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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AuofST 1, 1907. 



THtt SEASON FOR REPAIRS. 



Dbring warm weather, and while we 

 are likefy to have it comparatively dry, 

 also, is the proper season for repairing 

 roofs, painting, etc. A thoroughly sys- 

 tematic going over now, when all condi- 

 tions are favorable, will save a lot of 

 trouble when the cold fall rains and 

 frosts begin. If the work is postponed 

 till September or later, it cannot be 

 done in such an efficient manner, as the 

 wood absorbs the evening moisture and 

 becomes unfit to allow the putty or 

 paint to take hold. 



Where the sashbars are old and the 

 puttly decayed, it is sometimes most 

 pro^table to strip off the glass, clean 

 and' paint the sashbars and reset. This 

 invdlves a little more time than patch- 

 ing, but if the work is done carefully 

 the roof will be tight and dry for a 

 year or two longer, and the better qual- 

 ity and quantity of cut will be ample 

 compensation for the extra outlay, be- 

 sides the added satisfaction, as there are 

 few conditions so unsatisfactory to the 

 grower as a leaky, draughty house. 



Another and less expensive way to 

 make an old roof tight is to run either 

 mastica or old English soft putty along 

 the edges of the glass, taking care to 

 fill every crevice. By adding one-fifth 

 of white lead to the putty it makes the 

 job more lasting. 



Particular care should be taken to see 

 that the roofs are tight at the junction 

 of roof and gutter, as this is where the 

 cold air is most liable to come in and 

 create the conditions most favorable to 

 the germination of mildew spores. 



This work is tedious and, if the 

 weather is hot, very tiresome and try- 

 ing, requiring care and patience, and 

 should be intrusted to none but the 

 most careful and painstaking. 



Alterations and repairing of pipes 

 and boilers, and putting fire boxes in 

 good working order, should also be at- 

 tended to while the weather is good. 



Ventilators should also be examined 

 and readjusted, so that they may be in 

 good order when the winter season com- 

 mences, thus simplifying the work of 

 that season. Eibes. 



BUDS REFUSE TO OPEN. 



Enclosed you will find a rose and bud. 

 Please give its name and tell me what 

 causes the rose to form such compact 

 growth and refuse to open. Is it nat- 

 ural for this particular rose, or is it 

 because of certain conditions of soil, 

 food or trimming of the bushf Other 

 roses, growing alongside, bloom finely. 



All get the same treatment. It blooms 

 all the season long, and late in the fall, 

 when there are fewer buds, they open 

 well. H. P. K. 



The buds reached me in such condition 

 that it was impossible to be certain as to 

 the variety. They appeared, however, to 

 be Baroness Rothschild. This variety, 

 when grown in the shade, either inside or 

 outdoors, has a tendency to produce such 

 a wealth of petalage that they sometimes 

 refuse to open freely. This trait also 

 shows in the old Catherine Mermet. 



Cut out all small wood and trim the 

 bush in such a phape that there will be 

 free access of air among the foliage. 

 Ventilate freely and do not overfeed 

 .with nitrogenous material. Bone meal 

 or wood ashes would be the most suitable 

 food at this season, especially as the 

 bushes are not of this season's planting. 



RiBES. 



ROSES AT VOODS HOLE. 



Hundreds of visitors from Providence, 

 New York, Boston and even Philadelphia 

 attended the annual rose exhibition on 

 the grounds of Miss Sarah B. Fay's es- 

 tate, at Woods Hole, Mass., held this 

 year in the second week of July. Once a 



year during the rose season Miss Fay 

 and her gardener, M. H. Walsh, who also 

 grows roses for commercial purposes, hold 

 a joint exhibition at which the grounds 

 of the estate are thrown open to the 

 public. ^.''' 



The Fay estate was developed from a 

 rough New England farm and all about 

 the place, even under the trees, are little 

 gardens, most of them now filled with 

 roses. A pergola between the great rose 

 gardens of Miss Fay and Mr. Walsh — 

 for each has now a share in the glory — 

 is covered with the famous Debutante 

 rose, and all about are rustic benches 

 and houses where a flower-loving public 

 may make itself at home, through Miss 

 Fay's generous hospitality. 



Three acres of the estate are devoted 

 to the rose gardens, in which Miss Fay, 

 the present owner, takes great pride. 

 Almost every variety of rose is grown 

 here and many new ones have been pro- 

 duced. The walks are all of grass and 

 the rose beds are here placed in accord- 

 ance with a color scheme designed to give 

 the most artistic effect. One bed, for 

 instance, has nothing but the new single 

 Irish roses. 



The name of Woods Hole has become 

 known in remote quarters of the world 

 by the production on this estate of new 

 varieties of climbing roses through the 

 process of cross-fertilization. The Lon- 

 don horticultural paper, Country Life, in 

 speaking of the recent Temple rose ex- 

 hibition, said that "the sensation of 

 the exhibition this year, as it was last, 

 was the display of Hiawatha and Lady 

 Gay roses, an American importation from 

 Woods Hole, Mass." 



This year four new ramblers have 

 come out of Woods Hole — La Fiamma, 

 the name of which indicates its flame 

 color; Evangeline, with single flowers 

 two inches in diameter; Delight, a bright 

 carmine with a yellow center, and Para- 

 dise, with white and pink single flowers. 



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Callas. 



Callas which have been resting for a 

 few weeks should now be overhauled 

 and repotted. In case any of the roots 

 show signs of decay, cut the affected 

 part clean away with a sharp knife, 

 afterwards rubbing over the cuts with 

 powdered charcoal. Callas like a liberal 

 amount of root run and pots of fair 

 size should be given them. Medium 

 bulbs may go singly in 6-inch and larger 

 sizes in 8-inch pots. In 10-inch and 12- 

 inch pots several large bulbs may be 

 grown. These will give you finer flow- 

 ers than the smaller pots, as a rule. Use 

 a rich compost consisting of two-thirds 

 turf loam and one-third dried cow 

 manure, to which may be added some 

 fine bone and a good dash of sharp 

 sand. After potting, place outdoors on 

 a bed of ashes. Give one good watering 

 and then keep on the dry side until root 

 action is active. The plants need not 

 be under glass until frost threatens. 



Where bulbs were planted outdoors it 



would be well to postpone lifting them 

 until August 20. In taking them up 

 keep as many roots intact as possible 

 and shade and spray freely for a few 

 days until they become established. 



Callas are not infrequently grown on 

 benches, but we consider pot culture pref- 

 erable, on the whole. While larger 

 blooms are to be had from bench plants, 

 those in pots seem to bloom with great- 

 er freedom in midwinter. For bench 

 culture, five inches of soil, moderately 

 rough, so that water will pass through 

 it freely, is ample. A night tempera- 

 ture of 55 degrees to 60 degrees in win- 

 ter suits them well. In a colder house 

 they develop slowly. 



Rambler Reset. 



How are your rambler roses Voming 

 along for next season? If any are still 

 under glass, place them outdoors now 

 and plunge in a sunny spot where you 

 can afford them plenty of water. The 

 shoots will be growing vigorously now 

 and should not be allowed to sprawl 



