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Febbuabx 21, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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STOCK FOR STANDARD ROSES. 



What kind of stocks shall I use for 

 tree roses, and where can I find them? 

 Will strong stems of Manetti or Mme. 

 piantier dof What kind of roses do 

 best on them? D. H. 



We should say Manetti stocks, if suf- 

 flciently strong, should answer well. 

 We have had no experience with Mme. 

 Piantier as a stock. Eosa rugosa, how- 

 ever, and the common dog rose, Rosa 

 canina, should answer well. We do not 

 know where the stocks for tree, or 

 standard roses as they are usually 

 called, are procurable in America, Most 

 of this stock is imported from Prance 

 or Great Britain. W. N. C. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



A meeting of the executive committee 

 of the American Eose Society was held 

 February 11, in Traendly & Schenck's 

 office, New York city. The president, 

 Bobert Simpson, reported that Robert 

 Craig, of Philadelphia, Wm. F. Kast- 

 ing, of Buffalo, and P. J. Hauswirth, of 

 Chicago, had consented to act as judges 

 at the Washington exhibition. 



The following have been added to the 

 list of special prizes: A $25 by W. A. 

 Manda, of South Orange, for the larg- 

 est and most varied collection of cut 

 roses of all classes, one or more blooms 

 in a vaae. Wm. H. Ernest, of Wash- 

 ington, offers $25 for a group of dec- 

 orative plants covering at least 100 

 square feet. Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 New York, offers $10 in gold for six 

 plants of White Baby Rambler rose, 

 grown in 5-inch pots or larger. For the 

 best vase of yellow roses of any variety, 

 ,^10 in gold is offered by Siebrecht & 

 Son, New Rochelle. For the best fifty 

 blooms of Golden Gate, a silver cup 

 valued'' at $25 is offered by W. Atlee 

 Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For the 

 best twenty-five blooms of La Detroit 

 ■$25 is offered by John Breitmeyer's 

 Sons, Detroit. 



The schedules of the society's prizes 

 ■covering the joint affairs of the Ameri- 

 can Eose Society and the Washington 

 Florists' Club was submitted; but there 

 will be a supplementary list issued, as 

 the list of prizes is increasing. Many 

 people have shown an interest who had 

 not been heard from until within a few 

 ■days. 



E. Gurney Hill will read a paper on 

 ■* ' New Varieties. ' ' There will be two 

 questions offered for discussion at the 

 society meeting, as follows: First: 

 -what definite work can the American 

 Eose Society take up at this time for 

 its members, in particular, for the rose- 

 loving public in general, that it does 

 not now do? Second: granted that a 

 Jargely increased membership is desir- 

 able and essential to the permanence 

 and usefulness of the American Eose 

 Society, how may it best be obtained 

 and where shall we find ready responses, 

 among the professional florists and 

 gardeners, or who are commenly called 

 amateurs? 



The Washington Florists' Club is 

 making strenuous efforts to make this 

 show a decided success. The Arlington 

 hotel has been chosen as the headquar- 

 ters of the American Eose Society. The 

 official meetings of the society will be 

 held in the exhibition hall, corner Fif- 

 teenth and E streets, N. W., Washing- 

 ton, D. C, the first meeting beginning 

 at 8 p. m., March 13. 



The secretary reported that a pam- 

 phlet is now in press, covering the mat- 

 ters of the past, the constitution of the 

 society, and a chapter on "Eoses," from 

 the Woman's Hardy Garden, by Helen 

 Eutherford Ely. This work follows in 



the line which was followed, by W. J. 

 Stewart a year or more ago and is in- 

 tended for distribution to members and 

 others interested in becoming members 

 of the society. 



Benjamin Hammond, Sec'y. 



MR.RUDD'S SEEDLINGS. 



Ed. Eeview: — As comment has sev- 

 eral times been made on the high num- 

 bers given my seedlings, a little explana- 

 tion of our system of numbering may 

 prevent our being credited with more 

 work in that line than we have done. 



We number all crosses each year, be- 

 ginning with No. 1. To these numbers 

 we add the two figures denoting the 

 year. The letters added distinguish the 

 different seedlings from the same pod. 

 16802a means cross No. 168 of the 

 year 1902 and the first plant blooming 

 from that pod of seed, which we saved 

 for further trial. We might also have 

 16802b, 16802c, and 16802d, for exam- 

 ple. These would all be from the same 

 pod, and the letters would indicate the 

 order in which the first bloom appeared. 



This method of numbering is very 

 simple and, to the initiated, conveys con- 

 siderable information. W. N. Eudd. 



CARNATION NOTES.— VEST. 



Seasonable Treatment. 



During the last week we have had al- 

 most continual bright weather and I 

 dare say that every grower is glad of 

 such a change. It is surprising, though, 

 how the quality of the carnations has 

 kept up in spite of the unfavorable 

 weather we have had since a week be- 

 fore Christmas. It shows what abun- 

 dant ventilation and careful watering 

 will do. Those who have been less care- 

 ful along that line have been complain- 

 ing of soft blooms, weak stems and too 

 many splits. 



Those whose stock h^s grown soft 

 from lack of ventilation, etc., will be 

 having their troubles for a week or two 

 yet, until the plants become accustomed 

 to the bright sunshine, and great care 

 must be exercised in the watering and 

 ventilating. The plants will wilt badly 

 during the middle of the day and you 

 must counteract that as much as you 

 can. About 10 o'clock take the hose 

 and spray them lightly overhead and 

 dampen any walks that are exposed to 

 the strong sun to help keep the atmo- 

 sphere moist. About 1 o'clock repeat 

 the spraying, but be sure it is light, so 

 the plants will dry off again before 

 night. The paths, too, should be com- 

 paratively dry by evening, so don't 

 overdo that part of it. A few days of 

 this treatment will hold them up until 

 the growth hardens enough to stand the 

 full sunshine. More watering will be 

 needed, too, especially on the south side 

 of the beds, but don't think you can 

 prevent wilting by watering heavily at 

 the roots. It won 't help any, you must 

 depend on the syringing for that. But 



watch the soil closely and do not allow 

 them to become too dry. 



It will be more difficult to maintain 

 a uniform state of moisture in the soil, 

 because it will dry out so much more 

 from one day to the next and you must 

 often water a little sooner than you 

 would in cloudy weather in order to pre- 

 vent the other extreme, which would 

 likely be more harmful. The plants can 

 stand a moister soil during bright 

 weather, too, so no harm should result. 



You can help matters considerably 

 by applying a light mulch of loose ma- 

 terial to the beds. Half-rotted stable 

 manure will answer the purpose perfect- 

 ly. Put it on a scant inch thick and 

 spread it out evenly over the soil. After 

 that is put on you must be careful with 

 your watering, lest you get them too 

 wet, as evaporation will be slow. The 

 mulch need not be much of a food, 

 though of course it is sure to contain 

 some food and if you have been feeding 

 regularly you will do well to cut it out 

 until you have watered through this 

 mulch a few times. If you have not 

 been feeding any and you think your 

 plants are in good condition to take 

 some extra food then you can first 

 sprinkle the soil with finely ground bone 

 or whatever you may prefer to feed 

 with. This mulch will keep the bone 

 moist and help to dissolve it. 



If the plants came through the win- 

 ter in good shape thus far they will 

 likely need a little feeding from now 

 on. Bone meal, sheep manure, cow ma- 

 nure and dried blood are about all you 

 need. In fact, you can get along with- 

 out the last named, but it is a good 

 thing for quick results. The quality 

 may be good now, but you want to build 

 up the plants now for the spring crop, 

 so it will be of good texture. 



This bright weather is severe on the 

 cuttings in the propagating bench, and 

 you must keep your wits about you, 

 else there will be trouble. In taking 

 cuttings from the plants you should be 

 careful, too, to take them off when the 

 plants are in a fresh condition. In the 

 morning before the sun has gained much 

 strength is the best time. With a little 

 foretnought you can take off enough to' 

 keep you busy during the day and dy 

 keeping them damp and covered they 

 will be in excellent condition. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



CARNATIONS IN THE SOUTH. 



[A paper by W. B. Patterson, Jr., of Mont- 

 gomery, Ala., and read before the Society of 

 Southern Florists at the New Orleans Conven- 

 tion, February 14 to 16, 1907.] 



I have been asked to write a paper 

 on "Carnation Culture in the South." 

 It strikes me that this is quite a broad 

 subject, for we have a large area when 

 we take in what is known as "the 

 south. ' ' In fact, I am sure that there 



