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June 27, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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stead of being in a true dormant condi- 

 tion, are practically dead when we re- 

 ceive them and are simply dried up 

 stumps. 



It is not good policy to plant dor- 

 mant stock with an abundance of fresh 

 manure near the roots, as the gases lib- 

 erated during decomposition have a bad 

 effect on the root bark, causing that also 

 to decompose. 



We have found it a more profitable 

 practice to purchase our stock during 

 the fall or early winter and care for it 

 ourselves till planting time. Eibes. 



PESTS ON OUTDOOR ROSES. 



Will you be kind enough to advise mo 

 how I can rid my rose bushes of green- 

 fly? I have tried the ordinary methods, 

 such as hellebore and a solution made by 

 soaking tobacco stems, with only partial 

 success. F. W. G. 



Owing to changeable conditions, it is 

 a hard matter to keep outdoor roses free 

 from insect enemies, and many have been 

 the remedies recommended, many of them 

 effective, but, owing to said conditions, 

 difficult of application and the effect 

 easily interfered with by rain, wind, etc. 

 A very effective remedy, and easily ap- 

 plied, is a tea made from quassia chips, 

 which are procurable from most drug 

 stores. This decoction should be applied 

 with a sprayer and should be put on while 

 hot, at about 90 degrees. It is safe and 

 will destroy mealy bug and aphis in short 

 order. Kerosene emulsion, if applied 

 with a fine spray, will also destroy these 

 pests, but care must be taken to keep the 

 mixture well agitated during the opera- 

 tion, as there is danger if applied while 

 the mixture is in a settled state. 



BiBES. 



STOCK PLANTED? HOUSE NOT UP. 



Expecting to enlarge my greenhouses 

 this fall, I have made a raised bench 

 and planted carnations where I expect 

 them to grow. I also made permanent 

 solid beds and planted them to roses, 

 where I expect them to remain. The 

 varieties of roses are American Beauty, 

 Maid, Bride, Gate, Richmond, Cochet, 

 Marechal Niel and Ivory. I topped the 

 carnations some time since and they sent 

 up many flower stems with buds. I 

 went over them again and cut these 

 flower stems close to the stalk. This 

 leaves the plants about six inches high, 

 with from three to six branches. 



Will these plants require any more 

 topping or pruning, and if so should I 

 cut the new stems close to the bud or 

 close to the stalk? When should I let 

 them commence to bloom, in order to get 

 best results for fall and winter market? 



When should I build the greenhouse 

 extension over these beds? 



How many years can I let these rose 

 plants remain in these solid beds with 

 profit, provided that I give them plenty 

 of food and keep them free of insects? 



J. E. D. 



The carnations should be cared for in 

 exactly the same manner as if they were 

 in the field; viz.: cultivating and top- 

 ping once a week, shaping the plants 

 and giving them the same general atten- 

 tion. The time to discontinue topping 

 depends upon the time the first crop is 

 desired, and this may be calculated upon 

 the following basis: Crops during fall 

 mature in about six or eight weeks; 



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Detroit Boulevards. — Detroit News. 



during early winter, from November to 

 February, they require ten to twelve 

 weeks, and from then to the end of the 

 season they require less time. Flower- 

 ing stems should always be cut close to 

 the eyes fit to develop good flowering 

 wood. If they are cut too high the fu- 

 ture crop will be. short-stemmed and 

 weak, as no fiowering stem possesses an 

 eye suflSciently strong to develop into a 

 good stem. The best eyes are just at 

 the base of the flower stem. 



The roof should be placed over the 

 beds before the cold fall rains begin. It 

 is always safer to have stock for winter 

 blooming in such a place that condi- 

 tions, such as moisture, temperature and 

 insect enemies, can be controlled. 



Many expert rose growers are now 

 carrying their «tock over. Some stock 

 that I examined during the spring of 

 1906 had been carried over for four 

 years and was then in excellent condi- 

 tion. The same stock is still being car- 

 ried along with good results. There is 



little doubt but this method of culture 

 will eventually become more general. 

 RiBES. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



Now is the time to sow seeds of holly- 

 hocks in order to have good, strong 

 plants with crowns that will convince 

 even the most skeptical of their ability 

 to flower next year. It means a great 

 deal to have plants that can be sold 

 with an accompanying guarantee of 

 their flowering. And more than that, 

 plants can in most cases receive more 

 attention a few weeks from now than 

 they would be likely to receive if left 

 and grown from new crop seed, which 

 would be at a time when many other 

 things will claim a large share of atten- 

 tion. 



The seeds may either be sown in the 

 open ground in a coldframe, or in flats 

 placed in a frame. The latter method is 

 probably the more advantageous, because 

 of the convenience of moving from one 



