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Apkil. 11, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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The other hooded variety I wish to 

 draw special attention to is the new one 

 sent out this season by H. Eckford, of 

 Wem. It is Queen of Spain, a delight- 

 ful variety exhibited by the raiser last 

 year at the early summer shows. Queen 

 of Spain has been variously described; 

 I think bright shell-pink fairly well 

 meets the case, while light coral pink 

 also conveys the shade seen in this beau- 

 tiful sweet pea. The color is one Lib- 

 erty might rave over; the color one 

 thinks of for the ribbon "to tie up her 



bonnie brown hair. ' ' Anyway, Queen 

 of Spain has come to stay, and though, 

 like Lady Grizel Hamilton, it may not 

 often assist in the winning of silver 

 cups and gold medals, it is certain as 

 anything can be certain in this world 

 that these two varieties will be grown 

 when a number of other novelties of the 

 present year have passed into oblivion. 

 I have seen Queen of Spain growing, 

 and can testify to its good behavior in 

 freedom and robustness. It will soon be 

 in all the lists. 



CARE OF YOUNG STOCK. 



Easter being past, there will be plenty 

 of room on the benches and no excuse 

 for crowding the young stock. The dif- 

 ference in quality of stock that has had 

 ample room on the bench from that which 

 has been crowded is easily seen. The 

 stock that has been crowded shows the 

 effects by having lost a percentage of 

 the lower leaves, and as every leaf lost 

 has a weakening effect on the young 

 plant, they usually have a weakly ap- 

 pearance. Overcrowding also allows 

 spider to get in its work, as it is so 

 difficult to dislodge with the syringe. 



The advantages derived by giving room 

 for a free circulation of air among the 

 plants are many. The foliage dries out 

 more rapidly after syringing and is con- 

 sequently harder and healthier than if 

 allowed to stand a long time wet. Mil- 

 dew has less chance to attack and is 

 much easier checked than would be the 

 case with softer and spongy growth. 



The soil in the pots, by being ex- 

 posed to the sunlight, dries out quickly 

 and remains sweet longer than if hidden 

 under a mass of foliage. 



Repotting should be done just as soon 

 as the plants are ready for it, so that 

 they may be able to continue growing 

 without a check, as any check at this 

 stage is liable to produce hard, stunted 

 wood, which invariably makes an un- 

 profitable plant to bench. Bibes. 



SOUTHERN ROSES UNDER GLASS. 



[A paper by K. Lockerbie. New Orleans, read 

 before the Society of Southern Florists, at the 

 New Orleans Convention, February 14 to lO. 

 1907, continued from the Issues of February 28 

 and March 7. J 



Mildew. 



Mildew is about the most serious en- 

 emy we have to contend with in the 

 south, and it seems that no amount of 

 care in ventilating will prevent its mak- 

 ing its appearance. The end of Sep- 

 tember generally finds it ready for busi- 



ness. Prevention is better than cure, 

 as nothing so disfigures rose foliage as 

 big blotches of mildew. 



Try dusting the foliage once a week 

 with sulphur, before it gets a hold, us- 

 ing bellows or some other duster for the 

 operation. "When it attacks the buds 

 and under side of the leaves the situa- 

 tion is serious, requiring heroic treat- 

 ment, and is beyond curing by mere con- 

 tact with the sulphur. In such a case 



I wish to thank you for your f^ood 

 taste in setting; up my advertisement 



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Please repeat it in the next issue. 

 The past week I have been fillinsf 

 orders from Pennsylvaniat Canada, 

 Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, 

 Illinois, Iowa, Utah and California. 

 E. E. STEWART. 



Rives Junction, Mich. 

 April 8, 1907. 



I would advise a good dusting of sulphur 

 all over the foliage, closing the venti- 

 lators and letting the temperature run 

 up to 90 degrees or over, for one hour. 

 This will cause a mild evaporation of 

 the sulphur fumes and a few repetitions 

 will generally check the attack. The 

 sulphur may also be evaporated in pans 

 over oil stoves, but this operation re- 

 quires constant watching. The sulphur 

 must be kept stirred and on no account 

 be allowed to burn, as it then gives off 

 a gas that is deadly to plant life. 



Of course when firing is going on it is 

 much easier to keep mildew in check by 



painting some of the steam pipes with 

 the sulphur mixed to a thick paint with 

 milk. There is just enough fat in the 

 milk to make the sulphur adhere to the 

 pipes. If milk is lacking it can be 

 mixed with water with the addition of 

 a little air-slaked lime. Two pipes so 

 painted in a house twenty feet wide, or 

 over, will be sufficient in most cases, as 

 too much will cause the plants to drop 

 their leaves. 



Thrips. 



Thrips are another element of worry 

 to rose growers, and the south seems to 

 be a favorite stamping ground. These 

 little insects begin to seek comfortable 

 winter quarters whenever the nights be- 

 gin to get cool, and the amount of dam- 

 age they can do in a short time is in- 

 calculable. They feed on the petals of 

 the flowers, which soon assume a decayed 

 appearance, making them unfit for sale. 

 Constant fumigating with tobacco stems 

 will eradicate them, but it will alscf ruin 

 the blooms and hence some other remedy 

 must be sought. Persian insect powder 

 blown all over the blooms and through 

 the house will do the trick in one or 

 two applications. I believe W. K. Part- 

 ridge, of Lockland, O., was the first to 

 use this remedy, and F. P. Davis, of Mo- 

 bile, Ala., also uses it with perfect re- 

 sults. 



Black-Spot. 



Black-spot is a fungus disease of the 

 leaves that is often disastrous, especial- 

 ly on Beauties and hybrid teas. It 

 spreads rapidly and must be handled at 

 its first approach. Keep a close watch 

 for it from October on. It generally at- 

 tacks the bottom leaves first, but unless 

 checked it will soon affect the whole 

 plant. A small black spot will appear 

 on the leaf and in a day or two will have 

 grown about as big as a ten-cent piece. 

 The leaf soon turns yellow and drops off, 

 spreading contagion all around. 



The infected leaves must be picked off 

 clean and burned, and close attention 

 paid to the ventilation and general clean- 

 liness of the whole house. A check of 

 any kind will cause it, but a stagnant 

 atmosphere oftener than anything else 

 is responsible for the trouble. Pay par- 

 ticular attention to the ventilation, espe- 

 cially in the early morning. Spraying the 

 foliage with one of the copper solutions 

 is given as a remedy, but this leaves a 

 sediment on the foliage and most grow- 

 ers have discarded it as, at best, only of 

 doubtful advantage, and depend on hand 

 picking and the general wholesome con- 

 dition of the houses. 



(To be Continued.) 



YELLOW FOR JUNE WEDDINGS. 



What yellow flowers would you sug- 

 gest for a June wedding? K. C. C. 



Coreopsis grandiflora would be a 

 splendid yellow flower for a June wed- 

 ding. Sow the C. grandiflora in May 

 to secure strong plants for another June. 

 Other yellow flowers are not abundant 

 at the time named. Antirrhinum and 

 marguerites, however, could be had. The 

 last named ire, perhaps, the most use- 

 ful of all. Some of the German iris, or 

 the yellow flag, Iris Pseudacorus, could 

 be useful for decorating. Of course, 

 >-«llow roses and carnations are procur- 

 able. C. W. 



The Review is the best paper I get. — 

 F. C. Green, Warwick, E. I. 



