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June 29. 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



303 



A Portion of the Annual Rose Show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston^ June 24. 



(Hybrid Perpetuals In the foreground; in the background some of the entries for "100 bottles arranged for effect.") 



I find a lot of the bugs just hatching 

 out, about the size of maggots. H. T. 



The name "June bug" is applied to 

 so many rose pests that with no further 

 description it is hard to give a remedy. 

 The common May beetle (Lachnosterna 

 Fusca) is in some localities called June 

 bug and as it is very destructive to rose 

 bushes this may be the pest which is 

 present. This insect is the parent of 

 the white grub that is so destructive to 

 pasture lands. The beetle feeds upon 

 rose foliage during the night and fre- 

 quently destroys the bushes by gnawing 

 the bark just below the ground line. 

 Spraying the infested bushes with Paris 

 green will prevent them from doing much 

 damage. To prevent the arsenic from 

 burning the foliage add a piece of hot 

 lime the size of a hickory nut to every 

 two gallons of water. 



Another insect called June bug in 

 some localities is Macrodactylus sub- 

 spinosus, which appears early in summer 

 in vast quantities and is very destructive. 

 This is a hard, brown insect, about half 

 an inch in length. A very effective rem- 

 edy and safe is to spray the bushes 

 with one pound of Paris green to fifty 

 gallons of Bordeaux mixture. Eibes. 



BOSTON ROSE EXHIBITION. 



The annual June exhibition of roses 

 •jnd strawberries at Horticultural Hall, 

 j^>oston, owing to unfavorable climatic 

 f"uditions, was not up to last year's 

 standard. A week of dull, rainy weather 

 si'oiled many blooms, the light colored 

 Varieties suffering the most. Never- 

 'lieless, the exhibition, taken all in all, 

 ^vas better than might have been ex- 

 l"'Cted under the circumstances. 



Miss S. B. Fay, through M. H. Walsh, 

 ^as as usual, the most extensive ex- 

 '\>bitor, staging over 1,200 blooms in 

 anout 150 varieties. In the principal 

 f-'aes calling for twenty-four distinct 

 "amed hardy roses, three blooms of 



each, Mr. Walsh won both first and sec- 

 ond, W, J. Clemson, J. O. Christensen, 

 gardener, being third. Mr. Walsh cap- 

 tured first for twelve named varieties, 

 three of each; six named varieties, 

 three of each; twenty-four varieties, 

 one of each; twenty-four Mme. Ga- 

 briel Luizet, six Gen. Jacqueminot, six 

 IJlrich Brunner, six any other variety 

 and three any variety disseminated 

 since 1902, showing in the latter class 

 that fine white variety, Frau Karl 

 Druschki. Mr. Walsh also won in a 

 strong competition for 100 bottles of 

 hardy roses, followed by Mrs. E. M. 

 Gill, W. J. Clemson, Estate of John C. 

 Chaffin and E. L. Lewis. 



Some of the other principal exhibit- 

 ors and prize-winners were A. F. Esta- 

 brook, George Barker, gardener; C. C. 

 Converse estate, D. F. Koy, gardener; 

 W. J. Clemson and estate of J. C. Chaf- 

 fin. Dr. C. G. Weld, W. C. Bust, 

 gardener, and Mrs. E. A. Wilkie had 

 fine tables not for competition. F. J. 

 Eea showed a collection of very inter- 

 esting seedlings. M. H. Walsh showed 

 a group of his nev\t rambler, Lady Gay. 

 This variety recently secured a gold 

 medal at the exhibition of the Eoyal 

 Horticultural Society in London. For 

 pot culture or as a climber outdoors it 

 is invaluable. Its delightful shade of 

 pink appeals to everyone. 



For collection of sweet williams W. 

 Whitman, M. Sullivan, gardener, was 

 first and second, and A. McLaren 

 third. For forty varieties native plants 

 Miss I. C. Shattuck and Mrs. Arthur E. 

 Clark took first and secon^. E. J. 

 Shaylor showed a fine collection of 

 peonies, comprising many choice kinds, 

 as did T. C. Thurlow, who would have 

 staged a very large collection but for 

 the persistent wet weather. George 

 Hollis had some excellent seedlings. 

 Three of these shown under number re- 

 ceived honorable mention. A. F. Esta- 

 brook and Mrs. E. M. Gill also showed 

 collections of peonies. Blue Hill 



Nurseries had a fine collection of hardy 

 perennials. Displays of these came 

 from H. A. Dreer, W. Whitman and F. 

 J. Eea. Mrs. J. L. Gardner showed a 

 group of beautifully bloomed Canter- 

 bury bells, showing the value of these 

 as pot plants. A. F. Estabrook had 

 splendid specimens of Spiraea astil- 

 boides. Tanks of aquatic flowers came 

 from H. A. Dreer and Harvard Bo- 

 tanic Gardens, Eobert Cameron, gar- 

 dener. 



One of the most interesting features 

 of the exhibition was a stand of 100 

 varieties of tea and hybrid tea roses 

 grown in the open by Mrs. H. E. Foote, 

 of Marblehead. These seemed to at- 

 tract more favorable notice than any 

 thing else in the show. Many new 

 and choice kinds were included and 

 their extreme beauty and diversity of 

 colorings were a revelation to many who 

 thought greenhouse culture was neces- 

 sary to produce such flowers. Had the 

 exhibition taken place a few days 

 later Mrs. Foote would have been able 

 to stage fully 100 more varieties. 



Farquhar & Co. contributed numer- 

 ous palms for the decoration of the 

 hall. The strawberry part of the show 

 was less extensive than usual, but the 

 berries were of fine quality. Marshall 

 was once more easily the champion 

 variety, Sample coming next in popu- 

 larity. Among newer sorts. Golden 

 Gate, Klondike, "Victor and Cardinal 

 were the best. Vegetables made a 

 splendid showing. W. W. Eawson was 

 the most successful exhibitor, his 

 produce being unusually fine. 



The next prize exhibition occurs on 

 July 8 and 9. Hardy roses, sweet 

 peas, herbaceous plants, Japanese iris 

 and other flowers will have classes al- 

 lotted. 



Canal Winchester, O. — E. J. Tussi«g 

 has a range of four houses and is put- 

 ting up another 20x110 for lettuce and 

 cucumbers. 



