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The Florists' Review 



July 29, 1915. 



OFFICIAL SWEET PEA TRIALS. 



I'VUo iC|H,i-| ,,f A. (". I!<'ill oil lli(> Irinls ;il 

 • 'iMiicll I'liivcr^itv, Itlmni. N. Y., cniHliKlril for 

 III!' Amcriciiii Swt I't I'cH Socii'ly.l 



Diiriiifjf the year avo \voro able to 

 rosuiiic our trials witli tlio wiiitor-flow- 

 criiifi; sweet ])eas. Altlioii<:li we iliil not 

 i-oine into jiossossioii of the iiecessaiy 

 i^reeiiliouse s))aee in time to sow them 

 lor tlie eaily eroj), Ave Avere aith' to 

 plant linrint,' Oetolier and tlierefore liaW 

 an excellent croji of flowers durinji mid- 

 ■winter and sprinjj. In fact, last yeai's 

 cro|> was the liest we have vwr ha't. 



A larye collection of varieties was 

 r(^cei\t'd from Mr. Za (>lan(>k and a few 

 varieties fiom other seedsmen. Some 

 of the (tlder \:irieties weic yi'dwii foi- 

 coiiijiarison and alto;.'ether there were 

 ^i\ty \aiieties in the i-oljectioii. 



Greenhouse Varieties. 



Among the newer borts, the IoIImw 

 injT are promising: 



Bridal Veil. A l:iii.'0 to very l;ir:;o, iinn li 

 \v;ivcil wliito llowci. 



King of England. A lariro wnv.d ll..wi r, oi .i 

 liri.'lit L'lowiiiL.' (rirrisoii .'..lur. In our cNpcrii'iHi- 

 this Viirioly is tlir ^(•^t nil for i:ri'oiiliou^o i-iilturi'. 



Rev. Father Kelly. A l;iii:o t" \ • ry l:ir:^. . 

 nincli wiivo.l l.ivi'iiiliT flowor. Soino .it tli'' sI;iimI 

 .inis show tiMt> of niMiivoro-.'. l.ut .Iiiiul'i' to ilio 

 -.iinio color .•!> Ilio \viii^'~. 'I'lio (AM. I .•..l..r I- n .1 

 -i\oii ill tho licpiTtoir.' clo^ Colonic, 111 ill- i. -~ 

 roil II I nil 1"^"^ ( 1 I Mild loss lilin> tliMii L'ol ( 1 i. 



Belgian Hero. A hir^ro wMviil llow.r willi ilio 



^tMlulMnl ^Mlllloll-OMrllllllC Mlicl WiML;^ |P.ir|ilo 1"^' . 



riiis Would l.o i-illlid by Ilio liMdo mii oimii-o |iiiiK. 

 W'lioii Kio"ii in ImIi' s|iiiiiL' "r -iiiiiiii'T ilii< 



NMPioty. Illllo-S sllMiloil, slloUS Ilio l.l;i.Ki'l|. .1 \olll- 



ooiiiiiioii III llowors of Ilii^ <ol,.r. liiil ill \\iMoi 

 Iliis VMiioly WMS frco fioiii tin- ilrli'l. W lo n 

 woll irrowii it i- ii liin' viitioty. 



Morning Star. .\ vory lMri.'o, iini. ii umm.I 

 llowir Willi tho -l.iiiil.-iril liri;;lil iii:iu\i- i"~o ;iiil 

 wiiii;-^ > iolit r. ..;(.. '1 ho-.. mVo tin- ii|i|ii ..\ iiioi i.- 

 ,,,|i.|-, M- Ihi' lo.il ooli.r- lio liolvM.ii llio !«•' 



;ilid tho ll'.Wil i- M iMSillv a -oil lli^il i~ 111 



dioMloil. 



Mrs. Calvert. A l:in;o u.uo,l .l.-. |. piiils i1m\v,i 

 ■| ho >tMlli|.inls Mio liiMino l.'-o Mild llio >\i1il;- |.ili,- 

 liiai ro-o. A l.o.iiililiil llow.t , 



Polar Light. A iMri-'o wmm'.I ||..uoi. -i:iii.I:ii-.| 

 '.ihio lovo. u iiiL'-^ ihirkov. 



Waved Christmas Pink. \|.|i.:ii< t- I" .i do 

 .idod iiui'ioVf iiiont oil Iho « nil !\ ;."iovii < i. li-l iioi - 

 I'iiik. 



The al)0\(» are the hest of the lullec 

 tioii for commercial culture, liiit there 

 ;iie others of consideralde promise 

 whioh we lia\e not sjiaoc tn de--cl iln'. 

 ,1- l';iiilic. .Montenegrin, I'lesideiil 

 Wilson and I'olar Hear. 



The al'ovc varieties were I'lee from 

 rogues, and all the \;irieties indic.-ite 

 a very gre.at advaiicr in the winter 

 llowering section. 



Of the Aiirietie-^ rereixed I'luni other 

 oiow cr--, Selma Sweiisun is a i:irge t<» 

 \er\' large \s;i\ed. pale lil.ac in-e witli 

 iioht \ injot iiisr win^s. 



In the Open Ground. 



This se.-ison in the open ground we 

 ])a\c scAcnty varieties id' com|iai:i- 

 tively n^ieiit int rndnct ion. and alHiut 

 Mil cijual nuinln'i i<\' the nidest \;iii 

 eties. The latter We aio gliiwing tn 

 '-ecuri* seed so that we in.ay kei'|i them 

 tdr a few Near--. It is jirolialde that 

 the jdant- at <',iMiell are the oiil\' exist 



int: plant-- nt' -nllio nl tl.e-1' ol'l \aii 



eties, wliich are so interesting to those 

 of us who wish to note the pf^ogress in 

 tlie cvolutioti of sw(>et peas. Tliese, of 

 course, were sown in the open ground. 

 Tlio new varieties referred to were 

 not received unlul the latter ])art of 

 March, jirohably because of the war. 

 and were sown in jiots at once. Had 

 we been able to forecast April condi- 

 tions this year, we should have sown 

 them in the open, because when we 

 did transidaiit wc had a dry period 

 which tended to check the plants. They 

 are now beginning to bloom, altlumgh 

 the amount of growth is less tlian usual. 

 It is too early to estimate the real 

 worth of tliese \:irieties. What 1 shall 

 say. therefoie, is only tent;iti\e and 

 ■^ubjecd to revision. .\t ]iresent wc con- 

 sider: 



Stark's Giant Buff. This with iis is the Iiukom 

 wavod variety of its class. 



Duchess of Portland (Dohhie, Hil."ii. .\ vei> 

 larne crcain-piuk. 



Alfred (Dobbie, 1915). A >;o(.d sized .loar |jal. 

 lavciuler. 



Blue Picotee (l)obble). .\iipears to siiriiass ai 

 other blue I'icotees. 



Robert Sydenham, The ttrst flowers of thi- 

 have proved a (lisappoiiitiiioiit tons, for it burns 

 We have had very nnusiial weather in that wi 

 have had frequent heavy rains alleniiih'd will 

 hrijiht sun. I'ossihly setlU'il weather woulil rosiili 

 in better flowers, althoiif;li the fault is not mi 

 iineoniinon one ainoiiK the varieties of this eolm 

 seetion. 



Stark's Soft Salmon, .\ pretty Ihiii^. bill u • 

 wish to see uiore of it. 



King White. The leiidiiif; <'xliibitioii while. 



Wedgwood. Apiiears likely |o siipplaiil tin 

 other waved blues. 



I!ro<iklaiids' IJueen, Siiieorily. liobbio's Oiaiii;o 

 SpltlirO and other.s may prove dosirahlo. 



Wc hope that conditions may be bet 

 ter this fall and that we can reeeivi 

 seeds earlier next year for outdoor 

 growing. 



In closing let nie urge the members 

 of this society to use their inlhience to 

 get varieties for tho trial grounds. This 

 fall we shall have better facilities for 

 testing winter flowering sweet peas 

 than we have ever had before. We 

 shall have a new, modern house forty 

 feet wide at our disposal, and the tests 

 will be made under commercial condi- 

 tions, as we jdan to use the house and 

 crop as an object lesson in growing 

 winter-flowering sweet peas. If wc can 

 secure all the \ arieties now in the trade 

 for trial with our ju-esent notes, wc can 

 hater issue another publication bringing 

 the subject up to date. 



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ROSES IN THE SOUTH. 



Carrying the Plants Over. 



I'lili'ss the jdants nil' in a |M'rt'ertlv 

 healthy inndit ion. it is not :id \ isalijc 

 to r.ariy them o\ei fur ;inother xcai. 

 it', hiiwexcr, they art,' in good inndi- 

 tioii. they o.in be i-airied u\ er profit- 

 ably. In general the |d;ints do not re- 

 ijuire Ml lung a rest oi' so li.ard a drying 

 off ;is i- the lustom in the north, h'e- 

 diiiiiio tlie water supply o|;|,|ii;i||y tor 

 two weeks is all that is needed. If tho 

 )dants li;i\i' to be moved from one bed 

 to .aniithei. tlie\ are .all the better fn 

 be fairly nimst. so they can be lifted 



with a o I l,,|||. X'arietii's like Anieri 



i-an He.auty and IJiidimond transjilant 

 readily without any soil adliering to the 

 roots. The Kill.arncy f.amily, on the 

 other hand, if tliex li;i\e to li(> trans- 

 planted, would better lio lifted with 

 oood b.'ills. 



It' the |i|;ints ;irc nut to be iiio\ ed. 

 two inches of till' to|i soil r;in be 

 si-r.'ipi'd otf. After oi^iii" the lu'd a 

 "(Mid w .-it I'll no, a t iiji d ii'ssiiii; of bone 



meal can be ajiplied and tlie bed ciii 

 le filled U[i with a compost consist ini: 

 of one-half loam and one half cow ma 

 nine. 



Tlie watering, especially under south 

 em conditions, must be carefully at 

 tended to until the jdants are again 

 well under way. It is Just as eas_\ 

 to err on the side of underw atering as 

 it is to err on the side of overwatering. 

 .V medium amount of moisture at the 

 roots, with frt'ipient overhead spray- 

 inos eai li day. will keeji the plants in 

 good shape. Tlieie is no need to bi 

 alarmed if they break a little yellow 

 .lust :is soon as the roots get a litth 

 mure acti\e the natural color will 

 let Ml II. 



Cutting the Plants Back. 



All jdants. of rourse, require to be 

 lilt back liefore starting them uj 

 anew. Hybrid teas, as a rule, can bi 

 jiretty severely pruned. The Killar- 

 neys- reipiire a little sjiecial handling 

 They make so many breaks after prun 

 iiig that more wiiter is needed; this, 

 however, must not ln' overdone. They 

 also need more sjuaying. 1 find a good 

 jilan in handling these varieties is ti 

 make the jiruning ojieration a gradual 



