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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



OCTOBEU 31, 1007. 



atmosphere is very, very bad for them, 

 and a dry air in circulation, even if 

 almost at the freezing point, is much 

 to be preferred. As I have before said, 

 watch out on the watering also and do 

 not get things all wet down before a 

 rainy, cloudy, damp spell of weather, in 

 which you cannot get them properly dried 

 out as to foliage, or get the soil in a^ 

 healthy, airy, breathing condition. 



K, E. Shuphelt. 



ONCIDIUM FOR NAME. 



I send a piece of an oncidium and shall 

 be pleased to have you tell- the name of 

 the variety. The growth of the plant 

 is similar to that of Oncidium ornith- 

 orynchum. P. S. 



As near as I can tell from the speci- 

 men received, this is Oncidium tigrinum. 



W. N. Craig. 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



importance of Ventilation. 



Now that we are at the beginning of 

 the season, when steady firing will have 

 to be resumed, a few reminders as to the 

 care of the houses under these conditions 

 may not be out of place. 



With a good, serviceable heating sys- 

 tem, tight houses and good ventilation, 

 the conditions are favorable to the 

 growth of good stock. 



During the short, cloudy days it is 

 good economy to keep the fires going, 

 even though the temperature could be 

 kept at the normal by closing the ven- 

 tilation, as a. little heat, by encouraging 

 circulation, keeps the atmosphere sweet 

 and prevents a surcharge of moisture. 



There are days and nights, too, when 

 the temperature can be maintained by 

 simply closing the ventilators, and no 

 doubt many are tempted to this course 

 to save a few dollars in the coal bill, but 

 the plants will certainly suflfer in health 

 and the quality of the cut will soon 

 deteriorate, resulting in a loss which the 

 few dollars gained by wonomizing will 

 be far from covering. 



This method of treating roses is one 

 of the most fruitful sources of trouble. 

 The air becomes stagnant, causing the 

 foliage to become soft. The young 

 growth will lose that vigor and robust- 

 ness so necessary to carry a well finisheti 

 bud and the plant will acquire that con- 

 dition of impaired vitality which will 

 make it susceptible to the ravages of any 

 disease by which it may be attacked, so 

 that the only safety lies in keeping the 

 plants in a hardy, vigorous condition by 

 the judicious administration of air. 



In order to give the plants the full 

 benefit of fret^ ventilation they ought to 

 be kept well tied up, so that the air can 

 circulate freely among the leaves. Any 

 neglect in this matter will later result in 

 weak and crooked stems, which will 

 seriously detract from the value of even 

 the best developed buds. This condition 

 •will also cause the eyes to break weak, 

 'by reason of the want of light and air. 



and a growth of blind w»od will be 

 encourkged;^, which is especially undesir- 

 able at this season. 



Cleanlinets Essential. 



Keep the benches clear of all ripe and 

 decaying leaves, esi)ecially in Beauty 

 benches, as this decaying matter is just 

 tiie kind of breeding spot favored by 

 njos^^ungous growtli>'. 



Precautions against mildew should 

 still be kept up by keeping the pipes 

 ])ainted with the sulphur mixture and by 

 an occasional powdering with the blower. 

 Fumigating lightly oik e a week will keep 

 greenfly from making headway. 



Disbudding and removing lateral 

 shoots should also be attendwl to at least 

 once a week. 



From now on and during the winter 

 great care is ne<!essary in the applica- 

 tion of water and the use of the syringe. 

 By economizing on water it is easier to 

 economize on coal. RiBES. 



LACK OF VENTILATION. 



We have mailed you a few roses, hop- 

 ing you may help us in finding a cause 

 and a remedy for their condition. The 

 plants were in the l>est of health till 

 about ten days ago. Before we put on 

 a night man the temperature got as low 

 as 48 degrees and several mornings was 

 50 degrees, with air on. We have done 

 no feeding. There is onlv one house 

 affected. " C. M. J. 



The low temperature to which these 

 roses have Iwen subjected would not 

 account for their present condition, if 

 they had been healthy and vigorous at 

 the time. The specimens sent show indi- 

 cations of having been giown in a close 

 and moist atmosphere, and stock so 

 grown is almost certain to suflfer when 

 root action gets sluggish and evaj)ora- 

 tion begins to decrease. 



To remedy this condition, be very 

 careful in watering; keep them rather on 

 the dry side. Examine the soil care- 

 fully, especially where it is close to the 

 radiating pipes. Keep on plenty of ven- 

 tilation and maintain a circulation by 

 keeping on heat. Do not feed until the 

 plants recover. Sick plants should never 

 be fed, no more than sick people should 

 be. RiBES. 



MRS. POTTER PALMER ROSE. 



At the Chicago flower show in 1900 

 the silver medal for the best new rose 

 was awarded to a pink sport of Chatenay 

 exhibited by the Poehlmann Bros. Co. 

 It was the Chatenay in every respect 

 except that it had much deeper color, 

 and the trade liked it so well the Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co. decided to send out 

 stock of the variety in the spring of 

 1908. The name Morton Grove was 

 given to it, but it has now been thought 

 best to give it the name of Mrs. Potter 

 Palmer, who is Chicago 's leading society 

 lady and who has indicated her accept- 

 ante of the honor. Under this name the 

 rose will be one o^ the conspicuous fea- 

 tures of the show next week. 



ROSE MRS. JARDINE. 



The rapidly expanding list of pink 

 roses for forcing "Will be augmented next 

 reason by another of the productions of 

 Alexander Dickson & Sons, which prom- 

 ises to be a fitting companion to Liberty 

 and Killarney. Newtownards, in Ire- 

 land, has turned out in recent years as 

 many new roses as any one spot in the 

 world, and Robert Scott & Son, Sharon 

 Hill, Pa., have had the pleasure of test- 

 ing many of them under American gar- 

 den and greenhouse conditions. Mrs. 

 Jardine, the present candidate, gives 

 finer promise than anything which has 

 thus far come to light among the many 

 good Dickson varieties. When E. G. Hill 

 first saAv Mrs. Jardine he turned to Alex- 

 ander B. Scott with the remark, "Aleck, 

 you have a winner there. ' ' It has proved 

 amenable to winter forcing, being a 

 strong grower and easily handled, with- 

 o^it special culture. The color is bright, 

 rosy pink, shading in the outer petals to 

 salmon pink. It is fragrant and in 

 .January, when Bridesmaid and Killarney 

 arc inclined to lose their color, Mrs. 

 .lardine gives flowers as bright as in 

 October or March. The flowers have full 

 petalage, so they can be used in any 

 stage of development. It is said to 

 flower more profusely than Bride or 

 Maid and the blooms are produced on 

 good stems. 



It is unde*4tood that William P. Craig 

 will distribute stock of Mrs. Jardino for 

 Scott & Son in the spring of 1908. 



SOME NEW EUROPEAN ROSES. 



The autumn exhibition held by the Na- 

 tional Rose Society of England was of 

 special interest to searchers after nov- 

 elties, by reason of the comparatively 

 large number of new roses that were 

 represented. The most noteworthy of 

 the varieties shown that are not yet in 

 commerce was the fine hybrid tea Avoca, 

 for which A. Dickson & Son were award- 

 ed a gold medal. The blooms are of me- 

 dium size and good form; the petal is 

 large and remarkably stout and the color 

 is rich and effective. Conway Jones, 

 from the same exhibitor, is a hybrid 

 perpetual of merit; the blooms are of 

 large size and superb form and finish, 

 and the color is bright, rich red; the va- 

 riety has the additional quality of being 

 deliglitfully fragrant. Mrs. Franklin 

 Uennison is considered to be a hybrid 

 tea, but the soft, yet effective, shade of 

 yellow and exquisite finish suggest a 

 close relationship to the teas. 



Of a very different character to the 

 foregoing is the tea-scented variety Lady 

 Meriel Bathurst, which was shown by 

 J. Jeffries & Son, Cirencester. This is 

 essentially a rose for the garden, and the 



