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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Apbil 6, 1905. 



Governor Boosevelt, The President, Mrs. 

 Boosevelt, Viola Allen, James H. Man- 

 lej, Robert Craig and the Cuban pa- 

 triots, General Maceo and General 

 Ctomez. 



The carnation has frequently been 

 uaed in a political sense. It was the 

 McEanlej emblem and the campaign 

 flower during the campaign which elected 

 MeKinley and Boosevelt and during that 

 campaign the various carnation growers 

 throughout the country donated many 

 thousands of flowers to decorate the but- 



tonholes of those marching in the politi- 

 cal parades and at the present time the 

 American Carnation Society decorates 

 the grave of the lamented president with 

 carnations each year on January 29. 



The carnation is extensively used as a 

 decorative flower. It lends itself to 

 almost every use in which flowers are 

 suitable. Its varied and delicate color- 

 ings, its magnificent pungent refreshing 

 odor, and its long keeping qualities ren- 

 der it probably the most valuable of all 

 florists' flowers. 



VARIETIES TO PLANT. 



By the time that Easter is past and 

 gone we can begin to size up the situa- 

 tion and plan for the planting season. 

 If we have kept tab on our customers' 

 wants we will be in a position to select 

 for planting those varieties which are 

 moet in demand and so take full advan- 

 tage of every foot of bench room. 



Beauties, as usual, will still occupy 

 the front rank, as they deserve, and 

 although they are grown in increasing 

 qoantities every year, the demand seems 

 to' keep pace with the supply. 



Brides and Maids will occupy their 

 present position during next season, for, 

 although there are some new varieties 

 which may compete with them for public 

 favor, they are in no danger of being 

 displaced for a year or two. 



Meteor at last seems to have lost its 

 place to a great extent and, indeed, this 

 fact has been apparent for a year or 

 two, as any red with even a shadow of 

 a reputation has been welcomed to fill its 

 place. 



Liberty's day is apparently over and, 

 though some of us may stick to it for 

 a year or two longer, it is doomed. With 

 aU its qualities and attractiveness, it is 

 far too erratic to become a general fa- 

 vorite with growers and I have little 

 donbt that Bichmond will be the red for 

 some time to come and eventually drive 

 Liberty from the market. 



La Detroit will this year get a fair 

 trial in most places and have its merits 

 fairly tested. 



Some of the other new roses, such as 

 Killarney, Wellesley and Rosalind Orr 

 English, wUl also get a good try-out and 

 from present indications these varieties 

 are likely to become favorites with the 

 growers and the public, possessing, as 

 they do, good distinct characters, pleas- 

 ing color, good form and fragrance and 

 above all good sound constitutions, 

 which make them easy doers. 



The art of hybridizing roses for cult- 

 ure under glass is as yet in its infancy 

 and still we have attained creditable re- 

 sults. The interest which many of our 

 foremost growers are now evincing in 

 this art is bound within a short time to 

 bring about good results in the shape of 

 varieties finer and better than anything 

 we ever dreamed of and to help to ele- 

 vate the profession to a higher and less 

 sordid plane. Bibes. 



ROSE CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



[A first prize essay by Charles Wengerber, 

 read before the Monmouth Ctounty Horticultural 

 Society.] 



Rose cuttings can be taken in Decem- 

 ber, January and February, but the best 

 month is January. The cuttings should 

 be taken from healthy plants. The best 

 cuttings are those that are taken from 

 flowering shoots, but blind wood can 

 also be used. The eyes should not be 



too far advanced. When making the 

 cuttings use two eyes, cutting the bot- 

 tom leaf off. The cut should be made 

 with a sharp knife and must be smooth. 

 If the room in th« sand bench is scarce 

 the top leaves can be trimmed. 



The cutting bench should be, on the 

 north side of a house with bottom heat, 

 of from 60 to 62 degrees, and the over- 

 head temperature 58 to 60 degrees. The 

 bench should be washed out thoroughly 

 and then whitewashed. Crocks or moss 

 should be used for drainage. The sand 

 should be coarse. Put a layer about 

 three and one-half inches thick in the 

 bench and then give a good watering 

 and press the sand hard. 



The sun should not strike the cuttings 

 until rooted. They should be syringed 

 three times a day and ought to be rooted 

 in three weeks. When the roots are 

 from one-half to one inch long, pot them 

 in thumb-pots, and when the roots are 

 showing considerable in these pots, pot 

 them in a size larger, and so until 

 they are planted in the bench. They 

 should never become pot-bound. 



Most of the growers nowadays use 

 grafted stock in preference to cuttings. 

 As soon as Manetti stock arrives it 

 ought to be heeled in in a cool place 

 but not letting the frost reach it. When 

 potting, put them in as small pots as 

 possible, but large enough to cover the 

 roots entirely. Sometimes Manetti stock 

 has very large roots and instead of 

 taking 3-inch or 3% -inch pots, I would 

 rather trim the roots somewhat. As soon 

 as the Manetti is budded out well, and 

 before leaf growth, grafting should com- 

 mence. The temperature of the house 

 should be at 50 degrees. Syringe them 

 several times a day. 



The bench for the grafts should have 

 bottom heat, enclosed on the sides, hav- 

 ing it arranged so that a side can be 

 taken off if there is too much heat. A 

 frame about two feet high on one side 

 with a slope down to one foot four 

 inches on the other side put over a 

 bench should be about the right height. 

 It must be air-tight; if any cracks are 

 found they should be closed. 



The bottom should be thoroughly 

 washed and whitewashed. A layer of 



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