JOLT 28, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



421 



A Field of Joseph Tailby's Hybrid Calk, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. 

 (Awarded Silver medal of Massachusetta Horticultural Society, also S. A. F. medal for beat new plant of American Origin exhlblled at Boston.) 



der is a very eflfective remedy. One of 

 the surest methods of destroying this 

 pest quickly is to mix finely sifted bran 

 witli Paris green, in the proportion of 

 one part of Paris green to sixty of bran, 

 and apply with the powder blower. 



ElBES. 



THE BETTER PLAN. 



Will you please tell me the proper 

 time and conditions requirad to give 

 Bride and Bridesmaid roses a rest for 

 a second season? These rcscs were struck 

 by hail in March and given a cutting 

 l)ack and mulched. They are now giving 

 H good crop of flowers, with clear foli- 

 age and long stems. How shall I treat 

 them for a good crop for ihis winter? 



F. W. R. 



Seeing that these roses got a check in 

 March and were cut back, they do not 

 now require much of a rest; in fact, 

 the best treatment, as they are doing 

 so well, would be to keep them going 

 and feed judiciously. Kibes. 



TOBACCO LEAVES. 



We have a chance to get a couple of 

 loads of very fine Wisconsin tobacco 

 leaves which were cut last year and, be- 

 '»g in a warehouse all winter in a damp 

 l>lace, became somewhat mouldy and can- 

 not be used. We would like to know 

 whether it would be of any value to save 

 this for fertilizer, or if they could be 

 "sed to any other advantage for green- 

 house purposea C. E. S. 



These tobacco leaves are quite suitable 

 for ordinary fumigating purposes and 

 If steeped in water for twenty-four hours 

 the decoction is one of the best insecti- 



cides. As a fertilizer they would not 

 be any better than plenty of ordinary 

 farm yard manures and would be more 

 uncertain in theix effects. They can be 

 put to good use in the form of ashes. 

 Vegetable ashes contain most of the ele- 

 ments necessary to plant life but in a 

 very concentrated form and should ba 

 used with caution. Ribes. 



NEW ROSES. 



The gold medal of the National Rose 

 Society of England was awarded in two 

 instances at the show at London, July 6, 

 to new varieties that have not been pre- 

 viously exhibited. One of these wag 

 ii.imed De.-in Hole, and was shown by 

 Alex Dickson & Sons. It is presumably 

 a hybrid tea, and somewhat resembles in 

 color and form the variety Mrs. Mawley, 

 but the color is rather richer and the 

 form a little better. 



The other variety awarded a gold 

 medal was named Mrs. O. G. Orpen, and 

 was shown by Mr. O. G. Orpen. It is a 

 cimbing damask rose, with single flowers 

 of a rich shade of pink color, four to 

 five inches in diameter. It is a strong 

 grower, and has large, vigorous-looking 

 foliage. The variety would be especially 

 suitable for cultivation against a pillar. 



Cards of commendation were awarded 

 to the two varieties following: Irish 

 Harmony, shown by Messrs. A. Dickson 

 &- Sons, a single rose of pale cream col- 

 or, some six inches or more in diameter, 

 the orange-colored anthers having a 

 good effect. It is said to form a mag- 

 nificent bush. The foliage is bright and 

 very smooth. Lady Betty, also exhibited 

 by Dickson & Sons, is of the hybrid tea 

 class; the petals are reddish-rose on the 



exterior, and bronze or buff-colored in- 

 side. 



New roses since 1901, issued by nur- 

 serymen of the British Isles, were rep- 

 resented by some exquisite specimens, 

 showing the great advance made in such 

 a short period. Mildred Grant was 

 again in the foremost position. The box 

 containing the prize group, shown by B. 

 Cant & Sons, Colchester, contained Ma- 

 mie, Mildred Grant, Robert Scott, Frau 

 Karl Druschki, Helene Guillot, Jean 

 Batuatois, Apotheker G. Hofer, Alice 

 Lindsell, Florence Pemberton, Lady 

 IMoyra Beauclerk, Ben Cant and Edith 

 D 'Ombrain. 



VIOLETS. 



Which is considered the more profitable 

 violet to grow, Marie Ix)u;se or Prin- 

 cess of Wales? How many flowers per 

 plant for the season will good stock of 

 each of the above average? W. B. S. 



In answering this question I would not 

 like to name either the one or the other 

 as the more profitable for this reason, 

 that circumstances alter cases and every 

 grower must find out for himself. This 

 can be done pretty fairly with a year's 

 trial, providing one is systematic and 

 keeps an accurate record of blooms cut 

 each day the whole season through, keep- 

 ing each kind separately. Then you can 

 tell which pays best per week, per month 

 and for thei whole season, providing also 

 that you keep a record of the price re- 

 ceived for each in the same way. Then, 

 too, there is the taste of the market 

 to be considered. Where you are, per- 

 haps, the kind that gives you the greater 

 quantity of flowers is not the popular 

 one with your trade. This being the 



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