March 22, 1906. 



The Weekly Romts' Review* 



1209 



June the average cut of all grades 

 should be in the vicinity of twenty-five 

 for Brides and Maids, Beauties twelve, 

 Richmond fifteen to eighteen, Killarnej 

 twenty; those to be on their own roots. 

 "With expert care, good seasons and 

 everything favorable, the average can 

 be considerably raised. 



What amount of money each of tlie 

 varieties should produce over tlie ex- 

 penses of growing and marketing is 

 largely a matter of locality, as coal, 

 water and labor are so variable in dif- 

 ferent sections of the country. Novel- 

 ties in carnations have to be experi- 

 mented with to find out their value, 

 because a novelty whicli has done well 

 with the raiser and disseminator may 

 prove an utter failure in another local- 

 ity, even in the hands of an expert. 

 Standard varieties, such as I^iwson and 

 Enchantress, should produce from twen- 

 ty to thirty of tlie former and from 

 eighteen to twenty-five of the latter to 

 be a good paying crop, Ribes. 



KILLARNEY A GOOD ROSE. 



Is the Kiilarney rose inclined to shed 

 the older leaves in winter and have a 

 marked apj)earance? is it more subjei-t 

 to mildew than Brides or Maids? B. 



This rose, so far as it has couie under 

 my observation unci from my experience 

 with it, seems to have a good constitu- 

 tion and shows very little of a tendency 

 to drop its leaves, even during tlie dark- 

 est spell of weather. Neither do the 

 leaves show a susceptibility to sj>ot or 

 trouble of any kind and it is. if any- 

 thing, less subject to mildcAv than either 

 Brides or Maids. Kibes. 



DOROTHY PERKINS ROSE. 



The following recently appeared in 

 the Journal des Koses, published at 

 Paris, France: 



"We published in the Journal des 

 Roses of September. 19()l!, a detailed 

 article about Rose l^orothy Perkins at 

 the time of its origination and introduc- 

 tion by the American horticulturists. 

 Jackson & Perkins. In referring again 

 to this variety of Rosa Wichuraiana 

 (which was obtained by hybridizing with 

 pollen from the rose Mine. (Jabriel 

 Luizet) it is simply to inform our read- 

 ers of the popularity which this new rose 

 enjoys in England, as well as fiermany, 

 where it is now in fully as great demand 

 as the Crimson Rambler. 



"it is a sort that is unique in its class 

 and one that French rose growers will 

 do well to propagate in large (piantities 

 as well as to grow in all the show gar- 

 dens. This rose is of very vigorous 

 climbing habit and of extraordinary 

 floriferonsness. It flowers only once 

 during the season, it is true, but the 

 period of blooming is quite late and is 

 often prolonged until September, a time 

 when the majority of climbing roses 

 have ceased to flower. 



"The inflorescence of Dorothy Per- 

 kins rose, wliicli sometimes completely 

 covers the linsli, is ])ro(luce<l in |)anicles 

 of little flowers, Ixiriie in clusters of fif- 

 teen to twenty-five, according to the 

 strength of the branches on which they 

 are developed. 



"It is also a very hardy variety, as 

 we have determined by using it very 

 satisfactorily to cover some stone walls 

 along the track of the Aljiine Railway 

 at altitudes varying from ],lI(M) to 1,500 

 meters above sea level, and wliere this 

 rose has withstood perfectly the rigors 

 of the past winter." 



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SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



In trimming galax wreaths nuich of 

 the character of the piece depends upon 

 the color selection. For the darker 

 flowers, sucli as red roses, violets, Amer- 

 ican Beauties, crimson carnations and 

 white flowers, use the green galax. 

 i'pon the bronze put Perle roses, En- 

 chantress. Prosperity, Patten and other 

 light, intermediate tints of carnations; 

 Bridesmaid, (iolden (Jate, Chatenay, T,a 

 Detroit or Bride roses. In short, use 

 cream, yellow or soft pinks with the 

 bronze and white, red or purple with 

 the green. 



With these fancy foliage wreaths a 

 spray or bunch of some kind or other is 

 the best finish. Let there always be a 

 third or half of the wreath upon which 

 no flower or ribbon is allowed to fall. 

 Make the wreath deep and wide, but see 

 that no leaves stand straight u{). Stem 

 in bunches of two to four, spread out 

 fan-shajied and of dift'erent length 

 stems. Satin ribbon is the best tie. 

 Add no other foliage except that which 

 belongs to the flowers used. 



It is an excejttional trade nowadays 

 that <loes not call frequently for the 

 filling of ferneries. Mixed ferns with 

 asparagus from 2- or .3-incli ])ois seem 

 to be the favorites. The ptens \arieties 

 are especially good, wliile a small cocos 

 for the center is graceful. Now aiid 

 again fill the fernery with Selaginella 

 Kraussiana. The latter is not as last- 

 ing, but is very beautiful. 



Silver, china or bark ferneries can be 

 used as centerpieces for stemmed ciit 

 flowers, one in pansies, dark purple with 

 the silver setting being quite attractive. 

 A round bark fernery is a fine setting 

 for orange nasturtiums; add very little 

 foliage except the nasturtium leaves. 

 Single violets alone, or with lilies of 

 the valley, is another good filling for a 

 bark fernerv. (lEKTitUDE Blah:. 



A NOVEL ADVERTISEMENT. 



On Fifth avenue. New York, a few 

 days ago, nearly every woman in an 

 open carriage, hansom or automobile. 

 Mas carrying a jonquil between the 

 pages of a folder that looked like a 

 menu card from some semi-public lunch- 

 eon. The farther uj) town one went the 

 more numerous the little spots of yellow 

 bloomed in the stream of conveyances. 



At Forty-tliird street the reason for 

 th(> flowers was nuule clear. A florist 

 had a boy in livery posted on that cor- 

 ner wiiose l)usiness it was to present one 

 of the flowers and the advertising book- 

 let to every woman in an open vehicle. 



PREPARATIONS FOR EASTER. 



I A i)H|)or liy llnjid Sdirm-lcr. riiul licfore the 

 Itclroit I'liirlsts' tliil). Miiidi 21, IttOO.] 



Though tai' fiom being myself a 



gi'ower, 1 want to make a few remarks 



that 1 hope will aid the grower in his 



|ireparation for Easter. It is the man 



who grows the stock who has to do the 



I most j)lanning, and now is the time to 



make notes to assist in the selection of 

 what to grow for 1907. 



Ijilies should come in for the first con- 

 sideration, as this is the Easter plant 

 above all others. The number of Idooms 

 on a ))lant or its height have always 

 seemed to .lie to be merely a |)iece of 

 good or liad luck, so it is hardly worth 

 while to mention that ])lants two and 

 one-half feet to three feet liigli, with 

 from rt\'e to eight good lilooms in dill'er- 

 ent stages, sell best in this locality. It 

 is al.so well to iiave some jdanted into 

 three-fourths, or azalea, pots, say from 

 tiiree to five' plants in a pot. See that 

 they are well seasoned by keeping them 

 rather cool the last week. About twenty- 

 five |tei- cent of the lilies are s(dd on 

 Wediiesd.-iy before Easter, and as these 

 are for church use. the tall plants are 

 generally preferred. 



Good Sellers. 



Azaleas aic always good sellers; the 

 dwarf varieties, of which Firefly is prob- 

 ably the best, are also becoming very 

 popular. 



In bulbous stock we have always 

 found a re.-nly sale for lavender, pink 

 and white iiyacinths; red are a fizzle. 

 In tulips Murillo is the best, with Tour- 

 iiesol a close second, followed by Ver- 

 milion Brilliant and Proserpine. 



American Beauties in pots sold very 

 well last vear. as did Ranililers and 

 Ha by Ramblers. 



Lilacs, hydrangeas, rhoilodendrons, 

 daisies, genista^, sjiiraeas, and a variety 

 of other stock always helps to put a 

 little spice lute tiie business, for al- 

 though nine out of every ti-ii people 

 want a lily, if you have no variety to 

 show them the lily won't sell, either. 

 I will add tiiat every pot should be 

 Avashed. aii.l such jilants as hyacinths, 

 lili<>s. etc.. jtroperly tie<l up before leav- 

 ing the greenhouse. The wholesale 

 grower who follow.s this rule will also 

 find a greater demand for his goods 

 than the other fellows. 



Tn icgard to the liest metJiods to em- 

 |)loy in the forcing, or holding back of 

 stock, I mu'^t confess I cannot enlighten 

 you, as I am merely one of tiiose re- 

 taih'Ts with seemingly nothing else to 

 do but prejtare for the disposal of all 

 the money we make at Easter. 



The Preparation. 



Start riglit in by buying some nails 

 and biinlier: t^i if you have any tem- 

 pni-ary beii.|ie> III- ^helves to build, get 

 them finislii'd sn tliat (Ui Monday or 

 Tuesday Iietnie Kastei' prospective buy- 

 ers wiui "t h.-i\e to bring guides along to 

 assist in scaliiiy lumber jdles. 



I'alms. lubbers, ferns and other plants 

 wiiicli do not meet with so much demand 

 at this time sliouhl lie set aside to give 

 as miicli room as possible to blooming 

 jilaiits. 



While it would be foolish to have all, 

 or eVfMi half, of your E.'uster stock of 

 plants brought into the store or show 

 house the first part of Easter week, it 

 is a good plan to have a nice assortment 



