantini: tiiiir liarrownl in a i|iiaiitity of 

 Iiil;Ii ^i ;i.|r I'ri t ili/.rr. 



Appearance of Disease. 



I'hr pl.ints Wrrr si't out early , sta it e.| 

 Lirowth .at oii.r :iii.| t^i'rw well for four 

 .ir lise Works. Thru the diseasr heoaii 

 to appear. Let iiir rxplaiii that the ex 

 tent of iii\ patch eid|it yrars a^o was 

 about one tliir.l tlie si/r of last sum- 

 mer's patch, hut on that one third the 

 ■ lisrasr ma.lr its first .-iiiprjirancr ;ind on 

 ihat paiticiil.ar part not ti\r per cent of 

 the jdants lived to m.atiirity :in.| the 

 llowers from these frw pl.antK were 

 s.-arcrly of ;i inarkrtalde (|iialit,y. 



It is in\ opinion after this e.xperience 

 that in prrpariiid this pircn of ^'roiin.l 



