772 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Fkbki Aitv N. unit;. 



proved so enalic that it has in niaiiv 

 places been discarded. 



Eichmoud, which gives fair promise of 

 superseding all other reds, is a ^ery easv 

 doer, free bloomer and thrives well in 

 the same temperature as Maids au<l 

 Brides. It also seems to be less sns 

 ceptible to fungoid troubles, can stand 

 more feeding, and is less sensitive tu 

 under or overwatering than either IMaids 

 or Brides. Ventilation requires the same 

 study and practice with this variety. 



E1BE8. 



THE SOW BUG. 



CARRYING BEAUTIES OVER. 



We iuive a liouse uf Anicrican Beau- 

 lies plautcil last August, blooming now 

 and in good condition. We wish to carry 

 tliose over for another season. When 

 should they be rested, and for iiow long, 

 to bring them in bloom again sometime 

 between next Thanksgiving day and 

 rtjristmas? Should they be pruned dose 

 {q the ground? Ought they to be oc- 

 easTauallv svringed while they are rest- 

 ing?'- I 'would like to have full descrip- 

 tion of tlie treatment tliey ought to have 

 from tlic time we commeiu-e to rest 

 tiiem. -^- ^f- ^• 



While not .KKncnting the carrying of 

 IHeauties for a second season, i have yet 

 seen some fair results from the practice. 

 The metliod adojited in tliese cases by 

 reference to lecoids was as follows. 



By the beginning of .lune liiey should 

 ,.e partially rested l>y withholding .water 

 for a week or so where raised benches 

 are in use and for a longer period if the 

 benches an' solid. u>ing .just as much 

 water as is necessarv to iiold spider m 

 check, but never allowing them to become 

 K„ drv that the soft tips of the young 

 woOd'slM.ws billing. During this n|.en 

 ,,io i.rocess tliev uiust „av an abundance 

 ot"^ air, keeping the ventilat..rs o|.en 

 ni.rht and <lav. A judicious jiruning .mt 

 of" all useless wood, especially of long 

 u..()d lUMiiing l.lin.l. in order to di\erl 

 llie llou of sap !<' those eyes at the base 

 <,f the jilant which H<av iiave remained 

 dormant. i> ad\ isable. y 



The -nrta<e of the'' soil, ov as niiicli 

 rd' it as can be jciiinMd without interfer 

 111^ with the root>. should be taken ■■11 

 aiel the exposed |initi<.n^ ^i\eii ;i dnstiiig 

 o\ an- slake. I linie. To ic|.lace this soil, 

 a colli]. ost (if lich h'.-iie three parts to 

 one 0I .lec(uiiposed <iiw manure, tlior 

 ouehlv ihc.ii porated, s||.niM be used, ami 

 111,' wJKile beil should b<' thoroughly 

 soaked. Keep the hoii^e as near 7ti] <le 

 oico .as the weatlier will peiinit aii'l 

 u-e the s^rillge freely. A- soiiii .as root 

 .acii'iii lias riiiuineiiced. the oi'diiiaiy 

 Mcatinciit for lieaulie- will -nthce. 



b'lliis. 



ROSE BETTY. 



On,. ,,( last year's int lodiict ions in 

 Kii;il.aii'l \\as tl)e hybrid tea r^-e lielty. 

 (II' i||i^ the ( ia fleiiers ' ( hioiiiclc says 

 It is "a rose .if ^reat merit, espei-ially 

 i. aiaikable f.u its great .lepth an. I stout- 

 II, .<^ ,if [ii't.al: semi double : the first 

 |,i,.bablv .if ■■! new type. Th.' Ih.wer^ 

 II,.. li.u la' "11 h'lig .joiiite.l w i. .all. I 



stand erect. It is priinaril.v a deciuative 

 idse. but, like Killarney. we may hope 

 to see a bloom suffi(dentl.v full to war- 

 r:ait it a place in the exhibition stand. 

 The growth is vigorous, with branching 

 habit, very free flowering. One can 

 hardly venture to describe its color, it is 

 so variable. One bud will remind one 

 of a deep-petalled Safrauo, while an- 

 other will be more golden and less cop- 

 pery. There is a great deal of tea in 

 its constitution. As a long-stalked rose 

 for house-decoration Betty is decidedly 

 oood. ' ' 



BEST RED ROSE. 



Of Liberty and Meteor, which is the 

 better and freer bloomer? At what 

 tempei-ature should they be kept? 

 Should the.v be ventilated the same as 

 Brides, Maids and Gates? W. K. II. 



^leteor is the most free blooming, but 

 to do this rose well it requires a night 

 temperature of (58 degrees and conse- 

 quently should have a house devoted 

 wholly to it. The high temperature re 

 (piired will of coujse make it a little 

 more expensive to grow and will also de- 

 mand greater care in keeping down such 

 insects as red spider, green-fly, etc. 



Ivibertv is a very fine rose and when 

 )iroperl.v handled is hard to beat, but 

 e\en in tlie hamls of experts it has 



I started in last March to grow roses 

 and carnations and have noticed on rose 

 benches that at night they are literally 

 covered with what I call wood-lice or 

 sow bugs, also what we called thousand- 

 leg worms or bugs that disappear at 

 daylight. What 1 wish to ask is, do 

 these bugs injure the roses in any way 

 by eating off the tender bottom shoots 

 as they appear or even under the surface 

 or otherwise? If they do, how do you 

 get rid of them? L. I. N. 



The sow bug (Oniscus Armadillo) is 

 very destructive in a greenhouse, as they 

 live principally on the tender outer skin 

 of vegetables and are very fond of rose 

 petals. They can be quickly destroyed 

 by arsenic if they can be coaxed to eat 

 it. A preparation which I have used for 

 many years with success is composed as 

 follows: Bran middlings finely sifted, 

 sixty parts; Paris green, one part; mix 

 thoroughl.v and spread lightly along the 

 side-boards. The sweetness of the bran 

 seems to attract them and one or two 

 doses a week will soon clear them out. 

 A sprinkling of gas lime on the walks 

 and under the benches will also expel 

 them from their haunts. 



The thousand-legged worm does not 

 injure the plants, strictly confining its 

 operations to the manure in the soil and 

 mulch and heljiing to pulverize it, so 

 that it may be the more readily con- 

 verted into food for the plants. Kibes. 



CARNATION NOTES-WEST. 



Potting Cuttings. 



Tho^e laittiiigs you (nit in san.l 111 I le 

 ceinber will likely be leady to [lot now. 

 and MS soon as they are well rooted voii 

 should lose iio time in potting tiieni. 

 .\fter a cutting is well rooted it does 

 tiot improve by remaining in the saml; 

 ill fact, it is li.able to <lraw up and 

 we.'iken because there is little iiourisli- 

 nieiit in the sand and usually the cut- 

 tinus set in tlu' san.l too close together 

 to spre.ad out much; hence, the di'awing 

 upwanl. the only .lirection they can 

 gro\\ . 



r.ef.ir.' ]M)tting. you should ripen them 

 jusi a little liy giving them more sun- 

 light than they had while thev were root- 

 ing. In fact, this should be begun :is 

 so. Ill as they begin to shove out the 

 j.i.it-. (Madii.ally give the:n a little niiu-e 

 sun eacji da v. until, bv the time the root< 



;ire strong enough to |iot them, the.v will 

 be able to staml the full sun on a bright 

 (lav. There will be less wilting and 

 suiVering after ]iotting and the young 

 lilants will take hold much quicker. Cut- 

 tings that are ])otted during January 

 and early Februarv should be potte.l in 

 il-inch ))ots and shifted in March to ">- 

 incli. This is where many growers make 

 their mistake and they would be nuich 

 better otV with a cutting t.-iken out of 

 tli.^ sand early in Mar.-li tlian with these 

 early struck cuttings. K'oom is scarce 

 and other work is crowding on most 

 l)laces during March and as the young 

 pl;uits look healthy they are just left in 

 tlH> sm:rll pots until planting out time. 



During the last few weeks before 

 ]ilantini: out, when ilie -^un is quite warm 

 and evaporati(Mi is rapid, the young 

 jilants wiiich are very jiot botind, drv 

 out severelv and b, .-o'lii.^ siuided as a re- 

 sult, ll is ro.i late t.i 1,'pot them then, 

 because thev w.nil.i tiol even root througli 

 b\ ih.' tiiii.' tiii'V sh.mhi b.' plante.l out. 



