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462 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Adoust 4, 1904. 



the grower should be to keep it in a 

 vigorous growing condition all the time. 

 This can be accompliahed by using stim- 

 ulants frequently and judiciously and, 

 as when in health it is a strong grower 

 and a heavy feeder, it requires more 

 water and nutriment than Bridesmaid. 



When disbudding the stems should be 

 cut close to the last two eyes, thus se- 



curing only the best and strongest for 

 future flower stems. Being rather sub- 

 ject to black spot, ventilation has to be 

 carefully attended to and should at all 

 times be ample. 



This is one of the roses which in most 

 cases is more productive when carried 

 over a second season if properly handled. 



BiBES. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Watchfulness the Watchword. 



Just now the plants are growing rap- 

 idly and the chief work is to keep them 

 clean, well tied up, suckers, side shoots 

 and dead leaves removed and such sim- 

 ilar work as may be necessary. Watch 

 the under side of the foliage for red- 

 spider and if you find any traces of it, 

 which you most likely will, put a sprayer 

 on your hose and clean it out. Spider ia 

 very often present on the foliage when 

 the individual in charge of the plants has 

 no idea of it. 



Blackfly should be kept down by fu- 

 migation and remember it is far better 

 to fumigate lightly several times than 

 to smoke heavily once and burn the ten- 

 der foliage. It is a fact apparently not 

 generally known that if the foliage is 

 sprayed over so that every leaf is moist 

 no harm to the foliage will result, even 

 with a comparatively heavy smoking. 



Caterpillars are, as usual, numerous 

 enough. They disfigure the foliage so 

 much that it is necessary to clean them 

 out as soon as possible and the only ef- 

 fective way I have so far found is hand 

 picking. 



I have not heard of or seen any rust 

 on plants this year, so we may conclude 

 that its day is over. A spraying with 

 sulphide of potassium, as so often rec- 

 ommended in these notes, will not do any 

 harm, particularly if the foliage is show- 

 ing a disposition to leaf spot. Preven- 

 tion ia always better than cure. 



Taking the Buds. 



Early buds are being taken on the 

 early flowering varieties, such as Fitz- 

 wygram, Bergmann, etc. It is too earlv 

 yet to begin to take buds on the great 

 majority of varieties, though an expert 

 is run across here and there who has 

 begun to sit up and take notice and has 

 a few taken on kinds that experience has 

 shown him will be too late if allowed to 

 run on for another bud. Such kinds 

 would include C. J. Salter, F. S. Vallis 

 and the Carnots. 



That grand pink, Duckham, will de- 

 velop from a bud taken the first week in 

 August, but I would not recommend it 

 except to tnose who want to get into the 

 market first, as it would come too early 

 for exhibition and a bud that will show 

 in about three weeks' time will give a 

 larger, broader-petaled flower and deeper 

 in color. Duckham is proving itself one 

 of the best doers ever sent out, reports 

 from all over the country showing it to 

 be making fine, clean growth. 



The early flowering varieties, of 

 course, are naturally inclined to come 

 all right from the early buds, and may 

 be taken from now on with safety. In 

 the early class I would place Bergmann, 

 Opah, Fitzwygram, Marquis de Montmort 

 and ^iice Byron. I have had flowers of 

 Byron produced from buds taken August 

 8 that compared favorably with any 

 white I ever grew and were in fine shape 

 for cutting by October 1. 



For the benefit of the new men in the 

 mum business we will endeavor to eluci- 

 date the question of buds as clearly as 

 possible in the next issue, several letters 

 having reached me during the past week 

 on this subject. Brian Borxj. 



A NEW BEGONIA. 



The accompanying illustration is from 

 a photograph of a new and strikingly 

 variegated begonia which was discovered 

 in 1901 by H. G. Wolfgang at the es- 

 tablishment of the Templin Co., Calla, 

 O. It will shortly be introduced to the 

 trade as Begonia Templinii, although 

 botanically it would be B. phyllomaniaca 

 variegata. It makes an upright growth 

 of from two to three feet and the 

 leaves are from six to ten inches long, 

 with wavy margin. The foliage is 

 glossy green blotched with varying 

 shades of yellow, tinged with flesh pink 

 deepening to rich crimson, the reverse 

 coppery crimson. In winter and spring 

 there is a profusion of light pink flow- 

 ers. The variety is easily propagated, 

 from leaf or stem cuttings or from the 

 adventitious growth which characterizes 

 B. phyllomaniaca. It is not only a very 

 striking greenhouse plant but is a good 

 bedder, standing the full sun well on 

 the grounds of the Templin Co. 



There is a steadily increasing demand 

 for the ginkgo for street planting. 



Onaega, III. — Ludwig Mosbaek is 

 planning to add several houses to his 

 plant here. 



Waveland, Ind. — Geo. Grim has sold 

 his greenhouse to Charles Grimes, who 

 will remove it to Russellville. 



Matsville, Kt. — C. B. Dieterich & 

 Bro. have moved their flower store into 

 new quarters in Odd Fellows' row. 



CARNATION NOTES.-EAST. 



Treatment After Housing. 



Directly plants are housed and until 

 well established there should be no let 

 up in the exercise of every detail, how- 

 ever small, that will in any way contrib- 

 ute toward their becoming accustomed 

 to the new quarters. I do not wish you 

 to infer that after getting established 

 they can be left to themselves, but to lay 

 particular stress on the importance of 

 careful handling during this period. 



Observance of the change from the 

 certain raw appearance of plants fresh 

 from the field, to the finished look of 

 vigorous growing stock under glass leads 

 us to inquire the reason of this trans- 

 formation. The bench soil, being much 

 richer than that in the field, has an in- 

 fluence, but during the first week or ten 

 days very little nourishment can be taken 

 up by the roots. Practically the plant 

 exists by drawing on its own supply of 

 stored energy, supplemented by what is 

 absorbed by the foliage from the atmos- 

 phere, which, being very different under 

 glass, works a change, the plant adapting 

 itself to conditions as found and the bet- 

 ter these conditions are suited to the 

 plants the sooner this great change is 

 accomplished. This is where the grow- 

 er's attention to details counts for 

 much. 



Spray the plants several times during 

 the day, according to the weather, ar- 

 ranging to have the foliage dry over 

 night. Should the weather be cloudy 

 during and for a few days after planting 

 the foliage will probably hold up well 

 and you may conclude the plants are 

 getting finely established, but be ready 

 to spray when the sun appears, for the 

 chances are more wilting will occur than 

 if the weather had been fine. 



In this connection it may be well to 

 state that heavy shading will produce the 

 same effect. I believe light shading Is 

 advisable, but would not recommend its 

 removal all at once. Commence on the 

 glass through which the first rays of the 

 morning sun strike, gradually working 

 toward the part it shines through during 

 the hottest time oi day, removing a por- 

 tion each day. 



By spraying I do not mean syringing, 

 which ia a very different operation and 

 detrimental to the plants. To spray prop- 

 erly a strong force of water is not needed. 

 Have a moderate stream running through 

 the hose and with thumb or finger, create 

 a fine spray directed well up over, not 

 at, the plants. Have it so fine that it 

 will fall on the foliage in the form of 

 mist. 



Wet the paths and space under the 

 benches to help lower the temperature. 

 Constant change of air is necessary, but 

 this must be accomplished without per- 

 ceptible draughts directly on the plants. 

 Watch the bench soil closely, as some 

 parts may dry out sooner than others. 



